To begin, a structure made of scaffolding and wood that reorganizes and reshapes the internal space of Human Resources. In the course of this reshaping, we hold an exhibition that serves to model dynamic notions of connection, difference, and community, and to reflect the conscious self-creating of a group process.

Inspired by notions of empathy and intersubjectivity in the Netflix original series (now cancelled) Sense8, a cluster was created by Olga Koumoundouros: John Booortle, von curtis, Alexander Kroll, Francesca Lalanne, Kristy Lovich, Ofelia Marquez, and Jennifer Moon. Brought together to be part of this material and psychic experiment, this group of artists use a diverse set of strategies to understand people, to build and express empathy. Because of this, the structure, and the events we organize throughout the exhibition, tend towards care and support systems: setting up the conditions to be making work together, to add onto, and to grow into. 

Schedule of Events, in process:

 

SUN 2/11

10am — 2pm
CO/WORK/PLAY with HEY BABY/a feminist parenting group
HEY BABY / a feminist parenting group invites you to explore the assertion that culture work is a form of care and care is a form of culture work. This collective project will unfold over the course of the month of February into early March through a series of co/work/play meet ups and projects among children, babies, and their caretakers within the HEY BABY community and beyond.  (Every Sunday 10am — 2pm and Friday 12 — 4pm).

10am — 2pm
Intros & Space-Making | Playing Dough with Ching Ching Cheng

3 — 6pm
Opening Event!

 

MON 2/12

8 — 10pm
New Performances
An evening of short performances by von curtis, Nikki Darling, Bryatt Bryant, Guan Rong

 

TUES 2/13

6 — 10pm
Community Potluck
Join us for weekly community dinners when we’ll use the practice of “potluck” as a way to pose questions that of interest to our collective survival, building knowledges and community through a shared meal. Kindly bring a dish or drink to share if you are able (Every Tuesday 6 — 10pm).

 

FRI 2/16

12 — 4pm
My Life in the Post Structure: A Discussion and Visualization with Kathryn Robinson

12 — 4pm
CO/WORK/PLAY with HEY BABY/a feminist parenting group

 

SAT 2/17

1 — 4pm
Aware-LA/Alliance of White Anti Racists Everywhere/Saturday Dialogue
Saturday Dialogue (SD) is a gathering for white anti-racists who want to discuss issues of identity, community, privilege and racism in our lives with the intention to strengthen our practice as anti-racists in alliances, relationships, and interactions with people of color. Regular, recurring dialogues throughout the year focus on the intersections of multiple identities, including Race and Class, Sexuality and Race, and Gender and Race. Other workshops focus on relationships, Radical White Identity and Community, and issues such as police and the prison industrial complex, immigration, and gentrification. Together we’ll consider the work of building a white anti-racist practice a critical part of our radical care for the collective, the self, and relationship – within ancestral lineage, family, friendship, and community and invite you to share in a process of making this work visible as a cultural form and an indispensable part of the abolition of white supremacy. 

8 — 10pm
Tashi Wada (performance)

 

SUN 2/18

10am — 2pm
Workshop: Marks, Materials, Sense (toddler centered workshop) with Sarah Eggers

10am — 2pm
Intros & Space-Making | Playing Dough with Ching Ching Cheng

10am — 2pm
CO/WORK/PLAY with HEY BABY/a feminist parenting group

6 — 7pm
“Adventures with You” Live Broadast (via KCHUNG Radio)

8 — 10pm
Isaura String Quartet (performance)

 

TUES 2/20

6 — 10pm
Community Potluck

 

THURS 2/22

7 — 9pm
Kristina Wong (presented by At land’s Edge)

 

FRI 2/23

12 — 4pm
Resource Pool: Playgroup/infoshare for kids with disabilities and their caregivers with Kaitlynn Redell

12 — 4pm
CO/WORK/PLAY with HEY BABY/a feminist parenting group

8 — 11pm

Touch Presents… (performance)

 

SAT 2/24

7:30-10pm
PRICE (performance)

 

SUN 2/25

10am — 2pm
Workshop + Dialogue: Art, Mental Health, Community Healing with Sarah Eggers

10am — 2pm
Intros & Space-Making | Playing Dough with Ching Ching Cheng

10am — 2pm
Community Acupuncture/with Andrea Penagos
Engage in self-care with a group acupuncture session + guided meditation facilitated by licensed acupuncturist Andrea Penagos, L.Ac. Acupuncture activates the body’s innate healing potential, nourishes your vitality, increases blood circulation, and has profoundly calming effects on the nervous system. Bring a yoga mat, wear loose + comfortable clothing, and come prepared to rest in a supportive, community environment. *Naps are highly encouraged.* Walk-ins welcomed. Cost: sliding-scale donation $25-$55. Andrea Penagos, L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and holistic health practitioner based in Mid City, Los Angeles. She treats a variety of ailments including stress, pain, fatigue, and mood, digestive and menstrual imbalances via her private healing practice and monthly community acupuncture circles around LA. Find her at www.andreapenagos.com, and on Instagram @andrea.natalie.penagos.

10am — 2pm
CO/WORK/PLAY with HEY BABY/a feminist parenting group

 

TUES 2/27

5 — 10pm
Workshop: Self Care/Embodied with Andrea Penagos and Kristy Lovich
A movement oriented exploration into self care as it informs community healing and inter community solidarity.

6 — 10pm
Community Potluck

 

THURS 3/1

7—8:30pm
Queer Poets
Reading and discussion by senior lesbian writers, featuring: Phyllis Rose-Child, Audrey Lockwood, Audry Antley, Bonnilee Kaufman, and Cassandra Christenson (hosted by Francesca Lalanne)

 

FRI 3/2

12 — 4pm
Home is Other People – Potluck + Dialogue with Anna Barie
Potluck snacks (nut/meat free) and art materials are always appreciated for these child/family centered programs. Chest/Breast feeding, diapering, and nap/rest spaces will be available. Additional child care support will be provided on our Sunday meet-ups. If you have questions, concerns contact Kristy Lovich: kristy.lovich@gmail.com.

12 — 4pm
CO/WORK/PLAY with HEY BABY/a feminist parenting group

 

SAT 3/3

7 — 10pm
Closing Event

8:30 — 9pm
Yesterday’s Tomorrow (performance)

A performance tied to a film screening, focusing on the black experience in America, while striving to connect current social themes to past actions of open resistance primarily within the entertainment industry of the early 1900’s.

[Additional events TBA]