Ephemeral opens on Nov 1 with a First Friday Reception from 5pm-8pm, which is free and open to the public.
The show is a multimedia exhibit featuring current work from each of the ten CAPSLOCK member artists. Many of the pieces on display were created exclusively for this show. The exhibit will include a wide variety of media including large scale sculptural installations, digital projection, jewelry, video, painting, drawing, photography, and graphic design.
This year’s show theme is “Ephemeral,” and each artist’s work will pay homage to the idea of ephemerality, some directly, some more obliquely. For instance, Spenser Spratlin and Leah Blair’s digital projection TAPHONOMY is an interactive piece that can only exist through focused observation and the presence of light. Lee Shannon’s series of illustrations highlight fleeting moments of queer passion, and Michael O’Donohue’s photography captures glimpses of “stray light and everyday magic,” suspending them permanently. Melissa Way’s coruscating interactive installation of light and mirrors welcomes the viewer into an ever-shifting world of light and reflection. At every turn, viewers will encounter work that prompts reflection on the changeable and temporary nature of human life.
CAPSLOCK is an art collective founded in 2016 with the goal of helping its member artists achieve their creative dreams through collaboration, encouragement, and mutual accountability. The group consists of ten Kutztown University arts alumni working in a wide range of media from painting and drawing, to interactive digital installation, photography, graphic design, jewelry, sculpture, and more. The collective meets every week to give each other feedback, discuss creative goals, and help each other plan for the future.
CAPSLOCK’s founding belief is that “the process is progress.” We have goals that we each work towards, but our chief pursuit is walking with each other in the direction of those goals and reveling in what we discover along the way. Our second core tenet is that no one should make art in a vacuum. Creative pursuits are hard, especially if they aren’t one’s primary source of income. The collective believes that having a close-knit group of creative peers makes all the difference. Our yearly art show is a celebration of what we can achieve when we’re rooting for each other.
