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Provisions Public Arts presents:
“Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out.” - Arundhati RoyArtists in Exhibition:
Beehive Collective • Edgar Endress & the Floating Lab Collective• Futurefarmers• Nora Ligorano & Marshall Reece• Rick Lowe• Michael Rakowitz• Jon Winet
- Curators: Donald Russell and Niels Van Tomme
Contact Us[edit]About the Exhibitions
[edit]Provisions Learning Project
Provisions Learning Project, a non-profit arts organization initiated by Gaea Foundation, has pioneered the exploration of creative social change in numerous exhibitions and public programs in Washington DC and New York City. Washington Post critic Blake Gopnik termed a recent Provisions sponsored public arts project- a site-specific projection by master artist Jenny Holzer – "A signature moment- a work of significant contemporary art by a major international figure tied to our own locale and that has more political content than market appeal." Provisions online publications and research library have become a trusted source for information on breakthrough social change topics from around the world. Provisions staff curators Donald Russell and Niels Van Tomme draw on Provisions’ established network of artists, activists and resources to present high-caliber projects that balance aesthetic, intellectual and populist sensibilities.
[edit]Social Issues
A growing number of successful public art projects are sparking new ways to understand key social issues. Such projects offer antidotes to the depersonalized and over-saturated media environment. The arts offer deeper connections where people can experience the human scale of issues such as economic equity, immigration, housing, food, health, the environment, the impacts of war. BrushFire seeks to generate new attitudes and actions that lead to peace, equity and sustainability.
[edit]Outreach and Audiences
The arts are a powerful means of reaching and stirring all types of people. BrushFire projects deploy an array of innovative approaches to reaching audiences through traditional print and newer electronic media. Provisions outreach strategy focuses on enabling projects to connect with general audiences, stimulate dialogue and promote direct interaction with artists and/or the issues. Projects connect to audiences in highly accessible public settings including parks and state fairs, city streets and town centers, and through billboards, printed materials, online projects, projections, interactive performances, spectacles, and reenactments. Brushfire projects are designed to be interactive in a variety of ways, including direct participation in the art-making process, interviews and online response and networking. Some projects are specifically designed to attract and/or subvert mass media attention.
All projects will be linked to a central interactive website offering full project documentation, extensive background information and action steps on key social topics.
[edit]BrushFire Exhibition in Washington, DC (and beyond)
BrushFire will culminate in a major exhibition at the American University Art Museum in September 2008 which may then be developed for travel to university art galleries and art centers throughout the United States, serving as a teaching tool for the latest developments in socially engaged art practice. This will be produced in cooperation with International Arts and Artists, a traveling exhibition service.
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