Pictured is Programs Assistant, Frank Dallas' favorite work from the collection. In their words, "These coded ink drawings- reminiscient of the punch cards used for the jacquard loom transform a built environment into a language spoken by early computing technology and the viewer. The level of abstraction seems to be describing Voisine's experience of the space rather than working to describe the location to the viewer." Image: Don Voisine, 1637 Fairbanks House, Dedham, MA II, 2003. Indigo blue ink on Arches screen printing paper. 10 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. National Academy of Design, New York, NY. Gift of the artist, 2024.
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The National Academy of Design promotes art and architecture in America through exhibition, education, and research.
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Founded in 1825, the National Academy of Design promotes art and architecture in America through exhibition and instruction. As the leading honorary society for visual artists and architects in the United States, we advocate for the arts as a tool for education, celebrate the role of artists and architects in public life, and serve as a catalyst for cultural conversations that propel society forward. Our National Academician membership is a vibrant, intergenerational community of artists and architects from many backgrounds that honors the full diversity of practitioners in the United States. Across our varied creative practices, we are unified in our shared belief in the power of art and architecture. Through our individual work and collective initiatives, we support our communities, peers, and the next generation of creative thinkers. Each year, new National Academicians are inducted into our membership by current members. This honor cannot be applied for or solicited.
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We are pleased to announce the four public mural projects that are recipients of the 2024 Abbey Mural Prize, an annual award that supports the production or restoration of public murals across the United States. Juried by artist and architect @natlacademy members, the following winning projects were selected through a national open call for proposals announced in February 2024, and will receive grants ranging from $20,000 to $30,000 each, for a total of $105,000. Resilience Rising: Restoring Community Murals, Bay Area Mural Project, Oakland, California Restoration and Relocation of Solidarity Mural, Chicago Public Art Group, Chicago, Illinois The Forbidden Bookshelf, Voices Productions, Dubuque, Iowa Threads of Belonging, Culture through Cloth, Sacramento, California The 2024 Abbey Mural Prize Jury consisted of National Academicians: Elana Herzog, Joyce Kozloff, Arthur Simms, and Claire Weisz. The jury chose to award public art initiatives that focused on the restoration, removal and rehoming of murals, as well as the creation of new public works and mixed-media installations that reflect our current political moment. The 2025 Abbey Mural Prize Call for Proposals will open for submissions in Spring 2025. More information is available in the link below. https://lnkd.in/erJzKvJp Courtesy of: Voices Productions, Culture through Cloth, Chicago Public Arts Fund, Bay Area Mural Project
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