Don’t miss the season finale at Whitespace Collection, tonight and tomorrow night! Free Parking at Café Joshua – directly across the street from Whitespace! Here are the details:
Elayne Mordes of Whitespace, The Mordes Collection is finishing this Season in grand style! Everyone is invited to “Outside The Box3” an array of contemporary installation art, interactive art, videos and so much more! Friday, April 1st and Saturday, April 2nd will not only entertain but help you explore art in new ways! The Rickie Report shares the details and urges you to bring the family and friends to share the experience!
Esteemed collector Elayne Mordes is gearing up for the next installment of “outside the box” artworks, in a biennial of outdoor, site-specific art. “OUTSIDE THE BOX 3” is the third biennial to be hosted at the perfectly situated scenic waterfront site of her enviable collection, Whitespace, in Palm Beach. The Rickie Report shares the application for this Call For Entries here and a review of “OUTSIDE THE BOX2” (2014).
Martin Casuso, Best In Show, OUTSIDE THE BOX2, 2014
OUTSIDE THE BOX3, curated by Lisa Rockford, will be the third biennial exhibition of outdoor, site-specific art in Palm Beach County, FL. This unique and alternative format, situated on the grounds of the prestigious Whitespace – The Mordes Collection, is seeking 35 innovative contemporary artists to create site-specific installations that interact with the landscape & outdoor environment. Whitespace is located at 2805 N. Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach.
OUTSIDE THE BOX2, 2014
This temporary outdoor art happening will take place April 1 & 2, 2016, as part of the season’s closing festivities of Whitespace. The distinctive and alternative format of the exhibit asks artists to propose temporary work, suitable for outdoors that will respond creatively to the site, or be interactive in nature. The installations should interact with the unique landscape & outdoor environment, ranging from large-scale sculptures, interactive installations, inflatables, video art, performances, and more.
OUTSIDE THE BOX2, 2014
Lisa Rockford, an exhibiting artist and Professor at Broward College, has worked with over 100 artists from South Florida and beyond. She has curate many Contemporary group exhibitions, including “The Triumph of Detritus, Humoritorium: The Art Of Whimsy”, and “Appropriated gender” among others. Lisa Rockford was named a “Rising Star”in Gold Coast Magazine’s 2014 article, “40 under 40” for her community building art events.
Cat Del Buono’s “Swimming Upstream” OUTSIDE THE BOX2, 2014
One of the most talked about works of OUTSIDE THE BOX2, 2014 was a video installation by Cat Del Buono, titled “Swimming Upstream”. Many onlookers did not realize that they weren’t looking at a real pool of water in the ground. Video art by Cat Del Buono will be featured in Whitespace’s next annual exhibit which will open in November, 2015. Please visit www.whitespacecollection.com for up-to-date seasonal programming.
Prizes total $1000, including $500 Best in Show, $300 Second Place, and $200 Third place.
Prize Jury Panel: Lisa Rockford – Curator Outside the Box 3, Marisa J. Pascucci – Curator of 20th Centruy & Contemporary Art- Boca Museum of Art, Bryan D. Walsh – Gallery Director DTR Modern Galleries, John J. McGurk – Independent Curator NYC.
Open call for proposals from artists in proximity to South Florida working in installation art, sculpture/mixed media, inflatables, video art, new media, sound, and performance. The curator will give preference to installations that include interactive and/or multi-sensory elements, and incorporate or adapt well to the site. Installations should incorporate a light source and have visual impact/high aesthetic appeal.
Whitespace, The Mordes Collection is located on a lake waterfront with a sand beach, and features a landscape with a long stretch of grass, elements of bushes and trees and a building with concrete walls and a wrap around tarmac. To get a better visual, please view images from the 2014 OUTSIDE THE BOX2 exhibit here:
www.whitespacecollection.com or facebook.com/rockfordprojects
o Site Visit: Artists are required to view their assigned space on December 11 or 12, 2015.
o Installation Dates: March 31, 2016 (5 pm – 10 pm) or April 1, 2016 (8 am – 4 pm)
Earlier installation may be possible upon request if the setup requires more than 8 hours of installation time.
o De-Installation: Saturday, April 2 , 2016 (after exhibition closing) and/or Sunday April 3, 2016 by 1:00 p.m.
All application materials should be sent by Email to Lisa Rockford at outsidetheboxcurator@gmail.com Include the following in ONE Email:
The OUTSIDE THE BOX2 biennial event in 2014 featured installations by 37 artists from throughout Florida, attracted hundreds of art enthusiasts and was covered extensively in local media.
