A disturbance in the air | Clare Samuel
Nov
15
to Dec 14

A disturbance in the air | Clare Samuel

on view at PS1’s Northside gallery Nov. 15 - Dec. 14, 2024
Fridays 4-6p, Saturdays 12-3p, and by appointment

In the installation ‘A disturbance in the air’ moving image portraiture, text, and interventions in the gallery space are used to explore gendered experiences of seeing and being seen. The title refers to Aristotle’s understanding of what light was, as well as the change of atmosphere we sense upon realizing we’re being looked at. From a young age, women are taught to survey and assess their appearance, and to attach their worth to it, leading to a split internal experience of becoming both the surveyor and surveyed. Photography has been theorized as both escalating and making literal this objectification; the subject becomes a photograph, an object.

Despite how femme-coded individuals (and other visible marginalized peoples) have been harmed by an external and internalized objectifying gaze, the field of vision is also an important place of connection in our culture. It is possible for the gaze to be reciprocal and affirming. Psychoanalyst DW Winnicott has emphasized being seen by one’s caregiver in childhood development as a crucial validation of one’s existence, arguing ‘the precursor to the mirror is the mother’s face’. And theorist Ariella Azoulay has redefined the photographic portrait as an ‘encounter’, a series of relations between photographer, photographed, and viewer, all of which are active participants. This work plays with these tensions, attempting to create a space of potential for vision and visibility to be transformational.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Clare Samuel is a visual artist originally from Northern Ireland, now living in Toronto, Canada. She holds a BFA from Toronto Metropolitan University and an MFA from Concordia University. Her work focuses on connection and distances between the self and other, as well as notions of social division, borders, and belonging. Spanning mediums such as photography, video, text and installation, her projects are often a dialogue with the idea of portraiture. She has exhibited internationally, most recently at OBORO, Belfast Exposed, and VU Photo. She teaches at York University and Toronto Metropolitan University. Her practice has been supported by Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. Clare is co-founder and co-director of Feminist Photography Network, a nexus for research on the relationship between feminism and lens-based media.

Support for this exhibition is provided by the Toronto Arts Council, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Iowa City Downtown District.

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Nov
21
5:30 PM17:30

Gentle Yoga with Jennifer

  • PS1 Close House Dance Hall (2nd floor) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

weekly PS1 Yoga Collective class
$16 drop-in or
purchase an 8-class pass for $100

Jennifer New has been teaching yoga since 2010 and practicing it since 1992. She received her 300-hour certification at Kripalu in Massachusetts and later got her 500-hour YTT in that same style. Her approach is gentle, casual, and community-oriented. As a certified TRE instructor, she has deep training in trauma. Jennifer is a creative writer dedicated to using the arts for community building and resilience. She is currently in a two-year training with Roshi Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center with a focus on eco-chaplaincy and systems change. Jennifer’s website.

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Nov
24
12:00 PM12:00

Radical Relaxation Yoga

  • PS1 Close House Dance Hall (2nd floor) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

weekly PS1 Yoga Collective class
$16 drop-in or
purchase an 8-class pass for $100

Radical Relaxation: Tiffany, Maddie, and Alice recently earned their 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificates. Committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment, they’re eager to address our communal sense of exhaustion. They hope you’ll join their community endeavor to release tension, reset, and experience Radical Relaxation. 

Teachers will rotate weekly:

  • Maddie Abu-Nameh discovered yoga in 2022 and found it to be the most complimentary practice to her Satire / DBR therapy sessions and trauma healing. Yoga has brought more relaxation, bodily autonomy, and self-compassion into her life. Maddie is excited to create a healing space that allows you to go inwards, reconnect, and find your alignment. 

  • Tiffany Hansen has been practicing yoga since 2008. She is RYT-200 and holds certification for Yin Yoga: level 1 and 2. She finds joy and healing with the practice and is committed to nurturing a space of self love and trust. 

  • Alice Creach has enjoyed the therapeutic and physical benefits of Yoga since a young age. To her, practicing Yoga is the art of being present and has the ability to unite the mind, body and soul through mindful breath and movement. She believes that creating art together in any form can lead to collective healing. Alice’s goal is to hold space for people to experience radical ease during her classes and to inspire connection throughout the community!

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Nov
24
5:30 PM17:30

Samba de Gafieira

Join Armando Duarte for weekly Samba Practices this fall at PS1 Close House, 5:30pm-7:30pm. (no lesson on 12/01)

All levels are welcome for the first hour. Please note that pending on the number of participants, class will run for 1 hour and an additional 30’ for practicing. The level of the class will be determined by those attending the activities.

Bring your floor-friendly shoes and dance the Samba with us!

Contributions are expected for each class.($20.00 per individual and $35.00 per couple, &15,00 for UI students)

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Dec
8
1:00 PM13:00

Prints & Cocoa at ICPC

  • IC Press Co-op at Public Space One (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Stop by the IC Press Co-op for our annual Prints & Cocoa event!

We’ll have all the gear for you to print wrapping paper and gift tags and/or wrap your gifts with our print scraps while you enjoy winter sweet treats.

Optional donations at the door support our community print & book art studio!

RSVP
not required, but encouraged to help us prepare!

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Dec
8
8:00 PM20:00

Salsa & Bachata

Join Modei Akyea for weekly Sunday Salsa & Bachata Practice.

📆 Dates: 11/03, 11/10, 11/17, 12/08

All levels are welcome. Dance shoes are not required but highly recommended. Contributions are expected for each class. ($5-$20 per individual)

🏡ACCESS: Use ramp access to the back door and ring the door bell if it’s locked.

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Dec
12
6:00 PM18:00

Big Field Fund grantee celebration + SOUPMEET

celebrate the inaugural Big Field Fund grantees!

Join us for a SOUPMEET* to celebrate the inaugural Big Field Fund** grantees!

*SOUPMEET irregularly gathers visiting artists, artists-in-residence, and local artists to eat (vegan) SOUP and MEET each other. Attendees are requested to bring (or upload below) one photo/text/sketch/etc that reflects something you’re working on or creatively thinking about.

RSVP is required so we know how much soup to make!

**Big Field Fund (BFF) is annual artist grant administered by Public Space One and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts as part of its Regional Regranting Program. In its inaugural year, BFF is awarding over $61,000 to 11 eastern Iowa artists and projects.

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Winter Art Market at Big Grove
Dec
14
3:00 PM15:00

Winter Art Market at Big Grove


Our Art Market at Big Grove’s Iowa City taproom features dozens of artists in diverse media. Come get your holiday gifts and support local art!

artists:
Adriana Torres
Evelyn
StanzyArt
Atlas Feldmann
Refuge Studios
Ben Minniear
MeLeah Grubb
Sarah Ehlen
Bodie WIlliamson
Mikayla Lanman
Josie Schauls
Opallios Art
Iowa Print Group
Yuchen Liu
Madelynn Langridge
Carlos Maldonado
Callie Gardemann
Dani Sigler
Alex Schmiechen
Amelia Blue Gotera
Penelope Wilkins
Alissa Yoder
Sophie Rogers
David Donovan
Vero Hernandez
Emily Davis
Ella Davis
Claire Thoele
Iowa City Press Co-op
Desiree Dahl

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Nov
17
8:00 PM20:00

Salsa & Bachata

Join Modei Akyea for weekly Sunday Salsa & Bachata Practice.

📆 Dates: 11/03, 11/10, 11/17, 12/08

All levels are welcome. Dance shoes are not required but highly recommended. Contributions are expected for each class. ($5-$20 per individual)

🏡ACCESS: Use ramp access to the back door and ring the door bell if it’s locked.

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Nov
17
5:30 PM17:30

Samba de Gafieira

Join Armando Duarte for weekly Samba Practices this fall at PS1 Close House, 5:30pm-7:30pm. (no lesson on 12/01)

All levels are welcome for the first hour. Please note that pending on the number of participants, class will run for 1 hour and an additional 30’ for practicing. The level of the class will be determined by those attending the activities.

Bring your floor-friendly shoes and dance the Samba with us!

Contributions are expected for each class.($20.00 per individual and $35.00 per couple, &15,00 for UI students)

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Nov
17
12:00 PM12:00

Radical Relaxation Yoga

  • PS1 Close House Dance Hall (2nd floor) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

weekly PS1 Yoga Collective class
$16 drop-in or
purchase an 8-class pass for $100

Radical Relaxation: Tiffany, Maddie, and Alice recently earned their 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificates. Committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment, they’re eager to address our communal sense of exhaustion. They hope you’ll join their community endeavor to release tension, reset, and experience Radical Relaxation. 

Teachers will rotate weekly:

  • Maddie Abu-Nameh discovered yoga in 2022 and found it to be the most complimentary practice to her Satire / DBR therapy sessions and trauma healing. Yoga has brought more relaxation, bodily autonomy, and self-compassion into her life. Maddie is excited to create a healing space that allows you to go inwards, reconnect, and find your alignment. 

  • Tiffany Hansen has been practicing yoga since 2008. She is RYT-200 and holds certification for Yin Yoga: level 1 and 2. She finds joy and healing with the practice and is committed to nurturing a space of self love and trust. 

  • Alice Creach has enjoyed the therapeutic and physical benefits of Yoga since a young age. To her, practicing Yoga is the art of being present and has the ability to unite the mind, body and soul through mindful breath and movement. She believes that creating art together in any form can lead to collective healing. Alice’s goal is to hold space for people to experience radical ease during her classes and to inspire connection throughout the community!

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Nov
16
10:00 AM10:00

Majolica workshop / taller de Majolica -- full!

This workshop is full — email kalmia@publicspaceone.com to join the waitlist.

Join us for a hands-on bilingual workshop introduction to Majolica style glazed ceramics with Consuelo Diaz Vega and Enrique Vazquez Tejeda, traditional Talavera potters from Mexico.

This workshop is free to attend thanks to generous support from the University of Iowa, but spots are limited; please register in advance here: workshop is full!

Está invitado a un taller de introducción a la cerámica estilo majolica con Consuelo Díaz Vega y Enrique Vásquez Tejeda, alfareros tradicionales de Talavera de México.

Este taller es gratuito gracias al apoyo de la Universidad de Iowa, pero los asientos son limitadas; regístrese aquí:

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Nov
14
5:30 PM17:30

Gentle Yoga with Jennifer

  • PS1 Close House Dance Hall (2nd floor) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

weekly PS1 Yoga Collective class
$16 drop-in or
purchase an 8-class pass for $100

Jennifer New has been teaching yoga since 2010 and practicing it since 1992. She received her 300-hour certification at Kripalu in Massachusetts and later got her 500-hour YTT in that same style. Her approach is gentle, casual, and community-oriented. As a certified TRE instructor, she has deep training in trauma. Jennifer is a creative writer dedicated to using the arts for community building and resilience. She is currently in a two-year training with Roshi Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center with a focus on eco-chaplaincy and systems change. Jennifer’s website.

View Event →
Nov
10
8:00 PM20:00

Salsa & Bachata

Join Modei Akyea for weekly Sunday Salsa & Bachata Practice.

📆 Dates: 11/03, 11/10, 11/17, 12/08

All levels are welcome. Dance shoes are not required but highly recommended. Contributions are expected for each class. ($5-$20 per individual)

🏡ACCESS: Use ramp access to the back door and ring the door bell if it’s locked.

View Event →
Nov
10
5:30 PM17:30

Samba de Gafieira

Join Armando Duarte for weekly Samba Practices this fall at PS1 Close House, 5:30pm-7:30pm. (no lesson on 12/01)

All levels are welcome for the first hour. Please note that pending on the number of participants, class will run for 1 hour and an additional 30’ for practicing. The level of the class will be determined by those attending the activities.

Bring your floor-friendly shoes and dance the Samba with us!

Contributions are expected for each class.($20.00 per individual and $35.00 per couple, &15,00 for UI students)

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Nov
10
12:00 PM12:00

Radical Relaxation Yoga

  • PS1 Close House Dance Hall (2nd floor) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

weekly PS1 Yoga Collective class
$16 drop-in or
purchase an 8-class pass for $100

Radical Relaxation: Tiffany, Maddie, and Alice recently earned their 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificates. Committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment, they’re eager to address our communal sense of exhaustion. They hope you’ll join their community endeavor to release tension, reset, and experience Radical Relaxation. 

Teachers will rotate weekly:

  • Maddie Abu-Nameh discovered yoga in 2022 and found it to be the most complimentary practice to her Satire / DBR therapy sessions and trauma healing. Yoga has brought more relaxation, bodily autonomy, and self-compassion into her life. Maddie is excited to create a healing space that allows you to go inwards, reconnect, and find your alignment. 

  • Tiffany Hansen has been practicing yoga since 2008. She is RYT-200 and holds certification for Yin Yoga: level 1 and 2. She finds joy and healing with the practice and is committed to nurturing a space of self love and trust. 

  • Alice Creach has enjoyed the therapeutic and physical benefits of Yoga since a young age. To her, practicing Yoga is the art of being present and has the ability to unite the mind, body and soul through mindful breath and movement. She believes that creating art together in any form can lead to collective healing. Alice’s goal is to hold space for people to experience radical ease during her classes and to inspire connection throughout the community!

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Nov
9
12:00 PM12:00

IC Press Co-op Open Studio

  • IC Press Co-op at Public Space One (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Open Studio at the Iowa City Press Co-op is the second Saturday of each month from 12-4pm.

Drop by for a free studio tour, or sign up to use ICPC studio equipment for the afternoon.

The afternoon of studio use costs $20 for non-members and $10 for PS1 members, and advanced registration is strongly encouraged.


**Open Studio participants must be proficient with the equipment they are using. If you’re interested in learning, check out our workshops.

Questions? Contact icpresscoop@publicspaceone.com

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Nov
9
11:00 AM11:00

Second Saturday All Ages Art: Nature Printing

Join us second Saturdays for informal workshops designed to get your creativity flowing by having fun trying a new technique, medium, or material!

November: Nature Printing
with Alex Ackerman

Create unique cards and artwork with printed leaves that grow in abundance in our Iowa City neighborhoods.  

Explore color, texture, and pattern through a simple monoprint technique, while learning about our local plants and trees.

Drop in between 11a-1p
PS1 Close (538 S. Gilbert).
Free to participate; donations are welcome.

All ages are welcome! Kiddos must be accompanied by a parent/guardian (who is encouraged to participate as well!).

RSVP (encouraged but not required)

Free second Saturday workshops are made possible by Hills Bank.

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Nov
3
3:30 PM15:30

November meetup: Performance Art Lab of Iowa

meeting this month in the PS1 Close House Dance Hall

Performance Art Lab of Iowa, or PALI, is an interdisciplinary workshop group for performative art, social practice and interactive art works. Our group welcomes artists of all abilities and backgrounds; artists with little/no performance art experience are warmly received and encouraged!

Workshops are free and on-going. Meetings are designed around the needs of whomever attends and may consist of: discussions, image-making, writing/movement exercises, methodology and experimentation, collaborative opportunities, peer documentation, and on-site explorations . . . all per the requests of our members.

Questions? Please email: info.paliowa@gmail.com

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Nov
3
12:00 PM12:00

Radical Relaxation Yoga

  • PS1 Close House Dance Hall (2nd floor) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

weekly PS1 Yoga Collective class
$16 drop-in or
purchase an 8-class pass for $100

Radical Relaxation: Tiffany, Maddie, and Alice recently earned their 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificates. Committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment, they’re eager to address our communal sense of exhaustion. They hope you’ll join their community endeavor to release tension, reset, and experience Radical Relaxation. 

Teachers will rotate weekly:

  • Maddie Abu-Nameh discovered yoga in 2022 and found it to be the most complimentary practice to her Satire / DBR therapy sessions and trauma healing. Yoga has brought more relaxation, bodily autonomy, and self-compassion into her life. Maddie is excited to create a healing space that allows you to go inwards, reconnect, and find your alignment. 

  • Tiffany Hansen has been practicing yoga since 2008. She is RYT-200 and holds certification for Yin Yoga: level 1 and 2. She finds joy and healing with the practice and is committed to nurturing a space of self love and trust. 

  • Alice Creach has enjoyed the therapeutic and physical benefits of Yoga since a young age. To her, practicing Yoga is the art of being present and has the ability to unite the mind, body and soul through mindful breath and movement. She believes that creating art together in any form can lead to collective healing. Alice’s goal is to hold space for people to experience radical ease during her classes and to inspire connection throughout the community!

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