shift | SHift |

verb move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance: [with object]: I shift the weight back to the other leg |

SHIFT

The Nicholson Project hosts the first in a series of online conversations with artists in the DMV. While we are in this moment of sequestering, how are artists making or experiencing new routines? Artists are discussing ideas around interiority versus self-care. What is essential in how we engage in tending to our creative spaces?

Sometimes simply ‘making work’ is privileged as a way to get through an art-making dilemma–muscling through may not be the solution. In our present situation, many of us are trying to make sense of ‘making’ during a crisis. Do ideas of productivity shift?

A LINK WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE DIGITAL EVENT THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT.

This event is support by the Awesome Foundation DC // AwesomeDC.org

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Artists Zoë Charlton and Tim Doud developed | ‘sindikit | as an extension of their practices and as a collaborative art project. They understand the economies of space and the politics of opportunity; both can be used, given, manipulated, shared, bogarted, and democratized to uplift, undermine, engage, estrange, and support communities and ideas.

Zoë and Tim organize and curate artist projects and exhibitions, conduct studio visits, give joint artist talks, moderate panels, and develop programming as a team. They also work collaboratively teaching, curriculum building, and collecting art. This shared endeavor and the experiences that arise make their collaboration meaningful.

Their interest in the intersections of art, community, and education makes it crucial for them to work both in and outside of University systems. The pursuit of ‘sindikit is to foster community conversations among culture activators, local, national, and international artists, and arts allies that have a stake in discussing socio-political and cultural issues. It is a platform that allows Zoë and Tim and invited ‘sindikit artists to respond immediately to what is happening in their (collective) studios and in the world. These responses are aesthetic, culturally relevant, and often topical. The social capital of ‘sindikit is collaboration and cooperation, and trust, and generosity between artists.