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What's the Difference?
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<br />Venues and Show Dates
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<br />Premiere Showing
<br />Salina Spa and Salon
<br />19262 Freeport Street (corner of F~eeport St. ~ lackson Ave.)
<br />Elk Park Center, Elk River 763-241-9604
<br />Opening Reception: March 30, 7 to 9pm
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<br />Myles Relf Center for the Performing Arts Lol~l~y
<br />720 Conifer Drive (Off Highway 38, next to Grand Rapids High School)
<br />Grand Rapids 218-327-5780
<br />"The Relf Arts Council, located in Grand Rapids, MN, is dedicated to "sffmula~ng arts in
<br />Northern Minnesota". The Rel] Center is a premiere preseni~ng faci[i~y, offering great
<br />performances, an acclaimed reglona[ art gallery, and an exceptional dance program in
<br />state-of-the-art dance s~dios:
<br />Opening Reception: May 3, 5:30 to 7pm
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<br />Etllna Art Center
<br />4701 West 64th Street (near Highway 100 and 62)
<br />Edlna 612-915-6600
<br />"The Edina Art Center has creative visual and media arts experiences for all ages and
<br />abilities. There are classes, workshops, and exhibitions in palnt~ng, pottery, drawing,
<br />sculpture, jewelry, photography, and computer arts."
<br />Opening Reception: July 11, 5 - 8pm
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<br />Paramount TheaEre Lol~t~y
<br />913 West Saint Germaln Street
<br />Saint Cloud 320-257-3112
<br />"The mission of the Paramount Arts District is fo create a downtown arts district,
<br />including the historic Paramount Theatre, in order to promote the culture and economic
<br />development of the Saint Cloud area. Its purpose is to provide opporFunitles for artls~ic
<br />production, creative exploration, arts education and the enjoyment of the arts for
<br />everyone in Central Minnesota"
<br />Opening Reception: September 5, 7 - 9pm
<br /> For venue directions, please contact the Elk River Area Arts Alliance at 763-441-4725
<br /> or e-mail elkriverart@sherbfeLnet
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<br /> Program Notes
<br />The concept of this project began with a nerd-like desire to explore how
<br />the evolution of an artist's technique and st~le was revealing of their
<br />personali~ and life experiences. SclenSfic, it was. Down,Sbt clean.
<br />Reduce the variab[es...isolate the subject. What remains? An elementary
<br />quesHon: What's the difference? Yet, in truth, this otherwise clinical
<br />experiment has yielded a subtle, but undeniable synergy. The afflsts who
<br />have commiffed to this gentle challenge have, momentarily, allowed
<br />themselves to be themselves, among themselves. One artist actually
<br />classified their participation in the show as being 'fun". Preffy bold
<br />statemenL if you ask me. Ironlca[[y, with all artists working
<br />independently from one another, an unanticipated "peer challenge"
<br />emerged which inadvertently pressured them into creating their finest
<br />work possible despite the assurance that there were to be no judges.
<br />Having the luxury of wlfnessing their works in progress, one studio at a
<br />time, the genuine delight in my face must certainly have revealed to
<br />them the rea[ story...that our Fublic is in for a wonderfully rare
<br />experience.
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<br />Could our visual artists allow themselves to "defer" to suggestion (the
<br />subject photo), llke actors to a script, dancers to a composition, musicians
<br />to a meFronome? Visual artists revel in their autonomy...and right[)/so.
<br />Could our writers, actor and musician be willing and capable of
<br />developing their works based on a vague photo image? The answer? Well,
<br />the term "flying colors" comes to mind. You...our neighbors, our frlends,
<br />our colleagues...wil[ gather insight as these i~ventz-eight extraordinarily
<br />creative individuals gently let their hair down. The keen observer will
<br />detect within their artwork the very essence of each of them. Nothing
<br />shiny, nothing amplified, the "What's the Difference./' exhibit will give to
<br />the viewer the freedom to breathe with the rest of us, without prejudice
<br />or pretense.
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<br />Karen Kiefer
<br />WTD Project Director
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