Pelham Art Center
presents
Convergency
September 13 –
October 26, 2013
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Free opening reception
and all-age art workshop:
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Thursday, September
12, 6:30-8:00pm
The Pelham Art Center is pleased to announce a group
exhibition of sculpture and installation by contemporary mid-career artists
addressing narratives related to science and technology. Curator Jeffrey
Mongrain is an internationally recognized artist and Head of MFA Sculpture at
Hunter College in NYC.
Convergency will
be on view from September 13 – October 26, 2013 with an opening reception
on Thursday, September 12, 6:30-8pm. Admission is free and open to the
public. A free all-ages art making workshop related to the exhibition will also
be offered during the reception. Additional FREE public
programming will include a panel discussion with the curator and artists on
October 19 from 1-3pm in conjunction with a Frankenstein-inspired children’s
art workshop, part of a Pelham Reads Frankenstein town-wide celebration.
Artists included in the exhibition are: Dylan
Beck, Christie Brown, Chad Curtis, David East, Linda Ganstrom, Arthur Gonzalez,
Nicholas Kripal, James Lawton, Steven Montgomery, Judy Moonelis, Sana Musasama,
Matt Nolen, Denise Pelletier, Benji Schulman, Virginia Scotchie, Bobby
Silverman, Neil Tetkowski, Adam Welch, and Susan York.
Related Programming
All-Age Art Workshop
During the opening
reception, Thursday, September 12, 6:30-8:00pm. FREE.
Join one of our
artist-educators and construct a three dimensional project that explores science
and technology.
Gallery Conversations.
FREE.
September
18, 6-7pm- Note New Time & Date
Satisfy your
curiosity! All are invited, regardless of experience, to tour and discuss the
exhibition, Convergency, with the
Gallery and Public Program Manager. This conversation will focus on 3-4 sculptures
to encourage an in-depth and interactive look at the work.
Panel Discussion and Pelham Reads Frankenstein children’s
art workshop. FREE.
October 19, 1-3pm
Join curator Jeffrey
Mongrain and invited artists, critics and writers in a critical discussion of
the current exhibition, Convergency.
Running simultaneously, a hands-on art workshop for children inspired by Mary
Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Pelham Reads Frankenstein!
A town-wide celebration of the
Frankenstein tale through literature, art and film in October and November will
relate to key elements in Convergency. TBA: related art-making workshops, talks and
film viewing at the Pelham Art Center, Pelham Public Library and The Picture
House.
About Pelham Art Center
Pelham Art Center's mission is to provide the public with a place,
the resources and the opportunity to see, study, and experience the arts in a
community setting. Currently serving more than 16,000 adults and children in
Westchester County and parts of the Bronx by offering high-quality free and
affordable art programs year round, Pelham Art Center is committed to the
belief that the public’s access to and participation in the arts strengthens
communities and fosters lifelong engagement in the arts.