Valentine’s Day Spaghetti Dinner & Listening Party in the Land of Spinning Shadows with special guest Dr. Ladybear Suggested Donation $5 Join us in a basket! Picnic Basket is a 33-minute composition woven of the sounds of 23 solitary picnics that occurred on November 23rd, 2014 separate in space, together in time. The weaver, Emily … Continue reading Sonic Picnic Basket – Listening Party & Spaghetti Dinner
Ideas for Creative Leisure
Saturday January 24th, 1-6pm @ Public Pool 3309 Caniff Avenue, Hamtramck Join us this Saturday for "Ideas for Creative Leisure" a picnic workshop focused on accumulating both inspired and mundane ideas for recreation. We will draw inspiration from the Fluxus event scores of Yoko Ono, George Brecht and others. The original event scores that are produced … Continue reading Ideas for Creative Leisure
Picnics in a Polar Vortex
An exhibition at Public Pool Art Space Opening January 10th 2015 ( 7-10 pm) Gallery Hours: Saturdays Jan 17th-Feb 21st 1-6pm The centrifugal force of the polar vortex of 2013 was so strong that it spun bright imagery of a million summertimes onto our retinas despite the blinding darkness of evenings spent inside. Those mirages … Continue reading Picnics in a Polar Vortex
Call for Submissions!
Picnics in the Polar Vortex! Submission deadline: December 14th Picnic Club is pleased to announce our first exhibition! The exhibition is being hosted by Public Pool in Hamtramck and will open January 10th and close on February 21st, with a series of picnics occurring throughout the show! The exhibition will function as a survey of our … Continue reading Call for Submissions!
Picnic in the Fortress of Unseen Places + Blanket Drive
December 7th 6:30PM @ THIRD STORY (1130 Vinewood St. Detroit, MI) Together we will build a fortress of blankets and linens to protect a landscape constructed of stories of unseen places from the rising ocean of winter. Bring a page of text that contains a description of a place (real or imagined, literal or figurative, … Continue reading Picnic in the Fortress of Unseen Places + Blanket Drive
Synopsis: Time travel at the Aquarium
A Murky Wishing Well There is something about forgetting that is very important to crafting a good story. Past events are shaped in our minds through patches of haze while points of meaning and imagery poke through the mundane. This is just one of the tangents that Jule Osten, Lauren Harroun and I explored as a series … Continue reading Synopsis: Time travel at the Aquarium
Picnic 8: Solitary Sonic Picnic (Basket)
November 23rd 2014 For November’s picnic we will meet alone in space (choose your own location), together in time (Sunday, November 23rd, 2014) for the purpose of collecting audio. Bring a recording device of choice to your own private picnic. Artist and seasoned Picnic Clubber, Emily Gustafson will weave the recordings together into a sonic … Continue reading Picnic 8: Solitary Sonic Picnic (Basket)
Rambling Alert! October 19th
Join Jacqui Au and the Detroit area Rambling Network for a walk on the Dequindre Cut this Sunday! The ramble will begin at 4:00 at the current northernmost point of the Cut. We will ramble the Dequindre Cut, observing what is lost and what is gained as humans force various phases of development on the land. What … Continue reading Rambling Alert! October 19th
Time travel at the Belle Isle Aquarium
Saturday September 27th, 4:30 p.m. Join us for a time traveling picnic in the grand halls of the Belle Isle Aquarium! During this picnic we will enjoy a sneak peek of artist Jule Osten's exhibit within two vacant aquaria. Bring a bowl and a spoon to partake in an herbivorous tribute to Big Pete, a … Continue reading Time travel at the Belle Isle Aquarium
The A.W.E. Society 