Assemblage + Collage + Construction: A Collective View of Art from Multiple Santa Cruz County Venues

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January 31, 2009 - April 12, 2009

Museum - wide

ACC LogoThe Museum of Art & History and thirteen other Santa Cruz County venues will have congruent exhibitions on display January - April 2009 related to assemblage, collage and/or construction. Each venue will offer free viewing for all residents and visitors during the entire exhibition. For a full listing of venues and exhibitions please visit accsantacruz.org

As the leading institution of this county-wide collaboration, The Museum of Art & History @ the McPherson Center provides a forum which supports and encourages the development, exchange, and presentation of creative ideas that are manifested in assemblage, collage and construction. "Our goal is to create a superb cultural narrative that explores a new discourse of the creative process through this collaborative effort", says Susan Hillhouse, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections.

The Museum will present works of artists from the United States and California, with the majority from the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area. The goal of Assemblage + Collage + Construction is to heighten the awareness of the rich tradition of these art forms through a full spectrum exhibition of extraordinary scope and quality.  For a complete list of artists participating in the Museum exhibition click here.

For more information about the collaboration, exhibitions, programs and events please visit www.accsantacruz.org

Participating Organizations:

The Museum of Art & History @ the McPherson Center

Cabrillo College Gallery

Chocolate Restaurant

Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Art at the Dead Cow Gallery

Felix Kulpa Gallery & Sculpture Garden

Louden Nelson Center

Michaelangelo Gallery

Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Art at the Mill Gallery

Pajaro Valley Arts Center

Santa Cruz Art League

Santa Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

UCSC Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery

Vinocruz

This county-wide collaboration is partially funded by The Rydell Visual Arts Fund of The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. This collaboration also receives funding for its programs from the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County.