WORDS MATTER
June 8 – July 9
Artists Reception:
June 25, 5 to 7 pm
EXHIBITION ARTISTS: Paul Cary Goldberg, Ann Conneman, David Curcio, Susan Erony, Greg Lookerse, Hugo Pellinen, Sarah Hollis Perry, Rachel Perry and Jon Sarkin
Curated by Cynthia Roth and Meredith Anderson
RELATED PROGRAMMING
Artists’ Talk
Thursday, June 29, 7 PM
An opportunity to hear from, ask question and discuss with the artists the ideas and topics raised in the exhibition.
Why Language Matters
Friday, July 7, 7-8 PM
The Gloucester400+ Anniversary’s Diversity & Equity Committee will host a community conversation to explore the Gloucester 400+ Anniversary and its mission of promoting cultural, social, ethnic and economic diversity. The committee will share their framework, specifically focusing on language use as we talk about history, our future, and why it matters.
Graphic: Hugo Pellinen.
Words Matter examines the tensions and intentions created through the interplay of word and image in visual art. Featuring works by Ann Conneman, David Curcio, Susan Erony, Paul Cary Goldberg, Greg Lookerse, Hugo Pellinen, Sarah Hollis Perry, Rachel Perry and Jon Sarkin, the exhibition highlights the very personal and unique ways each of these artists bring text and image into dialogue through the mediums of painting, photography, drawing and sculpture.
We cannot read words without somehow picturing them nor see images without summoning language from which we derive meaning. Both shape what we see, believe, and experience. Both have power and consequence. It is the familiarity of text that invites the viewer to come in close to ‘read’ the work and to engage in an active way. In bringing these artworks together, the curators hope to draw attention to the interplay of the artists’ intentions and the viewers’ subjective experience. In possession of that awareness, we might become more discerning, aware and empathetic around words, and mindful that how we see or hear may differ greatly from the perceptions of the person next to us.
Curated by: Cynthia Switzer Roth and Meredith Anderson
Top to bottom, left to right: Susan Erony, Paul Cary Goldberg, Sarah Hollis Perry, David Curcio, Greg Lookerse, Hugo Pelinen, Ann Conneman, Rachel Perry, Jon Sarkin