In-School Suspension
Piece by Claire Webb
Photograph by Linette Kielinski
“The shrill chirp of sneakers darting across a gymnasium that echoes down the hallway. The smell of freshly waxed floors and old books. The harsh clang of a locker slamming shut, punctuating the silence of an afternoon lull. These sights, sounds, and smells, dredge up feelings of nostalgia and angst for a stage in our lives that was often messy and transformative: High School. This environment transports us to a time when we’re discovering our identity and formulating a belief system.
JV Collective’s studio is located in South Philadelphia's decommissioned Edward Bok Vocational High School. As we walk down the hall to our studio each day we pass the auditorium, long rows of lockers, and empty trophy cases; vestiges of the building’s past life.
In a nod to this loaded locale, we present In-School Suspension. The works of 34 artists from across the globe explore coming of age, formative years, and discovering one's identity. In-School Suspension is a snapshot of the universal experience that transcends regions, states, countries, and generations.”
All exhibition images have been photographed by Linette Kielinski
Click here to view the exhibition and JV Collective website!
Dream Machine 2020
“Dream Machine is an exhibition dedicated to tender conversations through the fusion of identity and studio practice. We house work that exposes today’s truths, standing together in idea and individuality to form an eclectic show that displays jewelry, object, tableware, and sculpture - uniting to expand the spectrum of this field.”
The show will be held during New York City Jewelry Week 2020, November 16-22.
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Handmade Hacking
Handmade Hacking
October 23rd - November 27th
Opening: October 23rd from 6pm-9pm
Baltimore Jewelry Center
10 E North Ave, Suite 130, Baltimore MD 21202
Computer aided technology is no longer new. Over the past several decades, industry professionals and artists alike have explored and expanded digital technology, developing the tools and materials available to create a visual language built in the virtual sphere. In Handmade Hacking we ask what happens when the maker is interested in using the technology not as an end but as a means to push beyond the software? What happens when the artist moves deftly from handmade to digital and back again, blurring the distinctions between the methods of making? How many stages or degrees of separation might exist from design to outcome? This exhibition features the work of Erica Bello, James Betts, Sofia Björkman, Emily Cobb, Jeremy Diamond, Ben Dory, Stefan Gougherty, Lia Huntington, Maria Konschake, Maia Leppo, Florian Milker, Sarah Montagnoli, Annika Pettersson, Darja Popolitova, Gretchen Schreiber, Ellen Sisti, Katja Toporski, Devyn Vasquez, Aric Verrastro, Mallory Weston, Danny Xiu, Yingqi Puffy Zhao, and Gabriel Zwilling.
All Decked Out
All Decked Out
August 28th - October 10th
Holtzman MFA Gallery
Towson University
Click here to view the digital exhibition
*Gallery is also open to the TU campus community by appointment, contact tugalleries@towson.edu
45 Stories
45 Stories in Jewelry
1947 to Present
February 13, 2020 - January 24, 2021
MAD Museum
2 Columbus Circle, New York City
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