Description

Art can manipulate imagination, materializing what’s unseen and conjuring images that exist in the mind’s eye. Art can haunt people, making them question their perceptions and sanity. In the presence of shadows, ghosts, magic, sleight of hand, or run of the mill trickery, the viewer seeks answers and understanding. This visual ambiguity asks the viewer to look deeper and notice what may not be immediately apparent. In this process of examination and reflection, stories and connections are often found that were never there to begin with. Art can become a form of alchemy, using a physical or tangible product to influence the metaphysical. Traditionally, in visual art, the eye is given preferential treatment as the beholder of images. Yet through physical manipulation, different senses can be engaged, triggering both optical and multisensory illusions. During the month of February, All Street Gallery will be hosting an exhibition entitled seeing what isn’t there. We are conducting an open call for art of all mediums that speak to themes of ambiguity, illusion, shadows, ghostly figures, and haunting images. We encourage artists with an interest in capturing transitional phases to apply. All Street’s mission is to increase accessibility to the arts, so we encourage artists of all experience levels and backgrounds to apply. We are also open to community programming ideas during evening hours in support of the exhibition.