Collective Reflections: Artist in Residence Exhibition
Crafts - Exhibit
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Monday, May 5, 2008 - Wednesday, May 28, 2008 5:30 PM-7:30 PM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | College, High School, Middle School, Elementary, Elders, Adult | |
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Worcester Center for Crafts Krikorian Gallery 25 Sagamore Road Worcester, MA 01605 |
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| Description: | The Worcester Center for Craft's Artist in Residence show offers the viewer a glimpse into the artwork, inspiration and creative process of the young artists within the Center's ten month residency program. The mediums within the program range from clay, glass to metals, and the exhibit showcases the result of their productivity during an innovative tenure at the Center. Aside from teaching and supporting the Worcester Center for Craft's artistic and educational community, each artist is required to pursue individual studio time to hone their skills throughout their stay. With the culmination of their work on display in the center's beautiful Krikorian Gallery, the fresh young artists offer viewers a glimpse into the future of American craft. Artists in Residence on View Jason Anderson's work deals strongly with the human condition and the evolution of the human race. By the manipulation of hot glass, steel, rope, and mixed media, Jason's aim is to explore our potential as human beings and the extraordinary abilities that we are all capable of possessing. Carrie Battista is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who incorporates fine art techniques with her glasswork. Using precious metal gilding and reverse painting, she creates blown glass circus tents. She uses circus and freak show iconography for the purpose of social critique Kate Lewis is a ceramic installation artist and potter who makes multiples influenced by natural forms and a meditative process. Kate is interested in engaging viewers to participate in the installation process and communicating quiet, meditative moments to those who experience her work. Abigail Heuss is a metalsmith, and the work she has made this year includes enameled work, paper, fabric and ceramic. She makes small scale interactive sculpture, and has focused recently on box and brooch forms as a base for her visual story telling. The body of work Abigail has begun this past year deals with the idea of distance, specifically the distance she feels from a dear friend who lives in Taiwan. Matthew Eames is a ceramic artist who primarily works in creating wheel thrown pots through the use of porcelain and stoneware. He often makes functional ware while entertaining the idea of repetition for each piece. Lately, he has been creating a large scale place setting with sculptural centerpieces comprised of the same pots. This body of work not only uses repetition but uses the tension in our lives to create tension amongst pots. Amy Hunter's current body of work is founded in glass but uses other materials such as hair, pig intestine and blood to convey a deeper story about relationships, memory and time. An ambiguity between hope and hopelessness is emphasized within her current body of work. The pieces are broken with an attempt to repair them speaking of the fragility of life, relationships and memory over time. Glass artist Jacob Vincent has worked with the Worcester Center for Crafts for the past four years as an Instructor and Artist in Residence. His work presented in the upcoming Artist in Residence exhibition is comprised largely of blown and carved glass vessels designed to highlight reflection and refraction. In addition, Jacob will be presenting an original body of mixed media work that aims to transcend place and time, offering a taste of paradise on a moments notice. Worcester Center for Crafts 25 Sagamore Road Worcester, MA 01605 508.753.8183 The Krikorian Gallery worcestercraftcenter.org For more information on the Worcester Center for Crafts Artist in Residence program, contact Tom O'Malley at 508.753.8183 x3014 or tomalley@worcestercraftcenter.org. For media images, interviews and information, contact Organization Advancement Manager Caitlin O'Connor at 508.753.8183 X3019 or coconnor@worcestercraftcenter.org. The WORCESTER CENTER FOR CRAFTS is a warm, accessible artistic community where young people and adults can find a means of expression through craft classes, exhibits and events. Our studios embrace those who are just beginning to discover their voices as artists as well as artists who are experienced in craft. There is something fundamentally human about making an exquisite, functional object from the elements of glass, wood, clay, or natural fiber and this drive has been the heartbeat of the Center for 150 years. We hope you will join us to experience craft. View our classes, exhibits and events at www.worcestercraftcenter.org or call us at 508-753-8183. HEY COLLEGE STUDENTS! Here are the WOO Benefits at the Craft Center! 10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)! 10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store! FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend! FREE entrance to exhibit openings!* (*some major exhibition may not apply) |
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| More Information: |
Website: http://www.worcestercraftcenter.org/gallery/index.php E-mail: coconnor@worcestercraftcenter.org Phone: 508-753-8183 Entered by: Worcester Center for Crafts (wcc@worcestercraftcenter.org) |
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