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Exhibition Map + Artist Key

August 21, 2023

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rendering of exhibition map
A digital rendering of a wood and metal structure. The structure has a ramp leading up to a platform supported by the frame. A wall of vertical slats takes up one side of the ramp, and a railing goes up the other side. An exhibition map key is in the lower left corner with the numbers 1 – 7 that correspond to positions on and around the structure. 1) RA Walden 2) JJJJJerome Ellis 3) Ezra Benus 4) Alex Dolores Salerno 5) Liza Sylvestre + Christopher Robert Jones 6) Bel Andrade 7) Jillian Crochet. Below reads Workshops + Performances (not pictured on map) followed by numbers 8) Josiah Golson 9) Jeff Kasper 10) Jerron Herman.

Position 1 on Map – RA Walden

‘The Underlands’ Film Screening

Dates: 9/14, 9/22, 9/29

Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm

Location: Heartside Park

Placeholder for image from structure

Black and white statements printed on vinyl adhered to the ramp on the structure.

Position 2 on Map – JJJJJerome Ellis

‘The Clearing’ Listening Sessions

Dates: 9/18, 9/19, 9/20, 9/25, 9/26, 9/27

Time: 7pm – 8pm

Location: Heartside Park

A mostly nude dark-skinned person laying on a barren hill.
Image description: Under a cloudy sky, a mostly nude dark-skinned person lays on a barren hill with their legs and arm curled up against their torso. They are cradling a golden object, perhaps a brass instrument, in front of them. Their features and the front of their body are in shadow. A leafless tree extends its branches in the foreground.

Position 3 on Map – Ezra Benus

Dates: 9/14 – 10/1/2023

Location: Heartside Park

A multimedia painting of abstract art surrounded by text about risks and outcomes.
Image description: A multimedia painting of abstract art surrounded by text down the edges. The text on the left, staggered down the page, reads “combined actions attitudes absorbed swarms in the unknown assessments of/for who and what is worth the valuation of: high low (risk)(pain). There are up and down arrows between “high” and “low”, and a red triangle between “(risk)” and “(pain)”. In the center are colorful abstract shapes in shades of orange, red, and pink, some shaped similarly to flowers. There is a squiggled black line across the center of the page. The text on the right begins with “scales bound are built to shift” then continues with the word “bound” three times, on top of each other with an arrow pointing down to the next one each time. Below the last “bound” is the statement “to fail and flail”. Across the bottom half of the page is a wiggly blue line shaped like number 8s that begins small on the right and grows to take up half the page on the right.

Position 4 on Map – Alex Dolores Salerno

Dates: 9/14 – 10/1/2023

Location: Heartside Park

A spiky tan object somewhat resembling a seashell.
Image description: A tan object covered in uneven, spiky protrusions, somewhat resembling a seashell. There is a larger, more rounded protrusion near the top of the object. It is resting on a gray surface above a bed of rocks.

Position 5 on Map – Liza Sylvestre and Christopher Robert Jones

Dates: 9/14 – 10/1/2023

Location: Heartside Park

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Position 6 on Map – Bel Andrade

Dates: 9/14 – 10/1/2023

Location: Heartside Park

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Position 7 on Map – Jillian Crochet

Dates: 9/14 – 10/1/2023

Signs located in 3 locations throughout Grand Rapids.

  1. On structure at Heartside Park
  2. Downtown Grand Rapids
  3. Downtown Grand Rapids
A photograph of a blue industrial sign in front of a concrete staircase leading to a path through a forest. The sign reads “Build and Maintained for Certain Bodies”.
A photograph of a blue industrial sign in front of a concrete staircase with white and silver railings leading to a path through a forest. Trees and plants bend and hang over the stairs. The sign reads “Build and Maintained for Certain Bodies”.

Artist Workshop with Josiah Golson

Date: Saturday, September 23

Time: 2pm – 3:30pm

Location: Heartside Park

A photograph of two people with dark skin and dark hair sitting in the grass in front of a large poster with printed black and white photos and drawings cut out and glued onto it. The person on the right is young and cutting out a drawing, the other person is holding glue.
Image Description: A photograph of two people with dark skin and dark hair sitting in the grass in front of a large poster with printed black and white photos and drawings cut out and glued onto it. The drawings are of various people, facing the photographs, of which some have blue X’s and markings across them. The person on the left is crouching and holding a bottle of glue, wearing a pink shirt and dark pants. The person on the right is much younger, cutting out a drawing on notebook paper, wearing a white tank and dark pants.

Artist Workshop with Jeff Kasper

Date: Friday, September 29

Time: 3pm – 4:30pm

Location: Heartside Park

Examples of Jeff Kasper’s “dreaming support” project.
Image description: On the left side of the image, 8 small pictures are stacked up. The pictures feature a person drawing, geometric art, a card that reads “Image a place where you feel happy and relaxed. What does that space look and feel like?”, two people making art, three cards that read “Design”, “engage”, “reflect”, a person looking at art, a drawing of a house, and more people making art. On the left are two cards. One reads “imagine a place where you feel happy and relaxed. What does that space look and feel like?” and “How do you take care of yourself or others when feeling overwhelmed? Journal for 2 minutes. Then incorporate your ideas into your design.” Below the images on the left is the text “Jeff Kasper, dreaming support, 2023, workshop and play tools, dimensions varied” and on the right, “workshop at Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art”.

Performance with Jerron Herman

Date: Saturday, September 30

Time: 4pm – 5pm

Location: Heartside Park

Jerron in motion with his left arm in front of him and his right arm above and behind him.
Image Description: Jerron, a black man with short hair and short facial hair, pictured in motion from the hips up. His left arm is held at a 90 degree angle with his arm close to his body, his fist clenched. His right arm is raised above and behind him, his hand relaxed. He is wearing a grey tank top and pictured in front of a wood paneled wall.

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