Press release for Interchange at Cfeva Philadelphia
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists joins with Culture Ireland, the PhotoIreland Festival, and Broadstone Studios in an exchange of international exhibitions.
Interchange: Contemporary Photography & Video from Ireland
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists – Philadelphia, USA
April 27 – May 18, 2012
Adapt: Contemporary Photography & Video by CFEVA Fellows from the US
Broadstone Studios – Dublin, Ireland
July 19 – August 4, 2012
Interchange: Contemporary Photography & Video from Ireland
Michelle Browne
Padraig Cunningham & Linda Shevlin
Angela Duignan
Michael Fortune
Niamh O’Connor
Mandy O Neill
David J. Pierce
Curated by Angela Duignan
April 27 – May 18, 2012
Reception: Friday, April 27th, 5 – 7 pm
LOCATION:
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA)
237 S. 18th Street, The Barclay, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Hours: Monday – Friday, 11am – 5pm
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA), in cooperation with the Culture Ireland, The PhotoIreland Festival, and Broadstone Studios, is pleased to present an international exchange of exhibitions – Interchange: Contemporary Photography & Video from Ireland, and Adapt: Contemporary Photography & Video by CFEVA Fellows from the US. This exchange was created to enhance the artistic dialogue between Philadelphia and Dublin and to promote collaboration between local and international artists.
The exchange exhibition in Philadelphia, Interchange: Contemporary Photography and Video from Ireland, was curated by Angela Duignan and features works by Michelle Browne, Padraig Cunningham & Linda Shevlin, Angela Duignan, Michael Fortune, Niamh O’Connor, Mandy O Neill, and David J. Pierce. The show will be on view from April 27th thought May 18th at CFEVA’s Gallery located at 237 S. 18th Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia. The Artist Talks and Reception will take place on Friday, April 27th, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. The Irish curator Angela Duignan and Irish artist Mandy O Neill will be at the opening reception and will give talks on their work and the exhibition.
Interchange in an exhibition of contemporary artists from Ireland, which explores the narrative mode through the mediums of video, audio, and photography. The works exhibited encapsulate and reflect aspects of identity, heritage, story telling, ritual, and social change. They present a view of a contemporary Ireland – its culture and heritage – while drawing parallels to a wider global context.
As part of the exhibition exchange, Career Development Program Fellows from the Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) in Philadelphia will exhibit their work in Dublin, Ireland as a featured exhibition of the PhotoIreland 2012 Festival. Adapt: Contemporary Photography & Video by CFEVA Fellows from the US will be curated by Amy Stevens and will feature works by Noah Addis, Joelle Jensen, Allison Kaufman, Michael Mergen, Tim Portlock, Jeffrey Stockbridge, and Kimberly Witham. The exhibition will be on view from July 19th through August 4th at Broadstone Studios in Dublin. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 19th from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. Adapt is an exhibition by contemporary American artists from the Center for Emerging Visual Artists addressing cultural migrations, diasporas, and identity. For more information about this exhibition see http://www.adaptshow.com
angie duignan 
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