Moth Migration

Moth Migration Project Australia

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There are just 10 more days to see the Moth Migration Project installed at Oak Hill Gallery in Mornington, V.I.C Australia. This is the third gallery in six months that the MMP has opened at in Australia. Each site hosted community-based moth making workshops, which either I taught or one of the gallery’s artists, and at times a combination of both.

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Here is a little peek at some of the installation shots from the show.

It has been an exciting six months. I flew to Brisbane at the end of April to install the Moth Migration Project in the Gympie Regional Gallery. Working with the amazing staff and Joolie Gibbs the gallery director, we installed a massive installation in record time. In under a week, the exhibition was up, I had three radio interviews, conducted a workshop and went on a gorgeous hike. Here is a brochure they designed for the exhibition along with public programs.

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I have loads of photos from Gympie, and I will highlight a few here. The gallery itself is massive, it is a beautiful and original School of Arts Building, built in 1905.

 

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Moth Migration Project at Gympie Regional Gallery, Australia
Moth Migration Project at Gympie Regional Gallery, Australia
Moth Migration Project at Gympie Regional Gallery, Australia
Moth Migration Project at Gympie Regional Gallery, Australia
Moth Migration Project at Gympie Regional Gallery, Australia
Moth Migration Project at Gympie Regional Gallery, Australia
Moth Migration Project at Gympie Regional Gallery, Australia

 

I then traveled to the Bundaberg Regional Gallery to meet with Jenny Gilbertson. With the help of their volunteers and volunteers from Childers Art Gallery, we installed the exhibition in 2 room and 2 halls. The architecture was much different between Gympie and Bundaberg and we had some fun features to play with.

The exhibition looked fantastic. We crowded the moths tight together from floor to ceiling as you can see here:

Moth Migration Project at Bundaberg Regional Gallery
Moth Migration Project at Bundaberg Regional Gallery
Moth Migration Project at Bundaberg Regional Gallery
Moth Migration Project at Bundaberg Regional Gallery
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Moth Migration Project at Bundaberg Regional Gallery

I am still exhausted but so pleased with these exhibitions. It was a thrill to be back in Australia, I had not been there in almost ten years when I was in residence at Lake St. Clair in Tasmania. I see a lot more time in Australia in my near future.

I want to thank everyone for coming out, for being a part of this massively growing project. If you are interested in learning more about the MMP, please see the website at mothmigrationproject.net 

Moth Migration Project Opens in Canada

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I have been in the lower48  less than a month, and I have yet to write up my lifechanging backpacking extravaganza on the Chilkoot Trail about my Artist Residency with the Yukon Art Center. But until I do that, I have another adventure in Canada to tell you about,  this one in New Brunswick.

Opening on September 28, 2018, at the Sunbury Shores Art and Nature Centre is a new Moth Migration Installation. This exhibit focuses on artist’s handmade moths from Canada and Maine.

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Also, I will host a Moth Migration Printsocial at Sunbury Shores and I invite you to drop by the gallery on Saturday to print and add your own moths to the exhibit. I will be bringing my hand press up from New York. I look forward t seeing you.

The Moth Migration Projected is a crowd-sourced collection of handprinted, drawing and cut paper moths exhibited in multi-sensory installations. Choosing moths, a nocturnal pollinator, as the vehicle for cross-pollination and international exchanged, I use social media to invite people to create paper moths native to their geographic location.  To learn more go to: http://mothmigrationproject.net

Be the first to make a tax deductable donation!

Moth Migration Project

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I have tremendous news, the Moth Migration Project is now a fiscally sponsored project of the Brooklyn Arts Council!

To get this fundraising campaign started:

  • The first 10 people to donate $250 or more will received an 8″ x 10″ signed and numbered drypoint moth etching!
  • The first 25 people to donate $100 or more will receive an 8″ x 10″ signed and dated linoleum block moth print.
  • The first 100 people to donate $50 will receive a commemorative MMP postcard.

This remarkable news means that your financial contribution is a tax-deductible charitable donation that goes directly to support this project.  Tax-deductible donations will have an enormous impact on MMP’s  future. Administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, just click here and go to  Give Lively to donate. 

The Moth Migration Project spans all cultures, ages, countries. It is a tool for community building in both physical and digital worlds. The Moth Migration Project is about the spirit of belonging, and it encourages personal creativity and human connection. I am inviting you to be a part of that relationship.

The Moth Migration Project is a massive undertaking. With your donations I will:

  • Offer free community moth printmaking workshops worldwide specifically aimed at the underserved  from young children to older adults.
  • Hire “Moth Ambassadors” to create community in their local areas.
  • Mount interactive moth exhibitions that encourage  public engagement
  • Launch the expanded MMP website to show off every artists moths, and make it searchable!
  • Develop grade appropriate curriculum for learning communities in the environmental sciences and arts.
  • Build a physical archive to preserve the moths so curators may use to create additional traveling exhibitions.
  • Foster community spirit with a  love and appreciation of the arts and sciences

To date, I received incredible support from Speedball Art, Inc. who generously donated ink, rollers, and papers for printmaking workshops. Susan Martin, Founding Directors of Some Serious Business, gave beautifully written public relations and marketing support for the first exhibition of the Moth Migration Project. I received tremendous support from friends who counted, stamped, cataloged and installed the moths. I could have never done this first year without their big-hearted help.

Now, I am asking for your financial support to launch the next phase of this vital project. Just click here and go to  Give Lively to donate. 

Your donations will further my work in building the physical and digital community spirit that fosters genuine connections and engages public participation representative of the Moth Migration Project. Help me to create shared experiences that embrace and celebrate mutual respect for personal uniqueness, creativity and the nature around us.

Financial contribution is not required in any way to join the MMP. If you, your family, your community or school want to join the project and become part of an international movement, just click the “join” link and follow the directions.

My Sincerest Thank You.

Hilary Lorenz

 

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Moth Migration Project

I am thrilled to be partnering with Susan Martin at Some Serious Business and to release the official press kit for the Moth Migration Project. For further information, images, and interviews contact: Some Serious Business Susan Martin susan@someseriousbusiness.org.  Click here to download the MMP Press Release Kit. 

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Moth Migration Project Progress

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July 15, 2017 is finally here. That is the deadline for submission of moths for the Moth Migration Project exhibition installation at 516Arts in Albuquerque, NM. I know some late entries will come in and they will be counted, but the deadline is important for a number of reasons.

At deadline all registered artists who filled out the on-line form will:

  1. Receive their Moth Migration Certificate of Recognition postcard in the mail.
  2. Have their name, as they requested, be written acknowledged on the website,(MothMigrationProject.net), when the website is completed
  3. Have a dot with their name and the number of moths from their city listed on the website.
  4. All names will be given to 516Arts  administrators to be listed as contributors to the exhibition installation.
  5. All registered moths will travel to subsequent exhibitions over the next two years.  (yes you can still contribute for that!)

Here is a preliminary look at about 2/3 of the moth responders. Each dot represents the registrants name, not the number of people or moths. For example, the The Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery  in Kent England contributed 1,894 and engaged 16 schools as well as their own arts but they are just one dot. We need to work the details on the number of people and moths from a single dot.  The site will be interactive, it is not an illustration, you will be able to click on each dot and find additional information.

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Moth Migration Project preliminary map

Links for press and information that is beginning to go out:

Susan Martin and the amazing people from Some Serious Business is doing a tremendous outreach with marketing. Click her for this project. 

Click for the ArtWeek.com listing

The FB invite for the Opening

The FB Moth Migration Group

Finally I would love to tell you the numbers, but I have not added them all up. I will do that in the coming week.

Please share this project, and artist who have already received press, please share a link to the articles! This is amazing international collaboration!

Moth Production Printing

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My sweet little Showcard Press.

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Moth Migration Project – printing in progress

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Conrad guarding the moths as they dry.

You too are invited to join my project. Get all the directions HERE.  or just scroll to the next post. Deadline for Moths July 15, 2017. Exhibition Dates August 19 – October 28, 2017 at 516Arts, Albuquerque, NM.

Moth Migration – 2nd update

Exhibitions

Sorry I have no pretty pictures today. I have been teaching the last two days and did not have time to print. But I have a new crop of questions that I want to get out. You may have one of these questions on your mind.

Do you want the name of the moths?
Yes, please tell me the moth species. You may write it on the card with your name and address when sending in your moths.

Does my moth have to look exactly like the real thing?
No, not at all, you may take all the liberty you like.

Can I send you 5 different moths?
Yes

Can I send you more than 5?
Yes.  My goal is 40,000 + I am hand printing about 4,000 myself between now and May.  I will print each myself but get help in cutting them out.

Does the paper have to be two sided?
No, it does not. The paper can be just black or white or grey without any detail. It can be detailed on one side or both if you really want to make that,  but it will not be well seen on the bottom. Because I am making several thousand myself, I am using old prints and drawings as my moth paper. I am printing on the “clean” side so there will be texture and marking on the bottom. It is also essentially “free” paper since I already have it.

Does the size you listed 1″ to 6″ include the wings?
Yes, that size is the total for the largest areas of the moth, whether it be the height or the width. That way it will be into an A4 envelope.

What exactly do I need to be a moth ambassador?
Moth Ambassadors are people not living in the US and who would like to gather a group of 5 other people to make moths, but shipping from their country could be cost prohibited. I do not want to deny people the opportunity to participate simply because of postage. Moths must be all packaged together from one location  in an A3 or A4 sized envelope and send international standard mail, no express or special services. Please confirm you want to be a moth ambassador with me. I will need a copy of the the receipt of postage from the post office. (This is for my tax purposes since I am self funding it)  Receipt can be send via email.

As always, I am deeply thankful for your participation and so excited to see how all this will unfold. More photos will come this weekend.

Please email your intention to participate and questions to: mothmigration@gmail.com

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Crowd Sourced Moth – 1st Update

Exhibitions, Uncategorized

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Linocut and Drypoint Hawk Moths

I am blown away by all the amazing stories, offers, suggestions and people committed to participating in my Moth Migration Project to be exhibition at 516Arts, Albuquerque, NM, August 19 – October 28, 2017. My goal is 40,000 moths from around the world. In three days over 250 people from the Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe,  Korea, Latvia, New Zealand, the UK and the US have committed to the project. It is happening so fast and I am beginning to put everyone into a data base to track the project.

There are “Moth Ambassadors”  in several countries. An Ambassador engages their family, friends,  colleagues, studio mates and print collectives  to either come together to make moths or make them on their own. They will then be shipped together and I will pay the shipping costs particularly when it is from a country that the cost of shipping could prohibit their participation. It is first come first served.

FAQ:

Can I use color? No, these should just be black, white or grey. If the paper is off-white, tan or a lighter brown that is fine. You can see in my dry point and linocut moths different color papers.

Do they need to be detailed? No, they could be as simple as a cut shape and no detail what so ever. That is up to you.

Can I get non-artists to join? Of course, everyone is welcome.

Do they need to be printed?  Absolutely not, they could be simply cut or drawn. But no photography please.

Can I make any size moth? The moths should be 1″ (2.54cm) to 6″ (15cm). A little over or under is fine, but they should fall in that area. If you are really keen on making a giant one, please email me your idea and we can discuss. mothmigration@gmail.com

Do you want them cut out? Yes, please the moths should be cut out so that I receive the moth shape, not a rectangle of the paper. They will be attached directly to the wall so they look like they are flying.

How are they being shown? I am cataloging the location of every participant. I will make a diagram mapping where each person is from. I will attach the moths to the gallery walls with museum putty in lines connecting people together. For example. I will have a number of moths from Brooklyn, my home. If a person in Australia learned of the project from me, the moths will be attached to the wall in a direct line to Australia.  If the person in Australia learns of the project from someone in the UK who got it from a friend in Canada who got it from me. Then the line of moths will “migrate” from Brooklyn to Canada, then the UK and on the Australia. It is going to take some serious logistical planning.

Can I make moths from my region? Yes, you can make the moth of your choosing.

What do I get? At the completion of the project I will design and print postcards that will be hand signed and mailed to every single participant.

Do I get my moths back? Unfortunately no. But the moths will be carefully preserved and cared for! I would like for this exhibition to tour internationally.

Deadline: All moths must be received by July 15, 2017. Mailing information will be given when you state your intention to participate by email mothmigration@gmail.com

Please tell me your town and country so I can get started on collecting that data.

This is going to be amazing!