“Work at Hand,” a documentary film about the painter Michael K. Paxton, will be presented at 7PM on May 23rd at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad Street. There will be an artist’s talk following the screening.
A $5 donation to the Box Factory is requested to attend the screening. Drinks will be available for purchase at the Box Factory Bar.
“Work at Hand” chronicles the life of the artist Michael K. Paxton. From his humble beginnings in the hills of West Virginia to his time as an art student at Marshall University in the gritty industrial town of Huntington, Michael dove into the mosh pit of experimentation and free expression while working jobs at factories, on the railroad, and as a newspaper printer. Later, his battle to overcome stage 4 cancer would become an integral part of his story.
The documentary has been broadcast on WVPBS; featured in screenings at the CAA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL; Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA; Wealthy Theater, Grand Rapids, MI; Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL; and was an Official Selection of the 17th Annual Great Lakes International Film Festival.
Paxton is a well-established Chicago fine artist with a career that now spans fifty years. He retired from the Faculty of Columbia College Chicago in the Art and Design Departments in 2021.
The film was produced and directed by Peter Hartel, a colleague at Columbia College, who will also attend the screening.
For more on this and other Box Factory events, visit the Box at boxfactoryarts.org or be a friend on Facebook.
A $5 donation to the Box Factory is requested to attend the screening. Drinks will be available for purchase at the Box Factory Bar.
“Work at Hand” chronicles the life of the artist Michael K. Paxton. From his humble beginnings in the hills of West Virginia to his time as an art student at Marshall University in the gritty industrial town of Huntington, Michael dove into the mosh pit of experimentation and free expression while working jobs at factories, on the railroad, and as a newspaper printer. Later, his battle to overcome stage 4 cancer would become an integral part of his story.
The documentary has been broadcast on WVPBS; featured in screenings at the CAA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL; Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA; Wealthy Theater, Grand Rapids, MI; Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL; and was an Official Selection of the 17th Annual Great Lakes International Film Festival.
Paxton is a well-established Chicago fine artist with a career that now spans fifty years. He retired from the Faculty of Columbia College Chicago in the Art and Design Departments in 2021.
The film was produced and directed by Peter Hartel, a colleague at Columbia College, who will also attend the screening.
For more on this and other Box Factory events, visit the Box at boxfactoryarts.org or be a friend on Facebook.
