INSIDE/OUTSIDE

INSIDE/OUTSIDE

Image in header courtesy of Bonnie Newman

April 6 – April 17, 2020
Online exhibition
Featuring artwork selected by Erin Becker, Norma Jean Calderwood Director, Cambridge Art Association
Online Exhibit Instagram: @cambridgeartonline

ABOUT

With social distancing in place, many of us are experiencing a different relationship to the world. Our roles within the world have shifted – on the level of the personal and the collective. Our ability to interact with each other and the world around us have also shifted. The outside, a source of renewal and relaxation, stimulus and productivity, is now a restricted environment. Home, for many a source of comfort, may feel the opposite. On an abstract level, in the face of external uncertainty, we may dig deeper internally in order to rationalize or find meaning.

In this exhibit, I hope to explore the dualities of inside and outside – both concrete and abstract.
A note: In the week between creating the call for this exhibit, and reviewing the submitted artwork, my feelings about isolation versus the outside world changed dramatically. My view transitioned from a feeling of peace in being in nature, to a sense of the outside world as a dangerous, threatening place. While being inside means continued confinement and separation from the world and the people in it, the space inside the four walls of my home represents safety and security.  ~ Erin Becker

Erin Becker, Norma Jean Calderwood Director, Cambridge Art Association | Since 2012, Erin has  increased the visibility  of the Association by expanding on the longtime exhibition and program schedules of the Kathryn Schultz Gallery, including: establishing a youth outreach program in collaboration with Cambridge Creativity Commons and Cambridge Youth Programs/Gately Youth Center; and fostering collaborative relationships with local organizations, including Maud Morgan Arts, Cambridge Community Television,  Lesley University College of Art and Design and the Griffin Museum of Photography.

In addition to her work at CAA, Erin serves on the Advisory Board for Cambridge Open Studios, and the Dean’s Community Advisory Committee at Lesley Art + Design. She is also a co-founder of the Art Centers Alliance, a group of roughly 25 community arts leaders. Erin is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Harvard Square Business Association;  a past reviewer for the Cambridge Arts Council’s LLC Grant Program, and past Gala Committee Member at the Guidance Center. She has juried exhibitions for various arts organizations across Massachusetts, and frequently serves as a portfolio reviewer. Erin holds a BA in Art History from Boston University (2004), and a Certificate from Boston University’s Institute for Nonprofit Management Leadership Core Program at Questrom Business School (2015). Erin lives in Somerville, MA, with her husband Andy. You can learn more about Erin on our blog here.

 

SELECTED ARTISTS

Susan Alport, Barbara Baskin, Steve Bennett, Sally Bousquet, Krystle Brown, Jaina Cipriano, Judy Clapp, PattydeGrandpre, Mike Dick, C. Peter Erickson, Moriah Faith, Steve Imrich, Sally Lebwohl, Madeleine Lord, C. J. Lori, Diane Nelson, Bonnie Newman, Ant Oraloglu, Deborah Peeples, Julie Rothman, Ingrid Scheibler, Jeanine Sobell Pastore, Patrick Steele, Rebecca McGee Tuck

GALLERY

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All artwork listed for sale may be purchased by contacting Rebecca Schnopp at rschnopp@cambridgeart.org.