Rauschenberg residency director Ann Brady introduces foundation board chair Christopher Rauschenberg; guest Mari Rodriguez and visual artist Willie Binnie; guest David Macke visual artist Jack Pierson and conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll; photographer Laurie Lambrecht dancer Paul Singh and dancer Grazia della Terza; Susan Davidson and senior curator David White; visual artist Kim Faler and vocalist/songwriter Somi; writer Emma Eisenberg composer Zeena Parkins and choreographer Jennifer Monson; visual artist Dawn DeDeaux; Christopher Rauschenberg providing welcoming remarks; Christopher Rauschenberg guests foundation staff and residency alumni; filmmaker Charles Atlas
Rauschenberg Residency Reception Hosted at Pace Gallery, New York
In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition, Robert Rauschenberg: Anagrams, Arcadian Retreats, Anagrams (A Pun), Pace Gallery in Chelsea hosted a reception and reunion for the Rauschenberg Residency on Friday, October 23, 2015. In attendance were thirty of the total of 188 artists who have participated in the first three years of the residency, along with their guests and foundation board members and staff. Participants from all but three of the fifteen residencies and five pilots were represented. Board chair Christopher Rauschenberg warmly welcomed the group, and the foundation's senior curator, David White, provided remarks, contextualizing the three artwork series on view.