Craig Baldwin

Film/Video A MEDIA INSTALLATION CURATED BY CRAIG BALDWIN DE FACTO FILMS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2000, 6-10 PM FREE NO NAME EXHIBITIONS @THE SOAP FACTORY, CORNER OF SECOND STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE S.E., MINNEAPOLIS

Media artist Craig Baldwin's third and final trip to the Twin Cities as part of his Walker artist residency culminates in a media arts exhibition showcasing some of the work, artists, and organizations he worked with since his first visit in April 2000. Providing balance to the recent focus on digital mediamaking, Baldwin will be assisted by Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) members in presenting De Facto Films, an installation of recontextualized film and discarded projection equipment.

Some of the artists and organizations showcased in the installation include: Luke Aune and Justin Braem, Red Eye Cinema, Intermedia Arts, Oak Street Cinema, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Midwest Media Artists Access Center, Scott Miller, Susan Lynn, Escape Mechanism, Marjie Thieman, Jason Jay Stevens & & Leslie Raymond, Amelie Collins, Jon Haynes, James Leonardo, James Hong, Aaron Barnell, and Sandy Maliga. This installation is also part of the National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture conference Mediating Change/Changing Media.

CRAIG BALDWIN'S RESIDENCY IS MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE LILA WALLACE-READER'S DIGEST FUND AND THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS. LOCAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (MCAD) AND MIDWEST MEDIA ARTISTS ACCESS CENTER (MMAAC).