Let's Get This Started

Well, Scott and I are gearing up to meet with our amazing list of artists this week.  I am really looking forward to hearing some of the wonderful ideas that they have come up with.  For this years' show, we wanted to expand on the namesake of the past two events, BASE, and PRIMER.  So we thought and thought, and came up with the name, FUNCTION. We were so pleased to find how many different meanings and usages it had. Not only does it include mathematical, and grammatical elements, but it can also be used as an expression of purpose and social gathering.  We loved the idea of giving this broad range as a starting point for our artists, and a way to open up as many avenues of creative thought for them to build on.  As a participant in last years' show, I am most looking forward to seeing how the artists react to all of the massive space they have to work with.  Some of the more daring dreams come to fruition when you have the freedom to spread out.

The Story of CorinthPark

Herschel Weisfeld is a visionary with warehouse space. He asked me (Sarah Jane) a few years back to take on one of his warehouses in conjunction with Cedars Open Studios Tour and put on an art show to challenge the city, bring fresh folks into the Cedars neighborhood and highlight artists who need massive spaces to fret out big ideas...

Sounds fun, yes?

Artists that first year included Tim Stokes, Kate Nelson, Nevada Hill, John Holt and Ron Radwanski. We called the show PRIMER for a myriad of reasons. Response to the exhibit was overwhelmingly positive. "Dallas needs more of this!" and "When is the next one?"

The "next one" wasn't for another couple years, but in keeping with some weird loose theme, we called the next experimental show BASE. Participating artists were Nicole Horn, Scott Horn, Kate Nelson, Ron Radwanski, Luke Harnden, Zach Broadhurst, House of Dang boys and Jonathan Brooks. Oh and me. I made a giant necklace that sat out front:

The great thing about the warehouse is the feeling that you can almost do ANYTHING. Anything goes and it's a-ok to try something new and FAIL. The point of the space is experimentation. Not pristine white walls. Nicole and Scott Horn curate this year's show FUNCTION and I'm in the wings to help. Many thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of people who have been to the space and seen the great experimentation thus far. Many thanks to Herschel and his big ideas for Dallas artists! See you Nov 21!