From indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net Wed Sep 5 16:36:17 2007 From: indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net (indyarts@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Wed Sep 5 16:38:26 2007 Subject: Sept. 10-15: The Eighth Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician Message-ID: Greetings! Independent Arts & Media presents the Eighth Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician, kicking off on MONDAY, Sept. 10, and running clear through SATURDAY, Sept. 15, with a uniquely diverse array of events, workshops, screenings, panels, connections and a colossal showcase of local-arts organizations. The Expo is produced *entirely* by volunteers, and supports independent culture and community with these free programs. Our resources are limited -- please help spread the word by forwarding this email to anyone you think should see it! = THE EIGHTH ANNUAL EXPO FOR THE ARTIST & MUSICIAN = Sept. 10-13 @ venues around SF Sept. 15 @ SomArts, 934 Brannan St., SF, 11am-6pm $2 Donation * No One Turned Away * FREE WORKSHOPS @ CELLSPACE, Sept. 10-13 http://www.artsandmedia.net/expo/#offsite Breakdancing, turntablism, puppetry, pinhole photography, and digital photo editing. * FILM SCREENINGS & FILM FINANCE WORKSHOP, Sept. 10-11 http://www.artsandmedia.net/expo/#film @ the Variety Preview Room and Dolby Laboratories. * "$56 MILLION & WHERE'S THE ART?" http://www.artsandmedia.net/expo/#where A free panel at CounterPulse focusing on solutions to the challenge of arts funding in SF. * 80+ EXHIBITORS, Sept. 15 http://www.artsandmedia.net/expo/#2007 A uniquely diverse array of organizations: Arts services, culture & community, education, film & video, music, performance, publishing/media, SF mayoral candidates, venues/spaces, visual arts & youth. * A FULL DAY OF WORKSHOPS & PANELS, Sept. 15 http://www.artsandmedia.net/expo/#showcase Sea chanteys, intellectual property & licensing, LPFM and Internet radio, black disabled art history, science fiction writing, burlesque and more! * THE THIRD COMMUNITY ARTS SHOWCASE, Sept. 15 http://www.artsandmedia.net/expo/#showcase Live outdoor stage featuring an open mic, plus Hobogoblins, 123 Not It!, Esmerelda Strange, Chelle! & Friends, The Pasties, Radius/The Southern Ocean, Octomutt. THERE'S STILL TIME PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPO * Volunteer! http://artsandmedia.net/expo/volunteer/ * Exhibit your organization or project! http://artsandmedia.net/expo/register/ * Call 415/861-5302 for details. -- ++ Independent Arts & Media ++ + http://artsandmedia.net/ + Indy Arts strengthens public dialogue by increasing access to independent voices. Newsdesk.org / News You Might Have Missed + http://newsdesk.org/ + The Expo for the Artist & Musician -- Eight Years in 2007 + http://artsandmedia.net/expo/ + Fiscal Sponsorship & Services + http://artsandmedia.net/cgi-bin/dc/iam/pages/fiscal_sponsorship + From indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net Thu Sep 6 13:51:45 2007 From: indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net (indyarts@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Thu Sep 6 13:57:49 2007 Subject: [IndyArts] Local arts & culture/jamming on KUSF tonight Message-ID: Expo for the Artist & Musician & Shaping San Francisco present ... = | = Local Arts & Culture/Jamming on KUSF-FM TONIGHT, Sept. 6, 10:30p.m., KUSF 90.3 FM, www.kusf.org/ Tune in to 90.3 FM tonight at 10:30pm to learn about some of the remarkable creative and cultural innovations percolating here in San Francisco. With: -- John Bela of REBAR on (PARK)ing Day -- Kwisp on the Holographic Funkalizer -- Alan So of Me-Di-Ate Networks on Project Soundwave -- John Wilner of the upcoming 2nd CounterCorp Film Fest ABOUT THE GUESTS = John Bela of the Rebar art collective will talk about the upcoming PARK(ing) Day. Rebar is a San Francisco based open-source art collective. PARK(ing) Day, created is 2005, is the transformation of metered parking spots into PARKing spaces complete with grass, trees, benches and other urban amenities to improve the quality of urban human habitat...at least until the meter runs out. http://parkingday.org/ = Kwisp will be speaking about a custom built Holographic Video Synthesizer, called the Hologlyphic Funkalizer. The Hologlyphic Funkalizer, projects Holographic Glyphs that animate and spatially transform into each other, controlled by unique sound sculptures and a dedicated control panel. Moving holograms and music become one, they are integrated and inter-modulating. HOLOGRAPHIC ANIMATIONS animate along with the music. This is NOT flat screen 'perspective drawing' type 3-D computer graphics, but TRUE 3-D without glasses. Think electrified Harry Partch-ish instruments controlling Harry Smith style animations in real-time, but holographic instead of flat! http://www.myspace.com/alienkwisp = Alan So is the director of MEDIATE NETWORK, an artist-run creative network that incites innovative ideas and visions through cross-pollinating collaborations and works from diverse artists, mediums and places. MEDIATE's projects aim to challenge perspectives and inspire new and unique experiences within ourselves and the world around us while giving audiences an opportunity to look beyond the surface, and look deep into ideas and works critically, imaginatively and without limitation. ME'D1.ATE produces the online art exhibition, The.ME.Project (www.meproject.com) and the CD and event series, Project>Soundwave, (www.projectsoundwave.com) which was featured on KQED's SPARK and recently awarded Best Sound Sculptures- Future Classic by San Francisco Magazine's BEST'07 issue. Alan is currently developing MOVE>SOUND, Season ((3)) of the Project>Soundwave event series, set to launch next year. http://www.me-di-ate.net/ = John Wilner of the CounterCorp Film Festival will be offering a sneak preview of the upcoming Second Annual CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival, as well as a look back at the first festival, and the artstic and historic moment they represent. http://countercorp.org/ -- Coming Saturday, September 15, 2007 .... The Eighth Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street Be a part of Expo 2007! http://artsandmedia.net/expo/participate/ From indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net Mon Sep 10 10:40:40 2007 From: indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net (indyarts@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Mon Sep 10 10:44:43 2007 Subject: Sept. 10-11: FREE film finance workshop, screenings + Cellspace workshops Message-ID: Here are some updates on the Eighth Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician, coming up Sept. 10-15 in San Francisco. = (1) = | CELLspace workshops * Two workshops at Cell tonight, 2050 Bryant St.: Turntablism 101, and Breakdancing Lessons. Come get it on! * Important -- the Pinhole Photography Adventure tomorrow and Puppetry workshop on Thursday have been canceled. = (2) = | Expo Film Programs! Sept. 10 & 11 Seating for all programs is limited. RSVP at 415/861-5302 to ensure you have a seat in case of a full house. MONDAY, SEPT. 10 * Film Financing Workshop & Mixer * @ The Variety Preview Room 6-8:00 pm, 582 Market Street Come find out about the ins and out of starting your project and securing the cash that you need to get your film produced. With: Henry Rosenthal (producer, "The Devil & Daniel Johnston"), George Rush (lawyer; advisor, Film Arts Foundation), more. * No-host bar and networking session. * @ Variety from 7:30-8:00 p.m. * Urban Cinema Showcase * @ The Variety Preview Room, 8-9:30 p.m. An evening of urban cinema rising from indy media centers, local film festivals and young imagemakers. Our program will feature shorts produced by the BAVC Next Generation Youth Video Works and Conscious Youth Media Crew focusing on identity, race, music and gritty love. PLUS: See highlights from the SF Women's Film Festival and the CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival, as well as independent imagemakers including Bill Basquin, Veronica Majano, Sabrina Alonso and more. Shorts include "Grizzly Road," Two/Four," "A Short Tale of Xuan," "Why I Ride: From Low to Slow," "Change the Nation" and many more. A rare opportunity to see handmade, grassroots video made in San Francisco! TUESDAY, SEPT. 11 * Cinemania: San Francisco in 35mm * Dolby Laboratories Screening Room, 100 Potrero Ave., SF Join us for this unique screening of 35mm Films by San Francisco filmmakers, and their cinematic exploration into the roots and tools of cinema. This program of seldom-seen 35mm shorts includes Kerry Laitala's flashlight-exposed, handmade "Muse of Cinema," Konrad Steiners's multiple-imaged "Scenes Relating to a Trip to Japan," Ben Russell's slo-mo punk/trance implosion "BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS #3," Stephen Parr's frenetic single-framed "Body" and more. Full program: - Kerry Litala -- "The Muse of Cinema" and "Terra Firma" - Melinda Stone -- "Audience Analysis #4" and "Parting Advice For The Amateur Adventurer" - Konrad Steiner -- "19 Scenes Relating to a Trip to Japan" - Stephen Parr -- "Body" - John Kiffmeyer -- "Solo Dolo" and "Flibbergibbet" - Ben Russell -- "BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS #3" - "Sing-Along San Francisco" -- Director: George Corzine; producers: Scott Noble & Jenni Olson Plus! Rare 35mm trailers and shorts from the SF Media Archive, Oddball Films and Jenni Olson. RSVP @ 415/336-3418 to ensure seating! Learn more about the Expo: http://artsandmedia.net/expo/ -- "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." -- Groucho Marx From indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net Thu Sep 13 11:58:34 2007 From: indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net (indyarts@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Thu Sep 13 12:03:15 2007 Subject: Tonight: Expo reception + For-profit/Nonprofit Dialogue (9/13) Message-ID: <51fbe34b9bf6e26905df933f897d6e97@artsandmedia.net> Last night's panel on "$56 Million & Where's the Art?" at CounterPULSE was a thoughtful, informative and occasionally gripping dialogue. There were numbers and statistics, occasionally startling, but also inspiring. There was passion by the boatload. There was feedback and intrigue and no small amount of vision. Thanks to ShapingSF/Fall Talks 2007 for making the event possible! Tonight the conversation continues with another classic Expo double-header. 1) At 10:30pm, tune into KUSF-FM for ShapingSF Radio, where we will talk about the challenges of doing art (permits, police, NIMBYs, etc.) with Suki O'Kane of the Illuminated Corridor (outdoor film/music project), Lowgun Owlbeemoth of the Telepathik Friends Collective (noise music collective) and representatives of the all-ages/experimental music collective Club Sandwich. Listen online at http://www.kusf.org. 2) We also have a huge soiree at Cellspace tonight. There will be food, beverages, music and some lively, salon-style conversation with a number of notable local arts & culture innovators ... including YOU. Read on ... **** Pandora's Trunk and Expo for the Artist & Musician present ... Exhibitor Reception & Arts Discussion Salon at CELLspace Thursday September 13 2007 7:30-10:30 pm Schedule: 7:30 Doors 8:05-8:40 Intro & Discussion Session 1 8:40-8:50 Cellspace presentation, Q&A 8:55 Intermission with music 9:15-9:50 Discussion Session 2 9:50-10 more music or session spillover Tonight's event will be a party, a conversation, and a chance to speak up and think big about what's possible for artists and arts supporters. It's hosted by the fabulous Rachel Hospodar of Pandora's Trunk. She's put together a spectacular lineup of conversationalists, booked us some music, and has pulled together some good snacks and sips for all attendees. According to Rachel: "This salon is grows out of thoughts about business, the arts, and where the worlds of expression and profit meet. The nonprofit structure is crucial to a lot of arts, media, and other commercially nonviable projects being able to exist, allowing freedom and legitimacy in seeking funding and assistance. "I?ve worked at a lot of nonprofits, though, and watched too many of them hamstring themselves through a refusal to acknowledge the lessons to be learned from for-profit business ? accountability to your audience, a focus on what works, a pragmatic approach to the work itself with a greater focus on the big picture than on specific decisions. I think that grassroots level small business has a lot to teach people on both sides of the for-profit and non-profit fence about what can and can't be done. Some talking points to consider: -Relationships between non- and for-profit entities, like Burning Man LLC and BRAF, like MOMA and their gift shop. How can entities form and nurture these kind of symbiotic relationships? What's it like? -Artists and arts projects changing traditional approaches to marketing & business. Are artists more likely to build compassionate business models? Innovative business models? -Nontraditional approaches to self-marketing (& the impact of corporate "guerilla marketing"?) How to be a business while making clear your philosophies and goals. This is what 501c3 status is for but maybe our audiences are sophisticated enough now that we can move beyond that. -Nonprofits changing for the future: re-imagining the structure of the way the arts are done. (education? cultural outreach?) -what can we use the machinery of nonprofit to accomplish that we can't any other way? When is the toll of functioning this way worth the benefits, and when is it maybe not?" PANELISTS: Melissa Alexander: the new Executive Director of Black Rock Arts Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the for-profit Burning Man organization Chris Carlsson: Shaping San Francisco curator, CounterPulse boardmember, Processed World publisher, all-purpose contrarian Miranda Caroligne: Local fashion firecracker and neophyte author Marie Kare: Marketing genius behind indie craft sweetbox The Sampler (http://homeofthesampler.com) From indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net Fri Sep 14 16:17:10 2007 From: indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net (indyarts@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Fri Sep 14 16:18:40 2007 Subject: Sept. 15: Expo for the Artist & Musician -- Updates and ... The Future! Message-ID: <4d8ea765d2ab19bf17600c7e0dd222e9@artsandmedia.net> Hello folks! We're coming up on the big event tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 15, from 11am-6pm @ SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street @ 8th Street in San Francisco. You can check the details online: Main Event Info: http://artsandmedia.net/expo/ Exhibitors -- updated with latest groups: http://artsandmedia.net/expo/#2007 Workshops: http://artsandmedia.net/expo/#onsite Performances: http://artsandmedia.net/expo/#showcase In his newsletter yesterday, V. Vale of Re/Search Publications described the Expo as "one of San Francisco's signature yearly events celebrating those who truly make San Francisco an 'interesting' city ... the artists, those who create the culture which endures ..." The Expo is and has been a unique service for independent culture and community in San Franciscans and the whole Bay Area. We've worked overtime to make tomorrow's shindig a veritable cornucopia of learning and connection opportunities. Here's an update on all that's in store ... 1) Meet the Candidates! http://artsandmedia.net/expo/#mayorlisting We have five San Francisco mayoral candidates in attendance tomorrow. Come learn firsthand what they're all about, what they're working towards, and ply them with questions. All candidates have been invited; the following have responded, confirmed, and will be on the scene: Lonnie Holmes Quintin Mecke Michael Powers "Chicken" John Rinaldi Josh Wolf 2) Portfolio Review Canceled -- NOISE comes to the Expo Due to unavoidable complications, the portfolio review for tomorrow has been canceled. We're sorry about the change, but look for new portfolio review opportunities from the Expo and our partners in the future. Instead, in Classroom Two at SomArts at 4pm tomorrow, we will be featuring an impromptu NOISE performance by SF's premier altered-cello ensemble, Filthmilk. There's room for other spontaneous performances and demonstrations, on the noisy side, following their set. Drop us a line if you'd like to give it a go. 3) Dialogue happens! Thanks to ShapingSF and Pandora's Trunk This year the Expo helped push forward significant dialogue on core issues around the arts in San Francisco, or anywhere. From the panel session at ShapingSF's Fall Talks on Wednesday, "$56 Million & Where's The Art?," to the Pandora's Trunk-produced salon on "for-profit or nonprofit arts", we saw a great turnout of thoughtful, committed individuals with plenty of ideas, opinions and vision to spare. We plan on doing a lot more of that in the future. Thanks to Shaping SF (http://shapingsf.org/) and Pandora's Trunk (http://pandorastrunk.com/) for making the conversation possible! And do drop us a line if you'd like to get involved with future dialogue programs with the Expo and our partners. 4) A message from the Expo's daddy-o ... Mr. Adam Myers We just spoke to Adam Myers, papi of the Expo, from his current home in Magdeburg, in the former East Germany. Adam, who was instrumental in conjuring the Expo into existence back in 2000, and sustaining it every year thereafter, won his MFA from the SF Art Institute last year, and has since moved to Europe to pursue his burgeoning art career. He wishes us all well, and confesses that as exciting as the art scene is over there, he's pretty wowed by this year's Expo lineup, and in particular wishes he was in town to attend the science-fiction writer's workshop tomorrow afternoon at 2:30pm. Well, next time! Meanwhile, Adam's gearing up for a move to Berlin, and welcomes any contacts and connections over there. Please drop us a line if you'd like to get in contact with him. Adam, THANK YOU for making the Expo possible, and for all your support, near and far! 5) The Future of the Expo The first Expo for the Artist took place at CELLspace in mid-July of 2000. Staged on a shoestring budget by members of CELL, Independent Arts & Media, ArtHouse and the SF Arts Commission, the event was an instant hit, as artists reeling from the "cultural clearcutting" of the dot-com boom and bust flocked to such a unique assemblage of arts community resources and organizations. In 2001, Indy Arts added the first Expo for the Musician to the lineup. The two separate events played out over a full summer weekend, again at CELLspace. Eventually, we decided that, since there are enough artists who are musicians, and musicians who are artists, the events should be combined, to better serve BOTH constituencies. Thus was born the Expo for the Artist & Musician. But the event has since come to serve much more than visual art and music. Literature, theater, dance, installations, experimental works, education, advocacy and more are all in the mix. As we move into the future, we welcome your advice and feedback about what shape the Expo should take to better serve this diverse community. A lot of fascinating questions and prospects open up from that point. Please drop us a line any time if you have any comments or advice, or if you'd like to get involved with future iterations of this mad, splendid, multicolored beast that is ... The Eighth Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician! Sincerely, Melinda Adams Ellyn Parker Josh Wilson AND ALL THE EXPO VOLUNTEERS From indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net Wed Sep 26 10:42:27 2007 From: indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net (indyarts@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Wed Sep 26 10:49:58 2007 Subject: [IndyArts] Worker's Co-Op Conference This Weekend ... and more Message-ID: Greetings from independent Arts & Media! Here are a few quick updates on our work on behalf of free expression, civic discourse and cultural participation, including: -- a worker's co-op conference by one of our newest fiscal sponsorees -- a groovy video of the 8th Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician. See below for details. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone who would benefit from seeing it. Best wishes, The Indy Arts Volunteers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1) EXPO VIDEO! We're still catching our breath after the overwhelming task of staging the Eighth Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician. We will have a full update on how the event worked in the coming weeks. In short, however, there was music, dancing and singing, workshops, antics, PEOPLE of every description, and connections in abundance. You can view a short video about the event, by SomArts Media mogul George Aguilar, below. Thanks George! http://www.youtube.com/somartsmedia 2) SECOND NoBAWC WORKER'S CO-OP CONFERENCE! Sept. 29-30 Presented by: The Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives (NoBAWC) @ La Pena Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705 INFO + REGISTER: http://www.nobawc.org/conference/ COST: $40 per person (group discounts available, space is limited) Workshops! Skillshares! Speakers! Networking! From the NoBAWC Web site: "Whether you're a worker in a NOBAWC member co-op, want to start your own co-op or are interested in what a co-op is, this conference is for you. Come learn about co-ops, the issues they face, and how to further the co-op movement in the larger social justice movement." NOTE: Indy Arts is excited and honored to announce that we now provide fiscal sponsorship to No Boss! -- the official NoBAWC newsletter. We greatly admire their commitment to civic participation, cultural independence and local self-reliance. Please spread the word about this amazing event!