Public Programs and Events for Spring 2015
ONGOING (Through July 12, 2015)
Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television Engagement Program
"Freex Out," a thematic video art presentation in the Videofreex exhibition, based on biweekly open public calls. Submissions will be edited live in
The Dorsky Museum by SUNY New Paltz students during times listed below. Post an original video up to two minutes long to YouTube and email link to sunyfreex@gmail.com.
Live Editing times:
Thu., Feb. 12, 2–4:50 pm Fri., Feb. 20, 12:45–3:10 pm
Thu., Feb. 26, 2–4:50 pm Fri., March 6, 12:45–3:10 pm
Thu., March 12, 2–4:50 pm Fri., April 3, 12:45–3:10 pm
Thu., April 9, 2–4:50 pm Fri., April 17, 12:45–3:10 pm
Thu., April 23, 2–4:50 pm Fri., May 1, 12:45–3:10 pm
MARCH
Sunday, March 1, 2 pm
First Sunday Free Gallery Tour with guest educator Kevin Cook
Sunday, March 8, 2 pm
Panel Discussion: "Videofreex: A Foundation for Participatory Art and Social Engagement."
Panelists: Videofreex Parry Teasdale and Skip Blumberg; Galen Joseph-Hunter, Wave Farm; Moderator: Andrew Ingall, Guest Curator, Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television
Alongside the Videofreex, artists and producers discuss Lanesville TV as a model for civic engagement and opportunities past and present for creative placemaking and revitalization.
More information on our Special Events for Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television page
Student Union Building Rm. 62/63
* Saturday, March 14 through Sunday March 22nd: Closed for Spring Break *
Tuesday, March 24, 6 pm
Maverick Festival Chamber Music Program with SUNY New Paltz Music Department performing original scores in dialogue with the Maverick Festival in Woodstock.
Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 pm
Screening and Discussion: Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) will host a panel and screening in conjunction with Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television, organized by Andrew Ingall. This event will highlight the bold inter-disciplinary nature of the early video collective's projects, with a special focus on Videofreex founding member David Cort, who edited several of his key video works at EAI in the 1970s. Panelists under consideration include original Videofreex member Davidson Gigliotti, artist, Cort collaborator Shalom Gorewitz, and LoVid, a media art duo who represent a new generation of artists who have been influenced by the interdisciplinary practices of the Videofreex. The panel will be co-moderated by Ingall and EAI's Director of Distribution, Rebecca Cleman.
Electronic Arts Intermix, New York, NY
More information on our Special Events for Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television page
Saturday, March 28, 2 pm
Panel Discussion: "Geometries of Difference."
Panelists will be artists Jeffrey Gibson and Kamrooz Aram, with SUNY New Paltz professor Amy Cheng, and moderated by exhibition curator Murtaza Vali.
Contemporary artists are fostering a dialogue between the visual discourses of Western abstraction and other aesthetic traditions more accepting of ornament; this panel will discuss how unexpected juxtapositions and intersections challenge traditional art histories.
APRIL
Friday, April 17, 6 pm
Performance: "One Quiet Plunge: An Arrow Pointed Down"
"An Arrow Pointed Down" is a multimedia, concert-length work inspired by the physical and human geography of the Hudson River. Four composer/performers of electroacoustic music will create new works that respond to visuals by fellow Hudson Valley artists. These works will be performed live as a single, continuous piece, with each composer's contribution paired with the visuals that inspired it. The performance will feature the music of Ryan Chase, Joshua Groffman, Bob Lukomski, and Eric Somers, and the visual art of Lori Adams, Keiko Sono, Tona Wilson, and the 1QPVC.
Suggested donation at the door is $10.
One Quiet Plunge is an organization devoted to the promotion and performance of new music in the Hudson Valley. More information at www.onequietplunge.wordpress.com
Saturday, April 18, 2 pm
Curator's talk: Daniel Belasco on Grace Hartigan: Myths and Malls
Wednesday, April 22, 7 pm
Screening and Talk: Curator Andrew Ingall shares tapes from the pioneering Catskills collective who established the first pirate TV station in the United States. The Videofreex serve as a model for a new generation seeking greater media democracy and developing community-based art practices. Part of the series iEAR Presents! at the Media Sanctuary, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (518.272-2390 info@mediasanctuary.org)
More information available on our Special Events for Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television page.
Friday, April 24, 5–7 pm
Opening reception for BFA I Thesis Exhibition
MAY
Friday, May 1, 5–7 pm
Opening reception for BFA II Thesis Exhibition
Sunday, May 3, 2 pm
First Sunday Free Gallery Tour with guest educator Kevin Cook
Friday, May 8, 5–7 pm
Opening reception for MFA I Thesis Exhibition
Friday, May 15, 7:30–9:30 pm
Opening reception for MFA II Thesis Exhibition
JUNE
Sunday, June 7, 2 pm
First Sunday Free Gallery Tour with Guest Educator Kevin Cook
Thursday, June 18, 7 pm
Screening and Discussion "Videofreex and Feminism," with Videofreex members Nancy Cain and Mary Curtis Ratcliff, historian Deirdre Boyle, and curator Andrew Ingall.
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
More information on our Special Events for Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television page
All events take place in the museum unless otherwise noted.
Featured Exhibitions
Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television
February 7 — July 12, 2015
