Gallery Notes

Thursday, September 20, 2012

JORGE COSTA

SCATTERED

Sept. 24 - Oct. 25, 2012

Gallery talk/reception - Thurs. Oct. 4

4pm - 7pm, artist’s talk begins at 4:30

Artist Statement

The imagery in this body of work produces a diverse number of associations and/or relations between the various icon images offered by western culture and the political sites that these images re-present/symbolize. As a result, these images/ideas become free signs for numerous relationships engendered by the viewer- potential deposits of personal meaning. These open-ended links allow the viewer to "recognize" the sign without attaching it to anything in particular; since the works themselves are not directed towards something specific in our culture(s). The distorted reality of each piece carries formal/stylized elements and cloaked iconography that interplay with visual frequencies and concealed spoofs.

Often my work attempts to connect the psychosis of "production", "commodity", and "waste" with the fragility of our existence in an environment that is collapsing in slow motion.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Vision for a Relic

Photographing the Degenerative Beauty of

Holyoke’s Historic Grand Dam; the Victory Theatre

July 30 through Sept. 13, 2012

Reception Thursday Sept. 6th, 5:30 -7:30 pm

In cooperation with the Massachusetts International Festival of Arts (MIFA), the Taber Art Gallery at Holyoke Community College presents a beautiful new installation exhibiting recent photographs and old memorabilia gleaned from the “Pictory Theatre” fund raiser held last spring in downtown Holyoke. This “second showing” is a chance to see the work anew and show support for MIFA’s vision to restore the theatre to it’s once stately prominence. For the original event “Pictory Theatre,” 38 photographers from around the world were invited to take photos of the Victory Theatre’s interior that has been closed since 1979. The opportunity to access, explore, and photograph this fine piece of urban archaeology came with only one condition: that each photographer donate an original print to help raise money for the restoration and reopening of the Victory Theatre. Rob Rea, a local photographer, was the coordinator who invited the participants. Now, with a new carefully crafted installation and context, the Taber Art Gallery is pleased to extend the opportunity to make this work available to view (and support the Victory) again.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

2012

HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

STUDENT ART

EXHIBITION

APRIL 11 - APRIL 29

RECEPTION: THURS., APRIL 19th,

7 - 9 pm

AWARDS ANNOUNCED at 8:00 PM in the LIBRARY LOBBY

Pot Luck encouraged ... Prizes for “best”* dressed (art and/or photo) students

* definition of “best” is open to interpretation

The HCC Student Art Show is held in 3 locations throughout the HCC campus: The Taber Gallery & the Library Showcases on the 2nd floor of the Donahue Bldg; the Art Dept. on the 2nd floor of C bldg; and the 3rd floor of G bldg. in the Media Center. All locations are open to the public during regular school hours (excepting the Taber Gallery which is open Mon. Wed. & Th. 10am - 6pm, Tues. 9am - 5pm during regular school sessions.