Alumni CRO (Ray Noland BFA 1995) in site post about Recession piece for the SSCAC
Monday, March 15, 2010
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Posted by: Eve Sanford
CRO (Ray Noland BFA 1995) Just finished this piece for an upcoming show in Chicago at the South Side Community Art Center. He read an article awhile back and the quote below inspired the image.
"…after graduating from business school last year and not having
much success garnering interviews, he [Johnny Williams] decided to
retool his résumé, scrubbing it of any details that might tip off his
skin color. His membership, for instance, in the African-American
business students association? Deleted.” Show details below.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s African American
Alumni Association, Multicultural Affairs and the South Side Community
Art Center present an exhibition entitled Recession.
Recession will chronicle the existence of the only
remaining Works Progress Administration – WPA art center in the
country. Birthed out of the Great Depression, the SSCAC has had an
enduring impact on the artistic and cultural fabric of Chicago. For
many years it has served as one of the few artistic spaces accessible
to African American patrons and artists from all genres. Even in the
face of current economic and societal challenges it remains an
entrenched pillar within the community.
To honor this legacy they will exhibit work from SAIC alumni, each
connected to the center and the community in their own indelible
way. Starting with the founders, artists like, Dr. Margaret Burroughs,
Elizabeth Catlett, Charles White and Archibald Motley, moving to the
civil rights generation, and concluding with recent graduates and
current students from SAIC. Recession will draw upon the
parallels between the Center’s existence during the depression of the
thirties to our current economic and social challenges.
Opening Reception: Friday, April 2, 2010
South Side Community Art Center
3831 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago see original post here: http://www.creativerescue.org/?p=385
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