THE CAKE STAND (2021)

The Cake Stand was an art/project/exhibition/space based at my in-law’s home in rural Farmingdale, Maine throughout the month of April 2021. During another pandemic-related quarantine of sorts, I found the opportunity to curate my mother-in-law’s cake stand as an art space.

Initially through invitations and then an open call, various works and projects were exhibited from this platform. Over the course of a month and a half, 26 artists held solo shows or collaborative projects in The Cake Stand. Artists exhibited cakes, zines, bread, sculptures, paintings, plants, and more. Some works were recipes (Sol LeWitt style), some spilled over onto the table, and some ended up as performances. Artists truly had their cake and ate it too. 

Artworks were viewed on my instagram, and local visitors could arrange a visit from outside the window.

Exhibiting Cake Stand Artists (in order of exhibitions):

Eva Shepherd
Melissa Loney
Olivia Juliet Taylor
Maryalice Carroll
Denise DeSpirito
Allison McKeen
Susan Shepherd
Robin Carlson
Brad Shepherd
Liz Markum
Aisha Chantal Bryant
Jaime Bird
Noelani Jones
Jacki Whisenant
Coco Spencer
Dennie Doyle
Christopher Williams
J.N. Ward
Noelle Choy
Ashley Sexton
Jocelyn Nevel
Anthony Kascak + MacKenzie Turner
Casey Lin
Terry Walker
Sheila Novak

A couple projects that initially inspired the Cake Stand are Seattle Freezer, Trunk Show, the CHUTE, Public Storage, Western Pole, and the exhibition installed on an ice floe in arctic Sweden, and among many many others!