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SUMMARY:OPEN CALL: TALK BACK
DESCRIPTION:“A gif of the words TALK BACK written in large\, block letters\, with colorful patterns changing over the letters. The background is yellow with red dots.” \n  \nFLUX FACTORY OPEN CALL- TALK BACK\nTALK BACK is supported by a generous grant from the NYC Cultural Affairs Disability Forward Fund. \nFLUX FACTORY is thrilled to announce TALK BACK\, Flux Factory’s first open call and exhibition specifically for artists and organizers with disabilities. \nDEADLINE: MONDAY MARCH 18th\, 11:59pm\nAPPLY HERE\n\nFor audio guidelines please go to www.fluxfactory.org/news/talk-back-audio\nFor PDF version of this Open Call\, please go to www.docdroid.net/BhQ57lx/talk-back-pdf.pdf\n \nTALK BACK seeks to center the lives and leadership of disabled artists and asserts that deep-rooted cultural changes must be made within the art world to become more inclusive and accessible. TALK BACK believes that disability must be included in conversations about diversity. One part of affecting change in the art world is by placing disabled artists in positions of influence within the arts to influence change from within.\n\nTALK BACK focuses on how contemporary artists with disabilities are presenting their work and invites disabled artists to submit work that dismantles systems of ableism\, either overtly or quietly. How do we examine\, interrogate\, and resist ableist and classists systems inside the art world? How can we employ the art world to examine social and cultural systems that surround disability outside the art world?\n\nTALK BACK imagines a reality yet to exist\, shifts able-normativity assumptions that every body is able-bodied\, illuminates non-binary futures from able to disabled and debunks disability and “heroism”. TALK BACK envisions and celebrates joy\, radical care\, sovereign bodies\, community building\, non-verbal and alternative forms of communication. TALK BACK disrupts through quiet protest\, individual\, overt and mass protest that includes multiple ways of showing up. TALK BACK works within and against Capitalism\, classism and medical ableism to redefine value\, productivity and worth. TALK BACK makes room for criticism\, restoration liberation\, coming out\, ownership of one’s mind and body\, access demands\, intersectionality and utopias to offer multiple entry points to TALK BACK.\n\nTALK BACK invites proposals for workshops\, performances\, gatherings\, walks\, spoken word\, screenings\, visual arts\, video\, sound works\, DIY\, panels\, grassroots\, poetry\, books\, installations\, zines\, artist talks\, performance lectures\, discussions\, events\, collaborations with your caregiver\, allies\, advocates\, support and service animals. Please know that TALK BACK is an an open call for artists and organizers with disabilities.\n\nDEADLINE: MONDAY MARCH 18th\, 11:59pm\nGo to TALK BACK application HERE\, thank you! \n\nImportant TALK BACK dates to note:\nOpen Call Closes: March 18\nInstallation Dates: May 6th – 8th\nOpening Date: Thursday May 9th \nClosing Date: June 2nd  \nDeinstallation Date: June 3rd and 4th\n\nParticipants will receive a small honorarium for their work and limited access to Materials for the Arts.\n\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor bathroom is ADA Accessible. The closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status\n\nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org for further assistance concerning our TALK BACK Open Call and if you have accessibility questions or concerns. Thank you!\n\nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/open-call-talk-back/
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SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Embroidery with María Lulú Varona
DESCRIPTION:WORKSHOP: Embroidery with María Lulú Varona  \nSunday\, March 3rd\n1pm – 3pm\nFREE\nFlux Gallery\, this location is wheelchair accessible \nPlease tell us that you’ll be coming on Facebook \n Participants will learn the basics of embroidery\, such as skillful ways to thread a needle\, making secure knots and creating images in textiles. Once completing the workshop\, participants will have a good foundation for exploring this medium on their own. The facilitator will also lead the group through a discussion on the meditative and healing properties of these techniques\, and invite participants to share techniques from around the world.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/workshop-embroidery-with-maria-lulu-varona/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
CATEGORIES:Residency Shows
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T190000
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SUMMARY:March Flux Thursday: Organizing Against Artwashing in Queens
DESCRIPTION:March Flux Thursday\nOrganizing Against Artwashing in Queens\nMarch 14th\ndinner at 7pm\nConversation at 8pm\nSpeakers:\nJustice for All Coalition\nQueens Neighborhoods United\nPriscilla Stadler\nDenae Howard presenting on her exhibition\, “You’re Welcome”\nArtists Studio Affordability Project \nLet us know you’re coming on Facebook\nThis event will take place in the Flux Factory Kitchen\, which is NOT wheelchair accessible. If you use a wheelchair and would like to come\, please let us know. We may be able to move it to the gallery\, which is accessible. Please email: jaime.iglehart@gmail.com \n\nFlux Thursday is a monthly potluck and artists salon for people to present their work and gather together for food and socializing. The event is free\, but please do bring food or drink to share! \n\nOrganizing Against Artwashing in Queens \n\n\nArtwashing is a term used to describe a process in which artists and arts organizations are strategically used in real estate development to disguise and mask gentrification. In artwashing\, opportunities for showcasing artwork\, free or subsidized studio space or ‘pop-up’ galleries and shops are offered to artists as part of real estate expansion projects\, while simultaneously long-time residents – the overwhelming majority of which are marginalized\, working class and people of color – are displaced from their homes due to rising rents and associated landlord harassment. \n\n\nAmazon may not be moving to Long Island City (or are they?)\, but with or without a corporate behemoth moving into our midst\, the question still remains for artists and arts communities in the neighborhood: How can artists work against the grain of Artwashing and ally themselves alongside neighborhood organizations fighting against displacement? \n\nThis Flux Thursday\, we want to turn our attention towards this issue. We will have short presentations from Queens-based organizations working to fight displacement\, as well as individuals\, followed by a group discussion to encourage learning and understanding around this.  If you are engaged in a practice to fight against artwashing and gentrification and would like to present\, or would like to recommend someone who is\, please email: jaime.iglehart@gmail.com
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/march-flux-thursday-artwashing/
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SUMMARY:You're Welcome: [Not a rebuttal but conscious thoughts from us/pre-recorder sistory]
DESCRIPTION:You’re Welcome:\n[ Not a rebuttal but conscious thoughts from us/pre-precorder sistory] \nOpen Hours:\nSaturday March 16th & Sunday March 17th\n1pm – 6pm\nFlux Factory\, this location is wheelchair accessible \nFlux Thursday\nMarch 14th 7pm-10pm\nCurator Denae Howard will be speaking on the works in You’re Welcome\, during Flux Factory’s longest running potluck and art salon. \nOpening Reception + Programming\nMarch 15th 7pm-10pm \nSharing Stories. Scripts and Poetic Thoughts\nMarch 16th 4pm-6pm\nProgramming will include poetry\, found literature and performance by Sage K Howard\, Emily Waters\, Gia Shakur\, and Nzingha Tyehemba. \nYou’re Welcome features works of art by black women that attend to their discrete lived experiences while representing how we are framed by the collective contexts of our lives\, and within our own consciousness. \nFeaturing artists: Denae Howard\, Makeba Rainey\, Alexandria Antoine\, Jessica Lennay\, Ajani Russell\, Tasha Douge\, Mercy Carpenter\, Felicitia  Maynard\, Nandi Loaf\, Ronis\, Kiki Green and Isis A Swaby.  \nPlease RSVP here.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/youre-welcome/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
CATEGORIES:Residency Shows
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SUMMARY:OPEN CALL: Wicket Leeks
DESCRIPTION:Open Call: Wicket Leeks \nDEADLINE: MONDAY\, APRIL 15TH\nPLEASE APPLY HERE \n \nJune 18th- July 16th\, 2019 (including install+ De-install–exact exhibition dates TBD) \nFlux Thursday Potluck and Presentation— July 11th\, 2019 \n Using the lenses of food and sports\, Wicket Leeks invites cooks\, athletes\, researchers\, artists\, coaches\, and makers to help investigate the unsavory histories of nationalist\, religious\, and corporate colonialism in a palatable way\, while not sugar-coating its effects\, in order to help us better digest our present and cook up a healthier future. \n The title Wicket Leeks refers to the wicket– a part of the equipment for the sport of Cricket spread by the British Empire\, and Leeks– one of the most common and ancient edible plants in the onion family. It is also in reference to WikiLeaks– the international investigative journalism non-profit. \nWe are interested in Artists\, Cooks\, Athletes\, Nutritionists\, Food Activists\, Athletic Historians\, Gardeners\, Coaches\, and any sort of cultural producer or critic that might be interested in presenting lectures\, performances\, sports practices\, traditional visual art\, sound installations\, dinner parties\, themed dance parties\, etc. for this exhibition. \nThe exhibition will have a gallery component at Flux Factory\, but we are also interested in exhibiting outside of the gallery space in such locations as: Sports Fields\, Parks\, Restaurants\, Historical Sites\, Gyms\, Kitchens\, and so on. \nCompleted works as well as not yet formalized ideas are both open to consideration. \nIf you are Queens based and / or part of an Indigenous Nation we are especially interested in your work / research / Proposal. \nAll participants will be financially compensated for their work and time. \n** All artists will be expected to install and de-install their own work unless they have contacted us specifically / are ** \nPLEASE APPLY HERE\nIf you have any questions\, please email leeks@fluxfactory.org \nFlux Factory\, This location is wheelchair accessible. Attendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/open-call-wicket-leeks/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T200000
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SUMMARY:Trans-Form-Nation: Residency Exhibition by Kalon Hayward
DESCRIPTION:Trans-Form-Nation\n\nFlux Factory\, this location is wheelchair accessible\n\n \n\nMusic Video Dance Party x Flux on the Floor \nMarch 21\, 8pm – 1am\n\nFeaturing art work by Mensa Kondo\nperformance from the Artist formally known as Joe Smokes Wisdom\nHosted by BriFrei\n8pm – Music video screenings\n10pm-1am – After party\, FLUX ON THE FLOOR\nDJ Richie Rich and DJ Play Play\nSuggested Donation $10\n\n\n\nSoul Brother Circle\nMarch 24\, 12pm- 5pm\nSafe space for men of color to connect\, expand\, and heal. Drum meditation\, Tai Chi\, and sound healing.\nSuggested donation $10\nPlease RSVP to Kalon at universekhay@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKalon is a multifaceted performance Artist\, teacher\, and curator. With such influences as  D’Angelo\, Sun Ra\, OutKast\, Cee Lo green\, Erykah Badu\, and Anderson Paak. Kalon’s incorporation of movement\, soul music\, and theater to create musical theater experiences. A graduate of both the Duke Ellington school of the arts and Fordham university. Kalon has been a working artist since the age of twelve. \nHe regularly collaborates with renowned theatre artist in the New York City area. He has performed throughout the United States\, Africa\, and Europe. He earned his B.A. in theater performance from Fordham University at Lincoln Center. \nHis performance pieces have been presented at The Brooklyn Arts Exchange\, The Bronx Museum of the Arts\, and Flux Factory\, The Brooklyn Museum \nHe is an artist in Residence at Flux Factory in Long island City\, NY. Most recently\, he completed Artist Residency at Aros Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Demark\, where he premiered new solo performance work. He serves as a teaching artist and company member of F.U.S.H.A Dance Company (west and Congolese dance). He is excited to release his Cosmic Soul EP later this year.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/trans-form-nation/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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SUMMARY:Flux on the Floor: Trans-Form-Nation edition
DESCRIPTION:Flux on the Floor: Trans-Form-Nation Edition\nMarch 21\, 7:30pm- 1am \nFlux Factory\, This location is wheelchair accessible. Attendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space. \nThis month Flux on the Floor is being held in conjunction with Kalon Howard‘s show Trans-Form-Nation\, featuring music videos\, artwork\, performances\, and DJs all night in the Flux Factory Gallery. \nMusic Videos curated by Kalon to be screened at 8 pm. Performance from Artist formally known as Joe Smokes. Dance party to follow featuring resident DJs Vinyl Richie and PlayPlay. \nHosted by BriFrei\nArtwork by Mensa Kondo \n$5-10 suggested donation\, with no one\, turned away for lack of funds. \nFlux on the Floor is a monthly dance party open to the public and featuring artists- in- residence PlayPlay and DJ Vinyl Richie. Each month we will be bringing in guest musicians\, visual artists\, and other performers to create a multidimensional experience centered on dancefloor magic. \nPlease RSVP through our facebook event here
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/flux-on-the-floor-trans-form-nation-edition/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T190000
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SUMMARY:Flux Thursday
DESCRIPTION:Flux Thursday: Certifying Reality \nApril 11th 7pm-10pm\nCertifying Poetry\, curated by Siobhan Bledsoe. \nThis Flux Thursday will take place in the Flux Factory gallery. \nFlux Factory\, This location is wheelchair accessible. Attendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space. \nFlux Thursday is a monthly potluck and artists salon for people to present their work and gather together for food and socializing. This event is free but please do bring food or drink to share! \nThis event is in conjunction with Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe exhibit Certifying Reality. \nCertifying Reality is an exhibition of six artists contemplating the blurred line between our physical and constructed worlds. \nPlease RSVP on Facebook
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/flux-thursday-certifyingreality/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T190000
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SUMMARY:Certifying Reality
DESCRIPTION:Certifying Reality\nFlux Factory\, This location is wheelchair accessible. Attendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space. \nProgramming: \nThursday\, April 11th 7-10pm\, Certifying Poetry\nCurated by Siobhan Bledsoe\nThis program is in conjunction with Flux Thursday.\n7pm dinner // 8pm poetry\nFlux Thursday is a monthly potluck and artists salon for people to present their work and gather together for food and socializing. This event is free but please do bring food or drink to share! \nFriday\, April 12th\n7-10pm Opening of certifying Reality\nwith performances by participating artists \nSaturday\, April 13th\n7-10pm Consensual Dining\nParticipatory performance\, Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe \nSaturday and Sunday\, April 13th and 14th\nOpen Gallery Hours\, 1-6pm \nMonday\, April 15th\nGallery open by Appointment \nCertifying Reality is an exhibition of six artists contemplating the blurred line between our physical and constructed worlds. Works ranging from sculpture to video\, examine notions surrounding self-mythology\, data curation\, and digital labor. Themes include: surveillance\, the quotidian\, personal narrative and intimacy (digital and queer)\, all inextricably tied to the contemporary notions of simulation\, creation\, and appropriation\, engaging with and underscoring the artifice of our cyborg existence. \nOrganized by Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe\, with work by Furen Dai\, Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe\, Jamieson Edson\, Frankie Symonds\, Flora Wilds\, and Madeline Zappala. \nPlease RSVP on Facebook
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/certifying-reality/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
CATEGORIES:Residency Shows
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190419T190000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Painter
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Painter\nFlux Factory\, This location is wheelchair accessible. Attendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space. \n“David Lynch\, Sunday painter”\nCurated by Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe & Nova Scott-James \nGallery Hours\nSaturdays & Sundays 1 – 6pm \nThursday & Friday\, April 25 & 26\, 1 – 6pm \nPlease RSVP on Facebook \nProgramming \nOpening of Sunday Painter\nFriday April 19\, 7 – 10 PM\nPerformances by various participating artists. \nFlux on the Floor\nThursday\, April 25\, 8 – 1am\nIn conjunction with Sunday painter (DJs will transcend the bounds of their typical performance). \nThe Great Flux Bake-Off\nSunday\, April 28\, noon – 6pm\nJoin us for Flux Factory’s inaugural baking competition! \n“Sunday Painter” is an exhibition that examines atypical mediums\, outside the scope of an artist’s conventional practice. The term “Sunday Painter” has historically referred to a painter who is unschooled or only paints in their spare time (typically on Sundays\, when free). This show subverts the idea of the hobbyist artist\, with the artist as hobbyist. \nFourteen Flux Factory artists (Catalina Alvarez\, Sholeh Asgary\, Danny Crump\, Sarah Dahlinger\, Dew\, Daniel Fishkin\, Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe\, Cayla Lockwood\, Gil Lopez\, Rhonda Lowry\, Richard Nathaniel\, Nova Scott-James\, Jonathan Sims\, and Amia Yokoyama) utilize an alternative process or medium – beyond the purview of what they regularly show. Varying in medium\, the work universally feels more private\, intimate and/or vulnerable – a different kind of risk. Sunday Painter encapsulates the ethos of Flux – a place that encourages the artist to experiment\, cross-train and explore methods and processes that are inventive and unfamiliar.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/sunday-painter/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190425T200000
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SUMMARY:Flux on the Floor: Sunday Painter edition
DESCRIPTION:Flux on the Floor: Sunday Painter Edition\nApril 25th\n8pm – 1am\n$5-10 suggested donation\, with no one\, turned away for lack of funds.\nLet us know you’re coming on Facebook  \nOur fourth installment Flux On The Floor (FOTF) celebrates the ingenuity and collaboration of Flux Factory\, in tandem with our Artist-in-Residence GroupShow\, Sunday Painter. Our line up will include DJs Anton Lapov\, Vinyl Richie and the Sunday Painters DJ Collective\, playing selections from around the world to keep dancers moving and grooving. \nAs part of Sunday Painter resident Jonathan Sims will be engaging with his first and continuing non-arts career: education. He will be giving one-on-one lessons on readings in the 2500 year old I Ching\, and personal discussions about prisms\, lenses\, materials and projections he uses to manipulate light. \nFlux on the Floor is a monthly dance party open to the public and featuring artists- in- residence PlayPlay and DJ Vinyl Richie. Each month we will be bringing in guest musicians\, visual artists\, and other performers to create a multidimensional experience centered on dance floor magic. \nFlux Factory\, This location is wheelchair accessible. Attendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/flux-on-the-floor-sunday-painter-edition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T120000
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SUMMARY:The Great Flux Bake-Off
DESCRIPTION:The Great Flux Bake-Off \nSunday\, April 28th\, 12 pm-5pm\nThis event is in conjunction with Sunday Painter \nJoin us for Flux Factory’s inaugural baking competition! \nFour of Flux Factory’s bakers-in-residence will don their aprons and face unthinkable challenges conjured up by our judging panel including the legendary pretzel chef-extraordinaire\, Muse Dodd\, and master bread-maker Jonathan Sims\, with a special guest judge appearance by Younger\, Gayer Gwyneth Paltrow from our satellite location in London. Cheering the bakers on whilst licking their mixing bowls clean are Sindhu Thirumalaisamy\, Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe\, and Dew Igworia\, who will co-host the proceedings. \nViewers are invited to bring food or beverages to share for a rooftop picnic brunch potluck and enjoy the lovely spring weather (rain or shine!) as the competition unfolds! \nFlux Factory\, This event will take place in the Flux Factory Kitchen\, and so is therefor NOT wheelchair accessible. Attendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space. \nCompeting bakers:\nCayla Lockwood\nWieteke Heldens\nSarah Dahlinger\nLizzy DeVita \nPlease RSVP on Facebook
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/the-great-flux-bake-off/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190501T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190603T235900
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SUMMARY:Artist-in-Residence Open Call
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Monday June 3rd\n11:59pm / 23:59 Eastern Standard Time\nOpen Call Live. Apply Here!\nSpanish | Français | 日本語\n \nFlux Factory is a 24 year old non-­profit arts organization\, artist collective and international residency program located in Long Island City\, Queens\, NYC\, one subway stop away from Manhattan. We are committed to building a sustainable community for diverse cultural producers\, including visual artists\, builders\, curators\, community organizers\, chefs\, activists\, musicians\, writers\, and others. \nWe are currently looking for cultural producers of all kinds to join the Flux community for 3\, 6\, 9 or 12 month residencies starting in the Winter of 2019 or the Spring of 2020. \nFlux Factory cultivates a spirit of openness and generosity through a unique collaborative and participatory approach to realizing its residency and public programs. Fluxers benefit from an immersive environment that encourages experimentation and peer to peer resource sharing. Residents work together to shape and realize Flux’s expansive programming\, proposing and leading exhibitions and educational events. Flux Factory nurtures individual practices by offering professional development opportunities\, including one-on-one studio visits\, collaborative projects\, gallery time and monthly salons. \nCheck the Residency page for more information. \nOur labyrinthine building includes 16 studios\, a gallery\, silkscreen studio\, woodshop\, co-working office\, communal kitchen\, library\, and rooftop garden. \nEach resident is responsible for their own funding\, however Flux Factory will write letters of invitation for grants and other funding opportunities\, and share opportunities for additional resources if available. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at residency@fluxfactory.org \nOpen Call Live. Apply Here!\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/opencall_winter2019-spring2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190502T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190502T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075520
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SUMMARY:Flux Presents: Edible Editions Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Flux Factory is pleased to host Canadian artists Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed’s ongoing project Big Rock Candy Mountain. \nJoin us for an artist talk and gum chew in celebration of the launch of their new book Multiple Elementary. \nMay 2nd\, 7pm\nFlux Gallery\nLet us know you’re coming on Facebook\nFlux Factory\, This location is wheelchair accessible. Attendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space. \n \nFor the past 7 years\, Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed have been researching taste and flavor with groups of young people in public schools. In their current project\, Big Rock Candy Mountain\, they have produced several edible artist editions that publicly circulate classroom explorations of taste through the medium of candy. \nAt Flux Factory\, Hannah & Helen will share some recent editions including QA CHEW’S BUBBLE TROUBLE (2018)\, a chewing gum developed with a Grade 6/7 class. BUBBLE TROUBLE contains a uniquely abstract blend of both fruity and sweet notes\, with some sharp and earthy tones. Students have variously described the flavor as: “Hello Kitty bubble bath\,” “pungent\,” and “mysterious.” They will also present on their book\, Multiple Elementary\, which addresses classroom collaborations\, participatory practices\, adult-child relationships\, and taste-making. \nwww.bigrockcandymountain.ca/qachewsbubbletrouble \nHelen Reed and Hannah Jickling have been collaborating since 2006. Their projects take shape as public installations\, social situations\, and events that circulate as photographs\, videos\, printed matter\, and artists’ multiples. They are currently fascinated with the contact high intrinsic to collaborative research\, especially in their recent projects with children. Helen and Hannah have exhibited and performed internationally\, with both individual and collaborative work appearing in such venues as: The Portland Art Museum (OR)\, The Dunlop Art Gallery (SK)\, Smack Mellon (NY)\, Doris McCarthy Gallery (ON)\, The Yukon Arts Centre Gallery (YT)\, YYZ Artists’ Outlet (ON)\, Carleton University Art Gallery (ON)\, Dalhousie University Art Gallery (NS)\, Bästa Biennalen (SE)\, The Vancouver Art Gallery (BC)\, The Power Plant (ON) and Flat Time House’s first issue of NOIT (UK). In Fall 2017 they released Multiple Elementary\, a book that explores the elementary school classroom as a site of invention and reception of contemporary art practices\, published by YYZBOOKS. Jickling and Reed are recipients of the 2016 Ian Wallace Award for Teaching Excellence (Emily Carr University of Art & Design)\, a 2017 Mayor’s Arts Award for Emerging Public Art (City of Vancouver) and a 2018 VIVA Award (Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts).
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/flux-presents-edible-editions-book-launch/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190509T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190602T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075520
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SUMMARY:Talk Back
DESCRIPTION:TALK BACK \ncurated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams. \nMay 9 – June 2\, 2019\nFree and Open to the Public\nGallery Hours \nWednesday – Friday: 1 – 6pm\nSaturday – Sunday: 12 – 6pm \nOpening + Flux Thursday Potluck + Artist Talks\nThursday\, May 9 at 7pm – 10pm\nFREE\nPlease RSVP to let us know you’re coming \n\nTALK BACK Programming \nAlt-Text as Poetry\nSaturday\, May 11\, 3- 5pm \nSeeing in the Dark\nThursday\, May 16\, 6:30-8:30pm \nResilience Journal Workshop\nSaturday\, May 18 \nBreaking Down: A Panel Discussion on Art and Mental Illness\nSunday\, May 19 3pm – 5pm \nCharacter Strengths\, YAI Arts Pop Up Exhibition\nThursday\, May 23\, 6-8pm \nPeople for An Accessible Mars\nSaturday\, May 25\, 3-5pm \nConvening for Disabled Artists\, Organizers and Organizations\nFriday\, May 31\, 7:30 – 10pm\nSaturday\, June 1\, 12:30 – 5:30 pm\nSunday\, June 2\, 1pm – 6pm \nClosing Party\nSaturday\, June 1\, 8-11pm \n* If you are interested in attending and/or receiving more information about the convening\, please email Lexy and moira at access@fluxfactory.org* \n\nFlux Factory is pleased to announce its first 2019 Major Exhibition\, TALK BACK\nClick here for an audio version of the Talk Back Press Release\n \nTALK BACK centers the lives and leadership of disabled artists and organizers\, asserting that deep-rooted cultural changes must be made within the art world to become more inclusive and accessible. TALK BACK believes that disability must be included in conversations about diversity. One part of affecting change in the art world is by placing disabled artists and organizers in positions of influence within the arts to effect change from within. \nTALK BACK imagines a reality yet to exist\, shifts able-normative assumptions to make room for every body and illuminates non-binary futures. TALK BACK envisions and celebrates joy\, pleasure\, mindbody\, radical care and inclusion\, sovereign bodies\, crip time\, community building\, non-verbal and alternative forms of communication. TALK BACK disrupts through fluidity\, quiet protest\, overt and mass protest that includes multiple ways of showing up and being present. TALK BACK works within and against capitalism\, classism and medical ableism to redefine value\, time\, productivity and worth. TALK BACK makes room for criticism\, restoration liberation\, coming out\, ownership of one’s mind and body\, access demands\, intersectionality and utopias to offer multiple entry points to TALK BACK. \nPlease join us in celebration of TALK BACK’s workshops\, performances\, gatherings\, spoken word\, screenings\, visual arts\, video\, sound works\, DIY\, panels\, activism\, books\, installations\, zines\, artist talks\, performance lectures\, discussions and celebrations with and for local\, national\, and international disabled artists and organizers! \nParticipating Artists and Organizers to date: Ilana Abramovitch + Joel Shatzky\, Ezra Benus\, Megan Bent\, Laurie Berenhaus + Fountain House Gallery Artists\, Pelenakeke Brown\, Monica Chulewicz\, Ivan Dalia\, Wieteke Heldens\, Shannon Finnegan\, Sharona Franklin\, Dustin P. Gibson\, Anna Gichan\, Kevin Gotkin\, Jasper Harden + Adina Burke\, Cyree Jarelle Johnson\, Juliet Johnson\, Janhavi Khemka\, catlip + jess kurland\, Yo-Yo Lin\, Jimena Lucero\, Kevin Quilles Bonilla\, ET Russian\, Jaklin Romine\, Ani Schreiber\, Andy Slater\, Athena Soules\, Rosary Solimanto\, Paula Stuttman\, Sean Lee\, Kristina McMullin\, Cyn Rozeboom of Tangled Art + Disability\, Aislinn Thomas\, Jimmy Tucker\, Romily Alice Walden\, Erin Brady Worsham\, Madison Zalopany + Alex Zak and Lizzy De Vita\, Flux Factory’s inaugural Access Fellow recipient. \nAbout the Curators\nLexy Ho-Tai is a multi-disciplinary artist and teaching artist based in Queens\, whose public and participatory practice explores accessibility\, inclusion\, craft\, and play. \nmoira williams’ often co-creative practice weaves together performance\, bio-art\, food\, sculpture and movement as a lived experience\, while simultaneously connecting and creating opportunities for artists through gatherings and curatorial projects. Moira identifies as a disabled artist. \nAccessibility\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status.. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print and braille versions of written work. There will be quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please come fragrance free and with quiet phones. Please feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out as well. \nAttendees are expected to adhere to our safer space policy\, which is posted throughout the space. \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/talk-back/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075520
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SUMMARY:Alt-Text As Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Image Description: A hand holds up a peach-coloured paper that reads “Artists for Alt-Text” in handwritten\, dark blue letters. The background is a marbly\, dark green floor.\nALT-TEXT As Poetry Workshop\n(This is a TALK BACK Workshop) \nSaturday\, May 11\, 3-5pm\n \nLet us know if you’re coming on Facebook \nAlt-text is a key building block of web accessibility\, allowing blind people and people with low vision to access visual content. Often it is seen through the lens of compliance\, as an unwelcome burden that needs to be met with minimum effort. How can we instead approach alt-text thoughtfully and creatively? In this workshop\, we will reframe alt-text as a type of poetry and practice writing it together. \nYou do not need to bring anything to the workshop\, nor have any prior experience with Alt-text. \nShannon Finnegan\, the facilitator\, makes work about disability culture and access. She has done projects with The Invisible Dog and the Wassaic Project\, and is working on a new project with Friends of the High Line. She has spoken at the Brooklyn Museum\, School for Poetic Computation\, The 8th Floor\, and The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. In 2018\, she received a Wynn Newhouse Award and participated in Art Beyond Sight’s Art + Disability Residency. In 2019\, she is a resident at Eyebeam. \nAlt-text as Poetry is presented as part of TALK BACK\, an exhibition that centers the lives and leadership of disabled artists and organizers. \nTALK BACK is curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and Moira Williams.  \nAccessibility:\n \nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print and braille versions of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 4\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Disability/Arts/NY a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund Enjoy Life
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/alt-text-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190518T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190518T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075520
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SUMMARY:RESILIENCE JOURNAL WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:Yo-Yo Lin Resilience Journal Page (2019)Image Description: A page spread out of Yo-Yo Lin’s Resilience Journal from the month of February. There is a circular diagram comprised of various sections filled in with different colors on the right side of the journal\, and on the left side is detailed notes about her daily life with chronic illness.\nRESILIENCE JOURNAL WORKSHOP \nAs part of TALK BACK\nSaturday\, May 18\, 4pm-6:00pm  \nRSVP (Not Required But Requested) \nThe Resilience Journal is an analog tracking tool dedicated to visualizing the overlooked\, soft data in our lives. Often chronically ill bodies encounter their quantified selves in the form of medical hard data. What if we looked at the qualitative numbers that make up illness? In this workshop we will work on identifying different soft data sets and discussing the aspects\, or ‘dimensions\,’ of each person’s nuanced\, daily resilience. Part artistic therapy\, self-advocacy tool\, and DIY data collection\, this Resilience Journal is designed to illuminate the ill experience\, make space to honor pain\, and hopefully over time\, become a living data archive of acts of resilience by chronically ill and disabled bodies. \nThe workshop will run for 2 hours. Participants do not have to bring anything. **Please note that this intimate workshop is designed specifically for chronically ill and disabled people\, but disabled allies are welcome. Limited spots are available. Please RSVP to access@fluxfactory.org so we can ensure we have enough materials for your participation. \nWe will be closing the gallery for the public to create a private space for the event. \nYo-Yo Lin\, the facilitator\, is a media artist who creates audiovisual installation experiences and explores the possibilities of human connection and storytelling in the context of emerging technologies. She uses intelligent projection/ lighting\, digital and hand-drawn animation\, interactive objects\, and lush sound design to create meditative ‘memoryscapes’. Her work often examines human perception as a vehicle for self-knowledge and community growth. \nShe has shown new media works at international multimedia art galleries (Human Resources\, Lincoln Center\, La Corte Contemporanea)\, music festivals (Coachella\, Panorama)\, film festivals (New York Film Festival\, SXSW)\, and public art venues. Her work has been featured in the HuffingtonPost\, Indiewire\, and Surface Magazine. \n-Yo is the art director of THE FAMILY: a Brooklyn-based creative studio of filmmakers and multimedia artists. Currently\, she is one of the 2019 artists-in-residence exploring modes of “access” at Eyebeam. Yo-Yo is researching and developing artistic tools in reclaiming and processing chronic health trauma. She aims to develop a digital and physical platform that serve as documentation and artistic evaluation of active survivors of chronic illnesses. \nResilience Journals is presented as part of TALK BACK\, an exhibition that centers the lives and leadership of disabled artists and organizers. \nTALK BACK is curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams. \nAccessibility: \nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print and braille versions of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Disability/Arts/NY a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund Enjoy Life
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/talkback-resilience-journal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190519T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190519T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
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SUMMARY:Breaking Down: A TALK BACK Panel Discussion on Art And Mental Illness
DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: Laurie Berenhaus Image Description: Smears of brown paint form a face with closed eyes and a neutral expression. The strokes smudge beyond the outline of the face. A grey background.\nBREAKING DOWN: A Panel Discussion on Art and Mental Illness\, Firsthand  \nSunday\, May 19th\, 3-5pm\n \nRSVP (Not Required But Requested) \nFlux Factory\n39-31 29th Street\nLong Island City \nThe tale of emotionally distraught artists’\, Vincent Van Gogh and Sylvia Plath\, are repetitive stories played out through the biopic lens of Hollywood. But what part of the story is real? Who is telling the story? How do we challenge the emotionally distraught artist narrative? Artists of Fountain House Gallery engage with this conversation by sharing their experiences of living with mental illness\, and the role it plays in making their art. \nBreaking Down\, a panel + discussion\, organized by Laurie Berenhaus is part of TALK BACK in conjunction with Fountain House. Breaking Down challenges the fetishization of mentally ill artists through perspectives on health and the creative process in the context for the art world. Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes with Q&A. Questions and conversation encouraged. \nModerator: Ariel Willmott\, Fountain House Gallery Director \nArtists:\nLaurie Berenhaus (Organizer)\, https://berenhausstudios.com/\nMiguel Colon\, https://mcs69.jimdo.com/\nKeith Pavia\, https://www.fountainhousegallery.org/gallery/artist/keith-pavia\nSusan Spangenberg\, https://www.susanspangenberg.com  \nAbout Fountain House Gallery: Fountain House Gallery and Studio provides an environment in which artists living with mental illness can express their creative visions and exhibit their work. Founded by Fountain House in 2000 as a not-for-profit exhibition space for its member-artists living and working with mental illness\, the Gallery sells original artworks and collaborates with a wide network of artists\, curators and cultural institutions. Embracing artists who are emerging or established\, trained or self-taught\, Fountain House Gallery cultivates artistic growth\, makes a vital contribution to the New York arts community\, and challenges the stigma surrounding mental illness. Learn more about Fountain House Gallery at http://fountainhousegallery.com/  \nTALK BACK is curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams. \nAccessibility:\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print and braille versions of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 5\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Disability/Arts/NY a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund Enjoy Life \n 
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/breaking-down-a-panel-discussion-on-art-and-mental-illness-firsthand/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
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SUMMARY:Character Strengths: TALK BACK Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Jimmy Tucker Captain Monster (2018) Image Description: Drawing filled with inventive\, colorful\, cartoonish monsters. Each monster is wildly unique; for instance\, some have three eyes\, green skin\, funky goggles\, antennas\, or horns. Most monsters are drawn from the belly up\, and they are all looking forward\, completely filling the page.\nCharacter Strengths\nYai Arts Pop Up Exhibition \nAs part of TALK BACK\nThursday\, May 23 6:30 – 8:30 pm \nRSVP (Not required But Requested) \nFlux Factory and YAI Arts are pleased to present Character Strengths\, a pop-up exhibition featuring artworks that flex vigor and nerve\, delivering juice and punch. Join the artists of YAI on Thursday\, May 23 for the one-night-only event\, occurring alongside Flux Factory’s TALK BACK exhibition. \nYAI Arts is a studio and gallery\, based in the Hudson Yards\, supporting artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. While YAI artists vary greatly in terms of subject matter and style\, many overlap in their predilection toward subjects with bombastic personalities and unorthodox aptitudes. In 2004\, psychologists drafted a list of 24 character strengths believed to encapsulate common virtues among people spanning various times\, places\, and cultures. Curiosity\, perspective\, leadership\, humor and hope are among them. For the past 15 years\, positive psychologists have used these qualities to assess individuals\, highlighting their abilities rather than deficiencies. This exhibition alludes to and toys with this significant psychological advancement\, loosening the terms involved to make space for infinite characters with infinite strengths. \nIn his ongoing series “Captain Monster\,” Jimmy Tucker populates an imaginary world with superheroes with disabilities. Bespectacled aliens\, pocket­size detectives\, and mustachioed hot dogs make up the cast\, replacing the tradition of a singular protagonist with an abundance of exceptional eccentrics. Devoted cat lover Jennifer Quinones reimagines pop culture and history with felines at the forefront. Cruella de Ville\, Frida Kahlo\, Joan of Arc\, and the cast of “Ghostbusters” are among the notable figures transformed through Jen’s cat­centric vision. For Everette Ball\, architecture becomes a leading character in New York’s story. His colored pencil drawings capture the city’s iconic and under­acknowledged structures alike\, imbuing them with vitality and dynamism. Jaric Andre creates psychedelic mosh-pits of creatures cackling\, chain-smoking\, and melting into one another. And finally Tyron Davis channels old school Americana with his kitsch depictions of patriotic leisure time. \nWhether human\, superhuman\, feline or somewhere in between: your strengths define you. From this spirit of abundance and ability\, YAI artists will discuss their practices and artistic journeys. \nCharacter Strengths is presented as part of TALK BACK\, an exhibition that centers the lives and leadership of disabled artists and organizers. \nTALK BACK is curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams. \n Accessibility:\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print and braille versions of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 14th\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Disability/Arts/NY a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund Enjoy Life
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/talkback_character-strengths/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190525T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190525T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
CREATED:20190513T235630Z
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SUMMARY:People For An Accessible Mars: TALK BACK Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Image Description: “PAM” is written in large\, white text in the center of a square image. Behind the word “PAM” is a red circle with a curved\, blue line that crosses the middle of the circle with a simple\, small rocketship-esque symbol at the very end. The background is black.\nPeople For An Accessible Mars \nTALK BACK Workshop\nSaturday\, May 25 3-5pm \nRSVP (Not Required but Requested) \nPeople for an Accessible Mars (PAM) People for an Accessible Mars (PAM) is a non-profit that seeks to instrumentalize the expertise of the disability community and collect data on accessible space travel and terraform methods. Through a series of workshops\, surveys\, and focus groups; we intend to advise NASA and all mars exploration initiatives on how to build an accessible future. The intention is to build access into the architecture of everything we do. To be intentional about building an inclusive society\, rather than retrofitting access at a later date. \nPeople for an Accessible Mars (PAM) is facilitated by Madison Zalopany and Alex Zak. \nMadison Zalopany is an artist and disability activist. She currently lives in New York\, NY and works as the Coordinator to Access and Community Programs at the Whitney Museum. She received her BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2011. Currently she is participating in the 2018-2019 Art and Disability Residency. \nAlex Zak’s upbringing in Florida instilled him with a familiarity to specific modes of labor\, consumption\, and their relationship to leisure economies. Through sculpture\, installation\, performance\, and video\, Zak’s work explores ways in which the histories of objects or spaces become obfuscated by the systems and aesthetics of tourism. His recent works deploy methods of flattening and material manipulations\, creating surfaces that mimic their respective origins. By assigning alternate functions\, values\, and position to recognizable cultural signifiers\, Zak hopes to agitate the mechanics of social architectures and technologies. Zak is currently a MFA candidate in sculpture at Yale School of Art. \nPeople for an Accessible Mars workshop is presented as part of TALK BACK\, an exhibition that centers the lives and leadership of disabled artists and organizers. \nTALK BACK is curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams. \n Accessibility:\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print and braille versions of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 18\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Disability/Arts/NY a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund Enjoy Life
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/talkback_pam/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190531T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190531T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
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SUMMARY:Talk Back Convening - Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Image Description: Two speech bubbles that say TALK BACK in capital letters. The top bubble is smaller than the bottom speech bubble. The TALK BACK letters are bold and filled with colourful patterns. Both speech bubbles have yellow backgrounds with red dots and a pink border.\nOpening Reception\nTALK BACK Convening\nFriday\, May 31\, 7 – 10pm\nFlux Factory\n39-31 29th Street\nLong Island City\, NY\nEmail: access@fluxfactory.org  \nRSVP HERE (Not Required but Requested) \nTALK BACK curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams \n\nOpening Reception\nFriday\, May 31\, 7 – 10pm\n7 – 7:10pm Introductions\n7 – 9pm: Interdependent Bodies:TRANSFEMINIST COCKTAIL PARTY hosted by moira williams\n9 – 9:30pm: Performance by Lizzy De Vita\n9:40 – 9:50pm: Screening of Hello by E.T. Russian\n\nAbout the Events\nInterdependent Bodies: TRANSFEMINIST COCKTAIL PARTY: moira williams’ often co-creative practice weaves together performance\, bio-art\, food and movement as a lived experience\, while simultaneously creating opportunities for artists through curatorial projects. moira invites people to reconfigure familiar objects and social events to offer multiple opportunities for building our social imagination\, deepening our ecological meanings and questioning systems of power. moira approaches culture as something we actively shape together. moira williams  \nLizzy De Vita is an artist\, writer\, and educator\, and is the the inaugural Accessibility Fellow at Flux Factory. Her work occupies a constellation of media\, including performance\, text\, sound\, drawing\, installation\, video and sculpture. Diverse in form\, the work is unified by an underlying interest in viral moments: places where the boundaries between ourselves and others’ are blurred. lizzydevita.us  \nHello produced\, recorded\, illustrated and edited by E.T. Russian is based on a true story of an adult and a child who meet in a public toilet under unexpected circumstances. etrussian.com  \nThe TALK BACK Convening is free and open to disabled and chronically ill artists + organizers\, organizations\, and allies. Please reserve a spot for our TALK BACK Convening through our website. If you have any questions\, email Lexy and moira at access@fluxfactory.org. With the goal of collective care\, we are running our events on Crip Time\, so please know that programming may start at a slightly later time than listed\, depending on the needs’ and good vibes of our wonderful participants and visitors. \nAccessibility: \nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 24\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Enjoy Life\, Stimtastic\, Disability/Arts/NY\, a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/opening-reception/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190531T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190602T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
CREATED:20190522T185333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190718T220956Z
UID:23204-1559331000-1559498400@www.fluxfactory.org
SUMMARY:Convening for Disabled Artists\, Organizers and Organizations
DESCRIPTION:Image Description: Two speech bubbles that say TALK BACK in capital letters. The top bubble is smaller than the bottom speech bubble. The TALK BACK letters are bold and filled with colorful patterns. Both speech bubbles have yellow backgrounds with red dots and a pink border.\nTALK BACK\nThree Day Convening\nPlease click here for an audio version of this page \nFriday\, May 31\, 7 – 10pm \nSaturday\, June 1\, 12-6pm + 8-11pm \nSunday\, June 2\, 12-5pm + 7-9pm \nRSVP (Not Required but Requested) \nJoin us for our 3-day TALK BACK Convening from May 31 – June 2. Disabled artists\, organizers\, activists and allies from around the country and Canada will be speaking\, performing\, leading workshops and discussions. \nWe will be doing our best to livestream the event on our Facebook Page. Please follow if you cannot attend the Convening in person!  \n\nFriday:\n7 – 10pm: Opening Reception\nInterdependent Bodies: TRANSFEMINIST COCKTAIL PARTY by moira williams\, a performance by Lizzy De Vita\, and E.T. Russian’s animation short “HELLO.” Artist Talk by Aislinn Thomas \nSaturday:\n12 – 6pm: Dreaming Disability Social Justice\nPresentation and workshop with Dustin P. Gibson\, performance by Anna Gichan\, artist talks by Andy Slater and Juliet Johnson\, and Sharona Franklin presents her work “Ashkasic Scroll”  \n8 – 11pm: Disability Nightlife Closing Dance Party with DJ  WHO GIRL (Kevin Gotkin)\nWith Yo-Yo Lin and surprise guests!  \nSunday:\n12 – 5pm: Crip Care Work\nTangled Art + Disability’s Sean Lee\, Kristina McMullin\, Cyn Rozenboom discuss the state of disability arts in Ontario and Toronto\, performance by Paula Stuttman\, and “A Day in the Life of Parkinson’s”\, a short play written by Joel Shatzky and Illana Abramovitch.\n\n7- 9:30pm: Crip Ecologies of Emergent Pain co-organized by Ezra Benus\n“Pain is Precious” a conversation about pain with Ezra Benus\, poetry readings by Jimena Lucero and Cyree Jarelle Johnson\, and music performance “GUT” by Catlip + jess kurland** \n**Note: Catlip + jess kurland’s performance will have loud music and flashing lights. We will have foam earplugs available for use.** \nFor more information about specific events\, please go to fluxfactory.org. The TALK BACK Convening is free and open to disabled and chronically ill artists + organizers\, organizations and allies. Please reserve a spot for our TALK BACK Convening through our website. If you have any questions\, email Lexy and moira at access@fluxfactory.org. With the goal of collective care\, we are running our events on Crip Time\, so please know that programming may start at a slightly later time than listed\, depending on the needs’ and good vibes of our wonderful participants and visitors. \nWe will serve light\, gluten-free refreshments\, and non-alcoholic drinks. Please feel free to bring drinks and heavier foods along. There will be a two-hour dinner break on Saturday and Sunday. You are welcome to eat throughout the event. Unfortunately\, we will not be providing meals. Please see a local listing of eateries here. \n\nAccessibility:\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 24\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Enjoy Life\, Stimtastic\, Disability/Arts/NY\, a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/talkback-convening/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
CREATED:20190523T161041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T233900Z
UID:23708-1559390400-1559412000@www.fluxfactory.org
SUMMARY:Dreaming Disability Social Justice
DESCRIPTION:Image Description: Two speech bubbles that say TALK BACK in capital letters. The top bubble is smaller than the bottom speech bubble. The TALK BACK letters are bold and filled with colourful patterns. Both speech bubbles have yellow backgrounds with red dots and a pink border\nDreaming Disability \nSocial Justice\nTALK BACK Convening \nSaturday\, June 1st\, 12 – 6pm \nFlux Factory\n39-31 29th Street\nLong Island City\, NY\nEmail: access@fluxfactory.org \nRSVP (Not Required but Requested) \nTALK BACK curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams \n\nDreaming Disability Social Justice\nSaturday\, June 1st\, 12 – 6pm\n12:10- 12:20pm: Introductions\n12:30 – 2:45pm: Presentation + Workshop by Dustin P. Gibson\n3:15 – 3:25pm: Anna Gichan’s WHEEL/ QUEER performance\n3:30 – 3:40pm: Andy Slater Artist Talk\n3:50 – 4pm: Juliet Johnson Artist Talk\n5 – 5:45pm: Sharona Franklin speaks about her work Akashic Scroll. \nAbout the Presenters\nDustin P. Gibson is a community builder. His he[art]work expands the collective consciousness of marginalized communities and addresses the nexus between race\, class\, and disability. As a co-founder of Disability Advocates for Rights and Transition plus the Harriet Tubman Collective\, Dustin builds power across classrooms\, neighborhoods\, kid jails and adult prisons by engaging in work to create a world without jails and prisons. dustinpgibson.com \nAnna Gichan’s QUEER/ WHEEL is a series of words that have been mis-read during conversations. Through lip sketches the nuances of understanding lip-reading is shown and with the slightest changes in the visibility of teeth\, negative space in mouth\, roundness/width of lips\, and duration of shape a completely different word is spoken. These words emphasize how much work goes into visibly understanding spoken word. annagichan.com  \nAndy Slater is a blind sound artist\, performer\, musician\, and disability advocate. He is the founder of the Society Of Visually Impaired Sound Artists and is the director of the “Sound As Sight” accessible field recording project. In 2018\, he received a 3 Arts/University of Illinois at Chicago residency fellowship. Andy has exhibited and performed extensively. \nJuilet Johnson is a multidisciplinary artist\, writer\, and small body of water from Los Angeles\, CA. She is a multi-disciplinarian\, with writing as a central structure\, sprouting other forms: video\, performance\, drawing\, installation\, object-making\, sound/music. Common ruminations include the body and self as both inescapable and diffuse\, the edges of language\, goops of all kinds. @loftmoth \nSharona Franklin’s work disseminates a personal mythology of gender\, class\, bio-citizenship\, and botany. Her practice encapsulates a range of forms. Each successive project is reflexive to propaganda\, transhumanism and bioethics\, working to expand contemporary interpretations of genetic engineering. Her work offers a more expansive\, inclusive idea of what it means to be a human negotiating the everyday realities of pharmalogical dependency\, social inter-dependency and (Self)advocacy. Sharona Franklin speaks about her work Akashic Scroll. Which in turn talks back to Biopharma\, Class C Drugs in pre-pubescent disease before the new millennium and Reproductive Agency within disabilities. \nFor more information about specific events\, please go to fluxfactory.org. The TALK BACK Convening is free and open to disabled and chronically ill artists + organizers\, organizations and allies. Please reserve a spot for our TALK BACK Convening through our website. If you have any questions\, email Lexy and moira at access@fluxfactory.org. With the goal of collective care\, we are running our events on Crip Time\, so please know that programming may start at a slightly later time than listed\, depending on the needs’ and good vibes of our wonderful participants and visitors. \nWe will serve light\, gluten-free refreshments\, and non-alcoholic drinks. Please feel free to bring drinks and heavier foods along. There will be a two-hour dinner break on Saturday and Sunday. You are welcome to eat throughout the event. Unfortunately\, we will not be providing meals. Please see a local listing of eateries here. \n\nAccessibility:\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 24\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Enjoy Life\, Stimtastic\, Disability/Arts/NY\, a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/dreaming-disability-social-justice/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
CREATED:20190523T155213Z
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SUMMARY:Talk Back Closing Party
DESCRIPTION:TALK BACK \nClosing Party\nSaturday\, June 1\, 8-11pm\n \nRSVP (Not Required but Requested) \nCelebrate the closing of TALK BACK with a party featuring DJ WHO GIRL (Kevin Gotkin) and a performance by YO-YO LIN! \n\nVIBE FLOW: 8-9pm: Low-level music\n9pm: “the walls of my room are curved” by Yo-Yo Lin Audiovisual performance involving live-mixing projections of recorded movement and a musical score comprised of the sounds of the artist’s bones and joints.\nAccess note: The audience will encounter some abrupt changes in light and color.\n9:15-10pm: Higher volume dance set featuring DJ Who Girl\n10-11pm: Low-level music \nABOUT THE PRESENTERS: \nWHO GIRL (Kevin Gotkin) is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Media\, Culture\, & Communication at New York University and Project Lead for the Disability Nightlife Project\, a project in development that will launch a monthly disability-centric nightlife party. kevingotkin.com  \nYO-YO LIN is a media artist who creates audiovisual installation experiences and explores the possibilities of human connection and storytelling in the context of emerging technologies. She uses intelligent projection/ lighting\, digital and hand-drawn animation\, interactive objects\, and lush sound design to create meditative ‘memoryscapes’. Her work often examines human perception as a vehicle for self-knowledge and community growth. She has shown new media works at international multimedia art galleries (Human Resources\, Lincoln Center\, La Corte Contemporanea)\, music festivals (Coachella\, Panorama)\, film festivals (New York Film Festival\, SXSW)\, and public art venues. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post\, Indiewire\, and Surface Magazine. yoyolin.com \nThe convening is free and open to disabled and chronically ill artists + organizers\, organizations\, and allies. Please reserve a spot for our TALK BACK Convening through our website. If you have any questions\, email Lexy and moira at access@fluxfactory.org. With the goal of collective care\, we are running our events on Crip Time\, so please know that programming may start at a slightly later time than listed\, depending on the needs’ and good vibes of our wonderful participants and visitors. \nACCESSIBILITY:\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs.\nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Enjoy Life\, Stimtastic\, Disability/Arts/NYC\, a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/talk-back-closing-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
CREATED:20190523T165528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T232443Z
UID:23716-1559419200-1559430000@www.fluxfactory.org
SUMMARY:Disability Nightlife Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Image Description: Two speech bubbles that say TALK BACK in capital letters. The top bubble is smaller than the bottom speech bubble. The TALK BACK letters are bold and filled with colourful patterns. Both speech bubbles have yellow backgrounds with red dots and a pink border.\nDisability Nightlife Dance Party\nwith DJ Kevin Gotkin \nTALK BACK Convening \nSaturday\, June 1st\, 8-11pm \nFlux Factory\n39-31 29th Street\nLong Island City\, NY\nEmail: access@fluxfactory.org  \nRSVP HERE (Not Required but Requested) \nTALK BACK curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams \n  \n\nCelebrate the closing of TALK BACK with a party featuring DJ WHO GIRL (Kevin Gotkin) and a performance by YO-YO LIN! \nVIBE FLOW:\n8-9pm: Low-level music\n9pm: “the walls of my room are curved” by Yo-Yo Lin\nAudiovisual performance involving live-mixing projections of recorded movement and a musical score comprised of the sounds of the artist’s bones and joints.\nAccess note: The audience will encounter some abrupt changes in light and color.\n9:15-10pm: Higher volume dance set featuring DJ Who Girl\n10-11pm: Low-level music \nABOUT THE PRESENTERS: \nWHO GIRL (Kevin Gotkin) is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Media\, Culture\, & Communication at New York University and Project Lead for the Disability Nightlife Project\, a project in development that will launch a monthly disability-centric nightlife party. kevingotkin.com \nYO-YO LIN is a media artist who creates audiovisual installation experiences and explores the possibilities of human connection and storytelling in the context of emerging technologies. She uses intelligent projection/ lighting\, digital and hand-drawn animation\, interactive objects\, and lush sound design to create meditative ‘memoryscapes’. Her work often examines human perception as a vehicle for self-knowledge and community growth. She has shown new media works at international multimedia art galleries (Human Resources\, Lincoln Center\, La Corte Contemporanea)\, music festivals (Coachella\, Panorama)\, film festivals (New York Film Festival\, SXSW)\, and public art venues. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post\, Indiewire\, and Surface Magazine. yoyolin.com  \nFor more information about specific events\, please go to fluxfactory.org. The convening is free and open to disabled and chronically ill artists + organizers\, organizations\, and allies. Please reserve a spot for our TALK BACK Convening through our website. If you have any questions\, email Lexy and moira at access@fluxfactory.org. With the goal of collective care\, we are running our events on Crip Time\, so please know that programming may start at a slightly later time than listed\, depending on the needs’ and good vibes of our wonderful participants and visitors. \nACCESSIBILITY:\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs.\nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 24\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Enjoy Life\, Stimtastic\, Disability/Arts/NY\, a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/disability-nightlife-dance-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190602T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
CREATED:20190523T164200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T234045Z
UID:23712-1559476800-1559511000@www.fluxfactory.org
SUMMARY:Crip Care Work
DESCRIPTION:Image Description: Two speech bubbles that say TALK BACK in capital letters. The top bubble is smaller than the bottom speech bubble. The TALK BACK letters are bold and filled with colourful patterns. Both speech bubbles have yellow backgrounds with red dots and a pink border. \nCrip Care Work\nTALK BACK Convening\nSunday\, June 2nd\, 12 – 6pm \n7 – 9:30pm\nFlux Factory\n 39-31 29th\nStreet Long Island City\, NY\nEmail: access@fluxfactory.org  \nRSVP HERE (Not Required but Requested) \nTALK BACK curated by Lexy Ho-Tai and moira williams \n\nCrip Care Work\nSunday\, June 2nd\, 12 – 5pm\n12:30pm – 12:40pm: Introductions\n1-2:30pm: Tangled Arts + Disability: Panel Discussion on The State of Disability Arts in Toronto/ Ontario/ Canada\n2:45-3pm: Paula Stuttman’s Disappearance Performance\n3:30 – 5pm: A Day in the Life of Parkinson’s\n5 – 7pm Break  \nCrip Ecologies of Emergent Pain\nCo-Organized with Ezra Benus\n7 – 7:10pm: Introductions\n7:10 – 7:25pm: Poetry Reading by Jimena Lucero\n7:30 – 8pm: “Pain is Precious\,” a conversation with Ezra Benus\n8:15 – 8:30pm: Poetry Reading by Cyree Jarelle Johnson\n8:50 – 9:20pm: **Music performance by CATLIP + jess kurland ** \n**CATLIP + jess kurland’s performance is not a relaxed performance and will be loud with flashing lights. Foam ear plugs available.** \nAbout the Presenters \nTangled Arts + Disability: is a fully disability-identified staff operating Canada’s first Disability Art gallery. They will discuss the emergence and swell of Deaf and Disability Arts\, ‘Cripping’ arts and culture\, a natural extension to the disability rights movement\, that has disrupted mainstream narratives surrounding experiences of Deafness\, Madness and Disability in Canada. Tangled Arts will also discuss the history of Disability Arts in Canada\, accessible curation\, funding structures and leadership\, as well as accessible cultural marketing. tangledarts.org  \nPaula Stuttman offers an oral and visual presentation of “The Disappearance_20 thoughts.” This brief talk stems from a project addressing shelf life (nothing lasts forever). paulastuttman.com \nA Day in the Life of Parkinson’s a short play by Joel Shatzsky centered on two couples: Hal & Paula and Josh & Pat. Each character copes with the limitations of Parkinson’s disease; Hal resumes his career as a standup comic\, Josh clings to his job in a tech company. While Paula and Pat are their husband’s caregivers and form a support group which is tested by Marcia\, a recent widow. A note from Joel\, “I can attest to the frustrations of coping with Parkinson’s. Especially when it comes to experiences like when the simple act of pulling on a sweater becomes a perilous undertaking.” \nEzra Benus is a practicing artist\, educator\, and activist. Ezra is an artist in residence in the 2018-2019 Art and Disability Residency through Art Beyond Sight\, and works across media including pedagogy\, painting\, sculpture\, photography\, and performance. Ezra currently serves as Access Programs\, Adult Learning and School Programs Fellow at the Brooklyn Museum. ezrabenus.com  \nJimena Lucero is a poet\, artist\, and trans woman from Queens\, NY. She graduated with a B.A. in English from Hunter College. She is a Pink Door fellow and you can find her writing and more in EOAGH: Efniks.com  \nCyree Jarelle Johnson is a writer and librarian living in New York City. His first book of poetry “SLINGSHOT” will be published by Nightboat Books in September 2019. He is currently an Undergraduate Creative Writing Teaching Fellow and MFA candidate at Columbia University. @cyreejarelle\, www.cyreejarellejohnson.com. \nCATLIP is an industrial psychic-punk duo formed in 2016 by best friends Bryan and Caleb. Their recently released single on soundcloud will be released this summer on their upcoming EP. Currently\, they play shows at DIY venues in Brooklyn every few weeks. @catlip_nyc\, https://soundcloud.com/catlipnyc/gut \njess kurland is a Brooklyn-based queer\, non-binary\, disabled\, and white multimedia artist. their pronouns are they/them. they are half of hollowmess with caleb andriella\, and ovum is their ongoing work which is entering its fourth year of existence. jess is currently focused on making their work accessible and wearable through clothes and jewelry. @hollowmess_ \nFor more information about specific events\, please go to fluxfactory.org. The TALK BACK Convening is free and open to disabled and chronically ill artists + organizers\, organizations and allies. Please reserve a spot for our TALK BACK Convening through our website. If you have any questions\, email Lexy and moira at access@fluxfactory.org. With the goal of collective care\, we are running our events on Crip Time\, so please know that programming may start at a slightly later time than listed\, depending on the needs’ and good vibes of our wonderful participants and visitors. \nWe will serve light\, gluten-free refreshments\, and non-alcoholic drinks. Please feel free to bring drinks and heavier foods along. There will be a two-hour dinner break on Saturday and Sunday. You are welcome to eat throughout the event. Unfortunately\, we will not be providing meals. Please see a local listing of eateries here. \n\nAccessibility:\nFlux Factory gallery and ground floor\, gender-neutral bathroom is ADA Accessible. No ID or fee necessary for entry. Free tap water is available as are chairs with backs. \nThe closest subway stations with street level elevators is Queens Plaza (E\, M\, R trains)\, and 21st Street Queensbridge (F Train). MTA Elevator and Escalator Status. TALK BACK will include audio guides and large-print of written work. There is a quiet space within the gallery with low-level lighting\, earplugs\, chairs\, cushions\, eye masks\, and reading material. Service animals are welcome. Please arrive fragrance free and with quiet phones. Thank you! \nPlease feel free to contact curators Lexy Ho-Tai or moira williams at access@fluxfactory.org about access needs and questions. If you require ASL interpretation or real-time captioning\, please reach out by May 24\, 2019\, if possible. Thank you! \nTALK BACK is made possible through in-kind support from Materials for the Arts\, Enjoy Life\, Stimtastic\, Disability/Arts/NY\, a generous donation from Joe Cardillo\, and supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Create NYC Disability Forward Fund
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/crip-care-work/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190607T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190609T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075521
CREATED:20190524T210513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190610T195857Z
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SUMMARY:Together
DESCRIPTION:Together \nJune 7th – 9th \nTogether is a forward-thinking meetings technology service providing cutting-edge technology to boost your team’s connectivity\, productivity and access to psychic resources. Together helps your small business or art collective save time by holding meetings while you sleep. Using lucid dreaming strategies your team will meet on an astral plane\, connecting without the barriers of language or gravity. The 2019 company launch will take place June 7-9th at Flux Factory in Long Island City\, NY featuring a preliminary sleep study\, beta test pajama party\, and dream journal bookbinding workshop. \n\nPreliminary Sleep Study\nJune 7th – 9pm – 9am\nThis event is not open to the public.\nIf you are interested in participating in the preliminary sleep study\, please fill out this form to see if you qualify. Participants will receive a $10 gift certificate at the end of the study. \nBeta Test Pajama Party\nJune 8th – 7pm – 12am\nFree and open to the public.\nSnacks\, games\, audio/visual entertainment\, astral powerpoint projections and more! \nRSVP (Not Required but Requested) \nBookbinding Workshop: Dream Journals\nJune 9th – 3-6pm\nFree and open to the public.\nThis three-hour workshop will introduce students to the basic skills involved in creating a multi signature book. The course is beginner-friendly and students will use a range of materials to sew\, trim and glue their own bindings for their very own dream journal. \nRSVP (Not Required but Requested) \nTogether CEO—Cayla Lockwood— is an artist\, curator and graphic designer based in NYC. Her artistic practice consists of creating fake companies\, drawing in magazines with gel pens and constructing elaborate blanket forts. She is currently an artist in residence at Flux Factory and a curatorial member of Little Berlin (Gallery) in Philadelphia. Cayla has an M.F.A. from Syracuse University and teaches workshops internationally in printmaking and bookbinding. She is also co-editor of the neo-cosmic/now-wave newsletter\, RUB and has participated in the Yale University Art Book Fair\, Boston Art Book Fair\, Miami Zine Fair and Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/together/
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SUMMARY:25th Anniversary Banquet
DESCRIPTION:Friday June 14 Doors at 6pm  Dinner served promptly at 7pm  Dancing at 9:30pm \n  \nBUY TICKETS  \nAt the Flux Factory Gallery\n39-31 29th street\, LIC 11101\nThis location is wheelchair accessible \nA multi-course meal designed by Flux Artists Sarah Dahlinger\, Will Owen and Jevijoe Vitug // Dance party to Follow with Music programmed by Jess “PlayPlay” Dilday //  Light Installation by Jonathan Sims // Table designed by Amir Badawi and Danny Crump // Flyer by Cayla Lockwood \nWhen 7 artists began hosting potlucks\, performances and art events in a former spice factory in 1993\, they were fulfilling the immediate needs of their creative community with the resources at their disposal. 25 years later\, these needs persist among a new generation of emerging artists\, and Flux Factory continues to offer support through residencies\, exhibitions\, and collaborative opportunities\, building an international network of cultural producers along the way.  \nNone of this would be possible without YOU – our ever-widening community of thinkers\, creators\, and art appreciators. Your attendance at Flux’s 25th Anniversary Banquet will help ensure the continuation of our one-of-a-kind artist residency program into the next quarter-century and beyond!  \nThank you to the 25th Anniversary Benefit Committee including Haiba Hamilton (Chair)\, Tristan Nadal and Gotham Construction Corporation\, Jake Pratt\, Sallie Sanders\, Aliya Bonar and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation\, Morgan Meis\, Stefany Anne Golberg\, Jean Barberis\, Rodrigo Sanchez\, Rhonda Lowry\, Will Owen\, Sarah Dahlinger\, Jevijoe Vitug\, Jon Sims\, Cayla Lockwood\, Amir Badawi\, Danny Crump\, Maya Suess\, Nat Roe\, Sarah Weitlauf\, Oriana Leckert\, Scott Hirst\, and Helen Ho. \nBUY TICKETS MENU\n \nQuick-Pickled Veggies\, Nuts & Cypriot Olive Pie \n“Purple Rain” Soup & Russian Salad with Southern Biscuit \nJerk-Cauliflower and Tofu with Coconut Rice \nSilver Anniversary Cake a la Liberace\n \nWith palate cleansing fruit gels between courses \n \nBeverages throughout the meal thanks to Mascot Brewery and Grand Liquors \nDishes courtesy of Flux Community Residents Will Owen\, Jevijoe Vitug\,  Sarah Dahlinger\, Cayla Lockwood and Moira Williams\, and Tina Stipanovic of LIC’s own RaR Bar and AlterWork Studios.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/25th-anniversary-banquet/
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SUMMARY:Wicket Leeks
DESCRIPTION:Wicket Leeks \nCurated by Abdul Dube\, Illesha Khandelwal and Will Owen\nAssistant Curator Fiona Mccormac \nJune 22 – July 13 \nExhibition Hours:\nThursday – Sunday 1 – 6 pm\n \nUsing the lenses of food and sports\, Wicket Leeks showcases cooks\, athletes\, researchers\, artists\, coaches\, and makers to help investigate the unsavory histories of nationalist\, religious\, and corporate colonialism in a palatable way\, while not sugar-coating its effects\, in order to help us better digest our present and cook up a healthier future. \nThe title Wicket Leeks refers to the wicket– a part of the equipment for the sport of Cricket spread by the British Empire\, and Leeks– one of the most common and ancient edible plants in the onion family. It is also in reference to WikiLeaks– the international investigative journalism non-profit. \n\nEVENTS\n\nOpening Reception\nJune 22nd\, 6 – 10pm \nA View From Above: The Pre-Game Meal by Nathaniel Sullivan\nTuesday June 25th\, 7:30pm\nEvent is free\, but requires RSVP! \nWicket Leeks / আড্ডা Adda Featuring A Collaborative Beer Brewing Workshop\nThursday June 27th\, 6-11pm \nA conversation and food-based hang out with artists Jess Rolls and Zaid Islam around their 2+ year collaboration around shared histories. \nSpecially Processed American Me: SPAM\, War\, and Cuisine Workshop\nSaturday June 29th\, 1 – 3pm \nOver a communal meal\, artist and playwright Jaime Sunwoo will discuss the history of SPAM\, the canned meat\, in the Asia-Pacific and its connection to war\, class\, imperialism\, and nostalgia. \nWrestling as Ancient and Contemporary Decentralized Sport History\nSaturday June 29th\, 3-4:30pm\nA participatory\, body positive lecture and demonstration.\nParticipation is optional and requires no former knowledge of wrestling. \n– CLOSED July 4th weekend –\n \nFlux Thursday\nJuly 11th\, 7:30 – 10 pm\nPotluck + Wicket Leeks Artist Talks \nDrinking Beer at the End of the World: A Booze Cruise in the Anthroposcene Shane Farrell\nJuly 12th\, 3:00pm-5:30pm \nMeet at the Smith – 9th Street G Station. Look for Death. \n\nFeatured Artists \nEpicurean Endocrinology (Liz Flyntz & Byron Rich)\nFay Sanders\nHande Sever\nJanine Georgette (Hamilton)\nJaime Sunwoo\nJevijoe Vitug\nJordany Geao\nDr. Joshua D. Phillips\nJess Rolls\nJulian Louis Phillips\nKacie Lyn Martinez\nLexy Ho-Tai \nMiss Expanding Universe (Ashley Yang-Thompson)  & Zehra Khan\nNathaniel Sullivan\nNick Whittock\nShane Farrell\nSneha Mehta & Mallika Chandra\nZaid Islam
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/wicket-leeks/
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SUMMARY:A View From Above: The Pre-Game Meal by Nathaniel Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:A View From Above: The Pre-Game Meal by Nathaniel Sullivan\nTuesday June 25th\n7:30pm \nThis event is free\, but has a maximum capacity of 12 people\, the same as a basketball team\, please RSVP here \nThis event is part of the Exhibition Wicket Leeks\, in the Flux Gallery from June 22nd to July 13th \n\nA View From Above: The Pre-Game Meal is a multimedia lecture performance about the statistical and sexual mythology of basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain. On March 2\, 1962\, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game\, a record that still stands. In a 1992 autobiography\, he claimed that he had slept with 20\,000 women. I read this book when I was 12 years old\, a skinny kid growing up in Canada with hoop dreams. I have wondered about those two numbers since then. \nIn the performance\, Chamberlain the myth\, and the beautiful game he played are a frame for exploring the enculturation of young men\, the formation of identity and the near certainty that childhood heroes will disappoint. The performance unfolds over the course of a pre-game meal\, scientifically sound nutrition to bring the everyone to peak athletic performance within a few hours. \nNathaniel Sullivan is a creative non-fiction artist. He makes documentary videos\, multimedia lecture performances and site-specific guided tours. He uses these forms of truth-telling to combine facts with speculative ideas in order to explore the roots of power and social control. Often\, he uses one character and an event from their real life as a way into the story. He has made work about Francois Mitterrand’s rumored last meal\, exploring the limits of reason\, Wilt Chamberlain’s mythological sex life\, in which he wrote a teenaged version of himself into the story to critique the enculturation of young men\, and the semi-fictional love letters JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon\, to retell the story of the current financial crisis.
URL:https://www.fluxfactory.org/event/a-view-from-above-the-pre-game-meal/
LOCATION:Flux Factory\, 39-31 29th St\, Long Island City\, NY
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