alt.SPACE MARATHON - TWO DAY EVENT - July 28-29, 2006

alt.SPACE MARATHON – TWO DAY EVENT – July 28-29, 2006

The alt.SPACE Group invites you to a two day long event of project presentations, performances open mic sessions, screenings, picnics and BBQs, and some games. The program, which moves between four venues and one public site in different parts of London, comprises the following set components:

Friday, July 28

South London Gallery

6 :00 pm – 9 : 30 pm

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Art Open Mic session

7 : 00 pm – 9 : 30 pm

Project presentations and discussion with:

Neil Chapman (London)

New Beginnings (Malmo – www.nbngngs.com)

Dominic Hislop / BIG HOPE (Berlin/Budapest – www.bighope.hu)

Area 10

9 : 30 pm – late

BBQ and story-telling by Joe Collins (Leeds – www.pocketuniverses.co.uk)

Video program by Basekamp (Philadelphia – www.basekamp.com)

Music by Dominic Hislop

And other events tba.

Saturday, July 29

Stratford Station

3 : 00 pm

Walk and picnic with discussion and some absolutely non-Olympic Games

E : vent Network

7 : 00 pm – 10 : 00 pm

7 : 00 pm – 8 : 00 pm

Art open mic slots

8 : 00 pm – 10 : 00 pm

Project presentations and discussion with:

Signal (Malmo – www.signal-galleri.org)

Lee Simmons (London – www.leesimmons.org)

And others tba

CCRED’s place

10 : 00 pm – late

Concluding party with drinks and screenings in CCRED’s flat in Whitechapel.

The alt.SPACE GROUP is a newly formed and forming alternative space and project alliance that aims to generate a nomadic platform for critical dialogue around practices, strategies and tactics of artistic – political engagement. At regular art open mic in public spaces or in collaboration with host venues, people are invited to come and present their projects, ideas, initiatives and practices in a non institutional, informal setting. The group also tries to use people that come to London for different reasons – and funded by more established institutions – to organze conversations and discussions, often on an impromptu basis involving drink and food in a public space or host venue in London.