Sara Jones

July 15, 2014

The View from Here: July 15

Sara Jones

July 15, 2014

It's noticeably quieter in the city this month--everyone seems to be on vacation. Here's a lonely schoolyard Andrea witnessed in her neighborhood in Brooklyn.

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We are looking forward to our first DELVE event of 2018! Join us at CUE Art Foundation in NYC on June 26th from 7-9pm for artist talks, activated networking and discussion. Our featured guest speakers are Jeff Bergman and Katrina Majkut. ⠀ ⠀ DELVE Gatherings are rooted in the desire to build a strong, supportive community around art, artists and contemporary issues. The theme we will be exploring this year at each event is Creating Change. Quiet or loud, social practice to solo studio painting, emerging to established, an artist’s voice is crucial to highlighting and synthesizing our human experience. We are interested in the critical eye and what it reveals, whether it’s a subtle visual pun or a loud, public proclamation. Art that comes from personal experience or a sense of civil responsibility resonates strongly, and has the power to activate society and potentially reimagine its structure. Link in profile to sign up! ⠀ ⠀ #delveart #delvegatherings #creatingchange #activism #networkingforartists @cueart

Thrilled to share a DELVE interview with artist @kmainenti as part of our exploration of artists Creating Change. Her latest work is a series of graphite drawings which explore the similarities between the apologies made by men accused of sexual harassment as a result of the #metoo movement and the fault-finding marketing claims commonly featured on women's beauty products. ⠀ ⠀ "I believe the inventiveness of artists inevitably creates change, whether they intend it or not. It could be as simple as provoking the viewer to look at something in a new light, or more strongly challenging prevailing ideas or norms." Read on here or link in profile: https://buff.ly/2l7Jyil

Sharing work from Jamie Courville from our Open Call about artists Creating Change. Dive in and listen to the interviews and photos she has compiled here: https://buff.ly/2LoZwQ9⠀ ⠀ "A linguist told me "squirrels" is the hardest word to say in the English language. I started a project called Squirrels Stories for things that are difficult to talk about. The first Squirrels Stories are audio portraits of people living with cancer. The objective of Squirrels Stories is to use the first hand story to help us all walk in other people’s shoes, to understand and appreciate the whole world we live in, and to open the door for real conversations about difficult topics.⠀ ⠀ Everyone is affected by cancer in one way or another. It could be you or your brother or your aunt or your friend. We are truly terrible at talking about it. I have interviewed many with serious illness and injuries who say the same thing- people ask how they are doing, but nobody really wants to know. I believe people do want to know but do not know how to process the answers. Conversations about disease can be uncomfortable at best, and Squirrels Stories provides a place for personal dialogue about what it is really like to live with cancer. Participants have described the interview process as cathartic. It is beneficial to those that talk as well as those that listen.⠀ ⠀ An individual's voice is a powerful instrument that goes straight to the heart in a way that nothing else can. I wanted to use all my years working with and experience in storytelling to do something better than sell Lysol. Warm your ears.⠀ ⠀ These stories are on online for all, and have been heard at listening events around Brooklyn and The Brooklyn Public Library."⠀ ⠀ Thank you, Jamie.

Artists, are you making, or have made work about Creating Change in your communities? Submit to our free open call. https://buff.ly/2Jksz6E We want to share your work and in turn inspire each other. ⠀ ⠀ Quiet or loud, social practice to solo studio painting, emerging to established, an artist’s voice is crucial to highlighting and synthesizing our human experience. We are interested in the critical eye and what it reveals, whether it’s a subtle visual pun or a loud, public proclamation. Art that comes from personal experience or a sense of civil responsibility resonates strongly, and has the power to activate society and potentially reimagine its structure. #opencall #artistopencall

$Sharing the work of Niki Singleton from our Open Call about artists Creating Change. Nikki writes: ⠀ ⠀ "I am an artist who is forever dedicated to taking on contemporary issues in my studio work in an effort to be a voice against hypocrisy, hate, and complacency. I do feel a sense of duty to make this work and to spark dialogue around the problems we face. In my paintings, which you will see in the first portfolio link I provided above, I devise fictitious narratives and subversive characters to explore the complexities of oppression, be it gender-based, minority-based or environmental through fantastical roll play and metaphor. As a gay female immigrant artist, themes in my painting identify with LGBTQ, Feminist, activist and immigrant communities. This is reflected in my usual cast of characters of activists, queers, witches, monsters and divine entities. I often place them in environments that are hostile to them but give them superpowers to resist an overarching threat.⠀ ⠀ I build up my imagery, like my subject matter, by layering with hand-made oil and acrylic paints and by collaging and sanding down material. I often employ a modular panel system in the process of working to create unexpected forms and narrative shifts in my imagery; a fracturing reminiscent of our society today."⠀ ⠀ Thank you, Niki.⠀ ⠀ 1. Pink Pussy, 2017, Oil, acrylic, faux leather, collage on panel, 56"X48" ⠀ 2. This Is MY Land, 2017, Ink on New York Times Magazine cover, 11X10⠀ ⠀ If you are in NYC June 26th, join us for a DELVE Gathering: https://buff.ly/2smYJaG$

Sharing the work of Niki Singleton from our Open Call about artists Creating Change. Nikki writes: ⠀ ⠀ "I am an artist who is forever dedicated to taking on contemporary issues in my studio work in an effort to be a voice against hypocrisy, hate, and complacency. I do feel a sense of duty to make this work and to spark dialogue around the problems we face. In my paintings, which you will see in the first portfolio link I provided above, I devise fictitious narratives and subversive characters to explore the complexities of oppression, be it gender-based, minority-based or environmental through fantastical roll play and metaphor. As a gay female immigrant artist, themes in my painting identify with LGBTQ, Feminist, activist and immigrant communities. This is reflected in my usual cast of characters of activists, queers, witches, monsters and divine entities. I often place them in environments that are hostile to them but give them superpowers to resist an overarching threat.⠀ ⠀ I build up my imagery, like my subject matter, by layering with hand-made oil and acrylic paints and by collaging and sanding down material. I often employ a modular panel system in the process of working to create unexpected forms and narrative shifts in my imagery; a fracturing reminiscent of our society today."⠀ ⠀ Thank you, Niki.⠀ ⠀ 1. Pink Pussy, 2017, Oil, acrylic, faux leather, collage on panel, 56"X48" ⠀ 2. This Is MY Land, 2017, Ink on New York Times Magazine cover, 11X10⠀ ⠀ If you are in NYC June 26th, join us for a DELVE Gathering: https://buff.ly/2smYJaG

Sharing a piece by Martha Kelshaw form our open call about artists Creating Change. "Resist", ⠀ Gouache on paper, 22” x 32”, 2018. Thank you, Martha.⠀ ⠀ If you're in NYC on June 26th, join us for our DELVE Gathering: https://buff.ly/2smYJaG

Sharing the work of @adrienne_der_marderosian from our ongoing open call about artists Creating Change. Adrienne writes: "This series of works, entitled Tattoo Trails, explores the relationship between memory and identity. As an artist of Armenian descent, I carry a history that embodies not only my past but that of my ancestors as well. My families’ stories of survival are not only rich and textured but also complex and traumatic. Their collective history has led me to consider how exiles that are separated from their homeland navigate their lives. How does migration affect them psychologically? Do immigrants face feelings of alienation, isolation and displacement? How are their cultural identities impacted by their separation from their homeland?⠀ Throughout my work, I investigate these questions and challenge the viewer to consider the strength and endurance of the human spirit." ⠀ ⠀ 1. Tattoo Trails, No. I, Collage, 12" x 9"⠀ 2. Tattoo Trails, No. I, Collage, 12" x 9" ⠀ Thank you, Adrienne. ⠀ ⠀ If you're in NYC on June 26th, join us for our DELVE Gathering: https://buff.ly/2smYJaG

We're bringing our popular Artist Statement Workshop to Buffalo, N.Y. on June 12th! This workshop is perfect for you if you:⠀ • have trouble writing about your work or a certain project⠀ • don’t have the time or motivation to prepare written work to apply for opportunities⠀ • aren’t sure if your words are working to enlighten your audience in the right way⠀ Leave feeling more confident about writing about your work.⠀ ⠀ Get tickets on our site (only $10), link in bio. Excited to be partnering with @asiwny and thanks to @buffaloartsstudio for hosting!! ⠀ #Buffalo #Buffaloartists #WNY #artiststatement

The other speaker at our DELVE Gathering on June 26th is Katrina Majkut (My’kut). She is a visual artist and author living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She is dedicated to understanding how social traditions affect civil rights through embroidery and writing. She exhibits her cross-stitched artwork nationally, often at U.S. colleges, where she constructively engages with students about politics, women’s health, social practices and art as activism. Please join us to learn more about Katrina and her work. Link in profile to sign up!

One of our speakers for the June 26th DELVE Gathering at CUE Art Foundation is Jeff Bergman. He is a writer, art dealer and curator in New York. He is a Director at Pace Prints. In 2016, he became the founding reader of an ongoing Teach In at Trump Tower. His art newsletter Atlas is in its fifth year. To hear more about Jeff's project, please join us at CUE on June 26th. Link in profile to sign up!⠀ ⠀ #learnasprotest #jeffbergman #delveart #delvegatherings #makeamericareadagain

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