STRANGE TIMES 2020 | PHOTOS

Photos by: Andy McMillan

Times are strange, so please join us on October 24 for an evening escape. This 90-minute immersive experience will take the form of a guided walking tour through an artistic dreamscape with lots of surprises along the way to discover and delight. 

• View performances and installations from the Goodyear Arts Collective.

• Enjoy drinks and small bites, included with your ticket purchase.

• Expect surprises!

COVID-19 SAFETY: In accordance with CDC recommendations, this event is designed for both indoor and outdoor spaces with enforced social distancing to ensure the safety of our audience and of our artists. Masks/face coverings are required. 

ACCESSIBILITY: Each guest must have access to a smartphone and headphones for sound. Guests will need to feel comfortable standing/walking for a minimum of one hour. This event is for ages 21+. 

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TICKET INFORMATION:

Strange Times will be presented to guests in groups of ten, with four tours running simultaneously. There will be five start times throughout the night, the first tour will start at 6:30pm and the last will start at 8:30pm. The tours are roughly 90-minutes. Upon ticket purchase, you will be able to note your preferred start time. If you are attending with friends, you will be able to indicate who you would like in your group. We will do our best to accommodate both group and start time requests. Limited tickets are available. The event will be held rain or shine. 

Goodyear Arts will send detailed instructions on how to access the event to those with tickets by October 20th.

Questions, email: goodyearartsclt@gmail.com 

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What is Strange Times? Following Prom, Mythos, and Boat, it’s our fourth annual immersive fundraiser. This year, we’re raising funds to support our operating and programming expenses. Your support helps fund our paid artists' residencies and exhibitions, plus allows us to remain committed to providing free and accessible multi-arts events to audiences. 

Join us and help Goodyear Arts extend our impact. From 2015 to 2019, we have had: 

• 67 paid local artists in residence, all encouraged to take risks in creating new bodies of work in the visual, performing, and literary arts

• 31 alumni artists/ performing groups using ongoing free studio and rehearsal space

• 20 unaffiliated local artists using the Project Studio free of charge

• 875+ local and visiting artists showing artwork and/or performing

• 245 performances, showcases, & events, all public and mostly free

• 37,500+ in attendance

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STRANGE TIMES ARTISTS

Director: Matt Cosper
Producers: Amy Herman and Susan Jedrzejewski
Event Committee: de’Angelo Dia, Renee Cloud
Sound Design + Grandfather Clock: Dylan Gilbert
Writing: Jeff Jackson

The Gem Garden: Jon Pritchard with support from Debora Koo, Seirin Nagano, Barbara Schrieber

Intra Universum: Anna Kenar 
Installation of weather balloons and projections.

Carefully Kept in Ignorance of Doom: Liliya Zalevskaya and David Scott Sackett
2:30 min loop HD video, 2020

Untitled: Reba Bowens
This is experimentative work playing with light, shadows, and live projection. The performer is interested in learning how to create illusions with projections on objects. 

The Spectacle of Things: Sarah Ingel
Asleep, we multiply and reflect. 
Mirrors, marley, red mesh, military jacket, jewelry, mask, movement

Untitled: Eric Mullis and Joy Davis
Inspired by the textures and scents of the Ford Building

Below the Surface: Katrina Sanchez Stanfield
A curious sub aquatic phenomenon.

The Hanging Thicket: Blaine Hurdle and Todd Stewart

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Thank you to our Patron Level donors and event sponsors:

Camp North End, Chuck Barger, Charlotte Center City Partners, Kristine Compton, Ron Cox, Jen + Gavin Edwards, Free Range Brewing, Martha Harbison, Sharon + Ron Herman, Jackie Jones, Milk Glass Pie, Vanessa Nichols + Jacob Teer, Nourish, Oatly, Old Forester, Meghan + Bernie Petit, Pyramid Masonry, Barbara Schreiber, Betsy Rosen + Liam Stokes, Kathryn Sain, Seagram’s Vodka, St-Rémy, Sarah Stronsky + Jimi Barker, Tip Top Daily Market, Todd Stewart, Trinity Partners, Melissa Vrana, Shelley + Jim Williams, Your Mom’s Donuts, Lisa + Andy Zerkle

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Goodyear Arts is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

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Strange Times / Tiempos Extraños: Recaudación de Fondos para Goodyear Arts

Estamos en tiempos extraños, así que te invitamos a una escapada la tarde del 24 de octubre. Por 90 minutos, disfruta una experiencia inmersiva en la forma de una visita guiada a través de un paisaje de ensueño artístico con muchas maravillas en su camino para divertirse.

Con tu entrada, puedes disfrutar:

--actuaciones y instalaciones artísticas realizadas por el colectivo de artistas de Goodyear Arts
--bebidas y bocados
--muchas sorpresas para esperar!

Compra tus entradas ahora antes de que se agoten!

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MEDIDAS DE SEGURIDAD PARA COVID-19: De acuerdo con las recomendaciones del CDC, el evento está equipado para asegurar la seguridad de nuestros visitantes y de nuestros artistas. Se requieren mascarillas / caretas / tapabocas.

ACCESIBILIDAD: Cada huésped debe tener acceso a un smartphone y audífonos para el acceso al sonido del programa. Deben saber que algunas de las actuaciones e instalaciones artísticas se realizarán solamente en inglés. Deberán sentirse cómodos de pie y caminando durante la duración del evento (al menos una hora). Este evento es para mayores de 21 años.

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Can’t attend but still want to support Goodyear Arts?

Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Contact us at goodyearartsclt@gmail.com to learn more.