[ilssa] Re: hello fellow laborers! invitation to participate in my roadtrip artistic community experiment
- From: Bobby <rhowsare@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 11:57:58 -0400
Hi April,
I'm in the graduate printmaking program at Ohio University which is located
in Athens, OH. Paper Circle is located in Nelsonville, OH-it's about 20
minutes away from me. There is the Morgan Conservatory in Cleveland
http://www.morganconservatory.org/. Also if you are in SE Ohio you should
try to check out Dard Hunter's Studios http://www.dardhunter.com located in
Chillicothe, OH. My partner and I are expecting a baby in mid-June, you
guys are welcome to stay at our apartment if we have room. Keep in touch
and good luck with the rest of your semester. Take Care-Bobby
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM, april llewellyn <aprilhl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
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