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Join us for vBrooklyn a video festival about Brooklyn as a place and video as an art form.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Press Contact: Adam Kendall, vBrooklyn Curator
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Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center in cooperation with Integrated Digital Media Institute, Forward Motion Theatre and the Polytechnic University presents:

VBROOKLYN

Friday Evening, December 12, 8pm
Saturday Afternoon, December 13, 1pm - 6pm
Saturday Evening, December 13, 8pm
Admission $5

WUNSCH HALL at POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY,
Six MetroTech Ctr, Brooklyn, NY
Subway: A, C, F to Jay Street/Borough Hall
2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall
M, R to Lawrence Street
Q, B to Dekalb Avenue

Harvestworks is pleased to participate in the vBrooklyn festival, a video festival about Brooklyn as a place and video as an art form.

vBrooklyn documents the evolving state of Brooklyn, NY, through contemporary video art. The festival showcases video-artists as they build an historical record of the borough through innovative, entertaining and personal interpretation and documentation.

Over 25 New York City artists will present live and composed multichannel video-performances and screenings focusing on the immense complexity and detail that make Brooklyn a unique city within a city. vBrooklyn subjects include Brooklyn's waterfront from Floyd Bennett Field to Greenpoint; landmark bridges and architecture; neighborhoods in transition; and the people and experiences that define Brooklyn as a place.  

vBrooklyn will present special performances, discussions and technical demonstrations by Daniel Vatsky of Polytechnic's Integrated Digital Media Department and Harvestworks Artist Sean Haggerty.
    
-- Why Brooklyn? --

Brooklyn's urban and cultural landscapes are radically transforming as population and development exceed critical mass. vBrooklyn sees a unique opportunity to create a dynamic record of Brooklyn's skyline, architecture, activities and experiences in response.

-- Why Video? --

Video art plays an increasingly vital role in New York City culture. More artists are turning to it and audiences are more aware of it as a living form.  Brooklyn's galleries, clubs and other venues have all contributed to video art's renaissance. It's fitting that video-artists repay that support with a living history of the borough.

-- Who's Involved? --

Chika, James Daher, Elle Burchill, Richard Garet, Piama Habibullah, Sean Haggerty, Rikayo Horimizu, Adam Kendall, Jared Lamenzo, Inhye Lee, Phyllis Lehrer, Karl Mendonca, Mixxy, Naval Cassidy, Kimberly Simpson, Jennifer Stock, Caspar Stracke, Bruce Tovsky, Dan Vatsky & Chris Jordan w/Jon Cohrs, VisualHornHonkinG w/DJ ActivePhaze, David Watson, Sarah Nelson Wright, Tamara Yadao, Marina Zamalin

Other support is provided by The Brooklyn Arts Council; Experimental Television Center; The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Experimental Television Center's Presentation Funds program is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and media The Foundation. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

http://vbrooklyn.hellbender.org/