June 13 – September 9, 2023
Photoville x Winchester
Various Artists
June 13 – September 8, 2023
It’s time for the 4th Annual Photoville x Winchester!
Winchester is bursting with art and photographic goodness this summer! Creating a photographic walking trail around the town of Winchester, where the Griffin Museum is located, Photoville x Winchester is a public art installation showcasing national, international and New England photo based artists. Downtown Winchester is filled with sidewalk art, featuring the students of local Winchester schools and contemporary New England based photographic artists.
The Griffin Museum is pleased to partner with Photoville and the Winchester Cultural District to bring this installation featuring 13 exhibitions with the artists lens focused on our changing planet, climate and cultures around the world. This year we highlight photographs by artists Corey Arnold, Alejandro Duran, Emeke Obanor, Marilene Ribero, Amy Sacka, Camille Seaman, Amy Vitale. Additional images and series from the Network for Social Justice, Case Art Fund and Social Documentary Network are on display.
Now in it’s 19th year, the Photosynthesis program artworks hangs on a banner in the Town Common. The students of Winchester and Burlington High Schools have worked this spring to develop visually engaging personal portfolios about their family, community and world around them. This program is sponsored by the John & Mary Murphy Foundation and the En Ka Society. We are grateful for their support of this project each year.
In a community initiative, Our Town is a featured on the walls at the Town Common as well. We asked the local community for a vision of their family and community. We showcase many views of Winchester and the people that inhabit our neighborhood.
We are thrilled to have the creativity of the Winchester Community Music School curate music to enhance the visual experience. Each cube has a QR code that links to a specially composed soundtrack for the photographs.
Surrounding the museum are banners from Dawn Watson, part of Nine Conversations, an exhibition at our Griffin @ Lafayette City Center Place. Liz Hickok has created a site specific work, Submerged, an interactive piece using AR technology, activating the space, hanging on the exterior of the museum.
A full map of all the exhibits in Winchester is here.
We want to thank our producing partner Photoville for bringing the Fence to Winchester. We couldn’t continue without our fiscal sponsors, the Winchester Cultural District, EnKa Society, Winchester Cultural Council and the Mass Cultural Council. We are grateful to our contributing partners, the Town of Winchester, John and Mary Murphy Educational Foundation, Winchester Community Music School, Winchester High School, Burlington High School , The Jenks Center, The Network for Social Justice and Case Art Fund.
