When creating art, in any form, I experience myself fully, uninhibited and unbound by external constructs. My art is me, on display for all.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Art that I create, in any form, through a lens of curiosity and passion to express the ineffable, is my favorite type of art.
Where do you find inspiration?Within my unique web of experiences, family, friends and my relation to, I find moments/lessons to draw inspiration. Imaginations of the infinite possibilities of human experience and the interdependence we as a species maintain with our living earth, through the world systems we’ve agreed/disagreed upon. The lives of those who have become history’s stories. People in places with a deep connection to community and an awareness of their response to the environment they imagined.
What would you do with $25,000?Curate and document a multidisciplinary exhibition. Art creation themed after local community oral history/story, expressed through 3 local artist. Artist Compensation $6,000 Collaborating Artists $3,750 Community Workshops $2,500 Venue & Exhibition Costs $2,000 Documentation & Archiving $2,000 Production Materials $1,250 Marketing & Outreach $1,750 Transportation/accessibility $750 Administrative $1,000 Contingency reserve $1,000 Total = $22,000
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