MASK-R-AID
MIXED MEDIA MASKS
About the Exhibit
In response to the pandemic, Curated Storefront hosted a call-for-entry in early April 2020 that attracted 102 submissions from artists local to northeast Ohio as well as some from across the country and even around the world. From these, 38 novel and creative interpretations of the mask were chosen for the exhibit.
The submissions were juried by a member of Curated Storefront’s Curatorial Committee, who also selected the top three masks for cash awards. The winning masks along with the artists’ biographies can be found at MASK-R-AID Award Announcements. To help support these artists, all masks were available for sale with 50% of all sales going back to the artist.
The skillfully transformed masks demonstrate the ingenuity and persistence of these artists, even in the face of a pandemic and economic shutdown. Whether illusively sculpted in glass, woven from the palm-like leaves of the Akgak tree, or sewn to transform the wearer into a blue-skinned, green-tongued creature, these masks exhibit an array of inventively designed constructions.
