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Résist'art
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Creative Resistance Contest
Down to Earth
Montcon, NB
April 2001
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the eve of the Summit of the Americas and in the midst of an
international awakening toward today’s consumer tendencies, the
Galerie Sans Nom and Down-to-Earth have joined hands in order to put
together a provincial creative resistance contest called Résist’art.
(photo: Down to Earth)
It is almost impossible today, unless you live in a completely isolated
part of the world, not to feel, in whatever form, the effects of today’s
consumer trends. We thought it would be interesting to find out how
NewBrunswickers feel about this situation, through the eyes, ears,
souls, and minds of their province’s artists. And so, from April 10 to
June 01, 2001, we call upon all artists living in New Brunswick to
comment, through their works, on the assault to the senses brought upon
by the gigantic commercial machines that engulf our lives on a daily
basis.
Sculptures, paintings, performances, drawings, videos and all other
mediums will be accepted in order to put together a massive group
exhibit in different parts of the Greater Moncton area, which would run
from July 06, 2001 to August 18, 2001. Three grand prizes will be
selected by a jury comprised of 5 professional artists. One part of the
grand prize will be the reproduction of the winning piece on a roadside
advertising billboard. Other prize details will be revealed in the next
few weeks. The winners will be announced on the opening day of the
exhibit, on July 06, 8 pm, at the Galerie Sans Nom.
Rules and Regulations for Résist’art
can be viewed
by clicking here.
Down-to-Earth (Terre-à-Terre) an environmental organization,
formerly called Écoversité. For the past year, we have been immersed
in laying the groundwork for this expanded environmental organization,
reflecting similar changes occurring in the world-wide environmental
movement. Down-to-Earth concerns itself not only with protecting nature
but also with challenging the dominant mentality which is responsible
for environmental degradation. We are a group that works on specific
environmental problems but also on questions of Ecology of the Spirit,
some will say of the "mental environment". Such an approach is
a reflection of the willingness of our members (or our network of
supporters) to expand the scope of environmental concerns.
We are environmentalists, scientists, artists, marketing experts,
graphic designers, musicians and people from all walks of life who
recognize that we must confront the behaviors and mentalities which are
making our natural environment, and citizens, unhealthy. Our goal is
also to propose alternatives to our destructive lifestyle and to foster
intelligent discussions on these subjects.
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