Aestate Ludimus : In Summer We Play

By Bradford Rusick and Sara Santarsiero, 2011

The New England summer is an opportunity to make work that is unbridled and without constraint. In Summer We Play exhibits art made by students and alum that share the freedom and the playfulness of the endless sumer. Works by Sara Benson, Suzy Evans, Sam King, Sarah Krizon, Tom Maio, Bradford Rusick, Brianna Sancious, Sara Santarsiero, and Liz Sultzer vary greatly in material, concept, and tone, but all share the bounding expression of those long, hot, and raucous summer moments.

Contributing artist, Suzy Evans, who conceived the idea for this exhibition, prints lithographs based off of collaborations with her six year old cousin. With brightly colored figures and mark, Suzy reminds the artist that they should be driven by the simple, unadulterated thrill that is found in the act of making the art. Sarah Benson's day-glo masks and diptych celebrate the use of color and from, a spontaneity that can also be seen in the  volatile mark of Sarah Krizon's paintings and drawings on paper. Sara Santarseiro's and Bradford Rusick's collaborative installation clamors up the wall and reaches out in all directions, an embodiment of their process and the summer that saw to it. These artists, among others, introduce the new Bear Gallery space on Cabot Street with a vigor, vision, and variety that opens us to the beginning of a very exciting year.

Opening: Monday, September 19th
238 Cabot Street

Curated by Suzy Evans