{"id":4710,"date":"2018-09-24T05:44:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T05:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/?page_id=4710"},"modified":"2018-09-24T06:45:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T06:45:20","slug":"swamp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/?page_id=4710","title":{"rendered":"Swamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Swamp<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4681\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Swamp_postcard-1-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Swamp_postcard-1-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Swamp_postcard-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Swamp_postcard-1-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Swamp_postcard-1-510x347.jpg 510w, https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Swamp_postcard-1-1080x735.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/archive.hamiltonstreetgallery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Swamp_postcard-1.jpg 1873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is a legend that Washington D.C. is built over a swamp, and occasionally rampant mosquito infestations have been known to spread disease.<\/p>\n<p>During Donald Trump\u2019s presidential campaign, the catch phrase \u201cDrain the Swamp\u201d, implied the promise of an upright, ethical administration that would not enrich itself through profit driven political opportunism. It would protect the rights of hard working Americans and \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d. Well, after nearly two years into his presidency and as we stand ankle deep in the muck, Trump\u2019s corporate empire has flourished in the swamp. Former CEO cabinet officials, pro industrial lobbyists, private sector staffers, and other swamp creatures like the Koch brothers, briskly backstroke up the Potomac in their quest to brazenly line their alligator purses with billions of dollars by deregulating and dismantling federal policies instituted to protect and preserve our safety, health and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>For this juried exhibition 23 artists working in a variety of media, investigate and reflect upon the idea of a swamp, and all things relating to it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hsgonlinestore.com\/shop?olsPage=t%2Fswamp\">Visit our online store here to purchase work from this show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Featured Artists<br \/>\nLuis Alves: Collage<br \/>\nPat Badt<br \/>\nNeil Besignano<br \/>\nBill Bonner<br \/>\nLisa Gordon Cameron<br \/>\nVirginia Carroll<br \/>\nEdwin Cholula- \u201cE.Cho\u201d<br \/>\nFred Cole<br \/>\nBrent Davis<br \/>\nSteven Epstein<br \/>\nChris Ernst<br \/>\nPaula Fastone<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Michele Guttenberg<br \/>\nCurt Harbits<br \/>\nRita Herzfeld<br \/>\nDavid Levy<br \/>\nGeorge Lorio<br \/>\nJohn Marron<br \/>\nThomas Maugham<br \/>\nBrian McCormack<br \/>\nLarry McKim<br \/>\nBrad Terhune<br \/>\nDominique Vitali<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_portfolio admin_label=&#8221;Portfolio&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; posts_number=&#8221;30&#8243; show_title=&#8221;on&#8221; show_categories=&#8221;on&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;on&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; hover_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; include_categories=&#8221;53&#8243;] [\/et_pb_portfolio][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swamp There is a legend that Washington D.C. is built over a swamp, and occasionally rampant mosquito infestations have been known to spread disease. 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