C[h]oral Stories and Collective Actions at the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood
On View Through Sun., May 15, 2022
Curated by Ombretta Agró Andruff with Meaghan Kent
Participating artists: AMLgMATD, Beatriz Chachamovits, Caecilia Tripp and Kerwin Rolland, Elaine Defibaugh, Lauren Shapiro, and Morel Doucet
Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. Teeming with life, up to 25% of all ocean species depend on coral reefs for food and shelter. Often called the rainforests of the sea, coral reefs are among the most at risk from climate change and man-made pollution.
Inspired by the powerful beauty and fragility of coral reefs, eight artists present their unique and diverse bodies of work to recognize the urgency of preservation. The artists, joining as a “chorus” of creative voices, seek to encourage awareness and action to try and preserve and sustain this very special, and very necessary ecosystem. The exhibition will be accompanied by hands-on workshops and educational programming.
The exhibition is curated by Ombretta Agró Andruff with Meaghan Kent. Italian-born and Miami-based Agró Andruff is a freelance curator and environmental activist. She has curated internationally for more than 20 years, most recently at Atchugarry Foundation in Miami. Her passion for the Florida waterways inspired ARTSail, a nomadic residency and research initiative that investigates creative climate change inquiries. Agró Andruff is on the board of IKT International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art, and organized its first US-based Congress in 2019 in Miami, with a post-Congress in Havana, Cuba.
— Arts and Culture Center / Hollywood
ArtSpeak interviewed curator Ombretta Agró Andruff, and artists Beatriz Chachamovits, Morel Doucet, and Elaine Defibaugh
The videos below were recorded via Zoom, are organized by Success Factor, and run between 30 seconds and 11 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 7:30 min.
SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 6:43 min.
CREATIVE FLEXIBILITY: 5:03 min.
COLLABORATION: 10:31 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 5:47 min.
RESILIENCE: 1:45 min.
VALUES FIRST-RATE EDUCATION: 2:11 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:02 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 2:16 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:00 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 3:51 min.
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 4:17 min.