Launches 23rd October 2010
On 23rd October 2010, ArtEgg Studios will host Arts After Dark, a unique artists’ showcase of the finest work from New Orleans and London. 50 artists from each city will join together as their work is displayed in a 100sqft 10x10 grid formation. The 100sqft project is the brainchild of London-based artist Carne Griffiths. In addition to 100sqft, Arts After Dark will be showcasing the work of 13 artists.
There are two main themes which we hope will inspire our exhibiting artists: rebirth and light.
Rebirth
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In the wake of the devastating floods wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans has slowly started to recover. A city possessed of an incredibly diverse cultural heritage, it seems only right that art play a role in this regeneration. It is an unhappy coincidence that New Orleans is currently being affected by the oil slick threatening Louisiana's coastline, heaping yet more misfortune on a delicate landscape. Hence we are looking for work which might be inspired by this theme of triumph over adversity, whereby the forces of creativity can overcome those of destruction. The aim has to be to illustrate how a place, though stripped of dignity and structure, can regain its identity; new, transformed but still recognisably itself.
Light
Added to this rebirth is the theme of light. Artists already use light in the most stunningly inventive ways, for example the illumni project set in the tunnels of London's East End. New Orleans, of course, was plunged into a kind of post-Katrina darkness for many months, so we hope this show will contribute to it regaining the color and dynamism for which it is famous. The show, as its name suggests, will take place once the sun has set. We hope the dusky tones will provide contributors a canvas to let imaginations paint a brighter future for a rejuvenated city.
