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May 20 - July 29, 2016

The Fixers

Kate Sopko

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The Fixers
The Fixers
The Fixers
The Fixers

Kate Sopko (Cleveland, OH)

Opening reception: Friday, May 20, 6pm - 9pm
On view at SPACES:
May 20 - July 21, 2016

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The Fixers Trailer from Kate Sopko on Vimeo.

Join us for a city-wide dialogue on what functional political process could look like, and how public policy is impacting a greater Cleveland.

While hosting the 2016 Republican National Convention this July, Cleveland expects 50,000+ visitors and 10 billion media hits. Convention-goers will spend the majority of their time in a small section of Cleveland's compact downtown.

The Fixers is a collaborative artwork asking what the rest of Cleveland--recently found to be the most economically distressed large city in America--could tell RNC delegates about how public policy impacts the lives of urban Americans.

In journalism, a fixer is a well-networked local who helps a foreign journalist find quick entry into a story, by introducing them to people who are in the know. The Fixers asks Clevelanders, who act as cultural fixers, to tell us their stories on what it's like to ride public transit, on young people addressing violence in their neighborhoods, on efforts to increase healthy food access in Cleveland's food deserts, and much more.

Cleveland artist Kate Sopko, with filmmakers Robert Banks, Angela Beallor, Chelsie Corso, Tom Laffay, Elizabeth Press and Paul Sobota, are shooting a series of short films that follow Clevelanders invested in urban vitality and social equity on tours they would give RNC delegates,if given the chance. This project will be on display at SPACES from May 20 - July 21, along with public dialogues hosted at venues around Cleveland. The Fixers will also be on display at Smack-Mellon from June 18 - July 31, 2016.

Stay tuned to find out who the Fixers are, as we continue shooting the films this spring.

Support The Fixers here.

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Fixers-Related Events

Fixers Screening with the Social Justice Institute of Case Western Reserve University
Thursday, June 16, 6:30-8:00 PM
Tinkham Veale University Center
11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106

The event is free and open to the community.
Reservations are requested; call 216.368.7568, e-mail socialjustice@case.edu or register online at http://goo.gl/forms/uo2bBHKBa0


Smack Mellon Emerging Artist Exhibition
June 18 - July 31
92 Plymouth Street @ Washington
Brooklyn, NY 11201


North Union Farmer's Market
Screening and Public Dialogue on Fixers Film 1- Tanese Horton
Thursday, June 23rd, 6:00 PM
13209 Shaker Square
Free and open to the public.


Ideastream's Online Screening and Forum on Fixers Films 1-4
Tuesday, June 28, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Register at: https://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/pohz64

https://www.facebook.com/events/505449979649065/

The Fixers Screening & Dialogue at Stonebrook Montesorri
Monday, July 11, 6:00 PM
975 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44108

The Fixers at the RNC
Monday, July 18th through Friday July 22
5th Street Arcade
530 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

Screening at the Poverty Forum
Monday, July 18th

The Fixers Screening & Dialogue at the Bop Stop
Monday, July 18, 7:00 PM
2920 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
$10 suggesteddonation.

The American Dream Panel discussion at the Transformer Station (hosted by the City Club of Cleveland)
Tuesday, July 19th 1pm
1460 W. 29th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113

Or sign up for updates through our website www.thefixerscleveland.com or Facebook Group.
The Fixers is brought to you with generous support from 112 Individual Donors via Hatchfund, Anonymous, Art Matters, Saint Luke's Foundation, Trinity Cathedral, and the United Labor Agency.

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