Interview with Jes Reyes and Paul Ranelli, Partners on To Really See

MinnPost interviews Jes Reyes and Paul Ranelli to promote Spectrum ArtWorks upcoming exhibition To Really See, a group art show opening next week! Read more here!

Holly Rapoport, HRM01

You're Invited: To Really See Opening Reception

To Really See: Exhibiting Artists Announcement



“This is the first painting of a five part series that is progress. It represents the depression I had felt early in recovery from a mental illness breakdown…medication for me has made a huge difference in my day to day living.” -Kandace Krause, Me Before Me, Acrylic on Canvas

Spectrum ArtWorks is proud to announce exhibiting artists for our upcoming traveling exhibition To Really See.


To Really See
Exploring the medication taking experience through art

There are many methods for expressing and exploring health related events through art. The results often create compelling and people-centered objects or experiences. Attempts have been made using media, such as puppetry, theatre, songs or games. Photography and other visual art are also used to make subjects on health meaningful and healing for the person and interesting and educational for the public and the professionals who serve the public. Through a community-focused art project and traveling exhibit, To Really See, captures these approaches and focuses on the display of creative medication use stories that users, artists, and participants wanted to express and share.

To Really See initially presents with the Hennepin County Library’s Minneapolis Central location (August-September 2017), then at St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth (October 2017-April 2018) and then with the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (December-April 2018). Full exhibit details here.

RSVP to the Minneapolis opening reception on August 10th here.


 Exhibition partners: RESOURCE, University of Minnesota, Hennepin County Library, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Genoa. This exhibition is partially funded through the University of Minnesota’s Imagine Fund.


Exhibiting Artists:

Teresa Audet (Minneapolis)
Douglas Blue (Minneapolis)
Jennifer N. Campbell (St. Paul)
John Casey (Bloomington)
Kate Clark (Minneapolis)
Sam Larom (Minneapolis)
Gary Melquist (Minneapolis)
Holly Rapoport (River Falls)
Anne South (Minneapolis)
Heather Spielman (Minneapolis)
KaTa (Minneapolis)
Jessica Ward (Lino Lakes)
Roger Williamson (Minneapolis)

Spectrum ArtWorks Collective Artists:
Ashley Adams
Cecile Bellamy
Martha Bird
Andrew Braunberger
Christi Furnas
Peter F. Hinze
Kandace Krause
Matt LaCombe
Michaela Rachor
James E. Sjolin
Tobias
Shining Starr
Wallace White

And

Spectrum ArtWorks Photovoice Participants



“The pill balances on the tip of the tongue but does not enter, illustrating that while the physical act of taking medication is easy, it is often psychologically challenging.”

- Sam Larom, Pill, Oil on Canvas

 



“The Placement of medication alongside breakfast objects illustrates how common place medication is in our everyday lives.”

- Tobias, Breakfast Objects, Acrylic on Canvas

A Solo Exhibition from Collective Member Andrew Braunberger

Your invited! Please meet Andrew Braunberger on Friday, August 4 at 3pm. Spectrum ArtWorks will be celebrating his show Winging it like a Cuisinart: Learning to Swim through Accidental Sense-Making with a public reception for his private solo exhibition at the Lighthouse Community Support Program.

Private Exhibition Dates:
July 10-August 4

Public Reception:
Friday, August 4 / 3pm

Lighthouse Community Support Program

1825 Chicago Ave South

Minneapolis, MN 55404

Please RSVP by emailing Jes Reyes at jreyes@resource-mn.org.

More info:
Spectrum ArtWorks presents a solo exhibition from artist Andrew Braunberger. "Winging it like a Cuisinart: Learning to Swim Through Accidental Sense-Making" is a show that exhibits new art from Braunberger. Artwork featured highlights his particular art practice, which is often based in rearrangement and assemblage.

This show is a private exhibition located at the Lighthouse, a community support program of RESOURCE. We are offering a public reception on Friday, August 4 at 3pm. Please attend to meet Andrew, view his new work, and get to know more about his art practice. Art will be available for purchase.

Andrew Braunberger is a collective member supported by Spectrum ArtWorks.
See more of Andrew's art here.
More info on the collective supported by Spectrum ArtWorks here.



Andrew Braunberger, "Seeing Circuit," Mixed Media on Paper

Collective Member Ruth Lais Receives 2017 VSA MN Emerging Artist Grant

A congratulations goes out to Ruth Lais for receiving the 2017 VSA MN Emerging Artist Grant! Ruth is the 4th Collective Member to receive this wonderful recognition! Previous grant recipients are Tobias, Peter F. Hinze and Christi Furnas.

From VSA MN's News Page:

Six Minnesota artists have been awarded 2017 Emerging Artist Grants of $2,000 each by VSA Minnesota. The 21st annual awards, funded by the Jerome Foundation, recognize excellence by emerging Minnesota artists with disabilities and encourage them to create new work. Selected from 55 applicants, grantees are:

Ayesha Adu, Minneapolis — screenplay writing
Sarah Drake, Sauk Rapids — painting & mixed media
Ruth Lais, Minneapolis — mixed media
Luke Lyons, Minneapolis — ceramics
Carrie Salberg, White Bear Lake — creative non-fiction writing
Joey Schad, St. Paul — music performance

The grants were awarded following a jurying process conducted by individuals with backgrounds in the written, visual and performing arts. Panelists looked at samples of the artists’ work, resumes and artist statements. Artists scoring highest in artistic quality and received awards. All grantees are first-time Jerome grant recipients.

Ruth Lais
from Trees and Stars series (2017)
Mixed Media

The Beauty of it All - 2nd Year Partnership

Spectrum ArtWorks is proud to announce that The Beauty of it All - Year Two, a collaboration with The Family Partnership, is on display with all new art! This is an ongoing exhibition that is exhibiting in the lobby and clinic hallways.

Art by Shining Starr

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Collective Member Martha Bird has been front and center over the last couple of months because she is a strong mental health advocate. A professional artist, Martha, has been leading the collective with their latest show at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, RESOURCE featured her story this month in a new blog post. Read here.

Martha joined RESOURCE’s Spectrum ArtWorks program’s Artist Collective in August of 2016. She’s an artist living with a mental illness, but prefers to be known for what she does and who she is, not her diagnosis. “I’m an artist. Period.”

Martha with a recent sculptural basket of hers