Thursday, January 27, 2011

sossamon + more

Alright, this was hastily posted. The YU is an awesome non-profit in Portland, OR that's purpose is to provide a space for artists to work. I want to have a smaller-scale space of my own when I grow up.
PROGRAMS PLANNED AT YU
* Multiple-gallery exhibitions of contemporary art
* Performance, screenings, music, lectures and conversation
* Artist residency program
* Publishing
* Community engagement

FACILITIES at YU EXISTING AND ANTICIPATED
* Two galleries dedicated to the exhibition of contemporary art
* Virtual wing dedicated to the exhibition of new media, hosted in the safe
* 100 seat flex-space for lectures, performing arts, screenings, readings and more
* Four resident spaces for guest artists
* Café, bookstore and adjacent open-air courtyard
* Offices, work and meeting spaces, and storage rooms
* Audio recording studio
* Letterpress and small offset printmaking studio
* Wood and metal production shop
* Library reading room
* Large kitchen
* Speakeasy
* Sauna, steam room and laundry facilities
* Large freight and ADA accesible elevator


yucontemporary.org




http://www.hookandlinemag.com issue 07 is an awesome web-zine I found out about through Sharon Van Etten, because they did an interview with her. They also interviewed Shannyn Sossamon, which is an interesting read. But it persuaded me to look up her music-composing history, and I found this:

http://vimeo.com/user1041948

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