Install It 3 runs only two more days. See it May 23 and 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thanks to everyone.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Take a tour of the tunnel – and the art Thursday evening
You can get an inside and underneath view of the exhibition with
of Install It 3 – above and below
with a free tour at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16.
The installation art exhibition, on view through May 24, is
located in the Vista Greenway/former train tunnel at the intersection of
Lincoln and Lady streets. Artists Michaela Pilar Brown, Bri Kinard, Amanda
Ladymon, Kara Gunter, Wendell George Brown and Kimberly Bookman have created
works which respond to the history of Washington Street, a once-thriving
African-American commercial and social district under which the tunnel runs,
and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. The artists
have created works that include photography, wax, plaster, paper, earth and
grass.
The tour will be given by exhibition curator Jeffrey Day,
several of the participating artists, historian Ramon Jackson and community members.
The exhibition, sponsored by the Congaree Vista Guild and
part of the annual art event Artista Vista, is open daily from dawn to dark.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Install It 3 - above and below explores hidden history of city
Welcome to the third year of Install It, the installation art
component of Artista Vista.
This year six artists have creating works located in and around the former train tunnel, now part of the Vista Greenway.
The artists Michaela Pilar Brown, Amanda Ladymon, Bri Kinard, Kara Gunter, Wendell George Brown and Kimberly Bookman were asked to respond to Washington Street which was once a major a business and social street for the African-American community, home to the Zion Baptist Church, an African-American state fair, restaurants, funeral homes, a theater and the Richard Samuel Roberts photography studio and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement.
This year six artists have creating works located in and around the former train tunnel, now part of the Vista Greenway.
The artists Michaela Pilar Brown, Amanda Ladymon, Bri Kinard, Kara Gunter, Wendell George Brown and Kimberly Bookman were asked to respond to Washington Street which was once a major a business and social street for the African-American community, home to the Zion Baptist Church, an African-American state fair, restaurants, funeral homes, a theater and the Richard Samuel Roberts photography studio and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement.
The tunnel
runs directly beneath Washington Street and serves as an apt metaphor for the
hidden history of the street above.
The artist
did not make directly didactic pieces, but explores ideas of
overcoming challenges, breaking free of social and political confinement, how
we are all connected and the ways we are connected. They worked in a
variety of mediums: photography, plaster casting, natural materials, ceramics
and even grass and tar and each piece was created specifically for this exhibition and
space.
The tunnel is just north of the intersection of Lincoln and Lady streets and is open dawn to dark through May 24.
The tunnel is just north of the intersection of Lincoln and Lady streets and is open dawn to dark through May 24.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Some more recent activity in the tunnel
The Mayor's Famously Hot Bike Ride made a stop at the Vista Greenway to hear about Install It 3. That's Mayor Steve Benjamin with the fancy helmet.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
Come to the Tunnel for a tour - Saturday at 130 p.m.
Install it 3: above and below curator
Jeffrey Day and the artists, Michaela Pilar Brown, Kimberly Bookman,
Kara Gunter, Wendell George Brown, Amanda Ladymon and Bri Kinard, will
give a talk and tour Saturday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m.
Vista Greenway/former train tunnnel, Lincoln and Lady streets.
Vista Greenway/former train tunnnel, Lincoln and Lady streets.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Install It 3 - above and below opening at 5 today!
Come to the Vista Greenway (the former train tunnel near Lincoln and Lady streets) to see Install it 3: above and below that's part of the Artista Vista gallery crawl Thursday night from 5 - 9.
The exhibition will be on display until May 24 and the tunnel is open from dawn to dusk daily.
The curator Jeffrey Day and the artists, Michaela Pilar Brown, Kimberly Bookman, Kara Gunter, Wendell George Brown, Amanda Ladymon and Bri Kinard, will give a talk and tour Saturday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m.
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