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Contemporary Arts International Monthly Opening
The Contemporary Arts International (CAI) is pleased to announce its monthly opening on Sunday. July 7, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm. There will be a guided tour from 1pm to 2pm, live music on the CAI’s massive kinetic sculpture, Container Main, from 2pm to 3pm, and a talk with artists from 3pm to 4pm. In addition, a gallery show, John M. Weidman Retrospective – A Life of Sculpture, is open for viewing. The show will run through August 21, 2013; visitors are welcome daily by appointment. CAI, a non-profit organization, is located at The Quarry, at 68 Quarry Road, Acton MA.
The entrance fee for the CAI monthly opening is $10 per person. Memberships (individual, family, philanthropist) are available, which provide discounted admission to events at the CAI.
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Sculpture has been a full-time life-long pursuit for Weidman, who recently turned 70. His works —in wood, steel and stone —are held in public and private collections throughout the world. He has participated in sculpture symposiums around the world. The CAI exhibit will feature Weidman’s sculptures, sketches and paintings, including Shelter, a two feet tall piece made of Weathering steel.
Batu Siharulidze, associate professor at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts commented, “It is a rare occurrence to find an sculptor of such high caliber as John Weidman. Coupled with his warmth of character and his unwavering modesty, New England is lucky to have such a great artist.”
Weidman, an internationally known sculptor, is the co-founder and director of the Andres Institute of Art located in Brookline, New Hampshire. He is also the artistic director of the Bridges and Connections International Sculpture Symposium at the Andres Institutes, and the Nashua Footprints Series International Sculpture Symposium.
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Contemporary Arts International (CAI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is located at The Quarry, a 12.9-acre site in Acton. The mission of CAI is to promote sculpture and experimental interdisciplinary art in a global context through symposia, international artist-in-residency programs, performance events, and educational outreach.
The CAI Co-founders Yin Peet and Viktor Lois, originally from Taiwan and Hungary, respectively, both have extensive international experience and connections in the art world. Yin Peet is a sculptor and performance artist, who earned an MFA in sculpture from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Viktor Lois is a kinetic sculptor and sound artist whose work is displayed in the permanent collection of the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, Hungary, and an entire building in the Mine Museum (Tatabanya Museum, Hungary).
At the CAI, granite and kinetic sculptures are situated throughout The Quarry, as well as in the Red Box Building, which includes gallery space, a performance stage, and a classroom. Container Man, a large-scale kinetic musical sculpture, is located in the Red Box Building. Peet and Lois perform concerts on this remarkable sculpture.
The CAI will hold an open house from 1pm to 4pm every first Sunday of the month. The CAI’s New Art Archaeology Symposium, held from August 4 - 25, 2013, will be open to the public everyday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, visit the CAI’s website.
Contemporary Arts International
68 Quarry Road
Acton MA 01720
Phone: 617-699-6401
