Hambidge 2016 Art Auction + Field Experiment Gala
Co-presented by the Goat Farm Arts Center, the spectacular Hambidge 2016 Art Auction & Field Experiment Gala took place on Saturday, April 23. Stimulating the senses, triggering new thoughts and offering moments of contemplation, the event yielded a tangled rhythm of inspiring experiences.
Honorary Chair Kevin Rathbun created a culinary spectacle of sights, smells and tastes.
New this year, 12 distinguished curators selected artworks from a new breed of emerging and established artists from across the country.
The Hambidge Center’s 2017 Art Auction + Creative HiVE Gala
Five FIELD EXPERIMENT finalists presented their captivating concepts. The Goat Farm and Hambidge jointly created this initiative to develop transformative ideas through a widely observable public action. Selected from 77 submissions from scientists, artists, performers and visionaries across the world, the winner was awarded the $20,000 commission to realize their grand-scale vision in the streets of Atlanta in the autumn of 2016.
All bidding was done on mobile devices through Paddle8, the online auction house.
Seriously delicious food and drink provided by Anis Cafe & Bistro, Avalon Catering, Dennis Dean, Jerry Dilts & Associates, Rathbun’s, Seven Lamps, Sun in My Belly, Tavernpointe, and Zest Atlanta.
Cash bar: Craft cocktails, Orpheus beers, and libation
All proceeds go toward Hambidge residencies for today’s brightest talents at our 600-acre creative sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and to the Field Experiment project.
AUCTION CO-CHAIRS
Laura Heard + Dot Stoller
SPONSOR & HOST CO-CHAIRS
Holli Cortelyou + Alison Womack Jowers + Lilly Reid + Helen Ballard
CURATORS/COORDINATORS
Jamie Badoud + Joe Staley + Dayna Thacker + Ben Goldman + Christine Jason
Co-produced by the Goat Farm Arts Center. Led by Anthony Harper + Chris Melhouse + Mark DiNatale + Mercer West + Tian Justman + Danny Davis + Sean Haley
AUCTION ARTISTS
Donors of Paintings, Pottery, Photography, Sculpture, $100 Works on Paper & more
< Guest curators in bold italics >
<Lucinda W. Bunnen // Jim Alexander + Dennis Darling + John Dean + Andrew Feiler + Sarah Hobbs + Kathryn Kolb + Judy Lampert + Michael Murrell + Rocío Rodríguez + Jerry Siegel> <Bethany Collins // Davion Alston + Merrilee Challis + Krista Clark + Angela Drakeford + Sonya Yong James + Amy Pleasant + Michael Reese + Dianna Settles> <Craig Drennen // Nick Bable + Callie Cargo + Amelia Carley + Marissa Graziano + Nuni Lee + Lacey Longino + Abbie Merrit + Erin Palovick + Aaron Putt + Horace Gerald Williams Jr.> <Mark DiNatale // David Baerwalde + Luca Barolli + In Kyoung Chun + Igor Korsunskiy + Kris Pilcher> <Julia A. Fenton // Lisa Alembik + Paul Benjamin + Rebecca Des Marais + Tina Dunkley + Sarah Emerson + Angus Galloway + Angela Nichols + Ann Stewart + Judy Winograd + Susie Winton> <Alex Gingrow // Jenn Dierdorf + Jessie Henson + Aliene DeSouza Howell + Alison Jardine + David X. Levine + Laura Mosquera + Kevin Palme + Michael Scoggins + Amanda Tiller> <Ben Goldman // Lela Brunet + Jaynie Crimmins + Terri Dilling + Christine Lu + Megan Mosholder + Rainey Rawles + Robert Sherer + Katherine Taylor + Lisa Tuttle + Liz Webb> <Carr McCuiston // Kelcy Chase Folsom + Thaddeus Erdhal + Taehoon Kim + Chester Old + Kyungmin Park + Leisa Rich + Michael Schwegmann + Sunkoo Yuh> <Joey Orr // Curtis Ames + Judy Barber + Laura Bell + Jill Frank + Hope Hilton + Aubrey Longley-Cook + Jiha Moon + Dos Pestaneos + Andrew Ross + Ann Rowles + Ben Venom + Ion Yamazaki> <Adrienne Outlaw // Dane Carder + Sage Dawson + Natalie Dunham + Mike Calway Fagen + Jana Harper + Greg Pond + Ryder Richards + Vadis Turner + Scott Zieher> <Fahamu Pecou // Jermaine Clark + Eben Dunn + Sanithna Phansavanh + Alex Scott + Antoine Williams> <Dayna Thacker // Elizabeth Chiles + Jeffrey Dell + Rich Gere + Jason Kofke + Joe Pena + Seana Reilly + Stacie Rose + Richard Russell + Cassie White> <Hambidge Fellows & Friends // Steven L. Anderson + Meg Aubrey + Peter Bahouth + Stephen Berens + Daniel Biddy + Elizabeth Bryant + Lucinda W. Bunnen + William Carpenter + Andrew Catanese + Clair M. Catillaz + Catherine Clements + Maggie Davis + Joseph Dreher + Craig Drennen + Chris Dziejowski + Kerry Escabedo + Natalie Escobar + Shannon Felsot + Julia A. Fenton + Margaret Fletcher + Nancy Floyd + Doug Foltz + Molly Rose Freeman + Courtney Garret + Jennifer Garza-Cuen + Alex Gingrow + Ben Goldman + Virginia Griswold + Belinda Haikes + Jenny Henley + Margaret Hiden + Lonnie Holley + George Horton + Jessica Ingram + Marina Kassianidou + Marcus Kenney + Susan Ker-Seymer + Lisa Klakulak + Elizabeth Kleene + Tracey Lane + Macrina Ley + Arturo Lindsay + Kylie Lockwood + George Long + Nancy Marshall + Forest McMullin + Donna Mintz + Alice Momm + Tim Mosby + Isabela Muci + Todd Murphy + Chris Neuenschwander + Soe Yu Nwe + Meredith Ochoa + Masud Olufani + Adrienne Outlaw + Esteban Patino + Fahamu Pecou + Michael Peterson + Justin Rabideau + Don Robson + Corrina Sephora + Mark Schoon + Spencer Sloan + Susan Lynn Smith + Whitney Stansell + Dinah Stonis + Douglas Stratton + Jordan Stubbs + Dayna Thacker + Zipporah Thompson + Charles Timm-Ballard + Zuzka Vaclavik + Christian Bradley West + Matthew White + Martha Whittington + Pandra Williams + Catherine Wilmer + Alice Pixley Young>
FIELD EXPERIMENT FINALISTS
The Goat Farm Arts Center and The Hambidge Center were proud to announce the selection of 5 finalists for FIELD EXPERIMENT 2016. Selected from 77 applications received from 32 cities, 16 states, and 5 countries including Thailand, Chile, Norway, Canada & USA. The proposals included experimentation in the natural & applied sciences, new media, movement, sound based work, transportation, architecture & design computation, music composition, participatory interventions, culinary arts, advocacy, urban planning, 2D & 3D visual art & robotics. The 5 finalists presented their concepts at The Hambidge Auction on April 23, 2016 - in competition for a singular $20,000 commission on the streets of Atlanta.
FIELD EXPERIMENT Panelists:
Jamie Badoud + Teresa Bramlette Reeves + Madison Cario + Bethany Collins + Anthony Harper
Martha Whittington & Rae Long // Contemplation - Resolution - Unity
A series of surround sound sculptures intended for deactivated smokestacks in metro Atlanta. Smoke from smokestacks used to paint the sky, signaling abundance, but this prosperity was conspicuously not shared with people from different racial, economic, and cultural origins. “Contemplation - Resolution - Unity” is presented as three concepts, each embodied in a smokestack. Musical treatises are composed for each environment, inviting Atlantans to find meaning and clarity through the immersive sounds animated from within.
Maya Gurantz // Ghosting Atlanta
A site-specific series of interactive public video and audio installations triangulating history, the body, and the landscape through song, dance, and visual spectacle. Operating as a massive multimedia séance to allow history to bleed though the architecture and haunt public space, the pieces that make up “Ghosting Atlanta” unsettle our assumptions about the streets and spaces we take for granted. The series invites Atlanta to experience the diverse histories that make the city what it is today.
T. Lang, Jessica Anderson, Mikhail Jacobs, John Osburn, Hebru Brantley, Brian Magerko // Post
A merging of contemporary dance and emergent techniques in artificial intelligence interaction, “Post” yields a space where dancers can perform with AI-driven accompaniment in a responsive environment for performance. “Post” is being designed for a large geodesic dome installation that creates a shadow theater space for dance-reactive interaction. The project will host public activations, performances and community interactions with Atlantans.
Pablo Gnecco, Christopher Derek Bruno, Travis Broyles // 9to5
Hyper-connected co-working space that broadcasts localized knowledge and receives worldwide commands to accelerate the creative process. Operating as open source software, all elements of the space are modifiable by users, regardless of location. Though the initial iteration is intended as a pop-up, the goal is to make “9to5” a permanent installation by threading itself into an Atlanta community space. Also, free coffee always.
Beau Martin & Sam Crane // Color Slug
A robotics project where semi-autonomous, wall-dancing ‘slugs’ are pre-programmed to paint drab surfaces across the city. In Atlanta there’s a disturbing lack of color, a sea of grays — concrete, drywall, and asphalt. “Color Slug” focuses on painting large urban structures and adding color to the city. More color would lead to a more vibrant ATL, not only visually but socially. A more animated city would create a greater sense of community: all of Atlanta united by a fleet of color-printing robot slugs.
PATRONS & HOSTS
Platinum Patrons Lucinda W. Bunnen
Gold Patrons Ginny & Charles Brewer + Debbie Lenz Clark & Steve Clark
Silver Hosts Susan & Ron Antinori + Cyndae Arrendale + Lyn & Rick Asbill + Turner Ball + Helen Ballard + Stuart Clayton & Joe Staley + Catherine & Byron Cocke + Sherry & Jeff Cohen + Holli & Bob Cortelyou + Margaret & Dallas Denny + Elizabeth Feichter & Frank White + Alecia Adair Foltz & Doug Foltz + Nikki Gugliotta + Nancy & Charles Harrison + Laura & Gregg Heard + Melissa Bunnen Jernigan & James Jernigan + Alison Womack Jowers & Jay Jowers + Judy & Scott Lampert + Jenny Miller & Ben Findley + Stephanie Monroe & Scot Dunn + Vida Reklaitis + Belinda & Ken Reusch + Kirk Rich & Todd Higginbotham + Paula & Russ Rogers + Jane Fickling Skinner & Dan Skinner + Dot Stoller + Mary & Sam Thomas + Marcia Weber + Woodie & Steve Wisebram
Bronze Hosts Robin Aiken & Bill Bolen + Diane & Kent Alexander + Lee & Carter Bailey + Vivian & John Bencich + Pam & Jamie Breen + Lucinda & Bob Chapman + Lynn Cochran & Bill Schroder + Annette Cone-Skelton & Robert Hipps + Tanya Counter + Audra Dial & Matthew Ford + Jesica & Brian Eames + Martha Eskew & Chet Tisdale + Cindi Fetch & Preston Snyder + Aida Perez Flamm & Allan Flamm + Peggy Foreman + Laura & Tony Gaines + Michele & Ben Garren + Jennifer & Bowman Garrett + Sarah Gillespie + Helen & John Gordon + Paige & Bruce Harvey + Judy O. Higgins + Nancy & Gene Hooff + Renee & Tom Houle + Mo Kennedy + Mary Kathryn Kennon & Joe Cheaney + Marianne Lambert + Chris Lewis & John Johnson + Brenda Locke + Alexandra & Craig Lucie + Rosemary Magee & Ron Grapevine + Gordon Mansergh + Elizabeth & David Martin + Katherine Martin + Heath Massey & John Mitchener + Jo & Jim McLean + Donna & Jeff Mintz + Kate Molets + Lynne Moody & Michael Thun + Selene & Don Morgan + Vicky Nixon + Drs. Brenda and David Olansky + Christine O'Reilly & Joe Martin + Newbie & Bill Murray + Kayla & Rob Osborne + Malissa & William Peace + Debby & Mark Pirrung + Marian & Damon Pittman + Lynn Pollard + Susan Reed + Lilly & Jake Reid + Georgia Schley Ritchie & Diff Ritchie + Saundra Robinson + Karen & Clay Rolader + Laura & Jay Sadd + D. Jack Sawyer & Bill Torres + Jenna and Jonathan Schuh + Sara & Paul Steinfeld + Cindy Stiles & John West + Brenda Stockdale & Michael Milton + Marsha Taylor + Anne & David Tracht + Jessica & Matthew White + Kathy & David Williams + Holly & Thornton Withers + Barb & Thom Williams + Ruth West & Bob Wells
Individual Hosts Chris Appleton + Irene Aronin + Louise Bray + Susan Bridges + Consuelo Clayton + Diane Durgin + Bruce Griffith + Laura Howard + Ann & Tim Johnson + Beth Jones + Susan Ker-Seymer + Susan Kingery + Mitchell Klink + Lu & Bob Steed + Debby Stockton + Janie Wilburn + Diane Wisebram + Suzanne Womack + Dina Woodruff
SPONSORS
Platinum Sponsors AT&T + Chubb
Gold Sponsors Argent Trust Company + Artifacts + Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles + BoBo Intriguing Objects + Edgar Allen + Imagers + MailChimp + Myott Studio
Silver Sponsors AIR Serenbe + Atlanta Food & Wine Festival + The Atlantan Modern Luxury + The Bitter Southerner + Burnaway + Butler Snow LLP + Marc Castillo, Coldwell Banker Previews International + Cox + Delta + Jason Cook, Dorsey Alston Realtors + James A. Polk, CPA, The Polk Group LLC + Lewis & Sheron Textiles + Orpheus Brewing + PennHouse Productions + Private Family Wealth Advisors + Signature + Smith Hanes + Springer Mountain Farms + UBS ESOP Group
The Hambidge Center is funded in part by the LUBO Fund, the Fulton County Commission under the guidance of Fulton County Arts & Culture, the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly, and the National Endowment for the Arts.