Announcing our 2017 Special Events!
First off, the mural making has already begun! Sarah C. Rutherford and Aubrey Roemer have begun working on the murals a little early, and you can start to see their progress at the following locations!
Sarah C. Rutherford
Working at:
548 W. Main St.
Rochester, NY 14608
Aubrey Roemer
Working at:
936 Exchange St., Building A,
Rochester, NY 14608
Follow Aubrey’s Instagram and Facebook Page for updates about how YOU can participate in the creation of her mural!
Locations for our other artists will be announced Friday! Artists will begin arriving Friday and painting over the weekend.
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In our efforts to make WALL\THERAPY even better than in past years, we’ll be hosting two special events during the festival. We are working to deepen our engagement with Rochester’s communities through new programming intended to connect Rochester residents of all ages and all walks of life. This year, we’ll also be launching our inaugural conference focusing on Arts and Activism on July 29th followed by a Block Party at the newly launching Kaleidoscope Collective Community Center featuring a performance by Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!
The Little Theatre
240 East Ave (in Little 1)
July 29, 2017, 10am-3pm
Arts & Activism, the inaugural WALL\THERAPY conference, will explore the intersection of social change, community activism, and creative practice, initiating a critical dialogue between participating artists, organizers, scholars, and the local community of Rochester.
The keynote talk (10:30am) will be delivered by Dr. Jessica Pabón-Colón, Assistant Professor for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY New Paltz. Based on the framework of her upcoming book “Graffiti Grrlz: Performing Feminism in the Hip Hop Diaspora” she will examine how contemporary street and graffiti art movements have responded critically to the demands of the creative neoliberal city, offering examples to provoke thought on the relationship between aesthetics and politics.
Schedule of Events
10:30am – Keynote by Dr. Jessica Pabón-Colón
11:30am – Project Spotlight: Sarah C. Rutherford and Her Voice Carries
12:15pm – Panel Discussion: Art and Social Change at Times of Crisis
1:30pm – Project Spotlight: O+ Festival
1:50pm – Panel Discussion: Education and Empowerment: Enabling the Voice of the next Generation
Our Project Room (also in Little 1) will feature representatives from WALL\THERAPY, O+ Festival, WXXI, The Ghandi Institute, and more to be announced.
Light refreshments will be served during breaks courtesy of Hart’s Local Grocers!
The conference is free for all to attend; we hope you will join us for a day of discussion!
*Times are approximate, and participants subject to change.
Block Party with Danielle Ponder& The Tomorrow People!
Kaleidoscope Collective
936 Exchange St., Building A, Rochester, NY 14608
Come celebrate art, music and community! WALL\THERAPY and Kaleidoscope Collective are excited to host a wrapup summertime Block Party featuring Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People! With an open air artist market, food trucks, beverage service, live art and music to make you groove, this Block Party is not to be missed!
Admission is simply donate what you can! No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Donations go directly to support creating more WALL\THERAPY murals in Rochester. Come down and check out the newest spot in town and support the arts!
Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People will be going on around 8:30pm.
PLEASE NOTE!!!
There is a small parking lot behind the building and very limited on-street parking, so we HIGHLY recommend carpooling or biking! Please also be respectful of the neighborhood! We want to be the best guests possible!
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Mural by Brittany Williams, 2015.
Danielle Ponder photo by Jocelyn Mesiti.
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WALL\THERAPY still needs your help!
We are down to the wire, and we still need your help! Please take a moment to check out our campaign!
We’ve got a lot of great perks, from WALL\THERAPY gear to Rochester-centric perks to original artwork. We’re also adding more perks as others sell out, so keep checking back throughout our fundraiser!
Your continued support will allow us to support the local and international artists as they produce visually compelling murals in the Rochester cityscape, in turn improving and strengthening our thriving community.
Please visit our fundraiser to learn more!
https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/wall-therapy-2017-fundraiser/x/290103
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