Creative Dialogue: Art, Campus and Community.
July 9- October 18, 2008
Public art has long been used by patrons to send a powerful, visual message to the community it stands to represent and inspire. Curated by the Stedman Gallery, Site Specific highlights the diverse range of public art which has become a part of Camden, and considers the different messages each work brings to the community. Examining historic Johnson Park, built in the first quarter of the 20th century by the Victor Talking Machine Company founder Eldridge R. Johnson, provides a window into the industrial past of Camden. A few blocks away the new Gateway project, a large-scale architectural wall sculpture by sculptor Clyde Lynds, presents a corridor linking Rutgers University to the community. Scattered throughout Camden are murals made by a single artist or even a group of students, which tell the story of Camden and its residents with tile, glass and paint. The exhibition will also examine the planning and artistic processes necessary for creating and maintaining public art, spanning from historic restoration, to mural painting, to the stages of bronze casting in a foundry.
The gallery is open Monday - Saturday from 10am - 4pm.
