This August, we welcomed one of our favorite filmmakers and Super 8 eco-processing goddess Dagie Brundert from Berlin for a cinematic summer ramble around California in the LA AIRport. The tour took us to some of the prettiest spots in the state for a series of free public afternoon filming workshops and evening screenings under […]
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7.27.19: A New Haven Farewell
We hate to love you and leave you, New Haven, but our adventure here has come to an end. The highlight, of course, was our time spent with your young visionaries whose passionate creativity and dedication to social justice issues assure us you’re in good hands for the future. But we also loved exploring your […]
7.26.19: It’s About To Get Reel SAP-py!
How can three weeks go by so fast? We learned, we laughed, we explored, we created and today we share the beautiful results of our collective journey with the New Haven community and celebrate art and friendships that will last a lifetime. Thanks to Helen, Sarah, Shannon, Hannah, Jack and Katie at Artspace, thanks to […]
7.25.19: Gallery-A-Go-Go
Installation day! There are about 10,000 objects and images stuck on the walls with high energy and masking tape. Let’s hope it holds!!!
7.24.19: Prepare Yourself
Four days to design, create and install an art show while simultaneously creating a 25-part, 25 participant score? Fasten your seatbelts!!!!
7.23.19: The Second Most Popular Flavor In America
In the midst of preparations for Friday’s Sound We See exhibition opening–making t-shirts, writing artist statements, choosing stills, figuring out what will go where in the gallery space–we take some time out for a scavenger hunt on The Green with our SAP doppelgängers: the 2019 Public Art Fellows at Site Projects who are in the […]
7.22.19: Home Stretch
Hello Summer Apprenticeship Program Week 3! Editing complete, it’s time to look forward to the big exhibition opening and film premiere happening on… FRIDAY! Zowie! So much to do but there’s still time for a quick visit to the Yale Film Archive where archivist Brian Meacham projects 16mm prints of class city symphonies Manhatta and A […]
7.21.19: I’m A Little Bit Country
A beautiful country weekend get-away from the New Haven heatwave for some sweet summer fun with pals in Carmel, Red Hook, Warren and Fairfield. Big thanks to Pierre, Chelsea, Viv, Jules, Miko, Rosalia, Gisellah, Sido, and Mema for welcoming us with open arms, tasty eats, musical treats (“Sparkle Sparkle Unicorn” is an instant classic!), great […]
7.19.19: Decisions, Decisions
Day 10 of the Summer Apprenticeship Program and the focus is on editing… Time to cut that raw footage down to sixty-second segments for the final film! And for a little extra Friday fun: CYANOTYPES!
7.18.19: We’re Projecting
All systems are GO at SWS: New Haven… minds and machines working in harmony! All 24 hours plus credits are shot and processed. Music, poetry and posters are being created. Snacks are devoured. Games are played. Analog projection skills are mastered. Stills from ¡Que viva México!, a 1932 map of Harlem Nightclubs and a 3D […]