Do you have a collection of tchotchkes, records, photographs—or something more unusual? This is your chance to become a part of The Aldrich’s upcoming Circumstance series of exhibitions!
The Museum is inviting residents of Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties in Connecticut, or Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York, to suggest items from visual culture to be displayed in relationship to work by one of the six artists whose exhibitions will be on view from May 3 to October 25, 2015.
The artists—Virginia Poundstone, Nancy Shaver, Ruby Sky Stiler, Penelope Umbrico, Elif Uras, and B. Wurtz—will transform the Museum’s galleries, displaying their own work alongside objects, materials, artifacts, and artworks they have selected from craft, found, utilitarian, historical, design, and everyday objects, creating installations that reveal how the convergence of fine art, design, and non-art objects within the exhibition format informs creative expression.
Interested in participating? Here is how it works:
Images of the artists’ work to which the public is being asked to respond are posted on the Museum’s website at aldrichart.org/opportunities/publicproject.php.
The objective is to choose items that will create a thought-provoking context for the work of one of the artists. Items suggested in proposals can include, but are not limited to, objects, artworks, craft, collections, environments (a group of objects), books, films or other media (suitable to be exhibited on a monitor), utilitarian objects, clothing, photographs, and furniture.
There are a few important considerations to keep in mind:Item(s) suggested must be either owned by the individual submitting the proposal or easily procured by that individual; anything that can be easily transported and is suitable for display is appropriate for submission. Artists may not submit their own work.
The six complementary exhibitions will be mounted in The Aldrich’s Small Space Gallery (approximately 155 sq. ft.), adjacent to the Museum’s atrium. A floor plan of the Gallery is also posted on the Museum’s website, to give prospective participants a sense of the scale of the room.
Online proposals are due by 5 pm on March 6, 2015. To review the complete set of guidelines and learn more about the proposal selection process, please visit aldrichart.org/opportunities/publicproject.php.
~ Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York
Museum
Founded by Larry Aldrich in 1964, The Aldrich is one of the few independent, non-collecting contemporary art museums in the United States, and the only museum in Connecticut devoted to contemporary art. It is one of only twenty museums in Connecticut and only 318 art museums in the country to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum, located at 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877, is dedicated to fostering innovative artists whose ideas and interpretations of the world around us serve as a platform to encourage creative thinking. All exhibitions and programs are handicapped accessible. Free on-site parking. Regular Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 5 pm. For more information call 203.438.4519 or visit aldrichart.org.
Supporters
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, in addition to significant financial assistance from its Board of Trustees, receives contributions from many dedicated friends and supporters. Major support for Museum programs and operations has been provided by the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; the Leir Foundations; the Goldstone Family Foundation; and the Anne S. Richardson Fund. Support for education and public programs has been provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Joyride Ridgefield; the Newman’s Own Foundation, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Ridgefield Education Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, and The Gage Fund. Exhibition support has been provided by the SAHA Foundation, The Coby Foundation, Cynthia and Stuart Smith. HamletHub; Morris Media Group, publishers of Ridgefield Magazine; and WSHU Public Radio are the official media sponsors of The Aldrich in 2015.