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About
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About Flux Night
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About Flux Projects
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FLUX NIGHT FREE ASSOCIATION Artists + Projects Curated Projects FLUX NIGHT 2013: FREE ASSOCIATION includes six projects curated by Helena Reckitt, an internationally respected curator and critic. Reckitt's curatorial theme, Free Association, evokes the pleasure of mixing and mingling at street level that is central to Flux Night, and that car-centric Atlanta does not always afford. It also points to the strong history of digital art and collective activity within the city. + Curatorial Statement Open Call Projects Projections, dance, music, performance, sound and light installations, parades + more. This year's fourteen open call projects were selected by a committee that included curator Helena Reckitt along with Flux Projects staff and board. Project + Event Maps Preview project locations and plan your route. + Download the Flux Night map. Printable PDF map of projects and services. + Google Map Bookmark this page on your smartphone, and use it to navigate at Flux Night. + Flux Night App Download FREE Flux Night app in iTunes App Store! Use this iphone app to help you navigate the projects on the night of the event. Quickly see what is going on around you and how to get there. The interactive map will help you find projects, food trucks, information stations, restrooms, and more.
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FLUX NIGHT FREE ASSOCIATION Curatorial Statement Curator: Helena Reckitt
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For Flux Night, Atlanta, I have chosen the curatorial theme of Free Association. This evokes the mixing and mingling that happens when people,
who may be strangers to one another, gather in public space together. It points to the festive atmosphere of Flux Night, to its promise of
unexpected encounters with art as well as one another. We sense things differently at night. Sound travels differently, while light draws
attention to little-seen spaces and transforms familiar sights. Free Association holds the promise of random experiences and convergences.
My curatorial theme also gestures to how ideas and images circulate in today's Internet culture. Several artists in Flux Night practice the creative sampling, appropriation and reuse of material that was generated by other people. There is a hopeful strain to their work, as it seeks to return ideas and objects to the public domain, and imagines their further interpretation and reuse. Work for Flux Night was selected through two processes: Curated Projects, which I selected, and Open Call Proposals, which were chosen by the Flux Night Committee, of which I was a member. For the curated projects I invited six artists/artistic collaborations to respond to the context of Flux Night and Atlanta. Most artists had not been to Atlanta before and their research led them to various sources—from Civil Rights and folk and blues archives to the studios of rappers and emcees and the tinned goods aisles of Publix. Tapping into the culture and history of Atlanta, their works will stage a conversation with its past to reimagine its present and future. Other artists adapt pre-existing projects for this particular event. |
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Fourteen Open Call proposals were selected by the Flux Projects Committee. The selection process here was consensual, with mine as one voice amongst many. While some of the artists chosen I had originally encouraged to apply, and others I knew from when I lived in Atlanta, most were unfamiliar to me, and the Committee took a strong curatorial role.
The response of the public to an event like Flux Night is one of its most exciting and unpredictable elements. Audiences at nocturnal art events behave quite differently from those who visit art galleries and museums. The etiquette and rules are far more relaxed as people interact with artworks and artists, talk loudly to each other and on their cell phones, drink, dance, and even sleep. Audiences tend to see themselves as part of an event like this, dressing up, tweeting and posting images online, and sometimes staging their own guerrilla art works. The chance to experience contemporary art in public space is especially important in a car-dominated, commercially-driven city like Atlanta. For the many residents, as well as those who travel to Atlanta for the event, who do not visit art galleries or museums often, Flux Night offers an exciting glimpse of what contemporary artists are up to. And then it's over... all that behind-the-scenes artistic and administrative labour; all those bodies converging for one night. A huge amount of effort and energy goes into an event that last just a few hours, while its lingering effects remain in the memories of those of us who have come together to gather after dark. — Helena Reckitt
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Info
FLUX NIGHT 2013: FREE ASSOCIATION a night of art + experimentation Saturday October 5, 7 pm to midnight Castleberry Hill Arts District, Atlanta Free + One Night Only The site for Flux Night is the Castleberry Hill Arts District located southwest of downtown Atlanta. It is a free, outdoor, public art event, happening on Walker Street, Peters Street, Nelson Street, Elliott Street, and adjacent areas. Street Food + Beer !! Starting at 6 pm some of Atlanta's best food trucks will be serving on the street: Doggy Dogg, Good Food Truck, Good Food Trike, King of Pops, Nectar Food Truck, Streatery, and more. Flux Night is easily accessible by MARTA rail. The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition is hosting a free Bike Valet on Peters Street. We have coordinated event parking at the Georgia World Congress Center Brown Lot listed here. Free shuttle provided for those parking in the GWCC Brown Lot or downtown at Centennial Park.
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Flux Night App
Click Here for FREE Flux Night App at iTunes. Download Now Available in iTunes Apps Store ! Our free iphone app to help you navigate the projects on the night of the event. Quickly see what is going on around you and how to get there. The interactive map will help you find projects, food trucks, information stations, restrooms, and more. Project + Event Map Preview project locations and plan your route. + Download the Flux Night map. Printable PDF map of projects and services. + Google Map Bookmark this page on your smartphone, and use it to navigate at Flux Night. In the Neighborhood Arrive early and have dinner at one of Castleberry's many neighborhood restaurants. A complete list of these and other neighborhood services can be found on the Castleberry Hill neighborhood map. Marta We recommend taking MARTA to the Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Station, which is on the east/west line. MARTA Map From this station it is an easy, straight walk south to the entrance of Castleberry and the event. Entrance to Flux Night and the first information booth is 4/10 mile from the station. There will also be a free shuttle bus from the Orange Lot at GWCC. From MARTA take the Georgia Dome exit and follow the signs to the Georgia Dome. When at the Dome, take a left and follow the sidewalk to the Orange Parking Lot. Bike Valet Ride your bike to Flux Night and enjoy a car-free evening with secure, free bike parking provided by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition. Hosted by The Granite Room, 211 Peters St. Google Map |
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Transportation
We recommend taking MARTA, Uber, or biking to the event. Free bike valet will be provided by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition at The Granite Room, 211 Peters Street. Those who drive are encouraged to park either at the Brown Lot of the Georgia World Congress Center or in a surface lot around Centennial Olympic Park. Free shuttle service will be available throughout the night from both locations. Accessible parking is also available. Driving Directions Use this link to customize your directions: Castleberry Hill, Atlanta at Google Maps. Street closures and increased pedestrian will make crossing the neighborhood by car difficult. Attendees are strongly encouraged to park either at the Georgia World Congress Center or in a surface lot around Centennial Olympic Park. Event Parking Parking for Flux Night will be available in the Brown Lot of the Georgia World Congress Center. From the GWCC parking lot, it is a short walk to the entrance of Flux Night on Walker Street. Free shuttle service with the ATL-Cruzers will also be available. Special Rate, Advance Purchase Parking: $8 Click here to reserve and pay in advance for parking at GWCC. Advance purchase not required. Parking price at the Brown Lot, on the night of the event: $10 GWCC Brown Lot: google map Located just north of the Castleberry Hill. Entrance at Magnum St and Georgia Dome Dr Downtown, Centennial Olympic Park Area: Free shuttle provided for those parking in downtown/centennial park. Shuttle stop located at the southwest corner of Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Marietta Street - map Free Shuttle Service: Free shuttle service will be provided throughout the night by the ATL-Cruzers from both the GWCC Brown Lot and from Downtown/Centennial Park at the corner of Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Marietta Street. Accessible Parking: 101 Centennial Olympic Park Drive at Chapel St Designated on-street parking at entrance to event. Staff at info station will be present to allow access through gate to street parking. 101 Centennial Olympic Park Dr - map |
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Sponsors
Flux Projects extends a special thanks to all our generous sponsors for their support and participation in this year's event. Additional thanks to the residents and business owners of Castleberry Hill without whose support this night would not be possble. Flux Projects also thanks our crew of volunteers who are essential to presenting the 2013 edition of Flux Night. Supported in part by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council, and the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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