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Ampersand International Arts
September 15 - October 14, 2016Info
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www.ampersandinternationalarts.com
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Reception
September 15, 2016 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
'Palette', an ambitious group exhibition at ampersand international arts, offers a look inside the creative practice of over twenty contemporary artists and explores conceptual processes normally kept private within the artists’ studios. Instead of displaying 'finished artwork', co-curators Kelly Inouye, Theodora Mauro, and Lisa Solomon asked artists to contribute whatever it is that inspired their work and helps them tap their creative well. The idea of a painter’s palette was used as a starting point for the curatorial process and developed as an analogy for the way artists compose their own vernacular. The resulting exhibition features an eclectic mix of found objects, research materials, actual palettes, studio accidents, works-in-progress, studies, music, collections, sketchbooks, and ephemera illustrating the unpredictable nature of inspiration and the value of creative thinking. Participating artists include Barry Beach, Connie Begg, Carissa Potter Carlson, Courtney Cerruti, Sydney Cohen, Alicia Dornadic, Alicia Escott, Joseph Ferriso, Laura Boles Faw, Patrick Sean Gibson, Kate Haug, Christine Hostetler, Amanda Hughen, Heather Smith Jones, Mary Anne Kluth, Carey Lin, Carrie Lederer, Dori Latman, Kara Maria, Maysha Mohamedi, Kelly Ording, Brian Perrin, Maggie Preston, Mel Prest, Laurel Shear, Satsuki Shibuya, Sarah A. Smith, Jennifer Starkweather, Victoria Wagner.