WISH event by Day de Dada

Here are some photos from the Day de Dada WISH event at the Culture Lounge of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.  The performance went well and I wrote out over 150 wishes on my own and with viewer participation.  It was especially nice to see so many kids get involved.  I left the remaining pennies at the gallery penny-side-up for viewers to find...
https://daydedada.wordpress.com/

The nature of the space and audience unfortunately didn't lend well towards promoting Franceska McCullough's 11 Million Hands project but I did offer some flyers to people who could take them if they were interested in participating later.  And I still encourage anyone reading this to check it out and participate, with or without wish pennies...
http://www.11millionhands.com/

Wishes Will Be Returning

Wishes will be returning in collaboration with 11 Million Hands by Franceska McCullough as part of Day de Dada's Wish installation at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in NY.  I will post more information about the show and event here as it evolves.  I have included the image I mailed in for the postcard show in this post.

Wishes in Brazil

Ignacio Pérez Pérez, who has been active in the Art Is Everywhere sign project, sent these photos of this 'penny action' from Sâo Paulo, Brazil on June 15th, 2011. The English translation is: "Make a wish and forget it."

In Memory of Paul Reiter

I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of Paul Reiter today from a mutual friend. Paul was an amazing person, and perhaps the most noble and humble individual I have ever met. He always gave of himself without question to everything he did and was a strong supporter of & advocate for the arts. He extensively collected works by local artists and attended numerous exhibitions, always bringing a smile & keeping an open mind and encouraging others to do the same.

I first met Paul through the Life Blood Exhibit preview party, where he purchased one of the auctioned artworks to benefit the show. He continued to support the Life Blood Exhibit after that, following both that show and my own personal endeavors, like the Art Is Everywhere sign project, of which he was one of the first to register for a sign and kept that sign in the back window of his van where it could be seen by people all over town. He was always very giving & generous and his continuous presence & support strengthened the art community

Please read this article in the St. Louis American to learn more of Paul's unending support and passion for art, along with his loyalty to his family, the St. Louis American, and the St. Louis community as a whole. He will be sorely missed.

http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/article_c49d4b8e-7c24-11e0-9586-001cc4c03286.html

Fluxus Quarterly

Thank you to Keith Buchholz for including the Penny Project in Fluxus Quarterly. For the project, I made 50 penny packets so that recipients could write and disperse their own wishes. Each packet contained 5 pennies and pre-cut labels and some information on the project.

The Penny Project had previously been publicized at the 2008 Amnesty International Midwest Regional Conference. Conferencegoers were invited to write down their wishes to include on pennies, which I later dispersed around the St. Louis region.

Penny Label Template

I finally made a penny label template with this web address. I am hoping that this generates some more activity here on the blog. Unfortunately I cannot post the pdf here, so I am posting it to my website instead. You are welcome to find it there, print it out on label paper and use it to make your wishes if you would like, although this isn't required and you can do everything by hand if you would prefer or if you don't have any printer-grade label paper.

http://jenniferweigelart.com/Environment/Forgotten/Wishes.php

Found Wishes

What are some wishes you've found and where were they?