Bulletin Board Café – Institute 193: Dec 10 – Jan 9

www.institute193.org

Concept and organization by Michele Thursz in collaboration with Phillip March Jones.

The Bulletin Board Café at Institute 193 is an installation and social tool that encourages dialogue amongst individuals, local art communities and other groups with diverging interests. It is foremost, a place to exchange information locally. Bulletin boards are constantly being relocated to dedicated URLS, which propose an international public. In order to determine where technology might be best deployed is to address local needs, we must find situations where individual members of local communities are actively trying to find, connect, and share information with one another.

We propose the Bulletin Board Café at Institute 193 as a sociological tool that supports proximal information to encourage useful sharing amongst the local art communities and general public. The exchange of information supports the individual’s interests within a community and can possibly initiate broader social, cultural and economic dialog and actions. Bulletin Board Café is a tool for participation and community voice. We invite you to share responsibly any information with your public; this public includes minors. Bulletin Board Café will have a sign-up sheet to schedule free use of the café space to host PUBLIC round tables, free courses, and negotiations.

All ephemera, objects and information are to be included in the installation of Bulletin Board Cafe and all actions can be documented for publication.

Philosophy

It is human nature to communicate; the first societies were built on exchange thriving on the local resources. A healthy community will mirror in the individuals rights, freedom of expression, arts, politics, economy. As a community we can actively participate in a global society.

Health is cognitive to expression and aligns with prosperity, tolerance, and change.

Commodity

The Bulletin Board Café will serve coffee, tea, and soda.

Design

Property should be a small room with storefront window, to create intimate environment with a fish bowl visibility.

Bulletin Board Café/ installation

Bulletin board

Long picnic table

One chalk board for impromptu strategizing

Contact

Michele Thursz: michele.thursz@gmail.com

Phillip March Jones: phillip@institute193.org

Crumb: Interviews with New York based curators

During a project-based visit at Eyebeam in Summer 2008, a series of interviews with New York based curators were carried out. Michele Thursz was interviewed by Verina Gfader and Beryl Graham on Mon 7 July at Eyebeam. The dialogue developed around questions of platforms built out of necessities; conceptual gallery spaces; using topical relevant information as principle in curatorial practice; curating as art project; the value of and insistence of layers of conversation; education as site of potential; the variety of art markets and the conversation about the art market fundamental to operate within and outside; interest in the longevity or continuation of an artist’s project; production team rather than collaboration.