David Borawski(@davborski) instagram tagged download

5 years ago. October is always a busy month. (I still have a small amount of copies for sale btw.)

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The Great Give is upon us- officially on May 6&7th!

We’ve raised $500K already - help us raise the next $20K and help secure ECOCA’s future.

The Ely Center of Contemporary Art is at a critical turning point.

We are currently operating out of CitySeed’s building in Fair Haven, but this is temporary. Without a permanent home, the future of our programming, and the space we provide for artists to take risks, experiment, and grow is uncertain.

We are so close.

We’ve already raised over $500,000 toward the purchase of a building. During the Great Give, we are working to raise $15,000 to unlock a $5,000 matching pledge, bringing us to our $20,000 goal during this fundraiser and closer to securing a permanent home.

This is the foundation everything else depends on.

A permanent space means our exhibitions, workshops, residencies, and community programs can continue. Not just now, but for years to come.

We need your help to get there.

Give now.

Link to our #greatgive2026 is in our bio or copy and paste below
https://givegreater.cfgnh.org/organizations/ely-center-of-contemporary-art

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$ÆMPIRE AGAIN\ Hartford Artspace Gallery Friday 10/10 6-9 PM ÆMPIRE AGAIN\ The exhibition is titled “ÆMPIRE AGAIN\” and examines the ignored undercurrents that haunt the studios of every artist working in America. By exploring the hidden dynamics of power and control in contemporary art, I hope to delve into a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of the artistic process and its surrounding environment. The title itself, with its blend of classical and modern connotations, suggests a deep exploration of the structures that influence and, at times, constrain artists. The exhibition title, ÆMPIRE\ (“a empire”), is intentionally grammatically incorrect—a strategic error to announce dominion with a disregard for the soft rules that maintain civility and intellectual standards. “A” rather than “An” assures the reader that leaders of an Empire abide by no rules, especially the rules of language. Wrong but legible, confident in its presence. An improper “A+E” ligature elaborates this transgression. This erroneous use of an antiquated symbol under the guise of sophistication, Æ, is often misused in contemporary design, usually for stylish reasons. The symbol Æ is also known as “ash.” There is a grim poetic to beginning an Empire with “ash,” possibly foreshadowing the literal falling ash as it quietly punctuates a catastrophic collapse. The exhibition title ends with an arbitrary backslash, successfully offering an illusion of symmetry and order. A symbol robbed of its meaning and repurposed for aesthetics. The backslash functions to separate descending computer files, placing ÆMPIRE\ at the top of an informational hierarchy.$

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