Keyheira Keys
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Cranky Granny's
Kicking It ATX
RDC World
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“Running a business, particularly a small business takes creativity that is shown in the product, the story, and the people behind it. The first KBDB is a tribute to the art of the entrepreneur. A retail as art exhibit that showcases Austin-based businesses and highlights black culture. It blends the lines of art and consumerism and begs the question of art and how we define it for ourselves.
“In the midst of SXSW, one of the most popular times of the year for the city, we want to pay homage to that creative business owner and allow them a space to share their art with those in town.”
— Keyheira Keys
Mar 4-5
2023
Katherine Vaughn & Ryan McKerley
Woo Nerk is a scored duet performance for dance and ceramics.
Katherine Vaughn & Ryan McKerley make new work before the audience at the moment of exhibition. They collide and integrate.
Woo Nerk brings shape from earth and body. It is a celebration of creation at its instance.
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Saturday Performance, March 4
8pm
complimentary cocktails by Phillip Niemeyer
limited seating PURCHASE TICKETS
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Saturday Rehearsal Matinee, March 4
3pm
free
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Sunday Matinee, March 5
4pm
free
Katherine Vaughn is a dancer and performance artist. Ryan McKerley is a potter. They are friends and former roommates.
For the last three years, Josh Ronsen invited Mail Artists to send him art works as postcards, and in exchange he would send unique handmade postcards back. 182 artists submitted 327 postcards, many of them stunningly beautiful and creative. Works came from 29 countries, including Brazil, Mexico, France, South Africa, Ukraine, Serbia, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Japan.
All of the postcards, with Ronsen’s responses, and his personal collection of Mail Art will be on display at Northern-Southern gallery for only one day: Sunday, October 2, 2022, from 2-6pm.
As the work is as tactile as well as visual, visitors are welcome to handle and touch the postcards.
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Drop into Northern-Southern Sunday 3-5pm with an extra copy of a book you love. Leave it on a table with a note in it or on it, and take a book somebody else leaves. You can bring more than one book, if you wish.
There will be coffee, tea, and cool drinks, too. You can stay and chat, and check out the show fitting, a perfect one for stillness and book flipping.
Mar 13
2022
Drew Liverman
J. Johari Palacio
live painting
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Katherine Vaughn
dance
The group will discuss craft, being true to ourselves. The conversation will center around the final pages of Kae Tempest‘s book “On Connection” and the quote by Sophie Taeuber-Arp printed below.
In our complicated times, I have frequently asked myself why do we do such embroideries at all when there are so many more practical and especially more necessary things to do. I believe the urge to make things more beautiful is a deep and primeval one. Only when we go into ourselves and attempt to be entirely true to ourselves will we succeed in making things of value, living things, and in this way, help to develop a new style that’s fitting for us.
–Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1922
Art Praxis Reading Group is organized by Charles Heppner with Naomi Schlinke, Jeffrey Primeaux, Tom Athey, Stella Alesi, Tyler Hobbs, Sydney Yeager and others.
Jan 7-8
2022
FESTO FEST was a festival of manifestos. Public and personal ‘festos from 52 artists and others were displayed on the walls of Northern-Southern gallery, January 7–8, 2022.
Adreon Henry
Alex Keller
Alicia Philley
Alyssa Taylor Wendt Ann Armstrong Annette D Carlozzi Audrey Molloy Barbara Purcell Barry Stone
Bryan Metzdorf
Chad Rea
Charles Heppner Christina Moser Christopher Lee Kennedy Christos Pathiakis
Darcie Book
Del Wieding
Emma C Schmidt
Emma Hadzi Antich
Eric Brehm
Given McClure de Sanchez Goodluckhavefun
Hallie Rae Ward
Hannah Cole
Henry Smith
Igor Siddiqui
Jerome Pelitera Josh Rosen Jules Buck Jones Juliet Whitsett Liz Rodda
Lydia Garcia Madeline Irvine Marcie Walker Meredith Miller Michael Hambouz Naomi Schlinke Nicole Sara Simpkins Oliva Iris
Owòlabi Aboyade & Bridget Frances Quinn Patrick Wyss
Phillip Niemeyer
Preetal Shah
Seth Daulton
Sono Osato
Sonya Gonzales Spencer Cook Stella Alesi Suzanne Wyss
Ted Carey
Vanessa Gelvin Wayne Alan Brenner
On ‘Festos:
The word “manifesto” formally came into the English language in the early 1600’s, via Italy, with its roots in the Latin word “manifestus,” meaning: clearly visible, public, conspicuous. Artist manifestos weren’t formally documented until the mid 1800’s. Festo Fest had its beginnings more recently. It grew out of a chance conversation between Phillip Niemeyer, Suzanne Wyss, and Ann Armstrong at a Co-Lab opening this past fall. The dialogue began around the topic of a land ethic and then veered into how intention setting often leads to manifestation.
Manifestos can reflect who you are and what you believe historically, and/or foreshadow what you want to become/embody/see in the world. Writing one is a way to get into your head and clarify your own musings. And then—it’s also nice to get out of your head and read other’s manifestations.
We like to think the further you put your manifesto out there (i.e. on a wall at Festo Fest) the more likely you are to embody, act on, or realize your festo.
We are collecting the last batch of photos for WHERE IS HERE, a project to photograph the people of East Austin, one of each age, 0-100.
If you know anyone special to the East Side who should be photographed, please contact us. We can send a photographer and curator to meet them where they are most comfortable.
celebrate permanent installations of art and design by
Stella Alesi
Jaime Zuverza
Rachel Freeman
Transmountain Design
Michael Krumenacker (Blue Sky Design)
Simon Walker
Phillip Niemeyer
4th Edition Design
Northern–Southern curated a collection of art and design by Austin makers for Cielo Property Group’s new building: the Foundry at East 4th and Comal, East Austin. The sustainable, mixed use building features new permanent installations by Stella Alesi, Blue Sky Design, Rachel Freeman & 4th Edition Design, Phillip Niemeyer, Transmountain Design, Simon Walker, and Jamie Zuverza.
Cielo is throwing a party for E.A.S.T. 2019 to celebrate:
Friday, November 15
7–11 pm
1501 E. 4th Street, Austin, TX, 78702
Drinks, DJs, and Conversation
Free
Ample Parking Onsite
Where is Here is a project to photograph at least one person of every age—newborn to the most senior—of the people who live, work, grew up in, are from, or frequent the thereabouts of East Austin around East 12th Street.
Where is Here is curated by Keyheira Keys with Phillip Niemeyer.
Photographers (a growing team): Tyeschea West, Arius Holifield, Hector Hernandez, Beartie Pearson, Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, Ryan Junell
Special thanks to Miriam Conner.
Saturday Nov 17
2018
Gretchen Phillips & Pico Farad
ambient set
Saturday, November 17
5–6pm
Pico Farad will perform in front of ‘SCAPES by artist Joseph Phillips.
The whole shebang is presented by Phillip Niemeyer, director of Northern–Southern and huge fan of Joseph and Gretchen. Don’t miss! It may be Gretchen Phillips’s last show before moving Canada!
Mikki Gibson (not Phillips) will open with a short, acoustic set of thoughtful new songs at 3pm.
Only valid for Travis County, Texas. You can get these postcards, free, at any Pubic Library or at Northern-Southern gallery. The postcards can be mailed postage free.If you can’t get to a library or N-S, print this out, sign and mail.
Tae Won Yu of Kicking Giant performed an intimate set of songs at Northern-Southern on a record-cold New Year’s Day. Jana Horn opened. The show was free and attended by people of all ages.
Tae Won Yu performing in front of work by Anne Austin Pearce, January 1, 2018.
Northern-Southern presents Matt Steinke’s fourth annual Christmas Concert featuring new robotic instruments and other inventions.
The concert is for all audiences (kid-friendly, grandparent-friendly, jaded teen-friendly, etc)! Admission is free, but seating is limited. Chairs are available on a first-come, first-seated basis.
KYM ATX leads a Kemetic (i.e. Ancient Egyptian) Yoga practice and meditation to the ambient sound therapy of Falling Awake with the visual inspiration of Kel Brown and Lisa Choinaky: Solace. This event is free and open to all with a sacred exchange for the Yoga practice.
7:00–7:30 pm: Check-in and Mingle
7:30–8:30 pm: Kemetic Yoga Demo & Practice
8:30–9:30 pm: Social Hour
