INLIGHT 2010

InLight Richmond 2010, the third annual public exhibition of contemporary art inspired by light, took place on October 22, 2010 in Richmond's Shockoe Slip. Guest juror Amanda McDonald Crowley, Executive Director of Eyebeam, NY, selected 39 installations created by 60 artists that present a mix of visual and performance art showcased in a variety of unexpected spaces.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

The exhibition features nationally and internationally recognized artists including Alexander DeMaria, Owen Rundquist, Andrew Fiorillo, Ian Bolf, Anita Bacic, Anna Norton, Beth Argent, Birgit Larson, Kell Black, Barry Jones, Clay McGlamory, Cliff Baldwin, David Culpepper, Matt Lively, Dawn Roe, Gary Pennock, Luis Recoder, Sandra Gibson, Hunt Clark, Deborah McClary, Jacob Stanley, Jane Garver, Emma Adair, Jeff Schmuki, Jessica Westbrook, Adam Trowbridge, Kaitlyn Grimsland, Joe Reckley, Richard Kinnard, Karen Niemczyk, Karl Mendonca, Amir Husak, Lori Hepner, Matthew Richard, Alessandro Imperato, Jim Gladman, Kelly McClung, Matt Haddock, Melody Gulik, Andrew Prousalis, Michael Doherty, David Bernstein, Ian Collings, Naomi Kaly, Patrick Gregory, Lincoln Mitchell, Phillip Stearns, Robert Walz, Rocky Horton, Samson Young, Sean Kenny, Emily Herr, Kelley Lowe, Ellie Doughty, Jonathan Tune, Ha Tran, Wendy DesChene and Yuka Otani.

JUROR’S STATEMENT

InLight Richmond takes as its inspiration Nuit Blanche, Light Night, or White Night events now held in over 125 cities around the world. While borrowing conceptually from the phenomena of midsummer White Nights and Festivals of Light, for InLight Richmond, 1708 Gallery invites artists from around the world to specifically respond to a different geographic location in Richmond, this year, for the third manifestation of InLight Richmond to the historic Shockoe Slip district. Artists were asked to respond to the existing urban infrastructure, bringing art out of the gallery or museum and inserting it into the cultural fabric of the city, inviting artists and audiences alike to explore a specific urban environment in creative, engaging and playful ways.

Shockoe Slip will be transformed by 39 temporary artworks and installations created by 60 artists. Taking as their referent light as a medium but also as an evocation, these works aim to activate the facades, walls, storefronts, doorways, parking lots, and alleyways of Shockoe Slip. While literally lighting up the city, in addition to light artists will employ sound, performance, ceramics, video, electronics, photography, animation, sculpture, and even surveillance technologies to help us re-imagine the urban streetscape in new ways. InLight Richmond promises to stimulate our senses, as well as guide us in thinking about ways to re-map the city and re-imagine our future in it.

- Amanda McDonald Crowley

2010 AWARD WINNERS

The Best in Show award, selected by juror Amanda McDonald Crowley, was given to Michael Doherty, David Bernstein, Ian Collings, featuring the Starr Foster Dance Project, for their interactive performance piece (In)Visible.

The Best in Green award, selected by Michael Pellis, AIA, LEED, was given to Jeff Schmuki for his installation, Incubator NX-1993167 with PNSP.

The People's Choice Award, selected by the audience was given to The Wave Coalition: Emily Herr, Kelley Lowe, Ellie Doughty, Jonathan Tune, and Ha Tran for their collaborative, interactive sculpture Analog Audience.