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CHAPTER XVIII ARTIST RESIDENCY PROJECT

THE CANAL CHAPTER GALLERY ANNOUNCES ITS 2007 ARTIST RESIDENCY PROJECT

Curated by Lena Imamura, Jason Wall and Mikhail Sokovikov

Resident Artists:

Rachel and Colling Bunting

Raina Benoit

Soo Whan Choi

August 1st – September 7th, 2007

Opening Ceremony Friday, August 3rd th, 6 pm – 10 pm

(New York, NY - July 24th, 2007) In celebration of its two-year anniversary The Canal Chapter Artist Residency Project is an undertaking that inaugurates the principal philosophies of the gallery. Founded on a desire to create a fertile environment in which emerging artists can make and exhibit work in a space free from the limitations of finance, commerce, location, noise, exposure, and judgment. The Canal Chapter is inspired by and expands upon the groundbreaking alternative art spaces (particularly those located in the Soho area) that dominated the New York art scene during the late1960s through 1980s.

On August 1st, an exhibition to unfold over the course of a month-long artist residency will kick off at The Canal Chapter. Using the SoHo/Tribeca neighborhoods as a backdrop, the project initiates the first in an annual series of all-inclusive residencies, which present the living artists for real-time interaction with the public. The first installment of the residency project, will cultivate constituent parts of the art production process into a living display.

From August 3rd until September 7th, 2007, the 10 emerging international and domestic artists chosen to participate in the Canal Chapter 2007 Artist Residency Project will be fully accessible to the public in their workspaces and living quarters. Each artist will live at The Canal Chapter, a 2000 sq.ft loft located at 343 Canal Street, 4th Floor. They will work a few blocks away at the Franklin Collective in a 2000 sq. ft loft located at 72 Franklin Street. Constant live internet feeds of both spaces will be available for viewing at the gallery's website at http://canalchapternyc.com and both locations will be open to the public 24/7. Throughout the duration of the project, each artist will take part in weekly critiques, daily visiting artists, communal living, and weekly parties. The Residency will kick off with a welcoming reception on Friday, August 3rd from 6 pm - 10pm, and conclude with a closing exhibition on Friday, September 7th from 6pm-10pm. All events and visitations are free and open to the public.

Applications for this year's residency program were submitted from Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Korea, Ireland, Greece, Canada, Israel and The United States. Featured artists in The 2007 Canal Chapter Artist Residency Program include Hilla Ben Ari, Raina Benoit, Collin Bunting, Rachel Bunting, Soo-Whan Choi, , Aaron Joseph Hughes, Kymia Nawabi, Katherine and Elizabeth St. Clair. Proposed projects include documentary videos, mythic sculptures, installation/performance art, found object relief, suburban paintings, blueprint drawings, political prints, peace callings, graphic collages, and meditative light projects.

Opening and closing ceremonies include performances by - Team Facelift, The Countess and The Cunt Rock Revolution, Jihae, DJ Rage Johnson, DJ SKATERDAYS, Patrick Cleandenim and The Living Image and Todosantos.

About The Canal Chapter
The Canal Chapter is an inventive space, created and directed by artists to promote and cultivate emerging ideas. Formed 2 years ago by the collective 1134NYC, with the support of Red Bull, The Canal Chapter became a sculptural verb that functions as a social experiment. Inspired by the alternative art spaces that dominated SoHo four decades before, the members work together to procure a fertile environment for creative minds to thrive free from social limitations. Members vary in profession and focus from designers to engineers. It began as a reflection of New York's Downtown scene and now aims to extend the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary art dialogues.

About The Franklin Collective
The Franklin Collective is a loose association of both emerging and established artists working in film, painting, sculpture and photography. It was founded by multi-media artist Stuart Braunstein and Michael Boisson in 2007 with an endowment from Centaur Properties. Its world headquarters in Tribeca includes over 6000 sq. ft. of raw studio space, a soundstage, two galleries, and a professional live recording studio. Working both independently and in collaboration, resident artists include renowned filmmaker Norman Reedus, Ronnie Cutrone of Warhol factory fame, and the notorious Peter Tunney. Current projects include a feature film, The Rub, based on the short film of the same name, which was shown to critical acclaim at the 2007 Cannes film festival. The Rub is due to begin pre-production in the fall of 2007. Other current projects at the Franklin Collective include a haunting series of monumental charcoal landscapes depicting war-zones by Michael Boisson, an exhibition of abstract photography by Stuart Braunstein in October, and a video installation by Norman Reedus.

For additional information about The Canal Chapter, 1134NYC ,and the Artist Residency Project, please contact Ricky Lee at ricky@pressssecretariat.org at 917 438 7015.