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We're currently raising funds for this project, if you'd like to show your support by donating, you may do so on our donation page, or through this link:

Join us for another Mixtape Dance pARTy FUNdraiser after the opening! It'll be a grand ol' time. Free admission and beverage (21+) for those that donate online.

GARFO ART CENTER:

April 9th, 2011 - June 3rd, 2011

Press Plush

Opening Reception:
SATURDAY, APRIL 9th  6-10pm

 

Frances Trombly
Agustina Woodgate
Sarah Applebaum
Tawnie Silva
Elaine Bradford
Emily Link
Jann Haworth
John Andrews
Naomi Marine
Eliza Fernand
Leslie Hall
Arthur Henderson

 

Visual Art Institute and GARFO Art Center are excited to present Press Plush—a
survey of contemporary soft sculpture, textile and fiber art opening April 9. In
conjunction with the exhibition, Salt Lake artist Naomi Marine will conduct a
workshop with VAI students to create a collaborative installation, and visiting
artist Eliza Fernand will give a free public lecture.

Aiming to locally expand exposure of textile and fiber arts beyond the context of
craft, Press Plush will acknowledge soft sculpture’s popular roots in 1960s Pop
art, examine the broader spectrum of what the medium can be, and show the
innovative ways contemporary artists are using it at large. The exhibition will
include installation, sculpture, video, crochet, fiber, inflatable, and found
object/repurposed material work. The artists, who have been featured in
prominent publications, symposiums, and exhibitions focused on the medium
worldwide include: Frances Trombly, Agustina Woodgate, Sarah Applebaum,
Tawnie Silva, Elaine Bradford, Emily Link, Jann Haworth, John Andrews,
Naomi Marine, Eliza Fernand, Leslie Hall, and Arthur Henderson.

This exhibition is supported by generous donations by the Sam and Diane Stewart Foundation, the International Sculpture Center, Utah Division of Art and Museums, and ZAP

                 

Jim Williams, the Despain family, Lynn & Ruth Morgan, and Birch Creek Ranch


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Admission is FREE and open to the public
Location: Visual Art Institute, 1838 S. 1500 E. SLC, UT 84105

For further information, e-mail:   staffbox.vai@gmail.com

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