Seen and Heard | Before, During, or After
Join Us Sunday April 13, from 3-6pm, for a reception and performance. Spoken word and poetry performances during the reception starting at 4:30pm by Carrie Smith (story), Debra Baker (story), Elizabeth Estrada (poetry), Barbara Ridley (story , Ben Tucker (story) LaVonne Taft (poetry)
Jurors: Eugenie Hsu and Robert Abrams
Alan Krakauer | Bill Riley | Carmela Beckman-Spector | Carol F. Thomas | Gayle Coleman | Ilah Jarvis | Jenny Thomas | Jonathan Gray | Karen Buttwinick Kathleen Gadway | Ken Gold | Kirsten Piroth | Lessley Bender | Lorraine Lerman | Luna R Paesch | Marianna Dullum | Mitchell Linden | Moonji L. Pickering | Onna Schwindt | Ping Fahn | Roxanne Gray | Sheela Jhaveri | Sonny Abesamis | Vera Fainshtein
Earlier this year, we put out a call for art. The call was open to all community members regardless of age, background, or level of experience. We asked the artists to create art that marks time in a meaningful way. For example, the artwork could express: Temporal narratives (including time of day with light and shadows, events or seasons); Emotions of personal experiences at a point in time or through time; Historical context (before, during, or after historical events); Transformation (physical, aging, self-awareness, social movements, nature, politics, etc.) We selected art based on artistic merit and how well the artwork adhered to the theme of the show.
Seen&Heard is an inclusive community arts project designed to provide an artistic outlet for participants to be personally witnessed through their original creation of visual art or spoken word. Open to the community (in and outside of Albany, CA), it welcomes individuals of all backgrounds, ages, and skill levels. At its core, Seen&Heard offers a platform for any and all individuals who yearn to reveal their authentic selves through artistic expression. Seen&Heard is a collaborative community project— produced by volunteer community organizer Eugenie Hsu, founder of other hyperlocal community events including Albany COVIDchella and Albany Move’n’Groove and gallery space and venue hosted by Abrams Claghorn Gallery in Albany, California— with artwork shared by and for the community.
