Friends of Chautauqua, Tempe, AZ

Below is the press release for Friends of Chautauqua, a show that Matthew Mosher and I are currently in. For this show, Mosher and I had a Christo&Jean Claude/Ray Johnson-esque mail art exchange. His participation was involuntary, but I think the results were quite satisfactory:

Gallery View

Title: You Have Just Completed A Work of Art by Aimee Belanger

It should be also noted that this piece is for sale, and I believe it's been listed at $10,000. Please contact me for details. The opening is from 7-9 tonight in Tempe, AZ for any of you who want to fly out last minute.

The press release:

Who
The ASU Chautauqua Student Art Organization.

What
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts hosts The Friends of Chautauqua Show that includes artwork created by friends, colleagues and former classmates of School of Art graduate artists. Nic Wiesinger, ASU Chautauqua Student Art Organization founder, feels that the exhibition highlights the indelible connection that School of Art graduates have to the larger national art scene.

The exhibition introduces the greater Phoenix area to new and upcoming works by artists from around the country. The showcase emphasizes the diverse range of art influences within the graduate body and includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, metals, wood, video, photography and conceptual installation.

Experience The Friends of Chautauqua Show and see works by: Thaddeus Erdahl, Alexis Winslow, Jordan Schulman, Katherine Behar, Marianne Kim, Karin Stothart, Kent Perdue, Paco Velez, Dave Smellie, Keith Laber, Julia Westerbeke, Nidaa Aboulhosn, Christopher Arslain, Ben Moore, Aimee Belanger, Robert Brown, Ben Murray, Herb Vincent Peterson, Eliza Campbell Kiser, William Pariso, Michael Stadler

Where
ASU Herberger Institute School of Art, Step Gallery, Tempe Center Ste. 174, Tempe. The gallery is on the northeast corner of 10th Street and University Drive (located just north of the ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center).

When
Sept. 8–18; Artist’s reception, Monday Sept. 14, 2009 7–9 p.m.
Gallery hours: Monday–Thursday noon–5 p.m. and Friday noon–3 p.m. Closed weekends and major holidays.

Cost
Free

Public Contact
Nic Weisinger
ASU Herberger Institute
School of Art
Chautauqua Student Art Organization founder
317.490.7346
nickwiesinger@yahoo.com

The School of Art is a division of Herberger College of the Arts at Arizona State University. Its printmaking, photography and art education programs are nationally ranked in the top 10, and its Master of Fine Arts program is ranked eighth among public institutions by U.S.News & World Report. The school includes four student galleries for solo and group shows by graduate and undergraduate art and photography students: Gallery 100, Harry Wood, Northlight, and Step. To learn more about the School of Art, visit art.asu.edu.

Media Contact:
Ryan Peter Miller
Gallery Coordinator
ASU Herberger Institute School of Art
480.965.2062
rpmille2@asu.edu