Events on August 4, 2018
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The hopes we wear on our backs /// Community Weaving with PlySpace Resident Kacie Lyn Martinez
11am to 2pm @
Canan Commons
500 S. Walnut St
The Muncie Arts and Culture Council and PlySpace, an artist-in-residence program based in the Emily Kimbrough Historic District in downtown Muncie, Indiana, are excited to announce the second Summer Term Resident Artist, Kacie Lyn Martinez. Martinez is a participatory fiber artist based in Brooklyn, New York whose work generates contemporary weaving projects which combine therapeutic, meditative practice with traditional weaving methods. While in residence at PlySpace throughout the month of August, Martinez will present a public weaving project, ”the hopes we wear on our backs”, at Canan Commons.
The participatory public art project titled “the hopes we wear on our backs” explores the process of collectively envisioning Muncie’s future. During the month-long project, Muncie residents are invited to write out their hopes for the city on strips of recycled clothing which will then be woven by Martinez and interested participants into a temporary public artwork installed at the Canan Commons grates. Participants can also submit "hopes" online at www.plyspace.org/munciehopes
The artist will be on site to answer questions about the project and her process, and invites the public to participate by sharing their hopes and dreams for Muncie in person. She will continue the project by facilitating public participation each Saturday throughout the month of August from 11 AM to 2 PM. Martinez will also be on site Saturday, August 4th from 6-8 PM prior to Downtown Development’s Moonlight Movie screening of “Wonder Woman” at Canan Commons.
Join in and help us spread the word about our hopes for Muncie!
Learn more about the project at www.plyspace.org.
- Muncie Makers Market 4pm to 7pm @ Books & Brews Canopies in the Parking Lot @ White River Plaza 2100 West White River Blvd
- Muncie Makers Market 4pm to 7pm @ Books & Brews Canopies in the Parking Lot @ White River Plaza 2100 West White River Blvd
- Moonlight Movies: Wonder Woman 6pm to 10pm @ Canan Commons 500 S. Walnut St
Join us for Moonlight Movies, featuring Wonder Woman on August 4th at Canan Commons - sponsored by Wealth Strategies and produced by Sight and Sound. Family activities will begin at 6pm, and the movie will begin at 8pm on the new digital screen.
Wear your super hero costumes and meet our own "Woman of Wonder" and have your picture taken with her! Face painting, bounce house and more!
Themed family activities will be provided before the movies each month. Canan Commons is located in the 500 block of South Walnut Street near the roundabout. Parking is available on the street or in the new parking garage just to the West of the Courtyard Marriot.
Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chairs and bug spray. Vendors will be on-site with light snacks. Moonlight Movies is a weather-permitting event.
Coming up!
September 8th - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - Muncie Makers Market 4pm to 7pm @ Books & Brews Canopies in the Parking Lot @ White River Plaza 2100 West White River Blvd