may 5, 2012
state of explanation
Solo(s) Project House in conjunction with the PAC
May 5, 2012
10 am – 10 pm
468 Totowa Ave
Paterson, NJ
Site specific installations and performances that will be exhibited May 5, 2012 during the Annual Paterson Art walk. Non-traditional art forms tend to strike an age old question: “Is this Art”, challenging the artist’s intentions and place them in a constant state of explanation. “State of Explanation” will glorify the “out-of-the-box” initiative that each artist has taken.
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Solo(s) Project House in conjunction with the PAC
May 5, 2012
10 am – 10 pm
468 Totowa Ave
Paterson, NJ
Site specific installations and performances that will be exhibited May 5, 2012 during the Annual Paterson Art walk. Non-traditional art forms tend to strike an age old question: “Is this Art”, challenging the artist’s intentions and place them in a constant state of explanation. “State of Explanation” will glorify the “out-of-the-box” initiative that each artist has taken.
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december 1, 2011
mason gross
Mason Gross School of the Visual Arts is pleased to present their annual exhibition featuring first year graduate students.
Students present their research and studio practice that has been developed over their first three months in the program. Students work in a range of various practices spanning video, painting, installation, performance, photography, printmaking and drawing.
The exhibition is comprised of works by Tomer Aluf, Ulrika Anerson, Milcah Bassel, Jesus Benavente, Rebekah Callaghan, Caitlin Cocco, Hannah Craft, Zachary Cummings, Raque Ford, Caecilia Gray, Vanessa Gully Santiago, Aubrey J. Kauffman, Isreal Lund, Rachel Malin, Sophy Naess, Grant Newman, Nicholas Pilato, Bethany Robertson, Kevin Travers, and Elizabeth Wells.
The reception will take place Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at the Mason Gross Galleries, located at 33 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick NJ, 08901
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Mason Gross School of the Visual Arts is pleased to present their annual exhibition featuring first year graduate students.
Students present their research and studio practice that has been developed over their first three months in the program. Students work in a range of various practices spanning video, painting, installation, performance, photography, printmaking and drawing.
The exhibition is comprised of works by Tomer Aluf, Ulrika Anerson, Milcah Bassel, Jesus Benavente, Rebekah Callaghan, Caitlin Cocco, Hannah Craft, Zachary Cummings, Raque Ford, Caecilia Gray, Vanessa Gully Santiago, Aubrey J. Kauffman, Isreal Lund, Rachel Malin, Sophy Naess, Grant Newman, Nicholas Pilato, Bethany Robertson, Kevin Travers, and Elizabeth Wells.
The reception will take place Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at the Mason Gross Galleries, located at 33 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick NJ, 08901
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october 21, 2011
solo(s) project house
Solo(s) Project House presents:
HANNAH CRAFT: THE CHILD LOOKS UP AND…
October 21, 2011 – May 12, 2012
Craft’s work strives to play a more active role in the art/audience relationship, at times even literally growing before the viewer. The purpose is to offer a physical experience to those who view the work and force the viewer into the realization that perhaps they are not viewing the same piece seen yesterday.
Craft’s installation that will open October 21st is another attempt to simultaneously comprehend and complicate perceptions of time and memory. Utilizing natural and artificial materials and methodical processes, snippets of a fleeting and long ago conversation held while walking on pine needles are memorialized by a shimmering reproduction in the entrance of Newark’s Solo(s)Project House.
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Solo(s) Project House presents:
HANNAH CRAFT: THE CHILD LOOKS UP AND…
October 21, 2011 – May 12, 2012
Craft’s work strives to play a more active role in the art/audience relationship, at times even literally growing before the viewer. The purpose is to offer a physical experience to those who view the work and force the viewer into the realization that perhaps they are not viewing the same piece seen yesterday.
Craft’s installation that will open October 21st is another attempt to simultaneously comprehend and complicate perceptions of time and memory. Utilizing natural and artificial materials and methodical processes, snippets of a fleeting and long ago conversation held while walking on pine needles are memorialized by a shimmering reproduction in the entrance of Newark’s Solo(s)Project House.
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july 9, 2011
Art Kitchen
A bright and fun show opens tonight at Art Kitchen in Newark, which has gotten good press for their amazing cupcakes, art supplies and contemporary art-covered walls. The latest exhibition, Fruit Punch features my ponies (old hat) and never-been-shown pieces also utilizing faux hair in punchy hues with polished aluminum.
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A bright and fun show opens tonight at Art Kitchen in Newark, which has gotten good press for their amazing cupcakes, art supplies and contemporary art-covered walls. The latest exhibition, Fruit Punch features my ponies (old hat) and never-been-shown pieces also utilizing faux hair in punchy hues with polished aluminum.
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november 12, 2010
index art center
Index Art Center presents (cryptozoology) curated by Seth Goodwin. Index would like to invite you to an exhibit referencing cryptozoology or “the study of hidden animals”. Reception Friday, November 12th, 6-10pm. Exhibit will be on view through December 3rd. After Party at 27 Mix!
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Index Art Center presents (cryptozoology) curated by Seth Goodwin. Index would like to invite you to an exhibit referencing cryptozoology or “the study of hidden animals”. Reception Friday, November 12th, 6-10pm. Exhibit will be on view through December 3rd. After Party at 27 Mix!
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september 26, 2010
1OpCollective
New work will be shown with 1OpCollective at Newark Open Doors 2010 exhibition. One whole floor of art. Exhibition is open from September 23-26. Closing party September 26, from noon until 6.
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New work will be shown with 1OpCollective at Newark Open Doors 2010 exhibition. One whole floor of art. Exhibition is open from September 23-26. Closing party September 26, from noon until 6.
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august 26, 2009
chashama exhibition press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
chashama presents “things which perish if not for the using”
An ever-changing installation brought to you by Hannah Craft
At the chashama Window, 266 West 37th St. (between 7th & 8th Aves)
Viewing times: September 8-26, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays: 12-6pm
Artist reception: Saturday, September 19, 6-9pm
For more information visit chashama
Hannah Craft’s things which perish if not for the using is a subtly new installation each day, an illustration of organic growth at the street level. It is a depiction of specific moments that force the viewer into the realization he or she is not looking at the same piece seen yesterday. Utilizing taxidermy, strawberry plants and wheatgrass, this piece offers a new experience upon each passing. The artist’s hand is removed at a certain point, allowing light and water to control the final aesthetics of the piece. things which perish if not for the using is an opportunity for people to contemplate how we coexist with plants and animals and to observe simple things most likely overlooked everyday, if ever even witnessed, amongst the hustle of midtown Manahattan. The stems crawl over the deer. The fruit rots or gets eaten. The grass grows tall and wilts.
Hannah Craft graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey this past May after also studying at Emerson College in the Netherlands and Melbourne University in Australia. She has been furthering the concepts of her interactive, organic sculptures since receiving “Best in Show” at her juried thesis exhibition in Mahwah, NJ. Her work was also recently exhibited in the FIGMENT sculpture celebration on Governor’s Island in June. Aside from actively making work in mediums as varied as iron, rope, eggshells, bronze and ice, Hannah keeps busy with her other endeavor, The Rabbit Hole Bakeshop, an organic cookie company started in 2007.
chashama is a NYC arts organization whose mission is to support artists of all genres. chashama adopts vacant properties that are donated by their owners and converts them into theatres, galleries, studios, and window performances sites; chashama then regrants this space for free or at heavily subsidized rates. Since 1995, chashama has transformed more than 20 vacant properties and has given more than 5,000 artists access to space.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
chashama presents “things which perish if not for the using”
An ever-changing installation brought to you by Hannah Craft
At the chashama Window, 266 West 37th St. (between 7th & 8th Aves)
Viewing times: September 8-26, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays: 12-6pm
Artist reception: Saturday, September 19, 6-9pm
For more information visit chashama
Hannah Craft’s things which perish if not for the using is a subtly new installation each day, an illustration of organic growth at the street level. It is a depiction of specific moments that force the viewer into the realization he or she is not looking at the same piece seen yesterday. Utilizing taxidermy, strawberry plants and wheatgrass, this piece offers a new experience upon each passing. The artist’s hand is removed at a certain point, allowing light and water to control the final aesthetics of the piece. things which perish if not for the using is an opportunity for people to contemplate how we coexist with plants and animals and to observe simple things most likely overlooked everyday, if ever even witnessed, amongst the hustle of midtown Manahattan. The stems crawl over the deer. The fruit rots or gets eaten. The grass grows tall and wilts.
Hannah Craft graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey this past May after also studying at Emerson College in the Netherlands and Melbourne University in Australia. She has been furthering the concepts of her interactive, organic sculptures since receiving “Best in Show” at her juried thesis exhibition in Mahwah, NJ. Her work was also recently exhibited in the FIGMENT sculpture celebration on Governor’s Island in June. Aside from actively making work in mediums as varied as iron, rope, eggshells, bronze and ice, Hannah keeps busy with her other endeavor, The Rabbit Hole Bakeshop, an organic cookie company started in 2007.
chashama is a NYC arts organization whose mission is to support artists of all genres. chashama adopts vacant properties that are donated by their owners and converts them into theatres, galleries, studios, and window performances sites; chashama then regrants this space for free or at heavily subsidized rates. Since 1995, chashama has transformed more than 20 vacant properties and has given more than 5,000 artists access to space.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
