[ilssa] Re: hello fellow laborers! invitation to participate in my roadtrip artistic community experiment
- From: Lark Griffin <sharkfinn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 07:48:03 -0700
April,
It sounds like you are sticking to the East coast- however, if you come out
to the west coast I can show you around Seattle and there are places in
Portland, San Francisco, etc that definitely warrant a visit.
Lark Preya
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM, heather wetzel <hfwetzel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi April,
>
> This sounds so exciting! I would like to suggest the University of Iowa
> Center for the Book <http://book.grad.uiowa.edu/> should you find your
> travels bring you west of Chicago. Feel free to contact me if you do come to
> the area. I am moving north of Iowa City at the end of June so I couldn't
> offer you a convenient place to stay, but I would be happy to introduce you
> to some other people in town that may be able to put you up while you're
> here.
>
> Happy trails!
> Heather Wetzel
>
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:06 PM, MC Hyland <mc.hyland@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi April--
>>
>> This trip and project sound great-- I hope you'll share with us what you
>> find!
>>
>> I'd add to the folks to the west of Chicago: should you find yourself
>> making a western trip, Minneapolis is home to the Minnesota Center for
>> Book Arts <http://mnbookarts.org/>. We offer adult and youth classes
>> year-round, as well as hosting an artists' cooperative, regular exhibitions,
>> and residencies for local and visiting artists. There are also a few other
>> book-centered communities worth checking out in the Twin Cities: Cave Paper
>> is in Minneapolis, and the soon-to-open Zine Apothecary. I'm always happy to
>> host out-of-town visitors, and to show people around.
>>
>> -MC Hyland
>> Adult & Artist Programs Director
>> Minnesota Center for Book Arts
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Erin Sweeney <erin.swn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey there,
>>>
>>> I have a small press/studio in southern NH (Lovely In The Home Press), a
>>> bit southwest of Portland, ME and northwest of Boston. I'll be teaching book
>>> workshops of all sorts throughout the summer and you're more than welcome to
>>> stop in. There are some great things to see in Portland, too--Strong Arm
>>> Bindery and Wolfe Editions, just to name a few. I'm a graduate of the UArts
>>> program, and there are SO many great people and things to see when you're
>>> there....also, in Boston, another UArts grad is a conservator at Harvard and
>>> I just visited him there. The facilities, people, and projects they are
>>> working on are amazing and worth a visit.
>>>
>>> This is a great project!
>>>
>>> best,
>>> Erin Sweeney
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:28 PM, emily tipps <emilytipps@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> April,
>>>>
>>>> I echo the sentiment that your project sounds great. I wish I could tag
>>>> along! I'm not sure if your travels will take you west, but if so, you
>>>> should come visit the Book Arts Program at the University of
>>>> Utah<http://www.bookartsprogram.org>.
>>>> We've got a full docket of workshops and classes, an amazing letterpress
>>>> and
>>>> binding studio, and a staff of committed and talented artists and book
>>>> workers here. Also, I noticed you are planning to be in Asheville close to
>>>> the time of the Ladies of Letterpress Conference, which will be in
>>>> Asheville
>>>> August 5-7. Happy trails, and let us know if you want to come see us.
>>>>
>>>> Emily
>>>>
>>>> Emily Tipps
>>>> Binding Instructor and Studio Coordinator
>>>> Book Arts + Red Butte Press
>>>>
>>>> J. Willard Marriott Library
>>>> University of Utah
>>>> 295 S 1500 E
>>>> Salt Lake City, UT
>>>> 84112
>>>>
>>>> 801.585.9191
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Faythe Levine
>>>> <faythelevine@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey-
>>>>> If your in Chicago you should head up to Milwaukee. We will have a
>>>>> great exhibit up through July at my
>>>>> gallery<http://www.skyhighmilwaukee.com>and If you make the trip I can
>>>>> arrange for you to meet some others doing
>>>>> amazing work/projects- as well as a place to stay as long as I'm in town.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Faythe Levine
>>>>> --
>>>>> *{* curator author collector director *}*
>>>>> web: www.faythelevine.com
>>>>> twitter: @faythelevine
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Elisabeth M. Long <elong@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> April: If you are going to Cleveland, you'll have to stop by the
>>>>>> Morgan Conservatory http://morganconservatory.org/home.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: april llewellyn <aprilhl@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Reply-To: "ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 10:22:23 -0500
>>>>>> To: "ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Subject: [ilssa] hello fellow laborers! invitation to participate in
>>>>>> my roadtrip artistic community experiment
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi y'all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd like to introduce myself and invite you to participate in a
>>>>>> roadtrip experiment/potential thesis project/craft arts extravaganza!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I believe ILSSA Union members are the perfect participants for talking
>>>>>> about this; the idea of what can be created through laboring, making,
>>>>>> crafting--besides the physical end product--is one of the reasons I enjoy
>>>>>> ILSSA so much.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> so without further interruption--
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am April Llewellyn <http://aprilhl.net/about/>, a second year MFA
>>>>>> student at Columbia College Chicago in Interdisciplinary Book and
>>>>>> Paper Arts <http://www.colum.edu/Academics/interarts/programs.php>. I
>>>>>> am in graduate school because I am interested in understanding how art,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> more specifically craft, can develop relationships between people. To
>>>>>> attempt to answer these questions I am experimenting with elements from
>>>>>> some
>>>>>> of my previous projects <http://aprilhl.net/projects/> and I hope
>>>>>> that this experience will lead into my thesis work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am planning an extensive
>>>>>> roadtrip<http://aprilhl.net/projects/roadtrip/>for this July
>>>>>> with my partner Matt to visit book and paper art centers and
>>>>>> community art centers and survey these places' roles as hubs in the
>>>>>> artistic
>>>>>> community. I would also like to converse with directors, artists,
>>>>>> craftspeople, and other interested participants about their thoughts on
>>>>>> what
>>>>>> roles art and craft can fulfill in building community.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A secondary component of this trip will be
>>>>>> couchsurfing<http://www.couchsurfing.org/home.html>—staying
>>>>>> with and relying on the hospitality of others for our resting place as a
>>>>>> way
>>>>>> to experience the impact of gifting more directly. As part of this, I
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> be making a gift for everyone that participates in *any*fashion in
>>>>>> return for the generous assistance needed in creating this project.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The general route and my ideas for places to contact/visit (still
>>>>>> taking suggestions for all cities!--I'd love a few more community
>>>>>> centers or
>>>>>> non-traditional hubs for artists/makers/craftspeople...ren faires?
>>>>>> DIY schools?)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> June: Interview with Steve Woodall, director for the Center for
>>>>>> Book and Paper Arts <http://www.colum.edu/book_and_paper/>,
>>>>>> Chicago, IL; following with other local participants
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> June 28th: Chicago, IL to Saugatuck, MI (Oxbow<http://www.ox-bow.org/>
>>>>>> )
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> June 29th: Saugatuck, MI to Grand Rapids, MI (Matt's hometown, and
>>>>>> home to Art Prize <http://www.artprize.org/>; Kalamazoo Book Arts
>>>>>> Center <http://www.kalbookarts.org/index.html>)
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 5th: Grand Rapids, MI to Detroit, MI
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 7th: Detroit, MI to Cleveland, OH (Paper Circle Book and
>>>>>> Paper Art Center <http://www.papercircle.org/>)
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 8th: Cleveland, OH to Rosendale, NY (Women's Studio
>>>>>> Workshop<http://www.wsworkshop.org/index.htm>
>>>>>> )
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 10th: Rosendale, NY to Boston, ME (Boston Papermakers
>>>>>> Collective <http://bostonpapercollective.wordpress.com/about/>)
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 12th: Boston, ME to New York City, NY (Dieu
>>>>>> Donne<http://www.dieudonne.org/>;
>>>>>> Lower Eastside Printshop <http://www.printshop.org/web/home.html>;
>>>>>> The Center for Book Arts <http://www.centerforbookarts.org/>)
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 16th: New York City, NY to Philadelphia, PA (University of
>>>>>> the Arts - Bookarts<http://www.uarts.edu/academics/cad/bookarts.html>
>>>>>> )
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 18th: Philadelphia, PA to Washington D.C. (Pyramid
>>>>>> Atlantic<http://www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/>
>>>>>> )
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 20th: Washington D.C. To Roanoke, VA
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 22nd: Roanoke, VA to Asheville, NC (Asheville Book
>>>>>> Works<http://www.ashevillebookworks.com/>;
>>>>>> Penland <http://www.penland.org/>)
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 24th: Asheville, NC to Atlanta, GA (Georgia Tech Paper
>>>>>> Museum<http://ipst.gatech.edu/amp/>;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 26th: Atlanta, GA to Tuscaloosa, AL (University of AL Book
>>>>>> Arts MFA <http://www.bookarts.ua.edu/>)
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> July 27th: Tuscaloosa, AL to Huntsville, AL (Lowe
>>>>>> Mill<http://www.lowemill.net/>;
>>>>>> my hometown)
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> August 1st: Huntsville, AL to Chicago, IL
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (if you wish to see a visual representation of the map and calendar,look
>>>>>> no further<http://aprilhl.net/projects/roadtrip/>!
>>>>>> )
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This project is still in the planning stages, so I want to fully
>>>>>> utilize every resource available on this trip.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Critical things I'm looking for: where we should visit, introductions
>>>>>> to contacts for a conversation or for hosting us (you can nominate
>>>>>> yourself!), a good place to catch a meal or a roadtrip recipe,
>>>>>> suggestions
>>>>>> or ideas on the general project, and, of course, general well-wishes are
>>>>>> very welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am fundraising for this trip by selling handmade paper cards, which
>>>>>> you can find here on my etsy page. <http://www.etsy.com/shop/aprilhl>(and
>>>>>> psst: use the coupon code “emailinvite” to get free shipping!)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, even though we're not leaving for this trip *quite*yet, you may
>>>>>> subscribe/follow my progress in planning, the actual trip, and the
>>>>>> followup
>>>>>> at my website: www.aprilhl.net(posts there will also forward to my
>>>>>> facebook <http://www.facebook.com/aprilhl>, if that is easier for
>>>>>> you).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I look forward to hearing from you soon!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> best wishes to the union!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~april hannah llewellyn (aprilhl)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> www.aprilhl.net | 256-777-3912
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Erin Sweeney
>>> Lovely In The Home Press/Local 603 Shop ES
>>> www.erinsweeney.net
>>> www.impractical-labor.org
>>> www.monadnockart.org
>>> www.threesquaredartists.com
>>>
>>>
>>
>
--
Lark Preya
Programming
Seattle Center for Book Arts
lark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.seattlebookarts.org
PO Box 4037 :: Seattle, WA 98194
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