Session 3: October 31
DED: Ideas Worth Dreading
October 31
Note: Contains adult content. The opinions contained within “DED Talks” are those of the creator, and not necessarily of the Salt Lake City Arts Council.
Virtual DED Talks include:
We Should All Be Vampires
“We’re taught to recycle, to drive less, to make many individual consumer choices in an effort to stop climate change—but we’re leaving out the most effective lifestyle changes we could all be making that would keep our world immortal,” says ex-vegan venture capitalist Count Kalanick. In this classic DED talk that started a worldwide conversation about Vampirism, Kalanick asks that we begin to dream about and plan for a more reverent, and more revenant, society.
The Power of Invulnerability
Climate change is unfair. While wealthy Americans can insulate themselves from rising oceans and dying farms, the lives of poor people around the world are already eviscerated by killer storms, starvation, and loss. A mysterious person wearing a mask and wielding a large pair of hedge-clippers asks us to join the movement for worldwide climate justice—and reminds us of the special service S.N.I.P.s (Supernaturally Indestructible Psychopaths) have to offer humanity.
What I Learned Studying the Human Mind. And Eating It.
How do you talk to someone who doesn’t believe in climate change? Or the effectiveness of facemasks? Or who won’t accept that the person they’ve known and loved for years is gone and all that’s left is a mindless flesh-eating monster? “We can’t do it by resurrecting the same old data and facts,” says the reanimated corpse of social psychologist Avery Hoffman. The answer lies in how humanoids—living and undead—form communities. And how those same communities affect our collective ability to process information.
Session 2: June 9-13, 2020
Queer Spectra, “The Risk of Representation”
Kristina Lenzi & Macie Hamblin, “Bruce and Christian Read May and Mary”
Thursday, June 11
2:00 pm
The Risk of Representation online exhibition opening, organized by Queer Spectra.
Friday, June 12
2:00 pm
The Risk of Representation virtual panel discussion and Q&A, organized by Queer Spectra.
Saturday, June 13
11:00 am
Bruce and Christian Read May and Mary, virtual performance by Kristina Lenzi & Macie Hamblin.
Session 1: March 3-7, 2020
Durian Durian with Dawn Borchardt, “The Back and Forth Part”
Tuesday, March 3
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Opening performance with Durian Durian
Saturday, March 7
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Closing performance with Durian Durian, The 8eaut1ful5, and Hoofless
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Through a new initiative, the Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Finch Lane Gallery is opening its gallery spaces for short-term, interdisciplinary, community-oriented, and/or experimental projects in 2020. The goal of Finch Lane Flash Projects is to supplement resources for emerging to established individuals and groups by providing professional opportunities for those working in various arts and cultural practices. As a non-commercial space, Finch Lane Gallery is able to support a range of projects, artworks, and events to re-imagine the use of the Finch Lane Gallery spaces and to further community engagement in the arts by providing space, visibility, and an audience to share new works with. Individuals and groups are invited to take over the galleries with their various “flash” projects, which may vary in length from several minutes to several days during the allotted times.
The application for Finch Lane Flash Projects 2020 closed on Monday, October 21, 2019. To learn of future opportunities at Finch Lane Gallery, please join our monthly e-mail newsletter.
EXAMPLE PROJECTS (but not limited to):
Performances (dance, music, etc); interdisciplinary arts festivals; sound/audio works; fashion shows; literary events; workshops; experimental film screenings; community gatherings; multi-disciplinary panel discussions; short-term immersive art installations; research presentations; or other arts & culture related projects.
RESOURCES:
The Finch Lane Gallery can provide projects with gallery space, basic digital media technology (projector, media players, TV monitor), banquet tables, seating, pedestals, half-kitchen, and visibility on Salt Lake City Arts Council social media platforms. Finch Lane Flash Projects provides a $200 honorarium per project; applicants are responsible for all other associated costs and materials.
SPACE: *We recommend visiting the space to become familiar with it and determine if it’s appropriate for your project. The galleries are open Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.*
Total Maximum Occupancy: 150
East Gallery
- Approximately 918 square feet
- Walls 100” high
- Multiple pedestals (varying sizes) for 3D work
West Gallery
- Approximately 550 square feet
- Walls 100” high
- Multiple pedestals (varying sizes) for 3D work
- Access to outdoor patio
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The Salt Lake City Arts Council will be responsible for the final selection of projects, social media and press releases, and providing access to the gallery and available on-site support during agreed upon hours. Each project will receive an honorarium of $200. For selected projects, project organizers will be asked to provide biographical materials, a project statement, and several images of similar works to be used for marketing purposes. Project organizers will be responsible for setup and breakdown of projects in the gallery. The Arts Council will provide basic media technology and tables/chairs as needed, but project organizers will be responsible for securing any additional resources. For large events, the project organizer is responsible for staffing the duration of the event. All projects must be approved by the Arts Council prior to their execution. The Arts Council reserves the right to make final decisions on which projects are appropriate for a gallery within a publicly funded space, and may request alterations or cancel projects at its discretion.
Contact:
Claire Taylor
Special Project Assistant
801.596.5000
claire.taylor@saltlakearts.org