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December 2011
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KYMIRA ON VIEW December, 9 2011 - January 20, 2012 At the crossroads between sculpture and video art, students Eileen Halpin and Maria Camia explored deep philosophical and ethical themes in their large-scale stop motion film, Kymira. The gallery was transformed into a theater-style viewing room for their video, complete with “bagged” characters on the wall for...
Dec 9th
November 2011
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Remember Me November 21, 2011 - December 2, 2011    Focusing on the alarming statistics of Alzheimer’s in America, Painting & Printmaking students Mandy Fitzgerald and Virginia Wood created Remember Me,  showcasing their efforts to preserve memories in their own lives as a symbolic means of resistance. Using funds from a 2011 VCU Arts Grant, their goal was to raise both funds and ...
Nov 21st
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VCU Recreational Sports / Blog: Give your... →
Yes!  Check out the artwork on view at the Cary Street Gym, located on 101 S. Linden Street! vcurecsports: We all have great creative ideas. It’s what to do with these concepts that’s the tricky part. Soap Box Projects is a student art space with a mission to provide a platform for artists and non-artists with ambitious and experimental ideas. The goal is to engage VCU’s community...
Nov 10th
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October 2011
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Activate the Box September 30, 2011 - October 30, 2011 Activate the Box, the first opening of the Fall 2011 semester, kicked off Soapbox Projects in the VCUs Student Art Space. The show was structured as a curatorial exercise that relied entirely on viewer participation and interaction. Students were given markers, paper, tape and the simple instructions to “draw a box”. What...
Oct 12th
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Oct 10th
Look everyone!
Soapbox Projects made it in to the CT—twice!  Huzzah! Check it out: http://www.commonwealthtimes.org/2011/09/25/student-art-space-to-show-new-colors-at-opening-event/ http://www.commonwealthtimes.org/2011/10/03/student-art-space-curators-satisfy-childhood-need-to-scribble-on-things/
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September 2011
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Welcome to the blog ya'll
Soapbox Projects is just getting off the ground, and we’re tremendously excited about the coming year. You should be too! We’re changing things up in the Commons Art Space and the Cary Street Gym…  Stay tuned!!
Sep 12th