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The Creation: Tim Rollins + K.O.S.

September 15-October 30, 2005
Tim Rollins + K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) is an art collective in which Rollins collaborates with at-risk youth, teaching them the importance of art, literature and music. The Creation is the latest installment of this workshop, in which students produced works exploring our cosmic origins while listening to Franz Josef’s Haydn’s The Creation. The result is an exciting collection of paintings, silkscreens, documentary photographs and video footage.     …

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The Creation: Tim Rollins + K.O.S.
Tim Rollins at MOCA.

Amie Oliver: Angels and Infidels

July 10-October 2, 2005
By recycling classical forms and employing distressed materials, Amie Oliver creates a mixed-media exhibition exploring the history of language, symbols and material culture. Modern icons and classical forms are appropriated into a contemporary context with Oliver’s distinctive aesthetic. Oliver has exhibited her work from New Orleans to Maine in the United States and in Paris and the United Kingdom. She has worked at the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY, the Vermont Studio Center, the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, the Cite’ des Arts Internationale in Paris and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts in Sweet Briar, Virginia.   …

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Amie Oliver: Angels and Infidels
Amie Oliver at MOCA.

100 Artists See God

July 10-October 2, 2005
Whether or not one believes in God, whether we describe ourselves as theists, atheists or even anti-theists, we all live in a world that is profoundly influenced by concepts of God. 100 Artists See God brings this topic to the forefront of the artistic debate and acknowledges the prevalence of religion and spirituality in contemporary art, culture and politics both in the United States and abroad. In an effort to promote discourse of diverse ideas, the exhibition asks such questions as: How do contemporary artists see God? How, and why, might the point of view of artists reinforce-or stand in contrast to-that of the general public? And, what comfort or answers do we all seek in spiritual und…

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100 Artists See God
100 Artists See God at MOCA.

50th Boardwalk Art Show & Festival: Selections from the Best in Show

April 22-June 26, 2005
The retrospective exhibition featured Boardwalk Art Show’s Best in Show winners from the past 50 years. Such noted artists as WIll Corr, Sheila Giolitti, Jeanne Goodman, A.B. Jackson and Robert Thrift were be on view. Read more in the exhibition introduction panel and gallery guide. Today, the Boardwalk Art Show a nationally-ranked event. …

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50th Boardwalk Art Show & Festival: Selections from the Best in Show
Boardwalk Art Show by MOCA.

New Waves 2005

April 22-May 29, 2005
New Waves 2005 marked the 10th Anniversary of this regional, juried exhibition. In keeping with its mission to serve the community through education and exhibitions, MOCA showcased the region’s contemporary artists. Jurors Sarah Finlay, co-owner of Fusebox in Washington, D.C., and Grady T. Turner, art critic and curator in New York, chose 40 exemplary artists for a showing of 89 works in various media including painting, sculpture, photography, video installation and ceramics. Featured artists: Phoenix Ackiss Debra Belcher-Chako May Britton Heather Bryant Jennifer Call James Chalkley Helen Chilton Suzanne Marie Cowen Erin Cross Gregory Deming Emiko Evart Cliff Guard Jason Hanasik Dianne …

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New Waves 2005
New Waves 2005 at MOCA.