Pop Filter was such a big hit - these creative folks have a real encore problem! But no doubt, City Prototype will wow us all over again! Spread the word, and mark your calendars now. Janette Luu recently shared the City Prototype overview below:
CITY PROTOTYPE (August 10-14, 2004)
“I didn’t think I was in Fort Wayne.” That was the most common statement made after the Pop Filter multimedia art event at the Avant-Garde Gallery on January 17, 2004. More than 700 people immersed themselves in a unique social environment that fused video, music, visual art and drama on two floors of the DeSoto Building on Lafayette Street. Since then, many have asked Pop Filter creators, Janette Luu and Matt Stuart, to produce another event.
However, Pop Filter is expanding its focus from the art scene to the city of Fort Wayne. In an effort to present the Summit City in a new light, Luu and Stuart will be offering a City Prototype through a week-long experience in August. A series of events will serve as working models that emphasize the importance of ideas and creativity as precious resources for economic growth, as well as the impact that technology and innovation have on our future economy. Each prototype will feature the undervalued assets and underutilized spaces of downtown Fort Wayne.
Public Art Campaign: Weekend of July 31st, corner of Clinton St. and Fourth St.
Local artists will paint/decorate old junk TVs at the OmniSource freight house. The community will be invited to watch the process, which will be documented on video. The piece will be shown at the Prototype News Conference, as well as Pop Filter.
Prototype News Conference: Tuesday, August 10th, 10:30 AM, 110 W. Berry St., 26th floor
City leaders will gather at the Summit Club in the National City Center to endorse the City Prototype initiative. A public art campaign will kick off with painted television sets placed at the transfer points for the CitiLoop trolley route. The TVs will highlight the innovation of Fort Wayne’s own Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television.
Prototype Collaboration: Wednesday, August 11th, 12-6 PM, corner of Wayne St. and Calhoun St.
High school students will take part in a video project that shows innovation and creativity at work. The teenagers will be encouraged to use problem-solving skills to address issues including the brain drain and downtown revitalization. Tools of the digital revolution (e.g. DVD player, MP3 player, digital camera) will be given away as prizes.
Prototype Product Launch: Thursday, August 12th, 7-10 PM, 1301 Lafayette St. at Douglas Ave.
Northeast Indiana Innovation Center will sponsor a launch party for a prototype brain imaging device to be unveiled at the Avant-Garde Gallery in the DeSoto Building. Technology including live visuals, digital imaging and digital projection will assist in showcasing the product and its uses. Free food and entertainment will be provided.
Prototype Storefront: Friday, August 13th, 12-10 PM, downtown Fort Wayne
Digital AV will transform a vacant downtown retail space into a dynamic digital storefront promoting several local entrepreneurs and highlighting the downtown revitalization. Nearby businesses will be encouraged to stay open later than usual. Free food and entertainment will be provided.
Prototype Immersive Experience – Pop Filter: Saturday, August 14th, 8 PM-2 AM, 300 block Main St.
With the help of Markey’s Audio Visual, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, the Performing Arts Center and the FourthWave building (formerly NIPSCO) will be part of an all-ages multimedia art event celebrating the end of City Prototype. Headline performances include Eszter Balint, a New York singer/songwriter and actress, and Jonathan Goldstein, a writer and former producer for NPR’s “This American Life.” Admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door.
Producers: Janette Luu, Matt Stuart
Executive Producer: Richard Florida, author of “The Rise of the Creative Class”
Sponsors: Downtown Improvement District, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, National City Bank, One Lucky Guitar, Digital AV, Markey’s Audio Visual, Indiana Data Center, Farm Bureau Insurance, Fort Wayne Councilman Dr. John Crawford, Ian & Mimi Rolland
Posted by Admin at July 21, 2004 03:08 PM