Official Exhibitions

I Would Prefer Not To

Where: Art150 Main Gallery
157A First St

Curated by Mana Contemporary Director Kele McComsey

Opening Reception:
Friday, October 13, 6-9 PM

Gallery Hours:
Saturday, October 14, 12-6 PM
Sunday, October 15, 12-6 PM

Based on Herman Melville’s “Bartelby the Scrivner” and his singular repeated line … “I would prefer not to.”

Melville’s story has always been looked at as a protest against capitalism and what ultimately happens to non-conformists within that system.

This show will look at the broader implications of non-conformity and how artists work in the periphery of the system even as art has become commodified in so many ways.

What happens to an artist or person who prefers not to?

Imagine not being on social media, or in a political party, or being engaged in the “us versus them” status quo of the day.

What is non-conformity in a system that is all-pervasive?

Artwork: “The Economy Class,” Abhishek Tuiwala

u_titled

Where: Art150 lobby gallery
Concept submitted by Summer Dawn
Curated by Kristine Go

Opening Reception:
Friday, October 13, 6-9 PM

Gallery Hours:
Saturday October 14, 12-6 PM
Sunday, October 15, 12-6 PM

Visitors during JCAST will be encouraged to “title” the works of art themselves on post-it notes on the wall, increasing the level of audience engagement with the art.

Artwork: “Untitled,” Stella Sormani