Examining the State of our Environment
Curators: Alpha Bruton (she/hers) + Adero Knott (she/hers)
ARTISTIC VISION FOR CURATED EXPERIENCES AT EVANSTON ART CENTER
Our artistic vision entails an intergenerational curatorial practice that seeks to provide a model for emerging and established curators to innovate in curating inclusive experiences, gain practical curating expertise, and critically reflect on how their curatorial style will imprint on the Evanston community and the world.
Four exhibitions, each running two weeks, on how artists examine the state of their environment in society through themes of Racism, Spirituality, Documentation, and Art as Wellness.
A call for diverse artists (i.e., Women, People of Color, LGBTQIA, and Disabled Artists) to provide works that reflect each theme will be announced in May 2020.
Ensuring experiences are accessible, inclusive, and educational for all people with visible/invisible disabilities.
“Art is not a luxury as many people think – it is a necessity. It documents history – it helps educate people and stores knowledge for generations to come.”
– Dr. Samella Lewis
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
We invite artists, curators, and the Evanston Art Center community to participate in a series of public dialogues. Questions we want to ask--what are some ways we, as artists, examine the state of our environment through themes of Racism, Spirituality, Documentation, and Art as Wellness? What is the intersection of art and social justice, and how do identity and intersectionality affect our lived experiences, as seen in the practice of each artist? These questions will build as the fellowship continues.
Art Talks: one talk per exhibition/theme facilitated by Adero Knott with eight artists: four emerging artists, and four established artists, to provide an intergenerational perspective. Through a series of "Art Talks," we will explore issues of interest and concern to artists and the Evanston art community and offer young emerging artists and curators the to share points of view on verbalizing these views in their art practice.
Workshops: Join us as we record audience experiences and invite teens/children to participate in ceremonial African American Social Teas.
We look forward to making a formal announcement about this project in the coming weeks.
