KAY EHWA
EVENT
WORKS
EVENT
WORKS
22|23
22|23
Video: Kay Ehwa Event: The Lost Woods, Genesis Lara
Starting in the spring of 2022, a group of SIM students began working together to produce the Studio for the Interrelated Media Majors All School Show.
This cohort grew over many SIM Thursday Classes, wherein each week the pozen center & 3 other SIM spaces would be completely transformed using light shows, music, and projections to facilitate communication between and entertain a class of 75 creatives at once.
​
Spurred on by professor Nita Situraile, Megan Ross and Kay Ehwa decided to start an Eventworks team for the coming 22-23 year - an annual group of SIM students known for creating concerts, imaginative performances, and art events since 1978.
​
Max Ryan, Henry Bamford, Kyra Stupik, Emmy Kelley, Megan Ross, Kay Ehwa, Owen Greenfield, and Onyx Raia pitched a timeline of nine possible events to the SIM major in March 2022, as well as a $10,000 budget for the Fall semester of events to MassArt's Student Government Association. Max Ryan and Henry Bamford chose not to continue on the team, as Tori Rego and Genesis Lara joined.
​
Proceeding with a budget of $8,000, the Eventworks 23 team sought a new plan to create the best events possible: sustainability, building community, and fundraising via diy and creative merchandising. Believing events should be accessible to all in the boston community, all Eventworks 23 events had no admissions fee.
TIME
LINE
TIME
LINE
Image: Nick Ortoleva Event: VideoStore Megan Ross & Kay Ehwa
little shop of
horrors: live!
What do a sadistic dentist, a squeaky-voiced bottle blonde, and a giant
man-eating plant all have in common?
At little shop of horrors: live, they all come out of your screen and into the audience! Armed with an interactive craft bag that corresponds to scenes in the movie, audiences will be asked
"Whatever they offer you, don't feed the plants!"
the death of
big show
Since 1983, the SIM major has had a Big Show, showcasing the talents of the majors many artists in the 3rd week of November. In 2022, after 38 years, Big Show passed on to the other side. In a grand display of emotion, skeletons, and finality, SIM has moved on to a new era of production.
one take
a music, analog video, and projection showcase of
the talents of noise artist Pleasure Coffin, DJ Kitten Luv, Zac Rea, & Trash Rabbit in the Pozen Center.
videostore
opening & closing
When was the last time you rented a VHS tape?
In the Godine Gallery in January of 2023, the public was invited back into the 80s video rental store, complete with a collection of MassArt student work on VHS & Cassette tape.
Underlying this unassuming memphian-patterned exterior,
a monstrous managerial style & a timeloop comprise a
mystery for audiences to solve.
artist talks
a series of
The SIM Major is the burgeoning front lines of artistic creativity in Boston.
Curated by Emmy Kelley, four of SIM's most prolific current students shared their insight and artistic practice in Godine Gallery.
max ryan &
owen greenfield
2|21
ryan fliegelman
2|23
aurelia delaney
2|28
morris worm
presents:
the fork collapse
Video: Kay Ehwa, Kyra Stupik Event: The Fork Collapse, Owen Greenfield & Max Ryan
In 1988, one piece of code brought the infantile stages of the internet to a stand-still - The Morris Worm. Now known as the world's first computer virus, this little bug ate the internet until 1990, when it was contained, placed on a floppy disk, and sealed behind glass, never to infect a computer again.
If you could code anything, what would you create? For Owen Greenfield and Max Ryan, the answer was clear.
In March of 2023, the Pozen Center was overtaken by a 25 ft behemoth of projection, four dimensional sound, and mosquito netting caging in its technical controls, obscuring anyone running tech from view behind a hologram of highly processed images.
Generated by a self-directed piece of code, a musical performance of noise, songs, and assorted stems was created on the spot.
blart side
of the mall
Photos: Genesis Lara Event: Blart Side of the Mall Kyra Stupik
an amalgamation of the full majesty of the lighting offered in the Pozen Center, the legendary Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon, and cinematic masterpiece Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. Taking place on the 50th anniversary of the album's release, audiences grabbed armfuls of snacks & even brought an air mattress to experience Blart Side of the Mall.
brian mccook/katya zomalochikova
artist talk
Photo: Bentonio Soja Event: Brian McCook Artist Talk Tori Rego
Bottom Left: Brian recounts stage fright before a performance
All photos courtesy
of Bentionio Soja
Left: Drag
Performers
Brooke Poole &
Shaun King
Bottom Right: Excited audience members wait for Katya
Brian McCook, known internationally as Katya Zamolochikova, graduated from MassArt in 2003 from the Studio for
Interrelated Media. Dawn Kramer, Professor Emeritus and movement artist, encouraged Brian to develop the drag persona of Katya during his undergraduate studies. Professor Dana Moser arranged for Katya to have her premiere performance, and a star was born.
Returning to his Alma Mater, and the very stage his first performance ever occurred on, Brian fielded question from current massart students on life after art school, the political climate towards drag, the future of performing arts, and his art school experience and how MassArt, SIM, and professors such as Dawn Kramer, Dana Moser, and Nita Sturiale impacted his life & career.
Students laughed, cried, and even gifted ceramic teeth to Brian at this inspired artist talk & conversation between two old friends.
all school
Across MassArt every spring, each major showcases all of their work from the year. SIM is no exception.
A live show of shattered mirrors, alphabet aerobics, a band in a getaway car, and much more, taking place in the Pozen Center.
show
+ alternative performances
The night before A.S.S., a series of performances around MassArt Campus in the Pozen Center, DMC 3rd Floor, and Courtyard Fountain.
l.o.a.f.s.
godine pop up
Zac Rea, Michael Swirvin, and Owen Greenfield swapping instruments while Max Ryan projection mapped the empty space.
learning optimization advocates for studios
in 1985, SIM students created a mass of survival crackers in North Crackertorium the size of a small car.
Researching, archiving, celebrating, and reclaiming North Crackertorium Gallery & the history of the loaf, SIM students splashed themselves in sauce ingredients, screamed in a bloodbath, and held an auction consisting of nothing but bread and cracker products.
vendorama
In collaboration with ATAC in Framingham, over 50 MassArt student & alumni vendors gathered to sell their paintings, prints, earrings, hats, ceramics, tshirts, buttons, and more! Featuring music guests DJ Deshoda, Faerie Seddon, and Zac Rea.
open mic
night
In N181 on MassArt campus, students of all majors gathered to share poetry, stand up comedy routines, play instruments, & sing original songs & covers. Lounging on yoga mats, audiences laughed, snapped, waved flashlights, and sang along during spectacularly fun rainy night in.
the lost
woods
Transforming the Pozen Center into a magical forest complete with a 35ft tree, students could purchase sustainable clothes, dance, or lounge under the tree.
the process-
based gallery
the mustard
event
An event entirely about mustard & dancing, held in the Pozen center.
an explosion diagram of everything the eventworks 23 team did, as well as a recreation of our office space. A final hurrah of a wonderful team of 8 people who worked to create fun events all year.