{"id":173843,"date":"2023-02-03T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/?p=173843"},"modified":"2023-02-03T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:58:11","slug":"scottsdale-arts-opens-two-new-exhibitions-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/?p=173843","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale Arts Opens Two New Exhibitions in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In February, Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation will open two new exhibitions \u2014 \u201cUnintended Consequences\u201d (pictured above) and \u201ccon\u2219text\u201d \u2014 examining human actions and how they affect the world and the people inhabiting it.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnintended Consequences\u201d features the combined talents of artists Carolyn Lavender, Monica Aissa Martinez and Mary Shindell. The exhibition blends the artists\u2019 passions to tell the story of how human actions can and do affect the fragile ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert. The temporary wall painting installation creates a visual narrative that examines the unintended consequences of human activity on Arizona\u2019s people, wildlife and plants in the past and the present.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my mind, one of our jobs as artists is to present ideas and give people something to observe and have conversations about,\u201d said artist Monica Aissa Martinez. \u201cEach time I work with Carolyn and Mary, I have learned something more and become a different person. I am learning so much in the process of this project \u2014 both as an artist but also about the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shindell, Lavender and Martinez have a history together that spans decades, yet this is the first time the three women have fully collaborated on an artistic project. All three artists have a deep understanding and admiration of fauna and flora \u2014 Shindell grew up in a family of farmers, Lavender\u2019s rescue cat Feisty makes an appearance in the exhibition and Martinez\u2019s work is driven by the sciences of microbiology.<\/p>\n

In the ArtReach Space, Visions students will create their first collaborative installation. \u201ccon\u2219text\u201d includes text to communicate the artists\u2019 stance on finding unity.\u00a0Visions is a program for advanced high school visual art students from around the Valley which involves working with professional artists and engaging with exhibitions at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA).<\/p>\n

Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation brought back teaching artist Kristin Bauer to guide the students\u2019 thought processes on text, installation and performance art.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be working with Kristin Bauer again! She led a similar workshop for Visions students back in 2019, which involved creating these same kind of what Kristin calls \u2018text interventions,\u2019\u201d said Brittany Arnold, community & engagement manager for Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation. \u201cAt the time, they were able to temporarily install text on the walls of our facilities, and the students absolutely loved making a statement by leaving a mark with their art. I\u2019m delighted to be able to give them exhibition space to further explore that idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

This collaborative installation takes its inspiration from the exhibition\u202f\u201cLanguage in Times of Miscommunication,\u201d opening at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) on March 4 and featuring artworks that incorporate various forms of language to address the complexities of social reality since 2016.<\/p>\n

Both Learning & Innovation exhibitions will be on view inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. \u201cUnintended Consequences\u201d opens Friday, Feb. 17, with a free reception to celebrate this artistic collaboration. \u201ccon\u2219text\u201d will open two weeks earlier on Friday, Feb. 3. Visitors will also be able to see the exhibitions for themselves in the Center Space and ArtReach Space from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays through May 26. The center is closed on Mondays.<\/p>\n

Find more information, or to learn more about the exhibitions, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In February, Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation will open two new exhibitions \u2014 \u201cUnintended Consequences\u201d (pictured above) and \u201ccon\u2219text\u201d \u2014 examining human actions and how they affect the world and the people inhabiting it. \u201cUnintended Consequences\u201d features the combined talents of artists Carolyn Lavender, Monica Aissa Martinez and Mary Shindell. The exhibition blends the artists\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-173843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-learn","tag-live-learn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=173843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=173843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}