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aug 27 2009 Wrap-up of our summer interventions: Reading In Public (RIP) Reading In Public (RIP!) was formed to celebrate the written word by way of community performance in public spaces. – We were mobile. We read. We laughed. We smiled. We determined reading is not a lost Art. www.readinginpublic.com Flash Mobs (more to come!) Weddings, and donuts, and reading – oh my! http://nothinghappenedhere.com/happy-donut-retro-formal Installations High-heeled Alley http://nothinghappenedhere.com/go-see-bubblegum-alley Public Displays of Affection Portable Dance Assembly – Taking choreography into public spaces, Drew Silvaggio and the dancers of the Civic ballet of San Luis Obispo hit the streets and brought a series of performance pieces in unexpected places in downtown San Luis Obispo. and others: Guerrilla Art show More Flash Mobs: Press: Los Angeles Times Jacket Copy http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/08/reading-in-public.html Apartment Therapy’s re_nest http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/books-guides-resources/reading-in-public-092560 Gapers Block, Chicago http://gapersblock.com/bookclub/2009/08/25/reading_in_public/ Situational Curation: We formed our own collective of ephemeral art interventionists. http://nothinghappenedhere.com/ – Nothing Happened Here is a full-circle gesture to place art in an entirely unusual and unexpected context. All we leave behind are smiles. THANK you for a phenomenal summer.  jul 24 2009
Nothing will Happen There (Spencer’s) Why? ASCAP (google them) requirements have led us to cancel our Live! on Aisle 9 intervention. All of us have so much admiration and respect for musicians and composers and our intention has always been to do right by the arts community, yet ASCAP’s fees and regulations were insurmountable for a fledgling art collective. Don’t fret. We have many other art interventions afloat and more to be posted soon. Thanks to all the musicians and artists who joined up! and to Spencer’s ( who have been wonderful and open to our experience economy event.) 
aug 24 2009
Read the article here: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/08/reading-in-public.html Thanks Carolyn! Credits: :: Screen shot: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy :: Our reading parking space is an homage to the ReBar Groups PARK(ing) project http://www.rebargroup.org/projects/parking/ :: Readers in photo: Mauria Lynn Betts and Heidi Harmon, photo/Catherine Trujillo  aug 21 2009
Portable Dance Assembly (PDA) - our interpretation of public displays of affection! WHAT: Taking choreography into public spaces, Drew Silvaggio and the dancers of the Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo are hitting the streets to bring you a series of performance pieces in unexpected places in downtown San Luis Obispo. WHEN: Saturday Aug. 22, 2009 MAP: http://bit.ly/qtsai aug 21 2009 Hello friends, We want to throw this out into the art universe to see if it can be answered. What is Art? We have had interesting responses to some of our projects already and I am hoping you can help with another, even if you don’t have any artistic abilities…we still want your opinion. (sketch, paint, photograph, compose, write, whatever!) Help us answer: http://slo.craigslist.org/ats/1326914310.html (deadline: Monday Aug. 24, 2009) 
aug 20 2009
Apartment Therapy’s re-nest posted about our Reading in Public chair and project. Check us out: http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/books-guides-resources/reading-in-public-092560 Thank you re-nest! More about RIP: www.readinginpublic.com 
aug 18 2009
What: Interventionists needed for a Wedding-themed Flash Mob. :: Minister or Officiant (or someone willing to dress as one) :: Groomsmen (come on, dust off that tuxedo!) :: Wedding guests (bring a wrapped fake “wedding present”) When: Thursday Aug 27 (around 6:15pm-7:15pm) aschwellenbach@newtimesslo.com for more info aug 17 2009 Sit, read and sip on a cup of tea or coffee! The Steynberg Gallery is hosting the Reading in Public chair designed by Chris Allen. www.steynberggallery.com 1531 Monterey St San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2927 (805) 547-0278 Snap a photo reading! There is a disposable camera in the RIP chair’s ottoman, or you can e-mail a photo from your own camera or cellphone to: info@readinginpublic.com. Do drop us a note and let us know what you think of the project, E-mail: info@readinginpublic.com THANK you readers, viewers and Peter Steynberg! About: Reading In Public (RIP!) was formed to celebrate the written word by way of community performance in public spaces. The project began as a response to the shifting landscape in publishing, and the realization that more and more of us are writing in public, as bloggers and tweeters, for instance. Similarly, we seek to broadcast words in public, through the simple act of contemplative reading on a noisy street corner, or as performance, with readers directly engaging onlookers. On Saturday, August 1st, we held a one day event in San Luis Obispo, California, the first of many that we hope to do. We wheeled this, our Reading Chair, which was specially designed for the occasion, to various downtown locations, where assigned readers took turns sitting and reading. Our readers were people of all ages and walks of life who shared a passion not only for words, but for story telling. Some of them submitted an online application, and some were invited to read. They chose their own reading materials and crafted their own performances. Details of the project are at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/readinginpublic/ & Flickr set about the chair & Our Website: www.readinginpublic.com images courtesy of: www.myspace.com/steynberggallery Aug 12 2009 Our Sunshine Donuts retro “Flash Mob” resulted in irrelevant (or was it irreverent?) 1950s donut glamor. In the end, there were lots and lots of smiles. Thank you to our donutters Mignon, Cate, Cruz, Vanessa, Amy, Ashley, Pedro, Sara, Lupe and Hannah! Plates by Mignon Khargie |
