Renewable Futures - The cultivation and propagation of creativity rooted in the 1960s

Renewable Futures: The cultivation and propagation of creativity rooted in the 1960s is an exhibit of a notable group of artists who convened as teachers and students at Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Art and Design during the decade of the 1960s. This was a time when cultural norms were shifting at a magnitude that at times seemed seismic. The arts and culture continued to break from tradition throughout the 20th C., but during that decade it was at a more rapid pace.

Art during this period was being taught in a way that encouraged the students to experiment and develop their own voice, yet there were still strong influences from teachers to students, among the students themselves, and probably from student to teacher, both in philosophy and style. Nevertheless, there continued to be a strong movement toward a more personal less objective means of expression.

Out of this learning environment, grew life-long friendships and associations that kept these artists in touch with others and their work. This exhibit explores the work of this select group of artists and their provenance as each has developed their own unique style. Yet, threads of common language can often be found between and among them as they grew out of the shared an environment of aesthetic synthesis fostered by teachers and expanded by students.

Featured artists: Kathy Calderwood, Jacques Clements, Tarrant Clements, Bob Conge, Carey Corea, Roger De Muth, Kurt Feuerherm, Paul Garland, Chuck Haas, Joe Hendrick, John Kastner, Fred Meyers, Antonio Petracca, Maruta Racenis, Luvon Sheppard, Judd Williams, Julie Williams, Ken Winebrenner.

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