Curated by tART member Anna Lise Jense

*BROOKLYN, NY August 2010

*The members of tART are pleased to present an exhibition about the tART collective: its purpose, structure, members? art work, and collaborations.The tART collective, founded in NYC in 2004 by emerging female artists, is committed to exploring the intersections of visual art and public engagement as well as to facilitate post-graduate studio visits. The collective?s exhibitions have provided a platform to fundraise for Doctors Without Borders and Creative Time, to launch Zines, and to engage the public via workshops.

*What?s in a Collective?* reflects the multidisciplinary aspect of the collective as well as the multiplicity within each artist ? and rethinks the contemporary art exhibition by sharing member?s tasks with the public. Hermetic works co-exist with collaborations, open calls for participation, and a barter project in progress. Gallery sitting is combined with conducting interviews, leading workshops and organizing panel discussions. At the end of the exhibition, a group critique takes place during gallery hours and de-installation is presented as a public performance.

The exhibition includes works by the following tART members: damali abrams, Liz Ainslie, Suzanne Bennett, Suzanne Broughel, Monica Carrier, Sophia Chai, Sydney Chastain-Chapman, Laurie Close, Melissa Cowper-Smith, Ann deVere, Laura Fayer, MaDora Frey, Rachael Gorchov, Lori Hayes, Katerina Lanfranco, Lisa Lindgren, Anna Lise Jensen, Elsie Kagan, Katherine Keltner, Essye Klempner, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Sandra Mack-Valencia, Ilse Murdock, Deborah Pohl, Asya Reznikov, Susan Ross, Carrie Rubinstein, Nikki Schiro, Jenn Sitron, Yasmin Spiro, Melissa Staiger, Rosemary Taylor, Petra Valentova, and Julia Whitney Barnes.