I made it out to the Bain Project over the weekend with John Dancy-Jones who is in the midst of multiple wrapup posts with photos that can be found via a list at the bottom of this post.
I don't have a lot to say about it, partly because I learned to hate art critics back during my performing days and partly because, if I dig in, I tend towards the hypercritical myself.
But I will say that some of the artists, who weren't identified with particular pieces though they all looked like work by specific artists, did a particularly awesome job and everybody made strong contributions. Overall it was a great community event.
Here are some responses and photographs from other folks around town:
Heather at IndieNC Blog interviewed many of the artists and posted some nice pics after the first weekend.
Kevin Green discussed one of his photos at The Digital Photo Project and also posted a few photos on Flickr.
Grayson Currin writes about the audio cd, The Bain Music Project.
Flickr sets & selections in the order found:
Steve Burnett
eclectic.bumpkin
haplochant
Karnevil
Riva Derci
bliss24
The Flickr action is extensive. Here are a couple of search options organized by "most recent":
tags: bainproject
fulltext: bain project
On a somber note:
Folks from Toxic Free NC shared some thoughts at New Raleigh regarding lead hazards on the site and I don't recall seeing any warnings when I attended. That's a bad look for the project and the artists involved, imho. They should have had a very visible warning sign at the entrance explaining the dangers and how to conduct oneself.
[via Raleigh Eco News]
If you have documentation or responses online, feel free to drop links in the comments.
Related Raleighwood, NC Coverage:
The Bain Project & Bain Waterworks Photographs
The Bain Project: Site-Specific Art at Bain Waterworks
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