1708 Gallery’s mission is to present exceptional new art. 1708 Gallery is committed to providing opportunities for artistic innovation for emerging and established artists and to expanding the understanding and appreciation of new art for the public. Its exhibition program features recent and newly commissioned work by artists who engage critically with the culture of our times, and whose practices highlight overlooked, under-valued or speculative subject positions. 1708 mounts six exhibitions annually in its main gallery space, organizes several satellite projects, including the annual InLight Richmond festival, and publishes an online journal, ext. 1708. 1708’s public art initiatives cultivate dialogue and exchange with a range of Richmond neighborhoods, expanding the diversity of participants in its programs and connecting its curatorial efforts to those of peer organizations around the country.
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Lilliana Farber, “Adrift,” 2020. Microchips, LED light, solar charger, stone, plastic shelf, thermal printer.
Lilliana Farber, “Adrift,” 2020. Microchips, LED light, solar charger, stone, plastic shelf, thermal printer.
“Primordial Emanations: that which is brought forth follows the womb: a surrender to her luminous blackness,” 2020, Exhibition detail, Courtesy of the Artists and 1708 Gallery, photograph by David Hale
“Primordial Emanations: that which is brought forth follows the womb: a surrender to her luminous blackness,” 2020, Exhibition view, Courtesy of the Artists and 1708 Gallery, photograph by David Hale.
Mahari Chabwera, “I am fluid, I embrace my tides, Isis guide my rise,” 2020, Tempered glass, cowrie, gemstone, acrylic and oil tapestry painting, Courtesy of the Artist and 1708 Gallery, photograph by David Hale.
“Primordial Emanations: that which is brought forth follows the womb: a surrender to her luminous blackness,” 2020, Exhibition view, Courtesy of the Artists and 1708 Gallery, photograph by David Hale.
“It is an honor to be part of The Warhol Foundation’s mission to support the visual arts coupled with its commitment to specifically support the voices of women, POC, Native Americans, and LGBTQ. It is simply thrilling to be part of an organization where we get to see these values writ large and implement real change in real life ways in the visual arts community that still so needs to move forward in terms of social justice, equality, and diversity. We put our money where our mouth is. How many institutions actually do that?”
Deborah Kass, Artist