“Strike Away, a widely-encompassing show of nearly 450 painted, sculpted, cut, fired, and sewn artworks made from matchbooks by 225 artists from around the world now on view at Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids is the first show artists Courtney Cerruti and Alicia Dornadic have teamed up to organize together. With a nondiscriminatory, open call for artwork that included an emphasized reach across the photo-sharing platform Instagram (#StrikeAwayShow) used by millions of creative people in order to include as many artists and makers as possible, all skill levels and career stages are represented. Cerruti and Dornadic aimed to organize a show with a more inclusive theme where everyone could participate, and the result is an exhibition that is both electric and eclectic.”
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