Photos from Homeless Tent City
Posted July 24th, 2009 by surplusFiled under:Production Company
Join us: Vacant Lots and a City of Tents
Posted July 19th, 2009 by surplusIt must be summer. We’ve got a grill, boom box, dog, drill, and assembly line of art-builders on the sidewalk out front. Not An Alternative is back to props production, and this time we’re teaming up with Picture The Homeless to architect a tent city.
The homeless population continues to escalate at the same time that landlords and the city sit on empty buildings. In fact, the total volume of potential apartments in vacant buildings and lots in Manhattan alone exceeds the number of homeless households in shelters and on the street citywide.
From Miami to Sacramento to here in New York City, homeless people aren’t waiting around. This Thursday, July 23rd, Picture The Homeless and allies will liberate the lots and build a tent city installation.
We need you!
Kick down. Money, tents, tarps, pylons, food, water, and money. No amount too small, all donations are tax deductible. Material donations can be dropped off at The Change You Want To See Gallery, address below.
Show up. Come paint, drill, trace, cut, fold, spray and staple. No skills necessary. On the job training, food, folks and fun.
Sunday - Tuesday, 12pm – 7pm
@ The Change You Want To See Gallery
http://www.thechangeyouwanttosee.org
84 Havemeyer St, at Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn NY 11211
917-202-5479
Spread the word. Download, print, copy, distribute, email, Twitter, txt, and MyFaceSpace it around. We’ll rendez-vous on the 23rd at Union Square South, 9:30am. See ya’s there!
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Participation Camp: at ITP and Online
Posted June 27th, 2009 by surplus
Not An Alternative is sponsoring Participation Camp this weekend, an un-conference to take place at NYU’s ITP department and online via livestream, skype, twitter, and other virtual social media. Participate here: http://mudball.net/pcamp09/
More info:
Change the Rules: Democracy is a game in which we all make the rules. How do we make this serious game more inclusive, more fair, and more fun?
Participation Camp will provide the spark for an explosion of sharing, experimentation, and collaboration around this question. Participants may attend a wide range of physical and virtual presentations (or deliver one themselves), compete in a conference-wide participation game, or roll up their sleeves in a hands-on workshop.
Art in America, NY Times, and Huff Po
Posted June 25th, 2009 by surplusIt seems that “alternative models” are all the rage these days, what with the economic crisis and all. The No Soul For Sale: Festival of Independents show has been getting a lot of attention, and an institution called Not An Alternative in this context makes for an interesting angle, according to the press at least.
Not An Alternative was profiled in Art in America’s coverage of the show, and we got a nice mention in the NY Times as well. Plus a quick hat tip from Jonathan Melbourne at the Huffington Post.
If you haven’t checked out the show yet stop by, we’ll be there through Sunday, June 28th on the 3rd floor from 1-9pm daily.
Not An Alternative Installation at No Soul for Sale: A Festival of Independents from Not An Alternative on Vimeo.
No Soul For Sale: A Festival of Independents
Posted June 21st, 2009 by surplus
Not An Alternative will be participating in an upcoming show called No Soul for Sale: A Festival of Independents*.
June 24-28, 1-9pm daily
X-Initiave (former Dia space)
548 West 22nd Street
Chelsea, NY, NY 10011
From the press release:
Held at X from June 24 through June 28, NO SOUL FOR SALE – A Festival Of Independents will bring together the most exciting, creative and respected not-for-profit centers, alternative institutions, artists’ collectives and independent enterprises from around the world that contribute to the international art scene by inventing new strategies for the distribution of information and by supporting a diverse cultural program.
X has invited more than 30 art spaces to travel to New York City to present themselves, their programs and the artists they support. With associations and groups coming from Berlin, Milan, Dublin, Barcelona, Paris, Reykjavík, Hong Kong, Rabat, Trinidad, New York, Los Angeles, and many other locations, NO SOUL FOR SALE provides a unique occasion to foster creative exchange and to connect with international organizations that aren’t usually accessible in New York City. With free entrance and a rich program of daily activities, NO SOUL FOR SALE will be a celebration of the independent forces that animate contemporary art.
*Our installation is made possible with generous support in the form of equipment from Eyebeam. Thanks Eyebeam!
