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SUMMARY:Textures of Arizona
DESCRIPTION:Carol Gordon\, Arizona Grasslands (detail) \nIn October of 2020\, the Telaraña Fiber Arts Guild prompted their members with a simple challenge: create artwork inspired by the Arizona landscape. While guild members were separated geographically due to the pandemic\, this call enabled them to celebrate the many facets of a state they have all grown to love. Over the course of the past two years\, these fiber artists have continued to find inspiration in the 48th state. Textures of Arizona features a broad spectrum of work that highlights the majestic nature of this state we all call home. From the sandstone spires of Monument Valley to the outstretched arms of the iconic Saguaros\, the beauty of this land is inescapable. \nGallery Guide\nExplore further into Textures of Arizona with our Gallery Guide! This printable postcard features a link to a presentation exploring the themes of the show\, puzzle activities\, a craft to do at home\, and a discussion question. Printed copies are available for free at the Chandler Center for the Arts for the duration of the show. \nDownload and Print
URL:https://www.visiongallery.org/event/textures-of-arizona/
LOCATION:The Gallery at CCA\, 250 North Arizona Avenue\, Chandler\, AZ\, 85225\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jacob Meders: Familiar Territory
DESCRIPTION:Image by Jacob Meders (detail) \nWho gets to tell the story of Indians and cowboys? \nThis exhibition was inspired by 20th century images depicting glorified moments from westward expansion\, a historical period often romanticized from a white perspective. These prints were once part of the City of Chandler’s collection but were not exhibited due to their problematic nature. While the original artist John Clymer may not have intended to offend or portray his subjects in a negative light\, his imagery still perpetuates stereotypes and presents a one-dimensional narrative about Native Americans. Further\, the original representations don’t reflect updated cultural understandings regarding the importance of empowering marginalized groups to tell their own stories. \nAfter these prints were deaccessioned from the City’s collection\, artist Jacob Meders (Mechoopda-Maidu) acquired and updated them to their current status. Viewers will immediately notice the meticulously blacked out figures\, and perhaps wonder who they are and why they have been redacted. By removing the subjects from the prints\, Meders visually represents federal policies – such as the 1883 code of Indian Offenses – advocating for the erasure of Native lands\, language\, culture\, traditions\, religion\, and even people. By gold-leafing other areas in some of the prints\, Meders highlights a history of resource extraction – led by colonizers – that has devastated our physical and spiritual environment\, including the near-extinction of the bison and the receding water levels of the Colorado River\, which remains an issue of utmost concern for Arizonans today. \nWith a deft hand\, Meders carefully adds to and subtracts from the prints\, centering an Indigenous viewpoint and asking viewers to reconsider the stories they think they know about the history of Manifest Destiny and the American West. \nAbout Jacob Meders\nJacob Meders (Mechoopda/Maidu)\, MFA\, is an Associate Professor in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Science at Arizona State University. Jacob possesses a BFA in painting with a minor in printmaking from Savannah College of Art and Design and a MFA in printmaking at Arizona State University. In 2011 Jacob established WarBird Press\, a fine art printmaking studio that he operates as the Master Printmaker in Phoenix\, AZ. \nJacob has exhibited his work in Divided Lines at The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe\, NM\, ‘Aksum Belle:Afterwards at Jackie Headley Art Gallery and Mǝǝmento: Before at Janet Turner Print Museum both at Chico State University\, Chico CA\, Something Old\, Something New: Nothing Borrowed Recent Acquisitions from the Heard Museum Collection at The Heard Museum in Phoenix\, AZ\, Transcending Traditions at Mesa Contemporary Arts in Mesa\, AZ\, First Americans: Honoring Indigenous Resilience and Creativity at Museum Volkenkunde\, Leiden\, Netherlands\, Mini Wiconi Goldsmith\, University of London and BACA Contemporary Native Art Biennial\, Québec\, Canada. His work is also collected by major universities and other institutions in the United States and internationally. \nJacob’s work focuses on altered perceptions of place\, culture\, and identity built on the assimilation and homogenization of indigenous people. This work often ties into current issues faced in Indigenous communities. His work touches many interdisciplinary approaches and repeatedly plays with the boundaries of social engagement practices. His work continues to reexamine varied documentations of Native Americans through printing processes that hold onto stereotypical ideas and how they have affected the culture of the native people. Often using book forms and prints as a symbol of western knowledge and the linear mind\, Jacob deploys them as a vehicle to challenge new perceptions of Native Americans. \nAnd finally\, Jacob is recognized as an influential public speaker and has traveled nationally and internationally to speak on topics within the indigenous contemporary art world. \nOpening Celebration\nFriday\, February 24\, 6 – 8pm \nJoin us for the opening celebration for exhibitions in both of our gallery spaces! View Jacob Meders: Familiar Territory at Vision Gallery and Daniel Nez: Fractal Lineage at the Chandler Center for the Arts\, with a short 10-minute walk separating both galleries. \nEnjoy live music from a DJ at Vision Gallery from 6 – 7pm\, and a performance by IIWAA at the Gallery at CCA from 7 – 8pm. Refreshments provided\, and a cash bar will be available at the Chandler Center for the Arts. \nRSVP HereGallery Guide\nExplore further into Jacob Meders: Familiar Territory with our Gallery Guide! This digital presentation for all ages goes in-depth on the themes of the show and inspires further discussion. \nView Gallery GuideExhibition Photos
URL:https://www.visiongallery.org/event/stoic-un-printing-the-noble-savage/
LOCATION:Vision Gallery\, 10 E Chicago St\, Chandler\, AZ\, 85225\, United States
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