![]() ![]() Local artist and activist Broderick Flanigan will use a grant to support the creation of a new mural painted with the help of local youth, while ceramicist Esther Carillo will use funds to cover the cost of materials and studio rent incurred while developing her own practice. grant recipients), providing a first glimpse at some of the interesting new developments currently underway in the community. The program has just recently announced the lineup of this year’s Get Artistic partners (i.e. The brewery’s Get Artistic initiative was established to support the local arts, and it does so through a variety of thought-provoking exhibitions, performances, grants, residencies and activities throughout the year. aims to heighten the emotional bond between people and place. GET ARTISTIC: Understanding the connection between patronage and place attachment, Creature Comforts Brewing Co. Jacob Wenzka “Ecumenopolis” by Jacob Wenzka opens at tiny ATH gallery on Friday, Sept. As with past exhibitions, the gallery’s safety precautions include using masks and hand sanitizer, limiting the space to four people at one time and using one-way traffic through the building. 11 from 6–9 p.m., an artist talk through Instagram Live on Sept. “Or is this a frightening post-apocalyptic vision where we have had to flee our planet due to climate change, war and disease, and these ecumenopoli represent the last bastion of humanity struggling to survive on limited resources and fuel?”Įvents include an in-person opening reception on Sept. “Is this a positive, optimistic future where we are boldly exploring space, looking for new life, and seeking out new civilizations?” asks Wenzka. ![]() Wenzka leaves the narratives behind these drawings and paintings up to the viewer to interpret. Named after a term coined in 1967 by Greek city planner Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis that literally translates to “world city,” “Ecumenopolis” represents a point at which pockets of human development expand and fuse to cover an entire planet. ECUMENOPOLIS: Influenced by science fiction, fantasy, comics and space exploration, Jacob Wenzka’s “Ecumenopolis” is a new exhibition opening this week at tiny ATH gallery that depicts futuristic floating worlds offering a momentary escape from reality. ![]()
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