Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell: We Make String Figures
• – • Studio IX
About the speaker
I am a transdisciplinary theatre and performance artist and activist. A Montessori middle school History and Language Arts teacher. A queer woman. A solo parent. A widow. Part of a museum exhibit. A newly married woman. A former bearded lady in a circus. A former construction worker. A former owner of a web design company. I co-founded a local ladies arm wrestling league (CLAW) which has spawned an international ladies arm wrestling cabal: CLAW (Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers) which has chapters in over 25 cities. I co-founded PEP, an all-women experimental theater collective with whom I have created original works for 16 years. Most recently, I wrote and directed an all-female electro pop opera called "The Near Misses" based on recorded interviews of near-death experiences. In 2018 I was commissioned to create an outdoor installation at UVA, a looping animatronic performance called "Move Along, Nothing to See Here" in response to the Confederate statue controversy at the center of the white supremacist riots in Charlottesville. Later that year, in a Civil War uniform factory, I produced a performance and art installation entitled “Ghost in Reverse” with 40 artists. In 2017, I wrote and directed Drugsong, a play-opera commissioned by Victory Hall Opera, which premiered at UVA's Brooks Hall. I was the recipient of a VCCA fellowship in 2019 and Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative’s Public Artist in 2016. I was the inaugural guest artist at the UVA Fralin Museum's Intimate Strangers Event. I have an MFA in Playwriting from Hollins.
Local partners
The Fralin Museum of Art
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia is dedicated to creating an environment in which the largest possible share of its diverse constituencies, including members of the University community and the general public, can study and learn from the direct experience of works of art. The Museum promotes visual literacy as part of a broader, comprehensive education for all and seeks to enhance its visitors’ perceptions and understanding of world cultures throughout history and of art as an enduring human endeavor. To this end, the Museum shall acquire, preserve, study, exhibit, and interpret works of art of the highest quality in a variety of media that represent the world’s cultures from earliest times to the present.
Ting
Ting Internet provides crazy fast fiber Internet here in Charlottesville. We build, light and service our fiber optic network for a digital world. We don’t just provide fiber and all of its inherent benefits. Ting sponsors local programs, events, charities and public services in Charlottesville, investing in the future of our town.
UVA Arts
The Arts are an essential component of the University, its mission, and are a leading presence in the Charlottesville community. The Arts are crucial to the residential experience at UVA, enriching us all while inspiring our students to innovate, create, collaborate, explore, and discover. UVA Arts offers an array of performances, exhibitions, and creative opportunities for students, faculty, staff, visitors, and our entire community. Significant outreach efforts include the President’s Speaker Series for the Arts, artist residencies, and public-facing programs designed to cultivate a vibrant community that promotes creative expression and to augment and enrich the artistic offerings across the Commonwealth, nation, and world.
New City Arts
New City Arts is a 501©3 community arts organization founded in 2009 to support artists and facilitate cultural participation in Charlottesville, VA. Working to make Charlottesville a more livable place for artists by creating connections between artists and unique audiences through creative conversations, art spaces, and community-building collaborations, New City Arts serves approximately 60 Charlottesville area artists and 6,000 audience members annually. For more information about core programs including Welcome Gallery, Charlottesville SOUP, the New City Artist-in-Residence Studio Space, Housing2Home, and more, visit newcityarts.org.
Worth Higgins & Associates
Just as we did when our company was founded in 1970, we continue to call ourselves “printers” – and so do our customers. Makes sense. Offset, digital, wide-format, and letterpress printing are today the core technologies of Worth Higgins & Associates. UV ink and coating, foil stamping, embossing and die cutting are tools of the printing process that we handle extraordinarily well in helping our clients achieve their creative goals and take their ideas beyond their imaginations.
The Bridge PAI Fiscal Sponsor
The Bridge strengthens and enriches the community through the power of creative interaction and shared experience. We engage with a diverse and ever growing group of artists and citizens to foster a more deeply connected and robust community. To learn more about our mission and current projects, visit thebridgepai.org
Location
Hosted at
Studio IX
969 2ND STREET SE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Charlottesville, Virginia United States 22902
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