Dear Friend, July 1 - November 27, 2023
Scope and Contents
Materials include master checklists; exhibition design materials; installation images; and publications pertainting to exhibitions organized and hosted by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2023.
Dates
- July 1 - November 27, 2023
Conditions Governing Use
Images in this collection are either protected by copyright or are the property of CBMAA .
For requests to license high resolution art images, please contact reproductions@crystalbridges.org
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Exhibition Summary
Dear Friend is a free, focus exhibition on view in the Community Arts Gallery (located in the Lower Lobby), featuring a selection of artworks created by artist Leah Grant and local community members. These works are from a larger body of work created in 2022 as part of the museum’s CB to You Mobile Art Lab program, in which Grant facilitated creative writing workshops in community partner sites throughout Northwest Arkansas.
Community members were invited to write an open letter to a friend during the workshops. With the permission of the community members, the artist reproduced some of these letters at large scale for public display. Grant uses hot foil stamping to highlight specific words that resonate with her to create a new message within the letter, encouraging different communities to experience both intimacy and healing in public spaces.
Extent
From the Class: In progress Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Access Note
Installation images and master checklist are currently unavailable for this series.
Repository Details
Part of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Archives Repository
600 Museum Way
Bentonville AR 72712 United States
(479) 418-5748
library@crystalbridges.org