Want to Create or Host an Installation for DegrowthFest 2020?
Interested persons, collectives and organizations local to Burlington will be given a 2’x2’ blank canvas to explore and represent their response in advance of the event.
These will then be displayed throughout the City, with a concentration in the Old North End neighborhood, from August 14th to 16th . The public will be invited to roam and experience the installations and happenings – with temporal and spatial distancing – self-guided with a neighborhood map displaying points of interest.
August 15th will mark the launch of the virtual gallery where viewers preferring to engage with the event from their own homes, or those outside of Burlington, are invited to explore by screen instead of foot.
Installations and happenings can range from a simple response to the prompt within the borders of the base canvas, to written reflections, audio/video contributions, performances or larger installations. The organizers of this event do not seek to bound imagination and encourage plural conceptualizations of ‘installation’ and ‘happening.’
With the acknowledgement of the limited bandwidth of many community organizations we have several supported pathways to facilitate the artistic rendering of your responses. Please get in touch with us to learn more.
The following questions are to be used as prompts for people to reflect on and explore within their installation:
What has been revealed? What has been revealed in the ways our governments, institutions and communities have responded to crises here in the state/city/neighborhood? What has been revealed in your own emotions, your body and your relationships?
What will be brought forward? What is important for you to bring into the future that you desire? What is important for you to create?
What will be left behind? When you imagine a future, what do you expect to lose or leave behind? What of that loss will you welcome, and what will you miss?
Please complete the form below if you are interested - once we hear from you, we will coordinate to deliver materials to you!
We are also in need of locations throughout the Old North End willing to host an installation! Please also fill out the form if you are willing, with a description of the space you have available (example: front green strip, covered porch, grassy patch in front yard). We will provide any signage necessary for the experience to be safe, Covid-friendly, and enjoyable for you and your home.