The very first Aferro Benefit
Deadline:
Sat Jun 06, 2009 00:00
Dear You-
We're writing on behalf of Gallery Aferro to ask you to donate an artwork or experience to our very first benefit this June 20th. All proceeds will be used to cover the costs of finalizing our 5013c status as a nonprofit organization and expanding the range of programs that we offer. Information about donating and the event is here:
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions/aferro-benefit.php
or you can write to ewilcox@aferro.org for more information.
Please feel free to share this. Art is due by June 6, 2009.
A belief in locating and sharing resources was instrumental in our descion to create Gallery Aferro. This belief in the primacy of intellectual and physical resources continues to guide and inform the gallery's progress.
We need to ask for your help to sustain our artist-run organization and truly fulfill the possibilities inherent in these ideas. The works will be showcased in the main gallery, and your name will be honored in current and future records of gratitude.
Since reopening in our current 20,000 sq ft building in 2006, Gallery Aferro has offered curated exhibitions that are open to the public and connect artists. We create events such as interactive workshops, performances, screenings, artist talks and tours for K-college students, educators, adult education groups, after-school programs and other groups. Aferro Publications creates exhibition catalogs, artist books, and commissioned essays, and will be at Publication No. 10 in a few months. We have developed an off-site public art series; Storefront Films, screening films in donated spaces throughout the tri-state area, and have curated and mounted several exhibitions in off-site locations as well. Our year-round residency program serves emerging or established artists by offering large studios to continue or create ambitious work, with access to open studios and other exposure and promotions.
Exhibition programming has been formalized into three spaces: Main Gallery, Project Room and New Media Room. The Project Room and the New Media Room are both reserved for career-building solo shows. As with all of our programming, New Media-based resident artists and exhibitions serve to connect new audiences to the art form in an accessible and engaging format, and address barriers to access.
Resources for artists and curators are both physical and online: we provide letters of recommendation, make curatorial referrals, and review portfolios. In addition, we maintain a physical file of artist portfolios. Gallery Aferro collaborates whenever possible with other community-based organizations on space donation for events.
A great deal has been accomplished already, within, for, and because of our community. It is this fact, and our ongoing belief in the value of working with ideas in public, that makes us confident in asking for your support, and telling you that contributions you make will go a long way.
We have accomplished everything so far on a self-funded basis.
In addition to allowing us to continue our current offerings, planned projects that nonprofit status will make possible are:
Expansion of Storefront film programs, development of innovative public art commissions outside of the gallery building, formalizing of our educational offerings, and furthering our existing exchanges between Newark, Oakland, and Detroit-based alternative spaces.
Please join us!
Evonne M. Davis + Emma Wilcox
Gallery Aferro
www.aferro.org
We're writing on behalf of Gallery Aferro to ask you to donate an artwork or experience to our very first benefit this June 20th. All proceeds will be used to cover the costs of finalizing our 5013c status as a nonprofit organization and expanding the range of programs that we offer. Information about donating and the event is here:
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions/aferro-benefit.php
or you can write to ewilcox@aferro.org for more information.
Please feel free to share this. Art is due by June 6, 2009.
A belief in locating and sharing resources was instrumental in our descion to create Gallery Aferro. This belief in the primacy of intellectual and physical resources continues to guide and inform the gallery's progress.
We need to ask for your help to sustain our artist-run organization and truly fulfill the possibilities inherent in these ideas. The works will be showcased in the main gallery, and your name will be honored in current and future records of gratitude.
Since reopening in our current 20,000 sq ft building in 2006, Gallery Aferro has offered curated exhibitions that are open to the public and connect artists. We create events such as interactive workshops, performances, screenings, artist talks and tours for K-college students, educators, adult education groups, after-school programs and other groups. Aferro Publications creates exhibition catalogs, artist books, and commissioned essays, and will be at Publication No. 10 in a few months. We have developed an off-site public art series; Storefront Films, screening films in donated spaces throughout the tri-state area, and have curated and mounted several exhibitions in off-site locations as well. Our year-round residency program serves emerging or established artists by offering large studios to continue or create ambitious work, with access to open studios and other exposure and promotions.
Exhibition programming has been formalized into three spaces: Main Gallery, Project Room and New Media Room. The Project Room and the New Media Room are both reserved for career-building solo shows. As with all of our programming, New Media-based resident artists and exhibitions serve to connect new audiences to the art form in an accessible and engaging format, and address barriers to access.
Resources for artists and curators are both physical and online: we provide letters of recommendation, make curatorial referrals, and review portfolios. In addition, we maintain a physical file of artist portfolios. Gallery Aferro collaborates whenever possible with other community-based organizations on space donation for events.
A great deal has been accomplished already, within, for, and because of our community. It is this fact, and our ongoing belief in the value of working with ideas in public, that makes us confident in asking for your support, and telling you that contributions you make will go a long way.
We have accomplished everything so far on a self-funded basis.
In addition to allowing us to continue our current offerings, planned projects that nonprofit status will make possible are:
Expansion of Storefront film programs, development of innovative public art commissions outside of the gallery building, formalizing of our educational offerings, and furthering our existing exchanges between Newark, Oakland, and Detroit-based alternative spaces.
Please join us!
Evonne M. Davis + Emma Wilcox
Gallery Aferro
www.aferro.org
Into the Singularity: Tom Block
Dates:
Sat Mar 21, 2009 00:00 - Thu Mar 05, 2009
Location:
United States of America
Into the Singularity
Tom Block
Gallery Aferro 73 Market St Newark NJ
Project Room
March 21 - May 16, 2009
Opening Reception March 21, 7-10 PM
Into the Singularity is 72 feet in length and "explores the horror of classical mystical attainment. That path is cold, lonely, miserable, unloved, terrifying, insanity producing and just plain wrong. My work explores humans' attempts to make sense of this world. At the very best, I hope that my art will have an activist influence, causing viewers to question their own personal roles in making the world a better place to live.
Tom Block
Gallery Aferro 73 Market St Newark NJ
Project Room
March 21 - May 16, 2009
Opening Reception March 21, 7-10 PM
Into the Singularity is 72 feet in length and "explores the horror of classical mystical attainment. That path is cold, lonely, miserable, unloved, terrifying, insanity producing and just plain wrong. My work explores humans' attempts to make sense of this world. At the very best, I hope that my art will have an activist influence, causing viewers to question their own personal roles in making the world a better place to live.
Nitrogen Cycles
Dates:
Sat Mar 21, 2009 00:00 - Thu Mar 05, 2009
Location:
United States of America
Nitrogen Cycles
Andrew Demirjian and Zachary Seldess
Gallery Aferro 73 Market St Newark NJ
New Media Room
March 21 - May 16, 2009
Opening Reception March 21, 7-10 PM
An eight channel sound installation.
Andrew Demirjian is a media artist whose work focuses on creating alternative relationships between audio, video and text that take the form of single-channel videos and multi-channel installations. He is interested in using sensors and motion tracking to create reactive environments between physical and mediated spaces. The works often explore the lines between interior and exterior, mass media effects on the individual and the psychology of male identity. Andrew employs conceptual systems of juxtaposition, categorization and randomness as structuring devices versus conventional narrative arcs and character development.
Andrew Demirjian and Zachary Seldess
Gallery Aferro 73 Market St Newark NJ
New Media Room
March 21 - May 16, 2009
Opening Reception March 21, 7-10 PM
An eight channel sound installation.
Andrew Demirjian is a media artist whose work focuses on creating alternative relationships between audio, video and text that take the form of single-channel videos and multi-channel installations. He is interested in using sensors and motion tracking to create reactive environments between physical and mediated spaces. The works often explore the lines between interior and exterior, mass media effects on the individual and the psychology of male identity. Andrew employs conceptual systems of juxtaposition, categorization and randomness as structuring devices versus conventional narrative arcs and character development.
Tabula Rasa at Gallery Aferro
Dates:
Thu Mar 05, 2009 00:00 - Thu Mar 05, 2009
Location:
United States of America
Tabula Rasa
Curated by Evonne M. Davis
Gallery Aferro 73 Market St Newark NJ aferro.org
March 21 - May 16, 2009
Opening Reception March 21, 7-10 PM
with fully illustrated color catalog, essay by artist Ryan Schroeder
Tabula Rasa (' täbyoŏlə ˈräsə; ˈräzə) refers to an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate. The phrase carries baggage from belief systems in which the human mind at birth is viewed as having no innate ideas. Denying what is obvious is practiced as a gesture of resistance by some of the artists, most or all of whom are affected, however indirectly, by the notions derived from existentialism and the nothingness of existence, ennui. Inspired curatorially by the concept of residual information that persists after erasure, the exhibition is one of several to date by Evonne M. Davis concerning the nature of knowing, learning and unlearning.
ORIGIN Latin, literally 'scraped tablet,' denoting a tablet with the writing erased.
Artists: Dave Beck, Katrina Bello, Michael Davies, Brian DeLevie, Gary Duehr, Maria Emilov,
Jonathan Franco, Brian Gustafon, Erik Hanson, Emily Henretta, Casey Lynch, Carol Petino, Kara Rooney,
Ryan Schroeder, Joshua Schwebel, Travis LeRoy Southworth, Ian Summers, Alexis West
Curated by Evonne M. Davis
Gallery Aferro 73 Market St Newark NJ aferro.org
March 21 - May 16, 2009
Opening Reception March 21, 7-10 PM
with fully illustrated color catalog, essay by artist Ryan Schroeder
Tabula Rasa (' täbyoŏlə ˈräsə; ˈräzə) refers to an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate. The phrase carries baggage from belief systems in which the human mind at birth is viewed as having no innate ideas. Denying what is obvious is practiced as a gesture of resistance by some of the artists, most or all of whom are affected, however indirectly, by the notions derived from existentialism and the nothingness of existence, ennui. Inspired curatorially by the concept of residual information that persists after erasure, the exhibition is one of several to date by Evonne M. Davis concerning the nature of knowing, learning and unlearning.
ORIGIN Latin, literally 'scraped tablet,' denoting a tablet with the writing erased.
Artists: Dave Beck, Katrina Bello, Michael Davies, Brian DeLevie, Gary Duehr, Maria Emilov,
Jonathan Franco, Brian Gustafon, Erik Hanson, Emily Henretta, Casey Lynch, Carol Petino, Kara Rooney,
Ryan Schroeder, Joshua Schwebel, Travis LeRoy Southworth, Ian Summers, Alexis West
Tectonic
Deadline:
Fri Jun 19, 2009 00:00
Location:
United States of America
Open Call
Arts Guild of Rahway
Tectonic
Curated by Evonne M. Davis
Sept. 11 - Oct. 10, 2009
Deadline: June 19th, 2009
NO FEE
Who:
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to the following:
What:
How do we create and recreate ourselves around our spaces and environments? Does the shape of our internal lives reflect the shape of the structures that surround us? How does the health of the environment affect the emotional and spiritual health of our communities? Has the wealth of technological advancements of the last 50 years changed how we organically process thought and emotion?
tectonic |tekˈtänik|
adjective: 1) Geology of or relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes that take place within it. 2) of or relating to building or construction.
WHEN:
DEADLINE JUNE 19th, 2009 5:00 pm
(This is not a postmark deadline.)
Where to Submit:
tectonic.exhibit@gmail.com or
Evonne M. Davis
c/o Tectonic Exhibit
248 Sherman Avenue #43
New York, NY 10034
How to Submit:
To apply please send the following material:
Up to 10 images.
Image list with titles, dimensions, media, year and price.
An artist statement.
Resume/CV
Please make sure your name is on all of your material, including CD's and DVD's.
If you would like your material returned to you please include a SASE, otherwise we will keep your material on file for future consideration.
The Arts Guild of Rahway
The Arts Guild of Rahway is a non-profit center for the arts located at 1670 Irving St. at Seminary Avenue in the Downtown Arts District of the City of Rahway.
The art exhibits at the Guild focus primarily on the presentation of works by notable emerging New Jersey area artists. Our exhibits aim to present an overview of current or enduring trends and directions in contemporary art.
Evonne M. Davis
Evonne M. Davis is cofounder of Gallery Aferro and Gallery Director of City Without Walls, both in Newark, NJ. Evonne has curated over 30 affiliated and independent exhibit in the past 10 years. Most recently as a participant on the curatorial committee of the Peekskill Project at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill N.Y. Evonne is also a practicing artist.
Important Notes:
Artists will be notified by:
July 13, 2009
Artists will be solely responsible for drop off and pick up of art .
All exhibited art works fully insured.
For more information please email questions to:
tectonic.exhibit@gmail.com
www.rahwayartsguild.org
Arts Guild of Rahway
Tectonic
Curated by Evonne M. Davis
Sept. 11 - Oct. 10, 2009
Deadline: June 19th, 2009
NO FEE
Who:
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to the following:
What:
How do we create and recreate ourselves around our spaces and environments? Does the shape of our internal lives reflect the shape of the structures that surround us? How does the health of the environment affect the emotional and spiritual health of our communities? Has the wealth of technological advancements of the last 50 years changed how we organically process thought and emotion?
tectonic |tekˈtänik|
adjective: 1) Geology of or relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes that take place within it. 2) of or relating to building or construction.
WHEN:
DEADLINE JUNE 19th, 2009 5:00 pm
(This is not a postmark deadline.)
Where to Submit:
tectonic.exhibit@gmail.com or
Evonne M. Davis
c/o Tectonic Exhibit
248 Sherman Avenue #43
New York, NY 10034
How to Submit:
To apply please send the following material:
Up to 10 images.
Image list with titles, dimensions, media, year and price.
An artist statement.
Resume/CV
Please make sure your name is on all of your material, including CD's and DVD's.
If you would like your material returned to you please include a SASE, otherwise we will keep your material on file for future consideration.
The Arts Guild of Rahway
The Arts Guild of Rahway is a non-profit center for the arts located at 1670 Irving St. at Seminary Avenue in the Downtown Arts District of the City of Rahway.
The art exhibits at the Guild focus primarily on the presentation of works by notable emerging New Jersey area artists. Our exhibits aim to present an overview of current or enduring trends and directions in contemporary art.
Evonne M. Davis
Evonne M. Davis is cofounder of Gallery Aferro and Gallery Director of City Without Walls, both in Newark, NJ. Evonne has curated over 30 affiliated and independent exhibit in the past 10 years. Most recently as a participant on the curatorial committee of the Peekskill Project at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill N.Y. Evonne is also a practicing artist.
Important Notes:
Artists will be notified by:
July 13, 2009
Artists will be solely responsible for drop off and pick up of art .
All exhibited art works fully insured.
For more information please email questions to:
tectonic.exhibit@gmail.com
www.rahwayartsguild.org
