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PLOT (New PERFORMANCE)
 Plot a performance by Eames Armstrong, J.J. McCracken and Ian McDermottfeaturing Marc Blackwood and Sy.Newt McCracken Thursday, May 16 7 pm at Artisphere PERFORMANCE: AFTERMATH Second Forum on performance art, curated by Laura Roulet In Conjuction with Wilmer Wilson IV: The Forever Aftermath
GREEN ACRES book release party & book signing
 Plus: A Public Discussion regarding Artist Initiatives that Impact their World moderated by Green Acres curator/author Sue Spaid Panelists= artists J.J. McCracken and Mark Cooley, and book designer Kristian Bjørnard Friday, January 18, 2013, 7 pm
THE HUNTRESS, a new performance at (e)merge 2012
 The Huntress, a new performance at the (e)mege Art Fair in the Capitol Skyline Hotel in Washington, D.C. October 4-7, 2012 A new solo performance debuts at the fair on Sunday, October 7 at 1 pm Built of details mined from local Washington, D.C. history, a sketch of a character emerges through performative gesture. Shifting ideas of civic servitude intermix with the residue of a wider history of free speech. The Huntress constructs a portrait of a woman punished for voicing political opinion in the Capitol Hill neighborhood less than two centuries ago. duration on the performance stage: 1 hour (e)merge Art Fair Capitol Skyline Hotel 10 I (Eye) Street SW Washington, D.C. 20024 Admission fees and info at
A CONTEMPORARY RESPONSE TO ANCIENT IRANIAN CERAMICS at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery
 J.J. McCracken: A Contemporary Response to Ancient Iranian Ceramics a public discussion for the Smithsonian Institution, at the Freer & Sackler Galleries September 30, 2012 at 2 pm in the Freer Gallery Conference Room As part of Smithsonian's Contemporary Voices series, Mt. Rainier, MD/Red Dirt Studio artist J.J. McCracken and Smithsonian Near East Curator Alex Nagle discuss the weighty resonance of historic artifacts and their influence on a contemporary artist's practice. click the title above for information, or check it out on PinkLine at http://pinklineproject.
GREEN ACRES at the CAC, Cincinnati
Green Acres opening this month at the Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati Ohio September 22, 2012-January 20, 2013 A group exhibition that puts into context the nearly 40 year phenomena of farming as art, curated by Sue Spaid with support awarded from the Tremaine Foundation. This show will travel, and Sue will be releasing her new, accompanying book on artists who employ farming practices this fall. Kim Abeles, Agnes Denes, Dan Devine, Field Farming, Futurefarmers, Anya Gallaccio, Avital Geva, Lonnie Graham, Harrison Studio, Mei Ling Hom, Homemeadow Song, Patricia Johanson, Sakarin Krue-On, J.J. McCracken, Matthew Moore, N55, Permaganic Eco Garden, Mara Adamitz Scrupe, Bonnie Ora Sherk, Asa Sonjasdotter, Susan Leibovitz Steinman, Tatfoo Tan, & Shannon Young
EARTH & ALCHEMY at MassArt
 Earth & Alchemy opening this month at MassArt in Boston, Massachusetts September 24-November 24, 2012 A group exhibition that celebrates contemporary ceramic sculpture, exploring the depth and range of ceramic practice today from humor and materiality to social activism and the conceptual. Exhibition catalog available. Yo Akiyama, Susannah Biondo-Gemmell, Syd Carpenter, Sam Chung, Mark Cooper, Laurent Craste, Bean Finneran, Klara Kristalova, Kate MacDowell,Warren Mather, Naoko Matsumoto, J.J. McCracken, Megumi Naitoh, Valéria Nascimento, Kamio Ogata, Elizabeth Orleans, Annabeth Rosen, Takayuki Sakiyama, Linda Swanson, Paul Swenbeck, Akio Takamori, Xavier Toubes,Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Jason Walker, Kurt Weiser
RESIDENCY at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
Heading to Skowhegan for the summer, 2012!!
RENTING THE RAIN at Watershed in Newcastle, Maine
 J.J. McCracken, Margaret Boozer & Erwin Timmers collaborate Renting the Rain a coin-operated shower fed by a rainwater catchment system, built in response to Maine's water wars: Maine residents concerned about the future of local resources battle Nestle Waters North America/Poland Spring bottled water Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts Newcastle, Maine Summer 2012 ... Watershed's 25th Year Anniversary Symposium Wednesday, July 11-Saturday, July 14, 2012 (only excellent Maine well water will be served during the symposium!) Friday, July 13 from 10:15-11:45 am Panel: Artists in Culture Rob Forbes (Moderator), J.J. McCracken, Arnie Zimmerman, George Mason
WAITING FOR RAIN at VisArts in Rockville, Maryland
 Margaret Boozer & J.J. McCracken collaborate on an installation for FIELD WORK, an exhibition curated by Susan Main
March-April 2012 VisArts, Rockville, MD
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