The recent series of paintings consist of abstracted images of clocks, roller coasters and mountains hung behind a distorted Greek flag pattern, which ties the series together and allows you to break down each individual image into abstracted parts. The images behind the Greek flag template can seem photographic or hyper realistic, bending into a surreal description of everyday subjects.
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Santa Fe, NM
Ancient Greece is believed to be the template for Western Civilization. This is the reason I use the Greek flag as a template - to show people that these paintings are images of concepts. They are not pictures, interpretations, abstractions or non-objective artworks. The paintings are the ideas themselves. I don’t improvise. I take an image and imagine it painted on the template. It is then painted (as imagined) directly and perfectly as possible. The method of painting is precise, nearly eliminating gesture and the action of painting from the completed work.
Washington, DC
Rachel Grossman is a performing artist, administrator, and producer with thirteen years of non-profit arts, education, and community program management in the Washington, DC area. She is a co-founder of dog & pony dc (an ensemble-based devised theatre company in DC) and serves as the company's Ring Leader for Organizational Advancement. With dog & pony dc, Rachel produced PUNCH!--that's the way we do it, directed COURAGE and Beertown, and performed in Cymbeline, Bare Breasted Women Sword Fighting, Separated at Birth, and Beertown.
Oakland, CA
The Racial Justice Poster Project of the Akonadi Foundation encourages a creative outpouring of poster art that reflects the lives of people in communities of color, their movements for social change, and their vision for a world without racism.
Rebuild Foundation helps neighborhoods thrive through culture-driven redevelopment by activating abandoned spaces with arts and cultural programming. It transforms under-resourced communities by leveraging economic and cultural resources to (1) Strengthen neighborhoods through community-driven programming (2) Create spatial equity for underserved artists and creative people (3) Educate and provide opportunity through work force enhancement (4) Invest in creative entrepreneurs and local artists to spark economies.
Dearborn, MI
The goals of this online exhibit are to convey that: 1) Arab Americans have been an integral part of U.S. society since its inception; 2) there is a discrepancy between who Arab Americans are and how they are generally perceived by the U.S. public; 3) this discrepancy is the result of Orientalism: over generalized and distorted images and ideas produced by U.S.
Delaware, OH
Reconnecting, a new musical composition for full orchestra and drum circle, was conceived and developed by composer Ben Goldberg and Central Ohio Symphony Executive Director Warren Hyer to create a musical dialogue about a unique local rehabilitation program for juvenile offenders with mental illness or substance abuse issues. The piece will be a single movement work of approximately 10 to 15 minutes, to be premiered during the Symphony’s 2014-15 concert season.
San Francisco, CA
The Red Poppy Art House is an artist-driven organization that offers an integral performance experience that empowers and transforms society through engaging communities in cultural and artistic initiatives. The Poppy seeks to develop and implement an innovative and sustainable model for small-scale arts presenting and artist-centered initiatives.
Fargo, ND
As a worker owned and operated space, The Red Raven Espresso Parlor is committed to being a unique, open, and accepting establishment that features quality product, offers the community healthy alternatives, and fosters emerging artists of all media.
Springdale, UT
In 1997 Bimstein was awarded Meet The Composer's largest grant, the three-year New Residencies, during which he composed music that celebrates and explores the intimate relationship between the landscapes of the desert southwest and the many cultures that have inhabited the area. Bimstein received a second Continental Harmony grant in 2005 to compose Red Rock Rondo, a song cycle based on the historical and contemporary stories of the communities near Zion National Park.The chamber folk ensemble also offer keynote speeches and workshops.
Reel Actions
Chicago, IL
Reel Actions serves to provide a platform for education, advocacy, discussion and social action through provocative story-telling by way of film screenings, art events and a variety of other artistic collaborations. Film, art and other forms of shared human experiences serve as catalysts for conversation and public participation. By aligning themed events with relevant philanthropic organizations, we create unique opportunities for dialogue and collaboration.
ReEntry, a play by Emily Ackerman and K. J. Sanchez, is composed entirely from the words of Marines and their families. The play is considered “documentary theater” in its re-telling of actual events and personal perspective. In addition to addressing the issues and experiences of service members and their families, ReEntry also explores the relationships between Marines and the civilians they fight for overseas and must contend with when they return home.
Brooklyn, NY
“Referendum on the American Dream” (working title) is a temporary public artwork to be sited in prominent public locations in Cleveland, Ohio, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the first days of the Republican and Democratic conventions in July 2016. These installations incorporate video, photography and public interaction.
Chicago, IL
Focusing on the forefront of the visual arts, The Renaissance Society maintains an international reputation as one of the finest resources for contemporary art: a place to experience the art history of generations to come. Founded in 1915 at The University of Chicago to encourage a greater understanding of culture - in the broad sense of the term "renaissance" - The Renaissance Society set out to include Chicago in the cultural liberty and controversy of Europe.
Lake Worth, FL
As an educator, artist, and activist, Maeva’s objective has always been to utilize her creative community building and organizational skills to create a lasting impact on individuals and communities.
Worcester, MA
Render Creative Inc. is a non-profit organization focused on empowering youth by encouraging self-expression through quality accessible arts programs. Each year we run a summer program called “Main IDEA,” working with multi-ethnic youth ages 8–12 in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, MA, offering exposure to the arts at no cost to their families on campus at Clark University. We partner with local artists, businesses and organizations to offer a variety of art disciplines: Music, Creative Drama, Creative Writing, Dance, and Visual Art.
Portland, ME
Founded by environmentalist Lauren Sullivan and her musician husband, Adam Gardner of the band Guster, Reverb provides greening programs for artists' tours along with grassroots outreach and education for music fans. The education and outreach initiatives include Eco-Village, a festival-like display of environmental information and activities. National and local environmental organizations are hosted at each Eco-Village. Reverb also provides consulting services to businesses in the music industry about greening their activities and operations..
San Francisco, CA
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), formerly known as Air Traffic Control, supports musicians and managers who want to be engaged in social change by providing resources needed to develop capacity and coordinate partnerships. RPM provides Tools & Research on its web site and produces a monthly newsletter for subscribing musicians, publicists, and managers. RPM also manages an education fund that helps musicians use their talents to effect social change by connecting them to activists, organizations, and issue campaigns.
Whitesburg, KY
RFK in EKY, The Robert F. Kennedy Performance Project, was a series of public conversations and activities centered around the real-time, site-specific intermedia performance that recreated, on September 9 and 10, 2004, Robert Kennedy’s two-day 200-mile “poverty tour” of southeastern Kentucky in 1968. The project is partnering with Head Start to organize dialogues about the impact of drugs in Eastern Kentucky as well as developing in-depth documentation of the 2004 RFK Performance Project. Ultimately RFK in EKY hopes to generate a complete documentary film on the project and a book.
Brooklyn, NY
Linguistic brilliance, hip-hop rhythms and unflappable honesty characterize the work of Rha Goddess –artist, writer, poet and social activist. Her work has been internationally featured in several compilations, anthologies, forums and festivals. Rha’s debut project, Soulah Vibe, received rave industry reviews from Ms. Magazine, The Source, XXL, and Interview magazines.