Special Event! The Winter Solstice Ceremony (Scheduled for Thursday, December 21st) has been rescheduled for Friday, January 5th, from 6 to 9 pm. This is a special opportunity for all of you who missed the opportunity to burn something two weeks ago. December 8th 2006 through January 6th 2007 I AM A MAN an exhibition of the works of Charles Counter, Randy Brown, and Stan Meyer Opening Reception on Friday, December 8th, 2006, 6-9pm Artist Talk, Saturday, December 16th, 1pm Special event: the Winter Solstice Ceremony has been rescheduled (snowchecked) to Friday, January 5th, from 6 to 9 pm. Having long been friends, Meyer, Counter and Brown have had many exhausting and often heated discussions about art, politics, culture, and well, being a man. It was during one particular evening that the idea of being a male artist and how that influences our work came in to our conversation. What it came down to was, yes, maybe, I don’t know, probably. IAMAMAN I really have no choice, I am a man. How does that make me different from say, a woman, the only other option? Well even that is not an option.  Specifically, in the process of art making, does being a man have some ingrained difference in the kind of art I make? What about subject matter? Do I make art that is from a reference of point of manliness? What comes first, me, or being a man? Since my history, my biography is all male how can I separate the two? I cannot. I   AM A MAN Stan Meyer, Charles Counter, and Randy Brown are men. Our work undoubtedly comes from a spiritual place that is infused with maleness. Does it specifically speak to issues of men? Not overtly, but surely it does in ways that may or may not be obvious. This raises a question. If one looks at an artwork can they see an apparent masculinity or femininity? Would a man make art that has the energy of Georgia O’Keeffe’s? Would a woman make work that has the same power as Richard Serra? The fact that I use the word art and energy to describe O’Keeffe and power and work to specify Serra is perhaps significant. Or maybe not. On the surface, this exhibit may not have an answer, but we are hopeful and confident that it will be a stimulus for dialogue. Each of us is a visual communicator that speaks a language that is unique. Our desire is that through our work, this language is deciphered and therefore somewhat understood by the viewer. Join us for the Opening reception Friday, December 8th, 6-10 pm. The show opens December 8th and runs through January 6th, 2007. Ironton Studios is open Monday through Friday from 10 to 4, and Saturdays from 12 to 4. Next at Ironton: January 12th – February 10th, 2007 Iron et cetera, an exhibition of cast sculpture, curated by Mark Guilbeau and Rian Kerrane. Friday, January 26th, 6-9pm. January 27th, 11 am - 4pm, open studios in RiNo. 4:30-late, closing RiNo party and Iron Pour Read all about it in the RiNo Crow! More on our upcoming events... Want to join our email list? Just send an email to info@irontonstudios.com Ironton is proud to be a member of the River North Art District (RiNo). Find out more (and join the mailing list) by visiting the RiNo website at rivernorthart.com