On October 16 th and 17
th , 2010 come down to celebrate the rechristening of the old
INS building as an arts and culture hub in Seattle.
For the first time since its opening in 1932, you can tour the different
areas of the building that formerly housed the Immigration and Naturalization
Services as well as the Federal Assay Offices. Visit the studios of
some of the artists who are beginning to get to work here. Check out
Passages , an inaugural series of artistic investigations and interventions,
exploring the past history and the future possibility of the building.
Get a guided tour of the building by folks who engaged with the INS
directly and hear their stories woven together with the building facts
to create a living history of the INS.
Stay for the evening performances on Saturday Oct 16 th by Gargle Blasters,
Ashcomb, Phase 3 and Prints of China. Eat something, drink something
and most importantly help us mark the transition of this amazing space.
Artists
& Performers:
Manifold
Motion - Dance/Performance/Installation
Amineh Ayyad
- Storytelling Festival
Nickolus
Meisel - Installation / Audio collaboration with Spencer Moody
Ju-Pong Lin
- Installation
Gail Howard
- Installation
Helen Gamble
- Installation
Chris Buening
- Painting/Mixed Media
Evan
Shauss - Glass/installation
Meg
Hartwig - Sculpture
Sidney Ji - Light
Ladan Yalzadeh
- Social Sculpture
Meghan Trainor
- Installation/New Media
Demi Raven - Painting/Drawing
Romson Bustillo
- Installation/Performance
Jacob Fennell
- Installation
Danse Perdue - Dance/Installation
Michael Lyons -
Painting/Mixed Media
Tim Marsden - Painting
Barbara
Robertson - Animation
Jen Mills
- Installation
Katy Krantz
- Sculpture
Sol Hashemi - Installation/Performance
Christian French
- Installation
Julius Brown
and
Travis Winn
- Video with Live Music
and more...
Live Music:
Stay
for the evening performances on Saturday Oct 16th by:
Phase 3, with Vanessa DeWolf
Prints of China
Gargle Blasters
Ashcomb
Hours:
Sat, Oct 16th: 12Noon - Midnight
Sun, Oct 17th: 12Noon - 6pm
Where:
INSCAPE is located at 815 Airport Way South, Seattle, WA 98134
Building
Guides Needed:
If you or anyone you know has had direct dealings
with the INS and is willing to share those stories with the public,
we would love to have you as our BUILDING GUIDE for the weekend. For
more info please contact Ladan
Yalzadeh or go to: http://ladanyalzadeh.wordpress.com/ins-building-guides-wanted
Event
Contacts:
Ladan
Yalzadeh
Christian French
Pol Rosenthal
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