The Sharing Project movie — a 29 minute non-fiction film, philosophical journey, personal narrative, and nature film, all intertwined together to explore the meaning of sharing — premieres this Wednesday (June 26) at 5 pm at the Kala Samruddhi International Film Festival in Mumbai. The screening is happening at Prabhodhankar Naatya Mandir Borivali West. The movie is nominated for Best Documentary Film and for Best International Short Film, and the award ceremony takes place on June 27 from 4-10 pm at St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandra (in Mumbai).
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Two stories about The Sharing Project exhibit at the Aiken County Historical Museum in the Aiken Standard
Sharing Project installation closing event at the Aiken County Historical Museum on Sunday July 29
The Sharing Project installation at the Aiken County Historical Museum closes tomorrow (Sunday July 29) with an event from 3-5 pm. The show will also be open today during normal hours (10 am to 5 pm). The exhibition features a video about the forgotten socialist Jewish commune called Happyville (1905-1908) that was once located just minutes away from the museum; as well as 4 other short films (selected from the 15 in larger versions of the installation) and 21 interviews that explore the meaning and value of sharing in personal and interdisciplinary ways.
I encourage you to participate in the exhibition not only by watching the films, but by sharing canned food and bringing it to the museum. You will have an opportunity during the closing event tomorrow (July 29) to take some of the communal food and give it away to whomever you think will appreciate it.
Aiken County Historical Museum: 433 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC 29801. Admission is free. Phone: 803-642-2015.
Sharing Project installation opens at the Aiken County Historical Museum
There was a time when there were numerous socialist experiments in America, like the one, called Happyville, that 50 Russian Jews from New York started in South Carolina in 1905. Happyville has almost entirely disappeared, but you can explore what remains by visiting The Sharing Project installation at the Aiken County Historical Museum — located just minutes away from where Happyville once was.
In addition to the Happyville video, there are 4 other short films (selected from the 15 in larger versions of the installation) and 21 interviews that explore the meaning and value of sharing in a personal and interdisciplinary way.
I encourage you to participate in the exhibition not only by watching the films, but by sharing canned food and bringing it to the museum. You will have an opportunity at the end of the show to take some of the communal food and give it away to whomever you think will appreciate it.
More information below:
Canned food gathering: now through July 29
Exhibition: June 1 – July 29
Opening Reception: Friday June 1, 6-8 pm
Closing and canned food distribution event: Sunday July 29, 3-5 pm
Aiken County Historical Museum
Open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Admission is free
Address: 433 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC 29801
Phone: 803-642-2015
Talking about The Sharing Project in Aiken on Tuesday the 16th
I’m doing a talk on Tuesday the 16th at 10:30 at the Aiken County Historical Museum in South Carolina about The Sharing Project installation and the forgotten socialist Jewish commune of Happyville — which existed for a short period (1905-1908) near Aiken — in advance of the exhibition of the installation at the Aiken County Historical Museum this summer. If you’re in the area on the 16th, it would be great to see you there!
Communal sculpture sharing event at Appalachian State University this Friday
I’m excited about the communal sculpture sharing event this Friday from 5-6:30 at the Smith Gallery, as the finale of the exhibition of The Sharing Project installation at Appalachian State University. If you live near Boone or will be in the area, come check out the 15 videos, 21 interviews and communal sculpture in the installation – and then help distribute / share the objects gathered over the course of the exhibition.
Talking about The Sharing Project and my other work at App State this evening
I’m looking forward to doing a talk about my work at Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) this evening (Thursday) at 6 pm at the Turchin Center Lecture Hall. I will be talking about the exhibition of The Sharing Project installation that is on display at the Smith Gallery at App State through October 27, as well as the rest of my work; framing what I’ve done in terms of ethics, environmentalism, and mysticism and in relationship to some of the artists and teachers who’ve inspired me over the years – like my mentor at Yale, Ronald Jones; my teachers at Art Center, including Stephen Prina, Diana Thater, Mike Kelley & Patti Podesta; Bas Jan Ader; Felix Gonzalez Torres; and Mierle Laderman Ukeles. For those of you who will be in the area… I very much hope to see you at App State this evening!
