Nohra Haime Gallery Calling for Fan Submissions for GENESIS TREE NEW YORK
THE PROJECT: GENESIS TREE NEW YORK will be a colorful 10' x 14' art installation at the Nohra Haime Gallery of New York.This latest project by American artist Valerie Hird will rely on origami fans to contribute over 3,000 homemade origami cubes and birds to form a fully life-size tree that celebrates diversity and cultural interconnections.
ELIGIBILITY: Participants can be individuals or groups, such as schools, community centers, universities or similar institutions. In short, anyone over the age of 10!
PARTICIPANT REWARDS:
Listed credit on the project
Invitation to the gallery reception
Project promotion on gallery social media
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION
1. REGISTER: To participate, email your submission form to gallery@nohrahaimegallery.com. You can download the form HERE. Please use the subject line "GENESIS PROJECT". You will get the latest news and updates on the project.
2. MAKE YOUR ORIGAMI: Following the instructions below. In order to receive credit for your contribution and become part of the crowd-sourcing project, you must choose from the for
ms below:
- Cubes - you must submit a minimum of 100
- Boxes - you must submit a minimum of 25
- Cranes - you must submit a minimum of 25
3. SHARE: Feel free to share on any social media site using the hashtag #GenesisNY15 so we stay connected. Reach out via Facebook (Nohra Haime Gallery), Twitter (@nohrahaime), Instagram (@nohrahaimegallery), or any other platform.
4. SUBMIT:
By mail or in person to: Nohra Haime Gallery, 730 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10019. In order to be properly credited, please include in your envelope a copy of your filled out submission form. You can download it HERE.
*Please note: All origami should be sent flat. They will be inflated once they arrive at the gallery. We are not responsible for any damages that might occur during shipment. Please note that all origami submitted will become part of the artwork, and will not be returned. Any figures submitted after the deadline will be discarded.
ALL ORIGAMI MUST BE SUBMITTED BETWEEN OCTOBER 21, 2015 - JANUARY 15, 2016
To learn more, visit: www.nohrahaimegallery.com/genesis-project.html
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORIGAMI
1. CHOOSE YOUR PAPER:
The material should be a light, glossy and colorful magazine paper. Try to find pages with a dominant color - either blue, red, green or purple and tan.
2. CUT A SQUARE: Use this
template for a 6" square.
3. FOLD IT: Choose a form below and follow the instructions on folding:
- Cube/Balloon Omit the last image. Do not inflate the balloon so that your 100 cube/balloons can be mailed flat.
- Box Omit Step 16. Assemble only the three-piece halves of your 25 boxes so that they can
be mailed flat.
- Crane Omit Step 9. Do not fold down the wings so that the 25 cranes may be mailed flat.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Valerie Hird is creating the Genesis Project in NYC because it is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. The first version of The Genesis Tree, (exhibited at Gallery 51 in Massachusetts and Art Prize in Michigan) celebrated the variety of life created by the endless interconnection of four natural elements - earth, air, water and fire. This NYC version will be made up of over three thousand, hand-folded paper forms and will push the metaphor to a new level by inviting all communities, ages, and ethnicities to recycle their old glossy-print magazines representing the full diversity of language, locality and color into a much larger tree-form that will connect us all.
After New York, Genesis will expand to different cities, countries and cultures promoting the idea of a functioning whole made up of many parts. Find out about participation here: COMING SOON!
VALERIE HIRD
Valerie Hird is a Vermont-based visual artist whose work has been described as trans-cultural. She has a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her body of work is inspired by her time spent in the Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia and South America. The meditation on and investigation of creation myths from all over the world have lead her to create a multi-dimensional cosmology of her own, centered on the origin of the natural world.
NOHRA HAIME GALLERY
Nohra Haime Gallery opened its doors in New York in 1981. Since its inception, the principal focus has been to represent an internationally diverse group of contemporary artists with varying expertise in painting, sculpture, photography, conceptual art and multimedia installation. For over thirty years, the Gallery has showcased new voices and innovative art, and organized major solo exhibitions within the United States and abroad. It has collaborated with museums and institutions, and advised private collections worldwide. The Gallery actively participates in art fairs, and publishes numerous exhibition catalogues and art books. In 2011, Nohra Haime opened the NH Galería in Cartagena, Colombia. Nohra Haime Gallery is a member of the Art Dealers Association of America.
https://www.nohrahaimegallery.com
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