Give & Take - June, 2010

Another great event produced by Works Progress, Give & Take is focused around two simple questions:
1) "What do you know?”
2) “What do you want to know?”

An Introduction to Give & Take from Works Progress on Vimeo.

 “This month, Give & Take acts as the closing event for Works Progress' newest exhibition We Work Here: A Conversation on Art, Economics, and Community. This months Give & Take event will continue to explore these themes and engage the audience in a conversation on the value of creative work to our lives, our economies and our communities.” - Work’s Progress

If you don't have flash, check out the online Gallery

Betsy McDermott Altheimer & Noah Keesecker presented “Community Supported Art”, a program from Springboard for the Arts, which is a fantastic opportunity to bridge artists and patrons.

Film Maker, Andy Dayton presented part of his exploration of the recession in “Job Interviews Unincorporated”

Vacation Planning from Job Interviews Unincorporated on Vimeo.

Landscape Architect Diane Hellekson, presented her ideas of Envisioning an Art Ecology

Jeff Hnilika, artist and cofounder of F.E.A.S.T. Brooklyn, (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics) presented his thoughts on the dynamics of a Queer Economy.

Oil: A Love Story

Rochelle Gibbs and I were fortunate to cover another fantastic event organized by Solutions Twin Cities to entertain, inform, and engage. 

"Oil: A Love Story" was presented November 12th at 7PM at Intermedia Arts, in Minneapolis, MN.

George Henderson - Tuned our TV back to the past with "Oil Science Theater"
Matt Huber - Drove us to see how "Oil As a Way of Life" is embedded in our lifestyle choices
Bruce Braun - Reconnected us to Oil and the "Technological Unconscious"

After a quick Q&A with George, Matt, & Bruce The audience and speakers smelled Oil from around the world, made smoothies with their own energy, and learned how much pedal power was needed for light in incandescent and florescent light bulbs.

Matthew Schnider-Mayerson rounded off the evening by presenting the "Post-Carbon World" expressing both hope and realism in the effects of being caught off guard or well prepared.

For the official descriptions of each topic: click here