pollinate

Curated by Amanda + James Founding Directors Amanda Hameline and James Danner, Pollinate began its program of artistic exchange and interplay on January 12, 2021 with a single prompt sent to all 20 artists, who had been previously selected through an open call. Each artist created a piece in response to this prompt. For the remaining three weeks of the program, each member of the cohort received a new work from a fellow member to pollinate a forthcoming creation, forming a web of interconnected artistic impulses, media and exchange. In addition to providing these artists with creative and financial support, Pollinate was devised to encourage and develop multi-disciplinary interplay and spark new inspiration during a time of isolation and turmoil. It was also designed to help strengthen and question artistic instincts and practices. What happens when you receive work in a medium that is not typically a part of your practice? What are the benefits of working quickly? What do you lose? What are you drawn to and what do you want to throw away? And what happens when you create an answer and a question at the same time.