thinking making living sets out to investigate a spectrum of engaged art in the social sphere. Together, an exhibition, a project space, and public programs create a platform for conversations between artists, activists, and the public to explore the intersections between art, life, and social engagement. thinking making living is an experiment that brings participatory, open-ended, and often entirely process-based art to the Katherine E. Messy and mundane, it is an invitation to think making and make living. The roster of participating local and national artists includes: Eric Asboe, Emily Baxter, Jan Binder, Body Cartography, Allison Bolah, Miranda Brandon, Rachel Breen, Big Car, Kate Casanova, Crescent Collective (Laura Bigger, Artemis Ettsen, and Teréz Iacovino), Annie Follett, Beth Grossman, Katie Hargrave, Emily Johnson, Low Tech High Joy (Karen Kasel and Marlaine Cox), John Kim, Amanda Lovelee, Works Progress (Shanai Matteson, Colin Kloecker), J. Morgan Puett, Molly Balcomb Raleigh, Janaki Ranpura, Red 76 (Sam Gould), Mona Smith, Amy Waksmonski, Marcus Young, Nate Young and Marina Zurkow. University of Minnesota faculty participating in the exhibition and activities include Christine Baeumler, Valentine Cadieux, Jan Estep, David Feinberg, Rebecca Krinke, Christina Schmid, Paul Shambroom and Diane Willow. Panelists will include Roger Cummings, Seitu Jones, Sandra Spieler, Natasha Pestich, Colleen Sheehy, Marcus Young, Amanda Lovelee, Sarah Schultz, Sandra Teitge, Peter Haakon Thompson and Wing Young Huie.
