“In the House” Exhibition
Fountain House Gallery
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Fountain House Gallery (formerly known as Fountain Gallery), located at 702 Ninth Avenue and representing artists with mental illness, presents the upcoming exhibition “In the House,” featuring works from the Fountain House Studio One Program, which provides workshops, training, temporary space, and supplies to Fountain House members who wish to cultivate their artistic talents. This exhibition is curated by Studio One participating artists and organized by volunteer Karen Gormandy, Studio One Coordinator.
“Studio One is a community that aims to acknowledge, recognize, and celebrate the style of each artist, encourage its development, and support the artist in owning it and taking pride in it,” said Karen Gormandy, Studio One Coordinator. “Each Fountain House artist brings an individual style to Studio One, where there is no ‘wrong’ way to make art. Learning about tools and materials is important, but what is extraordinary is the moment when an artist takes off from that. Many of these artists at Fountain House pick up a brush or a pencil – or utilize an unconventional material such as bubble wrap – from an impulse that is radically complex and subsequently expresses itself in a complex aesthetic. Such work seems to materialize from a place that magically transcends the artist’s medium.”
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Schedule
from March 12, 2015 to April 22, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-03-12 from 18:00 to 20:00