Closing Reception at RISE Collaborative
Imperfect Pixels is an interactive art exhibit that asks you to pause and remember Black lives lost and explore the impact popular media has on distorting the reality. Please join us for the Closing Reception at RISE Collaborative.
Date:
Friday, September 17, 2021 6:30pm – 9pm
Location:
RISE Collaborative Workspace (730 Colorado Boulevard STE 200 Denver, CO 80206
Refreshments:
Each ticket includes a drink ticket and there will be light refreshments and a cash bar.
Schedule:
6:30 - Viewing the exhibit and conversation
7:00 - Discussion, A Thank You to Our Sponsors, and Partner Organization Spotlight
8:00 - Live Auction
8:30 - What's Next for Imperfect Pixels
9:00 - Doors Close
Go forth and empower the community with what you have learned.
Artist Travis Sheridan invites you to pause and reflect upon the lost potential of their lives and acknowledge that personal flaws should not be a death sentence. These portraits offer a closer look at lost brothers and sisters in the Black community, often at the hands of police brutality, as the future leaders, doctors, politicians, fathers, friends, advocates, and teachers they were.
Buy Art | Build Capacity: Supporting Local Orgs
As part of the exhibition, at least 25% of the proceeds from the sale of any of the pieces will be donated to local organizations working to address racial equity and social justice. When a patron purchases one of the pieces (original or a fine art print), they can chose the organization to which they'd like to direct the contribution based on where they'd like to make an impact:
Black Business Initiative -- Equitable Economy
Second Chance Center -- Equitable Justice
Voices on Canvas -- Equitable Future
“There is a known truth in the Black community: Being perfect isn’t enough to avoid getting killed. Once the life of a member of the Black community is taken, the person’s imperfections surface and the reality of who that person was becomes distorted. Someone who was once a student, a son, a mother, a minister, an activist, a friend, a jogger, suddenly becomes recategorized as a thug or a threat. Their life becomes an inverted version of their often short-lived reality. ”
Highly Interactive | Highly Personal
The abstract images become clear when viewed through a glass sphere. This is meant to test perspectives, focus attention, and dwell in the moment. Additionally, those who purchase Pixel Patron Tickets (available at all Imperfect Pixel events during the life of the exhibition) will receive a single pixel to add to an interactive grid that will allow guests to construct a unique piece specifically for Imperfect Pixels Denver. Once complete, one random Pixel Patron will be selected and given this customized and unique work.
Art & Series Recap:
Closing Sponsor:
Many thanks to Chicago resident John Harrington for his support of the exhibit’s closing reception. John is General Counsel of a local tech company in Denver and supports non-profits and startups with a solid record of growth and transformation. He chose to support the exhibit because he hopes to inspire his two daughters to continue to work towards a more equitable, just, and inclusive world.
Venue Sponsor:
RISE Collaborative Workspace is serving as the venue sponsor for Imperfect Pixels Denver. The work will be on exhibit during work hours 8am-5pm, Monday - Friday this summer through September 17, 2021. We are still looking for the next location and sponsors for Imperfect Pixels and Art & Series so feel free to reach out to us directly.
The whole point of Imperfect Pixels is to continue to build capacity wherever the exhibit goes. Since RISE has graciously helped host as a location sponsor, we hope to help diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
Please contact CEO Stacy Taubman for more information about ways to support of sponsor BIPOC RISE Collaborative Workspace members.
