BECA gallery to Host It's First International Contemporary Art Exhibition
Sleep has not been our focal point over the last several weeks but it's been more than worth it when we look at the progress of BECA so far and the unexpected outpouring of encouragement and support both locally, nationally and internationally. We thank all of you, especially Caroline Worthington who has been a great source of inspiration for the formation of our inaugural international exhibition opening February 9, 2008. So without further ado...
BECA gallery is pleased to present Connection, an international emerging contemporary art group exhibition from February 9 – March 1, 2008. This call is open to all visual artists working in 2-D and 3-D mediums. Submissions from all countries will be accepted for consideration. The theme of the exhibit follows:
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connection n.1. act of connecting ; state of being connected
In our fast pace, rapidly changing world, BECA gallery has been established as a bridge to and for emerging contemporary art.
The traditional Inuit view of the world is one of intrinsic connections between all things: whether they are the integral ones of family ties, the dynamics of nature and the landscape or the spirit world. Within other cultures, today’s technologies along with the ease of global movement enable new, previously unknown, connections to manifest themselves.
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Curating this exhibition is Caroline Worthington, Curator of Art, York Museums Trust, York Art Gallery. For the past decade, Caroline has focused her curatorial practice on a diverse combination of both historic and contemporary art exhibitions. In addition to managing the highly regarded exhibition programme for York Art Gallery she is also busy commissioning new and emerging contemporary art for York St. Mary’s. Recent curatorial projects include:
York St. Mary’s:
Echo: http://www.yorkstmarys.org.uk/Page/ViewInstallation.aspx?CollectionId=5
York Art Gallery - Special Exhibitions:
Passed as Present: http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/Page/ViewSpecialExhibition.aspx?CollectionId=22
Tracey Emin: http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/Page/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?ArticleId=9
Relationships: Contemporary Sculpture: http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/Page/ViewSpecialExhibition.aspx?CollectionId=11
In her ‘spare’ time, she has been a visiting lecturer at Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds and York Universities and is a regular contributing author to Museums Journal, UK. She is also co-founder of the Contemporary Art Society – Yorkshire. Caroline looks forward to her pioneering position and writes, “As BECA gallery’s first international curator, it seems to me that the theme of connections is an obvious choice to reflect the aspirations for their programme. Working from the UK, I’ll be weaving together those invisible threads that spin outwards from each of us, connecting you with each other as well as to BECA and me.”
Best of luck to all submitting artists!
