Forever Sleepover: Kathryn Sclavi

2013 OctoberForever SleepoverOctober 4 - October 26, 2013[portfolio_slideshow id=953 height=500]

KATHRYN SCLAVI & PRACTICE invite you to a fantasy sleepover party.

During the month of October, PRACTICE will be transformed into a hand sewn fort installation reminiscent of a youthful sleepover gathering. Throughout the month, the exhibit will host sleepover parties and events, inviting women to come together, share space, and conjure up nostalgia of youthful camaraderie.For many women, female friendships from childhood hold an intensity rarely recreated in adult life. As we grow older, busier in our lives, sleepover parties give way to our careers, our lives, and our relationships. Forever sleepover is intended to re-invent  the space of confidential female relationships, a place to be a girl with your girls, when you could sleepover forever.\Programming for Forever Sleepover

October 19th 8pmLadies Sleepover at Forever Sleepover

Spend the night in the installation with a sleepover party.  Re inhabit the hopes, dreams, and fears of your pre-teen self through nostalgic activities typical of a sleepover.

October 17th & October 24th, 7-9pm

Cake and Gossip (women only) at Forever SleepoverEat sweets and dish the dirt.

To sign up for either program, please drop us a line at info[at]practicegallery.org.

About the ArtistKathryn Sclavi is a socially-engaged artist who collaborates with communities in creating unique gathering spaces designed to enhance learning, encourage communication, and inspire change.She is an award-winning teaching artist, community artist, and a featured curriculum writer for a number of organizations, including the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Fleisher Art Memorial, and Young Audiences of New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania and Louisiana. Sclavi was a co-founder of Philadelphia-based art collective Homeskooled Gallery, a 4-year-long nomadic art space creating participatory experiences through interactive art. She holds an M.Ed. in Art Education and a certificate in Community Arts Practices from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. She is based in Philadelphia, PA and New Orleans, LA.Forever SleepoverOpens on First Friday, October 4th from 6-10The exhibition will be on view through Saturday, October 26th.Press for this exhibition:Kathryn Sclavi’s girls only slumber party at Practiceby Chip SchwartzOctober 2013Kathryn Sclavi — interview with the artist and a new collaborative storytelling showby Veronica PerezJanuary 2014