What are your dreams for the future?
Join us in Legacy Dream Space – a multi-sensory space exploring loss, hope, and legacy – in an environment conducive to experiencing stories and engaging in their unfolding.
exhibition
Legacy Dream Space visitors are invited to explore this glorious sensory world and to engage in the unfolding of our shared future/space.
Legacy Dream Space is rich in visual, aural and thematic content, evolves through community engagement, and incorporates what has transpired into the present content.
The Legacy Dream Space requires public engagement to realize the project vision. Visitors to the exhibition are invited to engage with the material available, to explore stories and previous engagement, and to make offerings to this living time capsule.
Legacy Dream Space exists as an ongoing creative environment.
The project is designed to easily mount future exhibitions in communities regionally and nationally.
background
The concept for Legacy Dream Space originated from music composed by Craig Harris for a scene about loss in “Dancing on the Belly of the Beast,” a 2017 production by Off Leash Area.
The music then evolved into a solo piano piece with visuals by Candy Kuehn, entitled GONE.
This combined audio-visual experience became the groundwork for the development of Legacy Dream Space.
However, art isn’t static.
The imagery and design continue to evolve as communities interact with the exhibition.
artistic team
Craig Harris is a composer, designer, and performer who creates multimedia dramatic stage works, interactive sculptural environments, and creative story spaces. His work has been presented on stages around the world and at several international festivals and conferences. Craig is a recipient of a Right Here Showcase Commission, and grants to support his work from the Hanson Institute for American Music, the McKnight Foundation, the American Composers Forum, Jerome Foundation, and Rimon.
Candy Kuehn creates wearable art, wall pieces, digital illustrations, sculptures, and costumes for dance and movement.
As a painter her mediums range from fabric dyes with paints, IPhone apps to ceramic glazes. Candy’s work has appeared at the Textile Center of Minnesota, Frank Stone Gallery, Owatonna Arts Center, the Phipps Center for the Arts, and the Fine Art Show at the Minnesota State Fair.
Her “Health and Healing” exhibit has been presented at hospitals in Hudson, WI, and Owatonna.
Kym Longhi is the Artistic Director of Combustible Company and the writer/director of their work, including: Monster Heart, Bluebeard’s Dollhouse, and Herocycle.
Prior to co-founding Combustible Company, she was a core company member and featured performer with Margolis Brown ADAPTORS Company for 12 years.
Other directing projects include SenseAbility (Interference Arts), Donald Giovanni in Cornlandia, and Dr Falstaff and the Working Wives of Lake County (Mixed Precipitation).
Kym has served on faculty in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Theater Arts and Dance since 2001.
Integrating media with live theater, Jim Peitzman’s video design and installation work has been featured in a variety of innovative performance environments, including composer Mary Ellen Childs’ “Dream House,” with acclaimed NYC string quartet Ethel, Interference Arts’ evocative new works “It Is She Who I See” and “SenseAbility,” and several Combustible Company original theater productions.
Jim’s video artistry has been integral to a variety of Margolis Brown Theater Company productions since 1995, including a DigiFest site-specific work at the Roebling Bridge in New York.
Legacy Dream Space at Owatonna Arts Center
Each instance of Legacy Dream Space is an artwork – a collection of materials, events, gatherings and performances – designed to invite communities into this ongoing pursuit to collectively create a legacy that supports mutual understanding, healthy communities, and a sustainable future for humanity and the planet.
Legacy Dream Space had its inaugural exhibition at Owatonna Arts Center in Owatonna, Minnesota, from September 5 – October 15, 2023.
"Dancing On the Belly Of the beast"
organizational partners
Art to Change the World is a diverse non-profit coalition of change makers employing the arts in service of positive social change. Their vision is to:
- become a quilt of identities and disciplines;
- train creative leaders for the future;
- effect change through social justice projects;
- pay artists, and;
- if you can dream it you can do it.
To learn more or become a member, click here.
The mission of the Center for Creativity & Public Health is to leverage the arts as a catalyst for promoting health, nurturing resilience, and fostering social connections.
They envision a society where the transformative potential of creativity is recognized and utilized to address the pressing issues of our time, from mental health and community cohesion to community health and overall well-being.
The Center for Creativity & Public Health actively seeks partnerships with organizations, institutions, and individuals who share their vision and want to make a positive impact to those they serve through the intersection of the arts and public health.
Modus Locus & MLX (Modus Locus Expansion) is a place to celebrate arts and events by local residents, and guests from around the world. Modus Locus’s mission is to inspire and activate healthier communities through conscious, creative activities and conversations.
Their philosophy is to nurture a space that is accessible, safe and inviting to our diverse and ever-changing and expanding intergenerational communities, with a focus on supporting and showcasing BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists.
Through affordable rental rates and work share programs Modus Locus is fostering an environment where people truly feel they can be accepted unhindered by financial abilities. All art openings at Modus Locus are free of charge to view and interact with the art and artists.
with gratitude
With many thanks and much gratitude to the beautiful humans at Modus Locus, Center for Creativity and Public Health, and Art to Change the World.
Their belief in our work and generous support is instrumental in bringing Legacy Dream Space to the community.
Their commitment to fostering engagement and improving public health outcomes through the practice and sharing of art inspires. We are incredibly grateful for their willingness to join forces with us and make a positive difference in the lives of our community members. Together, we achieve so much more!
production support
Additional production support provided by Blackbird Films and Humans Love Stories.
Legacy Dream Space is a project of Interference Arts, a creative arts organization that employs music, multimedia performance and installation, arts-based community development, and future visioning research to promote healthy individuals and vital, sustainable communities.
We are built on the foundation that the arts play an important role in addressing human challenges and breaking down traditional barriers to communication and problem solving.
POPULAR QUESTIONS
Yes, Legacy Dream Space is open to the public during posted exhibit, performance, and special event hours.
Yes, children are welcome and encouraged to interact with Legacy Dream Space.
Yes. Enter Legacy Dream Space off Prospect Terrace SE behind the Art & Architecture building (3338 University Avenue).
Modus Locus Expansion has limited parking available behind the building, and there is also limited street parking.
Consider public transit, walking, or biking to our space to enjoy the last bits of Minnesota summer and reflect on how Legacy Dream Space impacted you.
Get in Touch and Visit Us
Legacy Dream Space Gallery Exhibition Runs September 12 – 25, 2024
Thursday – Sunday 12.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Visit Legacy Dream Space here:
3338 University Avenue, #220 – Minneapolis
Legacy Dream Space/Interference Arts:
718 6th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
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