Take Care

The rapid advancement of medical technology has brought with it unprecedented bioethical dilemmas. Particularly in economically advanced countries, technologies are outpacing our ability to fully understand their moral implications. The exhibit TAKE CARE: Biomedical Ethics in the Twenty-first Century considers civilization’s unease with modern family planning, maternal and fetal care, childbirth and child rearing. For the first time in history, there is knowledge available to mothers which forces them to make life or death decisions whether to carry a disfigured, malformed, or unintentional fetus to term, whether to use pharmaceuticals with their associated risks, and whether to risk passing on genetic diseases. In these situations, we are no longer able to rely on long-established religious, societal or medical expertise for guidance, and too often, we only grapple with such problems at the time of crisis. The TAKE CARE show highlights these bioethical dilemmas, with the hope that viewers will take the opportunity to better appreciate the complexity of these personal decisions in a rapidly changing world.

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Featuring artwork by:

• Annette Gates
• Kristina Arnold
• Adrienne Outlaw
• Jeanette May
• Lindsay Obermeyer
• Sher Fick
• Libby Rowe
• Sadie Ruben
• Monica Bock

An Exhibit of Sculpture, Photography and Installation Works
Exhibition Fact Sheet (click here for PDF)

Organizer: Nashville Cultural Arts Project, or NCAP

Number of Works: 14

Space Requirements:

• Venue size variable. Exhibition requires a minimum of 60 linear wall feet using ample floor space. Exhibition can fill up to 120 linear wall feet.
• Ceiling height at least 10′ (Can accommodate a larger space).
• Requires one 16” x 48” wall shelf or pedestal and one 24” x 38” wall shelf or pedestal.

Exhibition Tour Schedule: 2010-2013

Scheduling

TAKE CARE is available 2010-2013. When dates are agreed on, NCAP will issue a booking contract.

Registration/Insurance/Shipping

All works come with installation and handling instructions and a condition report. All participating institutions are required to annotate the condition reports upon installation and de-installation. Shipping arrangements are made by the participating institution, which is responsible for incoming shipping charges. Institutions outside the continental United States must also pay customs fees as well as outgoing shipping charges to the U.S. border. Each institution covers insurance on premises.

Security

Security requirements include a single-use locked space and electronic security and fire-alarm systems in operation 24 hours a day.

Catalogues and Educational Materials

A full-color brochure and catalogue with critical essays accompanies the TAKE CARE show. NCAP will provide a limited number of complimentary catalogues to each participating venue. Additional catalogues can be purchased for resale. Each institution to provide wall and object label text.
All artists are available for lectures, panels and workshops. Institutions may arrange travel/honorariums directly with artist or through NCAP.

To inquire about dates or discuss the exhibit, contact the NCAP TAKE CARE curator at curator@n-cap.org or 615-479-8623.