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DINNER & A DOCUMENTARY
A New Twist on Dinner and a Movie at Local Art Center
Flood Gallery's New Educational Film Series Teams Up With Local Eateries
ASHEVILLE, NC -- (March 4, 2008) - This Spring, Flood Gallery Fine Art Center ("Flood Gallery") dishes it up in the Phil Mechanic Studios Building with "Dinner & a Documentary." An educational film series, "Dinner & a Documentary," provides artists and art enthusiasts an opportunity to think critically about contemporary arts and culture over tasty dishes generously sponsored by Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company and 12 Bones Smokehouse, with door prizes provided by South Asheville's Earth Fare. "Dinner & a Documentary" opens Thursday, March 20th at 6:30pm, with additional screenings on March 27th, April 10th, and April 17th. This program is open to the public with a $5.00 suggested donation. For more information regarding "Dinner & a Documentary," please call 828.254.2166 or visit www.floodgallery.org
Documentaries include "Who Gets to Call It Art?," "No Restraint: Matthew Barney," "Wild Wheels," and "Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century."
Flood Fine Art Center is a non-profit contemporary arts organization dedicated to advancing the careers of emerging and mid career artists, as well as educating the public and furthering the understanding of contemporary art and its importance within the community and beyond. We aim to provide a stimulating environment for artists so that they will successively enlighten, challenge, inspire, and elevate awareness for the necessity of art in contemporary culture.
Flood Fine Art Center seeks to be a vital cultural resource for Asheville through providing funding and space for innovative local and national artists, as well as curators who stretch boundaries in all media. Through our extensive exhibition schedule, residency program, educational activities, presentations and publications we aim to serve a diverse audience that will in turn enhance quality of life and provide opportunities and experiences that would otherwise be unavailable.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Currently, there are several artists who use studios located in the Flood Gallery and adjacent Pump Gallery. We see these artists as a vital part of the community and hope to encourage the production of art through providing studio space and continuing to exhibit local and nationally known artists.
ELIADA HOME FILM PROJECT
In 2006, the Flood Gallery, in association with the Eliada Home, directed
a 5 week crash course in filmmaking. The students, age 10 to 16, learned
the basics of digital filmmaking and through the course of the summer,
wrote, directed, starred in and produced a short film entitled, The
Book. The film was submitted and accepted to the Asheville Film Festival
as a non-juried piece and was shown to Audiences attending the events.
Through this medium, the students learned to express themselves using
the technology available in the form of film. The project was seen as
a huge success and the Eliada Home has asked us to work with them more
in the future bringing art to the students of the Eliada Home School and
Center.
"At the end of the summer of 2006, the film, along with the Documentary
of
the making of the film, was submitted to the Asheville Film Festival,
and
was accepted and given a venue for its debut. The kids were able to see
themselves and their work on a 30ft. screen, with an audience of local
residents. They learned that summer, about working together toward a common
goal and realizing the benefits of the success that comes with teamwork."