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By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND Print this article Composition is the most basic underpinning of visual communication, if not all visual art-making. It is both a tool and a skill, learned and innate, which when employed well, often goes unnoticed by the viewer. artSpace@16’s current show, Four Compositions by Four Maldonians examines different uses of composition, each by a different artist, each of whom is much different than the others. With each artist, composition comes from within or without and includes different takes on the concept composition itself. Paul J. Sieswerda documented a trip…
By BIG RED January 5th, 2007 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the First Friday openings for Craig Drennon: Pictures from the Phantom Zone at Samson Projects and Come Undone: Laura Ball, Justin Gibbens, Mary Sherwood, Karin Weiner& Amy Ross: Nature Morph at Allston Skirt Gallery. Photos by Jeremias Paul. Samson Projects Allston Skirt Gallery
By BIG RED Friday January 12th 2006 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the opening of ‘iArt: A selection of new works created for PDAS’ the first exhibit at Axiom at its new location at the Green Street T station. Axiom, Inc
By BIG RED December 7th – 10th 2006 Candid snaps a Big RED week on-the-town at the Miami Art Fairs 2006. Scope Pulse-Art NADA A full listing of the Wynwood Arts District Galleries and Collections can be found at : Wynwood Arts District
By BIG RED December 7th – 10th 2006 Candid snaps from Big RED on-the-town at the Miami Art Fairs. Bridge Fair Aqua Art Miami Flow Fair
By BIG RED NEWS EDITOR While not as opulent a photo opportunity as Mitt Romney walking down the steps, newly elected Governor Deval Patrick reinstated the budget cuts made by Romney to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for the 2007 fiscal year. The money returned to the MCC was part of reestablishing the 9c budget cuts made by Romney last year. From Dan Hunter of MAASH Late today (January 5)—in his first full day in office—Governor Deval Patrick officially restored all of the 9c budget cuts instituted by outgoing Governor Mitt Romney. All…
By BIG RED NEWS EDITOR Our good friends at the Berwick Research Institute are now accepting applications for their 2007 Artist In Research (AIR) residency. Previous residents have included Kelly Sherman, Veronique D’Entremont, Liz Nofziger, Pam Larson, The Busycle, and many others. Residents work alongside Berwick regulars such as Christy Georg, Ben Durell, Matthew Christensen, and Meg Rotzel while receiving a wide range of criticism, discussion, and engagement with the Berwick’s audience and supporters. Click here to download the application and visit their website for more information.
By BIG RED NEWS EDITOR LEF Foundation has announced their Contemporary Work Fund Grants for 2006. Congratulations to all artists and organizations who received funding. Below is a list of the awards, provided by LEF. >>> Performing Arts Dance Organizations Bates Dance Festival $15,000 Funds to support the assembly of acclaimed dancers to create and perform new work as part of the dance festival’s 25th anniversary Lorraine Chapman, The Company $5,000 Funds to support a staging of T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men” using dance, sound, movement, and text to explore the poem’s…