“We delivered our papers at the 11th performance studies conference "Becoming Uncomfortable” held at Brown University. We would not have been as practiced and prepared for an audience of academics had we not first performed our presentations at SNT and received valuable comments from a wonderful crowd with such interdisciplinary interests. ”

Kristen Dombek
Professor, Princeton University
SNT participant since January 2005

Benjamin Stewart
Lecturer, Writing the Essay, New York University
SNT participant since June 2004
“I always show my projects at SNT. SNT encouraged me to open my own photography studio, which specializes in architectural and construction photography.

The Newtown Creek Bike Tour project about pollutions and sewage issues— which I showed at SNT as a work-in-progress— is now being sponsored by New York City's Times Up organization and has had over 20 participants.”

Brendan FitzGerald, freelance photographer/art director
SNT participant since June 2004

"The Graffiti Research Lab has exploded onto the scene since its debut at Show and Tell. Show and Tell gave the GRL the early feedback, critique and public exposure needed to refine our work. It helped to give us confidence in our ideas and practice presenting our work and thoughts before an informal public audience of peers.


The GRL has been featured the New York Times, TIME magazine, WIRED, the Village Voice, and Make Magazine. The GRL has traveled across the US, holding workshops, throwie campaigns and other techno-interventions for audiences of geeks, artists and criminal of all ages. IN late August the GRL is going on a mini-tour of Europe starting with Linz, Austria and Ars Electronica.”

James Powderly; engineer and technology artist
SNT participant since July 2004

 

  "I attended SNT one evening when my husband
and four of his friends presented a homemade slasher film they had spent a weekend making. In addition to the fun and gore, they worked on the cinemotography, editing, costumes, and wrote their own music for the score.

They shared the floor that evening with a woman who presented her research on Christian theme parks; a woman who talked about the imaginary and real life of wood as a material; yoga guru who talked energy and his permaculture garden; and a guy about his mp3 jukebox invention.

It was a wonderful experience to be out of school and see people pursuing projects out of the desire to find out information on their own and for no other reason. Many of the presenters were people I had met inthe past. If not for this opportunity, I would never have had the chance to know about all the projects which ordinarily remain private. After each presentation, there was an opportunity to ask questions- it was continuing education but for free...and the banana pudding with the nilla wafers was excellent..."

Julie K, artist and owner a dog walking busines
 

 

"My video “Head Up” was shown at Cinemascope: Miami and Cinemascope: New York; the Weiss Pollack Gallery in Manhattan; and as part of the Conversions series co-sponsored by the Bronx Council of the Arts. It is included in the art installation “Perpetual Art Machine” which has been written up in Artnet and other publications and shown at various art exhibitions around the country.
Show and Tell was one of my first public showing of this video and the reaction of the viewers in such close quarters allowed me a more immediate experience of how the piece was being received and also gave me the feedback I needed to make some adjustments before showing it at some of the other venues listed above.”


Mac McKean – Video: Head Up, Video Producer and Video Artist
 

A very meta Show and Tell
By Kate Zidar
Program Director of Environmental Education
at the Lower East Side Ecology Center

I am a veteran show and teller, having shown and told about three projects at the 184 Kent salon. Each of these presentations involved projects that I had going for my academic, professional and personal interests. The Show and Tell gave me the chance to basically practice things I was developing in my head for release into the world of people. For me, doing environmental work in NYC is made very tough by the reactions of people to what I’m saying. Not only did I get a chance to play with my ideas in public, but also I got to learn how to deal with people’s reactions, be they positive or negative.


“Shit in the Water: a Public Interest Campaign by Kate Zidar”
…I finished my thesis, CSO Citizens Guide to the Sewershed, and it came into use as a teaching document for the Lower East Side Ecology Center
http://lesecologycenter.org/CSO.html


I gave the same talk (with the modified title of “There’s Poop in the Water”) as part of the Solar1 Green Renter lecture series.
http://www.solar1.org/education/renter/index.html

The ideas inspired an educational program called The Water Underground (WUG) in collaboration with The Center for Urban Pedagogy. I was an advisor and co-teacher for this project.
http://anothercupdevelopment.org/projects/detail/3


“Worm Power”
…Worm Power was picked up for inclusion in the show Mind in Matter: Constructions of the Built Environment on October 7, 2005 at OpenSource art space in Champaign, IL
http://opensource.boxwith.com/archives/000032.html


"It Used to Be a Gas Station"
… still used to be a gas station. This presentation focused on the great failure I am in making a thriving garden on this site, and I continue to succeed in this failure.
http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/reports/36/zidar_kate.php