Cardboard Forward

The exhibit Cardboard Forward is bringing material to the center of attention. 

"Everything is a surface for art if you utilize your creativity," Says Kenny Mason, one of the curators of Cardboard Forward. "Alongside Johnny McKee, I am curating a show fully focused on the material of cardboard. As an artist myself, it's my favorite medium to work on, and I am fascinated by how it gets used and interpreted. I've invited some of my favorite artists to interpret the use of cardboard in their own ways."

This exhibit will include a wide range of work from various artists, including JD Bills, William Denton Ray, Cierra Fogle, Allison Ford, Kenny Mason, Ess McKee, and Quincy Owens.

Cardboard Forward shifts away from tradition and is all about being inventive with everyday materials. "Beautiful things can be created out of what we deem as trash," Says Mason. "People look at art on cardboard like it's not a finished piece because it's not on a sustainable object– It is paper and harder to sustain, but that's the future's job– to get sustained. If people believe it's worth keeping then they will keep it."

The intention behind Cardboard Forward is clear: Artists are capable of creating important work with so little.