Health & Fitness
Can a used bike seat be art?
A new exhibition at the Workhouse called Standing Room Only proves this to be true.
Repurposing a functional object as a basis for art can be considered a staple in modern art. Bicycles, once seen as merely a mode of transportation, have come to represent a more environmentally friendly lifestyle of reducing, reusing and recycling. Standing Room Only plays on these concepts by asking artists to create art with used bike seats.
The show presented the artists with the challenge of adapting their style to the shape and material of the bike seat. The finished pieces demonstrate the individuality and diversity of each artist. Each seat is displayed on custom built stands in a direction that best fits its aesthetic. As Gregg Deal put it when he agreed to be part of the show, “I have a significant love for bikes and think this would be fantastic.”
We hope you think it’s fantastic, too.
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Join us for an Opening Reception this Saturday, May 11, 6-9pm during our 2nd Saturday Art Walk in the Vulcan Gallery. The reception will feature musical performance by DJ Stress, live sketching, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a beer/wine bar.
THIS WEEK AT THE WORKHOUSE
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- 2nd Saturday Art Walk, May 11, 6-9pm, Campus-wide.
- Annual Congressional Art Competition, April 12-May 26 in the McGuireWoods Gallery.
- Standing Room Only, April 20-June 16 in the Vulcan Gallery.
- Our Natural Places, aka OUTDOORS, April 13-June 16 in the Vulcan Gallery.
- Workhouse Farmers Market, every Thursday 3-6pm on the Workhouse Quad.
- Prison Lecture Series: Out of the Ashes , May 8 at 7:30pm in the McGuireWoods Gallery.
- SingleMarriedGirl, May 10 & 11 at 8pm, May 12 at 2pm in the W-3 Theatre.
- Torches, Tears and Tiaras, May 11 at 8pm in the McGuireWoods Gallery.
- May exhibitions in all seven studio buildings, Vulcan Gallery.
- Workhouse Prison Museum in Building W-9.
Stop by and visit us!
The Workhouse is open Wednesday – Saturday from 11am – 7pm and Sundays from 12 – 5pm. The Workhouse Prison Museum is open Wednesday – Friday from 12 – 3pm and Saturday – Sunday from 12 – 4pm. Visit www.WorkhouseArts.org for more information, to purchase tickets or to register for classes.
