Daniel Arsham, Curtain, 2007 EPS foam, plaster gauze Collection of the Artist Photo Courtesy the Artist & Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris

Look Again

Organized by SECCA; Curated by: Steven Matijcio

In 2010, with over a half-century of history accumulating in the background, SECCA is asking the city, country, and world to take another look at what it was, what it is, and what it aspires to be. Entwining exhibition, organization, and social inquiry, look again compels viewers to more closely examine the seemingly familiar. In a time when virtual realities, staged events and political rhetoric have fused our physical environment with ubiquitous artifice, the notion of illusion colonizes almost every facet of our being. Beyond the canvas, object, and tricks exclusive to the eye, artists are deconstructing the trompe l'oeil ("trick of the eye") tradition as a contemporary vehicle for revelation and disclosure. Look Again will explore these developments from an international purview, congregating artists from the United States, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, and Sweden.

Tarja Lehtinen, Cameo Brooches, 2006 recycled and sandblasted glass, silver, stainless steel, 3 x 1 1/2 in. Collection of the Artist

GlassWear: Glass in Contemporary Jewelry

Organized by the Museum of Arts & Design, New York
and the Pforzheim Jewelry Museum, Germany; Curated by: Ursula Ilse-Neuman

Glass is a common material -- sand transformed by heat -- that acquires value through a combination of aesthetics and function. Whether fashioned from blown, molded, or flameworked glass, medical vials, old bottles, or torched road signs, the intricate works in this show are tributes to the union of craftsmanship, ornament and ingenuity. From large, sculptural installations to necklaces, bracelets, broaches and rings, this exhibition spans scale to measure contemporary applications of a conventional material. GlassWear brings together work by sixty leading jewelry artists from countries including the United States, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Japan, Australia and South Africa. Many of the works will be shown for the first time as commissions for this exhibition, and will be accompanied by a full color, bilingual catalogue.

Inside Out: Artists in the Community II

Inside Out PSA by Time Warner Cable

Click on the image above to watch a public service announcment about "Inside Out" produced by Time Warner Cable. (Posted 9.01.09)

Podcasts are available for this exhibition series. Click here to view the podcasts.

The artists in this groundbreaking public art program are responding to the city, its people, and its many, unique places. As such, many of the projects are in development and will evolve over the life of the program. Each artist will visit Winston-Salem to install his/her respective project, conduct an artist talk, lead classes and/or workshops, and interact with the local community. The following descriptions outline each project, and show photos of past works that will relate to the 2009 program. Click on each photo to learn more about individual projects and programs.