Upcoming + archived, in-personal and online events (LOFT) of Franklin Furnace

46: Artists’ Books: A Panel Discussion with Artists, Scholars, and the Public

A free public panel discussion about artists’ books in relation to the new exhibition 46: Artists’ Books from Franklin Furnace Archive, 1976-2022. This panel brought together three artists whose work is featured in the exhibition: Elly Clarke, George Ferrandi, and Xinan (Helen) Ran, to share their experiences in self-publishing books and cross-disciplinary practice, and discuss the role of artists' books in the creation of dialogues and engagement.

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Virtual Opening & Guided Tour

The virtual opening of the exhibition 46: Artists’ Books from Franklin Furnace Archive, 1976-2022 when co-curators Fang-Yu Liu and Nicole Rosengurt provided a guided tour of the exhibition at Pratt Library in Brooklyn and the companion virtual exhibition online. The curators shared insights on how they selected these books, explored thematic threads connecting the works, discussed the variety of forms featured in the exhibition, and engaged in Q&A with the audience.

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“Connections” by Cracked Eggs

Cracked Eggs is the pilot collaboration between interdisciplinary artist, Linda Sibio, and San Bernardino County’s Department of Behavioral Health (SBC-DBH.) Linda’s lived experience with schizophrenia has led her to develop creative exercises that channel mental differences into creative expression. She first designed the Cracked Eggs as an arts workshop series in 2002.

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Shared Dialogue, Shared Space: Virtual Artist Talk

Join Korea Art Forum on Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 7PM - 8PM to kick off the 2022 Shared Dialogue, Shared Space spring program. Share Dialogue, Shared Space (SDSS) is a series of one-day interactive art initiatives presented for free in NYC Parks connecting immigrant communities and underserved ethnic enclaves to visual arts and culture through language access and participatory art activities. Meet artists participating in the spring 2022 Shared Dialogue, Shared Space program, preview their works, and learn about the varied processes behind creating public art works.

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21 (3X7=21) HOURS OF LINDA MARY MONTANO’S 80TH BIRTHDAYARAMA

Join us for part or the full length of this 21-hour ZOOM endurance broadcast to celebrate Linda Mary Montano’s amazing legacies, teachings, videos and art/life. During this historic event, performance artists, lifeists and organizations around the Earth will connect online to perform, tell stories related to Linda Mary Montano, remember stories from her times teaching, and watch intermittently, throughout this program some of her videos made in collaboration with Tobe Carey, video editor, and Jim Barbaro, sound engineer. All are more than welcome to share a 1-3 minutes Laugh/Cry, a performance of your choice, read her your Letter-to-Linda or share a "be Linda" re-enactment!! A fun and easy time will be had by ALL!!

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Past, Present, Future VII

Join us in welcoming the 2021-22 Franklin Furnace Fund Recipients! Franklin Furnace will be hosting a virtual event through The Loft introducing this year’s awardees. The artists will each give a presentation describing their newly funded projects, explaining the influences, thought-processes, and practices culminating in their eventual performances. It’s a rare chance to listen and engage with performance works in various stages of becoming. We hope to see you at our exciting event!

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HISTORIAS: para Niñxs / for the Kids

As part of the online exhibition HISTORIAS Franklin Furnace, in collaboration with Pratt Institute Library, presents How to Make Art to Convince Grownups to Let You Do What You Want To Do, a free childrens’ art workshop led by teaching artists Dolores Zorreguieta, Federico González, and Ignacio Sourrouille. The artists will be joined in a book reading by Flavia Krause, a specialist in the topic of banned children’s books in Argentina.

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