This morning the Boatworks hosted an unusual event related to the current Unite Collaborative Exhibition. The show, which opened three weeks ago, invited submissions from artists working in groups of two or more to create the artwork. The combinations could include pairs of visual artists, but in many cases the works are the result of pairings of writers and visual artists. Today the show's participants, and anyone else who might be interested, were invited to be part of a discussion of the collaboration process- for these specific works and in general. The discussion was led by Rachel Zantarski (above) and Sandy Cook (below), who were both part of the Noble Prose writers group that also encouraged collaborations between writers and visual artists.
About a dozen artists (and one very happy little dog) were part of the discussion. We started by talking about the different approaches the various participants took to get to their artworks- how collaborators were picked, how ideas were developed, how communication occurred through the process, and reactions to the resulting work. It turns out that there were as many strategies as there were artists, but it demonstrated that there are potentially many paths to creativity.
In the second half of the event, we turned on the lights, got out of the chairs, and walked around so that the artists could talk about some of their specific works and give details about their role in the creative process.
The discussion was vary lively and informative, and left the group excited about the possibility of another collaborative exhibition in the future. Meanwhile, the current Unite show is up through September 21st, so if you haven't seen it yet, make a point to get to the Boatworks soon.
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