WORKINGMAN COLLECTIVE: Prospects and Provisions / Events

Wednesday, July 6, 1:00pm
LUNCH
Peter Winant, Workingman Collective
Join members of the Workingman Collective for this series of community meetings held Wednesdays during the exhibition.
Note to Participants: Bring your own Lunch.

Saturday, July 9, 2:00–3:00pm
 PLANT LIFE DRAWING SESSION
Janis Goodman, Workingman Collective
Janis Goodman will direct workshop participants to draw and explore the common household plants incorporated into the Swing installation. These familiar plants were chosen for their ability to purify the air by removing V.O.C.s (volatile organic compounds).
Note to Participants: Bring drawing materials to workshop (e.g. paper, graphite, colored pencils, eraser, small watercolor box, brush, etc.)

Wednesday, July 13, 1:00pm
LUNCH
Tom Ashcraft & Janis Goodman, Workingman Collective
Join members of the Workingman Collective for this series of community meetings held Wednesdays during the exhibition.
Note to Participants: Bring your own Lunch.

Thursday, July 14, 6:00–8:00pm
BOOK SIGNING & DISCUSSION
David Zierler, author of The Invention of Ecocide:
 Agent Orange, Vietnam, and the Scientists Who Changed the Way We Think about the Environment
As the public increasingly questioned the war in Vietnam, a group of American scientists deeply concerned about the use of Agent Orange and other herbicides started a movement to ban what they called “ecocide.” Incorporating in-depth interviews, unique archival collections, and recently declassified national security documents, Zierler examines the movement to ban ecocide as it played out amid the rise of a global environmental consciousness and growing disillusionment with the containment policies of the cold war era.
Click here for more information on The Invention of Ecocide

Saturday, July 16, 2:00–3:30pm
VOCAL WORKSHOP WITH ALEXANDRA PHILLIPS, PART I
Alexandra Phillips, Soprano
The workshop will include demonstrations of breathing and vocal techniques applicable to all. Participants will receive hands-on singing instruction, or can participate as observers. No prior vocal experience is required.
Click here to visit Alexandra Phillips' website

Wednesday, July 20, 1:00pm
LUNCH: Finding a Line
Ben Ashworth, George Mason University, School of Art
Join members of the Workingman Collective for this series of community meetings held Wednesdays during the exhibition. Special guest and DIY skate park builder, Ben Ashworth, will discuss recent projects, what's next, and the advantages of building under the radar.
Note to Participants: Bring your own Lunch.

Thursday July 21, 7:00–9:00pm
AN EVENING OF SWING POETRY
Casey Smith, Assistant Professor, Corcoran College of Art + Design
A group of DC poets will take over the installation of Swing for a lively and informal reading. Disregard everything you think you know about poetry readings; this one will prove your expectations wrong. Organized by Casey Smith. Participating readers TBA.

Wednesday, July 27, 1:00pm
LUNCH
Tom Ashcraft, Workingman Collective & Guest (TBA)
Join members of the Workingman Collective for this series of community meetings held Wednesdays during the exhibition.
Note to Participants: Bring your own Lunch.

Saturday, July 30, 2:00–3:30pmVOCAL WORKSHOP WITH ALEXANDRA PHILLIPS, PART II
Alexandra Phillips, Soprano
The workshop will include demonstrations of breathing and vocal techniques applicable to all. Participants will receive hands-on singing instruction, or can participate as observers. No prior vocal experience is required.
Click here to visit Alexandra Phillips' website

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