Julia Meles: Artist Talk and Movement Performance

Join us at the Lanesboro Arts Gallery from 1-3 pm on Saturday, August 29th for a movement performance and artist talk with Julia Meles. Julia Meles (they/them) is a Minneapolis based sculptor, curator, and performer, focusing on bringing attention to awareness of the body through performance art. How to Sit on a Chair, is an improvisational performance exploring how bodies as they are can interact differently with mundane objects in everyday life. This performance expands on the piece recently featured in the Exhibition Gallery titled I Want You To Stay. The performance will be followed by an artist talk with Julia facilitated by Gallery Manager Maggie Schwarz, and will continue the questions about what it means to take a seat, what it means to stay, and how our bodies engage with our everyday surroundings. This event is free and open to the public, and is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, as well as a Minnesota Humanities Center grant.