Walk Together: Nina Sarnelle and the iFnf

May 2014

Walk TogetherA treatment by Nina Sarnelle for the Institute for New FeelingLIMITED ENGAGEMENT: First Friday May 2nd, 6-10pm & Saturday May 3rd, 2-6pmArtist Talk with Nina Sarnelle at 3pm on Saturday May 3rd

[portfolio_slideshow id=1344]The Institute for New Feeling and PRACTICE invite you to take a short walk with a stranger.The Institute for New Feeling (IfNf) is an artist collective founded by Scott Andrew, Agnes Bolt and Nina Sarnelle, committed to the development of new ways of feeling, and ways of feeling new. The Institute offers a rotating menu of wellness treatments, therapies and retreats.IfNf will provide the treatment Walk Together for a limited engagement on First Friday (May 2nd) and the following Saturday (May 3rd). Walk Together is a 7 minute cardio-meditation that utilizes an audio track in headphones and two Gazelle home exercise machines. Participants are invited to take a physical/virtual walk alongside a stranger, and the audio track leads both people to visualize an intimate interaction between them. This treatment was originally installed for the Institute For New Feeling as part of a temporary exhibition in 937 Gallery, Pittsburgh, and is part of the Institute's traveling performance series.Due to the limited two-day engagement, the general public is invited to ensure their spot for Walk Together by signing up for a 15-minute slot on Saturday, May 3rd. Participants will be paired with a stranger to experience the physical/virtual walk. Please email info@practicegallery.org to ensure your spot for Walk Together.At 3pm on Saturday May 3rd, Nina Sarnelle will also give an artist talk touching on different installments of her work with the Institute for New Feeling, her techno-spiritual work with Sisters of the Lattice, and her team-building retreat called group. About the Artist:Walk Together is a treatment by Nina Sarnelle for the Institute for New Feeling.Nina Sarnelle has recently presented at Mote Gallery in Columbus, OH, SPACE gallery in Portland, ME, Machines with Magnets in Providence, kijidome in Boston, Thank You for Coming, Los Angeles, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, DC Arts Center, XHURCH in Portland, OR; VIA Festival, the Carnegie International Satellite Space, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, the Miller Gallery, SPACE gallery and 739 Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA; the Wassaic Festival, Body Actualized Center and Microscope Gallery in New York.Her achievements include a artist residency with Cannonball Miami, the Creative Capital Flight School Fellowship, the Pittsburgh Foundation/Heinz Foundation Creative Development Grant, Grants from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, the Sprout Fund, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, as well as multiple commissions from the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.IfNf founders Scott Andrew, Agnes Bolt and Nina Sarnelle all hold interdisciplinary MFAs from Carnegie Mellon University. Ranging from sweat lodge ceremonies, group therapy sessions and exercise routines to audio meditations, nutritional substitutes and virtual hypnosis, their work playfully explores society’s fluctuating ideas and standards around health, beauty and wellness.  In 2015 they plan to open a storefront spa in Los Angeles. Walk TogetherLIMITED ENGAGEMENT: First Friday, May 2nd from 6-10pm and Saturday May 3rd from 2-6pmArtist Talk with Nina Sarnelle at 3pm on Saturday May 3rdPRACTICEOur gallery practice seeks to support artist practices that focus on performance, participation and experimentation.PRACTICE is open to the public on First Fridays and on Saturdays from 2-6pm (only Saturday, May 3rd this month!). If you would like to drop by some other time please e-mail info@practicegallery.org for an appointment/with questions. Visit PRACTICE online at practicegallery.org Press for this exhibitionQ&A: Institute for New Feelingby Helen Stuhr-RommereimMay 2014Institute for New Feeling encourages togetherness at Practiceby Chip SchwartzMay 2014