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Meet the Artist: How did you hear about the residency program at the Center? Tell us about your experiences so far at the Center. I am a few weeks into my residency and I have been spending a lot of time experimenting and developing new ideas. I think a residency is a fantastic opportunity to research, test and try things out, I see it as a chance to challenge and advance my work. For me a residency is not just about making finished work, it is a period of time when I can evolve my practice and leave with new ideas to continue working on. What do you hope to accomplish in the remainder of your residency? How do you think your involvement with the community and your outreach projects will affect your residency? |
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Phantasmagoria: Specters of Absence Over two hundred years ago, in the heady atmosphere of post-revolutionary Paris, a form of popular entertainment concerned with the theme of death and the otherworldly, captured the public’s imagination on a massive scale. The Phantasmagoria, as it was known, combined optical techniques with various stage effects to captivate an impressionable public with illusory images that referred to the fleeting nature of earthly existence, death and afterlife. Those same concerns are still with us today, and a comparable trend can be seen in works by some contemporary artists, who create ghostly images to reflect on notions of absence and loss, often using ephemeral, immaterial mediums such as shadows, fog, mist and breath. The artists in this exhibition play with perception and phenomenological experience, often seducing viewers with haunting images before the disturbing implications of those images are understood. Phantasmagoria: Specters of Absence is a traveling exhibition co-organized by iCI (Independent Curators International), New York, and the Museo de Arte del Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia, and circulated by iCI. The guest curator for the exhibition is José Roca. The exhibition, tour and catalogue are made possible, in part, by the iCI Exhibition Partners and the iCI independents. Winter 2008 Artist-in-Residence Exhibition and Reception From Auckland, New Zealand, Sara Hughes examines the relationship between painting and the location and architecture in which it is placed. She investigates how paintings operate within a physical space, and how the placement of a painting affects the viewer. She is the recipient of the Frances Hodgkin's Fellowship at Otago University in Dunedin , New Zealand . Hughes received both her BA and MFA from Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland. Approaching ceramic sculpture with the intent to blend pop culture with fine art, Lee Renninger from Gulfport, MS is interested in the dichotomy of fashion as art has led her to create detailed installations of fashion in life experience, most recently her 'Bridal Suite' installation. She holds a BA in English and a MA in Political Science from the University of Florida. Renninger has exhibited extensively in the United States, and has work in the permanent collection at the Shepparton Art Gallery in Australia. Howard Sherman from Houston, received his BA from the University of Texas and his MFA from the University of North Texas. He explores modern American issues through his unorthodox work. Using the 'cartoon narrative' as a starting point, Sherman mutates the historical tradition of painting, creating an aggressive yet humorous expression which explores issue such as sex, consumerism, terrorism and technology. Wei-Hao Tseng, from Tainan, Taiwan, received his BFA from National Taiwan College of the Arts and his MFA from Tainan National University of Art. His work creates an interface between sound, drawing and sculpture, often using the audience's interaction to activate the work. By inviting the participation of the viewer, the work invites unforeseeable chemical reactions. He attempts to establish a closer relationship between art and people and to ensure the audience considers ideas. Tseng has participated in residency programs in both London and Paris. Wei-Hao Tseng's residency is sponsored by the Asian Cultural Council. A sculpture and installation artist from Westford, MA, Nadya Volicer is working towards a visual vibrancy that imparts feelings of energy, chaos and harmony. Using primarily recycled wood, themes of home, memory, movement, and architecture are predominant in her site-specific installations. Volicer received her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Vermont Studio and Millay Colony. From Charlotte, North Carolina, Lisa Holder is the Center's 9th CMS Art Teacher-in-Residence. She received her BFA from the University of Colorado and her MFA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Holder is a mixed-media artist, focusing on alternative photographic techniques, while exploring issues of self and identity. Through performance-based self-portraiture and portraits of others, she attempts to disrupt the expectations and preconceived notions of the role of women. Open Studio Saturday February Workshops Digital Wizardry, Ages 12 - 15 Egg Tempera Outreaches An Artsteach Arts in Education grant allows local artist Ginny Boyd to work with students from Villa Heights Elementary School in creating a permanent exhibition for the school’s library. Participating students include fifty 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students who will create pieces of art that incorporate poetry, Language Arts, Social Studies and the Visual Arts. Additional funding from the grant allows for a project at Metro school with over fifty participating students with local artist, Terry Shipley, in creating a ceramic sculpture for the school's courtyard area. The Innovation Institute One may ask what is it that The Innovation Institute provides that cannot be found elsewhere. It is simple; The Innovation Institute focuses on unlocking creativity in the service of innovative leadership and empowers leaders to be change agents for creativity and innovation in their organizations and the community. It is the only program in the U.S. that addresses creativity and innovation through the visual arts, and represents a bridge between accomplished artists – some of society’s most creative individuals – and senior executives eager to unlock the mysteries that surround creative thinking and innovation. What a participant said of his Institute experience: To learn more about The Innovation Institute or to request a press kit, go to innovationatmccoll.org or contact Suzanne Fetscher at sfetscher@mccollcenter.org.
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