Artists & Communities Archive
2005 Projects
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
J. Morgan Puett, Beach Lake, PA
J. Morgan Puett
created a public art project in an abandoned
19th century Quaker Meetinghouse
on the grounds of Abington Art Center. The
Lost Meeting investigated the stories and
material culture surrounding the building
and 19th century society in the community.
As an installation, the Meetinghouse was set
up as a hybrid of a clothing and architectural
studio, drawing on both historical and contemporary
practices, systems and materials.
Asian Arts
and Culture Center, Towson University, Towson,
MD
Nai-Ni Chen, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
The
project established a collaborative partnership
among Nai Ni Chen, Towson University's Department
of Dance, the TU Asian Arts & Culture
Center, several community groups, and various
Asian culture practitioners in the Baltimore
region to create a new artistic production.
The collaboration also stimulated public participation
in the development of the creative work which
was informed by Asian aesthetics and a philosophy
that aims to achieve body/mind balance.
Asian
Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Tomie Arai, New York, NY
The residency engaged Asian American
high school students and members of Philadelphia's
Chinatown community in silkscreening and
story-sharing workshops, and culminated
with the creation
of a Memory Wall, a new site-specific installation
by Tomie Arai. The Memory Wall offers a
space for Chinatown and adjacent communities
to
both remember the past and envision the
future of their transitioning neighborhood.
Avampato
Discovery Museum, Charleston, WV
Ken Butler, Brooklyn, NY
Lisa Karrer, New York, NY
David Simons, New York, NY
Visual artist/musician Ken Butler
and performance artists David Simons and
Lisa Karrer conducted
a 6-week residency to explore the art
and science of sound through workshops,
performances,
and a floor demonstration. Butler created
two instruments and Karrer and Simons
developed a video/performance piece.
Calliope: The Pittsburgh
Folk Music Society, Pittsburgh, PA
Burr Beard, Emmaus, PA
L.E. McCullough, Woodbridge, NJ
This project brought folk musicians
and composers, L.E. McCullough of Woodbridge,
NJ and Burr
Beard of Emmaus, PA to Pittsburgh for
a six-month residency. The goal of the
project
was to
reflect the social history of 18th century
Pittsburgh settlement by collaborating
with the Pittsburgh folk music community
in the
creation of new music relevant to current
21st century times. The new works are
not historical but were inspired by
the similarities
in cross-cultural experience over time
in Pittsburgh.
Chester Springs Studio, Chester
Springs, PA
Stephanie Flom, Pittsburgh, PA
Chester Springs Studio
hosted artist Stephanie Flom,
to bring together
two vastly
different
communities-the affluent village of
Chester Springs and the struggling
City of Coatesville.
Stephanie collaborated with members
of both communities to create
a living work
of public
art, a Magic Penny Garden.
COSACOSA art at
large, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Dit Wah Deng, Narbeth, PA
Pedro Ospina, Briar Cliff, NY
Ezechial Thurman, Philadelphia, PA
COSACOSA
brought audio
artist Ezechial
Thurman and
interdisciplinary
artists Dit
Wah Deng
and Pedro Ospina to Philadelphia's
HERO Community
Center and Latino
Partnership
Initiative to
create new cross-cultural artworks
with intergenerational
groups of community
members. The project,
entitled Site and Sound, explored
neighborhood
visions
for a more liveable
and sustainable
urban community--through the creation
of collaborative
public art.
Fabric Workshop, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Lonnie Graham, West Chester, PA
In
collaboration
with
The
Fabric
Workshop
and
Museum,
Lonnie Graham examined
how
the
universal
human
need
for
food,
shelter
and
clothing provide common ground
between
disparate Philadelphia
communities.
Through partnering
with FWM and other arts and culture
organizations
that
serve
specific
ethnic
communities
within Philadelphia,
Graham
engaged
community members
through dialogue and hands-on
workshops
in silkscreening, pattern-making, and sewing.
Their work was assembled in The
Table,
an installation of various
domestic
items
made
by and representative of each distinct
community.
Gloucester County Cultural and Heritage
Commission, Woodbury, NJ
Karen Stone, Philadelphia, PA
Truth or Consequences was a two-month residency designed
to illuminate the lasting effects of mans' encroachment
on nature. Children ages 12-16 and visual artist Karen
Stone created site-specific multi-media installations
at Greenwich Lake Park, Gibbstown, NJ. The artwork increased
environmental awareness and emphasized the importance
of responsible stewardship of the earth.
Huntingdon County
Arts Council, Huntingdon, PA
Barry Kornhauser, Lancaster, PA
Barry Kornhauser led a project to create an original
play which focused on safety issues for children in rural
environments, a topic of importance to the rural residents
of Huntingdon County. Community members played an integral
role in both the creation and performance of the work.
Jewish
Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Maritza Mosquera, Pittsburgh, PA
Body: In Diaspora, a dialogue-portrait, brought together
refugees from the Somali Bantu tribe and Jewish homelands
for conversations about the experiences of leaving their
native land, and their process of assimilation to a new
culture. The archives of the dialogues and portraits
of the participants through drawing, video, and print
were components for a new installation work by Maritza
Mosquera. This project was supported by the American
Jewish Museum (AJM), a program of The Jewish Community
Center of Greater Pittsburgh (JCC) where it will be exhibited
in Fall 2006.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community
Center, New York, NY
Michelle Matlock, New York, NY
Performer and playwright Michelle Matlock facilitated
workshops for young people from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender Community Center's youth program during
a residency where she taught them to use clowning skills,
physical comedy, acting, and writing to create original
performances that explored the history of LGBT people.
People's
Light and Theater Company, Malvern, PA
Tazewell Thompson, New York, NY
Tazewell Thompson was in residence for one month at
People's Light to lead a workshop, write a second draft,
and direct two readings of his new play about the Underground
Railroad and the role played by citizens of the Philadelphia
area, the city of Chester and Chester County.
Pittsburgh
Dance Alloy, Pittsburgh, PA
Claire M. Porter, Teaneck, NJ
The Time and Again project partnered Pittsburgh's Dance
Alloy Theater with New Jersey-based choreographer Claire
Porter to provide a dance-theater residency for an intergenerational
community composed of seniors and professional Dance
Alloy company members. This four-part project culminated
in a new work that was performed in December 2005.
The
Virginia Arts Festival, Inc., Norfolk, VA
Imani Winds, New York, NY
Virginia Arts Festival collaborated with Imani Winds
to present Community Building Through The Arts, a community
commissioning and residency project. This project culminated
with the premiere of a new multidisciplinary work for
families and children which was shaped by multiple community
visits and multiple community partners.
University of
Maryland, Nyumburu Cultural Center, College Park, MD
Dave Burrell, Philadelphia, PA
The University of Maryland and Gethsemane United Methodist
Church in conjunction with Dave Burrell, distinguished
composer and pianist, engaged in a community musical
project to create original gospel music. Several church
community choirs and ensembles participated in the artistic
process culminating in a public concert and DVD creation.
Village
of Arts and Humanities, Philadelphia, PA
Bryonn Bain, Brooklyn, NY
Through the Urban Griots project, the Village of Arts
and Humanities hosted poet and spoken word artist Bryonn
Bain for a six week residency. Bain worked directly with
over 50 Philadelphia youth to develop spoken word performances
and a CD or chap book to document the project.
|
