Step into the FEED! - Video Portraits at Masquerade at the Museum!

ERIE, Pa. - Erie Art Museum is pleased to announce Video Portraits by media artists from FEED.art at the 2023 Masquerade at the Museum. FEED activates the Museum's Historic Customs House with an installation featuring YOU and your masked friends on the walls of the Hagen Gallery.

The young artists from FEED combine the latest AI tools with old-school gear to create one-of-a-kind portraits of costumed revelers at the Masquerade. Guests can participate in two different portraiture experiences.

Collin Bonner, Donny Draco and Nighry Shelton bring you ANALOG PORTRAITS, handmade with vintage hardware and shown on over a dozen screens mounted throughout the gallery. These young artists eschew the advanced cameras and preset filters in their smartphones, preferring the unique textures and real time feedback of classic camcorders and video FX boxes. Collin, Donny, and Nighry will be creating from 7-8:30 pm and 9:30-11 pm in the Hagen Gallery.

Kelly Killz teleports guests inside DIGITAL PORTRAITS, enchanting guests of the Masquerade like the Phantom did to Christaine. Kelly uses machine-learning apps on her phone to paint celebrants with projected AI collages from Phantom of the Opera. Together with videographer FEED visiting artist Iki Nakagawa (NYC), Kelly transports you inside of the artwork itself. Kelly Killz will be creating from 8-10 pm in the Media Room off the Hagen Gallery

Collectively, the individual portraits become a group portrait of the community centered around Erie Art Museum, joining in a celebration of art and culture in downtown Erie PA on Halloween weekend.

Get your tickets now; Step into the FEED at the EAM Masquerade at the Museum!

www.erieartmuseum.org/masquerade

For more information, please contact Eric Dye, Marketing Director, eric.dye@erieartmuseum.org

About Masquerade at the Museum!

In past years, we have packed the Museum with more than 600 attendees to our popular creative parties. Masquerade at the Museum! will feature delicious food, performances including Seiche Dance Collective and Jen Dennehy, spectral tales in the Customs House with Stephanie Wincik, a multimedia experience by FEED Media Art Center, face painted masks by Taradoodles, and more! This year's event promises to be THE place to be on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 7-11 pm.

About the Erie Art Museum

Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Erie Art Museum holds the region's leading art collection with more than 8,000 objects spanning American ceramics, paintings, sculpture, and photography. The museum regularly hosts special exhibits bringing art and inspiration to the community. It also hosts lectures, educational programs and provides artists' services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours.

The Erie Art Museum is open every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 11-6 pm, Saturday, 10 am-5 pm, and Sunday from 1-6 pm. The museum routinely posts updates on activities on social media - Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

For more info on upcoming programs, visit erieartmuseum.org or call 814-459-5477.