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Armada at WATERWHEEL
We will be presenting The Newtown Creek Armada at Waterwheel’s World Water Day Symposium, an innovate, international, multimedia conference. Waterwheel is an internet platform dedicated to water.
We will give a 10-minute multimedia online presentation at 5:30pm EST, followed by a short Q&A. We are part of the Visual Art 2 “tap” from 4-6pm EST. Anyone can watch online with a flash-enabled browser like Google Chrome. If you want to watch us, you can arrive anytime during our block, but be sure to give yourself time to sign in and load the “tap” (at least 15 minutes). You enter here. You can also chat questions.
Thanks to Waterwheel for this great opportunity! More info in this Press Release.
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Armada Kickstarter
We are deeply grateful for the support our friends, families and community on this project. If you able to support our Kickstarter, we appreciate your contribution and will use it to fully realize The Newtown Creek Armada in September. No amount is too small! Or too large! Check out our video:
Above all, we hope to see you at The Armada in September.
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The Newtown Creek Armada at Bushwick Open Studios!
We’ll be participating in Bushwick Open Studios on June 2 & 3, 1-5pm.
Come by and hear about the project, see the boats in progress, and meet two of the artists, Laura Chipley & Sarah Nelson Wright.
119 Ingraham at the corner of Porter, #411, Brooklyn, NY 11237. L train to Morgan.
Bonuses: We share our studio with Brooklyn Torch Project and we plan to have some libations.
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Unique workspace opportunity in storefront gallery
We are seeking a new studiomate at our work & event space. Please spread the word to creative and socially-engaged people you know!
Dobbin Project Space is a creative work and event space for artists, curators and programmers producing socially-engaged art and media. It was founded in September of 2012 by three socially engaged artists with interdisciplinary practices. All three co-founders work in the space. Additionally, we have three wonderful residents and are seeking a fourth.
Residents use the space as a shared art studio/co-working space Monday through Friday. On weekends, Dobbin Project Space hosts socially engaged art programming and events, including events by residents. We invite an artist, designer, curator, entrepreneur, community organizer, writer, or freelancer to join us starting March 1st, 2013.
The physical space is a storefront gallery with large white walls, ample light and wood floors. Walls slide to cover storage areas, leaving a beautiful work and event space. The gallery has two spaces: one room with street access and a large picture window and another large back gallery with windows facing a courtyard garden. There is on-site storage for all residents, multiple power outlets, track lighting, a private bathroom, microwave, fridge and modular work desks. There is room to host meetings.
The space is located in a unique studio complex called Dobbin Mews on Dobbin Street, situated between McCarren Park, Williamsburg and Greenpoint, nearby Nassau G and Bedford L trains. Resident rent is $330/month, including all utilities (heat, AC, Internet, electricity). The new resident must commit through Oct. 1st, 2013.
Please email: dobbinprojectspace [att] gmail {DOT} com with a paragraph about yourself and your work, including relevant links, and/or any questions you may have. We will follow up by scheduling in person meetings.
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FEAST Grant!
We were awarded $800 for The Newtown Creek Armada at FEAST on Saturday! Thanks to all for coming and supporting the project. Now to get back to boat building…
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The Armada at FEAST #12
If you are local to Brooklyn, I’d love to see you tomorrow night at FEAST Brooklyn to support The Newtown Creek Armada.
FEAST is a unique event that combines a delicious community dinner with grassroots support for local art projects. From their website:
FEAST (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics) is a recurring public dinner designed to use community-driven financial support to democratically fund new and emerging art makers. At each FEAST, patrons give a $20 donation for which they receive supper and a ballot. Diners spend the evening reviewing a series of project proposals and conversing with the artists behind each idea. Attendees cast a vote for their favorite proposal, and by the end of the night, the artist who garners the most votes is awarded a grant comprised of that evening’s door money. Since 2009, FEAST Brooklyn has produced 11 dinners, funded numerous projects and awarded over $17,000. Meanwhile, similar models have emerged all over the country, resulting in a network of organizations committed to rethinking how art is financed and communally experienced.
Also, check out the other wonderful proposals.
Hope to see you there!
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events, Locations & Dislocation, my work
Locations & Dislocation in CURATE NYC
I am honored that Locations & Dislocation was selected for Curate NYC 2011, a Juried Exhibition of New York City Visual Artists at Rush Arts Gallery in Chelsea.
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my work, other people's work
The Newtown Creek Armada launch
Today is the official announcement of my next project, The Newtown Creek Armada, a collaboration with Laura Chipley and Nathan Kensinger! This project will be presented by the North Brookyn Public Art Coalition (nbART).
Join us tonight for the announcement at the nbART’s Autumn Fundraiser, and keep posted on the project, set for Spring 2012, on our website.
From the press release:
On November 8th, 2011, The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (nbART) announced the selection of its sixth public art project, The Newtown Creek Armada, an interactive installation in which a model boat pond will be created on the Newtown Creek, one of America’s most polluted waterways. The Newtown Creek Armada is a collaboration between three Brooklyn artists – Laura Chipley, Nathan Kensinger, and Sarah Nelson Wright – whose individual work creatively investigates industry, ecology, and change in urban spaces. The project was commissioned by nbART through nbECO 2012, an open call seeking environmentally and sustainability-conscious art installations.
As part of The Newtown Creek Armada, visitors will be invited to pilot a fleet of artist-created, miniature, radio-controlled boats along the creek’s surface while at the same time documenting the world hidden beneath the water. Each boat in The Armada will be equipped with an underwater camera and lights, allowing participants to record a unique voyage on the creek. Video from these underwater explorations will be on view at the project location, giving visitors a chance to virtually immerse themselves in the toxic waters of this Superfund site. The Newtown Creek Armada will be launched in Spring 2012 from the Newtown Creek Nature Walk in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The archive of voyages from The Armada will be presented in a gallery installation in Fall 2012.
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Red Hook Film Fest
The Red Hook Film Festival, in its fifth year, is this weekend at BWAC in Red Hook, Brooklyn. I served as the programming advisor this year and I’m very excited about our lineup.
We will be screening a great selection of short films from Brooklyn and beyond. As usual, all of our screenings are free, and we will have free popcorn and free Steve’s Key Lime Pies, and our Festival Party will be on Saturday evening at 6pm at historic Sunny’s Bar (253 Conover Street, right near BWAC).
Our final schedule of films (3 programs Saturday afternoon and 2 programs Sunday afternoon) is online at our website:
www.redhookfilmfest.comOur 5th annual festival includes stories from Brooklyn and beyond, with films about barges, bike races, artists and students in Red Hook, kite battles in Dyker Park, doomsayers in Bushwick, street protests in Bed-Stuy, Christmas trees on the Newtown Creek, canoeing on the Gowanus Canal, Urban Explorers climbing the Williamsburg Bridge, the Wall Street occupation and the mysterious Masstransiscope underneath Downtown Brooklyn. We will be presenting films from the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, the Meerkat Media Collective, Urban Omnibus, Chow.com, Dance Theatre Etc, and the NYC Transit Museum.
5th annual Red Hook Film Festival
October 15th and 16th, 2011
1pm to 6pm at the
BWAC screening room
499 Van Brunt Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
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Bushwick Open Studios
Please join us during Bushwick Open Studios, this Saturday & Sunday, June 4 & 5.
Our studio has relocated to Bushwick as of March 1. We’ve also had some comings and goings. The current crew is Laura Chipley, Jennifer Jacobs, Mary Jeys, Laurie Sumiye and myself. Megan Sperry will be joining us this summer. (We dig the IMA connection.)
Come check out our new spot this Saturday (12-7pm) and Sunday (12-5pm). It would be lovely to see you!
Here’s our info:
http://artsinbushwick.org/bos2011/directory/?listing=1300
We’re at 119 Ingraham (@ Porter) #411.
Unfortunately the L won’t be running to the closest stop (Morgan) but there is a shuttle from Lorimer L/Metropolitan G. The JMZ to Myrtle is accessible with a walk and you could hit some other BOS studios and events on your way.
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