The science of art

solo project residencies + group projects

Group Projects:

The Museum of
​Transmigratory Artifacts

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." - Edith Wharton

This year has taken some brilliant souls: David Bowie, Umberto Eco, Harper Lee, Prince, Muhammad Ali, and many others. There are also our loved ones who once bestowed such rare light to our lives and whose presence we still miss. Lastly, there are the strangers whose lives were lost, and it touches us nevertheless. We mourn them, too.

TO PARTICIPATE: mail a candle to the address below. It is that simple.

You can also include a brief statement telling us about the person or persons your candle is honoring. We will gather the candles & their accompanying statements in a special place reserved as the museum for August 16 - 20, and we will burn the candles in a ceremony in the evening of August 20th.
Transmigration: when the essence of a life takes a new form after death. It is synonymous with reincarnation or rebirth. 

"The candle symbolizes light in the darkness of life especially individual life, illumination, the spirit of truth. Lit in times of death, they signify the light in the next world." (UMich symbolism project)

MAIL TO: Beulahland
4363 County Route 24
Cameron Mills, NY 14820

Helen Wilhelm Memorial Yarnbomb Tree Revitalization Project

Helen Wilhelm was no stranger to Beulahland: she ate potlucks with us, watched the bonfires with us, and she even flung a pumpkin at the legendary Flingenburnen party! So, it was no surprise to see her at 60 Hours of Art, where she contributed a good amount of handiwork to the Yarnbomb Tree. But, we are so sad to have to say: she passed away earlier this month. 

We already knew we wanted to revamp the yarnbomb tree this year, and we realized that dedicating the project to her memory was the least we could do.

TO PARTICIPATE: send us yarnbomb sections! 
Knit, crochet, or weave! Any pattern, any color, any shape! All sections, either received or produced during 65 Hours itself, shall be assembled collaboratively during August 16 - 20th.

​Only requirement:
Max width: 14 inches
But it can be any length!

MAIL TO: Beulahland
4363 County Route 24
Cameron Mills, NY 14820

Group Projects
​Specifically during 65 Hours

There are 3 other Group Projects that require you to come to Beulahland during 65 Hours proper, in order to participate. The projects will remain mostly secret at this time. However, we will reveal what you need to bring to contribute.

Bring these two items*:
  • 1 shiny coin
  • 1 dead lightbulb
You may also bring a candle for The Museum of Transmigratory Artifacts.

*Items will not be returned

solo PROJECTS:

There's a story I once read about a college ceramics class. On the first day, the professor announced the class would be split into two sections. The final grade for one half of the students would be based on quality: a student could turn in a single piece that was their best and most perfect example of their work. The other half of the students would be graded on quantity: it didn't matter how good or bad the ceramic pieces were, as long as their were A LOT of them.

A funny thing happened: the students focused on quantity ended up making better pieces than the students focused on quality.
With that story in mind, this year, we wanted to emphasize solo projects to challenge folks to push past normal personal limits and to hopefully achieve breakthroughs simply through 65 iterations of one project.

TO PARTICIPATE:
  1. Choose a fixed project (i.e. writing a haiku, performing 1-minute of choreography, drawing a tree at Beulahland, playing one bar of music, etc.)
  2. Repeat said project 65 times with slight variations between each time
  3. Document all 65 iterations
Folks are invited to treat this like an artist residency, where they can live outside, communing with nature, on the beautiful grounds of Beulahland. (We will even have a snazzy new outdoor shower!!)

At the end of each day, we will share our progress, trials, and tribulations with each other, as well as holding an inspiration exchange (this is explained in the PowerPoint below). 

Of course, we will still have potlucks, campfires, dancing, and the usual shenanigans. ​Since Beulahland's resident dogs are both 15 years old, they will be in attendance, too.

Amelia's Handy-Dandy Powerpoint Presentation: