Pop-Up Dream Releasing Performance Ritual to follow Nap-In. Gathering at 2:15pm on the porch of McHugh House.

Take a break, would ya? We insist! In our busy world, slowing down and resting is a radical act.

The Nap-In is a radical act of slowing down and resting. This is an inclusive art action that involves napping, dreaming and creating textile art based on your dreams. No art skills necessary! You can come with a dream or let one emerge during the nap. As a socially engaged art project all are welcome to participate. Dream art can be added to the traveling Dream Scroll or taken home with you.

Art supplies included and some mats and blankets. You are welcome to bring your own mat, pillow, or blanket for napping and your own art supplies too

At the completion of the Nap-In a community pop-up performance ritual will release the spirit of the dreams. This is co-conceived and performed by participants, anyone that wants to join in and the facilitating artist.

On-going since 2011, the Gestare Art Collective Dream Scroll and Nap-In events have been exhibited and added to by community members in art exhibitions, artist residencies, conferences and workshop settings. www.gestareartcollective.com

Barbara Bickel is an artist, researcher, and educator currently making art in Calgary, Alberta, Canada where she co-founded Studio M*: A Research Creation Lab Intersecting Arts, Culture and Healing. An Associate Professor of Art Education, Emeritas at Southern Illinois University, USA she teaches art as an inquiry, healing and interdisciplinary meaning making process. She has a multi-media studio practice (drawing, collage, painting, sculpture, experimental video, sound and time-based installation), been an exhibiting and performance ritual artist, as well as an independent curator and gallery director. She has had 26 solo art exhibitions and presented her art and writing at over 80 peer reviewed conferences and 25 invited presentations internationally. She is co-founding member of the Gestare Art Collective (2009-).