Pass It On: Connecting Contemporary
Do-It-Yourself Culture
Curated by AnneDorothee Boehme, Lindsay Bosch,
and Kevin Henry

March 1 - April 14 , 2007
Opening reception: Thursday, March 1st, 5-8 pm

Join us in the gallery for a lunch time Curators' Talk to mark the closing of Pass It On - April 11th, 12:30 - 1:15pm.

This exhibition focuses on the different aspects inherent in most successful Do-It-Youself projects, be they of historical, political, or artistic importance. Pass It On examines the remarkable breadth of DIY in today’s culture and covers such diverse areas of activity as self-publishing, personal journalism, podcasting, amateur science, architecture and design, and independent filmmaking. The show aims at leading visitors into active exploration of, and participation in, a variety of DIY projects that are exemplary and empowering, and will discuss work that readily gives up any claim of proprietary and lasting authorship. In association with the physical installation, this event includes a web project, accompanying documentation, lectures and workshops within the gallery space. Visit the Pass It On pages for information about how this exhibition is evolving.

This exhibition is sponsored in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.


Related Programming:
viral:CULTURE symposium - check out the complete details!
April 6-7, 9 am - 5pm
Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash and 623 S. Wabash
Reception at the A+D Gallery on Friday, April 6th from 5-8pm.

In conjunction with Pass It On, a 2-day symposium entitled, viral:CULTURE will feature a range of national and international speakers.  The title uses the term virus as a metaphor for the infectious nature of creativity.  Individual disciplines no longer stand alone, but are influenced, infected, and inspired by other disciplines in a cross-pollination of form and function;  fine art and advertising, architecture and typography, graphic design and music, performance and physics. 

WORKSHOPS - Free! But you have to register...all take place at 623 S. Wabash - contact Richard Zeid at rzeid@colum.edu to register. Check out this pdf of the poster for complete descriptions and times.

Scrapyard Challenge
Project Philanthropy
Hacking Couture
Circuit Benders
Frau Fiber


DIY: The Entrepreneurial Spirit
A Business of Art Conference
April 13-14, 2007
623 S. Wabash

Sponsored by Chicago Artist Coalition and The Portfolio Center at Columbia College Chicago