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Conversation with curator and artist Brookes Britcher

Post by Clarissa Shanahan Brookes Britcher is a hardworking guy. He’s a multi-disciplinary artist – working in photography, video, sculpture and larger scale installations – who’s also committed to creating a presence for other artists. In recent years, he’s been curating shows in alliance with several collectives, where he’s been shaking up the local, and not so local, scene, creating dynamic installations that feature up-and-coming artists.

CAi’s “Summer Phase” in Chestnut Hill windows

by Clarissa Shanahan Chestnut Hill Arts Initiative’s premiere show, ‘Summer Phase’, proved to be a thoughtfully curated blend of conceptual installations in a variety of mediums, featuring the work of ten different artists.This was a particularly contemporary and progressive show in an otherwise conservative area.

The Rules for Staying Young in Wilmington

Post by Katrina Kuntz “The Rules for Staying Young,” the current exhibition at the New Wilmington Art Association of works inspired by the game of baseball, vacillates between form and expressive content.  Some artists are drawn to baseball as a formal system which quantifies balls, strikes, fouls, hits, etc.; for them, the play of the game and its statistics serve as metaphors for greater degrees of formal order and structure. Other artists identify with the roaring crowd; they are carried away by the individual as well as team struggles that transpire on the field but also by the sense of ... More » »