Gallery4Culture
2007-2008 Season

Jason Wood
Old Growth and Used Memories
March 6 - 28

reception MARCH 6, 2008, 6 – 8 p.m.

Gallery4Culture is pleased to announce the opening of Old Growth and Used Memories, an exhibition of new sculpture by Seattle artist Jason Wood.

As Wood dissects, alters, and reassembles materials, he seeks to further understand the life they have lived and the future path this life could take. In an exhibit of new sculpture, Old Growth and Used Memories, he peels back the personal and imagined history, implicit and implied in the work. It is also a continued exploration of the disassociation between human necessities and their natural origins. His experience in the building trades gives credibility to his craftsmanship, informed by memories of growing up with an artist mother and a carpenter father.

This exhibition grew out of a 2007 NEA funded residency at the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY.

A reception will be held on March 6, 2008, the first Thursday of the month, during the Downtown Artwalk, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend. The exhibition will run from March 6 - 28, 2008.

Gallery4Culture is located within 4Culture offices at 101 Prefontaine PL S, at the corner of Third and Prefontaine, in the Tashiro/Kaplan Building. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed government holidays; the gallery is open and free to the public. For more information about this program call 206. 296.8674.

In 1979, King County Arts Commission's visual arts coordinator, Mickey Gustin Hardman, began a gallery with little more than some foam core and linen and a visionary spirit. Sadly, Mickey died this year. Her legacy continues through the Gallery 4Culture program which provides artists not represented by commercial galleries with opportunities for one-person shows. She will be remembered as a fierce advocate for artists and a pivotal figure in shaping the Seattle arts community.