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AMERICAN DREAM
January 25 - March 4
Opening Reception: Friday, January 27 from 6-9 p.m.
Gallery Project presents American Dream, a multimedia exhibit in which over 29 local, regional, and national artists explore how hopeful narratives of the American experience are changing.
In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.
The American Dream has been credited with helping to build a cohesive American experience, but has also been blamed for over-inflated expectations. Despite a deep-seated belief in the egalitarian American Dream, the modern American wealth structure still perpetuates racial and class inequalities between generations. Advantage and disadvantage are not always connected to individual successes or failures, but often to prior position in a social order.
As a national ethos, the American Dream can be interpreted as a quest for material wealth, leading to the overindulgence in personal possessions for the assertion of a perceived identity. Moreover, this “dream” can act as a façade cloaking the reality of the American experience for many individuals.
The American Dream investigates this reality, as well as asking for visions of a new ideal. With the myth of an egalitarian America largely dispelled, we look for new definitions of success and fulfillment that take into account past failures and work to build in a new direction.
CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE:
Adrian Aguirre, George Awde, Carolyn Reed Barritt, Stephanie Beck, Anna Beeke, Lea Bult, Seder Burns, Matthew Cusick, Rocco DePietro, Dan Farnum, Jay Fernelius, Alisa Henriquez, Jesse Howell, David Katz, Christopher Lee, Joe Levickas, Tom McMillen-Oakley, Janice Milhem, Tim Péwé, Erica Podwoiski, Gloria Pritschet, Meagan Shein, Scotty Slade, Eric Smith, Alan Vanderkaay, Mario Wagner, Michael Wells, Robin Wilt, and Haewon Yoo.
Founded in April 2005, Gallery Project is a fine art collaborative directed by Rocco DePietro and Gloria Pritschet. Its mission is to provide a venue for contemporary art that is culturally aware, individualistic, courageous, and thought provoking. Gallery Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is located at 215 South Fourth Avenue in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Winter gallery hours: Tuesday through Thursday, noon-6; Friday and Saturday, noon-9; and Sunday, noon-4. The gallery is closed on Mondays. For more information, contact us at 734-997-7012 or galleryproject@gmail.com, or through our website: www.thegalleryproject.com.
The generous support we received from many individual donors made it possible for us to continue the gallery in our present location at 215 South Fourth Avenue. We are very appreciative of our board for their fundraising efforts, and of our volunteer collaborators and gallery assistants for assistance with programming and operations. We are also appreciative of the 18,000 visitors who attended our nine annual themed exhibits and the 10,000 individuals who visit our website each month. Images of all past exhibits are now on line.
A Way To Support Gallery Project
Gallery Project, an independent contemporary art gallery run by artist volunteers, has recently become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with tax exempt status.
Our mission is to curate theme exhibitions that are culturally aware, individualistic, courageous and thought provoking.
You can support this gallery of ideas by making a tax deductible contribution. Donations will be used to improve the quality of upcoming exhibits and to support participation by emerging artists.
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March 7 - May 15
SPACIAL LIMITS
Reception: March 9
6-9 p.m.