Wall Art Parties

I've been noticing a new and pretty cool phenomenon taking over the usually lame wedding/ vacation/honeymoon picture sharing parties. I went to one of these a few weeks back and essentially every party attendant was asked to provide the art. The hosts provided the projector and a large wall! Here's how it worked - everyone emailed the host their work (whatever medium: drawings, photos, graphic design, post-it art) in the form of digital images or video. She compiled all of the pieces into a slideshow and create an instant gallery where each piece gets 1.5 minutes of fame.

Cool Hunting just covered Slideluck Potshow which is based on a very similar concept - a potluck slideshow. Anyone can attend the events, however guests are asked to bring contributions in the form of food, drink and imagery. Photographers of all subject matters and experience levels are encouraged to submit their work for the entertainment portion of the evening. The result is a striking mish-mash of imagery by emerging and established individuals.

Photographer Casey Kelbaugh founded the non-profit organization in 2000 in Seattle, where he hosted more than 20 of these gatherings in his backyard. When he moved to New York in 2003, the events continued in his East Village apartment before landing in larger venues.
Past contributors have included the Guggenheim Foundation, Elliott Erwitt, Shepard Fairey, Chris Buck, Nina Berman and other well-known names, each exhibition also features an equally impressive number of amateurs.

Check out Slideluck Potlucks upcoming events here: http://www.slideluckpotshow.com/