MuncieArts // PlySpace Welcomes Resident Jordan Delzell
PlySpace, the artist in residence program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MuncieArts) welcomes Fall 2021 Resident Jordan Delzell. Jordan Delzell is a visual artist, researcher and recycler. Through foraging, collecting and scavenging material she reroutes items from the waste stream to sites of deep study and care. She creates objects, installations, images and interactions. While in residence Jordan will offer multiple opportunities to learn more about the art of paper recycling.
Jordan Delzell will transform the PlySpace gallery (608 E Main Street, Muncie) into a recycling center where the Muncie community can drop off paper materials to be recycled and learn about paper-making with recycled materials. Jordan will facilitate the workshop “Recycling as a Creative Practice: Paper-Making with Found Materials'' on Saturday, December 4 at 3:00 pm in the PlySpace Gallery as well as offer drop-in times for the recycling center. Jordan’s residency at PlySpace will culminate in an artist talk and exhibition in the PlySpace Gallery on Thursday, December 9, at 6:00 pm.
Full List of Events:
First Thursday, December 2 - Drop-In Recycling Center Open Hours, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 4 - “Recycling as a Creative Practice” Workshop, 3:00 to 6:00 pm
Monday, December 6 - Drop-In Recycling Center Open Hours, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Thursday, December 9 - One Night Gallery Exhibition and Artist Talk, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
About the Workshop:
“Recycling as a Creative Practice: Paper-Making with Found Materials”, which will be held on Saturday, December 4, at 3:00 pm, is a free workshop led by PlySpace Resident Jordan Delzell. This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of paper-making using everyday materials that can be found in or near Muncie. Discarded paper, lint and plants will be blended, forming a pulp that can be used to create stationary, functional vessels or sculptural objects. By using discarded items that can be sourced in Muncie we will take collective action to reduce items in the local waste stream while also learning a fun and creative process that requires little experience, equipment and monetary investment.
Participants are encouraged to bring paper materials to recycle. This free workshop will begin with a more structured demonstration, with most of the time being devoted to self-directed experimentation or the completion of a specific project. Participants are welcome to take their creations home. Registration for the workshop is required and can be found at plyspace.org/events Masks are required.
The workshop will take place in the PlySpace gallery, which Jordan will transform into a temporary recycling center. The recycling center is open to the public during the scheduled workshop time and during drop-in hours on First Thursday, December 2 and Monday, December 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. All are welcome to stop by during drop-in hours to drop-off paper to recycle and to learn more about the paper-recycling process.
About the Exhibition:
Jordan Delzell will host a one night exhibition and artist talk on Thursday, December 9, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the PlySpace Gallery. This exhibition will showcase sculptural tools and installations that assist her in teaching and sharing the recycling process. Objects for measuring, holding and presenting paper in its various forms of transition will be shown as well as larger scale installations that illustrate the paper recycling process. By creating these objects and environments, Jordan looks forward to further exploring how her art practice can be pedagogical—a way of learning with paper, people and place. This event is free and open to the public. Masks are required.
About the Artist:
Born in Morning Sun, Iowa, Jordan Delzell moved to New York City to study Integrated Design, a practice merging visual art, design and psychology. In 2017 she lived and worked at Elsewhere Museum, a museum and collective living experiment in a former thrift store in North Carolina. In 2019 she relocated to Kansas City, where she has continued work focused on paper-making with recycled paper. She has facilitated the collective recycling of paper through poetic workshops in unconventional spaces: garages turned schools and storefronts turned art galleries. She currently lives and works on an urban homestead where she grows food and fiber and is actively learning the art of seed-saving.
Jordan has presented work and facilitated workshops at Governor’s Island, the Watermill Center and The New School (New York); Front/Space and Open House (Kansas City); and Elsewhere Museum (North Carolina). In 2020 she was awarded a residency at Prairie Ronde in Michigan and in 2021 she will be an artist in residence at PlySpace in Indiana.
For more information about this and other Fall Term events, visit our website, www.PlySpace.org or the PlySpace Facebook page. Questions or comments about the PlySpace Residency program, events, and community collaborations can be directed to the Program Coordinator, Sarah Shaffer, at sarah@munciearts.org. Learn more about the Muncie Arts & Culture Council at www.munciearts.org.
PlySpace is a program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council and the City of Muncie. PlySpace is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ball Brothers Foundation, and the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County.
