Between the Walls

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Between the Walls will include numerous activities and programs led by exhibiting artists and their collaborators. Please visit www.soex.org for a complete schedule of events and public programs. All events are free.

Curator and Artists Talk
Friday, May 19
6:30 pm – 7: 00 pm

Exhibition curator Emily Sevier discusses the curatorial processes and engages in a dialogue with exhibiting artists.

Opening Reception
Friday, May 19
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Please join us to participate in a range of artists’ projects at the exhibition opening.

Encanment
In response to the concept of encampment, and in celebration of Southern Exposure’s rich history in this space, REBAR has created Encanment a temporary canning operation that will harvest, process and can the gallery itself. During this event, REBAR will remove a section of gallery wall and can it. Cans will be labeled and sold to support REBAR and Southern Exposure.

MP3 Fort and Reparations Center
David Stein invites San Franciscans to meet and swap the contents of their ipods or laptops in an MP3 fort at Southern Exposure. If they are so inclined, they can also pay reparations to the musicians and or explain their rationale when they download and trade music. Participants can schedule to meet up with their friends at the fort. The spontaneous visitor can show up, looking for a trade.

Opening Kit
Drinks will be served at the opening night reception from the custom Opening Kit designed by Wowhaus artists Scott Constable and Ene Osteraas-Constable. Built from materials recycled from Southern Exposure’s gallery walls, the Opening Kit is a mobile structure that magically houses all the gear necessary for a successful opening. 

Porch
Steve Green and Kathryn Kenworth welcome visitors to sit and chat on their Porch installation. Built mostly of cardboard and other common and recycled materials, this porch will provide a gathering place for people to walk through, sit down, linger and converse in a comfortable atmosphere.

Survive This!
Exploring the aesthetic, social, and practical implications of preparedness contrasted with the fantasies and mystique of survivalism, Sarah Filley has created Survive This!,  an informational agency on disaster planning. Filley will be stationed a the agency table throughout the evening registering citizens for their laminated National I.D. Card and providing guidelines for creating an individualized survival kit.

What's Happening?!?
Resulting from a 5-week investigation into happenings, fluxus performance, and art practices which challenge notions of audience and exhibition, the Youth Advisory Board will produce an "action" during the opening reception.  Using helium balloons to color code audience members, YAB seeks to create a living kaleidoscopic image which will be captured by video cameras positioned in the ceiling of the gallery.   The image produced by this action will be installed as a three channel video for the closing reception on June 3.

SUNDOWN BOOK SALON
Tuesday – Saturday, May 23 – May 27; Tuesday – Saturday, May 30 - June 3
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Fritz Haeg presents a series of book discussions that convene in a geodesic dome tent located at Southern Exposure. Each evening a leader will select a book and moderate a group discussion amongst 8 salon participants. For more information about the books and discussion leaders, please visit www.soex.org and www.sundownsalon.com. To sign up for an event, please call (415) 863-2141. The salon events will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.

We Will All Wake Up Together Building Day
Saturday, May 20
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sasha Petrenko invites you to participate in the creation of We Will All Wake Up Together by assisting in the construction of her latest architectural fantasy, a modernist mini-loft. You are welcome to donate or lend objects and materials ranging from plywood to houseplants.  Over the course of the exhibition, ‘Wake Up Together will grow reflecting the idea that although a concept may be conceived by an individual, through community engagement an individual’s vision can reach it’s fullest potential. See a complete wish list and instructions on how to participate in ‘Wake Up Together at www.SashaPetrenko.org.

Brown Bag Preparedness Lecture
Thursday, June 1
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Make a kit at the survivalist lunchtime preparedness lecture! Why does everyone’s survival kit look different? What about comfort and emotional security? With the help of local and state organizations like the USGS and the Red Cross, Sarah Filley prepares SoEx and the surrounding community with a presentation complete with local maps indicating hospital locations and evacuation routes, and kit basics.

Closing Day Open House
Saturday, June 3
12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

On the last day of the exhibition, join us to participate in a range of artists’ projects. This is a FREE daylong event.

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Steve Green and Kathryn Kenworth will be on hand to welcome visitors to sit and chat on their cardboard Porch installation.

REBAR will remove a section of gallery wall and can it. Cans will be labeled and sold to support REBAR and Southern Exposure.

David Stein invites San Franciscans to meet and swap the contents of their ipods or laptops at MP3 Fort and Reparations Center at Southern Exposure.

Survivalist Fair! Come check out the helpful and family oriented information tables hosted by representatives from organizations including Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) and 72 hours, and get a plan! Purchase basic kits and get involved. Stop by to speak with Sarah Filley and register for a National I.D. Card at the Agency Table anytime!

What's Happening?!? The Youth Advisory Board presents video documentation of an "action" that took place during the opening reception. Using helium balloons to color code audience members, YAB seeks to create a living kaleidoscopic image which will be captured by video cameras positioned in the ceiling of the gallery.  This project was developed through a 5-week investigation into happenings, fluxus performance, and art practices which challenge notions of audience and exhibition.

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Drinks will once again be served from the Wowhaus designed Opening Kit.

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Fritz Haeg presents the Sundown Book Salon, a book club meeting held inside a geodesic dome tent.

For more information and images, contact Courtney Fink at 415/863-2141 or director@soex.org. Southern Exposure is located at 401 Alabama at 17th Street in San Francisco. Gallery hours are 12 pm - 8 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.  Gallery Admission is FREE. Website: www.soex.org