Archive > August 2008

Home at Work & Working at Home

The other day, in a staff meeting (yes EVERYBODY has them these days), someone who shall not be named suggested that I write a post about what it’s like to be a working artist and an artist who also goes to work. If I kept this post short I would say “Stressful, fun and time [...]

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Interview with Bill Elmore

Bill and I discussed his ongoing Terre Haute Heroes Project on July 3rd, 2008. The work discussed in the interview will be featured in the Swope’s fall exhibit: Terre Haute Heroes Project: photographs by Bill Elmore, (education gallery) October 17, 2008- January 3, 2009.
LP. Bill, I know you have done combat photography. How did that [...]

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Interview with Al Pounders

Al and I conducted this interview in early July 2008, by e-mail because cross time zone telephone just seemed too cumbersome. The work discussed in the interview will be featured in the Swope’s fall exhibit: Umbria from the eye of Al Pounders, October 17, 2008– January 03, 2009.

LP: Al, I understand you have been visiting [...]

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Edward Hopper Article in NYTimes

In the travel section in this Sunday’s NYTimes, there was an interesting article about Edward Hopper’s work on the Cape in Turo, Mass where he spent his summers. The Swope’s painting by Hopper, Route 6, Eastham, was done in this area. An interesting read.

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Indiana art educators networking event.

Networking!
I love networking, or smoozing as it’s more commonly known. Maybe that is why I am 1yr out of grad school, thoroughly employed in the arts, unwilling to say ‘no’ and loving every minute of it!
This networking event was fun. Firstly I got to go to Indy for the day, not bad. Second; all [...]

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Thoughts from a Visit to the IMA

Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing No. 652, 1990,
Collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Who straightens the study table?
A Yayoi Kusama, I could fall into it and fall forever and ever.
Laylah Ali makes me think but also makes me giggle.
A lot of little men holding up the floor, or appearing to hold up the floor.
Holzer. Hmmm. [...]

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