Got BOX? The art came and went for the jury this weekend

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Friday night was the drop off date for artists to submit their work to the BOX11 Art Show & Sale jury (you’re saving the Nov 12/13 dates to visit the show, right?).  It was a really cool opportunity for me to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into BOX, having enjoyed it only as a spectator the past two years.

Before the…

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doors opened…

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BOX organizer, the incomparable Cathy Farwell, briefed the…

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volunteers on the…

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detailed workflow for…

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receiving and…

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protecting the work.

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The level of care and respect for artists’ work is impressive.  The intake is a well-oiled process that I suspect has been developed and tweaked over three seasons.  Hmmm, I should probably note that the photo above is a support post of the building, and not someone’s work.  Well… now that I photographed it, it’s my work.

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Remnants of felt, made here, and snagged on the feltevator.

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Get ready, Sarah, here they…

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come.

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Some sculpture complemented…

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the paintings that rolled in.

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There was a hustle and bustle with the after-work crowd dropping off work right at 5pm.

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I discovered a lot more wall-writing this time out to Rumpel as I had better light on this go.

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Great textures here.

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Is this floor grime echoing Magritte’s The Son of Man?

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More work rolled in after the dinner hour, and…

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when…

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the hubbub quieted down, and…

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most had left the building…

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there was an impressive array of work around the walls from a variety of media, waiting…

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for the jury to dig in on Saturday.

Happy making,

DW

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4 Responses to Got BOX? The art came and went for the jury this weekend

  1. Von says:

    Darin! You just keep getting better and better! Keep up the amazing work!!

    ..Von

  2. Denise Strong says:

    Great visual reporting Darin, your photos always intriguing and love your comments.
    Your contributions to BOX are invaluable. Denise.

  3. Ben Brown says:

    Looking forward to the show! Also nice to see the old building getting more use 🙂

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