En Masse
LIVE
2PM, Friday, June 22nd through 3PM, Sunday, June 24th
The Montreal-based drawing collective En Masse will be illustrating a 4’x4’x4’ cube live in the Front Porch Forum Gallery of the Winooski Pop-up Gallery District from approximately 2PM on Friday, June 22nd through 3PM on Sunday, June 24th.
The public is invited to view the artists at work.
The live drawing will take place during the Grand Opening of the Winooski Pop-up Gallery District and continue through the weekend. The final cube will be on display through August 4th as part of “End of Chaos, End of Emptiness”, an exhibition about the visual representation of community curated by Ric Kasini Kadour.
The gallery is made possible through the support of Front Porch Forum. The artwork is underwritten by Kasini House, publishers of Art Map Burlington and Vermont Art Guide.
En Masse is a Montreal-based collaborative drawing initiative founded by Jason Botkin and Tim Barnard in 2009, with the intention of allowing emerging “Neo-Pop” artists an opportunity to explore the creation of a collective vision. With backgrounds in graphic novels, graffiti, design, and the fine arts, the artists who take part in this project create highly spontaneous, site-specific and large-scale drawings in black and white. Currently directed by Botkin, Rupert Bottenberg and Fred Caron, the group has worked in partnership with urban events such as Nuit blanche (part of the Montreal High Lights Festival), Osheaga Festival, Escales improbables and Piknic Électronik, as well as for public and private organizations such as SOS Dettes, Cirque du Soleil, Simons, and Sid Lee. Earlier this year, they concluded the exhibition “Big Bang” at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
En Masse has created specific educational and mentorship programs, which are carried out in schools and through workshops. By participating in the Winooski Pop-up Gallery District, they hope to meet art educators interesting in bringing their dynamic program to young people in Vermont. Interested educators should email Katie Green at katie.green@emplm.org.
