Root Division New Art Exhibit “Spell of the Senses” (April 7-24)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Curators:
Jasmin Bode + Michelle Mansour

Exhibition Dates:
April 7-24, 2021

Virtual 2nd Saturday Exhibition Reception:
April 10, 2021 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Visit the show online this April or visit the Gallery by appointment

Exhibiting Artists:

Alexis Arnold
Samantha Buchanan
Jillian Crochet
Reniel Del Rosario
Catherine Haley Epstein
Sarah Frieberg
Courtney Griffith*
Amy Lange
Nick Maltagliati**
& Alicia McDaniel*
Stephanie Metz
Blanca Estela Rodríguez**
Anna Rotty
Paolo Salvagione
SiouxBean
Jason Stropko
Anja Ulfeldt
Ven Voisey
Rebekah Wilson Smith
Haoyun Erin Zhao

* Root Division Studio Artist
** Root Division Alum

Presented in conjunction with TASTE 2021: Sip+Sense, Root Division’s annual culinary event, Spell of the Senses will feature artists whose work focuses on the activation of one or more of the five major physical inputs: touch, sight, sound, smell, and taste. Senses act as the first layer of perception and connection to our environment and to one another. Works presented will include a range of materiality and sensory activations to re-imagine the senses as they inform how we understand our own realities.

Curated by Jasmin Bode and Michelle Mansour, this group exhibition will include artists that incorporate activation and sensory experiences as a key element of their creative process. Works on view range playfully from mouth watering, yet unattainable, ceramic Pinoy snacks by Reniel del Rosario, interactive olfactory-centered sculptures by Paolo Salvagione, and 2-D works that dazzle the eye with their explorations of color and perception by Blanca Estela Rodríguez. See these works and many more this April at Root Division—online and by appointment.

Spell of the Senses will be on view online from April 7-24, 2021 in our virtual gallery: rootdivisiontalk.wordpress.com. In person appointments can also be made by emailing submissions@rootdivision.org.

Ticket information for our TASTE 2021: Sip+Sense fundraising event on Thursday, April 22 is available here.
https://rootdivision.org/taste

ABOUT ROOT DIVISION
Root Division is a visual arts non-profit in San Francisco that connects creativity and community through a dynamic ecosystem of arts education, exhibitions, and studios. Root Division’s mission is to empower artists, foster community service, inspire youth, and enrich the Bay Area through engagement in the visual arts. The organization is a launching pad for artists, a stepping-stone for educators and students, and a bridge for the general public to become involved in the arts.

Root Division is supported in part by a plethora of individual donors and by grants from the The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts/ Art Works; San Francisco Arts Commission: Community Investments, Grants for the Arts, Drusie Davis Family Fund, Violet World Foundation, Kimball Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Deutsche Bank Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, and Bill Graham Memorial Fund.

Press Inquiries: Renée Rhodes, Art Programs Manager, renee@rootdivision.org, 415.863.7668

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.