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The opening reception for Rachel Wolfson Smith's solo exhibition, The Future Is Behind Us. August 13, 7-9pm. All volunteers will receive a private tour and Q&A with the artist at 6:30pm prior to the opening to ensure you are well informed about the exhibition.
In The Future Is Behind Us, Rachel Wolfson Smith focuses our attention on the essential and grounding effect of beauty in nature. In portraying constructed, intricate, and imagined landscapes, Smith creates an antidote to the imbalance many of us experience as we lurch from impulse to impulse in our tech-laden, consumer-driven, modern existence.
The scope of The Future Is Behind Us includes a series of floral cyanotypes that could be at home in the Victorian era, large scale graphite drawings alluding to the complexities of the modern self, and an imagined future where landscapes arrive in sci-fi-esque pre-packaged boxes.
It is in these historical and cultural influences that we observe history repeating itself, and better understand our relationship to natural beauty and the role it will undoubtedly play in the digital future. Smith invites us to pass through time, searching landscapes for beauty and finding guidance in eras past, present, and imagined.
Shifts (3)
Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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Bartender | 6:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | Serve wine, beer, and cocktails and manage the outdoor bar. | 1/1 | Over |
Gallery Front Desk | 6:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | You will greet guests to the gallery during the reception, provide information about Women & Their Work, the exhibition, and support art sales when applicable. Experience preferred. | 1/1 | Over |
Gallery Guide | 6:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | You will be a floater in the gallery space to assist visitors and ensure the artwork is protected. | 1/1 | Over |