GreenANationalJuriedExhibition
AttleboroArtsMuseum86ParkStreetAttleboro,MA02703
Exhibitiondates:July6th–August3rd,2011
OpeningAwardsReception:Wednesday,July6th,7‐9pm.Freeandopentothepublic.
GalleryHours:Tuesday–Saturday,10am‐4pm.FORIMMEDIATERELEASEAttleboro,MA–Manyassociatethecolorgreenwithnatureandpeaceful,earthlydelights.Inrecentyears,greenhasbecomeacodeforenvironmentalism.FromJuly6th–August3rdvisitorstotheAttleboroArtsMuseumwillexperienceGREENasitfallsbetweenyellowandblue,asacall‐to‐action,asthealmightydollar,asoureco‐future,asachildhoodencounterwithvegetables…InJanuary2011theMuseumpostedanationalcallforartistsrequestingworkinanysize,mediumorconceptthatrespondedtoGREEN.GuestjurorKateMcNamara,DirectorandChiefCuratoroftheBostonUniversityArtGallery,carefullyreviewedcloseto300submissionsthatweresenttotheMuseumfromallovertheUnitedStates.“WereceivedartworkfromCaliforniatoMassachusetts–andseveralstatesinbetween.EachpiececarriedauniquespinonGREEN.Somewereasign‐of‐the‐times,otherswereareflectionofhowtheartistconnectstotheirlocaleandseveralwerestrongstudiesincolorandtexture,”commentsMimBrooksFawcett,ExecutiveDirectoroftheAttleboroArtsMuseum.Fawcettcontinues,“Thisthemewasselectedbecauseofitsdiversity.GREENcanbeacause,acolorand–aswithsomanycolors–therearepowerfulemotionalassociations.”ThepublicisinvitedtoattendtheOpeningAwardsReceptionforGREENonWednesday,July6thfrom7‐9pm.Sixjuror’sawardswillbepresentedtothefollowingexhibitingartists:MichelleD.AcuffofWallaWalla,WA;MiaCapodilupoofChicago,IL;DonnaCatanzaroofWindham,NH;VirginiaFitzgeraldofNatick,MA;LisaGabrielleRussellofBraintree,MA;ElainePawlowiczofDallas,TX.Fiftydynamicworksofartwillbeondisplay.TheAcoustic/Folk/Indieband,CactusAttack,willperformlivemusic.Thereceptionisfreeofcharge.TheAttleboroArtsMuseumgalleryhoursforGREENareTuesday–Saturday,10–4pm.TheexhibitionwillrunfromJuly6th–August3rd,2011.Admissionisfree;donationsarealwaysappreciated. ‐more‐
Hybrid#6byMiaCapodilupo;fabric,plastic,castrubber,fur,styrofoam,metalsoncanvas.
ExhibitingArtists(Selectartistshave2piecesondisplay)
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MichelleAcuff* WallaWalla,WA
JennyE.Balisle Richmond,CA
StephenBarnwell Wayne,NJ
JeanneBarry Attleboro,MA
LisaA.Barthelson Rutland,MA
DavidLeeBlack Wrentham,MA
PeterCampbell Lincoln,RI
MiaCapodilupo* Chicago,IL
DonnaCatanzaro* Windham,NH
BarbaraClark Attleboro,MA
BarryClose Norton,MA
IrisFalckDonnelly Saunderstown,RI
VirginiaFitzgerald* Natick,MA
RickyGagnon Riverdale,RI
EleanorGilpatrick NewYork,NY
JulieGray SouthPortland,ME
MichaelS.Guertin Barrington,RI
LeslieHirst Pawtucket,RI
KevinHughes Providence,RI
BonnieJaffe Barrington,MA
SharonLoper LosAngeles,CA
PetraNimtz Ventura,CA
ElainePawlowicz* Dallas,TX
NormanPetersen Bristol,RI
LaharyPittman Callicoon,NY
BarbaraPoole Boston,MA
NikkiRosato Medford,MA
LisaGabrielleRussell* Braintree,MA
CherylSafren ValleyStream,NY
RuthScotch Natick,MA
HirokoShikashio WestWarwick,RI
AlanStrassman Weston,MA
MarkTaber Providence,RI
StephanieTerelak Hamilton,MA
TomWagner Alexandria,VA
ElizabethWhite Bethel,CT
PeggyWyman Macomb,MO
StephenieA.Zentara Marlborough,MA Intonation#601byLisaGabrielleRussell;oiloncanvas.
GardenHosebyElainePawlowicz;acryliconcanvas.
_____________________________Juror,KateMcNamara,DirectorandChiefCurator,BostonUniversityArtGallery(BUAG)KateMcNamarajoinedtheBUAGinMarchof2011.ShehasexperiencecuratingatMoMAPS1(LongIslandCity,NY),Cleopatra’s(Brooklyn,NY),RamapoCollege(Ramapo,NY),Participant,INC.(NewYork,NY)andfordProjects(NewYork,NY).
KatealsoworkedatTheBronxMuseum(NewYork,NY),RealArtWays(Hartford,CT),NewMuseumofContemporaryArt(NewYork,NY)andArtistsSpaceGallery(NewYork,NY).Sheco‐foundedandco‐directedatCleopatra’s(Brooklyn,NY)andheldapositionontheboardofPopRallyattheMuseumofModernArtandMoMAPS1(LongIslandCity,NY).
Kateheldthepositionsofcurator‐in‐residenceatAIRAntwerpen(Antwerp,Belgium)andcuratorialfellowattheLowerManhattanCulturalCouncilResidencyProgram(NewYork,NY).ShelecturedasavisitingcuratoratHampshireCollege(Amherst,MA)andtaughtwithProjectCommonBondatQueensUniversityofBelfast(Belfast,Ireland).
KateMcNamarareceivedanMAinCuratorialStudiesatBardCollege(Annandale‐on‐Hudson,NY)andaBAinCuratorialStudiesatHampshireCollege(Amherst,MA),alsostudyingatStudioArtsCenterInternational(Florence,Italy).
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YouThinkYou’reDrinkingWater,ButYou’reReallyDrinkingOilbyDonnaCatanzaro;digitalcollage.
_____________________________________insatiablebyVirginiaFitzgerald;yarn,twine,rope,oldelectricalcords,headphones,dogfur.(ImageshowsperformanceofinsatiableatKniznickGallery,BrandeisUniversity.)
_____________________________AbouttheAttleboroArtsMuseumTheAttleboroArtsMuseuminvolvesaudiencesofallagesandbackgroundsinthevisualartsthroughdiverseeducationalprogramsandengagingartsexperiences.Weworktosupportthecreativeandartisticdevelopmentofbothpromisingandprofessionalartists.TheMuseumisaprivatelysupported,non‐profitartsinstitutionwhosecorecommitmenttoArtsforEveryoneguidestheMuseum'sprogramsandoperations.www.attleboroartsmuseum.org
Contact:MimBrooksFawcettExecutiveDirectorAttleboroArtsMuseum 86ParkStreet,Attleboro,MA02703 [email protected] www.attleboroartsmuseum.org
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SurrogatebyMichelleAcuff;clay,lawnornament,polystyrene,cautiontape.
