Winter is Alive

Winter is Alive Winter is Alive! is a multi-disciplinary art event to revision climate change and activate global re

Greetings from the Winter is Alive! team! We are thrilled to share that the Winter is Alive! documentary is available. C...
01/19/2023

Greetings from the Winter is Alive! team! We are thrilled to share that the Winter is Alive! documentary is available. Created by Aaron Granat and Gracie Wallner, this documentary showcases the dynamic energy and community integral to Winter is Alive!

Here is the link to view the documentary: www.winterisalive.org

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/653768768/60abb155e1

Thank you all who participated, organized, and supported this interdisciplinary art event that incited community action, dialogue, and creativity to respond to the global climate crisis. Tremendous thank you to the artists for sharing your perspectives to instigate conversation and action.

Special thanks to:



Tamsie Ringler - Artist Project and Artistic Director

Anna Orbovich - Artist, Website Curator and Design

Marc La Pointe - Artist Curator and Project Coordinator

Aaron Granat - Artist, Video Documentation and Production

Gracie Wallner - Writer and Videographer

Artwork: Ray Carruthers. “Fashion is Forever.” Donated clothing, steel, cable, basin, water. 2021. Video still from documentary.

Thank you to the landscapes and lakes and to the communities of this place. Thank you to the plants and animals the sky ...
05/13/2021

Thank you to the landscapes and lakes
and to the communities of this place.
Thank you to the plants and animals
the sky and water-bound
and to the people that call this place home.
Thank you to the climate that supports our lives.

Thank you for watching and listening
And speaking and making - change.

The narrative of here goes beyond our present
there is a narrative from before
and there will be a narrative after.

Thank you for your action
and discussion
today
and tomorrow
to mend the climate crisis.

With appreciation from all of us at Winter is Alive! a cooler world carnival

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www.winterisalive.org

Thank you to the City of Madison Arts Commission, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and everyone from the City of Madison and Da...
05/11/2021

Thank you to the City of Madison Arts Commission, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and everyone from the City of Madison and Dane County who supported Winter is Alive!

A very special thank you to Karin Wolf, Madison Arts Commission Director for your existential support of this project. Thank you for recognizing and supporting the potential of a winter carnival as a platform for exhibiting public art and illustrating the climate crisis.Your extensive support and engagement - including primary funding, facilitating meetings, coordinating partnerships and connecting like-minded groups and individuals - was inestimable. A special thank you to Bethany Jurewicz and all of the Madison Art Commissioners, for supporting this project from its conception to its completion.

Support for Winter is Alive! was received through county and State agencies including Dane Arts who supported all of the online/ live-streamed programming which made both regional and international participation in Winter is Alive! possible. Thank you Dane Arts Commissioners and Director Mark Fraire for your support!

Design support was generously provided by Mark Fitzgerald, who created the Winter is Alive! logo, documented artist installations and formatted all of the signage for the artwork. Meri Ekberg designed and formatted the Airtable applications and galleries - a special thanks to you both!

Thank you to Bonnie Koenig, from Public Health Madison & Dane County who advised on public health and safety, Madison Sustainability Coordinator Stacie Reece, ​Sujata Gautam from Dane Co. Waste and Renewables who coordinated the Trash Lab appearance, Ann Freiwald and Mark Kiesow, City of Madison Parks for assisting with sites and permitting, Angela Puerta, City of Madison Planning Division for press release posts and to Ryan Caputo, Wisconsin DNR for your support of artist projects on Madison Lakes.

And finally, and most importantly - thank you to the people of Madison for visiting, streaming and sharing all of the artist projects and dialogues of Winter is Alive! a cooler world carnival!

City of Madison: www.cityofmadison.com

City of Madison Arts Commission: www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/planning/madison-arts-commission/1580

City of Madison Parks Division: www.cityofmadison.com/parks

City Arts: www.cityofmadison.com/visit-play/city-arts

Dane Arts: www.danearts.com

Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables (Trash Lab): www.landfill.countyofdane.com/sustainability/Trash-Lab

Madison and Dane County Public Health: www.publichealthmdc.com

Wisconsin DNR: www.dnr.wisconsin.gov

Thank you to everyone involved in the creation, planning, and implementation of Winter is Alive! a cooler world carnival...
05/11/2021

Thank you to everyone involved in the creation, planning, and implementation of Winter is Alive! a cooler world carnival. Throughout the carnival, the city of Madison was activated and participated in nuanced conversation about climate change by artists, activists, educators, curators, community organizations, and individuals near and far who came together to respond to the global scope of the climate crisis. Huge thank you to Tamsie Ringler, Artistic founder and Director of Winter is Alive! for creating space for so many to express their perspectives in this urgent dialogue.

Winter is Alive! supported a wide array of voices and visions from April Sopkin’s art students at East High School to Jonathan Patz, the Director of the Global Health Institute. Events and projects were hosted online and onsite to support community-wide participation ranging from the Aldo Leopold Nature Center to the 30+ businesses participating in T.L. Luke’s Scavenger Hunt “We are Seeds”. Many groups and organizations shared their support through funding, publicity and consultation representing a broad range of community and conscience, from the agri/cultural, Rural Urban Flow (Sara Daleiden) to international social and environmental justice organizations such as ActionCorps (Ellie Baron). It is thanks to everyone’s dedicated involvement that this multidisciplinary event incited an international discussion on the global climate crisis.

Thank you all!

For more information, visit the following websites:

Action Corps: www.actioncorps.org

Aldo Leopold Nature Center: www.aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org

Global Health Institute: www.ghi.wisc.edu

Madison Central Business Improvement District: www.visitmadison.com/listings/madisons-central-business-improvement-district/180720

Madison Metropolitan School District: www.madison.k12.wi.us

Rural Urban Flow: www.ruralurbanflow.org

Tamsie Ringler: www.tamsie.com

T.L. Luke: www.tl-luke.com

Winter is Alive!: www.winterisalive.org

Anna Orbovich, Winter is Alive! Artist, Website Curator and Designer: www.annaeorbovich.comTamsie Ringler, Winter is Ali...
05/10/2021

Anna Orbovich, Winter is Alive! Artist, Website Curator and Designer: www.annaeorbovich.com

Tamsie Ringler, Winter is Alive! Artist, Curator and Artistic Director:
www.tamsie.com

Marc La Pointe, Winter is Alive! Artist, Curator and Project Coordinator: www.marclapointe.com

Thank you to the faculty, students and staff of the University of Wisconsin Art Department for all of your participation...
05/09/2021

Thank you to the faculty, students and staff of the University of Wisconsin Art Department for all of your participation and support of Winter is Alive! Aris Georgiades and Gail Simpson of Actual Size Artworks offered support from the earliest days of the project including jurying the installation projects. They proposed the first work for outdoor installation “Sad Yeti” which became one of the most popular works of the exhibition - the forlorn icon of winter and mascot of our media posts. A special thank you to Aris, Sarah FitzSimons, Tim O’Neil and the Sculpture Program who supported the development of the project through student assistantships and studio space for artist projects.

Darcy Padilla presented her photographic series “Ice” in State Street kiosks and Tom Jones was a juror for the online artist projects.

Art projects were produced by many UW-Madison art students and UW-Madison alumni including Derick Wycherly, Jeff Chelf and Derek Kiesling, Ian Van D., Bill Rice, Matthew Vivirito, Carley Schmidt and students in Henrique Nardi’s Beginning Graphic Design course. An international collaborative project with Latvian artist Ojārs Feldbergs was produced by grad sculpture students Ian Van D., Brittany Weekley, and Teresa Audet. Brittany Weekley and Marc La Pointe are our incredible Social Media crew - a dynamic duo of daily posts highlighting all of the artists, groups, makers and thinkers contributing to the project.

The support and participation of so many in the UW Art Department created a perfect winter storm - thank you!

To learn more about the UW-Madison Art Department, visit www.art.wisc.edu

For more information, visit the artist’s websites

Actual Size Artworks: www.actualsizeartworks.com

Teresa Audet: www.teresaaudet.com

Jeff Chelf: www.jeffchelf.com

Aris Georgiades: www.arisgeorgiades.com

Sarah FitzSimons: www.sarahfitzsimons.net

Tom Jones: www.tomjoneshochunk.com

Henrique Nardi: www.behance.net/henriquenardi

Darcy Padilla: www.darcypadilla.com

Gail Simpson: www.gailsimpsonsculpture.com

Carley Schmidt: www.carleyschmidtart.com

Ian Van D.: www.ianvand.art

Matthew Vivirito: www.MatthewVivirito.com

Brittany Weekley: www.brittanyweekley.com

Derick Wycherly: www.derickwycherly.com

Artwork Information:

Actual Size Artworks. Sad Yeti, Steel, chickenwire, textile, 8′ x 6′ x 5’6″, 2021. Image by Mark Fitzgerald, City of Madison.

Darcy Padilla. "Ice." Pigment inkjet print on resin coated paper. 2019-2020.

Thank you to the jurors of Winter is Alive! A cooler world carnival for providing supportive and creative insights durin...
05/08/2021

Thank you to the jurors of Winter is Alive! A cooler world carnival for providing supportive and creative insights during the project selection process! Jurors include: Kate Bowen, TetraPAKMAN, Aris Georgiades and Gail Simpson of Actual Size Artworks, Tom Jones, Bethany Jurewicz, Marc La Pointe, Tamsie Ringler, and Glenn Williams. Thank you!

Artwork Information: Glenn Williams. “ICU.” Wood, Found Objects, Stainless Steel Cable, 8’ x 7″ x 4.5′, 2021. Images Courtesy of Arts + Literature Laboratory.

Thank you to Ray Carruthers and TetraPAKMAN for embodying the generous sense of community and creative activism central ...
05/07/2021

Thank you to Ray Carruthers and TetraPAKMAN for embodying the generous sense of community and creative activism central to Winter is Alive! Ray's support in assisting with signage, as well as braving the subzero temperatures to assist with the installation of Ojārs Feldbergs' and Tamsie Ringler's installations, was greatly appreciated. Your artwork "Fashion is Forever" was remarkable and incredibly poignant. TetraPAKMAN participated as an artist, juror and activist advisor, creating the incredible “Espejito, espejito AKA charco de petróleo” (Mirror, mirror AKA oil spill) on Lake Monona. He invited participation from 350.org and the Sierra Club for the Global Cooling Generation forum. Thank you!

Artwork Information:

Ray Carruthers. "Fashion is Forever." Donated clothing, Steel, Cable, Basin, Water, 2021.

TetraPAKMAN. “Espejito, espejito AKA charco de petróleo (Mirror, mirror AKA oil spill)." Reclaimed Synthetic Fabrics. 2017-2021. Drone photograph credit: Pablo Baxter.

Visit www.usgathering.info to learn more about TetraPAKMAN's art practice.

Thank you Laura Feldberga, Justine Johnson, and Christopher D. Sims for your beautiful projects about snow for Winter is...
05/06/2021

Thank you Laura Feldberga, Justine Johnson, and Christopher D. Sims for your beautiful projects about snow for Winter is Alive! "Intensive Care," "Calling The Light," and "Snowballs" captured the cold beauty of winter and reflected all of our love and joy in snow and our hope for a wintry future. Thank you!

For more information on these artists and their work:

Laura Feldberga: www.laurafeldberga.lv

Justine Johnson: www.justinejohnson.co.uk

Christopher D
Sims:www.spark.adobe.com/page/px076vPfyK0uo/ https://spark.adobe.com/page/4mJPJwBUZrcx3 Snowballs: www.spark.adobe.com/page/4mJPJwBUZrcx3

Artwork Information:

Laura Feldberga. “Intensive Care.” Performance video, 9,1, min, 2021.

Justine Johnson. “Calling The Light.” Video performance art/poetry. 2021.

Christopher D. Sims. “Snowballs.” Slam poetry. 2021. Follow this link to learn more about the poem: www.spark.adobe.com/page/4mJPJwBUZrcx3

Thank you to Olivia Wisden, Elizabeth Wisden, and Sarah Akawa of UnderBelly Creative + Collective for providing great cr...
05/05/2021

Thank you to Olivia Wisden, Elizabeth Wisden, and Sarah Akawa of UnderBelly Creative + Collective for providing great creative insights for Winter is Alive! Additionally, UnderBelly is creating an interactive zine that is part of Winter is Alive! This zine is a collaboration between UnderBelly and local artists and will also be made using a risoograph duplicator—an energy efficient machine that uses soy-based ink. UnderBelly “is a creative agency that focuses on bold storytelling through non-traditional mediums such as zines and events. We love working with local businesses and artists to push the boundary of what branding can be.” Thank you Olivia, Elisabeth, and Sarah!

Visit the UnderBelly Creative website to learn more about their incredible work: www.exploreunderbelly.io

Huge thank you to all of the artists, activists, makers and thinkers who presented their work and shared in the discours...
05/04/2021

Huge thank you to all of the artists, activists, makers and thinkers who presented their work and shared in the discourse of online forums and presentations during Winter is Alive! a cooler world carnival. Special thanks to Rob DZ for hosting the Opening-Mic event, Angie Trudell-Vasquez for hosting A Live-Share, Dawry Ruiz and the JVN Project team, Lynn Battaglia for organizing and hosting the Climate ExChange, Tova Gorman-Baer for hosting Global Cooling Generation and TetraPAKMAN for curating, Aaron Granat and Thomas Ferrella for producing and presenting Shadowlands, Marc La Pointe for organizing and hosting Iceberg of Activism: The Hidden Part of Organizing Change and performatively hosting In-Closing and to Charles Payne, James Edward Mills and Humbird for organizing, hosting and performing Music and Lyrics 4: Force for Nature.

The virtual projects and events were supported by Dane Arts. Special thank you to Mark Fraire of Dane Arts, Aaron Granat for video and technical production, and Anders Zanichkowsky for technical realization and production and to all of the participants and viewers of the virtual projects!

For more information about the online events, visit: www.winterisalive.org/index.php/virtual-events

For information about the performance and narrative artists: www.winterisalive.org/index.php/narrative-perforamce-projects

Participating Artists: Adriana Barrios, Rainer Bartesch, Ian Van D., Lynn Dennison, Laura Feldberga, Thomas Ferrella Aaron Granat, Madison Golden, Humbird, Justine Johnson, Marc La Pointe, James Edward Mills, Catherine Murray, Aly Ogasian, Claudia O’Steen, Anna Orbovich, Darcy Padilla, Charles Payne, Christopher D. Sims, Antoaneta Tica, Tona Williams, Diana Woodcock, and Anders Zanichkowsky.

Visit their websites:

Adriana Barrios: www.adrianabarriosart.com

Ian Van D.: www.ianvand.art

Lynn Dennison: www.lynndennison.com

Laura Feldberga: www.laurafeldberga.lv

Thomas Ferrella: www.ferrella.com

Aaron Granat: www.vimeo.com/aarongranat

Madison Golden: www.mydailyimpact.com

Humbird: www.humbird.bandcamp.com

Justine Johnson: www.justinejohnson.co.uk

The JVN Project: www.thejvnproject.org

Marc La Pointe: www.marclapointe.com

James Edward Mills: www.joytripproject.com

Aly Ogasian: www.alysonogasian.com

Claudia O’Steen: www.claudiaosteen.com

Anna Orbovich: www.annaeorbovich.com

Darcy Padilla: www.darcypadilla.com

Charles Payne: www.artlitlab.org/events/music-and-lyrics-ii-wanna-wang-and-matthew-charles #

Christopher D. Sims: www.spark.adobe.com/page/px076vPfyK0uo/ and www.spark.adobe.com/page/4mJPJwBUZrcx3/

TetraPAKMAN: www.usgathering.info

Antoaneta Tica: www.behance.net/AntoanetaTica

Angie Trudell-Vasquez: www.angietrudellvasquez.com

Tona Williams: www.tonawilliams.com

Anders Zanichkowsky: www.anderszanichkowsky.com

Artwork Information:

Rainer Bartesch. “Our World is On Fire: An Oratory for Our Future.” Video stills. 2021. Film makers Vincent Wild and Alexander Kleinrensing who made “Luminous Delusion,” Munich.

Laura Feldberga. “Intensive Care.” Performance Video. 2021. Image courtesy of the artist.

Justine Johnson. “Calling The Light.” Video performance art, poetry. 2021.

Marc La Pointe. “Wading (and waiting).” Performance video with orange felt and clouds. Images by Jasán Lagrimanta. Thank you to Anders Zanichkowsky for film editing support.

Anna Orbovich. “mid winter thaw.” Durational drawings using roadside snowmelt, paper, pen, video, project. 11” x 15” each. 2021. Image courtesy of the artist.

Thank you Lynn S. Battaglia and Susanne Roewer for proposing, organizing, curating and hosting the Climate ExChange virt...
05/03/2021

Thank you Lynn S. Battaglia and Susanne Roewer for proposing, organizing, curating and hosting the Climate ExChange virtual event for Winter is Alive! and to curators Kate Bowen and Tamsie Ringler. This exchange brought together artists based in Ireland, Germany, Serbia, Switzerland, and the United States to share video pieces that engaged and envisioned the climate crisis. Thank you!

Participating Artists: Kayla Anderson, Lindsay French, Jenny Kendler, Clare Langan, Marc La Pointe, Daniela Müller, Susanne Roewer, Igor Simic, Oliver Westerbarkey, Adrian Wood, and Anders Zanichkowsky.

To learn more about the artists who shared their work in this event, visit www.winterisalive.org/index.php/climate-exchange-berlin-chicago-frankfurt-madison/.

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