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LUKE IVY PRICE EXHIBIT AT KI SMITH GALLERY

PLACE+SPACE COVID-19 RELIEF RESIDENT LUKE PRICE SOLO EXHIBIT SHOW AT KI SMITH GALLERY SEPT. 30-NOV-7, 2020

Congratulate Boyd's Station PLACE+SPACE creative resident Luke Ivy Price on his upcoming solo exhibit at the Ki Smith Gallery highlighting the work produced while in residence at Boyd's Station in Harrison County, Kentucky during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NYC artist Luke Ivy Price at PLACE+SPACE creative residence during COVID-19 pandemic.

Luke Price working in the PLACE+SPACE Shop Studio during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boyd’s Station invited Price, a New York City-based artist, to Harrison County and Boyd's Station to take part in the soft-launch phase of the Boyd's Station artist residence program. The goal was for Price to create work while evaluating best practices for Boyd’s Station artist residence program called PLACE+SPACE to launch fully in 2021.

When the COVID-19 emergency fully became a realization and due to safety and uncertain times in NYC, Luke continued to shelter in place in Boyd for five months during the coronavirus pandemic while continuing to produce work that would be exhibited from Sept. 30-Nov. 7 at the new Ki Smith Gallery space in the East Village.

Boyd's Station is very excited to have helped Luke in making this collection of work become a reality along with Ki Smith Gallery showcasing this work in NYC. Complete details about the Luke Ivy Price exhibit can be found here.

Want to help other artists in need of a place to create? Check out the Boyd's Station fundraising campaign helping to make that happen during this COVID-19 pandemic.



AMERICA REIMAGINED Light Table Chat With Tina Russell

Another great AMERICA REIMAGINED Light Table Chat on Thursday evening, Sept. 17, 2020 looking over the work of photographer Tina Russell and her long-term project documenting a multigenerational family during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.

Feedback from some of the best in the business always helps! Thanks so much Stephen Crowley, Molly Roberts, Cathaleen Curtis, Charlie Borst, Justin Merriman, Nima Taradji, and Michael E. Keating for the words, direction and encouragement.

You can watch the entire Light Table Chat and see Tina’s amazing work in the video below.

Students wanting to apply, click here to take part in the AMERICA REIMAGINED project.

Special thanks to Photoshelter and American Reportage. Without their generous help and support, this project would not be possible.

 

SEE THE AMERICA REIMAGINED PROJECT

Tina’s work along with the entire AMERICA REIMAGINED project can be seen by clicking the link below.

 

COVID-19 Student Artist Relief Residencies Fundraiser

Help support this fundraising campaign to get student MFA artists who have lost studio spaces and housing due to the COVID-19 pandemic back to creating art.

Boyd’s Station is launching a GoFundMe campaign to provide MFA student artists with NO-COST housing and NO-COST studio space during the COVID-19 pandemic at the PLACE & SPACE artist residences in Harrison County, Kentucky in order to get student artists back to creating art.

In addition to the no-cost housing and no-cost studio space, each artist will be provided a $500 a month stipend for living expenses and a $500 a month materials stipend to offset creative costs.

The PLACE & SPACE initiative at Boyd’s Station in cooperation with the Ki Smith Gallery of NYC is working to provide a safe workspace and residence for Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many MFA students across the country find themselves sheltering in place in small apartments or in different cities away from school with zero or very limited access to any studio or workspace. As the coronavirus crisis continues, private and educational studio spaces will continue to be shuttered with many artists unsure of what is next.

 
 

NYC sculpture artist Luke Price spent five months working at Boyd’s Station from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 
 
 

Boyd’s Station director Jack Gruber describes how this fundraiser will impact the lives of student artists.

 

PLACE & SPACE is an initiative offered by Boyd’s Station, a Kentucky nonprofit focused on promoting student journalism and bringing the arts to rural northern Kentucky. Boyd’s Station will utilize its wide-open rural location in Harrison County, Kentucky, to provide a number of creative residence opportunities during this crisis. Boyd’s Station and the Ki Smith Gallery will work with schools and programs hardest hit by the pandemic to identify those who could most benefit and offer emerging MFA students a NO-COST place to live and NO-COST studio space to create while providing stipends for both living needs and materials. All done while providing a safe environment to social distance and isolate while creating works to sustain the artists and their future endeavors. Visiting artists would agree to adhere to the current local and Kentucky state and CDC guidance requiring social distancing. The safety of the artists and the community is paramount.

NYC artist Luke Price spending five months as the first PLACE & SPACE artist resident during COVID-19

School of the Art Institute of Chicago student Axel Cajas incorporated local Harrison County furniture and bark into his work while at PLACE & SPACE creative residence

Western Kentucky University student artist and photo major Brenna Pepke in-residence at PLACE & SPACE as WKU and many other college programs have moved to virtual classes in 2020

The cows at Boyd Station

PLACE & SPACE artists Ryan Bock and Axel Cajas installing artwork in the hills above Boyd, KY along with Boyd’s Station Mary Withers Rural Writing fellow Margaret Heltzel

Michael Swensen exploring Snake Lick Creek at Boyd’s Station. Swensen, the 2020 Hearst College Photojournalism Championship winner was a Boyd’s Station Project 306.36 grant recipient 2018

Luke Price working during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Boyd’s Station PLACE & SPACE Shop Studio

The ability to work and live with limited interaction with people while still being able to fully work and create art makes Boyd’s Station a wonderful opportunity for displaced artists over these coming months of uncertainty.

Located in Boyd, Kentucky, where cows outnumber humans 3-1, the Boyd’s Station footprint includes a spacious and modern renovated 1950s era three-bedroom home and the renovated former Spicer General Store now the Boyd’s Station Shop Studio Space offering 3,000 square feet of open concept studio space available for creating 24 hours a day with no worry of disruption to the community. The artists would be steps away from additional studio spaces located on the Boyd properties and the ability to have the luxury of roaming this expansive rural property of woods and pastures and wildlife with the safety of distance from others in the community allowing for a secure and safe social distancing environment to work.

How can you help?

This artist relief effort came about as the need arose and our goal for PLACE & SPACE has been modified to help as many artists as possible in the coming months. Supporting the arts and future generations of creators are as important as ever. Any contributions you are able to make will have a huge impact on emerging artists in need.

All donations go directly to the nonprofit Boyd’s Station for the PLACE & SPACE COVID-19 MFA Artist Relief effort which will benefit emerging artists during this pandemic.

If you have the means to take action, your tax-deductible donation would be most appreciated. If sustaining funding exceeds fundraising goals for 2020, Boyd’s Station will continue with these relief residences into 2021 for as long as the funding resources will allow.

Levels of giving: (Goal of $40,000)

  • $2500 & Up – A tree planted and dedicated in your name with a plaque at Boyd’s Station and a selected piece of work selected from an MFA student in residence plus an amazing Boyd’s Station hat!

  • $1000 - Selection of 3 works on paper from different MFA students in residence

  • $500 - Drawing from one of the MFA students in residence

  • $250 - Photo from past Reinke Grant Project 306.36 recipients

  • $100 - Boyd’s Station Swag (hat)

  • $50 - Letter of appreciation and Boyd’s Station Swag (sticker)

  • $25 - A very heartfelt thank you email

100% of your contributions to this PLACE & SPACE COVID-19 MFA Artist Relief Residence program is allocated for this artist relief program entirely. No Boyd’s Station volunteers, the board of directors, or other individuals receive any financial compensation.

Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months, if conditions become unsafe or due to the future State of Kentucky and CDC mandates, Boyd’s Station reserves the right to cancel or postpone current or future residences at any time due to safety concerns. All donations for the PLACE & SPACE COVID-19 MFA Artist Relief Residences will be allocated for future PLACE & SPACE COVID-19 MFA Artist Relief Residences when conditions allow.

Projected funding and budget needs:

How we will help artists in the coming months:

Boyd’s Station and the Ki Smith Gallery, in discussion with directors and faculty of schools across the country, will seek out and select MFA artists for 8 week and 5 week residencies.

Ki Smith of the Ki Smith Gallery in New York City is a major supporter of young and emerging talent offering gallery shows and exposure while offering guidance to countless artists over the past 5 years. He will make safe and appropriate in person and virtual studio visits and communicate with each artist personally during the residences to offer his valuable experience and knowledge of taking the artist’s work to the next level of a combined gallery show in NYC allowing for important exposure and future means of sustaining a career in the arts.

Boyd’s Station will provide ample workspace and living space for visiting artists to adhere to the current local and Kentucky state and CDC guidance requiring social distancing.

In addition to the no-cost housing and no cost studio space provided to each artist, the artists will be provided a $500 a month stipend for living expenses and a $500 a month materials stipend to offset creative costs.

Boyd’s Station and all visiting artists would agree to adhere to the current local and Kentucky state and CDC guidance requiring social distancing and safety in order to take part in these residence opportunities. The well-being of the artist and the community is paramount.

  • An initial 2-week self-isolation on arrival in Harrison County would be required.

  • Artists required to follow established guidelines regarding KY workplace safety.

  • PPE and other health and safety measures would be provided and utilized.

  • Absolute limits to visitors in Boyd, Kentucky, and to all living and workspaces.

  • Artists would have to agree and sign specific terms and agreement waivers in order regarding residence requirements and safety measures.

  • Please note: Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months, if conditions become unsafe or due to the future State of Kentucky and CDC mandates, Boyd’s Station reserves the right to cancel or postpone current or future residences at any time.

The goal is to provide 8-week residences combined with 5-week residences through 2021. 

Work produced in Harrison County by these COVID-19 MFA student relief residents during the pandemic will be exhibited in the gallery space of the newly renovated Boyd’s Station Gallery in Cynthiana, Kentucky for the residents of Harrison County to experience and enjoy before a future combined gallery show in NYC at the Ki Smith Gallery in 2021.

How it got started - PLACE & SPACE & COVID-19 MFA Artist Relief Residences:

Before the coronavirus crisis, Spring 2020 was to be a soft-launch season for the PLACE & SPACE program to prepare for its official and full roll out in 2021. That plan has since been modified to offer immediate help to as many artists as possible during this difficult time.

The overall goal of Boyd’s Station and the PLACE & SPACE creative residence is to offer emerging artists housing and studio space at no cost to the artist in order for them to create work which would not be possible due to lack of studio space and high cost of housing in other parts of the country.

Boyd’s Station invited NYC based artist, Luke Price, to take part in February of the soft-launch phase of our future artist residence program at Boyd’s Station. The goal was for Price to create work while evaluating best practices for Boyd’s Station artist residence program called PLACE+SPACE to launch fully in 2021.

Due to safety and uncertain times in NYC, Luke Price continued to shelter in place in Boyd for five months during the coronavirus pandemic while continuing to produce work.

This was the catalyst of the idea of just how beneficial opening up the Boyd’s Station facilities now would be for artists in hard-hit areas of the country during this crisis. These opportunities would afford emerging artists a lifeline to continue to create and a possible lifeboat for their artistic careers.

Who we are:

The Boyd’s Station team is made up of a group of passionate volunteers, and along with the creative partnership of the Ki Smith Gallery, help the nonprofit succeed and grow, promoting and encouraging the next generation of student journalists and artists year after year.

100% of contributions for this program to Boyd’s Station are allocated directly to this artist relief program. No Boyd’s Station volunteers, the board of directors, or volunteer staff receives any financial compensation.

If you would like to contribute to this GoFundMe fundraising campaign or share the campaign on behalf of Boyd’s Station PLACE+SPACE please visit the the GoFundMe site.

Questions?

To learn more about Boyd’s Station programs, please visit our website. www.boydsstation.org

Please email Jack Gruber at jack@boydsstation.com with any questions or comments.

Thank you for your continued support! 

 

  www.boydsstation.org  |   www.kismithgallery.com




AMERICA REIMAGINED Documentary Project Launched

BOYD’S STATION AND AMERICAN REPORTAGE LAUNCH NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT: AMERICA REIMAGINED

Newly launched curation gives voice to emerging photojournalists documenting dramatic changes in daily life across America – from grappling with a global pandemic to the fight for social justice – while creating lasting archive of photographs and narratives

[BOYD, KY July 18, 2020] – Boyd’s Station and American Reportage are proud to announce the launch of AMERICA REIMAGINED, a curation and archival project aimed at showcasing the work of emerging photojournalists and preserving the images and narratives that offer an intimate look at the ways Americans are grappling with, and adjusting to, this disruptive moment in history. AMERICA REIMAGINED documents how life reacts and evolves with each new challenge – from the COVID-19 pandemic which pushed the country into its homes and social distancing to the fight for social justice which reunited millions in protest and solidarity in streets across the country.

AMERICA REIMAGINED is Boyd’s Station’s innovative effort to engage, motivate, mentor and give voice to emerging photojournalists documenting dramatic changes in daily life across America in 2020 and beyond. The project’s mission is to document a country in transition and record the next chapter of history.

Violet Spencer, 4, left, Josephine Spencer, 6, Jack Spencer, 4, Eloise Turner, 7, and Charlotte Turner, 5, right, pile into Travis and Dianna Spencer’s 1959 Ford Edsel Ranger to watch the 2019 production of The Addams Family at the South Drive-In Theater in Columbus, Ohio, on May 23, 2020. While the South Drive-in Theater was open to the public, certain policies were in place, including requiring masks to purchase snacks, space between cars and space between patrons using the restrooms. (Photograph by Gaelen Morse)

“For three years, Boyd’s Station has provided a range of mentorship programs and opportunities to emerging artists and student journalists as a way to foster their careers and passion in the arts and journalism,” said Jack Gruber, Founder and Director of Boyd’s Station, and a staff photographer at USA TODAY. “Like many organizations, Boyd’s Station was not immune to the impact of the global pandemic, and we had to cancel our signature events for 2020. But, as all aspiring and veteran photojournalists know, when the story changes, you follow it. I’m enormously proud of our all-volunteer staff’s efforts to innovate and provide ongoing opportunities to the next generation of visual storytellers.”

“Our mission at American Reportage is all about filling the gap,” said Pete Marovich, founding member. “Since our founding, we have filled the gaps in reporting and documenting that exist from the consolidation of the newspaper and magazine business that have left so many newsrooms decimated – so the partnership with Boyd’s Station to lift up the voices and storytelling of these young photojournalists from our platform felt like a natural fit for us. As careered photojournalists, we know the impact that mentorship can have in the lives of young people. It is more important than ever, from both the perspective of preserving our craft and creating an archive of this important moment in time, that we invest in the next generation of photojournalists.”

Boyd’s Station initially invited each of the one hundred plus students who applied for the Project 306.36 grants over the past three years to take part in this project. Realizing the scope and educational enrichment this project could provide, the open invitation expanded. The student participants from across the US will join member photojournalists from American Reportage along with a diverse, experienced and awarding winning collection of professional editors and photojournalists as mentors. American Reportage will present this work on the collective’s website.

Photographers interested in contributing to the AMERICA REIMAGINED project should contact Boyd’s Station directly at submit@boydsstation.com for details.

About Boyd’s Station

Boyd’s Station – a Kentucky nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization – offers emerging artists and student journalists a rural and serene environment to “live free and create” through residence programs to pursue the individual’s craft seeking self-sustaining careers in the arts and journalism.

The Boyd’s Station 306.36 Visual Documentary Project awards the Reinke Grant for Visual Storytelling to two visual documentary students each year along with the Mary Withers Rural Writing Fellowship awarded to a student writer to take part in creating an archive in time of the people and places within the nearly 306 square miles of rural Harrison County, Kentucky while providing an unprecedented learning opportunity through professional mentoring for these emerging journalists.

The Boyd’s Station PLACE+SPACE Creative Residence program provides artist no cost studio space and no cost housing in the village of Boyd, Kentucky for student and emerging professional visual and literary artists.

Boyd’s Station creative residences are not intended as retreats. If anything, the residency opportunities should be characterized as ‘helping hands” to emerging artists unable to fully pursue their vision due in part to basic financial constraints or lack of adequate creative space.

The overall hope of Boyd’s Station is to create a “community of collaboration” among diverse artists, journalists and the Harrison County community fostering an environment for creation of real, individual works for the benefit of the artist and journalist while bringing the gift of art and community journalism to Harrison County, Kentucky.

About American Reportage

In recent years, magazines and newspapers have cut their budgets and reduced their staff sizes. Many publications no longer have the resources to provide comprehensive coverage of American culture and investigative reporting of key issues facing the nation, leaving a void in the national dialog.

Dedicated to storytelling that is important and critical to the country, American Reportage fills this gap. Members of the collective produce in-depth stories that amplify the voices of people and communities that may otherwise go unheard.

As independent photojournalists, members are committed to doing the groundwork that leads to rich, thoughtful, and engaging content. They embed themselves into stories to understand and convey the intricacies of complex issues.

Collaborating together and with publications that value this kind of work, American Reportage members deliver reporting that accurately captures the mood and fabric of the American experience and brings it to the forefront of the public’s consciousness.

 
 

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU!

This project and work done by Boyd’s Station and American Reportage would not be possible without the generous support from PhotoShelter, the official provider of both organization’s archive systems – powered PhotoShelter for Brands

www.boydsstation.org | www.americanreportage.com

Media Inquiries - Contact: Jack Gruber, Boyd’s Station jack@boydsstation.com

Photographer Contributor Inquiries - Email: submit@boydsstation.com

NYC Artist Luke Price Sheltering in Place during COVID-19

Some positive news during this coronavirus crisis to report from Boyd's Station.

Boyd's Station invited NYC based artist Luke Price to take part in February of the soft-launch phase of our future artist residence program at Boyd's Station. The goal was for Price to create work while evaluating best practices for the Boyd's Station artist residence program called PLACE+SPACE to launch fully in 2021.

The overall goal of Boyd's Station and the PLACE+SPACE creative residence is to offer emerging artists housing and studio space at no cost to the artist in order for them to create work which would not be possible due to lack of studio space and high cost of housing in other parts of the country.

Due to the Covid-19 emergency in NYC, Boyd's Station and Luke Price determined a better solution than returning to NYC during this crisis would be for Price to shelter in place and self-quarantine in Boyd, KY while continuing to produce work taking full advantage of the rural surroundings and studio space to continue to stay safe and work while NYC was under a complete coronavirus emergency lockdown.

Luke's sculpture and drawing work envisioned early on arrival in Boyd has grown into an impressive collection that would not have been accomplished without the benefit of time and the ample space afforded at the Boyd's Station Shop Studio space.

We are happy Luke can continue his work in Harrison County while keeping healthy and safe!