Exhibition on Display: January 6 - 28, 2023 | Works by Claire Moore
EXHIBITION STATEMENT
This series of paintings is inspired by a return to nature prompted by the pandemic and a
move to Texas following over a decade in New York City. As health concerns regarding indoor
gatherings escalated, the amount of time Claire spent outdoors grew. Long walks and new
hobbies like gardening provided solace and a reprieve from stress, grief, and the monotony
of domestic environments.
Extended periods digging in the soil and tending a garden, coupled with a sense of
confinement as we sheltered in place, inspired new tightly cropped compositions
investigating previously overlooked details of plant life. Dense foliage envelops the
canvas simultaneously evoking comfort, akin to the pressure of a weighted blanket, and
claustrophobia.
In light of the extreme weather, we’ve experienced in North Texas in recent years as our
climate continues to change, the plant life featured in these works has also come to
symbolize resilience in times of duress.
ENRICHING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ART
The mission of Arts Fort Worth, formerly known as the Fort Worth Community Arts Center,
is to provide a quality event, visual and performing arts venue for all of the community.
This historic and dynamic arts complex boasts seven indoor galleries, an outdoor gallery,
artist and performance studios, and office suites nonprofit arts organization, is managed
by Arts Fort Worth on behalf of the City of Fort Worth.
Arts Fort Worth also provides educational programming, promotes experienced and emerging
artists. Arts Fort Worth's three theater spaces hosts a wide-range of performances by
local and nationally known artists and organizations- the Hardy and Betty Sanders black
box theater, the traditional William Edrington Scott Theatre, and The Vault, which hosts
Fort Worth Fringe acts.
HISTORY
Located at 1300 Gendy Street, Arts Fort Worth is part of the most architecturally
significant museum districts in the United States. The striking modern Herbert Bayer
building (with a later O’Neil Ford addition) opened to the public in 1954 as home to one
of the most prestigious and oldest collecting organizations in the state of Texas, the
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. When, in 2002, the Modern moved down the street, the Fort
Worth Community Arts Center opened. Now known as Arts Fort Worth, the building continues to
exhibit world class art and support the performing arts for more than half a century.
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require well-lit exhibition areas, unique rooms for meetings, special events, or the
comforts of an accessible, professional-quality performance venue, this dynamic arts
complex includes the black box Hardy and Betty Sanders Theatre, the William Edrington
Scott Theatre, which seats 498 guests, seven galleries, and studio and office spaces,
including a conference room overlooking the Cultural District towards downtown. These
spaces are adaptable to a wide range of uses, including conventions, special events,
weddings, workshops, and theater productions. If you're interested in more details
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