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February 2018: ‘HUSK’ – Artwork on Parasitic Relationships

HUSK

Artwork on Parasitic Relationships

February 2 – 24, 2018

Opening Reception:
First Friday Art Walk, February 2nd from 5 – 9pm

‘Me Too’ (detail) – by Beth Robinson and Annika Rundberg


The host/parasite relationship in nature is a strange, fascinating one. There are many reasons why this relationship exists, including population control, boosting immune response, aiding decomposition and supporting the food web. While most parasites do not kill their hosts, what compels those that do? In our culture, the word “parasite” has a decidedly negative connotation. Though literal parasites are seeking only to live, parasite/host relationships present between humans result in toxic power dynamics, financial instability, breakdowns of bodies and minds, and loss of benefit to both parties over time. The work in this exhibition was made to explore parasitic relationships in all their forms. Where do we get the energy we need to sustain ourselves? Are those sources sustainable or part of a system that ultimately depletes us? This group of female artists met over the course of six months to discuss their interpretations of the show concept. Each artist is exploring the theme from her own unique perspective. The work includes depictions of parasites in nature in addition to examinations of family dynamics, childbirth, beauty, sexuality, and dysfunctional relationships in the context of parasitism.


Participating Artists:
Beth Robinson
Annika Rundberg
Athena Kafantaris
Sarah Vogelsang
Martha Hull
Jenn LeBlanc
Lynne Reed
Alex Swaisgood
Janine Fleri


HUSK at The Space Gallery
February 2 – 24, 2018
Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sat from 12 – 5pm

Art Hop is Here! Art Hop is Here! The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery ‘Represents’!

The 25th South End Art Hop is Here! Sept. 8-10, 2017

The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery and The Soda Plant Host Over 50 Artists, Open Studios, Market Booths…and More!

The South End Art Hop is a celebration of all the creative energy the South End Arts District has to offer! The three day event takes place the weekend after Labor Day each year and falls on September 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2017.



The Soda Plant and The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery
are THE place to visit during Art Hop with hundreds of pieces of artwork, open studios, market booths, and outside events.


ART HOP OPEN HOURS:

Friday, September 8th: 5pm – Midnight
Saturday, September 9th: 10am – 10pm
Sunday, September 10th: 11am – 4pm

Gallery Exhibition:
Open Thursday – Saturdays from 12-5pm, September 8 – 30th, 2017

‘Ascending Mt. Apolonikdt’, collage by Barbee Hauzinger


Who’s Who?? What To Expect:

Open Artist Studios at The Space Gallery:

Frank DeAngelis, acrylics & spray paint
Tim Neiley, oil & acrylic
Chris Dunwoody, photography, collage, and mixed media
Alex Costantino, paintings & ceramics
Mary Lundquist, illustrations, children’s books and prints
Peter Richards, paint, ink and graphite
Jake Rifken, wire sculpture
Martha Hull, acrylic, colored pencil, prints, cards/magnets, dolls
Jeff Bruno, painting, graphite, charcoal, and mixed media
Clay Mohrman, wooden sculpture and lighting design
Anna May Sisk, metal, mixed media, paintings, and sculpture
Mindy Blank, photography, painting, collage
Andrea Currie, sculpture, painting, illustration
Mark Eliot Schwabe, steampunk wearable art and dollar door
Christy Mitchell, collage, photography, jewelry, lamps

‘Creemee’, by Studio Artist Martha Hull


‘Represent’ A Large Group Exhibition of Artists Showing in The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery and The Soda Plant, Art Hop through September 30, 2017:

Ali Moore, oil and acrylic
Andrew Prendimano, design markers, colored pencil, and dyes
Autumn Lee, photography
Barbee Hauzinger, collage
Chuck Niles, acrylic
Danielle Jatlow, ink on paper
David Magnanelli, digital art & illustration
David Russell, acrylic
Dorsey Hogg, book art
Elisa Freeman, paintings, prints & drawings
Eric Eickmann, painting, mixed media
Forrest White, stone & wood sculpture, custom skateboards
Frank DeAngelis, acrylics, spray paint mixed media
Frank Illo, steel & wood, illustration and painting
Hala Williams, acrylic
Helen Kagan, acrylic and giclee
Hilary Glass, prints and illustrations
Holly Friesen, acrylic and mixed media
House of LeMay, historical retrospective, mixed media
Howard Center Arts Collective, mixed media of various artists
Ikko-Ikki, mixed media, transparencies, wood
James Kobak, painting
Janet Bonneau, oil
Jeff Bruno & Nicole Christman, painting, mixed media
Julie Richards, photography
Lauren Mazzotta, photography
Longina Smolinski, paintings and ceramic sculpture
Mary Jo Krolewski, fiber sculptures
Matt Larson, mixed media, painting collages
Matt Morris, acrylic on canvas
Matthew Thorsen, photography
Max McCurdy, photography
Michael Farnsworth, photography on metal prints
Morgan Stark, mixed media sculpture
Nancy Tomczak, watercolor collage
Randy Ross, enamel on wood
Robert Waldo Brunelle, acrylic painting
Steve Sharon, acrylic on canvas
Tinka Martell, mized media paintings
Will Kasso Condry, acrylic, aerosol and oil
Yaeshua Ratti, mixed media, screenprinting

#1, enamel on panel by Randy Ross


Artist Market Booths and Displays for Art Hop Weekend

Jess Polanshek, pen and watercolor original illustrations and prints
Kristin Richland, acrylic and original drawings and prints
Lisa Pelletier, acrylic, painted glass windows and wine glasses
Nikki Laxar, mixed media, paintings, original illustrations and prints
Norman LaRock, found metal welded and painted sculpture
Ryan Brown, acrylic paintings
Sandra Brown, jewelry, painting, and mixed media

‘Words Can Be Unruly’, altered art book by Dorsey Hogg


Saturday Events

Matt Neckers –
The Vermont International Museum of Contemporary Art + Design is mobile miniature art museum located inside a 1960s era camper, and it includes hundreds of pieces of miniature artwork displayed in several galleries.

Matt Neckers, ‘Vermont International Mini-Contemporary Art Museum’

Jeff Howlett – 
Live Tintypes Booth, $50 a plate/tintype for Patrons of the Event
Introduced in the mid-19th century, each tintype photograph is individually created by coating, sensitizing, exposing and developing metal plate as the subject sits for the portrait session. Many Civil War era photographs were created with this historic technology, which provides a hauntingly beautiful and permanent image especially suitable for heirloom portraits of individuals, families, and bands.


While in The Soda Plant Check out Two Delicious Stops:
Celebrate The Soda Plant’s 100th Birthday! With a toast to the end of prohibition:

Alice and The Magician – A Cocktail Apothecary, Edible Fragrances and Boutique Cocktails

Venetian Ginger Ale – The Original Founder of the Building Designed and Bottled Ginger Ale…Now 100 years later, his great-great grandson, Justin Bunnell, is serving free samples of the newly re-launched, Venetian Ginger Ale, with 4-packs and merchandise for sale.


Enjoy Yourselves…Have Fun…Buy Art…& Tell Your Friends!