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People join us aboard the Dotty at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire
People join us aboard the Dotty at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire. Hundreds of parents and adults came through the shanty bar to check out the project. #makerfaire #shantyboat #exhibition
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Please join us at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire
Please join us at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in Oakland at Day Park School on Sunday (10/27)! We’ll be there with the shantyboat Dotty and give a presentation on the project. #exhibition #mymodernmet #shantyboat #riverhistory
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Packing up
Packing up. The total accumulation of a six month exhibition and a month and a half river voyage all in one pickup. #Louisville #ArtShow #Exhibition #RoadTrip
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Breaking down the show at the Louisville’s Portland Museum
Breaking down the show at the Louisville’s Portland Museum. #artshow #exhibition #louisville #ohioriver
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Visitors explore the shantyboat at the Portland Museum
Visitors explore the shantyboat at the Portland Museum (@portlandmuseumky), thanks to all the awesome folks who showed up for the closing reception. #Portland #Louisville #OhioRiver #Exhibition #artshow
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See you in Louisville at an artist talk and closing reception
See you in Louisville. Join us for an artist talk on Thursday 1 Aug at 7pm at Endless Summer Paddle and Coffee and/or the closing reception of our Portland Museum exhibition on Saturday 3 Aug at noon to 4pm. #exhibition #artshow #artisttalk #kentucky #ohioriver #louisville
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Join us for an open house in New Richmond, Ohio at Skipper‘s River Café
Today, we will be hosting an open house in New Richmond, Ohio at Skipper‘s River Café. Please join us 4pm to 8pm. #OpenHouse #OpenBoat #OhioRiver #Ohio #NewRichmond #Exhibition
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Pop-up exhibition of the Secret History project at Marietta’s First Friday
Open house and pop-up exhibition of the Secret History project during Marietta’s First Friday. #OpenHouse #Exhibition #Shantyboat #OhioRiver #Marietta
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Hundreds of people came to visit us in Marietta
Hundreds of people came to visit us in Marietta during First Friday. #shantyboat #openhouse #exhibition #firstfriday @mariettamainstreet
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Full house(boat) in Marietta Harbor. Kids, grown ups, and grown ups excited as kids
Full house(boat) at First Friday in Marietta Harbor. Kids, grown ups, and grown ups excited as kids asked one million questions about the shantyboat and about the Secret History project. Thanks to @mariettaadventurecompany, @justajar, @clutchmov, @rtafest @mariettamainstreet, and @mariettaharbor for making it happen. #shantyboat #exhibition #openhouse #ohioriver #muskingumrive
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Sea King
This is the new SEA KING outboard motor we bought sight-unseen off craigslist for the Louisville exhibition. I believe it is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I’d love to tell you that this 5 hp motor is going to be the new power for the shantyboat, but all things considered, I think we’ll stick…
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New York Exhibition Walkthrough
In July 2018, WhiteBox Art Space in New York is exhibiting A Secret History of American River People.
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Join us for a Secret History exhibition at Kennedy Douglass Center for the Arts in Florence AL. Opening reception Friday at 5:30pm and artist talk Sunday 1-3pm. Shantyboat Open House at Florence Harbor Marina Friday 2-4pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday and Monday 4pm-7pm.#shantyboat #art #alabama #exhibitions #socialpractice (http://ift.tt/2aRiGzw)
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Two Nuns, A Gambler, and an Heiress walk onto a boat…
We’ve been the talk of the town to some degree. Dozens of people have made their way to the docks at the National Mississippi River Museum to check out our shantyboat. Many of them were clutching the article that came out in the Telegraph Herald last Friday. A lot of places we go, people ask…
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Showing Off the Shantyboat in the Twin Cities
We were fortunate to have the opportunity to exhibit twice in the Twin Cities over as many days. One was at the Minnesota History Center as part of Nine Nights of Music. The other was at the St. Paul Yacht Club as part of a River City Revue. The History Center is like an enormous…
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River City Revue — People of the River
Are you in or near Minneapolis? See the Secret History project. Wednesday, July 1st, 7-9PM Saint Paul Yacht Club on Harriet Island Get Tickets & Details Here! Featuring ‘A Secret History of American River People,’ an art and history project created by digital and new media artist Wes Modes: https://peoplesriverhistory.org/ Walk the docks of Saint Paul Yacht…
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24 Hours and Gory Details
Just 24 hours and just over $1000 to go on the kickstarter! We’re almost there. So close, we can taste it.
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The Producer’s Log: MFA Exhibition Reportback
Introducing Regina Ortanez who has been working as a producer on the Secret History project for the entire academic year. This is an excerpt from her production journal during the MFA exhibition.
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2015 Summer Voyage on Upper Mississippi
Starting in late June, the Secret History shantyboat will be back on the Upper Mississippi River for a series of exhibitions and an entire summer of fieldwork gathering river stories.
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What happened to the last 5 months?
Grad school. That’s what. MFA Exhibition prep. Reading books. Production of the Secret History web doc. Working with the production team. That’s where. Whew. Okay, so I can take a deep breath. I just finished with the four day UCSC Digital Art and New Media MFA exhibition in which I and 11 other artists exhibited…
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Shantyboat at FIGMENT Oakland
A Secret History exhibited at FIGMENT in Oakland, a one day art festival that brings Burning Man values of creative expression, gift economy, and participation to our urban environment.