Bethany Cordero began her residency in September 2024. Read more about what Bethany will be up to in the space below, a recent article on her practice in SURFACE DESIGN Summer Journal and Chicago Life magazine, Fall 2024. Watch for workshops and other programming that she will offer during her time at OPAL.

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Bethany Cordero Sept - Dec 2024

During my artist residency I will utilize the available studio space to work on several sculptural weavings simultaneously. I will be dedicating a significant amount of my time to investigating the material connections between my ceramic, textile, and metal work, with the intention of completing several new sculptures by the end of the fellowship. The residency will also allow for my continued research on feminism, structuralism, and Gestalt theories specifically related to whole vs disparate forms. I have completed fabricating many of the components for my work, including welded steel armatures, vitrified ceramic fragments, fiber panels, and cast bronze remnants. These elements will be woven together into sculptural assemblages. The dedicated studio space will enable me to work consistently and uninterrupted, supporting the natural maturation of my creative development. This will provide an opportunity to delve deeper into the dynamic interplay between material and concept, as I weave together strands of my own identity and experiences into tangible, ephemeral forms.