SNAG Educational Endowment | Entry 3

Beginning Balance: $771.16
Now that I had two new pieces to add to previously completed work, I was ready to install version 2.0 of my solo exhibition Home in the Main Hall Art Gallery at Kent State Stark. With my scholarship money, I was able to add some new components:

For my candidacy review exhibition of the same name that took place in March, I used a stool, a display mannequin and wall-mounted coat hooks to install the pieces Womanhouse 2012, Perilous Home and Womanhouse 2013. I wanted to use mounts typically associated with the home to reference a domestic space and emphasize the idea that these pieces were meant to be donned before walking out the door and worn throughout the rest of the day. In this second installation, I furthered the idea by adding a chair rail behind the works, $17.00 at Home Depot.

Jessica Todd, (left to right) Womanhouse 2012, Perilous Home and Womanhouse 2013
installed at the Main Hall Art Gallery, Kent State Stark

Labels for the work along with various hardware and mountings cost $25.09; a beveled mirror to go under the piece It's A Great Neighborhood, $10.39. The show turned out exactly as I imagined it to be and the entire process was an incredible opportunity and learning experience. I enjoyed sharing my work with the students, faculty and staff at Stark and loved hearing their interpretation of and feedback about the show.

Jessica Todd, Home at Main Hall Art Gallery, Kent State Stark

Jessica Todd, Home at Main Hall Art Gallery, Kent State Stark

Total Purchase: $52.48
Ending Balance: $718.68