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White Tie Show at RISD Exposé Gallery
11/15/2012
The Crème of Student Art and Design Work
for Sale, Opening November 29th
Providence, R.I. – This
November 29th at 7 PM, RISD’s Exposé Gallery unveils its annual White Tie Show at their brand new
permanent location downtown at 204 Westminster.
Stunning art and design work by students and alumni will be on display
accompanied by refreshments and live music.
Each year Exposé pulls
together the best of Rhode Island School of Design’s (RISD) emerging talent for
the public to see and purchase. The gallery started as a month-long pop-up
three years ago as a unique venue for students to showcase their work.
“Exposé was born
because students felt they needed a place to show & sell their work in a
professional way”, says Emily Jenne (RISD ’13 Printmaking) & Sarah Lammer (RISD
’13 Printmaking) Exposé’s co-directors.. “They needed a space that was
somewhere between a craft sale table and a stuffy white cube gallery… and that
didn’t exist at RISD until Exposé.”
The gallery is entirely student run and presents
a valuable platform where students can learn how to promote their work in a
professional setting before they leave school.
Through Exposé, students learn how to work with galleries, price and
install their own work, as well as how to present themselves as creative
professionals after graduation. Students working and volunteering for
Exposé not only learn how to run an art space, but gain valuable experience in
self-presentation, curation, communication, and art business skills.
RISD is home to so much
budding art and design talent, and students here have a unique perspective on
the current art and design world. They have a finger on the pulse of the most
contemporary aesthetics and a feel for what will happen in the next 10 and 20
years in their field, when their generation of artists and designers will come
to the forefront. Exposé gives the
public a sneak peek at fledgling artists and designers who may become big names
in their respective fields.
We want to make the work that students are making
at RISD accessible for everyone. Exposé is the only place the public can buy
RISD student work. “People tend to undervalue the role of buyers and
collectors, but they are half of the equation”, says Jenne (RISD ’13
Printmaking) Exposé Co Director. ”Without a passionate audience, art could not
exist.”
This year has marked a big change for the
gallery, which is situated for the first time in a year-round space downtown at
204 Westminster. This was made possible
through collaboration with another prominent student-run organization, RISD
2ndLife, a materials upcycling and reuse center, as well as generous funding
from the Center for Student Involvement at RISD. Working out of the same space, 2ndLife and
Exposé thrive off each other’s connections and materials. Together, they hope to make a permanent RISD
student-run presence downtown, available to students and the Providence
public. Moving from a pop-up gallery to
a more permanent gallery off-campus gives Exposé opportunity to host more
events, as well as more ability to reach out to the Providence community,
linking RISD students with the goings-on at other local venues and spaces, and
building ties between students, alumni, and community.
Exposé will be hosting
a barrage of events throughout the year such as student film screenings, art
parades, rotating art shows, block parties, and workshops. Non-exclusive and
ever-flexible, Exposé’s atmosphere is not defined by any individual show,
event, or workshop, but by the collection of everything that passes through the
space.
“Exposé hosts shows and events that cross
disciplines, spark collaborations, and bring students and community together,”
say Jenne (RISD ‘13 Printmaking) and Lammer(RISD ’13 Printmaking) Exposé’s co directors. “People are so excited about
what we’re doing and we want to use that momentum to create as many new
opportunities as possible.”
Fall hours at Exposé are: Tuesday-Thursday 11:30-6:30
and Saturday-Sunday 1:00-5:00. More details at risdexpose.com
About RISD
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has
earned an international reputation as the leading college of art and design in
the United States. Approximately 2,400 students from around the world study at
RISD, pursuing full-time bachelor’s or master’s degree programs in a choice of
19 studio majors. RISD is known for its phenomenal faculty of artists and
designers, the breadth of its specialized facilities and its hands-on,
studio-based approach to learning – one in which critical thinking informs
making works by hand. Required courses in the liberal arts provide an essential
complement to studio work, enabling graduates to become critical and informed
individuals eager to engage with the world. Through the accomplishments of its
26,000 alumni, the college champions the vital role artists and designers play
in satisfying the global demand for innovation. Founded in 1877, RISD
(pronounced “RIZ-dee”) and the RISD Museum of Art help make Providence, RI
among the most culturally active and creative cities in the region. For more
information, visit www.risd.edu
or our.risd.edu.
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Contacts:
Emily Jenne & Sarah Lammer
Exposé Co-Directors
204 Westminster Street,
1st Floor, Providence, RI, 02903
expose@risd.edu
www.risdexpose.com