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So funny when you stumble on something that you didn't even know existed - like when I found this the other day.
It's an article from four years ago, pre-COVID, when New Haven Public Library was actively recruiting artists for its exhibition space. So honored to be included in the article; it was a great show. Many great memories!
Here is the text of the article (you can also click on the blue link above).
Ives Wants Your Art
Lucy Gellman
October 25, 2018
Plastic
bags, transformed into vivid marine wildlife. Intrepid explorers
rendered in watercolor, looking out over vast expanses of desert.
Miniature, ornate houses printed on bright backgrounds, winking out from
the walls.
These are just some of the works that have graced the Ives Gallery at
the New Haven Free Public Library (NHFPL) in the past year. Now, the
library is reissuing its call to multimedia artists, community
organizers, and activists who reflect New Haven in their work. The
deadline for submissions is Wednesday Oct. 31; guidelines and more
information are available at the library's website.
The gallery was first born in mid-2015, following renovations on the
lower branch of the library. As it reopened, staff sought to establish a
space that stimulated greater community engagement, adding to an
upstairs kids' zone and basement community room. Thursday, library staff
announced that they are still seeking artist proposals before the
Halloween deadline.
In the years since, it has featured work from professional artists,
school and community groups, New Haven Public School students, and
others. Recent exhibitions include Liz Antle-O' Donnell's Walls, which took on housing and access in suburban and urban contexts, Marsha Borden's Remixed: a Kaleidoscope of Plastic, and the Adae Fine Art Academy's annual student show.
"The exhibits always reflects something current, something creative
makers are grappling with right now, on their own or as a result of a
studio room prompt," said Ashley Sklar, public services administrator
for adult learning, partnerships and communications. "With three years
of art exhibitions from the greater New Haven community under our belt,
we know there is lots more to see!"
Sklar added that the open call accepts proposals from individuals,
pairs or groups of artists, independent curators, nonprofit
organizations, public or private K-12 schools, colleges, universities,
students, and teachers. The call closes next Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 5
p.m.
Artist Kwadwo Adae, who has exhibited at the library tens of times in the past decade, praised
the library for its continued work with local creatives, recalling how
he has watched the lower level "evolve into a fantastic exhibition space
over the past 10 years."
"They have provided an important and much-needed venue in the
community for artists to exhibit their artwork," he added. "Artspace's City-Wide Open Studios happens every October, but we are fortunate to have access to this treasure of a resource in our community all year round."
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