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NOVEMBER 3-DECEMBER 24, 2023

Golden Fruit shares the beauty of mixing cultures. In this body of work the artist uses Japanese and Hawaiian imagery and motif in combination with traditional craft and process. The work explores the rich history of plantation workers in Hawai`i.

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HOLIDAY CLOSURE
DECEMBER 25, 2023-JANUARY 9, 2024

The Bush Barn Art Center and the Bush House Museum will be closing at 2 PM on Saturday, December 24, and re-opening at Noon on Wednesday, January 10.

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NOVEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 24, 2023 | ANNEX GALLERY

When artists have known each other over a long period of time, but have been making work completely separately, the relationship of the work and the people follows an ebb and flow that is interesting to observe from the outside. The work of Doug Dacar and Sara Swanberg seem to relate strongly, but not in a formal way. There seem to be common themes, common sensibilities, and common conversations that are happening, although never with each other. I was curious to put these two artists into the same space so that their artwork could converse, whatever form that might take.

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The Salem Art Association is offering several categories as part of the 2024 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program in the Annex at the Bush Barn Art Center. This residency offers a dedicated studio space for artist(s) to experiment and create new work.

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The Bush Barn Art Center & Annex are open to the public Wednesday - Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024 VIRTUAL LECTURE FROM 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Lu will speak about their performance work through treacherous locations and phenomena, from the Korean DMZ to the language of repetition and representation. They will refigure their dance-based performance work Form I (2022) and their film short Pieces of Earth We Eat (2023), two very different works that explore persistence as an expression of survival, one through an embodied movement practice, and the other through experimental theater and filmmaking. Through these short works, they will talk about utilizing pain and recovery as a guide for creating, and also how fueling their movement and writing practice have become an integral project for navigating fear, paranoia, and doubt, over these past few years.

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