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DocuSign Envelope ID:OBF594CD-1070-46AF-ABCO-1 E58F195B10B <br /> Barbara Tyroler <br /> Rockin' the Spectrum, Engaged with Light <br /> Panel Discussion on Art and Advocacy October 23, FRANK Gallery 6:30-9:00pm <br /> 2014 CLICK Triangle Photo Consortium. <br /> CLICK! TRIANGLE <br /> O PHOTOGRAPHY <br /> • °• • FESTIVAL <br /> These photographs, specifically chosen for the Click Triangle Photo Festival's Engaged with Light exhibition, are <br /> part of an award-winning project commissioned through the Town of Chapel Hill Office of Public and Cultural Arts <br /> to develop a site-specific permanent art installation for the Homestead Aquatic Center. "Rockin'the Spectrum" is a <br /> series of large-scale, semi-abstract portraits of children and teenagers from the Adaptive Recreation and Inclusion <br /> Swim classes. <br /> The project title references the spectrum of developmental disorders associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder, as <br /> well as the spectrum of colors an artist might use in rendering a portrait. These single-image non-composited <br /> abstracted images are photographs of the students as they learn confidence and independence in the water. The <br /> project blends fine art and humanitarian work,which is central to my art practice.I view the entire project as <br /> animating, enhancing, or embracing the inherent beauty and complexity of both of these spectrums. <br /> Through partnerships with the Autism Society of North Carolina Orange/Chatham County Division,the North <br /> Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities,The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, and the <br /> Adapted Recreation&Inclusion Program of the Town of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Public and Cultural Arts,the <br /> Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission,the Orange County Arts Commission, and the FRANK Gallery Community <br /> Outreach Program, we will host educational forums to encourage understanding and respect for people with ASD and <br /> the importance of inclusive programs for youth with disabilities. With generous donations and grant support,we will <br /> continue to exhibit artwork from this project at university research centers, fine art galleries,government agencies, <br /> educational venues, living rooms,bedrooms,and kitchen refrigerators.A percentage of the artist's commission from <br /> the sale of these works is donated to support programs and research that serve children with ASD. <br /> Rockin the Spectrum is the fifth in a series of programs in a community arts engagement project entitled Into the <br /> Streets, an annual commission administered by Jeffrey York and sponsored by the Town of Chapel Hill's Public and <br /> Cultural Arts Office and the Public Arts Commission, founded with the intention of placing artists where they can <br /> foster connections between people from inside and outside their identified communities. <br /> EXP1DPE <br /> C A R R O R 0 ® O <br /> k m CHAPEL L HILL <br /> HILLSB0R000H <br /> U41 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ARTS I ' <br /> COMMISSION <br />