ACRE
Friday [last] at Co-Prosperity Sphere // ACRE show trying to look cute bc the abyss // artists Alicia Chester, [me], Ellen Nielsen, Oli Rodriguez, and Aiden Simon ChiCritics chose us as a weekly pick---hope you were there! >>http://chicritics.com/2013/05/24/weekly-picks-26/
This month I've been busy--the changing weather in Richmond means I have to judge every day's biking gear by the colour of the sky through the skylight, and I've been figuring out what to do with all the squash that my CSA has given me. Also though, I've been working on shows in both Chicago and Richmond. As an ACRE summer resident, I was given the opportunity to participate in this fall's MDW fair in Chicago, located at Mana Contemporary. ACRE curator Alicia Eler put together a booth of artists that she'll be working with for a show in the spring, and helped co-ordinate my participation at a distance, and luckily I have an amazing studio/life partner who could shuttle work and large bags of rock salt around the city! (thanks JMPK!) I am so glad this all came together, and it was really great to see my work featured in Newcity's review of the event. (Jason Foumberg named my piece best in show, you can read his whole review here).
This weekend I was setting up another show, this time in Richmond. Derecho opened last night at VCU and featured the work of the visiting faculty members in each area of the Craft/Material Studies department. The show looks great, and will be up until December 6th in the Fine Art Building at 1000 W. Broad St.
Chicago-based blog Make Space recently featured my work as part of their ongoing series on 2012 ACRE residents. They'll continue this feature later in the year with a look at how time in the woods, pagan rituals, and ACRE's fine food might have impacted artists' practices. For now you can read the post here: Kate Hampel on Make Space
In the spirit of experimentation that a residency is meant to support, artist pal Christina McClelland and I have embarked on a new collaborative practice. Site-specific beer coozies have been a big part of our stay at ACRE, and also happen to be a perfect fusion of our skills.
Enjoying the stars and the meals at ACRE in Wisconsin, making material breakthroughs, and generally picking up ideas wherever I'd left them. These are experimental free-floating glitter stencils for an upcoming show in Chicago.
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