Name: Fresh Squeezed
Start: 2017-03-11T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2017-04-30T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Morean Arts Center

Fresh Squeezed

Brian Feldman(he/him/his) is an award-winning performance artist andactor. The recipient of four Arts and Humanities Fellowships in Theatre (2017, 2018,2021,2025) and a Projects, Events, and Festivals grant (2019) from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, a 2011 State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship (Interdisciplinary), and three grant awards from United Arts of Central Florida (2008, 2011, 2015), he has also been named Best Performance Artist by Orlando Weekly (2008,2009) and Washington City Paper (2018). He lives inWashington, Douglass Commonwealth, where he has presented work in all 8 Wards and 30 D.C. neighborhoods. As the news site DCist noted,“In a city that has an advocacy group exploring how to ‘make D.C. weird’ – and is still struggling – Brian Feldman is a shining beacon of eccentricity.”His work has been featured on movie screens, television, radio, in print, and online, earning critical comparisons to the likes ofMarina Abramović,David Blaine,Chris Burden,John Cage,Christo,Marcel Duchamp,Tehching Hsieh, andAndy Kaufman. Since August 2003, he has presented 1,000+ performances of 140+ projects at 175+ venues and festivals in cities worldwide via Brian Feldman Projects, one of the world’s premier presenters of experimental time-based art.

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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><I><SPAN>Performance art you can drink with a straw!</SPAN></I></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>As part of the six-artist exhibition <EM><A HREF="http://www.moreanartscenter.org/morean-galleries/current-exhibit/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fresh Squeezed: Emerging Artists in Florida</A></EM> at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, award-winning performance artist Brian Feldman will be presenting a juicy new project of the same name; his first in Tampa Bay.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN><STRONG><EM>Fresh Squeezed</EM></STRONG> will be the longest performance art piece in Pinellas County history, as well as of Brian’s career, at 140 hours over 23 days.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default">During each weekend of the exhibition, Brian Feldman will be in the gallery window meticulously making and serving 100% fresh squeezed Florida orange juice in compostable cups for gallerygoers to enjoy, and all for the price of a drawing.</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>A picture of a glass of orange juice gets you a medium!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>Or you can draw Brian <I>making</I> your orange juice and receive a large!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN></SPAN>Oranges provided by <A HREF="https://www.shopmaxwellgroves.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maxwell Groves</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default">Colored pencils, crayons, markers, watercolor paint sets and card stock paper will all be provided.</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>The gallery walls surrounding Brian are envisioned to be filled with over a thousand drawings by the end of the exhibition.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>The performance will be live streamed in its entirety at <A HREF="https://www.periscope.tv/BrianFeldman" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">periscope.tv/BrianFeldman</A>.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN><STRONG><EM>Fresh Squeezed</EM></STRONG> references [1] both parts of the exhibition’s name (literally “Fresh Squeezed,” and “Emerging” [newly created, i.e. orange juice]); [2] the once-proud citrus industry in Pinellas County, <SPAN>90 years removed from its heyday*</SPAN>; [3] Brian’s lifelong love of fresh squeezed Florida orange juice (that you can chew!), thanks to his grandfather’s daily act of making it for him as a child; and [4] his career-long exploration of durational and participatory performance art.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default">*<A HREF="http://www.tampabay.com/news/growth/with-development-looming-17-overgrown-acres-are-all-thats-left-of-pinellas/2271953" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.tampabay.com/news/growth/with-development-looming-17-overgrown-acres-are-all-thats-left-of-pinellas/2271953</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>presented as part of</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><A HREF="http://www.moreanartscenter.org/morean-galleries/current-exhibit/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><EM>Fresh Squeezed: Emerging Artists in the Florida</EM></A></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><STRONG>Thanks to sponsors:</STRONG><BR></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="gmail_default">• <A HREF="http://ciderpresscafe.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Cider Press Café</A></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>• <A HREF="http://leafygreenscafe.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Leafy Greens Cafe</A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>• <A HREF="https://www.shopmaxwellgroves.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maxwell Groves</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>But that’s not all! Every weekend during the month of April, when not making 100% fresh squeezed Florida orange juice at the Morean, Brian will be presenting the St. Pete Tour of his acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-submitted <EM>Dishwasher</EM> performance. Tickets are available at <A HREF="http://dwstp.eventbrite.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">dwstp.eventbrite.com</A>.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN><SPAN>Support this and other upcoming Brian Feldman Projects by visiting: </SPAN><A HREF="https://www.gofundme.com/gofeldman" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><SPAN>https://www.gofundme.com/gofeldman</SPAN></A><SPAN> or </SPAN><SPAN><A HREF="https://www.paypal.me/BrianFeldmanProjects" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.paypal.me/BrianFeldmanProjects</A></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><STRONG>When:</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><STRONG>March 11 - April 30, 2017 (140 hours over 23 days)</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>Sundays: 12-5pm (5 hours)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>Opening Reception & Project Kickoff: Saturday, March 11: 5-9pm (4 hours)</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>No performance Friday, March 31 due to <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/events/258294217947749/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><EM>The Skill Crane Kid</EM> at Tampa Museum of Art</A>.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>*Bonus* Pre-Gallery Talk Day: Thursday, April 6: 2-6pm (4 hours)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><SPAN>Second Saturday Art Walk, April 8: 5-9pm (4 hours)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><STRONG>Where:</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default">(<A HREF="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Morean+Arts+Center,+719+Central+Ave,+St.+Petersburg,+FL+33701/@27.7714362,-82.6442096,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88c2e18140930d01:0x4d33a3d38eda7136" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Google Maps</A>)</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><STRONG><SPAN>Cost:</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><STRONG>Hashtags:</STRONG> <A HREF="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23FreshSqueezed&src=typd" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">#FreshSqueezed</A> <A HREF="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23MAC100&src=typd" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">#MAC100</A></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail_default"><STRONG>Photo:</STRONG> <A HREF="http://www.edwardfeldman.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Edward Alan Feldman</A></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><STRONG>Poster:</STRONG> <A HREF="http://www.feldman.graphics/posters.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://Feldman.Graphics</A></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><STRONG>About <SPAN CLASS="gmail-_247o">Brian Feldman Projects</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><SPAN>Brian Feldman is “Orlando’s greatest living performance artist.”* The recipient of a <A HREF="https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/fy17-grant-awardees-arts-and-humanities-fellowship-program-ahfp" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2017 Arts and Humanities Fellowship</A> from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (Theatre), a <A HREF="http://dos.myflorida.com/cultural/grants/grant-programs/individual-artist-fellowship/fellowship-recipients/#2011" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2011 Individual Artist Fellowship</A> from the <SPAN CLASS="gmail-_247o">Florida Division of Cultural Affairs</SPAN> (Interdisciplinary) and three grant awards from United Arts of Central Florida (2008, 2011, 2015), he is best known for leaping off of a ladder 366 times over 24 hours (<EM><A HREF="http://blogs.ink19.com/archikulture/2008/02/29/leap-year-day" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Leap Year Day</A></EM>), eating dinner on stage with his real life family – in front of paying audiences – over 40 times (<EM><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/FeldmanDynamic" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Feldman Dynamic</A></EM>) and, five years prior to same-sex marriage being legally recognized in the state of Florida, legally marrying a stranger in support of marriage equality via a game of spin-the-bottle (<EM><A HREF="http://www.analogartistdigitalworld.com/2010/02/brian-fledman-marries-anybody.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brian Feldman Marries Anybody*</A></EM>); in addition to the more than 115 other projects he has presented since August 2003 through Brian Feldman Projects, one of North America’s premiere presenters of experimental time-based art. *according to <SPAN CLASS="gmail-_247o">Orlando Weekly</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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