Slideluck Potshow Launches a Network

 


Slideluck Potshow is on a tear. From a recent press release:

“If we proceed as planned there will be Slideluck Potshows in a total of 55 cities, 23 of which are in North America. We will be launching in 39 new cities, 15 of which are in North America. We are expecting to then produce about 100 shows in 2008.”

Holy crap, they’re bigger than Celine!

If you don’t know what Slideluck Potshow is, here’s the lowdown. Photographer Casey Kelbaugh (pictured above, doing his thing with co-director and producer Alys Kenny) gathered his friends in his Seattle backyard in 2000, for an informal showing of artwork and sharing of food, and the idea took off. SLPS became a non-profit organization, and events were planned all over the country. It’s grown exponentially from there– the most recent event in NYC attracted more than 1500 participants. This is the basic format:

“The evening begins with dining on the home-cooked dishes of participants, while drinking and mingling in a relaxed and spirited atmosphere. Following the potluck, the lights are dimmed, the crowd is hushed, and a spectacular slideshow becomes the sole focus. The slideshows, many of which are cutting-edge multimedia presentations, are accompanied by music, commentary, and other surprises. Presenters range from the very accomplished to those who have never shown work publicly before. Regardless of status within the community, each slideshow is limited to five minutes and the crowd receives each presentation with equal amounts of enthusiasm.”

SLPS has become a forum for exposing artists, curators, reps and editors to new work. It’s also included some well-known folks. A recent documentary about the organization featured work by Jill Greenberg, Edward Burtynsky, Ursula Gullow, Will Anderson, Cara
Phillips, Saviero Truglia, Dawn Roscoe, J.G. Zimmerman, Martin Waugh,
Sarah Small, and Michael  Muller.

So the exciting news is that SLPS has launched an online network. A network of sorts had already formed around participants, but this is a more formal, centralized way to harness the hungry, artistic masses. A liitle bit Facebook, a little bit Slideluck, this site allows users to interact online, upload images, and BLOG. Here’s what it looks like, check it out.

In the US:

Ann Arbor, MI            October 17
Asheville, NC             June 4, October 22
Atlanta,GA                October 25
Austin, TX                 June 7, November 7
Boulder,CO               November 18
Buffalo, NY                September 10
Chicago, IL                September 20
Cleveland                  May 19, November 8
Columbus, OH           October 3
Denver, CO                November 6
Detroit, MI                  September 27
Los Angeles, CA         October 24
Miami, FL                   December 4
Minneapolis, MN         September 12
New York, NY             June 27, November 22
Portland, ME               October 16
Portland, OR               July 18, October 22
San Francisco, CA       September 18
Santa Fe, NM              November 12
Seattle, WA                July 23, November 15
Washington, DC          June 23, October 16

And International dates (seriously, these people put Elton John to shame):

Barcelona, Spain                 September 19
Beirut, Lebanon                   September 13
Berlin, Germany                  May 3, October 15, November 20
Bogota, Colombia                November 15
Cape Town, South Africa     July 12, October 13
Copenhagen, Denmark        April 24, November 28
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania    July 19
Dubai, UAE                        September 17
Florence, Italy                     October 17
Hong Kong, China               October 15
Istanbul, Turkey                  September 10
Jerusalem, Israel                September 25
London, England                 May 10, November 8
Madras, India                      October 11
Madrid, Spain                     October 22
Mexico City, Mexico           June 20, October 3
Milan, Italy                         October 9
Montreal, Canada               May 21, October 23
Moscow, Russia                May 14, November 8
Mubai, India                       October 2
New Delhi, India                 October 9
Oslo, Norway                     April 30, October 18
Panama City, Panama        September 19
Paris, France                     May 8, October 16
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil         October 8
Rome, Italy                        October 10
Sao Paolo, Brazil                September 25
Seville, Spain                      May 15, November 13
Shanghai,China                   October 19
Stockholm, Sweden             April 26, September 27
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem              September 20
Tokyo, Japan                       October 22
Toronto, Canada                  May 24, November 8