On Saturday, September 28, Elsewhere—a thrift store turned living art museum located at 606 South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina—will host it’s annual fundraising extravaganza--TOMORROW-- celebrating the near future here and elsewhere. A 3-floor party and performance by global artists, TOMORROW will feature live music and dancing, food and craft cocktails, trips through time machines and sun rooms, and one-night installations activated by ten years of Elsewhere artists, friends, and museum visitors.
Elsewhere’s annual party will also host a Not-So-Silent Auction, with more than fifty works of art for sale donated by Elsewhere alumni from around the world. The Auction will benefit Elsewhere’s upcoming renovation project, and is the first time Elsewhere is offering works for sale from its experimental collection.
About Elsewhere
Ten years in the making, Elsewhere joins international artists and local communities to design new futures for art and life. Utilizing one woman’s 58-year collection of things (nothing for sale)--furniture, army surplus, fabric bolts, toys, books, games, bits and bobs-- Elsewhere explores collaborative creation and downtown vitalization through artist residencies, creative projects, education initiatives, and public works.
Since it’s founding in 2003, Elsewhere has gained international recognition for it’s emerging artist residency program and unique collaborative model. Each year, 50 artists--sculptors, musicians, writers, media makers, painters, puppeteers, gardeners, designers, chefs, researchers and creatives of all kinds--are invited to Greensboro to form and re-form this ever-evolving environment--creating works with and within Elsewhere’s collection, concepts, and community. Elsewhere also hosts creative retreats for university students and groups of all ages, internships, performances, screenings, interactive events and monthly First Friday open houses. Elsewhere Elsewhere works on commissioned projects for cities and communities that unite artists and leaders around civic vitality, public engagement and creative experimentation. Commissioned projects have been created for the North Carolina Museum of Art, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Curtis Hotel in Denver, and Whole Foods Greensboro.
Elsewhere is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, supported through grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Kresge Foundation, as well as local and state arts councils. TOMORROW supports Elsewhere’s programs and projects that bring collaborative culture and experimental art to Greensboro and the globe. TOMORROW tickets and sponsorships available online at http://goelsewhere.org/tomorrow
