‹ Where We Are Now: Locating Art and Politics in New York City •
On April 2nd more than 130 artists, activists, and academics met, discussed, questioned, plotted, and planned in the basement of Judson Church. The bulk of this took place in smaller break-out groups, and each of those groups will meet this month to have more face time, get deeper into things, and roll up sleeves.
These working group meetings are open to anyone who’s interested in getting involved:
Arts In Action Working Group, Wednesday April 9th, 7pm. At Eyebeam: 540 W. 21st Street, (between 10th and 11th Avenues), Manhattan. A portion of this meeting will be structured as a salon/clearinghouse, where participants can announce projects and events, offer or solicit resources, meet and identify collaborators. The other portion of the meeting will be oriented towards brainstorms and planning for the upcoming Where We Are Now “day of action” to take place in early summer.
Communications Working Group, Sunday April 13th, 3pm. At The Change You Want To See Gallery: 84 Havemeyer Street at Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. At the last break-out participants discussed plans to form project teams along the following lines: maps/ephemera, translation, media tent for day of action, pirate radio/podcasting, stenciling/wheatpasting/visibility, website. At this upcoming working group meeting we will further concretize these ideas, identify point people for each project, make plans, and make stencils!
Conference and Pedagogy Group, to be determined.
Community Group, to be determined.