Art show / Weekend blast
(Exhibit runs July 3rd to July 29th, 2009)
Opening reception: July 3rd, 6pm-10pm
Art, BBQ, music, video and party: July 4th, 2pm-July 5th, 12pm
Lasercave, the Portland, OR-based independent media label, is pleased to announce its art show, slumber party, and 4th of July extravaganza, In the Light Cone. Lasercave and In the Light Cone have been selected by the Department of Safety in Anacortes, WA to steward and activate their expansive gallery spaces during the month of July. The weekend of Lasercave-curated art, musical performances, field trips, and camping will anticipate the Department’s annual, much-lauded and anticipated What the Heck Fest (July 17th-19th). The curatorial premise behind In The Light Cone is as original as it is simple: makers from throughout the country have made dynamic, site-specific work based around the notion of two viewing times, during the day, when natural and artificial light commingle in a traditional gallery setting and at night, when piece-specific and -generated lights and shapes transform the space into a wholly new environment.
Friday, July 3rd:
The crew will kick off the celebration with an art opening, a video program (curated by Jesse Malmed), performances by BRAINSTORM, WEAVER and NEAL MORGAN, followed by a set from Portland’s DJ Vision Quest (aka Bobby Smith). Visual art on display will include drawings from Timothy Karpinski (of Portland’s Together Gallery), photo-painting by Rebecca Leopold, text art by Ben Segal and installations by Adam Baz, Sarah Hendrickson and Jonah Adels. Think kaleidoscope mobiles, glowing globes, an interactive “brain machine.” The night will be punctuated by sunrise and sunset performances by renowned experimental sound artist Brenda Hutchinson.
Saturday, July 4th:
Events will begin in the late afternoon with a BBQ and kombucha tasting, interspersed with guided nature hikes, field trips to local swimming spots, and further opportunity to check out the gallery space. At dusk, a musical performance by Why I Must Be Careful will pave the way for an evening concert with Gus Franklin (of Architecture in Helsinki). Fireworks, midnight pancakes, s’mores, and other sleepover-related debauchery will ensue.
For information regarding performers, camping arrangements, potential shuttle service from Portland to Anacortes, or anything else, contact inthelightcone@gmail.com.
