The San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) is pleased to present FLEX IT!, a fun and interactive day-long video and performance event at the Jacobs Center on Saturday, March 21, 2015. The family event will start at 4pm and run through 10pm, and is FREE and open to the public.
Organized by SDAI Executive Director Ginger Shulick Porcella and Adrienne Outlaw, Director of Seed Space in Nashville, FLEX IT! will engage audiences in healthy lifestyle choices and obesity prevention. This collaborative event will feature nationally and internationally exhibited social practice artists, and is part of a year-long performance series called “Jacobs Presents: Cultural Celebrations and Performances” which promote the sharing and learning of diverse art forms and cultures. Audiences are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets and hang out for the whole day. Select activities will be ongoing, such as Adrienne Outlaw’s capture the flag and badminton events and Katya Grokhovsky’s “Slow Dance”. Renowned artist Moira Williams will also be on site baking bread in and adobe oven, and a selection of healthy food trucks will be available for audiences. Videos on the large outdoor screen will begin around 6pm.
Participating artists in FLEX IT! include: Diane Brunner & Randy Lane, Claudia Cano, Avery Collins & Jessica Frelund, Nicole Cormaci, Quinn Dukes, Katya Grokhovsky, Thomas Isaac, Courtney Adair Johnson, Aurora Lagattuta & Kate Vigmostad (The Great Borealis), Bryan Leister & Becky Heavener, Reb L. Limerick, Omar Lopex,Christian Michaels, Susan O’Malley, Adrienne Outlaw, Leung Mee Ping, PDW, Alice Vogler, Gary Walker, and Moira Williams.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4:15pm – Capture the Flag and Badminton with Adrienne Outlaw
5:00pm – Potluck Picnic with Adrienne Outlaw
5:30pm – “Yoga for Truckers (+Everyone)” with Nicole Cormaci
6:00pm – “Stand Tall” with Aurora Lagattuta
7:00pm – “Put Your Face On” with The Great Borealis
8:30pm – “How to Transcend” with Reb L. Limerick
ONGOING ACTIVITIES/PERFORMANCES
“Slow Dance” with Katya Grokhovsky
“Socrates’ Wagon Sings with Demeter’s Torch” by Moira Williams
“Chronicle” by Leung Mee Ping
“Chromobalance” by Alice Vogler
“Measured” by Quinn Dukes
“Bajo la Carpa” with Rosa Hernandez
“Walking Map” with Courtney Adair Johnson
“Stretch It Flex It Move It” with Diane Brunner and Randy Lane
“Pygmalion’s Challenge” by Bryan Leister and Becky Heavner
“Auras and Influence” by Christian Michaels
“The Transformation” by Jessica Frelund & Avery Collins
VIDEO SCREENINGS – 7pm-10pm
“For My Neighbor, In Shades of Grey” by Adrienne Outlaw
“Highlander Spring” by Public Doors and Windows
“Symphony of Life” by Gary Walker
“The Rite” by Avery Collins & Jessica Frelund
“Beats in Space and Infinity Gems” by Thomas Isaac
“Whitman’s Sampler / I Sing the Body Electric” by Omar Lopex