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AC Institute NYC, Call for Projects

EXCHANGE VALUE

The ascent of exchange value over use value is everywhere asserted. Less attention is paid to the historical plurality of economies, structures, relationships and traditions that make up the many types of exchange. Separate from its role in producing value on the international market, issues of exchange tend to form and inform reception and cultural opinion. Exchange is not exhausted by the continuing extension of its peculiar value form, but persists, inhabiting the life-world at many moments within human organization and understanding.

In 2010 and 2011, the AC Institute takes up the link between exchange and value to explore the different manifestations of each through both open call and invited artists, writers and others. Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encourage to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of value and exchange; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both.

Submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by July 1, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments):


-A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces

-Your standard CV and contact information

-Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible
Please do not send these items as attachments

About AC Institute:
 The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford.

Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.
Jun 04
AC Institute NYC, Call for Projects EXCHANGE VALUE The ascent of exchange value over use value is everywhere asserted. Less attention is paid to the historical plurality of economies, structures, relationships and traditions that make up the many types of exchange. Separate from its role in producing value on the international market, issues of exchange tend to form and inform reception and cultural opinion. Exchange is not exhausted by the continuing extension of its peculiar value form, but persists, inhabiting the life-world at many moments within human organization and understanding. In 2010 and 2011, the AC Institute takes up the link between exchange and value to explore the different manifestations of each through both open call and invited artists, writers and others. Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encourage to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of value and exchange; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both. Submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by July 1, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments): 
-A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces 
-Your standard CV and contact information 
-Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible Please do not send these items as attachments About AC Institute:
 The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford. Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.

The Red Head Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by  

Margie Kelk 

TITLE: Beyond Absurd 

LOCATION: 401 Richmond St. West 

Toronto, Canada M5V 3A8

416 504 5654

http://www.redheadgallery.org

DATES OF EXHIBITION: May 26 - June 19

Opening Reception:  2-5pm, May 29, 2010

Beyond Absurd

With Beyond Absurd, Margie Kelk has created a mixed media installation that looks at past and present communication set in the context of a world grappling with the disastrous effects of climate change.  Kelk’s exhibition incorporates drawings, light box paintings, and ceramic and plastic sculptures.  The artist juxtaposes the historical with the contemporary.  She presents Aztec deities who look down upon a world engorged with vast amounts of information technology, technological innovations, and their obsolete by-products.  Aztec deities and altars stand on one side of the gallery; a contemporary ’glass’ house, empty and foreboding, stands on the other.  Both appear to be deprived of human presence, but remnants of technological communication devices endure.

www.margiekelk.com
May 29
The Red Head Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by   Margie Kelk  TITLE: Beyond Absurd  LOCATION: 401 Richmond St. West  Toronto, Canada M5V 3A8 416 504 5654 http://www.redheadgallery.org DATES OF EXHIBITION: May 26 - June 19 Opening Reception:  2-5pm, May 29, 2010 Beyond Absurd With Beyond Absurd, Margie Kelk has created a mixed media installation that looks at past and present communication set in the context of a world grappling with the disastrous effects of climate change.  Kelk’s exhibition incorporates drawings, light box paintings, and ceramic and plastic sculptures.  The artist juxtaposes the historical with the contemporary.  She presents Aztec deities who look down upon a world engorged with vast amounts of information technology, technological innovations, and their obsolete by-products.  Aztec deities and altars stand on one side of the gallery; a contemporary ’glass’ house, empty and foreboding, stands on the other.  Both appear to be deprived of human presence, but remnants of technological communication devices endure. www.margiekelk.com

IN DIALOGUE EXHIBITION

 

West Harlem, NY …. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. and the City College of New York is hosting a daring exhibition in historic St. Nicholas Park — bringing contemporary art installations by new artists that mix history, community and landscape together for residents and New Yorkers alike this June.

 

As apart of a studio last fall, artists Scherezade Garcia, Brett Seamans, and Marcie Revens were chosen to participate in the exhibition “In Dialogue”.  Historic St. Nicholas Park which slopes below the neo-gothic campus of City College was designed by George Browne Post and overlooks both West and Central Harlem.

The college’s motto: Respice, Adspice, Prospice (Look back, look at, and look ahead) suits this exhibition especially well. For decades, there has been little communication between the college and its West Harlem neighbors. But like a sleeping giant in a fairy tale, the college was awaken by the idea of a collaboration that could bridge new attitudes, forge bold artistic expressions and an understanding of the past.

 

The MFA program at The City College provides an opportunity for students to study studio art in the heart of the art world — New York City. City College insures an intensive professional experience and affords students the opportunity to follow their creative vision in a collaborative environment. The MFA Program offers instruction in the theory, practice, and teaching of the visual arts through a required sequence of courses as well as in-depth training in one or more of the following areas of specialization: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, or ceramic design.

 

The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. is a twelve year old, cultural arts and preservation organization. WHAF offers exhibition opportunities for artists and creative professionals wishing to share their talent with residents in Northern Manhattan and around the city. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. showcases art and culture in open, public spaces to add aesthetic interest to our part of the city; promote historical and cultural heritage; and support community involvement in local development. The organization’s African symbol is the double crocodile from West Africa. Funtunmmireku-Denkyemmirreku means unity in diversity.

Apr 26
IN DIALOGUE EXHIBITION   West Harlem, NY …. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. and the City College of New York is hosting a daring exhibition in historic St. Nicholas Park — bringing contemporary art installations by new artists that mix history, community and landscape together for residents and New Yorkers alike this June.   As apart of a studio last fall, artists Scherezade Garcia, Brett Seamans, and Marcie Revens were chosen to participate in the exhibition “In Dialogue”.  Historic St. Nicholas Park which slopes below the neo-gothic campus of City College was designed by George Browne Post and overlooks both West and Central Harlem. The college’s motto: Respice, Adspice, Prospice (Look back, look at, and look ahead) suits this exhibition especially well. For decades, there has been little communication between the college and its West Harlem neighbors. But like a sleeping giant in a fairy tale, the college was awaken by the idea of a collaboration that could bridge new attitudes, forge bold artistic expressions and an understanding of the past.   The MFA program at The City College provides an opportunity for students to study studio art in the heart of the art world — New York City. City College insures an intensive professional experience and affords students the opportunity to follow their creative vision in a collaborative environment. The MFA Program offers instruction in the theory, practice, and teaching of the visual arts through a required sequence of courses as well as in-depth training in one or more of the following areas of specialization: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, or ceramic design.   The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. is a twelve year old, cultural arts and preservation organization. WHAF offers exhibition opportunities for artists and creative professionals wishing to share their talent with residents in Northern Manhattan and around the city. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. showcases art and culture in open, public spaces to add aesthetic interest to our part of the city; promote historical and cultural heritage; and support community involvement in local development. The organization’s African symbol is the double crocodile from West Africa. Funtunmmireku-Denkyemmirreku means unity in diversity.

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“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” Oscar Wilde    Narrative / Identity – Open Call for group exhibition   As a means of grappling with the flux of identity, narratives are a necessary part of individual and social constructs. Whether internal or external, narratives define how we see ourselves and others. Which facts construct our identities? Do we have a variety of identities and what makes us change them? Is the identity we display in public different than our private one? What happens if we take an identity of another person? Does an ID or passport tell the most important things about us? If you don’t have one does it mean you are invisible? Does education and knowledge about society and politics change our identity?   For the first group show of 2011, February 3 – March 12, curated by Nicole Bebout and Sonja Hofstetter, The AC Institute seeks to investigate the ways in which narrative is used by contemporary artists to construct or demolish our ideas of self and other. Whether through guerrilla-like disruption, ambiguity or fantasy inspired story-telling, we are seeking artists who see narrative as essential to their artistic identity.   Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encouraged to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of narrative and identity; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both. Email submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by Sept. 15th, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments):   -A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces   -Your standard CV and contact information   -Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible   NO ATTACHEMENTS PLEASE     About AC Institute: The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford.   Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.    AC Institute [Direct] 547 West 27th street, # 610, 6th floor New York, NY 10001
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” Oscar Wilde    Narrative / Identity – Open Call for group exhibition   As a means of grappling with the flux of identity, narratives are a necessary part of individual and social constructs. Whether internal or external, narratives define how we see ourselves and others. Which facts construct our identities? Do we have a variety of identities and what makes us change them? Is the identity we display in public different than our private one? What happens if we take an identity of another person? Does an ID or passport tell the most important things about us? If you don’t have one does it mean you are invisible? Does education and knowledge about society and politics change our identity?   For the first group show of 2011, February 3 – March 12, curated by Nicole Bebout and Sonja Hofstetter, The AC Institute seeks to investigate the ways in which narrative is used by contemporary artists to construct or demolish our ideas of self and other. Whether through guerrilla-like disruption, ambiguity or fantasy inspired story-telling, we are seeking artists who see narrative as essential to their artistic identity.   Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encouraged to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of narrative and identity; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both. Email submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by Sept. 15th, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments):   -A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces   -Your standard CV and contact information   -Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible   NO ATTACHEMENTS PLEASE     About AC Institute: The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford.   Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.    AC Institute [Direct] 547 West 27th street, # 610, 6th floor New York, NY 10001

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”

Oscar Wilde

 

 Narrative / Identity – Open Call for group exhibition

 

As a means of grappling with the flux of identity, narratives are a necessary part of individual and social constructs. Whether internal or external, narratives define how we see ourselves and others.

Which facts construct our identities?

Do we have a variety of identities and what makes us change them?

Is the identity we display in public different than our private one?

What happens if we take an identity of another person?

Does an ID or passport tell the most important things about us? If you don’t have one does it mean you are invisible?

Does education and knowledge about society and politics change our identity?

 

For the first group show of 2011, February 3 – March 12, curated by Nicole Bebout and Sonja Hofstetter, The AC Institute seeks to investigate the ways in which narrative is used by contemporary artists to construct or demolish our ideas of self and other. Whether through guerrilla-like disruption, ambiguity or fantasy inspired story-telling, we are seeking artists who see narrative as essential to their artistic identity.

 

Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encouraged to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of narrative and identity; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both.

Email submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by Sept. 15th, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments):

 

-A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces

 

-Your standard CV and contact information

 

-Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible

 

NO ATTACHEMENTS PLEASE

 

 

About AC Institute:

The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford.

 

Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.

  

AC Institute [Direct]

547 West 27th street, # 610, 6th floor

New York, NY 10001

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Media contact Natasha Brown Think Brown INK 240-304-6354 Natasha@thinkbrownink.com   Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal Art Exhibit Through August 1 at the Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore ArtScape Open House on Saturday July 17, 2  t o 7 p.m. (Baltimore, MD) – Renew your soul this summer during “Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal. “ This art and poetry exhibit, co-sponsored by Meroe Art Gallery and Authentic Contemporary Art, opened on May 1 and extends through August 1 at the Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland. A free Open House is on Saturday, July 17 from 2 to 7 p.m., featuring poetry, musical performances, face-painting and visual art presentations from some of the most-accomplished and creative artists and poets on the East Coast. The Meroe is located at 1623 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21217. One of Baltimore’s own, Nina “Lyrispect” Ball has been invited to perform for the Open House of Soul Revival. Also performing are James Terrell, a Washington, DC visual artist and musician and DJ Fusion of the Fusebox Radio will spin R&B and Hip Hop music.  Face painting for the kids will be offered by Baltimore’s Art-N-Soul. The event will reflect a powerful visual, poetic and musical call for renewal that we hope will inspire everyone. “It’s always been a dream of mine to curate a show featuring emerging visual artists and poets in the metropolitan, Washington-Baltimore area. The Open House on July 17th will give people who are visiting Baltimore for Artscape an opportunity to visit the gallery and experience the work of emerging visual artists and various types of art, from abstract to realism.” said Curator Sharon Burton, Founder of Authentic Contemporary Art. For more information and a complete lineup, visit: http://authenticartonline.com/art/category/events Connect with a world of art: Visit Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA) online at www.authenticartonline.com or follow ACA on Twitter www.Twitter.com/ArtVisions.  Learn more about the Meroe Art Gallery at http://www.meroeart.com/. About Authentic Contemporary Art Authentic Contemporary Art (formally Authentic Art Consulting) was founded in 2005 and now serves as an alternative source for emerging and contemporary art. Based in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA) creates opportunities for art collectors and emerging contemporary artists to connect through exhibitions and through a juried online art gallery. We also work with a variety of design and art professionals to find the right artwork to fit the right space. ACA also provides opportunities for individuals who are interested in visual art to learn more about collecting and conserving art through workshops, gallery visits and special events. ACA partners with a variety of art and interior design professionals and organizations to present contemporary art that is accessible and affordable to the novice collector and attractive to established art connoisseurs. About Meroe Art Gallery/ The West Baltimore Center for Urban Art The West Baltimore Center for Urban Art is a center for artistic expression and culture in the West Baltimore community.  The center serves as a haven where emerging and established artists can create and present their work. WBCUA artists also interact with the local community to assist them in appreciating the visual arts and expressing their own artistic potential. The center is located in a three story row-house at the corner of North and Pennsylvania avenues, adjacent to the Historic Arch Social Club and the Penn-North Subway station.   This area was at one time the nexus for African-American culture and artistic expression in the city of Baltimore, and there are several ongoing initiatives to revitalize this area.   The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is within walking distance from the WBCUA.  The center is easily accessed by bus, car, or subway.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Media contact

Natasha Brown

Think Brown INK

240-304-6354

Natasha@thinkbrownink.com

 

Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal

Art Exhibit Through August 1 at the Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore

ArtScape Open House on Saturday July 17, 2  t o 7 p.m.

(Baltimore, MD) – Renew your soul this summer during “Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal. “ This art and poetry exhibit, co-sponsored by Meroe Art Gallery and Authentic Contemporary Art, opened on May 1 and extends through August 1 at the Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland. A free Open House is on Saturday, July 17 from 2 to 7 p.m., featuring poetry, musical performances, face-painting and visual art presentations from some of the most-accomplished and creative artists and poets on the East Coast. The Meroe is located at 1623 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21217.

One of Baltimore’s own, Nina “Lyrispect” Ball has been invited to perform for the Open House of Soul Revival. Also performing are James Terrell, a Washington, DC visual artist and musician and DJ Fusion of the Fusebox Radio will spin R&B and Hip Hop music.  Face painting for the kids will be offered by Baltimore’s Art-N-Soul. The event will reflect a powerful visual, poetic and musical call for renewal that we hope will inspire everyone.

“It’s always been a dream of mine to curate a show featuring emerging visual artists and poets in the metropolitan, Washington-Baltimore area. The Open House on July 17th will give people who are visiting Baltimore for Artscape an opportunity to visit the gallery and experience the work of emerging visual artists and various types of art, from abstract to realism.” said Curator Sharon Burton, Founder of Authentic Contemporary Art.

For more information and a complete lineup, visit: http://authenticartonline.com/art/category/events

Connect with a world of art:

Visit Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA) online at www.authenticartonline.com or follow ACA on Twitter www.Twitter.com/ArtVisions.  Learn more about the Meroe Art Gallery at http://www.meroeart.com/.

About Authentic Contemporary Art

Authentic Contemporary Art (formally Authentic Art Consulting) was founded in 2005 and now serves as an alternative source for emerging and contemporary art. Based in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA) creates opportunities for art collectors and emerging contemporary artists to connect through exhibitions and through a juried online art gallery. We also work with a variety of design and art professionals to find the right artwork to fit the right space.

ACA also provides opportunities for individuals who are interested in visual art to learn more about collecting and conserving art through workshops, gallery visits and special events. ACA partners with a variety of art and interior design professionals and organizations to present contemporary art that is accessible and affordable to the novice collector and attractive to established art connoisseurs.

About Meroe Art Gallery/ The West Baltimore Center for Urban Art

The West Baltimore Center for Urban Art is a center for artistic expression and culture in the West Baltimore community.  The center serves as a haven where emerging and established artists can create and present their work. WBCUA artists also interact with the local community to assist them in appreciating the visual arts and expressing their own artistic potential. The center is located in a three story row-house at the corner of North and Pennsylvania avenues, adjacent to the Historic Arch Social Club and the Penn-North Subway station. 

 This area was at one time the nexus for African-American culture and artistic expression in the city of Baltimore, and there are several ongoing initiatives to revitalize this area.   The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is within walking distance from the WBCUA.  The center is easily accessed by bus, car, or subway.

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Jordan Dolman Paints Up A Storm In Toronto’s East End
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Jordan Dolman Paints Up A Storm In Toronto’s East End

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For Immediate Release Art exhibition “Abstract Experiences” Thursday, July 8th The Samsung Experience at the Time Warner Center 3rd Floor 10 Columbus Circle New York, NY 10019-1158 Matt Nahoum’s debut has been a long time coming. Born and raised in the Bronx, the Rabbit, as he is known, is the quintessential New York artist: inspired by everything around him, yet with a slightly twisted interpretation; his city roots lend him a context afforded only to “actual” New Yorkers. The Rabbit is by no means new to art- indeed, he spent his entire youth, all the way through high school, painting and drawing- but after moving upstate to attend college, and then to San Diego to pursue a job opportunity, he “just stopped painting,” as he puts it. “There was a lack of inspiration, and I just couldn’t find my voice.” Four years after moving back to his hometown, though, the Rabbit has found his voice and he is ready to speak. “When I left New York I was somewhat disillusioned with the city and it was kind of like we broke up,” he says. “But art heals and when I came back, the new burst of creativity I had almost felt like therapy, and that allowed me to come to terms with who I really am-both as a person and an artist.”  Held at the Time Warner Center’s Samsung Experience,  “Abstract Experiences” is both retrospective and reawakening. He has revisited old works and created new ones, tapping in to his newfound maturity as an artist. The exhibition will be held Thursday, July 8th from 6pm-8pm.   About the Rabbit Eager to create the world through his eyes, Matt Rabbit has been expressing his most inner thoughts and expressions since he was a child. Matt Nahoum is textural abstract artist, living in Brooklyn New York. His work comes from chaotic places in his mind that come to life as he puts feeling to canvas. Art heals, and Matt uses creativity as therapy. It keeps him here. Keeps him from running. Run rabbit, run.   About the show “Abstract Experiences” marks the debut of emerging abstract artist Matt Nahoum, and brings to life his unique vision and expression. The show will feature some of his most visionary works as well as some of Samsung’s cutting edge visual display technology.   About the Samsung Experience The Samsung Experience is an interactive brand emporium that provides a creative experience through Samsung’s vision of digital convergence. Captivate both your senses and imagination. Explore the art of the possible within the new digital culture. Touch, hear, and engage the latest technology to create your own digital lifestyle and discover a fusion of new ideas in art, entertainment, and design. www.samsungexperience.com    Media Contact Venue – Sarah Horn; sarahh@cheilusa.com  Artist – matt@mattsrabit.com 

For Immediate Release

Art exhibition “Abstract Experiences”

Thursday, July 8th

The Samsung Experience at the

Time Warner Center

3rd Floor

10 Columbus Circle

New York, NY 10019-1158

Matt Nahoum’s debut has been a long time coming. Born and raised in the Bronx, the Rabbit, as he is known, is the quintessential New York artist: inspired by everything around him, yet with a slightly twisted interpretation; his city roots lend him a context afforded only to “actual” New Yorkers.

The Rabbit is by no means new to art- indeed, he spent his entire youth, all the way through high school, painting and drawing- but after moving upstate to attend college, and then to San Diego to pursue a job opportunity, he “just stopped painting,” as he puts it. “There was a lack of inspiration, and I just couldn’t find my voice.”

Four years after moving back to his hometown, though, the Rabbit has found his voice and he is ready to speak. “When I left New York I was somewhat disillusioned with the city and it was kind of like we broke up,” he says. “But art heals and when I came back, the new burst of creativity I had almost felt like therapy, and that allowed me to come to terms with who I really am-both as a person and an artist.” 

Held at the Time Warner Center’s Samsung Experience,  “Abstract Experiences” is both retrospective and reawakening. He has revisited old works and created new ones, tapping in to his newfound maturity as an artist. The exhibition will be held Thursday, July 8th from 6pm-8pm.

 

About the Rabbit

Eager to create the world through his eyes, Matt Rabbit has been expressing his most inner thoughts and expressions since he was a child. Matt Nahoum is textural abstract artist, living in Brooklyn New York. His work comes from chaotic places in his mind that come to life as he puts feeling to canvas. Art heals, and Matt uses creativity as therapy. It keeps him here. Keeps him from running. Run rabbit, run.

 

About the show

“Abstract Experiences” marks the debut of emerging abstract artist Matt Nahoum, and brings to life his unique vision and expression. The show will feature some of his most visionary works as well as some of Samsung’s cutting edge visual display technology.

 

About the Samsung Experience

The Samsung Experience is an interactive brand emporium that provides a creative experience through Samsung’s vision of digital convergence. Captivate both your senses and imagination. Explore the art of the possible within the new digital culture. Touch, hear, and engage the latest technology to create your own digital lifestyle and discover a fusion of new ideas in art, entertainment, and design. www.samsungexperience.com 

 

Media Contact

Venue – Sarah Horn; sarahh@cheilusa.com 

Artist – matt@mattsrabit.com 

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Posted on Friday June 4th 2010 at 10:57am. It's tags are listed below.

AC Institute NYC, Call for Projects EXCHANGE VALUE The ascent of exchange value over use value is everywhere asserted. Less attention is paid to the historical plurality of economies, structures, relationships and traditions that make up the many types of exchange. Separate from its role in producing value on the international market, issues of exchange tend to form and inform reception and cultural opinion. Exchange is not exhausted by the continuing extension of its peculiar value form, but persists, inhabiting the life-world at many moments within human organization and understanding. In 2010 and 2011, the AC Institute takes up the link between exchange and value to explore the different manifestations of each through both open call and invited artists, writers and others. Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encourage to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of value and exchange; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both. Submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by July 1, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments): 
-A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces 
-Your standard CV and contact information 
-Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible Please do not send these items as attachments About AC Institute:
 The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford. Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.
AC Institute NYC, Call for Projects EXCHANGE VALUE The ascent of exchange value over use value is everywhere asserted. Less attention is paid to the historical plurality of economies, structures, relationships and traditions that make up the many types of exchange. Separate from its role in producing value on the international market, issues of exchange tend to form and inform reception and cultural opinion. Exchange is not exhausted by the continuing extension of its peculiar value form, but persists, inhabiting the life-world at many moments within human organization and understanding. In 2010 and 2011, the AC Institute takes up the link between exchange and value to explore the different manifestations of each through both open call and invited artists, writers and others. Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encourage to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of value and exchange; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both. Submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by July 1, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments): 
-A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces 
-Your standard CV and contact information 
-Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible Please do not send these items as attachments About AC Institute:
 The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford. Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.

AC Institute NYC, Call for Projects

EXCHANGE VALUE

The ascent of exchange value over use value is everywhere asserted. Less attention is paid to the historical plurality of economies, structures, relationships and traditions that make up the many types of exchange. Separate from its role in producing value on the international market, issues of exchange tend to form and inform reception and cultural opinion. Exchange is not exhausted by the continuing extension of its peculiar value form, but persists, inhabiting the life-world at many moments within human organization and understanding.

In 2010 and 2011, the AC Institute takes up the link between exchange and value to explore the different manifestations of each through both open call and invited artists, writers and others. Focusing on experimental, installation, and new media work, AC seeks submissions from contemporary artists, and others, working in any medium. Artists are encourage to submit work either already existing or as-yet unrealized that addresses the interlocking questions of value and exchange; either at the level of social practice, contemporary representation, or both.

Submissions should be sent to submissions@artcurrents.org by July 1, 2010. Please include the following in the body of your message (not as attachments):


-A short description and/or images of the work you are proposing for our spaces

-Your standard CV and contact information

-Links to your website or other sites where materials could be viewed, if possible
Please do not send these items as attachments

About AC Institute:
 The AC Institute exists to advance art through investigation, research and practice. It is a lab for experimentation and a forum for critical discussion. Emphasizing emerging, international, and under-represented artists, the Institute develops projects across disciplines, exhibiting work deploying a variety of strategies for critical, experiential, and performative interventions in the field of contemporary art. In addition to publishing critical writing that pushes conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity, the AC Institute realizes off-site projects taking place at the edge of the art marketplace. Committed to an integrated vision of creative practice, Art Currents creates autonomous spaces to pursue experimental work. The AC institute is non-profit 501(c)3 under the Direction of Holly Crawford.

Since moving to Chelsea in September of 2008, AC has mounted numerous exhibitions and performances, participated in the 2009 Armory show with Critical Conversations in a Limo; collaborated with over 50 artists; and worked with various cultural organizations including Rhizome and Harvestworks to pursue its mission. We provide space, programming support, and certain A/V equipment. Please see our website for more information: www.artcurrents.org.

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WORLD REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONSFor Immediate Release | Contact Graham Thompson Email: refugeeweek2010@gmail.comWeb: www.refugeeweek.com WORLD REFUGEE WEEK 2010, A FESTIVAL OF THEATRE, DANCE, MEDIA AND MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION International NGOs and activists gather for a festival of theatre, dance, media and music from June 16-20 at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa. “Live performances start at 3PM daily within a theatrical backdrop of large scale portraits and video displays involving artists from Africa, Canada, Central Asia and the Americas,” says organizer Graham Thompson. “We have fashion from East Africa, folk music from Venezuela, belly dancing from Persia, spoken word from Darfur, revolutionary song writing from Guatemala, body painting from Sudan and feminist poetry from Afghanistan.”  Mixed with the installation of film loops and colourful banners, the paintings of Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Sherry Tompalski, Martin Mbesha and Victor Fuentes will set the stage for talks by Hy Shelow of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr. Adnan Turegun of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, Dr. Susan Walsh of USC Canada, Philip Landon of the World University Service of Canada, JP Melville of the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture, Jayne Stoyles of the Canadian Centre for International Justice and Dr. Hamdi Mohamed of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization. As well, the multimedia event will feature readings by Dr. Monia Mazigh from her book Hope & Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, enactments by Sarah Mahoney from the classic drama Lemkin’s House, video testimonies by local refugees who have survived wars abroad and performances by lawyers of Peter Showler’s play Excluding Manuel.  The 3-year old collaborative project, which was exhibited last year at the Parliament of Canada, can be viewed on Youtube, FLICKr,  MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter. The detailed events schedule and the links to the social media sites are available through www.refugeeweek.com.” ### If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview contact Graham Thompson at 613-253-7007 or refugeeweek2010@gmail.com 
WORLD REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONSFor Immediate Release | Contact Graham Thompson Email: refugeeweek2010@gmail.comWeb: www.refugeeweek.com WORLD REFUGEE WEEK 2010, A FESTIVAL OF THEATRE, DANCE, MEDIA AND MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION International NGOs and activists gather for a festival of theatre, dance, media and music from June 16-20 at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa. “Live performances start at 3PM daily within a theatrical backdrop of large scale portraits and video displays involving artists from Africa, Canada, Central Asia and the Americas,” says organizer Graham Thompson. “We have fashion from East Africa, folk music from Venezuela, belly dancing from Persia, spoken word from Darfur, revolutionary song writing from Guatemala, body painting from Sudan and feminist poetry from Afghanistan.”  Mixed with the installation of film loops and colourful banners, the paintings of Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Sherry Tompalski, Martin Mbesha and Victor Fuentes will set the stage for talks by Hy Shelow of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr. Adnan Turegun of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, Dr. Susan Walsh of USC Canada, Philip Landon of the World University Service of Canada, JP Melville of the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture, Jayne Stoyles of the Canadian Centre for International Justice and Dr. Hamdi Mohamed of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization. As well, the multimedia event will feature readings by Dr. Monia Mazigh from her book Hope & Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, enactments by Sarah Mahoney from the classic drama Lemkin’s House, video testimonies by local refugees who have survived wars abroad and performances by lawyers of Peter Showler’s play Excluding Manuel.  The 3-year old collaborative project, which was exhibited last year at the Parliament of Canada, can be viewed on Youtube, FLICKr,  MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter. The detailed events schedule and the links to the social media sites are available through www.refugeeweek.com.” ### If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview contact Graham Thompson at 613-253-7007 or refugeeweek2010@gmail.com 

WORLD REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONS
For Immediate Release | Contact Graham Thompson 
Email: refugeeweek2010@gmail.com
Web: www.refugeeweek.com

WORLD REFUGEE WEEK 2010, A FESTIVAL OF THEATRE, DANCE, MEDIA AND MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION

International NGOs and activists gather for a festival of theatre, dance, media and music from June 16-20 at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa. “Live performances start at 3PM daily within a theatrical backdrop of large scale portraits and video displays involving artists from Africa, Canada, Central Asia and the Americas,” says organizer Graham Thompson. “We have fashion from East Africa, folk music from Venezuela, belly dancing from Persia, spoken word from Darfur, revolutionary song writing from Guatemala, body painting from Sudan and feminist poetry from Afghanistan.” 

Mixed with the installation of film loops and colourful banners, the paintings of Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Sherry Tompalski, Martin Mbesha and Victor Fuentes will set the stage for talks by Hy Shelow of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr. Adnan Turegun of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, Dr. Susan Walsh of USC Canada, Philip Landon of the World University Service of Canada, JP Melville of the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture, Jayne Stoyles of the Canadian Centre for International Justice and Dr. Hamdi Mohamed of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.

As well, the multimedia event will feature readings by Dr. Monia Mazigh from her book Hope & Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, enactments by Sarah Mahoney from the classic drama Lemkin’s House, video testimonies by local refugees who have survived wars abroad and performances by lawyers of Peter Showler’s play Excluding Manuel. 

The 3-year old collaborative project, which was exhibited last year at the Parliament of Canada, can be viewed on Youtube, FLICKr,  MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter. The detailed events schedule and the links to the social media sites are available through www.refugeeweek.com.”

###

If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview contact Graham Thompson at 613-253-7007 or refugeeweek2010@gmail.com 

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Posted on Saturday May 29th 2010 at 10:27am. It's tags are listed below.

The Red Head Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by   Margie Kelk  TITLE: Beyond Absurd  LOCATION: 401 Richmond St. West  Toronto, Canada M5V 3A8 416 504 5654 http://www.redheadgallery.org DATES OF EXHIBITION: May 26 - June 19 Opening Reception:  2-5pm, May 29, 2010 Beyond Absurd With Beyond Absurd, Margie Kelk has created a mixed media installation that looks at past and present communication set in the context of a world grappling with the disastrous effects of climate change.  Kelk’s exhibition incorporates drawings, light box paintings, and ceramic and plastic sculptures.  The artist juxtaposes the historical with the contemporary.  She presents Aztec deities who look down upon a world engorged with vast amounts of information technology, technological innovations, and their obsolete by-products.  Aztec deities and altars stand on one side of the gallery; a contemporary ’glass’ house, empty and foreboding, stands on the other.  Both appear to be deprived of human presence, but remnants of technological communication devices endure. www.margiekelk.com
The Red Head Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by   Margie Kelk  TITLE: Beyond Absurd  LOCATION: 401 Richmond St. West  Toronto, Canada M5V 3A8 416 504 5654 http://www.redheadgallery.org DATES OF EXHIBITION: May 26 - June 19 Opening Reception:  2-5pm, May 29, 2010 Beyond Absurd With Beyond Absurd, Margie Kelk has created a mixed media installation that looks at past and present communication set in the context of a world grappling with the disastrous effects of climate change.  Kelk’s exhibition incorporates drawings, light box paintings, and ceramic and plastic sculptures.  The artist juxtaposes the historical with the contemporary.  She presents Aztec deities who look down upon a world engorged with vast amounts of information technology, technological innovations, and their obsolete by-products.  Aztec deities and altars stand on one side of the gallery; a contemporary ’glass’ house, empty and foreboding, stands on the other.  Both appear to be deprived of human presence, but remnants of technological communication devices endure. www.margiekelk.com

The Red Head Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by  

Margie Kelk 

TITLE: Beyond Absurd 

LOCATION: 401 Richmond St. West 

Toronto, Canada M5V 3A8

416 504 5654

http://www.redheadgallery.org

DATES OF EXHIBITION: May 26 - June 19

Opening Reception:  2-5pm, May 29, 2010

Beyond Absurd

With Beyond Absurd, Margie Kelk has created a mixed media installation that looks at past and present communication set in the context of a world grappling with the disastrous effects of climate change.  Kelk’s exhibition incorporates drawings, light box paintings, and ceramic and plastic sculptures.  The artist juxtaposes the historical with the contemporary.  She presents Aztec deities who look down upon a world engorged with vast amounts of information technology, technological innovations, and their obsolete by-products.  Aztec deities and altars stand on one side of the gallery; a contemporary ’glass’ house, empty and foreboding, stands on the other.  Both appear to be deprived of human presence, but remnants of technological communication devices endure.

www.margiekelk.com

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Posted on Monday May 17th 2010 at 03:59pm. It's tags are listed below.

ZOMBIE UN-LIFE DRAWING @ culturshoc, 7 - 10 p.m., May 19th, 2010 1205 Queen Street West, Toronto www.culturshoc.com $5 entry fee, please bring your own supplies and easelssome chairs available 
ZOMBIE UN-LIFE DRAWING @ culturshoc, 7 - 10 p.m., May 19th, 2010 1205 Queen Street West, Toronto www.culturshoc.com $5 entry fee, please bring your own supplies and easelssome chairs available 

ZOMBIE UN-LIFE DRAWING @ culturshoc, 7 - 10 p.m., May 19th, 2010 
1205 Queen Street West, Toronto www.culturshoc.com 
$5 entry fee, please bring your own supplies and easels
some chairs available 

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SILVERMAN & GOLDMAN FRANCO FERRARI - http://www.flickr.com/drxero/EMI GARCIA - http://www.flickr.com/emiteodia/drawings, collages, video instalationW/ love and care of Claudia Reali __________________________________________________________________MusicROQUEFELLER - little beatmakerALTA JOYA - cooliado love LA ELECTRONICA EXPERIMENTAL SILVER&GOLD CLASH - futuristic dance squad__________________________________________________________________http://www.rayolazer.com.ar
SILVERMAN & GOLDMAN FRANCO FERRARI - http://www.flickr.com/drxero/EMI GARCIA - http://www.flickr.com/emiteodia/drawings, collages, video instalationW/ love and care of Claudia Reali __________________________________________________________________MusicROQUEFELLER - little beatmakerALTA JOYA - cooliado love LA ELECTRONICA EXPERIMENTAL SILVER&GOLD CLASH - futuristic dance squad__________________________________________________________________http://www.rayolazer.com.ar

SILVERMAN & GOLDMAN

FRANCO FERRARI - http://www.flickr.com/drxero/

EMI GARCIA - http://www.flickr.com/emiteodia/

drawings, collages, video instalation

W/ love and care of Claudia Reali

__________________________________________________________________
Music

ROQUEFELLER - little beatmaker

ALTA JOYA - cooliado love 

LA ELECTRONICA EXPERIMENTAL SILVER&GOLD CLASH - futuristic dance squad
__________________________________________________________________

http://www.rayolazer.com.ar

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Posted on Thursday May 6th 2010 at 12:37am. It's tags are listed below.

Double Solo Exhibition Opportunity: Call to Artists + Designers   **submission receive deadline is June 3, 2010**   The BECA Foundation is pleased to present the following double solo exhibition opportunity to two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives to exhibit new works of art or design at BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design) located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA. This Call to Artists and Designers will remain open through June 3, 2010. Artists + designers at least 18 years of age from all countries are encouraged to submit their works for consideration according to the guidelines below. Two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the double solo exhibition opportunity from July 3 – 31, 2010. Each of those two selected will be allocated either the front or rear gallery space for the exhibition of their work. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept. Accepted works and mediums include but are not limited to: site-specific installations, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, illustration, digital art, photography, video/new media, film, performance art, music and sound focused works, 3D animation, graphic design, product design, furniture design, haute couture fashion + accessories, architectural interventions/designs and functional art, etc.  In other words, all creative culminations are welcome.   With a growing international BECA network now approaching 30,000, it is more important than ever for BECA to ensure that in addition to hosting the physical exhibition at BECA ICAD, the exhibition also be made available online at www.BECAICAD.org for those who are unable to attend in person. A special edition e-publication covering the exhibition will be distributed to over 19,000 journalists, writers, curators, collectors, gallery and studio directors in the US and abroad.   BECA is an acronym for Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art and the core belief system at The BECA Foundation is that “New art + new design fuels the best of what’s yet to come on this planet.” Some of you may know that The BECA Foundation is in the early development phase of BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design), the world’s first large scale exhibition facility dedicated to the exhibition of works by both emerging artists AND emerging designers.  In the meantime, exhibitions will continue to be held at the current exhibition space located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA across from the Contemporary Arts Center where exhibitions have been held since January 2008. Gallery photos may be viewed at: http://www.becaicad.org/photos.php  Complete submission information may be downloaded from http://www.becaicad.org/artist-designer-solo-exhibition-opportunity.php

Double Solo Exhibition Opportunity: Call to Artists + Designers

 

**submission receive deadline is June 3, 2010**

 

The BECA Foundation is pleased to present the following double solo exhibition opportunity to two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives to exhibit new works of art or design at BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design) located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA. This Call to Artists and Designers will remain open through June 3, 2010. Artists + designers at least 18 years of age from all countries are encouraged to submit their works for consideration according to the guidelines below. Two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the double solo exhibition opportunity from July 3 – 31, 2010. Each of those two selected will be allocated either the front or rear gallery space for the exhibition of their work. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept. Accepted works and mediums include but are not limited to: site-specific installations, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, illustration, digital art, photography, video/new media, film, performance art, music and sound focused works, 3D animation, graphic design, product design, furniture design, haute couture fashion + accessories, architectural interventions/designs and functional art, etc.  In other words, all creative culminations are welcome.

 

With a growing international BECA network now approaching 30,000, it is more important than ever for BECA to ensure that in addition to hosting the physical exhibition at BECA ICAD, the exhibition also be made available online at www.BECAICAD.org for those who are unable to attend in person. A special edition e-publication covering the exhibition will be distributed to over 19,000 journalists, writers, curators, collectors, gallery and studio directors in the US and abroad.

 

BECA is an acronym for Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art and the core belief system at The BECA Foundation is that “New art + new design fuels the best of what’s yet to come on this planet.” Some of you may know that The BECA Foundation is in the early development phase of BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design), the world’s first large scale exhibition facility dedicated to the exhibition of works by both emerging artists AND emerging designers.  In the meantime, exhibitions will continue to be held at the current exhibition space located at 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA across from the Contemporary Arts Center where exhibitions have been held since January 2008. Gallery photos may be viewed at: http://www.becaicad.org/photos.php  Complete submission information may be downloaded from http://www.becaicad.org/artist-designer-solo-exhibition-opportunity.php

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IN DIALOGUE EXHIBITION   West Harlem, NY …. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. and the City College of New York is hosting a daring exhibition in historic St. Nicholas Park — bringing contemporary art installations by new artists that mix history, community and landscape together for residents and New Yorkers alike this June.   As apart of a studio last fall, artists Scherezade Garcia, Brett Seamans, and Marcie Revens were chosen to participate in the exhibition “In Dialogue”.  Historic St. Nicholas Park which slopes below the neo-gothic campus of City College was designed by George Browne Post and overlooks both West and Central Harlem. The college’s motto: Respice, Adspice, Prospice (Look back, look at, and look ahead) suits this exhibition especially well. For decades, there has been little communication between the college and its West Harlem neighbors. But like a sleeping giant in a fairy tale, the college was awaken by the idea of a collaboration that could bridge new attitudes, forge bold artistic expressions and an understanding of the past.   The MFA program at The City College provides an opportunity for students to study studio art in the heart of the art world — New York City. City College insures an intensive professional experience and affords students the opportunity to follow their creative vision in a collaborative environment. The MFA Program offers instruction in the theory, practice, and teaching of the visual arts through a required sequence of courses as well as in-depth training in one or more of the following areas of specialization: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, or ceramic design.   The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. is a twelve year old, cultural arts and preservation organization. WHAF offers exhibition opportunities for artists and creative professionals wishing to share their talent with residents in Northern Manhattan and around the city. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. showcases art and culture in open, public spaces to add aesthetic interest to our part of the city; promote historical and cultural heritage; and support community involvement in local development. The organization’s African symbol is the double crocodile from West Africa. Funtunmmireku-Denkyemmirreku means unity in diversity.
IN DIALOGUE EXHIBITION   West Harlem, NY …. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. and the City College of New York is hosting a daring exhibition in historic St. Nicholas Park — bringing contemporary art installations by new artists that mix history, community and landscape together for residents and New Yorkers alike this June.   As apart of a studio last fall, artists Scherezade Garcia, Brett Seamans, and Marcie Revens were chosen to participate in the exhibition “In Dialogue”.  Historic St. Nicholas Park which slopes below the neo-gothic campus of City College was designed by George Browne Post and overlooks both West and Central Harlem. The college’s motto: Respice, Adspice, Prospice (Look back, look at, and look ahead) suits this exhibition especially well. For decades, there has been little communication between the college and its West Harlem neighbors. But like a sleeping giant in a fairy tale, the college was awaken by the idea of a collaboration that could bridge new attitudes, forge bold artistic expressions and an understanding of the past.   The MFA program at The City College provides an opportunity for students to study studio art in the heart of the art world — New York City. City College insures an intensive professional experience and affords students the opportunity to follow their creative vision in a collaborative environment. The MFA Program offers instruction in the theory, practice, and teaching of the visual arts through a required sequence of courses as well as in-depth training in one or more of the following areas of specialization: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, or ceramic design.   The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. is a twelve year old, cultural arts and preservation organization. WHAF offers exhibition opportunities for artists and creative professionals wishing to share their talent with residents in Northern Manhattan and around the city. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. showcases art and culture in open, public spaces to add aesthetic interest to our part of the city; promote historical and cultural heritage; and support community involvement in local development. The organization’s African symbol is the double crocodile from West Africa. Funtunmmireku-Denkyemmirreku means unity in diversity.

IN DIALOGUE EXHIBITION

 

West Harlem, NY …. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. and the City College of New York is hosting a daring exhibition in historic St. Nicholas Park — bringing contemporary art installations by new artists that mix history, community and landscape together for residents and New Yorkers alike this June.

 

As apart of a studio last fall, artists Scherezade Garcia, Brett Seamans, and Marcie Revens were chosen to participate in the exhibition “In Dialogue”.  Historic St. Nicholas Park which slopes below the neo-gothic campus of City College was designed by George Browne Post and overlooks both West and Central Harlem.

The college’s motto: Respice, Adspice, Prospice (Look back, look at, and look ahead) suits this exhibition especially well. For decades, there has been little communication between the college and its West Harlem neighbors. But like a sleeping giant in a fairy tale, the college was awaken by the idea of a collaboration that could bridge new attitudes, forge bold artistic expressions and an understanding of the past.

 

The MFA program at The City College provides an opportunity for students to study studio art in the heart of the art world — New York City. City College insures an intensive professional experience and affords students the opportunity to follow their creative vision in a collaborative environment. The MFA Program offers instruction in the theory, practice, and teaching of the visual arts through a required sequence of courses as well as in-depth training in one or more of the following areas of specialization: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, or ceramic design.

 

The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. is a twelve year old, cultural arts and preservation organization. WHAF offers exhibition opportunities for artists and creative professionals wishing to share their talent with residents in Northern Manhattan and around the city. The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. showcases art and culture in open, public spaces to add aesthetic interest to our part of the city; promote historical and cultural heritage; and support community involvement in local development. The organization’s African symbol is the double crocodile from West Africa. Funtunmmireku-Denkyemmirreku means unity in diversity.

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Posted on Tuesday March 23rd 2010 at 08:09pm. It's tags are listed below.

http://eatsleepdraw.com/post/468346027/now-available-eatsleepdraw-magazine-003

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“Man is forever confronted with a range of choices between good and evil. In exploring our potential to view our fellow man as ‘other,’ I felt compelled to understand our collective ‘shadow’ side. This is what propelled me to visit the Slave Forts of Africa and the Nazi Concentration Camps, places of extraordinary darkness.”These images are not for the squeamish, they are stark examples of the horrible confines people have had to endure. One can see that no matter where the imprisoned were, there are similarities. Not just the bars, the concrete, the cages – but the light that always shone through. It is this light than Alt has captured and is bringing to galleryDK.“Immersed in the black spaces of the holding cells, the transport cars, and the gas chamber, I was desperate to find any light, visible through a doorway, a ceiling, a crack in the wall… an attempt to counter the darkness that had enveloped me. These photographs speak to the light in the face of that darkness, and are an effort to memorialize all who have suffered throughout time.”Jane Fulton Alt is an American photographer who explores universal issues of humanity, reflecting her interest in the mysteries of life and the non-material world. Her photographs ask the viewer to consider issues of love, loss and spirituality. Fulton Alt is also a clinical social worker who has been in practice since the 1970s.The exhibit “Mourning Light” runs from April 1st through to April 25th at galleryDK. An opening reception will be held on Thursday April 1st from 7-10pm.
“Man is forever confronted with a range of choices between good and evil. In exploring our potential to view our fellow man as ‘other,’ I felt compelled to understand our collective ‘shadow’ side. This is what propelled me to visit the Slave Forts of Africa and the Nazi Concentration Camps, places of extraordinary darkness.”These images are not for the squeamish, they are stark examples of the horrible confines people have had to endure. One can see that no matter where the imprisoned were, there are similarities. Not just the bars, the concrete, the cages – but the light that always shone through. It is this light than Alt has captured and is bringing to galleryDK.“Immersed in the black spaces of the holding cells, the transport cars, and the gas chamber, I was desperate to find any light, visible through a doorway, a ceiling, a crack in the wall… an attempt to counter the darkness that had enveloped me. These photographs speak to the light in the face of that darkness, and are an effort to memorialize all who have suffered throughout time.”Jane Fulton Alt is an American photographer who explores universal issues of humanity, reflecting her interest in the mysteries of life and the non-material world. Her photographs ask the viewer to consider issues of love, loss and spirituality. Fulton Alt is also a clinical social worker who has been in practice since the 1970s.The exhibit “Mourning Light” runs from April 1st through to April 25th at galleryDK. An opening reception will be held on Thursday April 1st from 7-10pm.

“Man is forever confronted with a range of choices between good and evil. In exploring our potential to view our fellow man as ‘other,’ I felt compelled to understand our collective ‘shadow’ side. This is what propelled me to visit the Slave Forts of Africa and the Nazi Concentration Camps, places of extraordinary darkness.”

These images are not for the squeamish, they are stark examples of the horrible confines people have had to endure. One can see that no matter where the imprisoned were, there are similarities. Not just the bars, the concrete, the cages – but the light that always shone through. It is this light than Alt has captured and is bringing to galleryDK.

“Immersed in the black spaces of the holding cells, the transport cars, and the gas chamber, I was desperate to find any light, visible through a doorway, a ceiling, a crack in the wall… an attempt to counter the darkness that had enveloped me. These photographs speak to the light in the face of that darkness, and are an effort to memorialize all who have suffered throughout time.”

Jane Fulton Alt is an American photographer who explores universal issues of humanity, reflecting her interest in the mysteries of life and the non-material world. Her photographs ask the viewer to consider issues of love, loss and spirituality. Fulton Alt is also a clinical social worker who has been in practice since the 1970s.

The exhibit “Mourning Light” runs from April 1st through to April 25th at galleryDK. An opening reception will be held on Thursday April 1st from 7-10pm.

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