Artship Visual Arts Archives


Old As New

ODC Theater Gallery, San Francisco CA. An interpretative installation in conjunction with the Tarantella, Tarantula Production, September 27–October 9 2006

View of the Old As New exhibition in the ODC Theater Gallery

The exhibition showcased paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations related to the last six years’ research into the origins of Tarantella dance and music. The content of the exhibition ranges from factual to interpretive to poetic renderings of this vast subject. This exhibition was not only a stand alone event but a way to prepare the audience for the associated performance.

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Drawings by Nathaniel A. Bolton

ODC Theater Gallery, San Francisco, September 11–25 2006

Nathaniel Bolton drawing

An exhibition of drawings made during the creation and rehearsal process of Artship Dance/Theater’s production "Tarantella, Tarantula" which premiered at ODC Theater in 2006. For the last year, Nathaniel A. Bolton has attended rehearsals weekly, documenting and interpreting the process of creation of all the elements of the production.
In this way he has built a body of work which bridges the inner world of his imagination with the outer world of ensemble building and choreographic process.

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The Sea

SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco CA, March 2-22, 2006

Detail of Kheven Lee Lagrone's work

The exhibition presents works that responds to the sea deeply, paying homage to it, and in that way honoring the sea itself.

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Crossing: A Gathering of Artists

SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco CA, July 22-August 4, 2005

View of the Crossing Exhibit

An Exhibition of Artship's associated artists and works from its Permanent Collection, SomArts Gallery, San Francisco, July 22, through August 4th, 2005. Artship segment curated and designed by Slobodan Dan Paich.

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Windows Project

Various vacant storefronts, Oakland CA, January 1991-July 2005

View out of one of the Windows Project

Initated and curated by Slobodan Dan Paich. Since its inception in 1991, Windows Project has been showcasing over 5,000 artists in vacant storefronts on Broadway and in Jack London Square in downtown Oakland.

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Vessels

Pinaree Santipak Collaboration with Artship

Vessels sculptures by Pinaree Santipak

After conversations with Artship's curator Slobodan dan Paich Pinaree decided to create "Vessels", a series of molded forms made from cast brass with gold-leaf inlay, 120 cm in diameter, height 40 cms, weight 58kg. Artship Dance/Theater performed ritual celebration of the vessels at Pier 40 San Francisco.

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Message in a Bottle

Igor Ivan Sapic: Artist-in-Residence 2001 Project

Message in a bottle project by Ivan Igor Sapic

During his multi-month residency he engaged in personal work and development of his project "Message in the bottle". He engaged in the devlopement in a number of programs at the Artship and held a community-wide participatory project related to his principal investigation.

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