INGENUITY PREVIEW PARTY FOR FUNDERS + FRIENDS
CLEVELAND,
OH ?
Following up on its recently announced return in 2008, the Ingenuity Festival
of Art + Technology has planned a chic cocktail party benefit,
offering an unveiling of Ingenuity?s new web design, and a ?first look? at this
summer?s programming ? with featured artists in
attendance! Anatomy
Nightclub & Lounge
(1299 West 9th Street) will host a preview party benefit for Ingenuity on
Friday, May 16, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00pm. The evening program will include a brief
overview by festival director James Levin, along with video entertainment and
screened images of this summer?s highlights, complimentary appetizers, drink
specials, and live DJ.
$5
cover charge
(which includes one free raffle ticket) and a portion of the cash bar
proceeds will be donated to Ingenuity. Additional raffle tickets will be sold
for $5 each or 3 for $10.
Prizes include autographed collectables, restaurant and theater
gift certificates, signed artwork, and more! Guests
in attendance are scheduled to include: Jenny
Marketou,
the New York-based artist whose stunning, iconic installation entitled Red
Eyed Skywalkers will overtake Playhouse Square with a swarm of 100 red
balloons overlooking downtown Cleveland ? several of which are equipped to
capture video images from the festival and transmit to screens throughout the
area and online. The result is a
multidimensional exhibit that allows playful access to aerial perspectives, with
a subtle commentary on public surveillance and wireless
media. Spurse,
a
Columbia University artist collective comprised of Petia Morozov, Iain Kerr, and
Sean White, have undertaken a complex festival installation entitled Crooked
River in First and Third Persons, which documents the history and current
image of the Cuyahoga River via a series of interactive ?songlines? ? audio and
video date collected directly from the water surface, and transmitted via web,
cell phone, and to live broadcast outlets within the festival
image. This
is the first in a series of planned ?friend-raiser? events organized in
anticipation of the Ingenuity Festival of Art + Technology. Ingenuity Festival will return to
Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland, July 25-27, 2008. More information and passes are
available online at http://www.ingenuitycleveland.com. 2008
Supporters & Sponsors:
Ingenuity gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions and vision of its
impressive list of supporters and sponsors, including The George Gund
Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County Community Partnership for
Arts & Culture, Ohio Arts Council, Playhouse Square, ideastream, John P.
Murphy Foundation, The Abington Foundation, The Ohio Lottery, One Community
Corporation, The Thomas White Foundation, and The Meisel Family Foundation. Additional 2008 supporters,
sponsors, and individual donors will be announced shortly. Awards: The Ingenuity Festival of Art &
Technology has won a 2008 Dominion Community Impact Award, which will be
featured in the March issue of Inside
Business, and also named Best Arts Networking Group or Event of 2007 by the
Cleveland Business Connects
Magazine. In addition,
Ingenuity?s Executive Director, James Levin was awarded a Governor?s Award for
Community Activism in 2007 by the Ohio Arts Council. # # #
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