MUAW!

March 11, 2018

MUAW! Museum Union Art Workers Show. The title’s acronym is a playful reference to a welcoming kiss (MWAH) symbolizing the exhibition’s celebration of community, art, and labor. The union workers of The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized this show not only to share their work with each other but also with the public. It is a product of their mutual support, love, and commitment to art. All 90+ participating artists are members of District Council 37 – Local 1503, which is celebrating 60 years of representing and forging labor relations with the museum. This exhibit is a nod to the union’s anniversary and the creativity sparked when being surrounded by the Met’s collection. It also highlights the global community of New York City since many of the artists ar first and second generation immigrants.

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SW!PE, an exhibition that featured art by museum guards, was a previous collaborative effort by union workers from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The show garnered wide attention from the press including The New York Times and NPR.

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MUAW! also has a site-specific element since it will be held in El Barrio’s Artspace PS109, a gallery located in an historic landmark building that formerly functioned as a school. The site was converted into a residential space where almost all of the occupants are artists.

The organizers and the artists are proud of this exhibit as it demonstrates the impact that bridging local communities, institutions, and organizations through art can do to enrich the dynamic cultural history of this city.

For inquiries please email the MUAW! Committee at muaw1503(at)gmail.com.

 

 

 

Artists:
DeBorah Palmer, David Ferrando, Eteri Luna, Solomon Azaraev, Gabriella Szpunt, Maraya Lopez, Andrew Smith, Rachel Robison, Jeff Rosen, Edward Moore, Lisette Anderson, Nicholas Pristina, Thomas Vinton, Josh Feigin, Nalani Williams, Katherine Daniels, Jef Elliott, Jessie Atwood, Pavol Roskovensky, Nora Hamilton, Dorothy Pranolo,
Kevin Franke, Mark List, Boris Rakhaminov, Joe Ortega, Kevin Jackson, Nanette Villanueva, Cecilia Sassi, Aliza Tucker, Patricia Healy, Richard Mirabile, Jairo Velasco, Claire Charles, Abaline Werner, Jose Muchaypina, John Morariu, Nancy Mierzwa, Lynn Heinback, Mustafa Muhammad, Sarah Huffard, David Gould, Thomas Zimmerman, Dennis Kaiser, Fernando Pintado, Pepper R.W. Montague, Maura Falfan, Billy Vance,
Tommy Turner, Tyrone Walsh, Maureen Catbagan, John Lentz, Louis Romero, Chi Hue,
Arthur Polendo, Lawrence Green, Pedrag Dimitrijevic, Ivette Caballero, Gabriel Mills,
Charles Andresen, Ronald Huang, Matthew Callinan, Kourosh Bahar, Kim Kimball, Jevijoe B. Vitug, Fabian Berenbaum, Hector Serna, Alan Goodrich, Eugene Fiore, Carlos Delgado, Douglas Geiger, Patricia Cordell, Sandie L. Peters, William Law, Justin Torres, Brian Pryor, Emilie Lemakis, Maria Cabrera, Joe Piscopia, Lionel Carre, Lenka Curtin, Maureen Shanahan, Cliff Range, Alfred Farrar, Adam-Megan Fernandez, Tenrai Forsythe,
Ken Applebaum.
Organizers:
Maura Falfan, Maraya Lopez, Arthur Polendo, Maureen Catbagan and Pavol Roskovensky.
This post was updated March 16, 2018. The names of the artists and organizers were added.

 

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