The Soap Factory Presents Disruption

DISRUPTION: 2017 VOLUNTEER BIENNIAL

Curated by Mackenzie Catton and Jessi Goodell

Exhibition runs from January 14th through February 12th in galleries 1,2, and 3Opening reception is January 14th from 7-11pm
Regular Gallery hours:

Thursday 2-8pm
Friday 2-8pm
Saturday 12-5pm
Sunday 12-5pm

*Gallery hours are subject to change depending on programming

We are accustomed to following rules and procedures, and these provide us with the solace of a programmatic rhythm. What we tend to notice are the inevitable jags in our routine. Suddenly, we are forced to engage with our bodies and environments, the visceral reality of our being. A disruption. An alteration to the routine.

For the volunteers at the Soap Factory, engaging with our building becomes an interruption in their lives. To celebrate these engagements, The Soap Factory Presents 'Disruption,' our 2017 Volunteer Biennial, curated by Soap Factory interns, Mackenzie Catton and Jessi Goodell.

This exhibition features the work of 14 of the Soap Factory's hardworking volunteers who dedicate their time to a gallery that is often an incongruous presence in the neighborhood. The artists of this exhibition enact contemporary disruptions in tandem with the historic structure that they have come to know.
Artist, Paige Carlson will be performing her piece for the public during the following dates and times:January 14th 5-8pm (opening reception)January 28th, 10am-12pmFebruary 12th, 11pm-1pm

Participating artists:
Brandon Avarado, Caitlin Brutger, Paige Carlson, Paul Fosaaen, Emily Hill, Rachel Jennings, Lisha Kirpalani, Jeremy Kleider, Olivia Novotny, Reid Oyen, Samantha Russell, Samantha Sang, Nicole L. Thomas, Hillary White

Organized by Alexa Horochowski and Crystal Quinn

Exhibition runs from January 14th through February 12th in gallery 4Opening reception is January 14th from 7-11pm Performance by Gay Henry @ 9 pm

Birthed by post-election funk, Bleed & Burn is a catalytic flag-making exhibition/action. This exhibition is a response to the crass, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and other base instincts that got expressed during the election, and are now exemplified in the president-elect and his cabinet of horrors.

Thirteen artists will create twelve, standard-size flags that will be exhibited in the basement gallery of The Soap Factory, January 14-21. Each flag will in turn be burned independently by each artist at a location of their choosing (post-exhibition). The flags and documentation of each burning will be made into a book published at Beyond Repair, book shop and publishing site located in the Midtown Global market, 920 E Lake St, Minneapolis. A flag-making workshop will take place at Beyond Repair, January 15, 2017.

Participating Artists:

Katy Collier, Katinka Galanos, Sam Gould, Geoffrey Hamerlinck, Guy Henry, Alexa Horochowski, Crystal Quinn, Channy Leaneagh, Janet Lobberecht, Gudrun Lock, Sarah Petersen, Eunice Pitts, Stephen Rife