Survey West Collaborative is an on-going project between artist Jill Newman and Bari Ziperstein. Both educated in West Coast art and conceptualism at CalArts, they examine the intersections of progress, ingenuity and architecture through art production, curation and education outreach.
The duo’s first curatorial project is Site as Symbol at the Fellows of Contemporary Art (FOCA) in 2011. The project is funded by FOCA’s Curator’s Lab Award and includes two site-specific events: Evening of Projections with Pat O’Neill and Plying the P.E. Trail with urban theorist Claude Willey. SWC debuted their first public art project, This House Has a Bright Future, at Side Street Projects in 2011. It includes a series of children’s workshops and is made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
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