phila. workshop

[sean o'donnell <sodonne@vm.temple.edu>]

The following is an announcement of an improvisational art workshop that 
was held last 
week in Philadelphia.  Myself and another loop-artist attended.  It was a 
blast.  If you 
live "close" to Philadelphia ("closeness" being a function of money/time 
these days) and 
have a hankerin' to engage in some seriously improvisational looping 
hysterics--come on 
down. 

< Workshop Announcement >

 HIGHWIRE Gallery presents

 * L A P   A R T   workshop *

 o   Date: Wednesdays, November 13th and 20th
 o   Time: 7:30-9:30PM
 o   Place: at Highwire Gallery
            137 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia (btw Arch & Race Sts.)
 o   Fee: _Free_ and _Open_ to all
 o   Bring small scale art media such as sketchbooks, etc.
 o   Musicians may bring his/her instruments.
 o   For more information, respond to this email, or please call:
     (NJ) Joe Plegman at (609) 795-0857 or
     (PA) Toshi Makihara at (215) 659-0557

On Wednesdays, November 13th and 20th at 7:30PM, HIGHWIRE Gallery is happy 
to
present its monthly "LAP ART" workshops. LAP ART is a term coined by 
artist Joe
Plageman to signify an interdisciplinary and experimental workshop for
visual/performing artists and guests. Informal presentations / 
performances by
various performing artists (musicians, dancers, poets, etc.) will stimulate
visual artists to create spontaneous and improvisational sketches.  Also
musicians may be able to "see" the visual art works as their musical 
score, or
other performing artists can be artistically/spiritually inspired by them.

Visual artists usually work on a small scale with paper on board on their 
laps,
or in sketchbooks or on the floor with mostly dry media.  The purpose of 
the
workshop is for artists of different media and disciplines to interact 
with and
respond to each other, so that the art produced would be unique to a 
particular
session and inspired by art from a discipline other than itself, such as 
music,
spoken word, dance, performance art, drama, video, or other art forms.
Musicians would respond to visual art; dance would respond to poetry, or
another discipline, etc. Experimentation, playfulness, openness, discovery 
--
these are key themes and motivations of these creative laboratories. They 
are
open to the public which may also participate. Each session is different
in that the participants come with possibilities, ideas, and media, but no
fixed agenda; thus new discoveries are possible.

Hope to see you there.