{"id":847473,"date":"2026-08-08T02:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/847473\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:26:11","slug":"nearness-opens-at-the-red-brick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/847473\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Nearness\u2019 opens at the Red Brick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red Brick Center for the Arts will present \u201cNearness,\u201d the final exhibition of its 2026 summer season, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 13, 110 E. Hallam St.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit brings together portrait-based paintings and photographs that explore identity, memory, relationships and how people connect with themselves and others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis juxtaposition of portraits invites viewers to reflect on our shared humanity, youth and the connections that shape our lives,\u201d Executive Director of the Red Brick Center for the Arts Sarah Roy said. \u201cWe hope the work encourages moments of reflection and curiosity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Portraiture, which has long been used to convey identity and emotion, offers a powerful way to examine human interaction. The artists in \u201cNearness\u201d invite viewers to look closely at the stories each portrait tells through faces, people and relationships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The scene in Aspen\u2014don\u2019t miss a beat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sign up for our weekly Arts and Entertainment newsletter at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/newsletter-subscriptions\/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=Email+&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletter+Sign+up&amp;utm_id=Newsletter+Sign+up+\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AspenTimes.com\/newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jack Fox, Shelly Safir Marolt and Shawna Miller\u2019s artwork will be on display. Fox photographs the conflict between freedom and life\u2019s demands by taking pictures of young people throughout times of transition. Marolt draws on her background in fashion design to produce vibrant painted portraits that return to themes of memory, repetition and love. Miller explores the relationship between mother and child and the comfort of close physical connection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearness\u201d will be on view from Aug. 13 to Oct. 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbrickaspen.com\/events-art-exhibitions-calendar\/nearness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">redbrickaspen.com\/events-art-exhibitions-calendar\/nearness<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red Brick Center for the Arts will present \u201cNearness,\u201d the final exhibition of its 2026 summer season, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":847474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,460,134],"class_list":["post-847473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}