[SustainableTompkins] Fw: ART EXHIBIT: HOW TO BUILD A UNIVERSE THAT WON'T FALL APART IN TWO DAYS

[Patricia Haines]

An inspiring example of the arts of sustainabilty, intersecting with social/political action and
fostering community  - if you're not familiar with the Living Library, there's a link below - P

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From: alivinglibrary at alivinglibrary.org
To: bonnieora Sherk' <bonnieora at alivinglibrary.org>
Sent: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:02:19 -0800
Subject: ART EXHIBIT: HOW TO BUILD A UNIVERSE THAT WON'T FALL APART IN TWO DAYS

WHAT:  		HOW TO BUILD A UNIVERSE THAT DOESN'T FALL APART TWO DAYS LATER
				Curated by:  Will Bradley
				Press Release  http://www.alivinglibrary.org/universepr.html

WHERE:  		Wattis Institute, Logan Galleries
				California College of the Arts (CCA)
				1111 Eighth Street
				San Francisco, California  94107

WHEN:		November 28, 2006 - February 24, 2007
				Opening Reception - November 28, 7:30-9 PM

Life Frames, Inc. & A Living Library are pleased to invite you to view 
a special art installation as part of this exhibit, by its Founder & 
Director, Bonnie Ora Sherk, on Crossroads Community (the farm), an 
early LIfe Frame.
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/farminstallation.html

Bonnie Ora Sherk was the Founding Director / President of The Farm, as 
it was commonly called, from 1974-80, and made the original drawings, 
collages, and photographs for this transformative community Life Frame, 
which are now part of this installation.
See Video About The Farm - http://www.alivinglibrary.org/farm.html
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/book1/p2.html

The Farm inspired the transformation of about 8+ acres of derelict land 
adjacent to and in the middle of the Army Street Freeway Interchange, 
located at Cesar Chavez and Potrero Avenue, into a new Community Park & 
Freeway Gardens, Green Center for Environmental Education, Art & 
Agriculture, and Alternative Art Venue, one of the first in the 
country.
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/book1/p7.html
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/farmbeforeafter.html
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/farm2.html
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/farmTREAT.html

The Farm was called Crossroads Community, as it was located in the 
crossroads of Bernal Heights, the Mission, Potrero Hill, and Bayview 
communities, at the convergence of three hidden creeks:  Islais, 
Serpentine, and Precita Creeks, all framing the northernmost part of 
the Islais Creek Watershed.

Today, Life Frames, Inc. & A Living Library are still working with, and 
calling attention to, the importance of the Islais Creek Watershed -  
it's many resources, opportunities, and community linkages.

The OMI/Excelsior Living Library & Think Park and Bernal Heights Living 
Library & Think Park Nature Walk are located within this Watershed in 
the Excelsior and Bernal Heights communities.
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/Sprouts_OMI_Aerial.html
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/Bernal_Heights.html

Proposals for Framing the Islais Creek Watershed and Creating Living 
Library Culture - Ecology - Technology Native Upland / Riparian Transit 
Corridors - "complete, better streets" - are also in the works with 
diverse community groups and City agencies in neighborhoods connected 
to the San Francisco Bay and each other within this Watershed:  
Excelsior, Portola, Bayview-Hunter's Point, Potrero, Bernal, Mission, 
Noe Valley, Glen Park.
Islais Creek Watershed Map & Narrative
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/IslaisCreeknarrative.htm
http://www.alivinglibrary.org/IslaisCreekwatershed.htm

This installation on Crossroads Community (the farm) will move to The 
Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in March, 2007, and later 
will travel to Washington, D.C. where it will be on view at The 
National Museum of Women in the Arts, as part of the exhibit,  Wack !  
Art and the Feminist Revolution.  The installation may then travel to 
two additional art venues, not yet confirmed.

Life Frames, Inc. & A Living Library
alivinglibrary at alivinglibrary.org
www.alivinglibrary.org
415-206-9710
212-242-1700

A Living Library, with all sectors of community, incorporates local 
resources  and transforms them to become vibrant, content-rich, 
ecological learning landscapes;  each Branch linked to another.


Level Green Institute
- fostering social, economic and environmental sustainability through collaborative initiatives in
hospitality, education and the arts

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