Sheila Pepe - Red Hook At Bedford Terrace - Exhibition
date:Friday, July 25, 2008 time:10:00 AM to 4:00 PM venue:Smith College Museum of Art address:22 Elm Street Northampton, MA 01063 View map posted by:Smith College Museum of Art
Artist Sheila Pepe will come to the Museum in July 2008 to create an
installation that was commissioned by the Museum’s Visiting Committee in honor
of Ann Johnson, a former staff member of long-standing who retired in June 2006.
Pepe first came to SCMA twenty years ago as a security guard and subsequently
worked in virtually all departments of the Museum, including an internship in
the Director’s office, where she worked with Mrs. Johnson. Pepe’s artistic
practice includes site-specific installations made from a variety of materials,
which have been shown at national and international venues. At Smith she will be
working with 800 lbs. of ship’s towline, yarns, shoelaces, and crocheted and
knitted materials created by Smith students/volunteers, who will be given
instructions for their fabrication by the artist. This work, titled Red Hook at
Bedford Terrace, will enter the Museum’s permanent collection.
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday: 10 to 4pm
