Inside Out Inside
Curated by Abbie Griffiths, featuring photographs by lan Christmann, Jeffrey Kerekes, Al Muzzi, Kelly Jensen, Anthony DeCarlo, Miles Lasater and Chris Randall.
Creative Arts Workshop Gallery 2013
Inside Out Inside - Creative Arts Workshop Hilles Gallery
EXHIBITION DATES: August 2 - September 2, 2013
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, August 2, 5 to 7 pm
ARTISTS TALK: Wednesday, August 7, 5 to 7 pm
GALLERY HOURS: Viewable from outside the CAW Hilles Gallery 24 hours a day
New Haven, CT - Creative Arts Workshop (CAW) presents the much anticipated installation "Inside Out Inside," a continuation of the 2012 public art project initiated by a group of artists and community organizers seeking to unite the New Haven community. Originally displayed under two highway overpasses, the large scale portraits were viewable from outside the CAW Hilles Gallery throughout the month. CAW also hosted an artists talk on Wednesday, August 7, from 5 to 7 pm. Inside Out New Haven is a spin-off of the global art project "Inside Out" launched by JR, a French artist and 2011 TED Prize winner. Prompted to present "a wish to save the world," during his acceptance speech the artist stated: "I wish for you to stand up for what you care about by participating in a global art project and together we'll turn the world inside out." In New Haven the purpose of the project was to help bridge the gap between disparate communities separated by barriers both physical and psychological. Photo shoots staged on the spot initiated conversations and interactions between citizens who might otherwise never have crossed paths. In a documentary short film by John Belanger, community organizer Ben Berkowitz gets at the heart and the purpose of the project: "the beauty in the project is not what it looks like but how it got there. "Even after instances of vandalism occurred, artists and volunteers repaired the photographs and they remained on display. The poster-size images were eventually removed six months later due to weather damage, at the request of the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Creative Arts Workshop now serves as the latest venue for the collection, making the inspiring images again accessible to the New Haven community. The installation features photos by lan Christmann, Jeffrey Kerekes, Al Muzzi, Kelly Jensen, Anthony DeCarlo, Miles Lasater and Chris Randall.
This project was a city wide project that highlighted the local community.
