Many Thanks

Thanks to all of the artists that participated in Near Sighted-Far Out. I look forward to working with you again in the future. 

Uncle Bob and guest

* The house was packed on opening night. Thanks to Danielle Abrams aka Uncle Bob for an entertaining performance, and to her guests for their thoughtful responses.

The Solmi Family

* Federico Solmi and Nanna Debois Buhl had the opportunity to talk with Uncle Bob and the audience about their work. Congrats to Federico and Jennifer on their new addition to the family, little Luca!

Stills from Kelley's video "Big Gurl"

* Just before the festival began, Houston resident and participating artist Lauren Kelley, was without power  due to Hurricane Ike. Best wishes to you and the city of Houston. Get the Bones… was well received and we look forward to seeing more of your animations in the future.

* Coral Short traveled from Montreal to perform at the festival. If you missed Short last Thursday, you can watch a video of her performance on Maya’s blog. Thanks Maya Suess for all of your hard work.

 

Still from Silver's "in complete world"

* Shelly Silver introduced her piece “in complete world,” which screened almost simultaneously in Brooklyn at Video Dumbo. As many viewers said, it was the perfect precursor to the McCain/Obama debate later that night. Thank you for making this important piece, Silver.

* Thanks to Carol, Dan and Hans at Harvestworks for hosting the festival, and to the fabulous interns that assisted with the events.

-Nicole