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Thesis Exhibitions

Intimate public gatherings for shared study. Our exhibitions curate the individual studies from local artists and archivists into a collective learning experience for our community.

A contextualizing archive for ancestral, intuitive, and subjective memory-keeping. Consisting of material, written, visual, and sonic ephemera this archive is oriented by our intuitive pedagogy and interdependent research development. Thesis collections and exhibitions are regularly produced to concentrate the archive’s scope and engage in re-membering as a social practice.

Abundance Builders Cooperate

September 1-29, 2024 at Moonwater Farm in Compton, CA

The 2024 cohort of ITS-IN-SCOPE Resident Artists and Archivists present a dynamic and growing exhibition featuring a collaborative exploration of art, research, and programming guided by the thesis: “After abolition is abundance; be a builder, not a beggar; cooperate in care of the land; if you want to go fast, go alone; we’re figuring it out together.”

The exhibition serves as the culmination of a nearly year-long study and was supported by a month of community programming at Moonwater Farm in Compton, California.

artists & archivists
Alexander Mercier
Annalie Juan
Ezra
Jacob Nadir Gray
Jordan Silver
Juniper Jones
Marvin James
Philip Patrick Harper
SunXochtil Castro

programming
September 01 - Opening Ceremony: Saluting the Sacred | featuring Crea
September 08 - Worldbuilding Workshop: Placemaking as Resistance | by Jordan Silver
September 12 - Artist Talk | featuring Alex Mercier, Annalie Juan, SunXochitl Castro
September 15 - Micro-Scope Cinematic Projection: Short Films at the Farm
September 19 - Artist Talk | featuring Jacob Nadir Gray, Juniper Jones, Philip Patrick Harper
September 22 - Autumn Equinox: Sonic Altar Sessions
September 26 - Artist Talk | featuring Ezra, Jordan Silver, Marvin James
September 29 - Art & Play Field Day

curation
Marvin James

partners
Moonwater Farm
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