The Synergy Project: An Interactive Exhibition

March 29, 2008

The Synergy Project wants to hear from you!

All voices and ideas are welcome and encouraged; this is the opportunity for your voice to be heard. When you participate, your thoughts, words, and marks will be posted in the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery and complete this exhibition. You need not be an artist to participate; written responses, photos, collages, etc. are also appropriate.

With your responses, sculptors Melanie VanHouten and Andrew MacGuffie collaborate to create an interactive experiment that will continually evolve throughout the duration of their exhibition, The Synergy Project. March 8- April 13, 2008. Free and open to the public. Artist closing reception - Saturday, April 12, 2008; 6-8p.m.

What it is: " The Synergy Project " is an interactive experiment that will continually evolve throughout the duration of the exhibition at the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery. The artists will generate an environment where something unknown can happen - an environment in which two or more elements acting together, create an effect greater than what is predicted by the known effects of the individual elements. How to participate: Even the seemingly smallest act can create a significant change; After all, the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Take the first step with us. To be the change, record your thoughts or ideas regarding this question in any manner you choose:

If you could make one simple change that might make a difference, what would it be?

...to plant a tree, to pick up litter in your neighborhood, to say hello to the cashier at the grocery store, to donate blood.

E-mail responses: Please try to keep email responses to approximately one page (8 1/2" x 11"). Send e-mails to mjvanhouten@stkate.edu.

Postal mail responses: Send to:
Melanie VanHouten
Art Department
College of St. Catherine
2004 Randolph Ave., F-20
St. Paul, MN 55105

For more information regarding this exhibition contact either of the artists at: Melanie VanHouten mjvanhouten@stkate.edu or Andrew MacGuffie amacguffie_inc@hotmail.com or visit the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery website at www.stkate.edu/gallery