In/Out: Time, Pacing, and Perspective in Socially-Engaged Art

First in a series of annual symposia exploring projects and creative thinking, both indoors and on site.

Presented by the Mural Arts Philadelphia and Moore College of Art & Design’s Graduate Social & Studio Practice program

Friday, July 31 & August 1, 2015

During this intensive, two day-long symposium, you will:

• Hear engaging keynotes by MacArthur Fellow Rick Lowe, Founder of Project Row Houses, and Walidah Imarisha, co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements
• Embark on a trolley tour of Philadelphia with visits to Neighborhood Time Exchange and the Village of Arts and Humanities
• Observe thought-filled panels, including presentations by: Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, featuring Dorothy Burge, Darrell Cannon, Alice Kim and Sarah Ross; and IMI Corona (Immigrant Movement International, Corona), featuring Daisy Patricia Chabla, Viviana Peralta, Dana Yessenia Mendoza, Christian Guiñanzaca, Veronica Ramirez and Silvia Juliana Mantilla Ortiz.
• Enjoy social gatherings with other artists, activists and other like-minded practioners during receptions at Asian Arts Initiative and other locations
• And “The Long Now” will include a panel of several groups from Philadelphia that have been developing their community based art over substantial periods of time, with participants including Denise Brown from the Leeway Foundation, Bread & Roses, Scribe; Gretjen Clausing from PhillyCAM; Helen Haynes, chief cultural officer for the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, City of Philadelphia; Aaron Levy from Slought; and Shira Walinsky from Southeast by Southeast, along with others.

The symposium will focus on selected case studies from local, national, and international contexts that highlight socially-engaged art from multiple vantage points. Special attention will be given to the subject of time commitment as a medium that ties the diverse range of complex case studies together. The symposium is a part of Mural Arts’ muraLAB program.

Support for In/Out has been provided by the Ford Foundation.

IN/OUT SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE

SOLD OUT: Friday, July 31

• 12pm: Welcome Remarks and Lunchtime Keynote Address by Rick Lowe at Moore College of Art & Design (1916 Race St, Philadelphia, PA)
• 1:30pm-5pm: Site Visits to Neighborhood Time Exchange and Village of Arts & Humanities (Afternoon Trolley Transportation Provided for through registration)
• 5pm-8pm: Final Trolley Stop: In/Out Party at Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA)