Miami + Art =

Hey all so I think I've contacted everyone about this, but I thought I would go ahead and post the details here in case I missed anyone.

I am taking part in an exhibition with the Winkleman Gallery in Miami during the art fair chaos this December. I'm recreating a piece that I think most of you have seen. For those that haven't its the Free Art Stand and it is exactly what it sounds like, a stand... with free art. Below I've included the text that I typed up for the official call-

I've been invited to present a new and improved version of a work titled Free Art Stand for #rank, an exhibition organized by the Winkleman Gallery (NYC), to take place during fair week in Miami. As many of you know Miami, during the first week of December, becomes the center of the art world; hosting numerous fairs, events and exhibitions, Miami is a flutter with contemporary art. The following is only a small list of some of the events taking place this year: Art Basel, Scope, NADA, Pulse, Art Miami, and the one hosting the “Free Art Stand”, SEVEN. I would like to invite you to join me in the Free Art Stand, as one of my collaborators during the exhibition. I am asking artists to submit up to 4 high quality pieces of work, to be included in the exhibition. During the exhibition I will be manning the stand answering questions about the donated works. Each piece will have a corresponding details page with artist contact info and bio, that will be given upon request. The Free Art Stand questions the idea of payment & capital for works. Is there a value in having your work distributed in the atmosphere that surrounds major art fairs like SCOPE or Frieze or Basel or any of the numerous, large commercially profitable international art fairs? Is there a long term value in that situation? in future connections? in the dissemination of ideas? is it cultural capital? The Free Art Stand is a venue for a dialog surrounding how art is valued in the contemporary market place and how its assessed culturally."

So anyone that is interested that I haven't been able to contact please give me a shout and I can forward all the details for you. seannaftel[at]mac.com

Also anyone in the Baltimore area the weekend of 12 November stop by Jordan Faye Contemporary and check out the mess Chris and I will be making.

Resident in B.V.

Well, this is just a quick post from me- I seem to be the only one still at BCA, here in the pouring rains of November. I'm working on my PhD in studio art, hoping to graduate in October 2011. The working title for my thesis is 'Being in the Land: A Sculptural Investigation of Ecology,' and the main research question is 'How may sculpture communicate the experience of a reciprocal relationship with a natural environment?' I'm collaborating with Nature, building specially designed nest boxes for birds and beehives for honey bees.The sculpture created as a result of both my labor and the birds' and bees' labour.
Outside of school, recently... I have work in a show in Italy called Ecosynthesis and I've been invited to show at Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery School down in Co. Cork. I'll be installing a 6 foot nest made from culled hazel shrub next week and am hoping for a lovely meal...
Other than that, I thought I would pass along this link from VAI in case any of you hadn't seen it...
http://visualartists.ie/publications/visual-artists-ireland-student-pack/
It's info on making a transition from student life to professional practice. Although, all here are alum, there still might be some helpful information.

For now, I will leave you with this...