My work depends on a genuine connection to the material. By playing with the material—testing, manipulating, experimenting, and examining, even leaving it for months—I watch for the moment of surprise, when the material responds to one or a series of actions, and leads to an exciting physical or conceptual outcome. That outcome itself sometimes becomes the lead into a new project.Often, what I learned from the material calls for a particular set of elements: structure, spatial orientation, location, light, and sound. Other times, I respond to a space or location that I come upon by chance. It asks to be transformed or fulfilled. And through the spontaneous dialogue with the chosen material and sensitive spatial compositions, I attempt to deliver it.
it's rare to see an artist whose work visually speaks with such clarity and vision. this work is clear, quiet, strong, perfect and i can't get enough of it...see more here and make sure to take the time to read how each piece was conceived and constructed-so interesting.
Arcadia University Art Gallery |
Arcadia University Art Gallery seeks works on paper by Philadelphia-based artists for its 25th presentation of |
Works On Paper Juror: João Ribas Curator of Exhibitions at the MIT List Visual Arts Center (formerly Curator at The Drawing Center, New York) |
Click here for Exhibition Guidelines (PDF) Open to artists living within a 40-mile radius of Glenside, Pennsylvania, "Works on Paper" is distinguished by a selection process in which the juror reviews actual artworks brought to the gallery (as opposed to 35mm slides or digital representations). There are no size restrictions on works brought to the gallery. Works can be hand-delivered on October 29, 30, 31, and November 1, 2009. Entry fees are $15 for one work; $20 for two; $25 for three. View guidelines for more schedule details and further information. Cash prizes totaling up to $2,500 will be awarded to selected entries. Additional prizes include the Philadelphia Museum of Art Award (selected for purchase consideration) and a purchase award for Arcadia University’s permanent collection. Artist’s included in this year’s “Works on Paper” exhibition will also be eligible for consideration for “A Closer Look 8”. This year’s exhibition will be juried by João Ribas (born 1979, Braga, Portugal). Until last month, Ribas was Curator at The Drawing Center (New York City), a position he began in February 2007. This fall he starts his new position as Curator of Exhibitions at the MIT List Visual Arts Center (Cambridge, Massachusetts). His final exhibition at The Drawing Center is a landmark survey of the drawing-based work of Ree Morton (1930-1977). Entitled " Ree Morton: At the Still Point of a Turning World," it will remain on view through December 18, 2009. If you would like to receive printed copies of the exhibition guidelines, please phone Jamar Nicholas at 215-572-2133 or write to him at nicholaj@arcadia.edu. |
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These floating paintings exist in the gap between painting and object. Subtle manipulation of color relationships between the frontal plane and the colored glow on the wall causes an optical disorientation, which raises questions about the discrepancy between what we see and what we know.
REtask
with Oliver Herring
ONE NIGHT ONLY! September 26th, 2009
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 12 - 4 pm or by appointment
Contact: info@thefluxspace.org
Can any of you remember that nasty blizzard ofDecember '07 or the hurricane of September '08? No? Really?? Oh thats right, you probably can't because you were too busy gettin' your art on at FluxTask 1 and FluxTask 2!
Well guess what! For those of you who thought it would never happen, we are out to prove you wrong! FluxTASK 3, officially titled REtask is coming! Oliver Herring is partnering up with the Flux Family again, to bring you the third incarnation of everyone's favorite art-making, neighbor-meeting party!
YOUR PRELIMINARY INVITATION DETAILS:
DATE: SEPTEMBER 26 2009
TIME: 6PM - 10PM
PLACE: FLUXspace, 3000 N HOPE ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19133
NOTE: THIS YEAR WE ASK YOU TO KINDLY BRING A MATERIAL WITH YOU
TASK is an improvisational event with a simple structure and very few rules. TASK can be a planned, more formal set-up with an application process and a pre-determined number of selected participants (Task Events); A more open structure without any limitations of size or divisions between viewers and participants (Task Parties); Or tailored for the use in classrooms (TASK Workshop).
All TASK structures, the events, parties and workshops rely on the same basic infastructure: a designated area (usually but not necessarily made from construction paper), a variety of props and materials (cardboard, plastic bags, pencils, tables cling wrap, tape, markers, ladders…) and the participation of people who agree to follow two simple, procedural rules: to write down a task on a piece of paper and add it to a designated “TASK pool,” and, secondly, to pull a task from that pool and interpret it any which way he or she wants, using whatever is on (or potentially off) stage. When a task is completed, a participant writes a new task, pulls a new task, and so on.
TASK’s open-ended, participatory structure creates almost unlimited opportunities for a group of people to interact with one another and their environment. TASKs’ flow and momentum depend on the tasks written and interpreted by it’s participants. In theory anything becomes possible. The continuous conception and interpretation of tasks is both chaotic and purpose driven. It is a complex, ever shifting environment of people who connect with one another through what is around them. It is also a platform for people to express and test their own ideas in an environment without failure and success (TASK always is what it is) or any other preconceptions of what can or should be done with an idea or a material. People’s tasks become absorbed into other people’s tasks, objects generated from one task are recycled into someone else’s task without issues of ownership or permanence.
FLUXspace
3000 N. Hope St.
Philadelphia, PA
a recent email from julie boyer:
I am looking for volunteers interested in learning how to build a geodesic dome from bamboo, using bamboo, aluminum flashing and bamboo cane. It is an interesting and satisfying process that I developed in my studio, and the dome is a great place to hang out when it is finished.
I have been asked to build the dome, a piece I have been working on for almost a year now, for an exhibition at the Center for Emerging Artist's Gallery. The exhibition runs in conjunction with P.O.S.T. The show is an ambitious combination of labor-intensive works, making for what will hopefully be a very satisfying viewer experience. Volunteers are also needed for stenciling a wallpaper-like pattern on the wall. It could be a good way for students to meet those at the Center for Emerging Artists, as well as other artists in the show. I also am embarking on projects in Ghana and in North Philly, so it could be a way for them to find out about those projects as well, in case they would like to participate or collaborate.
if interested contact juliepalmsboyer@gmail.com
UncommonThreads Its Needle
The Baton Rouge Wearable Art Show Takes on a Third Year at the Old State Capitol
December 12, 2009. Deadline November 13, 5 p.m.
Juror Liz Good, Senior Editor of FiberArts Magazine and $1000 Grand Prize
UncommonThread Wearable Art Show is an annual event hosted by the art-focused, web-based non-profit CultureCandy. By capitalizing on a niche art form, nation-wide promotion and noted participants UncommonThread brings the arena of wearable art to Baton Rouge. Artists from Massachusetts to California, Illinois to Mississippi, have participated in UncommonThread over the last two years. In 2007, the debut year, UncommonThread attracted 1250 people to Ephemeral Gallery in Mid City. In 2008, the show entertained 1495 people at the Louisiana State Museum downtown.
This year the show announces a call for entry for the third annual national competition. The theme of “Cryptozoology” challenges entrants to construct a wearable, full garment piece of art that animates creatures of myth, both from legend and derived from the artist’s imagination. The deadline for entry is November 13, 2009, 5 p.m. The prospectus for the show can be found here (pdf) or you can request a paper copy by calling 225.936.4346. The entry fee is $25.
Each year, the program strives to keep the concept of wearable art fresh and appealing to an ever-growing audience. In that vein, UncommonThread is proud to announce several new elements to the show. Senior Editor of Fiberarts Magazine, Liz Good will be the juror this year. Her participation broadens attention to the program; nationally-distributed Fiberarts Magazine has a thirty year history of communicating fiber craft to artists across the country. Ms. Good has been with the magazine for more than five years and has helped compile the last six editions of the FiberArts annual art-wear special issue.
In addition to a stunning new location at the Old State Capitol, the artist reward has increased to one grand prize of $1000. And the graphic design for the program borrows the talents of Baton Rouge export Scott Campbell. A crew of lighting designers, set designers, dancers and musicians will navigate the gothic beauty of the one-hundred and fifty year old castle, the Old State Capitol, on December 12, 8 p.m. Returning to the stage and behind the curtains are Dj Otto, dance coordinator Micaela Marchard Conor, event coordinator Danielle Honeycutt, participant liaison Holly Maynard, stylists from Salon Dolce Vita, lighting by Phil Beard and director Erin Rolfs.
I am beginning my senior year as a fibers major. I am fairly new to the department, having declared at the beginning of the Spring semester of this year. Fiber art offers me much-needed freedom, but also provides a wealth of established techniques that I employ to realize my ideas. Conceptually, I am primarily fueled by my experience being raised in a religious environment. I have a keen interest in garments and objects made for ceremonial or ritualistic usage. I am also influenced by the domestic history of fiber arts and find that there are inherent concepts that develop from the techniques themselves. I have used video as a method to bring the figure into my wearable pieces, and plan to expand on this with my upcoming work.see more of patrick's work, inspirations and writings on his blog here.
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A diverse range of risk-taking exhibitions are produced each year covering a wide range of topics through solo, two-person and group exhibitions. Often Redux operates as a project space inviting artists to produce original works on site through varying lengths of residency, while engaging and interacting with our local community though special classes and artist talks. All of our exhibitions are free and open to the public.
http://www.reduxstudios.org/exhibitions/apply.html
All entries must be postmarked by November 16, 2009.
Must submit the following:
- Application
- $35 Application Fee
- portfolio of recent works (5 - 10) that can be in slide, cd, dvd, or video format. (both mac and pc formatted discs accepted - please send still images at a minimum of 1000 pixels wide at 72 dpi and in JPEG format)
- Inventory list including titles, dates completed, sizes, and mediums.
- Artist Statement
- Artistic Resume
- SASE for return of materials
Submit all materials to:
Redux Contemporary Art Center
136 Phillip St.
Charleston, SC 2940
Karen Myers
Executive Director
karen@reduxstudios.org
Kyle LeGette
Development Director
kyle@reduxstudios.org
