HOME: an Artists and Writers Project features the work of over thirty Kalamazoo area artists and writers expressing, deliberating, musing, mulling, lamenting, celebrating, championing, conveying, satirizing or otherwise expounding upon the broad concept of Home. The idea of Home affords a wide range of creative interpretation, extending far beyond the physical manifestation of a place, to emotional, theoretical and metaphorical points of view. Home can be a place, a person or group of people, a feeling, a state of mind, or an abstract sense of belonging, wonder and warmth. The concept of Home—from house and family, to the banal minutiae of our everyday lives—is often taken for granted. Yet it is deeply personal and critical to our well being. All people, regardless of their socio-economic status, gender, race, or creed, need shelter, and we all desire love and a sense of belonging. Over the past year, many of the artists and writers in the project participated in a series of meetings and workshops, forming new connections and sharing their experiences and inspirations. Several collaborated on works for the exhibition, while others created their own personal expressions, conveyed through literary and visual media. A wide range of perspectives is represented in the exhibition, from Home as a comfort zone, to the issues of homelessness and “broken” homes. In addition to the exhibition at the Rose Netzorg and James Wilfrid Kerr Gallery at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts (January 15-March 6, 2015) that will also travel to the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, MI (March 15-April 15, 2015), the HOME project includes a companion publication of selected works, a collaborative print suite, and a reading event at the Richmond Center (room 2008) on Thursday, February 19 at 5:30pm. The exhibition and the reading are free and open to the public. Bagnall
Marion Boyer
Ricardo De Sousa Costa
Kristin DeKam
Margaret DeRitter
Michael Dunn
Sharon Eckstein
Morry Edwards
Debbie Eisenbise
Danna Ephland
Heidi Fidler
Deborah Gang
Gail Griffin
Donna Groot
Maryellen Hains
Ladislav R. Hanka
Kathy Jennings
Elizabeth Kerlikowske
Elizabeth King
Honore Lee
Dave Marlatt
Gail Martin
Marsha Meyer
Denise Miller
Paul Nehring
Sarah Nemire
Lynn Pattison
Sydnee Peters
Robert Ed Post
Linda Rzoska
Elaine Seaman
Nancy Homan Stroupe
Rose Swartz
Vicki VanAmeyden
Mary Whalen
Reading participants:
Deborah Gang
Kathy Jennings
Margaret DeRitter
Denise Miller
Gail Martin
Kristen DeKam
Dave Marlatt
Debbie Eisenbise
Robert Ed Post
V. Van Ameyden
Marsha Meyer
Heidi Fidler
Gail Griffin
Danna Ephland
Elizabeth Kerlikowske
Morry Edwards
Support provided by the Kalamazoo Artistic Development Initiative, a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Additional support provided by the Gwen Frostic School of Art, Western Michigan University.
