IAF - Call for Volunteers

[talkstowolves]

Last year, I participated in a marvelous exercise in interstitiality: an auction of remarkable jewelry inspired by stories collected in Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writings. Through the alchemy of word and imagination and raw materials, Mia crafted evocative poem-pendants, Elizabeth Genco knotted intoxicating skeins of glittering black beads, Helen Pilinovsky invoked a terror of rats in black stick pearls, and so many others conceived of and brought into the world so many shiny things. Even I found myself moving to select beads, thread wire, and execute in necklace form the tale of a girl and her lost brothers.

This fall will see the publication of Interfictions 2 and, with it, another fundraising event for the Interstitial Arts Foundation. Once more, they are putting out the call for creators to donate liminal art so that such art -- visual, aural, whatever wondrous creations fall through the cracks of easily codified existence -- can continue to be fostered. A self-fulfilling dream.

Right now, they're looking for volunteers to help run this fundraising event smoothly. They need project managers, web assistants, photographers, and more. Check out this post by Tempest Bradford (coordinator extraordinaire and excellent contributor to the maiden voyage of Interfictions) and see if you can't lend a hand. And thank you if you do!

N.B. The painting to the left is by Alex Myers and was chosen by the IAF to be the cover for Interfictions 2. It is entitled "e" and is part of his art as commodity series.

Comments

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I am excited!

[blueinsideout.livejournal.com]

Is jewelry all that they take? If they're open to other forms of art/creativity I might donate something to auction. Where would I go to see about that? I'm sure if I were more industrious and poked around I could find something on the website you linked... I'm just tired right now.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Oh, my. You artist people. Your post is breathtaking, and totally kicks mine's butt. Thank you, thank you!

That was a beautiful necklace you made last year. I can't wait to see what you do next!

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

This looks neat. Sorry to say I don't have any of the requisite skills, or I'd volunteer. But good luck to all involved!