That was one of the most profound experiences of my young
artistic career so far; walking in to the exhibition I spent a year curating. It
was amazing to see the work of so many talented and hard-working artists from
around the country. As I expected, the work was far better in
person, where you could see the scale, physical textures, and sense of their
making. Curating an exhibition is not unlike the making of a piece of art itslef, and I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment with this show!
Add to that, giving a talk to almost 200 people about the
nature and importance of drawing in art, how crucial it is to see art in
person, and the meditative, intuitive and intellectual nature of making this
work, I was able to discuss my curatorial efforts. For the scale of
the show (11 artists, 44 works) it covered a wide path of the possible ways one
could make a drawing.
To round it all out, giving interviews to three local news sources,
rubbing elbows with the president of the college, and connecting with the
incredibly inquisitive and kind students and faculty of Susquehanna University
I think I made some important friends and connections. And having
one of the visitors tell me one of my drawings reminded her of the Bernini
sculptures she had seen recently in Italy helped make my own artistic efforts
more meaningful.
