CHESTERTOWN — Claudio Beorchia, Peter Bruun and Rachel Lea Seburn are joining Kent Cultural Alliance for the fall session of its SFW Resident Artist Program. This themed, community-based residency titled “HOME” is in partnership with Kent Attainable Housing, Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore and Talbot Interfaith Shelter.
During the six-week residency session, the artists will create works that shed light on housing security and equity, as well as healthy and safe homes, here on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Beorchia of Refrontolo, Italy is an interdisciplinary and site-responsive artist who often works through participatory and relational practices.
He studied design and visual arts at Iuav University in Venice and at the Fine Arts Academy Brera in Milan. He holds a Ph.D. in design sciences from Iuav University Doctorate School. His doctoral research focused on the design of learning situations and educational environments.
He often works through art residencies and has participated in more than 30 programs. He has been artist in residence in many European countries, in China, Japan and the United States.
For more information, see https://www.claudiobeorchia.it.
Bruun is an artist and community-builder living in Maine. According to a news release, his work grows out of a belief that art can be a bridge between people, creating openings for compassion, reflection and connection.
Trained as a painter, he has developed a practice that moves fluidly between the studio and public spaces, drawing on both traditions of figurative art-making and social practice. At the center of his work is a conviction that art can accompany us through our hardest passages, offering grace and recognition.
“Whether through his drawings, collaborative installations, or his work convening communities, Bruun’s practice continues to ask how creativity can help us live more openly with one another,” the news release states.
For more information, see https://bruunstudios.com/.
Seburn is a Canadian transdisciplinary artist living in Brooklyn, New York.
She received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia in 2023.
Mediums include sculpture, painting, public art, installation, super 8 film, sound and curatorial. Her work is mainly concentrated outside the gallery as public art and architectural interventions.
Seburn is a sculpture educator, with a focus on collaborative student-led public projects, and co-runs the Temporary School with art educator Lisa Novak. She is half of the twin art practice Temporary Investments, and co-founder of the transient gallery Parking Lot Platform.
“She is an initiator, collaborator, and will forever question our built environment and sculptures’ role in it,” the news release states.
For more information, see https://rachelseburn.com.
Kent Cultural Alliance will be going “back to school” this fall as two of the visiting artists will lead workshops at Kent County High School and Kent County Middle School, and one will work with seniors in our community through a workshop at Upper Shore Aging.
Public events for “HOME” are listed here. All these events will be held at KCA’s Vincent and Leslie Prince Raimond Cultural Center, 101 Spring Ave. in downtown Chestertown. There is no cost.
Monday, Sept. 29 at 5 p.m., meet the artists. This is a formal presentation by each of the artists about their work and lives as artists. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience, followed by a reception with light fare.
Saturday, Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., open studio. This event will provide the public an opportunity to engage with the artists while they are at work in their studio preparing for the “HOME” exhibition.
Friday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m., opening night for SFW Residency Exhibit.
Saturday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m., artists talk. This will be a more formal presentation of new work created by these resident artists. The presentation will be followed by a light reception.
Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays-Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 13.
This residency is made possible by a generous grant from the SFW Foundation, with additional support from the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, the Maryland State Arts Council and The Hedgelawn Foundation.
For more information, contact Kent Cultural Alliance at 410-778-3700 or visit www.kentculture.org.
