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Taking "Shell" to Elgin Fringe
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I am Julie Leir-VanSickle, and I make stuff. This includes art, dance, and odd little multi-media shows that I take to Fringe Festivals across the US. This year I am taking "Shell" to the Elgin Fringe Festival. It will ask questions about slowing down, feeling safe, and what home means. And because I love to connect with audiences and believe creativity is for everyone, there will be an element of interaction and participation.
Attending these festivals helps me grow as an artist as I connect with a community of performers, writers, and storytellers across the country, and have the opportunity to see new work that can enrich and inspire my own creative practice.
I try to travel as economically as possible (I think I have just about figured out the most comfortable way to sleep in my car now, and I always bring a tent ;)) and save as much as I can on my own, but the truth is that making money from making art is a difficult proposition, and we all need a little help sometimes. Even a small donation may help me fill up a tank of gas, or get a meal or cup of coffee along the way.
I believe in what I do. I believe in sharing what I do. I believe that art is important, down to my toes. Every single donation, however large or small is so, so appreciated, from the bottom of my heart.
Attending these festivals helps me grow as an artist as I connect with a community of performers, writers, and storytellers across the country, and have the opportunity to see new work that can enrich and inspire my own creative practice.
I try to travel as economically as possible (I think I have just about figured out the most comfortable way to sleep in my car now, and I always bring a tent ;)) and save as much as I can on my own, but the truth is that making money from making art is a difficult proposition, and we all need a little help sometimes. Even a small donation may help me fill up a tank of gas, or get a meal or cup of coffee along the way.
I believe in what I do. I believe in sharing what I do. I believe that art is important, down to my toes. Every single donation, however large or small is so, so appreciated, from the bottom of my heart.
Organizer
Julie Leir-VanSickle
Organizer
Pocatello, ID