Five Points Gallery in Torrington is hosting two concurrent exhibitions “Then, What If?” in the TDP Gallery and “Expanded Vocabularies” in East & West Galleries from October 31 through November 30, 2019. There will be an opening reception on November 1, 2019, and an artists’ panel discussion on November 15 at 6:30 pm. There will also be a special video screening event and Q&A for “Then, What If?” on Saturday, November 9th at 6:30 pm led by curators Gene Gort and Ken Steen.
“Then, What If?” is presented by NewMusicNewMediaNewEngland, a program curated by Gene Gort and Ken Steen. From Five Points’ website:
"‘THEN, WHAT IF?’, like ‘What If?’, has three iterations; a video screening event, an installation for gallery presentation and a website. For the screening event, to engage in the random activity, audience members select one number each from a video- and audio-designated list as they enter the venue. These numbers determine the evening's program of 60 works resulting in a 60-minute screening. For the gallery installation, a computer with media projection and stereo sound is loaded with all the files and the user selects random pairings or specific pairings for playback. The website, designed and programmed by Tim Lawless, similarly has a random generator scripted into the site and visitors can randomize the pairings or determine the pairings specifically as well. The project has been curated from an international call for entries and includes seasoned veterans with young producers.” The entire list of video and sound artists may be viewed on Five Points’ website (linked above).
The project may also be interacted with on nmnmne.org.
“Rooting Around” © Emily Albee
“‘Expanded Vocabularies’ features the recent artwork of 12 artist members of The Five Points Center for the Visual Arts, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford Launchpad. The work featured in this exhibition is a fresh selection of work that has been produced over the past two years on the second floor of the Water Street gallery. Artists have been diligent in developing their vocabulary while being part of a nurturing and supportive artist community with shared space conducive for growth and experimentation. The work ranges in content from fashion to photography and explores themes such as memory, personal history, self portraiture, sustainability, the body and the rawness of materiality to name a few.” Full list of artists on Five Points’ website (linked above.)
Five Points Gallery is located at 33 Main St., Torrington, CT.