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⋇⊶⊰❣⊱⊷⋇ Not displaying correctly? View email in browser DECEMBER  2024  NEWSLETTER HOLIDAY FAIRE!!! THIS Weekend! This Sunday December 15th!!! Noon - 6pm!!! This is a masked event! Over 40 artist Vendors!!!! Both Floors of DP Classic (Olneyville!!!) The Incredible list of artists - Anti- Robot Club , S.Yeremyan, Lara Henderson, Trinket 4 Trinket, I Bronston-Joseph, Wet Tombstones, an talatinian, Ian Cozzens, Secret Door Projects, DWRI Letterpress and The Linotype Daily, MER, Steve Beres, Jenesis Ceramics, Eli Nixon, Marius Keo Marjolin, Crash, The Grip, Greta Scheing, Randy J, crescent wretch, Gyna Bootleg, Jules Z, Fran, Melissa Brown, Celeste Diaz Falzone, Angels Collective, Maddie Dennis, Love Bites, Daniel Smelansky, Mack Fate, Ruby Tiara, Jules Kang Sharpe, Meg Powers, Yo Soy Gretchel, Nat Brennan, Jacob Berendes, Rita Salt, Luci Dead Limb, Mike Knives, Pain Chain, & slappy's truck cappy always almost happy scrappy but snappy unique & specialized graphic tees WINDOW GALLERY December Window Artist - Nick McNight Nick McKnight is an artist and sign maker in Providence. Utilizing neon in his work, McKnight creates text-based sculptures using poetry and often common phrases. He fabricates and assembles the glass in his Olneyville studio, Night Light Neon.  (MUSIC FADES) is a continuation of my ’subtitle’ series, which uses common type in television for the deaf or hard of hearing to convey what’s being said or done on screen. (MUSIC FADES) shows a shift in tone audibly, which can signify a shift in tone emotionally, visually, etc.  This project is specific to our regional public landscape in Providence and the state of Rhode Island because it is a commentary on the ever-changing and sudden closures of the music and arts scenes. I wanted to create a simple message that channels a growing issue and frustration within the artistic community in a city that boasts being the ‘Creative Capitol’, but continues to allow the displacement of many creatives trying to find a place to call home over and over again to be heard and seen. (MUSIC FADES) gives a subtle nod to this, but it also hopes to breathe a message of new growth and hope to something new. This window was made possible in part through funding from the Providence Department of Art Culture and Tourism Awarded Artists & Projects The grants support new and experimental work by local artists with visions for projects that might otherwise fall outside of traditional arts funding opportunities. Collaboration is at the heart of Project Grant artists’ work–with fellow artists, local communities, or sites. The cohort’s proposed projects engage publications, photography, printmaking, installation, and beyond. They will explore themes including world-building, healthcare, intergenerational storytelling, and mutual aid. Annie Chen with Zoe Lee| Eating with the RI Ecosystem: A Visual Guide to Eating the Whole Fish Grechel Rosado | ESTAMOS AQUI: Threads of Memory and Belonging Joanna Cortez | Keeping Palestine Amplified Through Beauty, Enamel, Fabric, and Traditional Motifs  Jordan Seaberry | “We Live Until” Publication Sara Inácio with Outsider Collective | Look Outside: Building Alternative Worlds Through Collaborative Art-Making Serra Fels | The Re:Center  Shey ‘Ri Acu’ Rivera Ríos | TIERRA FUTURA: Becoming Human, Becoming Land Ti Dinh with Amy Ramos | A Well Lit Path Vuthy Lay | The Mutual Aid Altar . *•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ BULLETIN BOARD ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙ Upcoming Opportunities: Open call for the Wedding Cake House Work Exchange Artist in Resident in 2025! The Work/Exchange Artist in Residence opportunity at the Wedding Cake House is a 6-18 month engagement that provides housing, and a modest stipend in exchange for helping to support programs at the Wedding Cake House. More info can be found on our website HERE 2 LEF Opportunities PRODUCTION & POST PRODUCTION LETTERS OF INQUIRY: Through the Moving Image Fund (MIF), LEF supports the work of New England-based filmmakers across all phases of a project's production. In November, LEF opened up our Letter of Inquiry (LOI) submission forms for feature-length (40+ minute) nonfiction projects in Production and Post-production to award grants of $15,000 and $25,000, respectively. To be eligible for Post-production funding, the project must have already been supported by LEF at a previous stage. The deadline to apply for either Production or Post-production funding is Friday, January 17 at 11:59pm ET. You can learn more about how to apply here. HARVARD FILM STUDY CENTER - LEF FELLOWSHIP Boston-area directors (based within 75 miles driving distance, including Providence and much of Rhode Island) who are not affiliated with Harvard are also encouraged to apply to the Harvard FSC-LEF Fellowship with a short or long-form nonfiction project that will be in production or post-production for the 2025–26 academic year. This opportunity, which is separate from the Moving Image Fund, includes a $15,000 grant, access to a pool of production and post-production equipment, and the ability to participate in the Harvard FSC community through work-in-progress screenings, workshops, and other activities. Applications will open on Friday, December 6 and will close on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Learn more about the fellowship and apply on the Film Study Center website, and reach out to fsc@fas.harvard.edu with any questions.   Lost Bag Shows! venus in blue jeans//venus in furs/// forward to a friend Copyright © 2024 dirtpalace, All rights reserved. update your preferences or unsubscribe

Open House! Holiday Faire!

 

⋇⊶⊰⊱⊷⋇ Not displaying correctly? View email in browser NOVEMBER  2024  NEWSLETTER WCH RESIDENCIES! Join us on November 25th for an Open House/ Open Studio at the Wedding Cake House to meet our November Artist in Residence Cohort. Annapurna Kumar, Elizabeth Tomasetti, Erin Woodbrey, Jean Mandeberg, Lonesome Bill Walker, Muggs Fogarty, Noam Kein Open House - Free and open to the public 4:30pm - 6pm! (this is a masked event - if you forget, we’ve got masks!) Artist Talks - From 6-7pm there will be a short speaking program from our Artists in Residence where they will each talk briefly about their work. Seating limited, RSVP required! email us at Dirt Palace Public Projects at gmail dot com if you’d like to attend! UPCOMING EVENTS! SAVE THE DATE! For the annual Dirt Palace Holiday Faire! 2 floors of artist vendors, snacks, maybe photo-ops? We’ll be announcing the list of vendors soon - but for now put on your calendar Sunday Dec 15th noon - 6pm Dirt Palace Classic (Olneyville Square) Free to attend! Masked event!! WINDOW GALLERY October - November, Window Artist - Ari Montford Ari is a cultural practitioner, an interdisciplinary artist whose work ranges from photography and collage to performance art. He is on the faculty of Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. My studio practice has a long association with access and equity in the tradition of Goya. I further see the work as an extension of being a cultural practitioner. The installation of the window at Dirt Palace exemplifies my concern for these issues and brings into question how we share and reconsider the representation of other voices. This installation concerns itself with how to bring about awareness and engagement through action. It is interested in positioning and the activity of questioning. What is available going forward in the next world we live in? Black Indians in Space is asking the question: what world do we want to live in?  One that believes difference is an uplifting practice to engageand that questions the Eurocentric canon. This window was made possible in part through funding from the Providence Department of Art Culture and Tourism UPDATES!!! EXYL I’m weary! Here are ssome pictures because my keyboarrd iss   allfucked up … dog  witth unussually  humanarmss cat with unusuallyhuman  eyes catt frrom back lovely lady Naffisatou Hi there. It’s been a while. Here’s some stuff going on for me: Works in Progress - Poetry @ RiffRaff ~ProvSlam~ THE LAST YOUTH WORKSHOP OF 2024 Led by Devin Samuels on December 5th!!! SLAM schedule for the rest of 2024: Q (John-Francis Quiñonez) Howdy Dirt….Kingdom! Q here, BeDenimed DIY Aunt-Figure, here to plug some sweet things heading your way! It has been a busy fall and I am so looking forward to getting things slowed down and on track so that I can just a-chugga-chugga into a gentle winter. I’ve come to find a real, albeit nightmarishly enforced, peace & confidence in the intention I am bringing into my Community & Creative practices. I hope you too are able to carve out some time to reflect on the miraculous attributes in yourself and your loved ones as we Rise & Gather against these on-going and yet unseen Challenges. Looking forward to seeing your whole self >>> NOVEMBER 23rd at the Providence Public Library (1 to 3 PM), is the 450 MILLION YEAR TIMELINE CLOSING CELEBRATION ~ I have been lucky enough to Project Manage with Eli Nixon for this Installation over the last couple of years. It’s been a wonderful journey, and a tremendous amount of whimsy in the company of Dozens of Creatures lovingly made by Hundreds of Humans ages 3 to 83. Alas, all good things must come to an end and so the creatures will be traveling to new homes. COME THROUGH to make your Plea to Rehome an Opossum, Court a Crocodile, or simply stand in the splendor of an afternoon of Activities, Live Music, and Performances! You can register here: https://provlib.libcal.com/event/12216550 Your presence would be much appreciated ~ by Eli, Myself, and 450 Million Years of Living Organisms! attached in Bulletin Board is a Risograph flier Illustrated by Eli Nixon DECEMBER 4th at Lost Bag (Doors at 7:00, Starts at 7:30), is the next SWEET! READING SERIES >>> this time featuring Justice Ameer, Chris Gonzalez, and Jordan Jace. DECEMBER 6th at Lost Bag (Doors at 7:30, Starts at 8:00), is an evening of  Exceptional Songwriters and All-time Sweeties with MIRAH (NY), FOOTINGS (NH), and EDT (RI). This is a special one! Don’t sleep on it! attached in the Bulletin Board is a Risograph Flier Hand Designed & Printed by me DECEMBER 11th at Lost Bag (Signups at 7:00, Starts at 7:30), is the next SWEET! QUEER OPEN MIC! Performers get 5 minutes to share Music, Comedy, Poetry, etc ~ anything one can do with 2 Mics & 1 DI! DECEMBER 14th at RiffRaff Bookstore + Bar (6 to 9 PM), is the GALLERY CLOSING for my collection of paintings “i won’t wait to love you!” It has been a wonderful time showing work in the space, and I so hope to give all of these paintings good homes! We will be celebrating with Live Music, and I will read some Poems as well. Come through and have an Amaro with me! It would mean a lot! attached in the Bulletin Board is a Risograph Flier Hand Designed & Printed by me LAST BUT NOT LEAST on Westminster Street, we are WEEKS AWAY from opening our First Brick and Mortar with BIG FEELING ICE CREAM! Once we know when the Official Opening will be ~ you ALLLLLLLL will know. Trust me. Besos, John-Francis Quiñonez (Q) ses Hello ses nation! It has been a raucous month! By this, I mean I have been working a lot and Branching Out a bit art-wise! I’m in the process of doing a couple tattoos for my dear friend emily of his mother’s planner and tattooing them feels magical. It feels like imbuing love into a dear friend forever. I've been leaving my little guy comfort zone in tattooing a lot! It has been super exciting! I feel like I've kind of been working in the shadows! Talking about what I’m working on feels too risky… i don't want to lose momentum… Grief update: November is so hard! Is it hard for you too? I feel as though I keep talking to people and they keep telling me how hard November is! Trying to not get stuck in it. My feet are schlocking through the mud and have been since mid-October. I feel like I’m getting to the end of it, but it might start back up with my birthday on the horizon… who is to say!! Definitely not me! My tattoo books are OPEN!! Let me tattoo you<3 I want to tattoo more in this style and I’m making flash to reflect that…. Can’t wait to see you! Click here to book!!! Kai Van Vlack 90% Heartache 10% Kitten Xander Marro Long armed embraces for all near and far feeling the bite of the shifting winds of these past weeks. Thanks to everyone who’s been reading and reaching out about this last substack post Forgoing Hot Takes for Corn Cakes. Feeling in community, which means the world right now.   Pippi Zornoza Some exciting things to announce coming down the pike…. But for now just dangling that carrot.  I forgot to release this year’s birthday print into the general public….. so here goes. If you send me something in the mail (a letter, drawing, postcard, print, message in a bottle, etc) I will send you this year’s print for free - Just make sure to include your mailing address. Mail to Pippi Z 14 Olneyville Square Providence RI 02909 This year’s print is highly impractical and double sided. Chose your own adventure on which side you chose to display. Sleepless nights…. Still have some copies of previous year’s prints. If you’d like one from a previous year you must send something separately for each you desire. Clearly mark with either the words “BURN” for 2023 or “TIME” for 2022. ·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ BULLETIN BOARD ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙ Lost Bag Shows! venus in blue jeans//venus in furs/// forward to a friend Copyright © 2024 dirtpalace, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, or signed in on a visit to the Dirt Palace long ago. ≪•◦ ❈ ◦•≫