Exhibitions > Area Code Art Fair: Video/Digital Art Drive In

Area Code Art Fair: Video/Digital Art Drive In
August 14, 2020

Organized in collaboration with LuminArts, Creative Collective, Emerson Contemporary, and the City of Salem. The Area Code Art Fair drive-in screening offered a wide selection of artistic content, ranging from abstract glitch art, computer generated rhythms and sounds, and Zoom karaoke, to moving personal testimonials and critical, documentary short films. The drive-in took place in conjunction with AREA CODE—New England’s first art fair dedicated exclusively to regional artists.
The Drive In further displayed six light projections created by Liz Nofziger, Maria Servellon, Zsuzsanna Szegedi, Ellen Wetmore, and Stephanie Benenson’s “Harbor Voices,” to be showcased directly onto the walls of the O’Keefe Sports Complex. Their selections were accompanied by a creative light installation on the facade of the complex by Joey Nicotera of Retonica.
The one-night experience was organized in partnership with John Andrews of Creative Collective, an organization that works to support and provide opportunities to the creative workforce across the North Shore. Special thanks to the City of Salem and Mayor Kimberley Driscoll for supporting this project and the creative community. The evening event was sponsored by LuminArtz, a non-profit organization that highlights local and regional artists who create innovative light art experiences.