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 > > >