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February Issue 2006
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Features Works by Meredith Brickell and Lauren Van Hemert
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Features two new exhibitions including: Pale Graze, featuring works by Meredith Brickell, in Artspace's Lobby, from Feb. 3 - 25, 2006, and Transitory Treasures: The Ephemera Collection, featuring works by Lauren Van Hemert in the Upfront Gallery, from Feb. 3 - 25, 2006.
Meredith Brickell
Meredith Brickell presents
Pale Graze, an exhibition to mark the close of her Artspace
Regional Emerging Artist Residency. Brickell draws from the physical
realm, particularly from secluded spaces that encourage exploration
and reflection. The work in this exhibition references not only
the physical characteristics of these environments, but also the
emotional connection she has to them.
Brickell received her Bachelor of Environmental Design from the
School of Design at NC State University. After completing her
undergraduate degree, she cultivated her interest in ceramics
through the NC State Crafts Center. Brickell then earned her Master
of Fine Arts degree in 2005 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
before returning to Raleigh and being selected as Artspace's Regional
Emerging Artist-In-Residence.
Ephemera is the window into our past. The contemporary definition of ephemera is "something short lived or transitory, especially all types of paper documents both printed or handwritten produced for a specific purpose and normally intended for disposal." Lauren Van Hemert's exhibition intends to explore the transitory treasures or everyday items often taken for granted, such as postage stamps, labels, posters, and advertisements - fleeting bits of a vanished or vanishing time - and reinvent them into a piece of wearable art for a modern age.
Lauren Van Hemert
Van Hemert's work has been featured in Cary Living Magazine, The Cary News, and in Lapidary Journal, as well as on HGTV's Crafter's Coast to Coast. She is a 2005 and 2006 Niche Award Finalist. Van Hemert lives in Cary with her husband and two children.
Artspace is a non-profit visual art center dedicated to presenting quality exhibitions and education programs in an open-studio environment. Guided tours of exhibitions and artist studios are available for groups of 10 or more. Artspace is fully handicap accessible to persons with disabilities. Needs will be accommodated upon request. Artspace is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts; by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, with funds from the United Arts campaign and the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council; by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission; and by individuals; businesses; corporations; and private foundations.
For further information
check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call Artspace at
919/821-2787 or at (www.artspacenc.org).
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