Laser Talks at Stanford University & UC Berkeley
The Laser Series is an international program that brings artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversation with an audience. My recent Laser talk at Stanford University, “Everyday Voices: Building a different kind of wall,” focused on the role of amateur and collective singing in civic engagement as it has evolved in my own work […]
Curator, Love & Longing, Root Division, San Francisco
“Now that my ladder’s gone / I must lie down where all the ladders start / In the foul rag-and-bone shop of the heart.” —W. B. Yeats Nov. 4 – Dec. 2 | Root Division, San Francisco Opening Reception: Nov. 11, 2017, 7-10pm Gallery Hours (or by appointment): Wednesday-Saturday, 2-6pm Love & Longing shares descents into the […]
Inquire Within Podcast with Darren Main
Michael Namkung and I were were interviewed for the Inquire Within Podcast with Darren Main last fall shortly after our participatory video installation and live singing event at Grace Cathedral. Have a listen! Thank you Darren Main!
Video out-takes: Detritus at ICA
Recently exhibited at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art as part of group exhibition Detritus curated by Kevin Chen, Lisa Ellsworth and Lordy Rodriguez, these video out-takes from previously discarded, unfinished and ongoing projects draw together unexpected, awkward and sometimes humorous moments—re-considering the B-Roll and that which is created in the margins. Curated by Kevin Chen, Lisa Ellsworth, […]
Wall of Song at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
Help us build a different kind of wall. Join us in a massed singing of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Video installation and live singing event RSVP on Facebook event HERE—encouraged but not required! Raise your voice at www.wallofsongproject.com or download the App Apple Store: Wall of Song Google Play: Android Please help Wall of Song continue to […]
Wall of Song Inauguration Day Launch in D.C.
Wall of Song with Michael Namkung, Inauguration Day Launch, Potomac Station, Washington, D.C. from Mel Day on Vimeo. WALLOFSONGPROJECT.COM A MASSED SINGING OF LEONARD COHEN’S HALLELUJAH ORGANIZED WITH MICHAEL NAMKUNG AND 130 VOICES AND COUNTING PROJECT REMAINS OPEN INDEFINITELY: SING HERE Inauguration Day Launch: January 20th San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Project Space //10-5pm […]
Arena1 Gallery, Santa Monica
For the Lovers of Truth Everywhere, Mel Day & Frank Ham, hybrid media work, 2015 SANTA MONICA ART STUDIOS ARENA 1 Gallery 3026 Airport Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-397-7449 | www.arena1gallery.com Gallery Hours: Wed – Sat, 12-6 pm
Collaborative Residency: Sedona, Arizona
Sedona AiR / Cultural Producer Summer Residency, Sedona, Arizona Presented by Sedona Arts Center and Verde Valley School. Bay Area Residency Group organized by Melissa Wyman July 1st – 22nd, 2016 Participating artists: Melissa Wyman, Michael Namkung, Mel Day, Amanda Curreri, Llewelynn Fletcher, Lukaza Brandman-Verrisimo, Grace Rosario Perkins, José Luis Iñiguez, Cara Levine and Weston Teruya During […]
Santa Fe New Media Festival
Santa Fe New Media Festival: Currents 2016 | El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe | Guest Curator, Christine Duval Opening Friday, June 10 / 6 pm This exhibition was made possible by the generous support of the Thoma Foundation. Presented at the CURRENTS 2016 Main Exhibition Venue El Museo Cultural De Santa Fe
Voices exhibition, Kala Art Gallery
Doxology, 10 years later, (left: 2015, 2-channel installation); Doxology (right: 2005, single-channel installation, Berkeley Art Museum) Voices, Kala Art Gallery October 22 – December 5, 2015 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 22, 6-8pm Damir Avdagic Christy Chan Tom Comitta Mel Day Rodney Ewing Dee Hibbert-Jones & Nomi Talisman Hiroyo Kaneko Ali Naschke-Messing Carissa Potter Exhibition Sponsors: Meyer […]