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Previous Work

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“Restoring Balance I”, 2010, 4' x 4' x 8', Stainless steel, sculpted jade glass, video projection, water, Women and Water Rights,Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

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“Restoring Balance I”, 2010, 4' x 4' x 8', Stainless steel, sculpted jade glass, video projection, water, Life-Boundary-Art,Museum of TianJin Academy of Fine Arts, TianJin, P. R. China

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“Restoring Balance I”, 2010, 4' x 4' x 8', Stainless steel, sculpted jade glass, video projection, water, Life-Boundary-Art,Museum of TianJin Academy of Fine Arts, TianJin, P. R. China

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Restoring Balance III, 2012, 4' x 4' x 8, Steel, sculpted jade glass, video projection, sand

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Hydro Convergence, 2014, 96" x 32" x 48”, Stainless steel, glass, water, video

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Hydro Convergence, 2014, 96" x 32" x 48”, Stainless steel, glass, water, video

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Green Light Project

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www.negreenlightproject.com

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Hydro- IlluminataArt As an Agent for Engagement

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Description JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Hydro-Illuminata is an interdisciplinary project that will utilize the science of watershed management with the craft and accessibility of public art to illuminate the theme of transformation.

Hydro-Illuminata has three interconnected parts:

• A series of 5 community workshops• A cast iron spectacle on the banks of the Mississippi River at MWMO• The creation of a public sculpture made of forged steel and cast iron

Hydro-Illuminata is about outreach and empowerment, using the engagement principles of art-making to bring a wider audience into a deeper conversation with MWMO about protecting and improving water quality and resources.

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Three Phases JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Workshop Labs Performance

Sculpture

Engagement

PerformanceWorkshop Labs

Sculpture

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Participating Partners JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

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Workshop Labs JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Hydro-Illuminata will present a series of five arts engagement workshops to community constituents, hosted at different locations throughout the MWMO district:

• Holland Neighborhood Association and Edison School

• West Broadway Business and Area Coalition

• Re-Cycle Recovery Bike Shop

• City of the Lakes Waldorf School (pending)

• Walker Art Center (pending)

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Workshop Labs JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Workshop Labs:

Workshops will be created in consultation with MWMO Community Learning and Outreach team members and all arts activities will be prompted by the topic of watershed challenges and transformations.

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Workshop Labs JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Workshops will have three primary goals:

• To spark an interest in MWMO’s objectives.

• To activate a dialogue about water and natural resources.

• To anchor ideas through the art making process.

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Workshop Labs JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Through the workshop process, each group will create three objects:

• A mission statement that will be part of the final sculpture.

• A collaborative piece/boat that will be installed as part of the public sculpture.

• A smaller individual boat pieces that they can take home with them after the cast iron event.

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Cast Iron Spectacle JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Getting Ready:

The Hydro-Illuminata public spectacle will be held on a late September evening at MWMO's Stormwater Park and Learning Center on the Mississippi River.

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Cast Iron Spectacle JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Getting Started:

The event will be both the culmination of the dialogues that sprang forth from the community workshops and an open celebration of the project goals to spark interest, activate dialogue, and anchor ideas for action in relationship to watershed health.

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Cast Iron Spectacle JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Casting Iron:

During the iron pour, the molds made during community workshops will be cast, as well as the base form for the permanent sculpture.

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Cast Iron Spectacle JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Performance:

The event will include a bicycle procession, music, choreography, projections on the river, and a large-scale cast iron performance complete with fire, molten metal, and the birth of a sculpture.

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Cast Iron Spectacle JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

More cast iron:

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Cast Iron Spectacle JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

Thank you!Both the public spectacle components and setting are ultimately intended to awe and inspire thought and action regarding watershed health.

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Public Sculpture JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

At the conclusion of the workshops and cast iron event, artist Jim Brenner will construct a sculpture (approximately 6’x3’x8’) that will be installed at MWMO's Stormwater Park and Learning Center. The initial concept includes a forged topographical map of the river with the five boats, created at the community workshops, pulling a net woven with the words from the community's mission statements; both commemorating the Hydro-Illuminata process and sparking future conversation surrounding our water resources.

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Project Timeline JAMESBRENNERs c u l p t u r e

2016 July-August September October

Sculpture installed on MWMO grounds.

Cast Iron Spectacle staged on the banks of the Mississippi River.

5 Community Workshop Labsconducted through partnering organizations.

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Solar Project

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Thank You!