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Latitude Artist Community, through our new initiative, I.D.eaWorks, seeks to raise funds for a new project called Astral Duets. Through this project local sound artist Robert Beatty will develop a new composition in conjunction with the artists of Latitude's Studio Program, who are considered by some to have disabilities. Beatty, will conduct workshops with Latitude artists and use the collaboration to inspire a new composition. The new piece of work will be performed in a concert on Friday June 8th that will be open to the community for a suggested donation of $10.

Robert Beatty performs solo electronic music under the name Three Legged Race. He is a long-running member of the bands Hair Police, Burning Star Core, and is a founding member of the Resonant Hole collective. Since 2004 Beatty has maintained a collaborative relationship with artist Takeshi Murata, creating soundtracks for Murata’s videos. Their collaboration has spawned performances by Three Legged Race in Beijing, New York, Pittsburgh, and Chicago. In 2011 Beatty had his first solo exhibition at Institute 193 in Lexington and was a featured artist in the Little/Gaines Artist Series at the University of Kentucky. To see and learn more about Robert Beatty’s work visit www.remainsstreet.com.

"Astral Duets" will result in an exciting community collaboration for Latitude Artist Community, enhancing our regular programming, as well as creating an exciting new piece of work for the entire Lexington community.

All contributions to Astral Duets will go towards payment of the artist, direct staffing costs, and costs for space.

1000 Dolls Project visits Latitude

1000 Dolls Project
Latitude artists participated in the 1000 Dolls Project. This is a part of Tranyslvania University's Community Engagement Through the Arts Class which is taught by Kremena Todorova and Kurt Gohde. Thanks to you both and to the students who led todays workhsop. More on the 1000 Dolls Project here:

Overcoming Obstacles with Ganesha

second of two progressions                                                                                                                          Overcoming Obstacles with Ganesha…

A Performance created by participants in Latitude’s Weekly Community Yoga Class                   
with instructor Teresa Thompson of http://www.grassrootsyoga.org/                                                                                                                                                                                 and with thanks to ROMI for painting the background mural

A few notes about our ritual performance:

Ganesha is a wonderful Hindu Icon and how could there be a more appropriate symbol for us at Latitude than an entity committed to furthering intellectual development and overcoming obstacles? Over the past few weeks Latitude artists have been working out a performance arrangement based on these attributes. You will notice that the ritual is performed in front of a mural which tells of an apocalyptic future in which our polluted environment yields little opportunity for life. Yet there is still much hope for us and this performance speaks to the necessity of living lives which are respectful of all life.

A clip of the performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CN8KjkGqN4&list=UUBTGp7xi3fytZ5waR2-au-w&index=2&feature=plcp

Latitude is delighted to be a partner/beneficiary of this years Beaux Arts Ball!

Beaux Arts Ball on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Beaux-Arts-Ball/166920630071631    

WORKS IN PROGRESS- thanks to all for a wonderful event!

 

Lauren Argo

Lauren Argo

Lauren Argo

Jude Lally

Chase Martin- Institute 193

Photos courtesy of  Dvid Allen Fitts

Latitude Artist Community "WORKS IN PROGRESS" February 16th&17th

Welcome to
Latitude Artist Community's
WORKS IN PROGRESS
a series of free events designed to introduce you to Latitude's new home, to update you on the progress of Latitude's artist's, to engage you in provocative workshops and demonstration classes and to entertain you with free performances, lectures, readings, art exhibits and more.                                
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February 16th (Thur) and 17th (Fri) 2012
Latitude Artist Community
948 Manchester Street, Lexington KY
more info: Bruce Burris, Crystal Bader
(859) 806-0195, Latitudearts@yahoo.com, http://latitudeart.blogspot.com/ visit Latitude on facebook

Albert Moser

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, February 16th, 1-3pm

The Body Project (at Latitude)

This is a free workshop facilitated by Louisville based performance artist Lauren Argo. We are limited to 20 participants. Please call or email Bruce or Crystal (above) to reserve a space.

Lauren Argo

About The Body Project

This is a concept based workshop with performance artist Lauren Argo that explores creative expression, imagination and how we feel and relate to the "inside and outside" of our bodies. participants will create a sense of ensemble by interacting together through stretching, movement and games which explore the personal and collective physical freedoms and limitations of the group. Body maps will be created individually as an exploratory exercise and will later be used as a backdrop for a performance.

For more info on The Body Project Workshop click here

re animations

Thursday, February 16th, 5-9pm

re animations

reviving/revisiting the performance art of ELandF projects

at Institute 193, 193 North Limestone St., Lexington, KY

ELandF projects is a program of Latitude Artist Community

For more info on re animations click here

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Friday, February 17th 9am- 3pm

Latitude Artist Community - Open House

Ever wonder what a typical day at Latitude's studio is like? Well, this is your chance to find out. Drop on by for a tour of our new space, have a cup of coffee, view artwork and chat with studio mentors. We especially recommend this to those who may be thinking of attending Latitude in the future.

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Friday, February 17th 5pm- 10pm (During LexArts Gallery Hop)

WORKS IN PROGRESS (at Latitude)

Art Exhibits featuring various Latitude artists

*a solo art exhibit featuring the work of Albert Moser

ROMI

*a solo art exhibit featuring the work of graffiti/stencil artist ROMI

*lectures by Phillip Jones and Chase Martin of Institute 193 on Latitude artists Jessie Dunahoo, Paul McGurl, Tony Dunn and Beverly Baker

*a reading featuring the work of Meg Pike

*a recognition and remembrance of Latitude artist Bobby Gibilisco

*and at Mecca (A Live Studio) our new neighbor, you can sample demonstration classes throughout the evening.

*a cash bar courtesy of The Barrel House

9pm (at Mecca) performance

and recognition/remembrance of Bobby Gibilisco

Join performance artist Lauren Argo as she premiers her new work the Body project. This new work was created in collaboration with Latitude Artist Community. Lauren will also present two short multi-media performances, will i be pretty? and how to be pretty.

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About Lauren: Lauren Argo is a Kentucky native is a Gaines Fellow and UK Alumnus with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater. She is an installation and performance artist as well as an actor, director and playwright. Lauren gained national recognition for her public performance piece, Life As Art: 21 Days In 21C where she lived in an 8x5 storefront window for 21 days with a web cam to explore the ideas of public and private, reality and presentation and observer and performer.

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Miss Argo recently collaborated in writing and starring in The Triangle Project (Looking For Lillith Theatre Company, Louisville, KY) with a New York Tour for the 100th Centennial of the Triangle Factory Fire. Lauren is recognized for her themes of feminine beauty, reality vs. fantasy, memory, and southern culture and heritage.

Bobby Gibilisco

Thank you to all who have contributed to WORKS IN PROGRESS.

In particular we wish to acknowledge the generous gift made by Bobby Gibilisco's family which was used to support the efforts of Lauren Argo. We feel that Bobby would have enjoyed her workshop and performance.

Also special thanks to Teresa Tomb of Mecca (A Live Studio) and to Phillip Jones and Chase Martin of Institute 193.

The Body Project (Thurs Feb 16) free workshop with performance artist Lauren Argo

On Thursday February 16th and Friday February 17th, Latitude Artist Community is presenting "Works In Progress" which will introduce the public to our wonderful new space at 948 Manchester St. in Lexingon's Distillery District. During this time we are offering an exciting slate of performances, workshops, readings, exhibits and more!
For more info: Bruce Burris or Crystal Bader (859) 806-0195, latitudearts@yahoo.com
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Thursday, February 16th, 1-3pm.
The Body Project is a workshop facilitated by Louisville based performance artist Lauren Argo.
This workshop is free and open to the public. We are limited to a total of 20 participants. Please call or email Bruce or Crystal (above) at Latitude to reserve a space.
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the BODY Project: A workshop exploring the body, inside and out with performance artist Lauren Argo

Thursday, February 16, 2012

1-3PM

the BODY Project is a concept based workshop with performance artist Lauren Argo that explores creative expression, imagination and how we feel and relate to the “inside and outside” of our bodies. In the first part, or, “Act 1” of the workshop, participants will create a sense of ensemble by interacting together through stretching, movement and games to explore the personal and collective physical freedoms and limitations of the group. Body maps will be created individually as an explorative exercise that will later be used as a backdrop for the performance. Masks will be introduced and created as a powerful medium that participants can choose to incorporate in the second part of the workshop.

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“Act II”of the workshop will focus on how to tell the body’s story from the beginning (birth) to the end (death) with emphasis on physical challenges and the mind’s response. Participants will create a movement map to give direction for the loose choreography that will then be created and set to music. Masks and props will be incorporated as desired during several rehearsals with a final performance for the group to end the session. Participant’s body maps and masks created during the workshop will be used in the following evening’s performance, the BODY project by Miss Argo.

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And on

Friday, February 17, 9pm

the BODY project (and some other fine works)

live performances by artist Lauren Argo

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Join performance artist Lauren Argo as she premieres her new work, the BODY project. This new work as created in collaboration with Latitude Artist Community. Argo will also present two short multi-media performances, will i be pretty? and how to be pretty. in her continued artistic exploration of the limitations of the human mind, body and spirit.
Click here for a great video on Lauren

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All events associated with Latitude's "Works In Progress" are underwritten by the family of our dear friend Bobby Gibilisco. Many thanks to our friends at Mecca Live Studio and Institute 193 for support and for hosting portions of "Work In Progress" in their spaces.                                                                                                                                   

Many thanks to "The Crankies" for a wonderful workshop!

Thanks to The Crankies for a wonderful workshop and to Institute 193 for sponsoring it. See a great video of the workshop here

Latitude artist Albert Moser @ Institute 193

 

Latitude artist Albert Moser opening reception this Thursday Jan 12 6-9 pm at Institute 193. Here's something from Latitude's very first exhibit of Alberts work in 2006!
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Sat/October 14 – Art Opening – Works by Albert Moser at Third Street Stuff Coffee
All are invited to a reception for artist Albert Moser, this Saturday October 14, from 7-9pm at Third Street Stuff Coffee (257 North Limestone – near the corner of Limestone and 3rd St).

About Albert Moser (by Bruce Burris): Albert Moser walks in - seemingly out of nowhere - pockets jammed with scribbled papers and talking New Jersey- which is a language I understand. He proceeds to show me the amazing small drawings he has - folded Origami like in his shirt pocket. On the back of an ad for a Kung Fu Academy Albert has drawn something of a cross between a psychedelic road map and a tattoo - "I'll never pay for a piece of paper" he exclaims proudly.

Though Albert is in his 70's this is his first art exhibit. Albert still lives in Trenton New Jersey - as an ad for Vito's Italian Restaurant in Trenton - which Albert has transformed - attests to. Albert’s sister lives here in Lexington and he visits her on occasion - which is how I came to meet Albert one day - quite accidentally. I hope you enjoy Albert's work as much as I do - and remember - there is never a need to buy paper!

(Un)dressing Normal, An (Un)conference on Sexuality for those us Dislabled

Undressing Normal
An (Un) conference on Sexuality for those of us DisLabled
Latitude Artist Community is proud to be a sponsor of this important (Un) conference. Latitude's email list goes out to many people and we are inviting anyone to participate - but in particular we urge those considered to have disabilities and all those associated with provider agencies to attend. The conference is limited to the first 100 who sign up. The cost is $10.00 and anyone who wishes may attend on scholarship - its as simple as clicking on the box!
Hope to see you there.
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Undressing Normal
An (Un)conference on Sexuality for those of us DisLabled
Friday, February 10, 10am- 4pm
Clarion Hotel, Lexington, KY
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Undressing Normal Blog: http://undressingnormal.wordpress.com/
Registration: http://undressingnormal.wordpress.com/register-for-the-unconference/
Sponsors: Latitude Artist Community, Human Development Institute-UK, Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass, ProgressLex

About the conference:
We welcome all people and acknowledge that whatever your orientation and/or disability labels are, you are well within the range of human normality. Our focus will be on minority sexualities and gender identities within the context of services to persons who are considered by some to have disabilities. The creators of the unconference have a particular interest in the rights of people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, as well as those who work to support them. We seek to create a welcoming community for all lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, asexual, queer, questioning, straight, and other people to discuss issues of concern.

The unconference will take place February 10, 2012, at the Clarion Hotel at 1950 Newtown Pike in Lexington Kentucky. Further registration information and further details will be posted here as they become available.

Some possible topics for Undressing Normal sessions:
■Defining sexuality
■Power and privilege
■Monetary implications
■Sexuality and the autism spectrum
■Supporting LGBTQ clients and staff
■Legal issues for individuals with intellectual disabilities and those who support them
■Into the nursing home and back into the closet
■Sexuality throughout the lifespan
■Parenting and the eternal child stereotype

Who should attend Undressing Normal?
■People with intellectual and other developmental disabilities and people regarded as having disabilities.
■Direct support staff for people with disabilities.
■Directors and staff of agencies charged with supporting people with disabilities.
■Educators, administrators, psychologists, social workers and other professionals.
■Policy makers and government agency staff.
■People of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
■Advocates, and all citizens or individuals who are interested in supporting the rights of people with disabilities.

This list is not comprehensive, but is a sample of stakeholders we hope will attend the (Un)Conference.



 

Lexington Herald- Leader Op-Ed article by Latitude advocates Kimber Brickey and Stacey Earley

Lexington Herald-Leader Op-Ed January 1, 2012
Small LexTran route changes could make libraries more accessible
By Kimber Brickey and Stacey Earley
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We are mentoring partners in Latitude Artist Community's LifeLab program, which pairs a mentor with a person who wishes to explore the community. LifeLab partners work together to access community resources and create chances to contribute meaningfully to our community.
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In November and December we worked on becoming familiar with LexTran, Lexington's public bus system. We chose places that LifeLab partners often go, such as libraries, YMCAs and shopping centers, with easy and/or inexpensive access to community resources. We got bus system maps and found the best routes to our destinations. We learned about the free trolley downtown, how to pay a reduced fare, transfer and generally use the route timetables to plan our trips, with the goal of compiling this information for other LifeLab participants.
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We were happy to see that all buses and trolleys have places for wheelchairs, "kneeling" doorways and priority seating for elders and people with disabilities. But we also found something that worried us.
Two of Lexington's biggest libraries, Beaumont and Tates Creek, are inaccessible by regular LexTran bus. On the No. 3 Tates Creek route, the closest stop, 0.6 miles from the library, is at Tates Creek and Armstrong Mill, where the bus turns east away from Tates Creek. The stop is on dirt next to a very narrow shoulder and many yards from the intersection. There is no sidewalk. There are sidewalks on th eother side of Tates Creek, a very busy four-lane road, but it's still a 10-minute uphill walk to the library.
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The stop in the other direction is even more dangerous, about a half-block from Tates Creek and closer to the road. When we made our trip, it had been raining and we had to walk through mud. The situation at Beaumont is almost the same, except one stop is at least on the same side of Harrodsburg Road as the library, and it's 0.4 miles to the library.
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In other words, a person with any kind of mobility issue, or whose vision is impaired, could never get to two of the city's finest libraries using the bus. Sure, they could use Wheels door-to-door transportation if they qualify under Medicaid, but why shouldn't they be able to take the regular bus? What's the point of having space for wheelchairs if people with wheelchairs, or even elders who need some kind of support to walk, can't get to two of the city's best resources?
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Libraries provide free computer access, classes, community events, information and entertainment. Shouldn't people be able to get to them easily?
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Right now there is no bus that goes into Beaumont Circle (where there is a YMCA, another inaccessible community resource). The Tates Creek bus turns off the main road before it even gets to the library. If these buses just made slight detour to stop at these libraries, would it really inconvenience anyone?
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It's a shame it's assumed that anyone who wants to use these libraries must own a car.
LexTran needs to re-route the No. 3 Tates Creek and No. 13 Beaumont buses to provide better access for everyone in the community.           
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About the authors Kimber Brickey is a participant in Latitude Artist Community's LifeLab. Stacey Earley works at Latitude and serves as a LifeLab mentor. Latitude, a private agency serving adults who have disabilities to help them contribute to the life of their community, is an accredited provider of Supports for Community Living.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/01/2012340/small-lextran-route-changes-could.html#storylink=cpy

A first day peek at our new space- 948 Manchester Street!

Nancy Covert "Ourselves Masked" at Third Street Coffee

Happy Holidays from Latitude Artist Community

I.D.eaWorks

I.D.eaWorks is a new Latitude initiative. In it we commission artists to create new works in whatever way(s) they desire and without oversight or censorship as we simultaneously fundraise with the particular artist’s project in mind. First up this May/June is Lexington artist Robert Beatty: http://threeleggedrace.bandcamp.com/

Lexington's Holiday Parade

Our thanks to Lexington Mayor Jim Gray who  we marched with - and to everyone who helped out and participated with us in Lexington's Annual Holiday Parade!

Look for an exhibit by Latitude artist Tony Dunn @ Institute 193 in 2012!

Institute 193 Sells Out

Through December look for Latitude artists Paul McGurl, Tony Dunn and Norma B, Meg Pike and more in Institute 193's annual "Institute 193 Sells Out!"

Happy Thanksgiving!

Latitude at Balagula Theater

"In Order To Feel Like A Human Again"
... an installation by Latitude Artist Community at Balagula Theater (at Natasha's) beginning next week. Our installation is based on text from the David Sedaris play "The Book of Liz" which will be performed during the period of our installation. Of particular interest to both Balagula and Latitude fans... some proceeds from the performance of "The Book of Liz" on Tuesday Nov. 29th will benefit Latitude Artist Community + there will be a short presentation prior to the performance about Latitude. Hope to see many of our friends there!

New Latitude Book: three gardens/eating in babylon by Meg Pike

three gardens/eating in babylon
by Meg Pike by Meg Pike with Latitude Artist Community | Make Your Own Book

Red... an installation by Betsy