Join us for Pocket Art Swap: Myth featuring 16 local artists and 240 miniature works!
Myths have captured our collective imagination for centuries… told around a fire, over meals, within communities and passed on to new generations. Some tell of heroes, gods and goddesses, mysteries that confound and try to explain the unknown, while others explain the creation of the world and its inhabitants. You can find a myth around every corner and under every stone.
Much like the square and the rectangle, myths are stories, though not all stories are myths. At times hard to define or pin down, there is a deeper essence of the profound inside a myth. An ancient quality that has matured with the ages as it’s been told and retold. The works in this exhibition add new iterations to timeless symbols. Each artist landed on a departure point that has spoken to them in some way. The resulting collections are visual testaments to the importance and relevance of myth in its many forms.
Pocket Art Swap was formed by Nicole Duquette and Matt Chapman in 2019 as a way to connect artists together and celebrate the individuality each of us hold in a unique and meaningful way. Inspired by a pad of Stonehenge Legion paper measuring only 2.5 inches by 3.75 inches, they envisioned an exhibition showcasing collections of artist trading cards that would be swapped among the participating artists after the pop-up show, creating an instant collection of personal artist trading cards.
