Danny Laffey • HagerSmith
Danny Laffey • HagerSmith
July-August 2018
Danny Laffey • HagerSmith
300 S Dawson St, Raleigh, NC 2760
Hours m-f 9-5
July-August 2018
Danny Laffey is an abstract artist living and working in Raleigh, NC. Danny's work is inspired by the emotive power of color. Danny strives to achieve an image that is both vibrant, calming and captivating. Color and contrast are at the core of Danny's paintings as he works to portray the image as he sees it in the moment. His work has been displayed in Scranton, PA, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Raleigh in solo exhibits, group exhibits and private collections.
The paintings themselves can be perceived in a multitude of ways. The use of a horizon line, creating a distinct break in the painting, signifies the need for me to express my vision of the world around me. Using an element of movement and depth in one portion of the painting, while contrasting it both with color, but also in application on the other half. It is in this break that I strive to convey my view of an ever-changing, fast-paced and complicated world with the simple and serene in all of our lives. These two opposing viewpoints of the world around us are represented by varying colors and depths which are indicative of feeling and mood characteristic of each painting. I view my work as way to understand both emotion and reaction to all of the countless aspects of life. My goal is to create paintings that both bring the viewer in and create a sense of calm. The works are void of any figurative references. Color is the sole mode of communication, giving the viewer a more introspective and serene experience.
Jane Cheek • Aloft RDU
Jane Cheek • Aloft RDU
July-September 2018
Jane Cheek • Aloft RDU
10020 Sellona St, Raleigh, NC 27617
July-September 2018
"Hi! I am mixed media artist who loves working with bright colors and metallics. I enjoy exploring both form and feeling through modern abstract expressionism with occasional nods to pop art and fauvism. Once upon a time, I graduated from North Carolina State University with a BA in Visual Arts Applications. I taught art at a K-8 charter school in Durham for five years before deciding to stay home with my kids. I now spend my days unschooling our three sons and working in my home studio."
Constance Pappalardo • Aloft Raleigh
Constance Pappalardo • Aloft Raleigh
July-September 2018
Constance Pappalardo • Aloft Raleigh
2100 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 2760
July-Oct. 10, 2018
A native of Lima, Peru, Constance Pappalardo studied painting at the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts, in New York City.
She is a member of Artspace and the Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, and the Durham Art Guild.
She is best known for her richly pigmented water color on canvas paintings as well as her more minimalistic black and white paintings.
Pappalardo is the recipient of numerous art awards. For example, she was selected as the feature artist for Cary’s “Spring Daze” festival, won “Best in Show” at the North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh, and received the “Purchase Prize” from Cary Visual Art. Her works are included in corporate and private collections in the United States, Europe, and her native Peru.
Ms. Pappalardo is involved in many charity art auctions, donating art to such events as the “For the Love Art” auction, the North Carolina Museum of Arts “Art of the Auction,” and the Boys and Girls Club of Wake County among others.
Of her work, she writes…
For as long as I can remember, art has always been a source of healing for me. Being very sensitive to color, it was the colorist painters I was most drawn to and now, a painter myself, I use color as my primary language.
Times being as they are, with our country in a spiritual/philosophical civil war of sorts, healing is of the essence. Language has been twisted and abused, imagery has been manipulated to shock rather than illuminate.
As a painter, I seek to heal with breath-like color. My work reaches and touches and asks the viewer to take a breath, to sync with the vibration of color, the calm and warmth only the right pigment can offer. In my work, there may be suggestions of a landscape, but the real subject of my paintings is always color and through color I can leave a positive and healing footprint in our society, one that may unite rather than divide.
soft goods
soft goods
July 6 - 28, 2018
VAE is a hub for a diverse network of artists, a venue for artists to advance their careers, and a voice to influence positive change for the creative community. As a part of our hub, VAE hosts a number of artist groups with varying disciplines for artists to meet, discuss, and create art. VAE wants to showcase the diversity and multitude of works and creativity that our artist groups help to produce.
VAE wants to showcase a range of textile works highlighting the diversity of process, materials, and presentation within this wide medium and industry. Honoring North Carolina’s rich history with textiles an focusing on works build on and expand its foundation. The intended impact of the exhibition is to expand our audience’s idea of what textiles can be.
soft goods
July 6 - 28, 2018
VAE is a hub for a diverse network of artists, a venue for artists to advance their careers, and a voice to influence positive change for the creative community. As a part of our hub, VAE hosts a number of artist groups with varying disciplines for artists to meet, discuss, and create art. VAE wants to showcase the diversity and multitude of works and creativity that our artist groups help to produce.
VAE wants to showcase a range of textile works highlighting the diversity of process, materials, and presentation within this wide medium and industry. Honoring North Carolina’s rich history with textiles an focusing on works build on and expand its foundation. The intended impact of the exhibition is to expand our audience’s idea of what textiles can be.
ACCEPTED ARTIST & WORK
Nicole Asselin - old work, new work
Tamara Bagnell - system 1, system 2
Rose Bell - Landscape VI, Landscape III
Megan Bostic - Tuesdays with Grandma
Rachel Davis - Leaf Gall Study, Pollen Grains
HALE EKINCI - UNTITLED BROTHERS
Kimberly English 6 Miles and 60 Hours, Creel
George Gregory - The three faces of George, When I think about you ...
Lily Martina Lee - The Shroud of Bittercreek Betty, The Shroud of Devil's Gate Jane Doe
Bridget Leslie - MD, Bypass
Erin Miller - Packing Peanuts, Wool Packing Peanuts
O. Gustavo Plascencia - City of Islands
Saba Taj - Barzakh
Ann Tilley - Bored (the TV's always on)
Ely Urbanski - guilted
Angie Zielinski - Hold Tight, Eyes Closed
Pet the Zoo
Pet the Zoo is VAE’s petting zoo!. The zoo will be a place to be indoors with family and friends for the month of June. A sanctuary for the animals created by artists to exist to be petted, fed, and cared for by the general public as they stay still in their hay-filled domain.
Pet the Zoo
June 1 - 23, 2018
Pet the Zoo is VAE’s new petting zoo opening in June of 2018. The zoo is a place to be indoors with family and friends. A sanctuary for the animals created by artists to exist to be petted, fed, and cared for by the general public as they stay still in their hay-filled domain.
VAE asked artists to create animals for the viewing public to interact with. Some works are based on real animals, others come straight from the jungle-minds of the artists! This fun, quirky exhibit is part of VAE's efforts to encourage artists to step outside their comfort zones, try new media, and take chances!
DETAILS
- Pet the Zoo is an open non-juried exhibit
- Viewers can (respectfully) interact with the work
Chris Young I REX Heart & Vascular
Chris Young
REX Heart & Vascular
May 2018 - January 2019
Chris Young
REX Heart & Vascular
May 2018 - January 2019
ARTIST STATEMENT
Windswept mountain ridges. Quiet forest trails. Cliffs overlooking an expansive sea. Big skies
and dramatic vistas. I’m drawn to nature.
Inspiration comes from local venues, as well as, far-flung destinations like Iceland and
Tasmania. While hiking, I fill sketchbooks with pen and watercolor drawings, translating those
images into larger oil paintings in my studio. I think of myself as a plein air artist who also paints
indoors.
My recent landscapes range from impressions to abstraction. They are created with oil and cold
wax - applied, layered, scraped, and marked - creating textured and complex expressions of
nature.
ARTIST BIO
Chris Young is an Iowa native and a 21 year Cary, NC resident. While also active in the
business world and as a community volunteer, she has been a professional artist for 4 years.
Chris has exhibited in Cary and Raleigh and her paintings are in private collections coast to
coast.
IMBY
What if you got to design your own perfect city totally from scratch? What would it look like? In My Backyard (IMBY) is a month-long collaborative experiment where we come together and try to do just that, right here in VAE’s main gallery.
In My Backyard
November 2 - 24, 2018
VAE Raleigh
What if you got to design your own perfect city totally from scratch? What would it look like?
In My Backyard (IMBY) is a month-long collaborative experiment where we come together and try to do just that, right here in VAE’s main gallery. VAE will create a blank topographic slate for the public to build on and offer prompts for things to include (like roads, power, food, culture, accessibility, etc.).
Participants will be able to come in a build, renovate, tear down, relocate buildings, green spaces, or whole parts of the city to help determine what an open source city building looks like. VAE is providing the supplies and space for the community at large to come an determine what the community should look like all we need is public’s help.
VAE is also planning days for groups to come in and work on the city. Groups can build on their own, work as a team, respond to a randomly drawn disaster or they can work through a building project game. The game pits roles and power structures against one another to see whose project comes out on top?
IMBY is part interactive art installation, part game, and part community conversation. People of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to come help build paradise.
If you are interested in bringing a group for a build day email Kyle or Monet.
Project Partners
Sponsors
The Walls We Build
June 1 - 29, 2018
United Arts Council
The Walls We Build is the inaugural theme for the artist UNITED to ask and explore “how people treat each other.” Walls, both physical and metaphorical, exist throughout the world. They have an application of separating people and places. As such, the question “how people treat each other” bares the deeper consideration of why humans desire to split and divide themselves. Highly political and personal in its foundation, UNITED states “Our strength as citizens and as artists arises from our ability to question and debate issues, contradictions and ironies that confront us.”
The Walls We Build
June 1 - July 27, 2018
United Arts Council
The Walls We Build is the inaugural theme for the artist UNITED to ask and explore “how people treat each other.” Walls, both physical and metaphorical, exist throughout the world. They have an application of separating people and places. As such, the question “how people treat each other” bares the deeper consideration of why humans desire to split and divide themselves. Highly political and personal in its foundation, UNITED states “Our strength as citizens and as artists arises from our ability to question and debate issues, contradictions and ironies that confront us.”
ARTISTS
Mark Abercrombie - bRaIn, woman on the mountain
David Barkhau - Open Your Heart
Jill Ciccone Pike - Waiting
Kyndall Cortes - They Don't Know
L Heartwalter - Odd Maude
Randy McNamara - Doomed to repeat
Richard Perry - A la Cerca (At the Fence)
Nicholas Portanova - The Wall, Where do we go from here?
Liz Roetzel - Crowd Size Matters
Barbara Thomas - Abstracted Interior
Courtney Potter I HagerSmith
Courtney Potter
HagerSmith
May - June
ARTIST BIO
Courtney Potter has worked as a professional painter, photographer, filmmaker, and artist for the last decade. As a child she explored multiple art forms—performing in the St. Louis children’s touring choir, writing and illustrating short stories, and playing piano at Carnegie Hall in high school.
Courtney graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2009 with a degree in Photojournalism. Her photography projects have taken her across the world and earned her multiple awards including College Photographer of the year, WPJA, WPPI, and the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. Her paintings have been featured in art shows along the East Coast, and she’s currently preparing for three 2018 solo exhibitions in the North Carolina Triangle (Raleigh – Durham – Chapel Hill) where she lives.
Authenticity and love fuel Courtney’s work and life purpose. Just like you, she values excellence and soul: she’s not a fan of trends, tropes, or mediocrity. Your artwork won’t look like everyone else’s, because you aren’t like everyone else. You live your life boldly from a foundation of love, and you want paintings and photographs that match your truth.
Courtney helps individuals (who love themselves), couples (who love each other), and creative business owners (who love their work) tap into their own authenticity and creativity. She does this through her exquisite abstract paintings that transform your living space, honest wedding photos that celebrate your quirks and your deep love for your community, stunning boudoir photos that remind you how you feel in your sexiest moments, or soulful branding visuals that let your inspiration behind your brand really shine through.
When not painting or making photographs, you’ll probably find Courtney rockclimbing, chasing her dream to live on a houseboat with her boo, or exploring the Pacific Northwest. Her deepest joy is found in exploring (whether it’s new ideas, the world, or her own creativity) and connecting (with her community, her family, and her friends).
Also, the pelvis is her power symbol.
The Protest Purse
THE PROTEST PURSE
by Kulsum Tasnif
photography by Caroline Cockrell
Exhibition: May 4 - June 16, 2018
Artist Talk: May 5th, 4-6pm
First Friday: May 4th, 6-10pm & June 1st, 6-10pm
Project Statement
For the past months I immersed myself in stories of Muslim women, learning what inspires us to resist and to exist in these times of national chaos, global catastrophes, and day to day struggles. My resistance purses are portraits of contemporary human struggles and triumphs. They are empowering, bold, and collaborative, fueled by our collective passions; they serve as a documentation of an era in which voices are silenced, yet, remaining silent is not an option. This is an ongoing project that seeks to re-contextualize how we view protest, and allows insight into the hearts and minds of a diverse community of women. And I couldn't have thought of a better partner than photographer-friend Caroline Cockrell to join me on this journey called The Protest Purse.
THE LAB is sponsored by Allen Tate Realtors
A Letter from VAE Staff + Board of Directors
Dear Creative Community,
In April, the Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh (CAM Raleigh) opened an exhibition of work by artist Margaret Bowland, whose paintings incorporate, among other symbols, women and girls of color painted in white face. Ms. Bowland herself is white, and without proper context the exhibition threatens the misappropriation (or, worse, the marginalization) of Black history and culture, which is troubling for many viewers.
As a fellow City-funded arts organization, Visual Art Exchange (VAE Raleigh) agrees with CAM Raleigh that art is a powerful tool for communication. VAE Raleigh also believes this communicative power comes with significant civic responsibility. Unfortunately, CAM Raleigh has not adequately answered individual questions and concerns about the exhibition from members of the creative community. Members of that community approached VAE to give institutional voice to their questions and concerns.
VAE Raleigh believes it is essential going forward that the whole of the presenting art community (patrons, artists, and administrators) are clear on, conscious of, and communicative about the line between provocation and exploitation. We respect provocation as an effective tool for raising awareness and sparking conversations to bring about change. However, responsible, socially engaged cultural art institutes start with an intended impact and work backward from there to present art that achieves the desired ends.
To this end, we are devoting the 2018 VAE Summit to furthering these important conversations and, together, arriving at standards and values that reflect our diverse, inclusive community. Join us on July 21, 2018 as we figure out how Triangle creativity can do its best work!
Sincerely,
VAE Staff + Board of Directors
VAE BEST PRACTICES
VAE will:
design our exhibits and programming from the outside in, by engaging the community in the planning process.
align our resources to identify and address problems using creativity.
make sure that all exhibition opportunities have real value for participating artists, including press, print materials, and financial compensation whenever possible.
engage with challenging or provocative work by contextualizing it and facilitating open dialogue about it.
support free creative expression and lift up work that creates the most positive impact for our community.
communicate transparently with our audience about the intended impact of our work, the engagement process during planning, and how others can be involved in our projects.
never exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
select guest curators from communities represented in our exhibits. Charge those curators to engage members of the community in the discussion and to create programming that shows a diverse set of views from that community.
require guest curators to submit all works for review six weeks ahead of the exhibition so that VAE can make sure the works fits these guidelines and that challenging work is well contextualized in our communications about the exhibition.
design programs, exhibits, events, and funding opportunities that are culturally, physically, and financially accessible.
use our institutional privilege to give voice and opportunity to people who might otherwise remain unheard.
earn a reputation as an inclusive space where thoughts, concerns, and ideas will be heard.
admit when we make mistakes, learn from those mistakes, and work with the community to better understand their diverse perspectives.
THE EVERYDAY
THE EVERYDAY
disabled. universal. audacious.
THE EVERYDAY is a multi-venue, multi-discipline, cross-disability project with the curatorial goal of highlighting universal experiences, told from the disability perspective, presented in an audacious way. This project will take place in August and September of 2018. The project is led by an international steering committee of people and artists with disabilities and people with careers at the intersection of arts and disability. The steering committee was strategically built to give this project the national reach and perspective needed to produce an event that is unique to our community. The project will be centered around a visual art exhibition, which will be mounted in VAE’s main gallery and curated by Sam West, head curator at Attenborough Arts Centre. The project will also include a keynote address, panel discussions, interactive activities, and theatrical, musical, and dance performances.
THE EVERYDAY
disabled. universal. audacious.
THE EVERYDAY is a multi-venue, multi-discipline, cross-disability project with the curatorial goal of highlighting universal experiences, told from the disability perspective, presented in an audacious way. This project will take place in August and September of 2018. The project is led by an international steering committee of people and artists with disabilities and people with careers at the intersection of arts and disability. The steering committee was strategically built to give this project the national reach and perspective needed to produce something original to our region.
The project will be grounded by two visual art exhibitions: The Garden Variety, which will be mounted in VAE’s main gallery and curated by Sam West, head curator at Attenborough Arts Centre, and an exhibition exploring North Carolina through the lens of disability at the National Humanities Center, juried by Ann M. Fox, professor at Davidson College. The project will also include a keynote address, panel discussions, interactive activities, and theatrical, musical, and dance performances. This project will showcase talent from local, national, and international artists.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Sarah Corrin - Arts Grants Director, Office of Raleigh Arts - Raleigh, NC
Sky Cubacub - Artist, Fashion, Designer, Self-advocate - Chicago, IL
Ruth Gould - Artistic Director of the DaDaFest - Liverpool, UK
Park McArthur - Artist - New York, NY
Mark Travis Rivera - Dancer, Photographer, Activist, Artistic Director, Marked Dance Project - New York, NY
Betty Siegel - Director of VSA and Accessibility, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Washington D.C.
Laura Swanson - artist - New York, NY
Naomi Walker - Executive Director, Southern Documentary Fund - Durham, NC
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
National Humanities Center
United Arts Council
Arts Access
CAM Raleigh
PineCone
CALLS FOR ART
National Humanities Center
August 31 - December 15
Deadline to enter - 11:59 pm on August 4, 2018
VAE’s first collaboration with NHC will be an extension of an upcoming project, THE EVERYDAY.
THE EVERYDAY is a multi-venue, multi-discipline, cross-disability project headed by an international steering committee with the curatorial goal of highlighting universal experiences, told from the disability perspective, presented in an audacious way. The project will be presented throughout August and September 2018 and will showcase talent on local, national, and international levels.
VAE Main Gallery
August 3 - September 29
Deadline to enter - 11:59 pm on July 7, 2018
THE EVERYDAY's central exhibition in VAE's Main Gallery is an exhibition exploring universal themes experiences which we all share: romantic and familial love, employment, citizenship, education, and caregiving, to name a few. People with disabilities have typically been erased or considered disqualified from these experiences, yet they too participate in them. Following the curatorial theme of the overarching EVERYDAY project, this exhibition will showcase works that tell stories, using universal experiences or ideas, but presented in audacious ways.
All works must be made from the genuine perspective of life with a disability.
SPONSORSHIP
If you'd like to sponsor THE EVERYDAY you can download the sponsorship packet here, or contact Brandon Cordrey at brandon@visualartexchange.org or 919.256.6856 to start the conversation!
Amy M Anderson - The Clique
Amy Anderson
The Clique
April 25 - June 2
Artist talk - June 2
Amy M Anderson
The Clique
April 25 - June 2
ARTIST STATEMENT
Absurdism describes how we, as humans, desire order, purpose and meaning in life. As a result, we are left unsatisfied by the “silence of the universe” and its unwillingness to unquestionably provide us with such. With no life meaning, there is no point to live. Yet, suicide is also meaningless. This brings us to a position of existence where we are left living our lives with no meaning. The acceptance of this meaningless state of being alive supposedly leaves us existing in total freedom. Through my work, I examine the conflict of the individual’s role and search for the state of freedom in which Absurdism leaves us. (Absurdism)
In our social positions, phantom communities, social constructs, expectations and indoctrinations put us on the stage to play a perceived intended role. In the lifelong universal pursuit of meaning and happiness we find ourselves together on a stage in which we must ask ourselves if we can find truth in the role in which we are playing. By observing and investigating common social scenarios, my artworks induce conversations about social conditions drawing attention to the need for change or at least acknowledgment of the effects of such conditions on and within the individual.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Objecthood plays a vital role in the works I create. My work measures relationships between ideas and environs. The role of the individual object is always put into question through the creative juxtaposition of materials in which objects combine to create new functions. I combine the use of readymade objects with unconventional materials to create an environment that promotes conversation. Recognizable objects create a familiarity concept with the viewer that entices them to further inspect the work.
Through the use of everyday objects and easily recognizable materials, viewers are invited to consider each work, its components and the meaning given to the piece by the intentional combination of these objects and their new functions. By shedding light on the absurdity of imposed social roles, viewers are prompted to ask themselves whether the role they play in life is merely a façade – an act – or if there is some truth in who they are and the potential of who they can become.
ARTIST BIO
Amy M. Anderson is a visual artist who specializes in conceptual sculpture and installation. Amy is a graduate of UNC-Wilmington, obtaining her BA in Philosophy and Religion, as well as Studio Art in 2004, and her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies in 2017 (Thesis: Feeling and Filling Space: A Finnish Art Experience and Gas Station Discos). She has her Master of Fine Arts from Western Carolina University (Thesis: My Titles are Always in Pencil: Projects in The Absurd), and has worked at international artist residencies in Spain and Finland. Amy is currently pursuing her PhD in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies, is an instructor at Randolph Community College and faculty in the Graduate Liberal Studies program at UNC-Wilmington.
Ultralight 2
Ultralight 2
May 2 -25
United Arts Council
ULTRALIGHT 2 is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists living with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as living with disabilities to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field, media, and stereotypes. ULTRALIGHT 2 seeks to exhibit work that challenges the viewing public to leave their preconceived notions and sympathy at the door, and experience artwork that tells the real story of living disabilities and the current state of access. The exhibition breaks access into three parts: physical, communication, and attitude.
ARTISTS
Angela Dawson - Wallflower
Rachel Fann - Anxiety Brain
Effy Francis - Sick, Nero
King Godwin - 18-m109 The elephant is happy in the rain because it feels like a shower "67", 18-m301 The bear is smily because its playing with the friend
Wiley Johnson - Uplifting
Eduardo Lapetina - A Simple Happy Life
Jennifer Markowitz - Fleshmap: Chicago 1988-1990, Fleshmap: Chicago April 1992
Jeff Newell - Lined up as meaningless cogs, That Confounded Bird
Mitchell Price - Imaginative Astronaut
Jaime Robertson - Flourish
Jean Shortall - You're Only as Beautiful as You Feel Inside
Efrat Vaknin - WECONNECT, WEMASTERBATE
Evan Webster - Not Today!, Untitled
Eric Wolf - Magma and Ice
Sherry Spencer - WE ARE FAMILY
AWARDS
1st - Effy Francis Sick
2nd - Jennifer Markowitz Fleshmap: Chicago 1988-1990
3rd - Jeff Newell That Confounded Bird
Merit Awards
Rachel Fann - Anxiety Brain
Jean Shortall - You're Only as Beautiful as You Feel Inside
Project Postcard
IT'S TIME FOR PROJECTPOSTCARD!
In today’s culture, we so rarely mail things. This project encourages students to think about the ways in which we communicate our creative ideas.
Teachers, students, and parents are encouraged to request postcards using the link below. Students will use the postcards as a base for their creative ideas, staying within the guidelines printed on the back. Using the First Class postage provided, the postcards will be mailed back to VAE and then exhibited at our community partner UAC's storefront windows. This project encourages students to be CREATIVE, while working within RESTRICTION, and includes an element of CHANCE.
Write here…
Mail Never Stops!
Rain, Sleet, or Shine, the mail never stops and nor shall VAE!
The 2018 iteration of Project Postcard will take place over the course of May. We have sent out hundreds of cards already and are receiving the best looking mail we have ever seen. But since the Postoffice never rests we decided not to either. Over the course of May students can design their postcards and send them back in a few ways.
Teachers, students, and parents are can request postcards using the link below. Cards can also be picked up from UAC on May 4 or at VAE after May 4, and sent back. Students will use the postcards as a base for their creative ideas, staying within the guidelines printed on the back. Using the First Class postage, the postcards will be mailed back to VAE and then exhibited at our community partner UAC's storefront windows. This project encourages students to be CREATIVE, while working within RESTRICTION, and includes an element of CHANCE.
CREATIVE – There is no set subject matter, students may use any materials (other than buttons or string, sorry USPS rules!), and there is no correct way to make a great product for this project.
RESTRICTION – The United States Post Office has a few restrictions that students will have to stay within to ensure that their postcard makes it through the mail. VAE will send First Class postage along with the postcard package. We ask that each student use no more than one stamp to mail their finished piece back to VAE. Finished works can be no thicker than 1/4″ and cannot weigh more than a can of soda.
CHANCE – The US Post Office will be a collaborator on each piece of artwork! Some elements of the artwork may not hold up as well to the mailing process as others. Some cards may be postmarked differently or in a different location than others. All of this will add additional interest to each piece!
We look forward to watching the creativity unfold!
Postcards will be on display at United Arts Council
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Teachers, students, or parents can use the link below to request one of three packages:
Classwork Package – 30 postcards and 10 stamps
This is the perfect package for a teacher looking to have their entire class make art on postcards. We’ll provide the postage for 10 cards, but please don’t let that limit your submissions. We want as many cards as possible!
Side Project Package – 10 postcards and 10 stamps
A great package for sending postcards homes with students to use in their spare time or small art clubs.
Individual Package – 2 postcards and 1 stamp
The perfect package for any individual student or parent to request for a single student.
TIMELINE
Exhibition Run .............................................May 4 - June 1
First Friday Receptions……………..............May 4, 6-8pm & June 1 6-8pm
Mail Drop Deadline For May FF............April 27
Bill Drewitz / Aloft Raleigh
Bill Drewitz
Aloft Raleigh
April - June
ARTIST STATEMENT
William Drewitx (Bill) is an emerging artist that has worked with ink for 35 years. Creating intricate pen and ink drawings since he could hold a pencil, he recently embraced his artistic ability to create photos that are a unique blend of color, light, and design.
Nature reflects the duality within each of us. Nature is chaotic and harmonious, violent and peaceful, tumultuous and still, cunning and innocent.
Humans are a part of this duality, capable of malicious acts and of benevolent kindness.
The photos of William Drewitz embody the duality of nature and humanity where chaos and harmony play together in a single photo.
How the image affects the viewer is a reflection of the inner self at that moment.
By mixing UV ink, solvents, and oils a pattern is created and then photographed digitally using macro-photography. The art was born from a desire to have a creative outlet coupled with a major life change. It shows the complexity, the beauty, the emotion, and the ever-changing flow of our lives. Bill hopes you find yourself in the experience of these pieces. Everyone sees something different and has a different emotional reaction to any given design.
What do you see?
Chryssha Guidry / Aloft RDU
Chryssha Guidry
ALoft RDU
April - June
ARTIST STATEMENT
Chryssha Guidry was born in Florida in 1991. In 2013, she
graduated from Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL, with a BFA in Fine
Arts, Psychology, and a minor in Graphic Design. In 2014, after traveling
across country in a Chevy Conversion van, she landed in Asheville, North
Carolina. Finding a true love for North Carolina, she now resides in
Durham, NC.
This work started as a form of therapy, a method of release. The actions
organically evolve amongst each other, and she emphasizes these
relationships visually. Information is being obscured rather than
revealed. The continuous direction combines multiple perspectives, each
one making the last more obscure showing the whole is less than the
sum of its parts. There is a physical experience that can be considered
the peak, if not the overall purpose of one’s perception of this work. This
is experienced through relaxing and surrendering to the emotion that is
transpiring lulling them into a reflective escape.
Contemporary Artist Critique with Harriet Hoover
VAE's next Artist Critique will be held, May 29th, with guest critic, Harriet Hoover. This event open to contemporary artists. Critique space is limited.
VAE invites area educators and art professionals to do short individual critiques of your work.
The next critique is with guest critic, Harriet Hoover on Tuesday May 29th from 7-8:30pm at VAE Raleigh.
Harriet Hoover is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice is concerned with connecting the past and present with the personal and social through sculpture, performance, and curatorial endeavors.
Harriet is the recipient of the 2016 – 2017 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award. She studied Art + Design + Textile Technology at NCSU and received an MFA in Sculpture from UNC Greensboro. Harriet is the Coordinator of Studio, Teen and College Programs at the NCMA. She lives and works in Chapel Hill, NC.
- The critique session is for Mixed Media and Textile artists.
- Each artist may bring one piece - completed or in progress - to be critiqued.
- The registration is $5, which will go to our guest critic for their time and knowledge.
- Critique space is limited to 12 participants.
- Observation is open + free. Floor time + feedback is reserved for paying participants, wishing to bring 1 piece to be critiqued.
- Please follow the registration, regardless of the level of your participation.
Home Again Before Yesterday, Family Fruit
Online Portfolio Speed Date
A chance to speed date with four of the Triangle's most sought after digital gurus! Find out how to elevate your work in the cyber world on Monday April 23rd!
MONDAY, APRIL 23RD @ VAE RALEIGH
SPEED DATES are thematized 30-minute one-on-ones with area smartypants who can answer your pressing professional questions! This time, we are excited to host digital communication pros from around the Triangle to answer your questions about building or revamping your online portfolio for lasting impressions! Register while space is available!
HOW IT WORKS
This is your chance to pick some smart brains in a relaxed, comfortable environment! You should come with a few questions you want to ask your guru(s) during your 30-minute meeting(s). The Speed Date registration form will give them a little background on you before you meet so you won't have to start your conversation totally from scratch.
This event will be held from 2-6 pm on Monday, April 23. You get to pick who you meet with and when (depending on availability). Pick and choose your TWO dates to suit your needs and schedule!
REGISTRATION
STEP ONE: Complete the registration form through Wufoo [CLICK HERE]. You will be asked for your contact information and a short survey of questions to help the gurus understand your needs. This event is FREE for current VAE members and $10 for non-members.
Questions/prompts Include:
- What are the five words that BEST describe your creative work?
- What do you feel are the main challenges of your online portfolio?
- What's the main reason why you want to attend this event?
- What's one thing you're looking to leave the event knowing?
STEP TWO: Once you've completed step one we'll give you a link to an outside scheduling service called Sign Up Genius where you will choose the guru(s) and time(s) you want. Once you've done that and hit submit, you're 100% registered!
MEET YOUR DATES!
COMMUNICATION | Brent Simoneaux | Red Hat
Brent is a writer, editor, and producer in the tech industry. He works in Red Hat's corporate marketing department doing content writing and editing. With a Ph.D. in communication, rhetoric, and digital media, he is here to help you word-smith statements, bios, and projects!
PORTOLFIO PHOTOGRAPHY | Mary Kay Kennedy | Artspace
Prior to working at Artspace, Mary Kay worked as a photo editor for a Los Angeles based stock photo company and photo processor for The Photoshop studio. She has worked with clients like People Magazine and Visa, providing research and access to images for various uses. She knows all the tricks of digital documentation and is ready to give insight on how to best document your creative work, catalog and archive images, and prepare images for digital press kits. She has a B.F.A. in Photography and is someone you should know!
SOCIAL MEDIA | Alva Horton | The Assemblage
Alva is an independent communication specialist for the art, design, architectural, and heritage sectors. Using her background in interior design and art history, she helps consult and manage creative content in order to build brand awareness and engagement through digital presence. She has teamed with Triangle based non-profits like NC Modernist Houses as well as global fashion brands like Boudov and Ono Creations.
WEB DESIGN | Isaac Park | Pathosethos
In 2009, Isaac co-founded a full-service digital agency, Pathos Ethos. He is a pro when it comes to sitemap + customer flow design + content structure and user interface design. Isaac currently resides in Durham, North Carolina, with his beautiful wife and an emotionally unintelligent beagle mix. Notable accomplishments include: never having had cavities, accumulating piles of preventable debt, and learning how to swim at age 18.
