The following programs were held at the Autzen Gallery, Portland OR, where bunion2bunion was exhibited.
CLICK HERE for the bunion2bunion poster with full list of programs
CLICK HERE for the bunion2bunion poster with full list of programs
October 4, Wednesday
Bunion Awareness Poster Making Session
330-5pm
330-5pm
"What is a bunion? Do you have one?"
How many people know about bunions or that they have one? Come for a friendly afternoon of casual conversation and design your own poster to help raise bunion awareness overall, plus draw people to the bunion2bunion platform. Posters will be put up in the gallery, around PSU and Portland. Materials and snacks provided.
VIEW THE POSTERS HERE!
Followed by an artist talk from 5-6pm by Xi Jie Ng, Shawn Creeden and Jake Manning as part of the exhibition.
How many people know about bunions or that they have one? Come for a friendly afternoon of casual conversation and design your own poster to help raise bunion awareness overall, plus draw people to the bunion2bunion platform. Posters will be put up in the gallery, around PSU and Portland. Materials and snacks provided.
VIEW THE POSTERS HERE!
Followed by an artist talk from 5-6pm by Xi Jie Ng, Shawn Creeden and Jake Manning as part of the exhibition.
October 11, Wednesday
Bunion Massage Workshop
5-615pm
by donation, bring a mat/blanket
5-615pm
by donation, bring a mat/blanket
In this nourishing session set to a calming soundscape by Eddie Garland, yoga therapist Allison Riegel guides us into forming a deeper relationship with our bunions and bodies through massage. With a gentle, intimate approach, we will learn to care for the bunion, foot and legs.
Bunion Panel Discussion
630-745pm
630-745pm
A meeting of individuals from diverse backgrounds to engage in a creative discussion about the bunion like never before, bringing together medical and sociological fields and personal experience. Moderated by Salty (Xi Jie Ng). Panelists: Dr. Jennifer Tuttle from Northwest Foot & Ankle, yoga teacher and writer Cary Spaeth, bunion surgery receiver Marsha Barton and foot fetishist & bunion lover Adrian Weber.
October 17, Tuesday
Readings from Permanent Bruises, a publication on inheritance
6-645pm
Contributors to Permanent Bruises will read excerpts from their writing, plus a short q&a.
I got my bunions from you
645-715pm
A granddaughter-grandmother performance by Salty (Xi Jie Ng) and Teo Siew Lan. Salty believes she inherited the gene factor of her chronic bunions largely from her paternal grandmother, with whom she has lived in a three-generation house in Singapore since birth. Siew Lan, who does not speak English, is visiting Salty, her first grandchild, in Portland. Siew Lan's bunions also feature in bunion2bunion in other ways, such as in sculpture and on the bunion2bunion tote bag.
Readings from Permanent Bruises, a publication on inheritance
6-645pm
Contributors to Permanent Bruises will read excerpts from their writing, plus a short q&a.
I got my bunions from you
645-715pm
A granddaughter-grandmother performance by Salty (Xi Jie Ng) and Teo Siew Lan. Salty believes she inherited the gene factor of her chronic bunions largely from her paternal grandmother, with whom she has lived in a three-generation house in Singapore since birth. Siew Lan, who does not speak English, is visiting Salty, her first grandchild, in Portland. Siew Lan's bunions also feature in bunion2bunion in other ways, such as in sculpture and on the bunion2bunion tote bag.
World Record Attempt
730-8pm
730-8pm
An event to achieve the abovementioned, and then to submit the image to the Guinness World Book of Records, thereby creating a new category. Bunion-ed or not, come be part of a historical moment in time!