Grace Exhibition Space

GRACE EXHIBITION SPACE FOR INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART @ 182 Avenue C New York, NY, 10009 USA

CENTRAL PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL - CURATED BY PANCHO LÓPEZ
September 13, 28 / October 11, 25 / November 8,22 - 2024

Doors 7:30 pm (Members* 7:00 pm)
Performances 8-10 pm
Entrance: $10-30 [Free for Members*]
*IG Livesteam will be for Members Only: https://graceexhibitionspace.org/memberships

CENTRAL Performance Festival - September, October, November 2024 - presented at Grace Exhibition Space, a space for creative experimentation that has been dedicated to performance for more than a decade. In this festival, attendees will be able to see twenty performances and works by artists who work from immateriality and the creation of ephemeral experiences from the body; exploring themes such as violence, migration, diaspora, the abuse of power, identity and other problems intrinsic to the human being.

Curated by the Mexican artist Pancho Lopez, this festival seeks to build a bridge between the Central American region, some Caribbean islands and one of the most important global stages in the world in terms of art and culture: New York City.

Right now, today Friday, May 10 from 6-8 pm was going to be the first GES Gala/Fundraiser with caterers, a famous dj and archival footage on a multiple project installation - and my birthday on Sunday/Morhers Day 🙂

The event has been postponed and we will update when the event will happen.

In the meantime —- please consider a donation to Grace Exhibition Space for International Performamce Art, it is tax-deductible in the US and the support will be the happiest gift of all!!

Sending love!

Jill & GES

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Friday, April 5
Doors 7pm Performances 8-10 pm
$10 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transitions-on-spring-open-call-and-old-friends-tickets-594167881127

Viviana Druga [Transylvania/Berlin] www.vivianadruga.com
Molly Ross www.molly-ross.com
Julia Hsia, Hsiao-Chu Hsia https://www.juliahsia.com/
Amelia Marzec http://www.ameliamarzec.com

VIVIANA DRUGS is a Romanian visual artist based in Berlin. Born in Transylvania, Romania, she spent her childhood with her sister, consistently visiting her grandparents in a small village in the Carpathian Mountains during school vacations. The interplay between the free mountain nature and the Christian Orthodox mysticism on her mother's side deeply influenced her during this time. She draws inspiration from these experiences in her projects.

HSIAO-CHU HSIA is a multidisciplinary artist from Taiwan, now based in New York, USA. She has a background in clinical psychology and received her MFA in Community Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland, USA. Hsia’s practice focuses on performance art and dance improvisation, addressing the theme of ”relationship.” She talks about teamwork and conflicts between cultures, generations, countries, and even between humans and the environment. Hsia creates art to raise awareness of social issues between different individuals and groups.

MOLLY ROSS is an artist based in Brooklyn NY. She engages with choreography, performance, and collage practices. Her work has been presented at PAGEANT, Essex Flowers, FourOneOne (curated by Moriah Evans), the Wild Project (curated by Kyla Gordan), and has been supported by the New Dance Alliance Satellite Residency and the Lakeside Inn Artist Residency Program. She has also been collaborating with Nola Sporn Smith as MOLLY&NOLA since 2017. They have been presented at various galleries, dance institutions, and DIY spaces throughout NYC.

AMELIA MARZEC is an American artist focused on rebuilding and engaging with local communications infrastructure to prepare for an uncertain future. Her work has been exhibited at SIGGRAPH, MIT, ISEA (Canada), University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland), ONCE Foundation Contemporary Art Biennial (Spain), NODE Forum for Digital Arts Biennial (Germany), and is part of the Rhizome ArtBase.

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Join us! GES SPRING

TRANSITIONS on SPRING: Open Call and Old Friends /
March 22
April 5, 19
May 3, 17
2024

Doors 7pm / Performances 8pm $10

From our Open Call for in New York City-based performance artists:
kyle b. co.; Lele dai and Stonie; Glenn Potter-Takata; Molly Ross; Amelia Marczek; Hsiao-Chu Hsia; J. Alex Ray; Lina Dahbour Azalea; Lena Deutsch, Brendan Bunny Elefante, Wasif Sami, Monika Blaszczak, F***y Perez, Carolina Muñoz Awad; V.

Welcoming back:
Arai Shin-Ichi [Japan]; Viviana Druga [Transylvania/Berlin]; Jessica Fairfax-Hirst [Dominican Republic/USA]; Gim Gwang Cheol [South Korea]; Kyeung Hua [South Korea]; Arianne Foks [France]; Marita Isobel Sölberg [Norway]; (hopefully) Mehdi-Georges Lahlou [Morocco/Belgium]
+ Celestina Minichová [Slovakia] with Viktor Fuček

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GES follows the We Have Voice, Code of Conduct:

Code Of Conduct - The We Have Voice Collective�To Promote Safer Workplaces In The Performing Arts�This code promotes zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, including but not limited to sexual harassment and bullying. the commitments and definitions herein promote the creation and strengthening of safe(r) spaces that uphold the equitable treatment of all people regardless of their various identities and positionalities, including gender identity, race, age, ability, ethnicity, culture, immigration status, sexual orientation and identity, class position and economic background, and religious belief and affiliation.�Have you experienced or witnessed harassment but felt you couldn’t speak up?�If you are in a position of power, you must respond to reports of harassment, this code offers clarity and tools for people working in the performing arts. how can we commit to creating safe(r) spaces in the performing and performance arts
For more information and resources, visit: www.wehavevoice.org
GRACE EXHIBITION SPACE IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE IN THE PERFORMANCE SPACE AND REST ROOM
Grace Exhibition Space has received the Guidestar Gold Seal of Approval for Transparency

TRANSITIONS on SPRING: Open Call and Old Friends /
March 22
April 5, 19
May 3, 17
2024

Doors 7pm / Performances 8pm $10

From our Open Call for in New York City-based performance artists:
kyle b. co.; Lele dai and Stonie; Glenn Potter-Takata; Molly Ross; Amelia Marczek; Hsiao-Chu Hsia; J. Alex Ray; Lina Dahbour Azalea; Lena Deutsch, Brendan Bunny Elefante, Wasif Sami, Monika Blaszczak, F***y Perez, Carolina Muñoz Awad; V.

Welcoming back:
Arai Shin-Ichi [Japan]; Viviana Druga [Transylvania/Berlin]; Jessica Fairfax-Hirst [Dominican Republic/USA]; Gim Gwang Cheol [South Korea]; Kyeung Hua [South Korea]; Arianne Foks [France]; Marita Isobel Sölberg [Norway]; (hopefully) Mehdi-Georges Lahlou [Morocco/Belgium]
+ Celestina Minichová [Slovakia] with Viktor Fuček

IG , , , , .dragonnes, , , , , .sami , , ,
GES follows the We Have Voice, Code of Conduct:

Code Of Conduct - The We Have Voice Collective�To Promote Safer Workplaces In The Performing Arts�This code promotes zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, including but not limited to sexual harassment and bullying. the commitments and definitions herein promote the creation and strengthening of safe(r) spaces that uphold the equitable treatment of all people regardless of their various identities and positionalities, including gender identity, race, age, ability, ethnicity, culture, immigration status, sexual orientation and identity, class position and economic background, and religious belief and affiliation.�Have you experienced or witnessed harassment but felt you couldn’t speak up?�If you are in a position of power, you must respond to reports of harassment, this code offers clarity and tools for people working in the performing arts. how can we commit to creating safe(r) spaces in the performing and performance arts
For more information and resources, visit: www.wehavevoice.org
GRACE EXHIBITION SPACE IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE IN THE PERFORMANCE SPACE AND REST ROOM
Grace Exhibition Space has received the Guidestar Gold Seal of Approval for Transparency

Grace Exhibition Soace returns with our Spring, 2024 series on Friday, March 8!

And every other Friday until May 17

Kim is here from ACID House, Taipei, Taiwan

Performing at Grace Exhibition Space tomorrow, Friday September 29

And talking/presenting about ACID House Taipei on Saturday at 4:00

SEPTEMBER 15th & 29th
Doors: 7PM / Performances: 8-10:30PM /

Curated by CAI QING [China/Germany]

September 29: Acid House’s Chen Guanyin [Taiwan] Gao Zhiyan/Gao Ya aka "Grace" [China] + special guest Indonesia’s Arahmaiani.

September 15: Paul Reagan [Ireland] Beate Linne [Germany] Gaby Bila-Günther aka LADY GABY [Australia/Romania] Tim Martin-Jones [UK]

8th IMMERSIVE LIVE ART TOUR founder/curator Cai Qing [China/Germany]’s vision for the Immersive Festival is to bring performance artists from around the world to explore different international cities by immersing themselves/ their art into the streets, parks and spaces of a different international city each year.
Curators’ statement: “New York City is this years’ stage for life/art and art/life site-specific performances. The IMMERSIVE Festival will reflect not only the richness and depth of Greater New York, but also highlights the distinct and creative methods of performance art.”

A brief History of GES:
Grace Exhibition Space for International Performance Art opened September 4, 2006 at 840 Broadway in Brooklyn. In 2018 GES moved to Manhattans’ East Village. We are a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.

Grace Exhibition Space has presented over 1,000 performance artists, always with a focus on diverse perspectives and social justice.

GES is 501(c)3 run by Jill McDermid (Director/co-Founder) and Erik “Hoke” Hokanson (Technical Director) with Production Manager, Jacqui Ray; Technical Space Manager/New School Intern, Tench Cholnoky; Social Media support, Celestína Minichová and Alice Kazal; Summer/fall New School Intern/Website and Member support, Xingtao Liu.

Hmmm - Fb won’t allow us to promote any of our events so
Please check our new website: www.graceexhibitionspace.org

And I have a question, our GES newsfeed is only “suggested for you” posts and none from our actual beloved community - is this normal for newsfeed?

Thanks!!

Jill

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Grace Exhibition Space
Events March 21 April 7 and 21
May 5 and 19

Doors 9:00
Performances 9:30

April 7
Honey Jernquist
Jamie Emerson and Amanda
Brei Frei
Kuba Falk
Joey Sledgianowski

Every other Friday
March 24 - May 19
Doors at 9:00 EST
Performances at 9:30 pm

Spring Series: Rain, Clouds, Unicorns and Rainbows has started:

“My hunch is that joy is an ember for or precursor to wild and unpredictable and transgressive and unboundaried solidarity. And that that solidarity might incite further joy. Which might incite further solidarity. And on and on . . . It’s why I think of joy, which gets us to love, as being a practice of survival.” - Excerpt From: Ross Gay. “Inciting Joy.”

Particles of water or ice are suspended in the air, become submerged into one another until they are too big to float, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, hail, drizzle, cats and dogs and liquid sunshine until all of life depends on the resulting fresh water. Rain is changing too and, like clouds, is in abundance or scarce.

Then there is a rainbow- sometimes even two. Suddenly there is magic in the air as the full spectrum of light shines back down on us. Rainbows seem invisible, like to the magic of unicorns, until we find them; and when we see them, they see us.

Spring 2023 at Grace Exhibition Space. we are expressing the multitude of rain and clouds and unicorns and rainbows that allow us to ultimately find the resulting joy.

Jamie Funk
“Myopia of Desire”
NYC
5:00-11:00 pm EST
March 24, 2023

Playing a video from Brooklyn GES

Raegan Truax and GOODW.Y.N
“Climate”
NYC
5:00-11:00 pm EST
March 24, 2023