The Pleasure of Gift Giving
SEASONAL EXHIBITION & CRAFT MARKETPLACE
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOV 26 - DEC 24, 2022
“All art is a gift. The wonder of it is that we cannot get the production of these gifts stopped. It is our intractable expressions of love for the beauties, ideas and epiphanies we regularly find. I have walked this earth for 30 years, and, out of gratitude, want to leave some souvenir.”
Featured Artists: Michael Lokensgaard, Arielle Toelke, Julie Hedrick, Jacinta Bunnell, Erica Hauser, Dylan Assael, Christin Ripley, Undine Brod, Lilah Friedland, Olga Joan, Buddy Valentine, Brianna McQuade, Ryan Cronin, Macoon, Mokshini, Cocorau, and others.
The gift is the seed-form of community.
We end our years with rituals of gratitude to acknowledge and reaffirm our connection with others.
We’ve been doing so for thousands of years.
Indigenous communities across the world practiced the tradition of potlatch, where the breadth of one’s willingness to give re-affirms the wealth of the giver.
Ancient Egyptians buried loved ones with goods and belongings required in the afterlife.
This holiday season, “The Pleasure of Gift Giving” is a limited exhibition and craft marketplace by ArtPort Kingston offering encounters with the RIGHT GIFT – something uniquely yours to give.
Artworks, Multiples, Handmade Objects, Silly Stuff, Strange Souvenirs, Small Drawings, and More…
From fun to function, this marketplace of the one-of-a-kind is here for you to discover your offering for this year, waiting to be spread into a world of friends, lovers, beloveds, strangers, family members, or to keep for yourself, because this is the season for SELF-LOVE, too.
For this exhibition, the Cornell Steamboat Building will become a wonderland marketplace, reminiscent of time-old European, outdoor holiday markets.
Twinkling lights will deck the halls. Steaming mulled-wine, hot cider and cocoa will be served.
All the different holidays - Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, the Solstice - come together as reasons to come together, all ritual reminders pointing towards more gratitude and connection.
Here is our toast to one of life’s greatest pleasures, and our favorite time of year.
Welcome to “The Pleasure of Gift Giving” at ArtPort Kingston.
