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SUMMARY:Got Game?: A Mixed Media Interactive Group Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:anne's Visual Art Studio gallery Proudly Announces \nGot Gam
 e?: A Mixed Media Interactive Group Exhibition\, \nCurated by Helene R
 uiz\nFebruary 2 - April 12\, 2024 with\nFormal Opening Reception First F
 riday March 1 from 6-9PM.\nDoors open 4PM. This event will be filmed by D
 avid James on The\n\nOpening Night March 1\, 2024.\n(Sneak Preview of art
 work First Friday February 2\, 2024.)\nMany Artists will be Available both
  nights for Interviews and Photography. More info below.\nFree and Open t
 o the Public\n\nCurator's Statement:\n\n"My vision for this group art exhi
 bit is to explore the various themes and inspirations behind games in all 
 their forms\, including board games\, card games\, mind games and more. Ea
 ch artist will use their medium of choice to explore the concept of games 
 and how they relate to our everyday lives. The exhibit will feature a dive
 rse range of mediums\, including painting\, mixed media\, and installation
 s\, as well as interactive elements such as playable games. Each artist wi
 ll be encouraged to push the boundaries of their medium and explore new te
 chniques and styles in order to create thought-provoking and impactful wor
 ks. Some of the exhibiting artists have collaborated with one another in a
  game invented by the Surrealists in the 1900s called The Exquisite Corps
 e. The visual collaboration results will be on exhibit and the written co
 llaborative game result will be read at the end of the poetry performances
  on March 1st formal opening.\n\nWe will explain how this exquisite corpse
  game is played so all can understand the concept\, the fun and the beauty
  of it. At the main reception on March 1st\, the exhibit will also include
  interactive elements\, such as game demonstrations and an exquisite corps
 e written game for the audience to be a part of that will be read once com
 pleted during the live poetry. This will further engage viewers and spark 
 conversation. I want to ensure a balance of perspectives\, and this exhibi
 tion will include both established and emerging artists. By featuring a ra
 nge of artists\, I hope to encourage a dialogue about the importance of ga
 mes in art and culture and how it reflects on society and individuals.\n\n
 Through this exhibit\, I aim to showcase the power of games to inspire and
  connect people\, and to inspire viewers to see the world through a new le
 ns\, and to find the game in their own lives." - Helene Ruiz\n\nHelene Ru
 iz is an Artist\, Activist\, and Bronx NY transplant. She brings her vis
 ion of "The Urban Individualists" to Got Game? on display February 2- A
 pril 12\, 2024 at anne's Visual Art Studio gallery in the Richmond Arts D
 istrict Historic RVA. Ruiz has exhibited and has been published from Rich
 mond\, Va to NYC. Her artwork is in private collections throughout the U.
 S. Helene Ruiz currently resides in Richmond\, VA. More about Ruiz here: 
 https\;//www.artmajeur.com/artgirl
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CATEGORIES:The Arts
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