The 2017-2019 Archive
It’s been a long time since we made a blog post and many of you are probably wondering: what happened to SOIL SERIES? Although our silence might indicate that we are no longer working on the project, it would be more accurate to say that SOIL SERIES has evolved. Almost two years ago, we became birds.…
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This is a very special post because it was co-authored by Tegan Recker, a sophomore at West Clermont High School and a participant in The Newport/Bethel Project in June and July of 2018. The Newport/Bethel Project was a collaboration between Francesca Fiore and Hillary Wagner of SOIL SERIES: A Social Drawing and Steven Finke of…
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In the summer of 2018, we held our second Community Studio session at the Empower Youth Ranch. Community Studio was a free public art program for all ages offered in partnership with Empower Youth. The program, which had its first session in the summer of 2017, offered local residents a dedicated time and site for creativity. Guided…
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Bird Closet Schnormeier Gallery, Mount Vernon Nazarene University August 27th – September 28th, 2018 Gallery Talk: September 7th 5 – 6pm / Reception: September 7th, 6 – 9pm Bird Closet is a collective of young people that developed organically from the relationships established as part of SOIL SERIES: A Social Drawing, an ongoing socially engaged…
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We are thrilled to announce SOIL SERIES: A Social Drawing‘s participation in Project Anywhere‘s 2018 Global Exhibition Program. The following is a description of the program from Project Anywhere‘s website: “Project Anywhere is a global blind peer reviewed exhibition program dedicated to promoting artistic research at the outermost limits of location-specificity. Since its inception in 2012, it has hosted…
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On October 27th, 2017, we held the inaugural SOIL SERIES art exhibition at the Empower Youth Ranch. The exhibition was the culminating endeavor of the first session of our Community Studio program. The exhibition celebrated the efforts and perspectives of the Community Studio artists while unearthing latent histories, honoring local traditions, and offering new insights and…
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We are so excited to announce our first ever art exhibition showcasing artwork by our amazing Community Studio artists! The exhibition will take place at the Empower Youth Ranch during Empower Youth’s Ribbon Cutting event! Details are as follows: When: October 27, 2017 from 3:30 pm – 8 pm (Empower Youth’s festivities conclude at 7…
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We are proud to announce the completion of our Barn Studio at the Empower Youth Ranch! Thanks to our amazing network of supporters and Empower Youth’s hard-working interns and volunteers, we were able to transform the neglected “Happy Place” barn into a comfortable space for creativity and community. This week, the Barn Studio hosted our…
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Scott pointed out the rafters on our first visit to the Empower Youth (EY) Ranch. He explained that part of the barn might have been built in the 1930s, as indicated by the spaced-out patterning of the boards across the ceiling beams. It was a common Depression-era practice, he told us. Farmers would construct barn roofs…
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