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Sarasota News Leader January 10, 2014 "We're thrilled to offer our community another artistic transformation using unusual material to stretch their imaginations, thanks to this remarkable artist," says Surkis, adding that last year's ARTmuse project with Patrick Dougherty was a "triumph." Surkis adds in the release that Hoke's work — reusing materials that are transformed into colorful works of beauty — is "symbolic of the work SMOA is doing to repurpose the historic Sarasota High School into a dynamic arts destination for innovative contemporary visual art." Hoke, based in New York City, first sorts salvaged packages by color and then forms items into roughly 4-foot collages before integrating them into "huge works that are designed for the particular space and environment," the release points out. "My room-sized collages are derived from cardboard and paper packaging, reflecting the amazing unappreciated properties of colorful disposable consumer products," she explains in the release, adding that she enjoys the challenge and stress of working big. Hoke's work has been shown internationally as well as in the United States. Hoke has created installations at The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC; The McNay Museum in San Antonio, TX; New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut; the Brattleboro Museum in Vermont; the D'Amour Museum in Springfield, CT; and the Mass MoCA in North Adams, MA. Surkis notes in the release that Hoke's unfolding vision will be realized with help, in part, from corporate partnerships and individual participation. "PNC Wealth Management, again, is this year's corporate sponsor," she Lisa Hoke/Contributed photo Page 110