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It is only fitting that the second exhibition celebrating MAP's 25^th anniversary year is named after the Roman god of gates and doors, beginnings and endings (you know, that god represented with a double-faced head, each looking in opposite directions.) Janus also represents the transition between war and peace, urban and rural life and the maturation from youth into adulthood.

This innovative exhibition was juried by the respected DC-based curator, Sarah Tanguy, using artists' files who are members of the Maryland State Arts Council's Visual Artists' Registry—a free resource available to artists residing in the Mid-Atlantic region and available through MAP's website. Tanguy's exhibition features fifteen artists, including: Travis Childers, Melissa Dickenson, Djakarta, Jason Ferguson, Eric Finzi, Meaghan Harrison, Matti Havens, Perry W. Johnson, Karey Kessler, Beth Line, Jackson Martin, Kyle Miller, Aaron Oldenburg, Nathalie Pham and Keith Sharp. The juror chose to focus on this diverse group of artists who work in a variety of contemporary media and ideas in order to explore concerns such as social upheaval, environmental conflict and fragmented identity. Visitors will have an opportunity to view Janus between March 14 and May 6, 2006. The public is invited to join Tanguy and many of the exhibiting artists on Friday, April 7, 2006 for a gallery talk starting at 6pm, followed by a reception scheduled for 7pm.

Sarah Tanguy is currently a curator for the ART in Embassies Program as well as an independent curator and critic based in Washington, DC. Her current projects include: transrealities, a joint exhibition, Breaking Bread; a Cuba/Russia/US exhibition; and an ongoing exhibition series for the American Center for Physics. Tanguy is also adjunct curator for International Arts & Artists, and was associate curator of the public art collection at the new Washington Convention Center (spring 2000 - winter 2002), and during early stages of her career, participated as a writer in MAP's own Critics' Residency Program.