Sandy Parsons, Collage

Print of collage- submission for group show

http://www.visualnews.com/2011/12/09/one-an-art-piece-brings-inspiration-to-occupy/

Sam Truit, Dymaxion Occupation Map

Dymaxion Occupation Map

It would be useful to commit a wall on which to hang a Dymaxion Air Ocean World Map. With the map we could have pins with flags attached to them, on which people can attach a number, which in turn would correspond to an entry in a book. Each entry would be for an organization anyplace on Earth that is doing significant, occupy-oriented cultural activities. Once the show is over, the map and entries could be converted into digital form and placed on the web, with the possibility of both editing and adding/subtracting entries.

This will give a concrete representation of movement happenings - including opportunities for people around the world to join locally and be aware globally.

LINK TO DYMAXION MAP: http://www.spaceshipearthsalon.com/blog/2008/12/fuller-dymaxion-map/
My Name: Sam Truitt
My E-mail: samtruitt@gmail.com
My Website: http://www.samtruitt.org

Pia Ward, Photographs

Nute Nicholson, Paintings

Matt Plummer, Music

Arts and Culture! Occupennial!
You may have heard me mention a group I've been involved a bit with --
the Musicians Solidarity Council -- an autonomous group in affinity
with OWS. Heretofore we've mainly been concerned with supporting a
number of OWS and labor actions, but now we're doing some events of
our own.

MUSICIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
on NYC's music economy

Sunday, Jan. 29, 1:30pm at Washington Square Park, the Arch
Part of Occupy Town Square (a mobile occupation,
https://www.facebook.com/occupytownsq)

Is this what we want?
Has it always been like this?
Are we entrepreneurs, artists, workers or volunteers?
What's holding us back?
Who's making the money?
What are we planning?
Do we deserve a minimum wage?
What are you doing on May Day?

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Website: http://www.mussc.org/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicians-Solidarity-Council/175677319204363
FB invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/229755287108371/

miChelle Vera, Sculpture

76. Occupy  2011

          84” h x 47”w x 24” Metal, Found objects, wood in raw finish.

This piece makes premise of no adornment. The abstract of subject complexity is explored through metal from many angels. The work entices the onlooker to participate by using the sculptures interactive gong. I through the work activate, mimic and explore all the senses of Occupy Wall Streets movement from both sides. This piece not only dimensional but multi perspectives abound with metaphor.This piece is an interactive gong- sculpture, the piece is intended to work on multiple levels not just visual.

75. Wall Street 2010

          22”h x 15”

          Metal welded (exercise equipment, building steel, gusset, drain cover,) and painted in  enamel

http://www.michellevara.com

http://michellevara-art.blogspot.com/

http://picasaweb.google.com/michellevara09

Michael Harris, Music

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
 

Michael Harris, Deep River, Connecticut (aka, Ernest Song) proposes The Ecology of Happiness exhibit.

 

Visual/Spoken Word Display (http://pecha-kucha.org/what)

The Ecology of Happiness is a combination visual/spoken word piece based on the Japanese presentation format of ‘Pecha-Kucha’ - 20 slides for 20 seconds. The topic delves into a holistic exploration of ‘happiness’; if and how it is even possible at this time in history, how it relates to the fuller experience of our aliveness, and how it is ultimately a limited, individualized aspect of a much larger experience of relationship.

The display features 20 white poster boards arranged in a 4x5 grid and each containing words and phrases. Each slide is accompanied by written text representing the twenty-second spoken-word presentation for that slide. The display can be self-toured, as a stand alone piece, and will also be accompanied by live presentation during a variety of events within the exhibit time frame.

Musical Element (http://www.myspace.com/ernestsongcombo/radio)

The Ernest Song project features original music relating to the message in The Ecology of Happiness. It is proposed that local musicians will be recruited to perform the seven songs featured on the Ernest Song CD, Petrified, If Not for You at a variety of events.

Inter-Active Symposium (http://www.awakeningthedreamer.org/)

An inter-active Awakening the Dreamer/Changing the Dream symposium is proposed for the exhibit time frame. The symposium is a 3-hour transformative mixed media experience presented by trained facilitators. I am a facilitator, and propose working with one or two other, local facilitators to present the symposium. The goal of the Awakening the Dreamer/Changing the Dream symposium is to help bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet.