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On Sunday, October 6, localDispersal, Grand Rapids, a visual and sound exhibition
opens at the ÂÌñÒùÆÞ Art and Music Center Gallery. Featuring 13 artists, the
exhibition is the result of artist Amy Sharp's desire to "bring her friends home."
"For many of the pieces, the process, design and construction became part of the finished
work. Communities, both public and private, were formed while creating the object,
You arrive at some semblance of understanding through active experience." says Sharp,
who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Aquinas in 1995, and completed her
Masters in Boston. "I am interested in the intersections of relationships.
localDispersal, can be used as a verb, noun, or adjective. Lacking a definitive definition,
it refers to the dissemination of the familiar. This exhibition is my way of introducing
two points, Grand Rapids and those who tie me to Boston."
localDispersal, Grand Rapids is the first of a series of localDispersal exhibitions,
including one in Boston. The exhibition opens on Sunday, October 6, 2-4 p.m. at the
ÂÌñÒùÆÞ Art and Music Center and will run through Friday, November 9. The
gallery will be closed October 19-27. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.- 7
p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 2-6 p.m.
Participating artists include Morgan Schwartz, Ben Spiegelman, Lazaro Montano, Jonathan
Sadler, Dirk Adams, David Webber, Pam Larsen Kaneb, Steve Aishman, Nancy Havlick,
Su-Jung Lee, Scott Alberg, Dillon Paul and Amy Sharp.
For further information about the artists involved, contact Amy Sharp at 917-653-3274.