Co-Create
Juried by: Kaylan Buteyn & Jamie Smith
Romantic notions of the artist as lone wolf or a solitary recluse have long been a part of the narrative of the art world. While artists may need alone time to create, sharing ideas, working with others and spending time with friends or strangers often proves to be invaluable. Collaboration can offer artists a freedom from the realities of working alone, a break from habits and routines that cause stagnation. The results of collaborations are often unpredictable and unimagined by the artists themselves, a gateway for growth, discovery and play. This show features work exclusively created out of collaboration! Whether between multiple artists, a parent and child, artist and nature…the pieces in this show reflect a variety of collaborative partners or muses. Through this work we can learn more about what inspires us to act, pushes us to grow, encourages and supports us as we open our minds and push our art practices into unknown territory. We believe in the power of collaboration to keep ideas fresh, creativity flowing, and invite problem solving and play into the process and we hope you enjoy this collection of work!
Featured Artists: Anna Wetzel Artz, Amenda Tate, Carrie Smith Libman, Desireé Moore, Gali Katz, Jennie Johnston, Meagan Stirling, Meredith Walker, Marcia Holloway Ross, Nicole Young, Heather Bird Harris, Laura Farahzad Mayer, Kristin Skees and Ryan Lytle, Chloe Wack & Casey Wolhar, Michelle Westmark Wingard, Kristen Orr and Kate Fleming, Katie Ford & Lindsey Kennedy, Susan Casey and Fiona (age 5), Ivette Spradlin and Lenore Thomas, Anna Wallace and Roberta Wallace, Melissa English Campbell and Kelly Dietrick, Barbara Campbell Thomas & Kaylan Buteyn, Kristy Kaye & Elizabeth Wickenden McMahon, Kirsten Sparenborg & Catalina Eschallon Rosselli, Shauna Le Ann Smith and Katherine Botts Whitaker, Bree Lamb and Josh Clark (Muscle Memory Collective), Abby Cheney, Rina AC Dweck, and Hanna Washburn (The Rule of Three), Alexandra Beaumont and Agnez Mont (Les Monts )
