How many times have you said: “I never thought of it like that?”
In order to create successful solutions – in business, in communities, in your life – a certain change in perspective is required. Often, when we look at things in a different way, or through someone else’s eyes, we can figure out a new way of doing things. That’s how we think about our work here at Goodwill, and in our communities across New England. Sometimes though, a major shift is happening, and not everyone can see or understand the change. Could all the answers lie within a piece of art?
Back in 1913, a major exhibition changed the way Americans look at art. A decade earlier in Boston, our founder Edgar Helms changed the way we look at people. We see the connection, and we are thrilled that Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films chose Goodwill NNE as a partner to present their latest film – The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show. Please join us at 6:30 pm on December 11th at the USM Abromson Center for a reception with the filmmakers, and for the Maine premiere screening at 7pm. Purchase tickets below.
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The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show
From February 17 until March 15, 1913, thousands of Americans pushed their way through the doors of the 69th Regiment Armory on the east side of New York City while a battle was waging “for or against” Modern Art for the first time. What they saw would annoy and infuriate some…and captivate, delight, and inspire many. These four weeks of mass exposure to European artists changed how Americans came to understand their own times. By entering through the doors of an armory, they had entered through the doors of the Modern Era.
“The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” features more than 60 works by American and European painters and sculptors and probes deeply into the history of how the show was organized. It provides fascinating glimpses into the backstage efforts of the American artists Arthur B. Davies, Walter Pach, and Walt Kuhn as they worked tirelessly to bring a new art to a new American audience.
Produced by 217 Films. Written, directed and narrated by Michael Maglaras. Executive Producer Terri Templeton. 2013. NR. 90 Minutes. www.two17films.com
217 Films: 217 Films is an independent film company in Ashford, Connecticut devoted to the American artistic experience. “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” is 217 Films’ fifth film since 2005 about the art born of the profound energy and vigor of the American twentieth century. Learn more..
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