Marold's installation uses corn stalks to demonstrate the volume of corn needed to feed cows for milk production. Adam SteiningerĪ particularly noteworthy piece was done by Patrick Marold, an artist who specifically sought to work with a commercial farm. agriCulture: Art Inspired by the Land begins June 9 at the Longmont Musuem. The exhibition will span six locations, including the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, orBMoCA, Ollin Farms, the Agricultural Heritage Center and Boulder JCC's Milk and Honey Farm. Since the planning stages back in 2019, the project has involved curators from multiple institutions to ensure that the diverse exhibits collectively speak to the theme. Despite this, it offered artists and farmers an extended opportunity to collaborate. The project, which was initially set to launch in 2021, was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That's kind of the thesis of the show," Thompson said. We're trying to show those connections to the land and hopefully, help visitors explore their own connections to the land. "Farmers have a really strong connection to the land. While summer is a busy time for farmers, winter provides an off-season window where the artists and farmers could further their collaboration. He explained that the vastness of agriculture inspired him to echo this magnitude through the exhibits.Īccording to Thompson, the process was a fascinating journey into the world of farming for the artists, who learned firsthand from their agricultural counterparts. The decision to feature grand-scale installations in this project was a deliberate one, shared Jared Thompson, curator of Exhibits at the Longmont Museum. The ambitious and large-scale art exhibition brings together 18 local and regional artists paired with Boulder County farmers and explores themes of agriculture and our connection as people to the land. The exhibit is a year-long collaborative effort. The boundaries between art and agriculture will blur this summer as the Longmont Museum sets up for the contemporary art exhibit’s grand opening of "agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land” on Friday night.
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