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SUMMARY:Exhibition Hours
DESCRIPTION:Visit the exhibition\, ColleCTomania between 12-4 PM. \nRegister Here. \nAbout ColleCTomania: \nThis exhilarating exhibition displaying over 140 Swiss posters from the renowned collector Tom Strong. Strong is a New Haven\, Connecticut-based graphic designer\, photographer and collector who has spent sixty years amassing\, displaying\, sharing\, and living amongst his archive. The exhibition\, curated by Pamela Hovland and Karen Salsgiver\, includes a widely diverse range of posters from the 1930s to the present. \n\nSwitzerland’s design culture has had a significant influence on the discipline of graphic design. Swiss posters in particular\, especially those designed during the 1950s and 60s\, have attained iconic status and are part of design education in schools across the globe. Created at uniform scale to be displayed in the streets of Zurich\, Lucerne and Basel\, these posters are now highly collectible\, preserved in the archives of major museums and reproduced in art and design books. \nYale University’s graphic design program\, the first in this country\, was critical in disseminating the work and ideas of Swiss designers. Several influential practitioners were invited to New Haven to teach courses and workshops to students\, including Tom Strong\, eager to experiment with typography\, form and craft. When Yale’s design graduates scattered around Connecticut and the country as both practicing and teaching designers\, the visual language and ideology of the ‘Swiss International Style’ spread far and wide. \n\nThe poster as a large\, public\, graphic form has held its prominent place throughout the history of design. Tom Strong’s vast collection of Swiss posters\, accumulated over six decades\, spans the mid-century to today. His archive includes diverse and boundary-breaking visual strategies employed through inventive uses of type and typography\, image-making\, layering and collage. The posters illustrate myriad expressions in style\, subject matter and ever-evolving technologies. Strong’s posters showcase both the outsized influence of Swiss design as well as the contemporary experimentation that builds on that legacy. Seeing the posters fill the gallery walls is pure visual delight. \nColleCTomania invites the viewer to interact with the posters in a way that correlates to the way we interact with social content; The fast pace consumption of images and text and managing to remember the most impactful or relating subjects. The idea of swiping as we see content is no different from how we view art in any institution. We tend to stand for the works that render us speechless and with ColleCTomania\, the wide number of posters that are being displayed serves as a compelling contrast to this belief. \n“Why do I continue to collect Swiss posters? I guess you like Beethoven and then Stravinsky comes along with different principles\, blows your head off. And then you go further\, and you find more composers who you never knew anything about. The body and the brain and the ear are accustomed to surprise and difference and beauty. Other than that\, I can’t defend it or describe it. These posters have power. You can’t deny it.”- Tom Strong
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/exhibition-hours/2024-08-25/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kaleidoscope Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Kaleidoscope exhibition opening reception is on Sunday\, August 25 from 12:30-2 PM featuring works from both our Camp MoCA campers and MoCA Gives Back Healing Arts participants. Register now; suggested donation $10/adult. The exhibition runs from August 25 to September 1. \nCamp MoCA Exhibition Details \nWe invite you to join us in celebrating the creativity\, growth\, and passion of our campers at the end-of-summer exhibition that will showcase the incredible artistic achievements and life skills our young artists have developed during their time at Camp MoCA Westport. \nThis summer\, our young artists at Camp MoCA Westport embarked on an unforgettable adventure of self-discovery\, family connection\, and community engagement. Through the exploration of diverse art styles and renowned artists\, they delved into themes of self-expression\, family\, and community\, while honing their artistic skills and fostering character-building traits such as trustworthiness\, responsibility\, respect\, fairness\, and citizenship. \nOur campers discovered the transformative power of the ‘ish’ mindset\, which encourages creativity and self-expression without the constraints of perfection. Embracing this approach\, they learned to appreciate the beauty of imperfection and focus on the process of creating\, experimenting\, and learning. \nIn the realm of family\, campers engaged with various family-themed lessons inspired by celebrated artists\, creating artworks that celebrated love\, family diversity\, and personal history. These activities allowed them to develop valuable character-building skills\, such as responsibility\, fairness\, and respect\, in the context of family life. \nLastly\, our young artists immersed themselves in the concept of community by participating in lessons inspired by renowned artists. They created collaborative artworks that highlighted the importance of community connections\, teamwork\, and active citizenship. They reflected on their camp experiences and developed personal action plans to be responsible community members. \nMoCA Gives Back Healing Arts Exhibition Details  \nExplore a showcase of artwork created by participants who have found inspiration\, joy\, and a deeper connection to the world around them through the healing power of art. The MoCA Gives Back initiative embodies the core belief of MoCA CT: arts for all. We are dedicated to recognizing and meeting the diverse needs of our community through partnerships\, high-quality programming\, and outreach to under-resourced populations. \nThe MoCA Gives Back Healing Arts Exhibition is a celebration of our commitment to providing meaningful programs and a broad range of opportunities for all members of our local community. This initiative is an extension of our mission to build a deeper understanding and passion for the arts by presenting thought-provoking and relevant arts experiences. MoCA Gives Back is our promise to make MoCA CT’s exhibition\, performing\, and educational arts programs accessible to everyone. \nLearn more about the MoCA Gives Back initiative. 
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/kaleidoscope-exhibition/2024-08-25/
LOCATION:MoCA Westport\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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