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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-06-06; Arts Commission; ; Upcoming William D Cannon Art Exhibit June 6, 2024 Item #2 Page 1 of 2 Meeting Date: June 6, 2024 To: Arts Commission From: Alyson Benford, Curator of Exhibitions Staff Contact: Alyson Benford, Curator of Exhibitions alyson.benford@carlsbadca.gov, 442-977-5698 Subject: Upcoming William D. Cannon Art Exhibit District: All Recommended Action Receive a presentation on the planning and preparation for the upcoming exhibit, “Fiber in 3D”. Executive Summary The next exhibition in the William D. Cannon Gallery, “Fiber in 3D”, opens on July 20 and will continue through Nov. 30. The onsite exhibit will feature selections from an online open call facilitated and juried by Fiber Art Now magazine and explore a variety of contemporary and enduring themes. Explanation & Analysis The “Fiber in 3D” exhibit will feature individual works by over 15 fiber artists including installations, sculptures, vessels, garments, and accessories which present a variety innovative techniques and materials. Each of the works and artists has been featured in the Spring issue of Fiber Art Now. The Cannon Gallery hosted artwork from Fiber Art Now in 2016. Due to overwhelming positive response, the city is again collaborating the individual artists through Fiber Art Now to bring new works together for an onsite exhibit in the William D. Cannon Art Gallery. Fiscal Analysis None. Next Steps None. ARTS COMM I SSION Staff Report June 6, 2024 Item #2 Page 2 of 2 Environmental Evaluation This item does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Exhibits None. Alyson Benford, Curator of Exhibitions Library & Cultural Arts June 6, 2024 William D. Cannon Art Gallery Exhibit: Fiber in 3D { City of Carlsbad FIBER IN 3D The exhibit will feature individual and group works by over 15 national fiber artists including installations, sculptures, vessels, garments, and accessories which present a variety of innovative techniques and materials. 2 { City of Carlsbad ARTISTS •Emerging and Professional Artists •Individual and Team Works •15+ National Artists • 3 California Artists •Each Artist in Fiber Art Now Magazine ITEM 2: FIBER IN 3D 3 (city of Carlsbad THEMES •Family •Memories •Immigration •Growth •Nature •Idioms •Sustainability •Love and Grief ITEM 2: FIBER IN 3D 4 r {city of Carlsbad ITEM 2: FIBER IN 3D TECHNIQUES •Weaving •Knitting •Knotting •Crochet •Installation •Embroidery •Assemblage •Coiling •Papermaking •Sewing 5 (city of Carlsbad EXHIBIT PREPARATION April 2024 “Fiber Art Now” Collaboration April - May 2024 City Attorney ‘s Office Draft Loan Agreement July 15 - 18, 2024 Installation June 20 - July 5, 2024 Artwork Arrival ITEM 2: FIBER IN 3D May 24 - June 14, 2024 Artist Invitations and Agreements July 20, 2024 Exhibit Opens Aug. 17, 2024 Reception 3-5 pm 6 (city of Carlsbad