Curator, Event Planner, Copywriting

2016

Layers!

Layers! explores the importance of materials, decision making and attention to detail in the production of artwork. This exhibition features work created by emerging Midwestern creative individuals composed on handmade paper provided by Fresh Press, an agri-fibre research lab based out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. How often do we consider all the elements that go into a work of art? Layers! demonstrates how the process of making is as important as the finish product. This exhibition is the first exhibition presented by UIUC undergraduate students, Robert Marohn and Sophia Pipathsouk as founders of the Barkshow. Designed as an interactive and positive platform created for artists to showcase their work, BarkShow’s mission is to host pop-up shows and online content that engages the public. Featured artists include: Davon Goodlove, Eric Lupas, Siena Peterson, Eric Pryor, Alison Weust, Andi Wywiorski, Crystal Zapata. The exhibition opens on February 27 from 5-8pm and runs through March 26, 2016.