This Friday at the Cocoon Gallery & Arts Incubator: TETHER

June 4, 2010 · No Comments

VALENCE: featured work by incubator artists

opening reception friday, june 4 from 6-9p at the arts incubator's cocoon gallery

artists working in print studio

june 4 - 25, 2010 // gallery open thurs + fri 11-5p

cocoon gallery
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816.421.2292

Cocoon Gallery is excited to offer VALENCE: Featured Work by Incubator Artists for the month of June. The exhibition brings together a diverse selection of artists who currently have studios in the Arts Incubator. This will also be the first time several of our newest artists- members of the freshly-minted 12x24 studio residents program- exhibit in Cocoon Gallery. We hope you will join us on June 4th from 6 to 9pm for an opening reception.

Valence is a term used to describe the capacity of one person or thing to react with or affect another in some special way, as by attraction or the facilitation of a function or activity. Painting, illustrating, photographing, printmaking, sculpting, welding and even studying 'business of art' coursework side-by-side has given these artists an opportunity to impact one another. Valence will include members that have worked under the same roof for years, and those who recently joined us with the launch of our intensive 12x24 program in January 2010.

Featured artists include John Sutton, Estrella, Erica Johnson, Owen Bissex, Cheryl Eve, Josh Best, Gillian Tobin, Beth Nybeck, Robert Hatem, Denise Dipiazzo, Mindy Sosland, Teresa Magel, Sasha, Jeff Crowe, Craig Mussman, Eric Persson, Ashton Ludden, Nick Naughton and Michael Molick.

For more information or additional images, please contact:
Kristin Grossman, kgrossman@artsincubatorkc.org

About Arts Incubator

The Arts Incubator, located in the heart of Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster new talent by providing access to costly equipment and facilities, low-cost studio space and a forum to teach the "business of art" to member artists.