SOU’WESTER EVENTS!

Clay Wheels & Striped Shirts: Skateboarding Films from the 1960s

A special screening of rare skateboarding films from the 1960s gathered from the Dead Media Hour Archive by head researcher Stephen Slappe. Two early classics, Skaterdater (1965) and Rouli Roulant, a.k.a. The Devil’s Toy (1966) will be presented in glorious 16mm film. A never-before-seen collection of beautiful skateboarding home movies filmed in Oakland and Berkeley in 1965 will also be shown.

Stephen Slappe is an artist and professor based in Portland, Oregon. Slappe’s work has exhibited and screened internationally in venues such as Centre Pompidou-Metz (France), Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s TBA Festival, The Horse Hospital (London), The Sarai Media Lab (New Delhi), Centre for Contemporary Art (Glasgow), and The Karachi Biennial (Pakistan). Slappe is an Associate Professor at Pacific Northwest College of Art where he created a Video & Sound department that focuses on experimental media production. He also operates an ongoing archival media project called Dead Media Hour, connecting neglected recordings of the past to present times.

 

 

Films will be shown in the Lodge Living Room. This screening is free & open to the public.

March 7-14, 2021 The Sou’wester will host 30-35 artists and art collectives for a week of residency work, music, performances and installations.

Once again, The Sou’wester will be given over to artists and art collectives for a week of residency work and a weekend of ‘open houses’ and ‘public performances’: re-imagined for our present world.

Decentralized, Staggered & Open Air, etc.

Over the past 6 years we have held an event around this time of year to highlight the creative process and the experiential nature of the Sou’wester Residency Program. Each year this event brings amazing artists to this neck of the woods and shines creative light into the darkest heart of winter. The focus of the 2nd Annual ARTS WEEK is reconvention, reunion, reflection and renewal.

The public will be invited to tour installations on the grounds and surrounding areas as well as participate in self-guided open studios and/or studio visits by appointment. This event will also be shared with the broader public through live links, streaming, broadcasts from the studios, social media, and online archive of the projects and participants.

Performances, Installations and Events Open to the Public*

Friday March 13th

5:00pm – 10:00pm

Saturday March 14th

12:00pm – 10:00pm

*The entirety of this event will be held in a manner that meets all state mandates and Covid-19 precautions. This event is free and open to the public within safety guidelines.

Visit the link below to view the full list of ARTS WEEK artists as well as photos and descriptions of their residency projects: 31 artist projects and 11 of those are artist teams/collectives with about 53 people participating.

2021 Participants

Thank you to our donors so far:

Cocktail For A Cause during the entire month of March – Pickled Fish Restaurant at