2009
Heaven and Earth I
Artist & Photographer: Miguel Edwards
Exhibition Dates: June 26-August 10, 2009
Location: Carkeek Park, 950 NW Carkeek Park Road in Seattle's Broadview neighborhood
Curator: David Francis
Artists: Barbara De Pirro, Miguel Edwards, Aaron Haba, Meredith Hall and Vaughn Bell, Todd Lawson, Julie Lindell, Peppé, Stephen Rock, Gerry Stecca, Kristen Tollefson, and Sylwia Tur
In collaboration with the Carkeek Park Advisory Council, Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Department of Neighborhoods, and the Associated Recreational Council, CoCA presented the first exhibition of temporary, outdoor sculptural installations in Carkeek Park organized around the theme of “Heaven and Earth.” Heaven & Earth was launched and curated by David Francis.
The sponsors asked artists for their interpretations of art and nature in a world of change. From the website: "Our parks are implicitly havens ('heavens') where we go to relax, recreate, and, in Carkeek's case especially, walk through the woods. Carkeek is widely considered one of Seattle's premier urban forests...Sunset Magazine recently named it #3 among America's top 10 urban parks. The artwork is constructed of primarily natural materials and is designed to have minimal impact on the park -- either decomposing organically, leaving 'no trace' -- or, when removed at the end of the display period, leaving the park in essentially the same condition it was prior to installation."
You can get more information about these artists and see their installations at the Heaven & Earth archive. A full color catalog of the exhibition, created by CoCA Publisher Ray C. Freeman, featuring a essays by CoCA curators David Francis and Joseph Roberts and statements from the artists, is available for purchase from the CoCA Bookstore.
Heaven & Earth continues today as a project independent from CoCA. Site-specific environmental and land artists are encouraged to apply during the spring call for art.
VIEW CATALOG RECORDS
Added 05/10/17. Updated 01/15/18.
Location: Carkeek Park, 950 NW Carkeek Park Road in Seattle's Broadview neighborhood
Curator: David Francis
Artists: Barbara De Pirro, Miguel Edwards, Aaron Haba, Meredith Hall and Vaughn Bell, Todd Lawson, Julie Lindell, Peppé, Stephen Rock, Gerry Stecca, Kristen Tollefson, and Sylwia Tur
In collaboration with the Carkeek Park Advisory Council, Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Department of Neighborhoods, and the Associated Recreational Council, CoCA presented the first exhibition of temporary, outdoor sculptural installations in Carkeek Park organized around the theme of “Heaven and Earth.” Heaven & Earth was launched and curated by David Francis.
The sponsors asked artists for their interpretations of art and nature in a world of change. From the website: "Our parks are implicitly havens ('heavens') where we go to relax, recreate, and, in Carkeek's case especially, walk through the woods. Carkeek is widely considered one of Seattle's premier urban forests...Sunset Magazine recently named it #3 among America's top 10 urban parks. The artwork is constructed of primarily natural materials and is designed to have minimal impact on the park -- either decomposing organically, leaving 'no trace' -- or, when removed at the end of the display period, leaving the park in essentially the same condition it was prior to installation."
You can get more information about these artists and see their installations at the Heaven & Earth archive. A full color catalog of the exhibition, created by CoCA Publisher Ray C. Freeman, featuring a essays by CoCA curators David Francis and Joseph Roberts and statements from the artists, is available for purchase from the CoCA Bookstore.
Heaven & Earth continues today as a project independent from CoCA. Site-specific environmental and land artists are encouraged to apply during the spring call for art.
VIEW CATALOG RECORDS
Added 05/10/17. Updated 01/15/18.