Winter is Alive! a cooler world carnival

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Ojārs Feldbergs’ environmental art object "The Dying Iceberg" is a tribute to the iceberg.

What is Winter is Alive? What isn't Winter is Alive, is a better question. This multi-disciplinary art festival encompasses film, visual art installations at various locations around Madison, community, dialogue, reflection and inspiration to engage with the natural world and address climate change. So a mashup of a carnival and a Zen retreat center, maybe. The more temperate weather means it's time to check out some of the site-specific installations around town before they're gone, including "The Eroding House" by Jenie Gao (at Badger Rock Neighborhood Center) or "The Dying Iceberg" by Latvian artist Ojārs Feldbergs (on Lake Wingra near Vilas Park Beach). Find the schedule of remaining livestreams at winterisalive.org; livestream links will show up there and at twitch.tv/winterisalive. Winter is Alive is presented by Dane Arts and Garver Events with additional support from the Madison Arts Commission and Sustain Dane.

media release: Winter is Alive! a cooler world carnival is a multi-disciplinary event fusing art and spectacle to revision climate change and activate global relationship. Taking place during late winter, it will be an opportunity to reawaken a positive vision of the future where we collaborate to reduce climate change and create inclusive community between people and nature. The goal of Winter is Alive! is to create venues for personal reflection, environmental dialogue, and provocative inspiration.

For more information, you can visit, winterisalive.org or follow us on social media at

● Facebook: Winter is Alive

● Instagram: @winterisalive2021

● Twitter: @alive_winter

Schedule of virtual events presented by Dane Arts and Garver Events with additional support from the City of Madison Arts Commission and Sustain Dane. Livestreams will take place at winterisalive.org, and also shared on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/winterisalive

The JVN Project: Livestreaming on February 18, 7 pm cst. The JVN Project livestream, hosted by Dawry Ruiz

Also projected @ Garver Feed Mill North Patio | February 19 – 20 | 6 – 9 pm

Climate ExChange: Livestreaming on February 23, 1 pm nacst/ 8 pm cet. German and US curatorial exchange envisioning the climate crisis. Via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99544380028

Curators: Susanne Roewer, artist/ curator, Berlin, Germany; Kate Bowen, executive director, ACRE Residency, Chicago; Lynn S. Battaglia, curator, Frankfurt, Germany; Tamsie Ringler, artist/curator, Winter Is Alive director, Madison.

Also projected @ Garver Feed Mill North Patio | February 24 – 25 | 6 – 9 pm

Global Cooling Generation: Livestreaming on February 25, 8 pm cst. Forum featuring global cooling solutions. Via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93122508570

Curators: Tova Gorman-Baer, artist, Higher Education Consortium for Urban Concerns representative; TetraPAKMAN, artist, social Practice activist

Also projected @ Garver Feed Mill North Patio | February 26 – 27 | 6 – 9 pm

A-Live Share: Now scheduled for Sunday, Feb 28, at 1 pm: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMTNl9hFSSe59RDRy5ICMJw

Narrative and performance artists share voices and visions reflecting on nature and climate. Come join Madison Poet Laureate Angie Trudell-Vasquez as she interweaves the voices and visions of interdisciplinary artists reflecting on nature and climate. The following artists will share their work: Antoaneta Tica, Justine Johnson, Christopher D. Sims, Lynn Dennison, Aly Ogassian & Claudia O'Steen, Catherine Murray, Laura Feldberga, Diana Woodcock, Adriana Barrios, Rainer Bartesch

Iceberg of Activism: The Hidden Part of Organizing Change: Livestreaming on March 2, 7 pm cst. Forum focusing on how activism happens.

Curator: Marc La Pointe; Participants: TL Luke, Yolibeth Rangel-FitzGibbon, April Sopkin, Olivia Wisden

Also projected @ Garver Feed Mill North Patio | March 3 – 4 | 6 – 9 pm

In-Closing: Livestreaming on March 4, 6:30 cst.

Closing events and documentation of carnival performances. With Ray Carruthers, Jeff Chelf and Derek Kiesling, Marc La Pointe, Anna Orbovich , Ian Van D., Tona Williams, Derick Wycherly.

Also projected @ Garver Feed Mill North Patio | March 5 | 6 – 9 pm

Music & Lyrics 4: A Force for Nature: Livestreaming on March 5 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm cst. Winter is Alive! hosts an evening of personal climate stories, experimental funk and environmental Americana with James Edward Mills and Humbird.

Also projected @ Garver Feed Mill North Patio | March 6 | 6 – 9 pm

Film projections: shadowlands | Aaron Granat and Thomas Ferrella | FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 7, 2021

Shadowlands is a multi-media film created in real time by Aaron Granat and Thomas Ferrella with a live soundtrack by You Of All People [Ed Ahrens, Kevin Schaefer, Nick Orlowski, Thomas Ferrella, Steve Tyska, Phil Redman]. Granat uses archival video footage, shot by Ferrella over a 30 year period, as another instrument in this multi-media collective. This is their second film collaboration and comes after Mindstorm which was showcased in 2020 in a planetarium setting.

In conjunction with Madison's Winter is Alive Festival!, this event is funded by Wisconsin Salt Wise. Shadowlands is a catalyst for environmental sustainability. The project is founded on an aesthetic engagement with natural phenomena. We hope to sensitize people to their surroundings and in particular to the changes that are occurring as a result of our arrogant land management practices. This film focuses on the use of road salt and the subsequent proliferation of Phragmites australis, a plant that is aggressively changing our wetland ecosystems.

Shadowlands aims to foster a healthier relationship between the viewer and their natural surroundings, which is so important in a time when the environment needs fierce advocates.

This film will be showcased in 3 separate events:

1]  $20 ticketed live performance at Garver Feed Mill, restricted to 25 guests, balcony seating in the large hall, drinks/food available. Feb 27 - 8pm

2]  Free live stream at these on-line locations:  https://youofallpeople.studio/ ,  https://www.facebook.com/YouOfAllPeople-100479008424595/

3]  projected for outside viewing on the large south facing window at Garver Feed Mill, Feb 19 - Mar 7, dusk to midnight

Partners/sponsors: Elastic Arts [Chicago], THE BRIDGE [Paris], Cinematheque, City of Madison, Garver Feed Mill, Wisconsin Salt Wise, Audio for the Arts  

Winter is Alive! features outdoor sculptural installations by over 30 local and international artists including: Actual Size Artworks (Aris Georgiades & Gail Simpson), Eric Anang, Adriana Barrios, Lelia Byron, Ray Carruthers, Ojars Feldbergs, Jenie Gao, Aaron Granat & Thomas Ferrella, Emory Hall, Derek Kiesling and Jeff Chelf, Carlee Latimer, TL Luke, Michael Martino and Tom Queoff, Tomas Mathieu, Sara Meredith/Smere Tactics, Darcy Padilla, Polyester Projects (AJ Meadows and Elizabeth West), Bill Rice, Tamsie Ringler, Katherine Steichen Rosing, Carley Schmidt, TetraPAKMAN, William Grant Turnbull, Ian Van D., Anna Van Voorhis & Grant McFarland, Matthew Vivirito, Amy Wencel, Glenn Williams, Jeremy Wineberg and Rachel Bruya, Derick Wycherly and others.