Southside Skies by Brent Sanders
The Association for Visual Arts announces two new exhibits opening at its Frazier Avenue location Friday, Feb. 28. In the Main Gallery, Five Ways of Looking at Home features works by Dana Shavin, Lisa Norris, Lawrence Mathis, Brent Sanders and Daryl Thetford. In the Landis Education Gallery will be a group exhibit of silver gelatin photography by nine photographers from Safelight District, Chattanooga’s Community Darkroom.
Both exhibitions will open with a public reception on Friday, Feb. 28, from 6-9 p.m. They will be on display through April 10 during normal gallery hours.
Main Gallery: Five Ways of Looking at Home- This exhibit brings together work from five long established contemporary artists in the community. While their respective bodies of work are different, this exhibit will present how each artist approaches the idea of “home” and what it means, bringing those ideas into their work. Themes range from shifting landscapes of place and culture, expansion, transformation, nostalgia and memory. Works included range from art object studies, landscapes and conceptualizations of urban life.
Landis Education Gallery: Safelight District Group Show- Safelight District is Chattanooga’s Community Darkroom. In recent years, it has been working to create a location where film enthusiasts in Chattanooga and surrounding areas can process and develop their photos. Safelight District offers memberships, film processing and scanning, and private lessons to those interested in basic camera instruction, color and black-and-white film processing, and black-and-white printing. This show highlights their members' dedication in the darkroom, from learning traditional black and white printing, to honing their craft and creating original one-of-a-kind Silver Gelatin Prints. While the fundamentals of printing remain consistent, each photographer makes their prints their own with subtle choices - like paper finish and tone, contrast, exposure, and more - transforming every photographic print into a unique work of art.
Artists featured are Megan Ledbetter, Wayne Setser, Jeffrey L. Cohen, Kevin Lane, Jason Miller, Colleen McCarthy, Aria Cooper, Linnea Moody and Tristan Webb.
Calm Water by Wayne Setser