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April 14 - April 14, 2012

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Cultivar Cultivar Curated by Amy and Bill
TASTE 2012 Exhibition: Cultivar Curated by Bill Basquin & Amy Cancelmo Second Saturday Reception: Saturday, April 14, 7-10 pm A cultivar is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable characteristics that can be maintained by propagation. The exhibition for TASTE 2012, Cultivar, is a multi-disciplinary project that celebrates artists and collectives whose work blurs lines between environmental sustainability, food production, social practice, and fine art. The homestead movement, slow food movement, community agriculture initiatives, and greening of urban centers have changed the way urban dwellers experience and understand their connections with farmers, food and the land. In presenting paradigm-shifting ecological and agricultural practices as socially driven artistic interventions, the artists featured in this project challenge distinctions between art and life, suggesting that artists might continue to inspire trends towards urban agricultural evolution and environmental sustainability. In acknowledgement of the crossing of lines between social practice and “fine” art, Cultivar is presented in three distinct, but non-hierarchical formats: a month long visual art exhibition; performative and interactive food related installations at the opening reception; and an accompanying catalogue with additional contributors. It is the curators’ hope that by bringing together these projects, Cultivar will propagate continued interest in social change through art and food. Project Contributors: Tamara Albaitis Finn Cunningham Food Adventure Club (Beth Pickens) Joolie Geldner Johunna Grayson & Greta Snider Patricia Hewett Karrie Hovey Monica Martinez Daniel McCormick Max Miller Laura Parker Leah Rosenberg Annie Sprinkle & Elizabeth Stephens Melinda Stone Temescal Amity Works (Susanne Cockrell & Ted Purves) Thought for Food (Lisa Mishima, Yvonne Mouser, Randall Stowell) Elia Vargas Dawn Weleski Opening Reception: Saturday, April 14, 2012 7-10 pm Featuring onsite interactive art installations and demonstrations Music by DJ Brown Amy of Hard French Exhibition Dates: April 11-28, 2012 Gallery Hours: Wednesday- Saturday, 2–6 pm (or by appointment)