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Intersection for the Arts

February 6 - March 31, 2013

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925 Mission Street Suite 109 San Francisco, CA 94103
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Intersection for the Arts presents: By-product Becomes Product Art meets science at Intersection! Intersection for the Arts presents By-product Becomes Product, an innovative cross-disciplinary project using excess wood waste to explore safer alternatives to working with toxic material. Featuring lead artist Christine Lee (sculpture, furniture), U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Products Laboratory (FPL, the country's leading wood research institute) Research Engineer John F. Hunt, and five artists who use wood as their main material: Russell Baldon (sculpture, furniture), Julia Goodman (paper, sculpture), Barbara Holmes (sculpture, furniture), Scott Oliver (sculpture, public art), and Imin Yeh (printmaker). DATE/TIME: February 6 - March 30, 2013 Tuesdays - Saturdays 12-6pm RELATED EVENTS Saturday March 9, 1-3pm Presentation by Art Inspector Danielle Siembieda-Gribben on healthier and safer practices in the artist's studio Saturday March 23, 1-3 pm Artists' Talk The exhibition will showcase a broad range of conceptual and aesthetic styles, demonstrating diversity of construction and fabrication techniques, and blurring boundaries between fine art, craft, industrial design, and interactive installation. By-product Becomes Product embodies Intersection's commitment to supporting innovative thought that facilitates positive change by working with an artist who has proactively developed material that is sustainable, non-toxic, and highly usable in artistic, craft, and industrial fields by manifesting scientific and engineering expertise into real-world applications. LOCATION: Intersection for the Arts 925 Mission Street San Francisco, CA, 94103 415-626-2787 http://theintersection.org COST/REGISTRATION: Free MORE INFO: Website: http://theintersection.org Email: info1@theintersection.org Phone: 415-626-2787 Contact: Irene Duller About Intersection for the Arts: Established in 1965, Intersection is one of the most vital cultural centers on the West Coast and the oldest alternative arts institution in SF. Intersection recently forged a set of unique cross-sector partnerships, collaborating on The 5M Project- Led by Forest City. We are prototyping the next generation of urban development that embraces diversity of thought, life experience, and culture.