FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2006
FOR MORE INFORMATION: please call (512) 322-2099
Hana Hillerova, Director, Creative Research Laboratory
EXHIBITION DATES: January 28 - February 10, 2006
RECEPTION: Saturday, January 28, 6 - 9 pm
Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat., 12-5 pm

GRID

- an open call exhibition embracing the standard dimensions 4' by 8', featuring work by students, faculty, and staff at the University of Texas at Austin at large

January 28 - February 10, 2006

Opening Saturday, January 28, Creative Research Laboratory presents GRID, an open call exhibition embracing the standard dimension 4' by 8', featuring work by students, faculty, and staff at the University of Texas at Austin at large. The opening reception will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Creative Research Laboratory, located at 2832 East Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Austin.

The environment we live in is constructed on a standardized grid determined by the available building materials. In GRID the gallery floor and walls are divided into squares, and the artist's work fits within the individual cells. The size of work in the show fits within the volume 4' x 8' x 4' in any orientation. The proportion of the cells is related to the Greco-Roman architectural ideal of the double cube. This cell dimension fits into the bed of a standard-size pick-up truck.

The exhibition is curated from an open call to the University community at large. It is the first exhibition at the CRL to bring together not only artists from various departments at UT, but also across departments: undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff. The exhibition features work in a variety of media produced in response to the restrictions of a standardized dimension. The artists featured in Grid, be they individual or in collaboration, are: Robert Dale Anderson, Jarrod Beck, Melanie Bush, Elana Farley, Ali Fitzgerald, Kelly Green, Mark Hensel, Melissa Hinojosa, Carla Hyman, Tamara Johnson, Aron Johnston, Marianne McGrath, Jessica Moroney, Jill Pangallo, Cari Palazzolo, Christa Palazzolo, Matt Smith, Jason Sowell, Stephanie Wagner, Giacomo Yaquinto, Virginia Yount and Billy Zinser.

The exhibition was curated by the CRL Director Hana Hillerova. The idea for the exhibition was inspired by a conversation with the artist and curator Barna Kantor. The curatorial concept was developed in collaboration with the CRL Committee.

Creative Research Laboratory presents a year-round schedule of exhibitions of work by students and faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, and also facilitates workshops, performances, demonstrations, seminars and collaborations. Creative Research Laboratory is located in East Austin at 2832 East Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, inside Flatbed World Headquarters. There is ample free parking and bus service available on Capitol Metro's route 18. The activities of the Department of Art and Art History and the Creative Research Laboratory are free and open to the public.

For more information about the Creative Research Lab contact Gallery Director Hana Hillerova, crlab@uts.cc.utexas.edu, or 512.322.2099.

For more information about the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin, contact Carolyn Porter, carolynp@mail.utexas.edu, 512.471.3379.

Hana Hillerova
Director: Creative Research Laboratory
at the Department of Art and Art History,
University of Texas at Austin
2832 East Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78702
directions: http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~crlab/map.html
phone: (512) 322-2099
email: crlab@uts.cc.utexas.edu
url: http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~crlab/
gallery hours: Tu-Sat, 12-5 p.m