Be/Come
Emily Brodrick & Kate Holcomb Hale
Exhibition: May 1 – June 29, 2019
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 2, 6 – 8 pm
Boston Critique Group Night: May 30, 6 – 9 pm
Fort Point Artists Night: June 12, 6 – 8 pm
Closing Reception: Thursday, June 27, 6 – 8 pm
Hi-Res images: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ro28ackf7zayfez/AAAB2_r_bX-nBRx-VKAXwDt1a?dl=0
The Fort Point Arts Community is pleased to
announce Be/Come, the third exhibition of the 2019 season at the FPAC
Assemblage. Fort Point is an
area of transition. The history of Fort Point is one of continuous movement. We
can slowly watch a building being erected but rarely witness the unfolding that
occurs when the event of art takes place, transforming the gallery into a space
in which to experience, observe and contemplate.
Join Emily Brodrick and Kate Holcomb Hale as they host four nights of Be/Come: witness and document the
moments of becoming that occur when an artwork is transformed in and by the
space of the gallery. The artists invite the public to join them and
observe the accumulation of mark and form, the shifting and stretching of
objects, the response to architecture and the transformation and genesis of new
space via the slow accretion of four installations in real time.
The artists aim to enliven the community of Fort Point to document this evolution of the gallery space alongside the collaborating artists through their own medium of choice: photography, writing, drawing, textiles, painting, dance, meditation or any form the viewers see fit. Additionally, the community is encouraged to participate in the process by sharing ideas by means of a suggestion box
Emily Brodrick
Using what are considered craft mediums, such as crochet, knitting, cut-paper and ceramics, Emily Brodrick creates sculptures and installations reminiscent of living organisms and environments wildly distorted in size, shape and color. Emily uses the accessibility of crafts – its beauty, tactility, color and decoration – to create work that can allow viewers to approach, be curious about, sometimes even play with and hopefully ask themselves, “what is craft and what is art?”
Kate Holcomb Hale
Kate Holcomb Hale’s work shows how emotions can extend beyond the realm of the internal and can manifest themselves in our physical world. Drawing provides the backbone for Kate’s mixed-media installations; each captures a moment when subjectivity shifts due to loss, trauma or any significant life event. She creates a tangible form for an intangible, constantly fluctuating, interior space.
About the FPAC Assemblage
FPAC Assemblage facilitates conversation and engagement with contemporary art and culture by offering a robust program of multidisciplinary exhibitions, talks, performances, and screenings. FPAC Assemblage is one of the Ch.91 regulated publicly accessible spaces on the Boston waterfront. This 1,200 square foot space along the Harborwalk is located on Sleeper Street off Seaport Boulevard.
About the Fort Point Arts Community
The Fort Point Arts Community Inc. of South Boston (FPAC), is a non-profit community organization founded in 1980. FPAC’s mission is to promote the work of its member artists to a broad and diverse audience; to preserve the artists community in the Fort Point Channel area; to ensure the continuance of permanent, affordable studio space; to build community; and to increase the visibility of the arts in Fort Point. Fort Point is one of New England’s largest artist communities, home to over 300 artists who produce work in a wide array of media.
