WHEN ACADEMIC DREAMS COME TRUE

BIG MOUTH: contemporary feminist voices in art + illustration

OPENING AUGUST 9 @ BROOKLYN FIREPROOF

a group show featuring
Suzy Exposito / Molly Fair / Kim Funk / Kathleen Hanna
J. Morrison / Adee Roberson / Gabby Schulz

Curated by Kate Wadkins + Lauren Denitzio, BIG MOUTH: contemporary voices in feminist art + illustration is a platform for unpopular visual opinions. Feminist movements have historically grown out of interventions within radical communities in the face of silence, anger, and often, violence. Still, these conflicts and contentions are fought with the utmost passion and humor in hopes for a radical resolution. BIG MOUTH illustrates the ever-evolving search for feminist/queer identities and communities. This group show places feminist narratives at the center of radical art-making, where often our voices are poorly represented or left out altogether. BIG MOUTH is a celebration of our pluralism, our goofiness, and a proclamation of defiant love.

@ Brooklyn Fireproof
119 Ingraham St (at Porter Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11237

with open hours throughout

OPENING TUESDAY  AUG 9 6p-9p
Opening party
& participatory feminist art workshop
Bring your favorite art supplies (some will be provided)
Limited materials so register here!

THURSDAY  AUG 11 12p-6p
Open hours: drop by and visit with curators Kate Wadkins + Lauren Denitzio

FRIDAY  AUG 12
12p-6p Open hours
7p Panel discussion with Suzy Exposito, Kim Funk & more
9p Closing DANCE PARTY!

BIG MOUTH is part of the Birds of Summer event series hosted by For the Birds.
A map of all events can be found here.

GIRL GANG GIG VOLUME #009

photo courtesy On the Dot Collective

Crossposted with For the Birds

In a last minute endeavor, For the Birds is joining up with New Brunswick, NJ's On the Dot Collective to present GIRL GANG GIG VOLUME #009. GGGV is an extension of the International Girl Gang Underground zine and seeks to document and promote women and queer spaces within D.I.Y. music/art scenes. This is For the Birds' first official out-of-state organizational effort, and our first collaboration with On the Dot.

THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011

6:30PM-10:30PM

CO-CURATED BY
FOR THE BIRDS COLLECTIVE &
ON THE DOT COLLECTIVE

— NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ BASEMENT SHOW —
— LOCATION TBA —

:::::::::: BIKINI KILL COVER SET
Featuring bad-ass members of Lost Weekend, 3Jane, Sparkle Shit
& maybe a guest appearance

:::::::: WHISTLIN’ DIXIE SCREENING
"Whistlin' Dixie: Queer Sounds, New South"
A documentary film about queer music from the American South
by Meredith Heil
http://queersouth.com/

:::::: BARBECUE
Cuz it’s summer and we can!

:::: FOR MORE INFO
http://forthebirdscollecti​ve.org/
http://onthedotcollective.​blogspot.com/
http://girlganggigvolume.t​umblr.com/

:: MORE TBA!

» RSVP ON FACEBOOK «

IMPORTANT QUEENS DIY VENUE REBUILDS AFTER BURGLARY

Wham City at Silent Barn, photo courtesy of SleepDeadNYC on Flickr.
Post reblogged from Hyperallergic.

Late Monday night, word quickly got around that the beloved DIY arts and music venue on the border of Queens and Brooklyn, Silent Barn, had been burglarized. $15,000 of musical equipment, handmade art and valuables was taken from the venue, and the place was violently trashed. New York indie media outlets reacted rapidly, passing on the information and waiting for updates, but rarely did I find a post that really tapped into the heartbreak felt community-wide after hearing the damage. 

Silent Barn, located in neighborhood Ridgewood, Queens, was founded in 2004. Launching the career of notable bands like Vivian Girls and Dan Deacon, Silent Barn has always maintained a rabidly all-ages show policy. Art covered the walls, it was rigged with sound equipment to capture some of the live music performances, and bands played in the kitchen. They housed a zine collection, one of a few in the area, boasting over 700 titles, in addition to their experimental video game arcade, Babycastles. I’ve had the pleasure to play among dirty dishes on a few occasions; most of my friends and colleagues can say the same.

Read the full story at Hyperallergic. I also recently wrote about Doodle Drag's subway drawing party.

In tandem with launching the new photo section on my website, I've been posting a photo a day (ish) on my tumblr. You may recognize some old favorites. Check them out, posts end after two weeks on July 23.

FOR THE BIRDS PRESENTS ::::: BIRDS OF SUMMER

BoS Logo by Lauren Denitzio

Since 2008, For the Birds has presented THE BIG SHE-BANG, a feminist conference and festival, every summer.  This year we decided to try something new and exciting.

FOR THE BIRDS is pleased to announce BIRDS OF SUMMER, a series of feminist events in August and September.

As always, check our website for updates. We’ll be posting info on our Facebook invite, too, where you can RSVP.

WEDS. AUG 10 – FRI. AUG 12: BIG MOUTH

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contemporary feminist voices in art + illustration

@ Brooklyn Fireproof with open hours throughout

WEDNESDAY 6p-9p Opening party & participatory feminist art workshop

THURSDAY 12p-6p Open hours, meeting of the minds

FRIDAY 7p Panel discussion on the subject // 9p CLOSING DANCE PARTY!

119 Ingraham St (at Porter Ave), Brooklyn, NY 11237

SAT. AUG. 20: PROTECT YOURSELF 'CAUSE YOU'LL WRECK YOURSELF

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12pm-3pm @ Launchpad // A skill share on how to take care of ourselves while
we try to fix the world.  Topics to include yoga, massage, and more.
721 Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238

SAT. AUG 27 + TBA THE WRITTEN BIRD

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Two day event featuring women writers and organizers giving workshops and
readings. Also included will be tables of literature by local writers and a bookswap!
Workshops Sat. Aug. 27 @ WORD Brooklyn.

126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

SAT. SEPT. 3: “THE WORST” COMPILATION ZINE BENEFIT SHOW

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8pm @ Silent Barn // "Who'd Ya Lose and How Ya Dealin'?" A benefit show to raise
money for The Worst Compilation Zine on grief and loss, featuring: music from Bridge
and Tunnel, Worriers, and Very Okay, Readings by Cynthia Schemmer, Tommy Pico
and more, Puppetry by Geppetta Puppet Theater, and Tabling by For the Birds and
Birdsong Collective. $6-10 sliding scale, all ages, no BYOB. RSVP.
915 Wyckoff Ave, Ridgewood, NY, 11385

FOR THE BIRDS COMPILATION

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For the Birds will be curating our annual music compilation featuring women-fronted
and feminist-positive bands from all over the country. RVIVR, Small Bones, CAT VET,
Big Eyes and No Statik are just a few bands that will be on this year’s comp, titled
“FLOCK ROCK.” Past years have included Grass Widow, Fleabag, Slingshot Dakota,
P.S. Eliot, Brilliant Colors, Cheeky, Arctic Flowers, Nuclear Family, and Carnal Knowledge.
Our compilations are exclusively available at every event and our online store!


I finally finished up this press release today. Lauren and I are curating BIG MOUTH, and I am beyond excited.

REDEFINING FEMININE IDENTITIES

Reposted from Hyperallergic

Following the passage of the same-sex marriage bill in New York and a recent weekend of LGBT pride, it just felt right to attend curator Bradford Nordeen’s “Dirty Looks.”  The series is a monthly platform for experimental queer film and video that Nordeen affectionately describes as “roaming”—June’s event was held at P.P.O.W. Gallery in Chelsea, though it takes place in various venues across the city. 

The feeling at P.P.O.W. was exciting; perhaps everyone was riding the high of the past weekend’s victories. With a full house, Nordeen introduced “Female Trouble: A Genderfuck Program,” a series of works exploring queer and feminine identities from drag queens to the hyper-femininity of Narcissister. Featuring works from 1967 to the present, Nordeen’s lineup created a discussion about gender bending (or, in his own words, “genderfucking”) throughout history.

Read the full story here.

BRAIN WAVES IN NEW YORK MAG

Brain Waves, my first long-term curatorial project, is mentioned in this week's New York magazine. Check out Ashlea Halpern's article "The Analog Underground" on newsstands now.

Plus! Kind of neat that the Brooklyn Art Library's "Sketchbook Project" collection is the feature photo for this article. As you may remember, I contributed to the Sketchbook Project back when Art House Co-op was based in Atlanta. You can see most of the images from my submission on my website.

CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN ON CULTURE, CATS, & ROAD RAGE

Reposted from Hyperallergic

Tuesday night, I ventured to the beloved St. Mark’s Bookshop to see pioneering feminist artist Carolee Schneemann read from her recent book of letters, Correspondence Course: An Epistolary History of Carolee Schneemann and Her Circle. Schneemann entered the crowded section of folding chairs and standing and sitting bodies slowly and eerily, wearing her infamous devil mask.

Prefacing the talk, Schneemann warned the audience of how “brutal” the world of academic publishing is, driving the point home that this text was truly a labor of love. Describing Correspondence Course as “a book about different types of practical and aesthetic survival,” Schneemann piqued the audience’s intrigue, despite her attesting that “all the sex and fucking is not in this book … the sexy stuff is in my diaries.”

Read the full story here.