Contacts:
Wood Turning Center:
Albert LeCoff/215.923.8000
H. Tu/215.923.8000
Craft Alliance:
Mallarie N. Zimmer
314.725.1177, ext. 26
mallariez@craftalliance.org
Turned Multiples III
Exhibition dates:
Wood Turning Center: March 7 to April 26, 2003
Craft Alliance: April 18 to June 1, 2003
Since 1999, the Wood Turning Center, located in Philadelphia and Craft Alliance in Saint Louis collaborate every two years on an invitational exhibition entitled Turned Multiples. In a world obsessed with artistic “originality,” the premise of the exhibition compels the participating artists to create artwork in a serial/ multiple manner by contemplating on the property and design potential of any given material or form. Often imbued with great artistic merits and physical nuances, the resulting work continually demonstrates the creative potential and versatility of seemingly repetitive processes utilizing mechanical tools such as a lathe.
This year’s Turned Multiples III is curated by Michael Hosaluk and Thomas Loeser renowned artists and educators in their field. As they articulate their vision:
The idea for this version of the (Turned) Multiples show developed as a result of our interest in seeing what artists that are primarily not wood turners would do when given the opportunity to develop a multiple using the lathe. The concept is simple: Design a piece you conceive of as a "multiple" and that makes use of the lathe in its production. Then, execute that piece either using your own resources to resolve any technical issues, or by taking advantage of the curators and the Wood Turning Center for technical support. You are free to take this invitation in any direction you want as long as your finished objects address the theme of turning and multiples.
Turned Multiples III presents artists from around the country as well as overseas. They are:
• Boris Bally, Providence, Rhode Island
• Garry Knox Bennett, Oakland, California
• Megan Broner, Canada
• Jack da Silva, Pinole, California
• Marilyn da Silva, Pinole, California
• Paige Davis, Bakersville, North Carolina
• Michael de Forest, Portland, Oregon
• Jim Dietz, Middleton, Wisconsin
• Robert G. Dodge, Newtown, Pennsylvania
• Don Friedlich, Madison, Wisconsin
• Lanie Gannon, Nashville, Tennessee
• Matthew Harding, Australia
• Karen Ives, Asheville, North Carolina
• Kim Kelzer, Freeland, Washington
• Wendy Maruyama, San Diego, California
• Michael Mocho, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Gordon Peteran, Canada
• Cory Robinson, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Mitch Ryerson, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Sheri Simons, Chico, California
• Peter Walker, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Turned Multiples III is supported in part by generous grants from Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the William Penn Foundation, a private foundation, and Friends of the Wood Turning Center.
Craft Alliance’s Exhibition Program is funded in part by the American Craft Council, Missouri Arts Council, Regional Arts Commission and the Arts & Education Council of Greater St. Louis.
WOOD TURNING CENTER VISITOR INFORMATION Hours
Mondays to Fridays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays Noon to 5 p.m.
Sundays Closed
