Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Sep 24 2013 · 8 comments · Art Exhibits & Events, Artists ·0
This past weekend I attended the graduation of a dear friend and artist, Lisa Daria Kennedy from the Mass Art Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. This is an incredible accomplishment for Lisa. It has taken her 2 years to get to this point, including 6 month long residencies, countless readings and papers, and a thesis ~not to mention a body of original art work.
The program is described this way: “MassArt at the Fine Arts Work Center is Provincetown (MFAWC) provides a unique opportunity for a select group of artists seeking the optimum low-residency program. This program’s emphasis is on student production, on structuring interactions and environments where artists can create their work and receive critical feed back. While in PTown, students meet and engage with leading artists and art world professionals.”
Coincidentally, another friend and artist, Page Railsback was also in Provincetown on a month long residency program granted by the Copley Society. As you can imagine, the weekend was filled with colorful art, political art and art to make me think. It was quite an experience!
This is the poster advertising the graduates exhibit (Lisa’s work is featured, pssst I know her!)
Page in her lovely light studio, oh so happy
Look at what she has produced!
This is a photo of some of the graduates with their friends and family after they defended their thesis.
The Graduates (minus Edgar)
Can never have too much celebrating!
Lisa (the Graduate) in the middle, Page and Moi
One of Lisa’s paintings, if you look closely you will see so many things, among them fainting sofas (I was a model)
Proud Lisa
These next 3 paintings by Diane Cionni make a political statement about the use of guns in our country
Diane comes from Colorado and these models were made from guns her neighbors had in her lovely neighborhood
If you look closely here you can see the outline of guns and socks, meant to represent the tragedy of the Sandy Hook school shooting
Counting Breaths by Terry Boutelle
This is obviously a very moving and emotional art display. This is an outline of an Iraqi woman:
A closer look reveals that the artist has written the names and ages of those violently killed
US Soldier Profile
US deaths, look at the ages…how sad
This artist, Joan Cox, is more sensual and colorful, love her scale
Same theme but in a watercolor medium
As you can see from the 4 artists featured here art is not only beautiful but it can be provocative, thoughtful and provide a spark for discussion.
Congratulations to all the Graduates of the MFAWC 2013 program! Cheers!
“ Art should reveal the unknown, to those who lack the experience of seeing it.”
~Jaune Smith
xo,
Pamela
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