Spacing Out(side)
Outdoor art returns to Jamestown in three public locations from July to October!
Spacing Out(side) features the outdoor sculptures Vasanzio ‘Troy’ by Steve Buduo, Fear and Wonder of the Unknown by Sean Harrington, Lost to the Wind by Martin Keen and Spacing Out Together, a collaborative installation by the students at the Melrose School in Jamestown, RI and their art teacher Erica Connolly.
Steve Buduo is a sculptor based in Worcester, MA, who works in concrete and steel and has exhibited throughout the US and Europe. His abstract sculpture Vasanzio ‘Troy,’ measuring 6 ft high x 8 ft wide x 4 ft deep, was selected for the East Ferry location.
Sean Harrington is a sculptor and arts educator based in Greene, RI whose metal-work sculptures have been exhibited extensively across New England. His whimsical nine-part installation, Fear and Wonder of the Unknown, consisting of 8 ft tall segments spaced exactly 6 ft apart, will be installed along the bike path off Eldred Avenue.
Martin Keen is a sculptor and industrial designer who lives in Jamestown. His artwork Lost to the Wind is a site-specific piece for the Fisheries Campus of Fort Wetherill. Consisting of fiberglass poles topped with freely rotating geometrically shaped “flags,” the artwork will react and reflect the wind.
Under the direction of art instructor Erica Connolly, the 265 art students at the Melrose School (Pre-K through 4th grade) in Jamestown each drew an artwork proposal, then voted on one proposal to create together to represent the school. Conceived of by first grader Brooke Montoya, Spacing Out Together will be installed at the bike path off Eldred Avenue. In addition, from July 1 - July 11, the students’ proposals will be on view outside the JAC on the community mural walls off Douglas Street.
Spacing Out(side), coincides with a curated exhibition at the Jamestown Arts Center’s galleries called Spacing Out: Expanding the Field of Vision.
Related Events:
Community Mural Wall exhibition of all 265 student proposals from the Melrose School from July 1 - 11th behind the JAC on Douglas Street
Tour Spacing Out(side) with an interactive map of artwork locations:
Each of the temporary installations engages space in interesting or unusual ways, is original in its construction and use of materials, and offers an unexpected point of view.
The four installations were selected from an applicant pool from a national request for proposals by a volunteer committee consisting of Jamestown residents, members of the art community, and representatives of the JAC. The project is co-chaired by Susan Matthews and Susan Hackman.
A Request for Proposals was open to the public from February 24 - March 31, 2021. The selection process was anonymous with all identifying information removed from application materials in the first round of jurying. This project is co-chaired by two Jamestown residents; Susan Hackman, Treasurer and member of the JAC Board of Directors, and Susie Matthews, a volunteer from the community.
Learn more about the JAC's Outdoor Arts Experience initiatives.