Off the MAP: June 24 featuring Dawn Roe
posted: June 12, 2013
OFF THE MAP
MONDAY JUNE 24 featuring lens-based media artist Dawn Roe
This month's featured artist is Dawn Roe, who will discuss her practice as an artist working with lens-based media, combining the use of still photographs and digital video in an effort to activate and make visible perceptual inconsistencies between experienced and recorded time.
Roe will share and discuss works produced in the last 10 years. She will also highlight her experience as an educator and founder of the recently launched public art project, Window (Re/production | Re/presentation).
WHERE:Fine Arts Theatre Lounge (middle level), 36 Biltmore Ave WHEN: Monday, June 24 at 7:00 - 8:30 PM HOW MUCH: Donations to support the MAP appreciated! Drinks and snacks available for purchase in the lobby. MORE DETAILS:www.dawnroe.com
MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dawn Roe (MFA, Illinois State University, BFA, Marylhurst University), divides her time between Asheville, North Carolina and Winter Park, Florida where she serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Rollins College. Her recently completed project, Goldfields, was exhibited last year as a triple-screen installation in Melbourne, VIC, Australia at Screen Space Gallery (2012) and later traveled to The White Box at The University of Oregon PDX, Portland, OR (2013). "My process combines a documentary approach with direct interventions in the landscape and simple fabrications in the studio," says Roe. "Constructed scenarios are presented alongside seemingly ordinary views, calling the authenticity of both into question."
COMING SOON!
Saturday, July 27 - Off the MAP with Curt Cloninger, new media artist, writer and professor at UNC Asheville, who will present DRIFT UnRACE down the French Broad River. Be on the lookout for details coming soon!
Sunday, August 18 - Copy/Right: A Symposium on Appropriation Art. Workshops, speakers and panel discussion at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 10am - 5pm.
ABOUT OFF THE MAP
Organized by The Media Arts Project, Off the MAP is a roaming arts symposium facilitating monthly discussions between artists and community. Off the MAP events highlight artists who fuse conceptual approaches to art-making with new technology and traditional media.
If you have a specific project or idea related to the media arts that you’d like to present, or if you'd simply like to discuss your artistic approach and practice at a future Off the MAP artist meet-up please contact us! We would love to host you at a future event, either alone or alongside other artists.
Off the MAP: May 27 featuring Rae Whitlock
posted: May 7, 2013
OFF THE MAP MONDAY MAY 27 featuring new media artist Rae Whitlock
Organized by The Media Arts Project, Off the MAP is a roaming arts symposium facilitating monthly discussions between artists and community. Off the MAP events highlight artists who fuse conceptual approaches to art-making with new technology and traditional media.
This month’s featured guest is new media artist Rae Whitlock whose interactive installations explore notions of gender identity, sexuality and social media. Her psychedelic video projections are created with common everyday items. “I like for the method of creation to be apparent,” says Whitlock. “I want viewers to engage with the work while still realizing it is a construct, not a reality.”
A portion of Whitlock’s installation //COMMENT!//SUBSCRIBE!// will be on view at Apothecary. Using QR codes, Whitlock showcases homemade teenage girl videos culled from the Internet.
7:00 PM
Whitlock will discuss the concepts and themes underpinning her work, with Q&A following.
8:00 PM
Whitlock performs with her husband, Dash LewisIn/Communicado which “explores communication, comprehension, confirmation bias and control, through a double-blind art happening.” Whitlock creates live visuals as Lewis develops a soundscape-- the caveat being that she cannot hear him (noise-cancelling headphones) and he cannot see her (blocked by a barricade). By working in parallel, they create what may appear to be a consistent piece, if only because you want it to be.
WHERE:The Apothecary, 39B S. Market St, downtown Asheville WHEN: Monday, May 27 at 6:30 - 8:30 PM HOW MUCH: Suggested donation $5.00 MORE DETAILS:www.rachelpwhitlock.com
Off the MAP is a monthly artist discussion group hosted by The Media Arts Project offering insightful talks by artists who infuse innovative approaches to art-making with new technology and traditional media. All members of the community are invited to use this as an opportunity to meet other artists and share their personal projects for discussion and feedback.
COMING SOON!
Monday, June 24 - Off the MAP with Dawn Roe, photographer, educator and curator of Window Gallery in Asheville.
Monday, July 29 - Off the MAP with Curt Cloninger, new media artist, writer and professor at UNC Asheville, who will present DRIFT UnRACE down the French Broad River. Artist lecture at 10:30 AM, tubing at noon.
If you have a specific project or idea related to the media arts that you’d like to present, or if you'd simply like to discuss your artistic approach and practice at a future Off the MAP artist meet-up please contact us! We would love to host you at a future event, either alone or alongside other artists.
Off the MAP: March 18 featuring Gwen Bigham + other {Re}HAPPENING artists
posted: March 13, 2013
OFF THE MAP
MONDAY MARCH 18 featuring guest speaker and {Re}HAPPENINGFeatured ArtistGwen Bigham
Participating artists and fans of {Re}HAPPENING are invited to this month’s special Off the MAP meet-up focused entirely on {Re}HAPPENING 2013.
6:45 – 7:30 PM
Guest speaker and {Re}HAPPENING Featured Artist Gwen Bigham will share images of her mixed media sculptures and discuss her process in creating site-specific installations.
Bigham’s work has been exhibited in numerous venues including the International Sculpture Center in Hamilton, NJ, the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in WinstonSalem, NC, the Mint Museum of Craft + Design and the McColl Center for Visual Art, both in Charlotte, NC. She is the recipient of an Arts & Science Council Regional Artist Grant, based in Charlotte.
7:30 – 8:30 PM
Artists Severn Eaton, Sara Baird and Sarah Bonner will share their plans for {Re}HAPPENING 2013. All {Re}HAPPENING artists in attendance are invited to discuss their projects for feedback and advice.
WHERE: Fine Arts Theater Lounge (middle level) 36 Biltmore Ave.
WHEN: Monday, March 18th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM
HOW MUCH: No admission charge, but bring cash for drinks available in the lobby!
Off the MAP is a monthly artist discussion group hosted by The Media Arts Project offering insightful talks by artists who infuse innovative approaches to art-making with new technology and traditional media. All members of the community are invited to use this as an opportunity to meet other artists and share their personal projects for discussion and feedback.
If you have a specific project or idea related to the media arts that you’d like to present, or if you'd simply like to discuss your artistic approach and practice at a future Off the MAP artist meet-up please contact us! We would love to host you at a future event, either alone or alongside other artists.
{Re}HAPPENING 2013 Tickets on Sale Now
posted: March 4, 2013
{Re}HAPPENING TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
{Re}HAPPENING 2013 is only 1 month away! Pick up your tickets now and start preparing for a night to remember. As always, we have two ticket tiers available:
Early Bird tickets get you access for the entire evening, including cocktails and a seated "family style" dinner. This year's dinner will feature a guest chef/curator and an expanded focus on the culinary arts. A limited number of Early Bird tickets are available for $65 ($55 for BMCM+AC members), so act fast before they're all gone!
After-Dinner tickets will provide access after 8:30pm to an extended evening of music, art and performance along with drinks and food trucks. These tickets are available for $20 ($15 for BMCM+AC members). The event will end by midnight.
WHERE TO BUY TICKETS: Online at Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/317746 In Person: at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 56 Broadway, downtown Asheville By Phone: call 828-350-8484
