{"id":12540,"date":"2016-08-15T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=12540"},"modified":"2016-08-15T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T19:04:57","slug":"parking-day-2016-request-for-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2016\/08\/parking-day-2016-request-for-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Park(ing) Day 2016: Request for Artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe following is a guest post submitted by Daniel Speciale<\/a>.
\nSubmit your story today<\/a>.<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n

Do me a favor. If you\u2019re at home, step outside for a moment and take a good, long look at your driveway and garage (Don\u2019t worry, the Internet will still be here when you get back). If you don\u2019t have a driveway or garage, step outside and catch me a Charmander! <\/p>\n

Did you do it? Did you stare intently at your driveway\/garage situation? Great! Now, think about it for a moment and answer honestly: Does your car have a bigger bedroom than you do? Seriously. What percentage of the space that you own\/rent\/occupy is dedicated solely to vehicular storage? Your car isn\u2019t paying rent. Why does it get the biggest room in the house?! <\/p>\n

What else could you do with that space the garage sits on? A jam space for your band? Art studio? Game room? Greenhouse? The possibilities are many…<\/p>\n

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\nHow about that big chunk of pavement on your yard that\u2019s all cracked and busted up? What could we do with that instead of paying someone too much money every couple of years to patch it? An herb garden? Space for a swing-set? You get the idea. <\/p>\n

This is almost definitely not your fault. You didn\u2019t build the house (I assume), and you didn\u2019t create the policies that have trapped our city and our country in a state of automobile dependency perpetuated by a built environment that caters almost exclusively to single-occupant-vehicles (I hope. If you did, I\u2019m going to fight you. Right now. We\u2019re going to fight). But you can help change that culture right here in Rochester. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the deal…<\/h3>\n

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\nOn Friday, September 16th, we\u2019re turning an unused parking lot\u2014a barren wasteland amidst an endless expanse of blacktop, guardrails, and sprouting weeds\u2014into an exciting and enaging public space for Park(ing) Day \"external<\/a>. One of the many features present will be an art installation, and this is where you come in. <\/p>\n

We are looking for submissions of visual art,<\/h3>\n

in any form, expressing how you would transform, re-purpose, and ultimately revitalize your favorite run-down \/ abandoned \/ unused place in Rochester<\/u>:<\/p>\n

You have until Monday, September 12th to sketch, draw, paint, sculpt, build, etc. a rendition of any actual location in the city reborn as a skate park\u2026or duck pond\u2026or skyscraper\u2026or corner store\u2026limited only by your imagination. Contact me<\/a> to arrange a pickup (or send it digitally, if applicable), and your work will be proudly displayed at the 3rd annual Rochester Park(ing) Day<\/a>! <\/p>\n

Remember, you\u2019re not constrained by reality here. It can be a hover-board park or a permanent bounce house or the world\u2019s largest garbage plate next to a pond filled with cream ale (let me dream). Get creative! That Charmander\u2019s not going to draw itself…<\/p>\n

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Some guidelines:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Art submissions can be in any medium and must be reasonably sized, such that a 5\u20197\u2019\u2019 20-something could conceivably transport them.<\/li>\n
  2. Art will be on display in a very DIY, low-budget setting (think clotheslines and a couple of shelves). This isn\u2019t the MAG… it\u2019s a parking lot.<\/li>\n
  3. If you want your name and contact info on your piece, awesome. If not, also awesome. If you want your piece available for sale, put a price tag on it and we\u2019ll direct the interested party to you.<\/li>\n
  4. Artists WILL NOT be compensated for submissions. This is a voluntary, donation-type basis. We are expecting significant foot traffic and news coverage though, so it\u2019s a great opportunity to get noticed.<\/li>\n
  5. We\u2019re not necessarily looking for professional quality here, though it is certainly welcome. In our eyes, it’s content<\/em> over form<\/em>. We want your IDEAS.<\/li>\n
  6. Keep it on theme. If you send me a sketch of an ice cream cone, it\u2019s not getting displayed; if you send me a sketch of Rochester\u2019s newest ice cream parlor, the Inner Scoop\u00a9, we\u2019ll talk. Any submissions regarding a casino in downtown Rochester will be heartily laughed at and promptly dismissed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All questions and submissions to dspeciale@reconnectrochester.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \u2022 \u2022\u00a0\u2022<\/div>\n

    <\/a><\/p>\n

    About Daniel Speciale:<\/h3>\n
    Daniel Speciale is a volunteer with Reconnect Rochester \"external<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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