THE LAB

The Lab is a dedicated venue for installation, time-based media, sound, and light. It is not afraid to showcase the fruit of visual experimentation, and it does not require a ‘finished product’ or an ‘established artist.’


THANK YOU 2024 EXHIBITION SPONSORS

98.3 THE COAST, BOULEVARD INN & BISTRO, SILVER BEACH PIZZA, KRUGGEL LAWTON CPA, TABOR HILL WINERY & RESTAURANT, THE JOHN DEVRIES INSURANCE AGENCY


IN THE LAB: A WORLD APART BY JOE MATTY

February 10-March 24

Gamers take note. Joe Matty is a photographer from Pittsburgh, PA, who is focused on the exploration, practice, and application of historical photographic processes – with not-so-historic subject matter. Matty uses 19th–century processes like wet plate collodion to recontextualize the digital, non–physical worlds of video games as physical photographs. At first glance, the black and white images of otherworldly characters and fantastical landscapes seem like they’ve been handed down from someone’s great-grandparents. A closer look reveals a jarring reality: “somewhere I’d rather be than here and now, but that has never really existed.” As Matty shares, “For many of us, the digital worlds we imaginatively inhabit feel real.” His photographs take this experience even further, turning the make-believe worlds of video games into something “materially tangible” and allowing the viewer to feel “unencumbered by disbelief.”

EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING

Learn more about the work on view during special tours, artist talks, and virtual events. Some programs require advance registration. See all exhibition programs by clicking here.


Additional links, artist chats, and videos can be found on KAC’s Facebook page by clicking here.


ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in exhibiting in The Lab? Any emerging visual artist residing in the United States is welcome to apply. Participants must propose an art installation to fit within a 367-square-foot gallery space by completing our online Exhibition Proposal Form, available by clicking here. Materials will vary and may include time-based media, sound, and light.

Exhibition proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis and held for 2 years. Due to the quantity received, we will contact you only in the event of an exhibition opportunity. 

Artists and curators are encouraged to review The Lab gallery plan by clicking here to ensure proposals are scaled appropriately.