Exhibition | Secretary to the People: Sheryl Oring Uses a Typewriter to Activate Democracy with Art on the Streets of Philly and Beyond
First Floor Gallery West at Parkway Central Library
This multimedia installation showcases over 20 years of work by artist Sheryl Oring. With her “I Wish to Say” project, in which she dresses as a 1960s secretary and takes her typewriter to public spaces such as libraries and parks to document people’s hopes, fears, and expectations of the nation’s future. Oring has defined socially engaged art practice in the 21st century, amplifying the everyday acts of listening and meaning making. The exhibition will be open during Parkway Central Library’s public hours during the first 100 days of the U.S. presidency and includes public programming. The library is at 1901 Vine Street in Philadelphia.
This work has been made possible thanks to grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, Franklin Furnace Fund, New York Foundation for the Arts, North Carolina Arts Council, The Puffin Foundation, the Charles R. Kettering Foundation, and with support from the National Coalition Against Censorship.
Photo credit: Brian Palmer
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357)