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THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER, 5 - 8 pm
OPENING RECEPTION
featuring live multimedia performance with Tim Sullivan
Free to the public
Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition on First Thursday.
I feel I am free but I know I am not
Tim Sullivan invites gallery guests to step into a rowboat set up in front of a
video camera and blue screen. As the camera rolls, participants and viewers
can watch as the actions in the boat are merged with various pieces of
film footage created by the artist, inspiring situational improvisation
and performance. Sullivan will facilitate a public performance that
will be videotaped and shown as part of the exhibition.
Tim Sullivan will also perform on September 13 and September 27.
Roger Sayre will enlist participants to sit for one-hour portraits in the
manner of the 19th century daguerrotypists. For more information
or to sign up, please email info@sfcamerawork.org.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 12 - 5 pm
multiTASK SATURDAY
SITTING: ONE HOUR PORTRAITS
$5 Public, $2 Students/Seniors, Free for Camerawork Members
Roll up your sleeves with local artist collective multiTASK to
participate in a variety of art-making tasks in preparation for TASK Party SF.
multiTASK will also hold events on September 13, September 20, and
September 27, culminating in TASK Party SF on October 4.
Please visit www.sftaskparty.org for more information.
Roger Sayre will enlist participants to sit for one-hour portraits in the
manner of the 19th century daguerrotypists. For more information
or to sign up, please email info@sfcamerawork.org.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13
TIM SULLIVAN: PARTICIPATORY PERFORMANCE, 2 - 5 pm
multiTASK SATURDAY, 12 - 5 pm
$5 Public, $2 Students/Seniors, Free for Camerawork Members
Tim Sullivan invites gallery guests to step into a rowboat set up in front of a
video camera and blue screen. As the camera rolls, participants and viewers
can watch as the actions in the boat are merged with various pieces of
film footage created by the artist, inspiring situational improvisation
and performance. Sullivan will facilitate a public performance that
will be videotaped and shown as part of the exhibition.
Tim Sullivan will also perform on September 4 and September 27.
Roll up your sleeves with local artist collective multiTASK to
participate in a variety of art-making tasks in preparation for TASK Party SF.
multiTASK will also hold events on September 6, September 20, and
September 27, culminating in TASK Party SF on October 4.
Please visit www.sftaskparty.org for more information.
WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER, 6 - 8:30 pm
MEMBERS-ONLY CRITIQUE
Facilitated by artist and
Camerawork Education Director Erik Auerbach
Meet fellow Camerawork members, show your work,
see what your peers are up to!
All photographic and video media welcome. Participating artists will have
a total of 15 minutes for presentation and discussion. Limit of 6 artists
per session. Expect a lively conversation! Artists and art lovers
alike are
welcome to join the discussion.
Please RSVP by September 15 to info@sfcamerawork.org and indicate the
format of your work. Work prints preferred, but CD or DVD of
images also acceptable. Multiple projectors are NOT available.
Not yet a Camerawork member? Join now!
http://www.sfcamerawork.org/membership.html
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER, 12 - 5 pm
multiTASK SATURDAY
$5 Public, $2 Students/Seniors, Free for Camerawork Members
Roll up your sleeves with local artist collective multiTASK to
participate in a variety of art-making tasks in preparation for TASK Party SF.
multiTASK will also hold events on September 6, September 13, and
September 27, culminating in TASK Party SF on October 4.
Please visit www.sftaskparty.org for more information.
SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
multiTASK SATURDAY, 12 - 5 pm
TIM SULLIVAN: 2 - 5 pm
$5 Public, $2 Students/Seniors, Free for Camerawork Members
SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM DAY: Present the Museum Day admission card
(available online or in the September 2008 issue of Smithsonian Magazine)
to receive free general admission at SF Camerawork and
other participating Museum Day locations.
Roll up your sleeves with local artist collective multiTASK to
participate in a variety of art-making tasks in preparation for TASK Party SF.
multiTASK will also hold events on September 6, September 13,
and September 20, culminating in TASK Party SF on October 4.
Tim Sullivan invites gallery guests to step into a rowboat set up in front of a
video camera and blue screen. As the camera rolls, participants and viewers
can watch as the actions in the boat are merged with various pieces of
film footage created by the artist, inspiring situational improvisation
and performance. Sullivan will facilitate a public performance that
will be videotaped and shown as part of the exhibition.
Tim Sullivan will also perform on September 4 and September 13.
THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER, 5 - 8 pm
EXHIBITION RECEPTION
featuring live multimedia performances
Free to the public
Participate in live peformance events at the gallery reception on First Thursday!
I feel I am free but I know I am not
Guillermo Gómez-Peña with Violeta Luna and colleagues
from La Pocha Nostra present part 1 of Performance Karaoke in
Three Parts, in which audience members become instant
performance artists and paparazzi photographers.
La Pocha Nostra will also perform on October 11 and October 21.
Second Front is the first performance art group in Second Life—
an online 3D world where people interact in a social economy through avatars.
Second Front members (9 people distributed internationally) will interact with
gallery viewers in real life, take their pictures and gather profile information
such as name, age and location through text conversation to be
used in two acts of viral performance.
Second Front will also perform on October 23.
SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER, 3 - 9 pm
TASK PARTY SF
At Workspace Limited, 2150 Folsom Street b/t 17th & 18th Streets
Free to the public
TASK Party SF begins with a simple task devised by artist Oliver Herring
and left in an envelope becoming the catalyst for mass performance. When this
first artist-assigned action is completed, participants originate their own tasks for
other performers. Some elaborate upon or undo the results of previous tasks.
Others require detailed actions with performers.
multiTASK will also hold events on September 6, September 13,
September 20, and September 27.
Please visit www.sftaskparty.org for more information.
Join us for free gallery admission all day!
I feel I am free but I know I am not
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER, 3 - 5 pm
PERFORMANCE KARAOKE IN THREE PARTS
$5 Public, $2 Students/Seniors, Free for Camerawork Members
Participate in live peformance events at the gallery!
I feel I am free but I know I am not
Guillermo Gómez-Peña with Violeta Luna and colleagues
from La Pocha Nostra present parts 2 of Performance Karaoke in
Three Parts, in which Bay Area power brokers stage
their imagined performance personas.
La Pocha Nostra will also perform on October 2 and October 21.
WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER, 6 - 8:30 pm
MEMBERS-ONLY CRITIQUE
Facilitated by artist and
Camerawork Education Director Erik Auerbach
Meet fellow Camerawork members, show your work,
see what your peers are up to!
All photographic and video media welcome. Participating artists will have
a total of 15 minutes for presentation and discussion. Limit of 6 artists
per session. Expect a lively conversation! Artists and art lovers
alike are welcome to join the discussion.
Please RSVP by October 13 to info@sfcamerawork.org and indicate the
format of your work. Work prints preferred, but CD or DVD of
images also acceptable. Multiple projectors are NOT available.
Not yet a Camerawork member? Join now!
http://www.sfcamerawork.org/membership.html
TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER, 5 - 8 pm
PERFORMANCE KARAOKE IN THREE PARTS
$5 Public, $2 Students/Seniors, Free for Camerawork Members
Participate in live peformance events at the gallery!
I feel I am free but I know I am not
Guillermo Gómez-Peña with Violeta Luna and colleagues
from La Pocha Nostra present part 3 of Performance Karaoke in
Three Parts, in which audience members stage their favorite artwork.
La Pocha Nostra will also perform on October 2 and October 11.
THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER, 5 - 8 pm
SECOND FRONT EVENT
$5 Public, $2 Students/Seniors, Free for Camerawork Members
Second Front is the first performance art group in Second Life—
an online 3D world where people interact in a social economy through avatars.
Second Front members (9 people distributed internationally) will interact with
gallery viewers in real life, take their pictures and gather profile information
such as name, age and location through text conversation to be
used in two acts of viral performance.
Second Front will also perform on October 2.
SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER, 1 - 6 pm
YERBA BUENA GALLERY WALK
Free to the public
Always wanted to check out the arts and culture heart of San Francisco?
Explore the Yerba Buena Neighborhood with the Yerba Buena Gallery Walk
October 25 – visit 10 local galleries in 3 blocks and enjoy
free admission and refreshments along the way.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13, 7 pm
BOOK RELEASE PARTY
Free to the public
Join us to celebrate the release of four new monographs from Chronicle Books:
Linda Connor: Odyssey: The Photographs of Linda Connor
Jona Frank: Right: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League
David Maisel: Library of Dust
Jo Whaley: The Theater of Insects
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