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EAF07: 2007 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition
September 9, 2007 - March 2, 2008
Opening: Sunday, September 9, 2007 / 2-6PM
Artists:
Tim Clifford Ohad Meromi Linda Ganjian Rachel Owens Vandana Jain Ricky Sears Ken Landauer Shane Aslan Selzer Caroline Mak Changamire Semakokiro Greg Martin Brian Wondergem Long Island City, NY (August 21, 2007) Socrates Sculpture Park is pleased to announce the opening of EAF07: 2007 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition. This annual show features new works by the Parks current resident artists: Tim Clifford, Linda Ganjian, Vandana Jain, Ken Landauer, Caroline Mak, Greg Martin, Ohad Meromi, Rachel Owens, Ricky Sears, Shane Aslan Selzer, Changamire Semakokiro and Brian Wondergem.
EAF artists are selected through an open call for proposals and are awarded a grant and a residency in the Parks outdoor studio. Fellowship artists are also provided with technical support and access to tools, materials and equipment to facilitate the production of large-scale public sculptures for exhibition in the Park.
The fellows develop their projects throughout the summer in the open studio and on site in the landscape, offering visitors the opportunity to experience both the creation and presentation of their works. Representing a broad range of materials, working methods and subject matter, the diverse sculptural works in this exhibition are presented against the Parks spectacular waterfront view of the Manhattan skyline.
For more information about the artists and the works in the exhibition, including biographies, images and project descriptions, please contact Ellen Staller at 718-956-1819 x12 or es@socratessculpturepark.org.
Socrates Sculpture Park is open 365 days a year from 10am to sunset and is located at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. By Subway take the N or W train to Broadway (Queens), walk 8 blocks west on Broadway to the intersection of Vernon Boulevard. For driving directions, visit our web site at www.socratessculpturepark.org.
This exhibition is made possible by the dedication and support of our volunteers and friends and by the generosity of: Altria Group, Inc. Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc. Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York The Cowles Charitable Trust Elaine Dannheisser Foundation The Dedalus Foundation Mark di Suvero Foundation for Contemporary Arts Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation Hugh J. Freund The Greenwall Foundation Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro The HWG Fund, Inc. Jerome Foundation The Peter T. Joseph Foundation Gabrielle and Herbert Kayden Richard and Ronay Menschel Ivana Mestrovic National Endowment for the Arts The New York Community Trust Ralph S. OConnor Brooke Kamin and Richard Rapaport The Ross Foundation Rev. Alfred R. Shands III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith Starry Night Fund of Tides Foundation Ursula von Rydingsvard and Paul Greengard The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs.
This exhibition is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Special thanks to the City of New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, City Councilmember Eric Gioia, and the Department of Parks & Recreation, Commissioner Adrian Benepe.
Socrates Sculpture Park is grateful for the generosity of: Harold H. Anthony, Inc. Build it Green John P. Corrieri, Inc. Garlock East R & R General Supply Co., Inc. Materials for the Arts Plant Specialists Spacetime C.C.
