Curatorial Statement

In recent years there has been an uprising of unconventional art forms within schools of lesser known and even by highly regarded artists. The idea of repurposing is not only a current trend—as we’re all looking to be a part of something environmentally conscious—but it’s an innovative and fun method of converting everyday and often overlooked items into art; reaffirming the idea that art in fact is all around.

Repurposing artists take that social more literally—using items such as old jeans, telephones, and computer keyboards and quilting, sewing, and molding them together. They have created the “sightly” from materials often considered unsightly.

This biannual show is indicative of just this, and our artists this year are fulfilling these ideas, placing a contemporary spin on the trompe l’oeil… making repurposing the new double-take.

With topics arising and being more ever-present in the last three years regarding the sustainability of Contemporary Art, we’ve chosen to take a few steps forward by dedicating a month to this friendly craft.

Repurposed art boasts the importance of redeveloping what already exists and reconsidering the usefulness of what is readily available in our everyday lives. These found and assembled objects are prime examples of the true immediacy of art in the modern world. “Repurposed, Rethought” as a title and statement is a reiteration of exactly this. We’re providing a way to view a new mode of present-day artistic thought rooted in concerns with a global perspective.