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Co-curators for The Bascom’s Form•ative
Written By: Billy Love | Issue: April - 2022
A new exhibition spotlights the intricate ways that metal shapes and defines our sense of Place.
Ana M. Lopez
Thomas Campbell
This spring, The Bascom welcomes two guest curators from Appalachian State University to assist in the realization of our spring/summer exhibition, form•ative.
Co-curators Frankie Flood and Elizabeth Walton are a professor-and-student team bringing their artistic experiences in metals to share with The Bascom’s audiences a fresh take on jewelry and sculptural metal works that reflect on the art center’s annual theme of Place.
Frankie Flood is Professor and area head of the Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design Department at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Flood previously served as Director of the Digital Craft Research Lab at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and is a MFA graduate of the University of Illinois.
Elizabeth Walton is a Studio Art metalsmithing and jewelry design BFA candidate at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Her most recent work investigates beauty, function, and wearability through the creation of small wire multiples that allows for exploration in finding new and unique forms that can be activated by the body.
The exhibition, form•ative, is a collection of functional and non-functional metal objects by craftspeople whose locations have been formative in their development of their artistic trajectories. Metal has traditionally played a prominent role in the built environment and the places we inhabit. Artists featured in this exhibit are engaged makers and community participants who utilize their skills and ideas to shape the world through the objects they create.
The Bascom is pleased to work with individuals that embrace our mission, and applaud the work being done in our regional institutions of higher education. Places where mentor educators realize the importance of providing professional opportunities for their students that are essential for forming the next generation of artists and curators.
