ALL ARTS, the streaming platform and TV channel dedicated to the arts, has commissioned new works from three artists as part of the fifth annual Kate W. Cassidy Artist in Residence program. The films will debut Tuesdays from April 8 to 22 on the ALL ARTS broadcast channel, YouTube channel, website and free streaming app.
The ALL ARTS Artist in Residence series kicks off Tuesday, April 8, with Waiting for the Future by artist David Opdyke, a sculptor and visual artist who explores globalization, consumerism and civilization’s relationship with the environment. “We are delighted to showcase these groundbreaking artists as members of our latest cohort of artists in residence,” said James King, senior artistic director of ALL ARTS. “It is through the residency that we are able to facilitate artists's ability to realize a vision and engage with a broad audience.”
David Opdyke’s Waiting for the Future follows two walking buildings and an animated extension cord as they navigate surreal landscapes of antique postcards, encountering floods, fires, protests and climate refugees. Inspired by Terry Gilliam’s cut paper animations and Samuel Beckett’s existential themes, Opdyke uses early 20th century postcards to examine nostalgia, capitalism and the climate crisis.
Opdyke’s work examines globalization, consumerism and environmental destruction. His pieces are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the North Dakota Museum of Art and the Washington Convention Center. His animations have been screened at the Sidewalk Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and Ann Arbor Film Festival. A recipient of NYFA fellowships and a New York City Percent for Art commission, Opdyke has held residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell. His large-scale postcard project This Land was published by Monacelli Press/Phaidon in 2020.
Premieres Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on ALL ARTS
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