Southern Pacific::Fall 2011
In Houston:: August 12th@Lawndale Art Center
August 12th-September 24th
SOUTHERN / PACIFIC
The steel tracks of the Southern Pacific Rail Company once stretched through the Pacific Northwest, down the West Coast and across Texas. These train lines connected people, ideas, and visions of expansion.
Southern Pacific is a series of three individually curated shows connecting artist of Portland Oregon, Houston and Marfa Texas. Slated for spring of 2011, Southern Pacific will act as an import export project expanding on the works of just over a dozen artists.
Through these exhibitions the artists will be working with each other and these diverse communities to create new works and new conversations. Each artist will be encouraged to not only create new work for this project but to actively participate in community events, discussions and the residency program. With the main exhibitions creating the foundation, film screenings, panel discussions, performances, and workshops will be happening throughout the duration of the show. Southern Pacific will not only capture the energy of these practices but also act as a living exhibition.
Mission:
Southern Pacific is the first installment of the Outpost, a cultural exchange project through galleryHOMELAND. Together The Outpost and Southern Pacific are focused on creating a stronger dialogue and cultural exchange for artists to build upon individually and collaboratively. Through residencies, traveling exhibitions, and events, Southern Pacific will bring exposure and creative involvement within Portland, Houston, Marfa, and beyond.
Artists:
Camp Bosworth, John Calaway, Calvin Ross Carl, Joseph Cohen, Jillian Conrad, David Corbett, Arcy Douglas, Sean Healy, Hana Hillerova, Roxanne Jackson, Jeff Jahn, Terrell James, Jonathan Leach, Victor Maldonado, Ann Marie Nafziger, Alyce Santoro, Vontundra
Spring 2011- Southern Pacific kicks off with Talks, Residency, and Screenings Marfa/Houston, Texas
August 12th - September 25th Southern Pacific @ Lawndale Art Center Houston, Texas
February 2012- Southern Pacific Marfa, Texas
Spring 2012- Southern Pacific Portland, Oregon @galleryHOMELAND
Curator: Paul Middendorf Consulting Curator: Cassandra Harford–‐Adams
Project Advisors: Lorna Leedy and Terrell James
For more information please contact us at Paul@galleryhomeland.org or c.adamsharford@gmail.com