2/24/11 - Time: 5-7pm
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MCLA Gallery 51: A Lot of Possibilities. Exhibition Opening
A Lot of Possibilities, North Adams.
An exhibition about a social strategy for art, activism, and urban farming.
Exhibition Reception, Thursday February 24, 5-7pm [facebook invite]
Gallery workshop: Saturday, February 26 at 11am
Papermaking with Alyssa Casey. FREE and open to all. [more]
A Lot of Possibilities has brought together a roster of drastically different artists who, joining this project, have generated an uncanny number of works inspiring one another, interacting with public spaces, combining a range of mediums and strategizing small forgotten islands of urban fabric.
On view in the gallery the polyhedrical work of 11 artists exploring and reacting to the opportunity of changing a community through art. Participant artists include: Alumbrados (Laura Fayer & Sandra Mack-Valencia), Norbert Francis Attard, Suzanne Broughel, Alyssa Casey, Lisbeth Langkjaer, Caroline Parks, John Tursi, Petra Valentova, Jonathan Velardi, and Virginia Vergara.
A Lot of Possibilities is a project by artist Anna Lise Jensen, a socially engaged artist who, through her work, supports, creates and manages social art activities to spark a communal sense of space, sharing and happenings.
The project at his original and early state aimed to place contemporary artists' work in domestic and non-conventional spaces to offer artists a place to showcase their work.
In Summer 2010 MCLA Gallery 51 thought about bringing A Lot of Possibilities to North Adams and using the gallery as an additional venue for some of the artwork originally inspired by A Lot of Possibilities and created for an outdoor space. The challenge of adapting site-specific installations to a more traditional white box space came from the desire to actively contribute to the ongoing debate about what artists do for society and what impact an art initiative can have for a community.
Furthermore the work featured in A Lot of Possibilities, North Adams will enrich the local cultural panorama stimulating and comparing ideas with North Adams and Berkshire County residents. Artists who joined this initiative work in a multitude of mediums, following different paths and purposes contributing to create an exciting overview of contemporary art practices and discourses.
A Lot of Possibilities, North Adams is a project by artist Anna Lise Jensen. The show is curated by Valeria Federici.
Location: MCLA Gallery 51
Directions: 51 Main Street, North Adams, MA 01247
