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Mend: Love, Life, & Loss: Group exhibition
Curated by Mark Sloan
Oct 24 - Dec 5
Opening Reception/Performance: Oct. 24th, 5 - 7
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This exhibition explores the paradoxical nature of the idea of mending--be it a human who is sick, a heart that is broken, or a profound grief over a death. The patch is often stronger than the original--hence the paradox. The artists in this show probe the dualities of strength/fragility, hope/despair, joy/grief, pretty/nasty, dainty/brutal, etc. using fiber as the key metaphor. Each of the ten nationally known artists employ the yoking of opposites as an expressive vehicle. All of the works in the show contain at least some sort of fiber--string, hair, thread, yarn, etc. Fiber is the central metaphor, as it is evidenced to be visibly fragile, yet through the mend, it becomes durable, and at times, indelible.
Artists:
Adrienne Antonson, Pinky Bass,
Jon Coffelt,
Leslie Kneisel,
Nava Lubelski,
Preston Orr,
Susan Harbage Page,
Marilyn Pappas,
Mireille Vautier,
Rachel Wright
Events
dec
Group Exhibition
curated by Mark Sloan
This exhibition explores the paradoxical nature of the idea of mending--be it a human who is sick, a heart that is broken, or a profound grief over a death. The patch is often stronger than the original--hence the paradox. The artists in this show probe the dualities of strength/fragility, hope/despair, joy/grief, pretty/nasty, dainty/brutal, etc. using fiber as the key metaphor. Each of the ten nationally known artists employ the yoking of opposites as an expressive vehicle. All of the works in the show contain at least some sort of fiber--string, hair, thread, yarn, etc. Fiber is the central metaphor, as it is evidenced to be visibly fragile, yet through the mend, it becomes durable, and at times, indelible.
Artists:
Adrienne Antonson, Pinky Bass,
Jon Coffelt,
Leslie Kneisel,
Nava Lubelski,
Preston Orr,
Susan Harbage Page,
Marilyn Pappas,
Mireille Vautier,
Rachel Wright
7pm in the gallery
This will be the fourteenth year for Playwrights Tonight at the Halsey Gallery, creating an evening of entertainment through the collaborative efforts of the Halsey Gallery and Dr. Franklin Ashley's playwriting class. This event features readings from original plays written by student playwrights. Over the years, the plays first presented here have gone on to win first prize in the Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's Ten Minute Play Contest. Seven of the earlier plays a have gone on to be published nationally.
For additonal details and images please visit the EVENTS page
Silver Moon 2008
In case you missed it, or just want to relive the night, check out the Silver Moon Bash 2008 Big Page for images and thanks.
