“ Exploratory Residency: Our residencies are based on the exploration of innovative uses in waterborne materials and oil paint technology. Residents will discover materials that will challenge the way they think about paint. They will be introduced to materials that will open up new methods and new channels for expression and the creative process.”

We look forward to seeing the new, exciting work that evolves from this residency, adding to an already strong and inventive body of work.

http://youtu.be/EPUk_9enQS8

It will be on exhibit until July 1st.

East Hollowburn Fields, 2010, limited edition of 10, 23 3/4″ x 31 1/2″

  Not only are they exploring the link between the arts and job creation, they’re also trying to understand how the subjective value of the arts – the “happiness factor” – may translate into economic benefits.
“The arts give people something to do when they’re not at work, and they attract people to want to live in those communities,” says Michael Rushton, director of the master’s programs in public affairs and arts administration at Indiana University.
“Often the people who are most attracted to the arts are highly educated and mobile. They will increase consumption. They will increase the local tax base and bring employers to the area.
He’s also looking at whether the mere presence of art and artists contributes to increased productivity in other areas.
“Does it make non-arts companies more innovative? Are people smarter at work because they’re in a more creative, vibrant cultural scene when they’re not at work? Does it bring ideas to them? My hunch is that the arts do have these kinds of positive effects…”

Read the entire article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21481381 

From the exhibition catalog:

” The paintings of Dana Oldfather represent for me an affirmation that painting in America is not only alive, but is flourishing. She has taken abstraction to a level of accomplishment deserving of recognition and high praise. Her imagery is exciting and innovative, and her level of skill and execution of concepts masterful.”

~Louis A Zona
Museum Director
http://www.butlerart.com/DisplaySingleExhibit.asp?ID=196

Tap, Crack, Bellow, 2012, acrylic, spray paint, oil marker on clear primed linen, 64 x 380 inches