2nd Annual Alternative Experimental Flower Show

Curated this show

Mobius in the Fountain

"skeining" with Mari Novotny-Jones 

The Body-Nothing Else

http://womenartistschangingbodies.blogspot.com/2011/01/cathy-nolan-vincevic-90.html

Curated Shows 2010:

SÉANCE

Artists Peforming:

Ian Deleon, Amanda Crone, Micah Danemayer, Benjamin Louis Aron, Amanda Moore, Christophe Delerce,

along with Mobius Artists,Cathy Nolan Vincevic, Mari Novotny-Jones,Jane Hsiaoching Wang, Liz Roncka, and Alisia Waller. 

Prints by: Oleg Gotchev 

Photographs by: Holly Armishaw

1st Annual Experimental Alternative Flower Show

Mobius 2010 

A group of eight artists, from the New England area, and their take on “The Flower”

Artists:

Deborah Bohnert: Installation 2010 “We Are All Flowers” 

Katherine Bollenbach: Origami (Saturday afternoon, only)

William Evertson: Thorns in the Garden 

The Empire S.N.A.F.U Restoration Project represented by E. Stephen Curator :  Cr{t}cH 

Angela Ferrera: Sunflower 

Sandy Kautz: Unforced Variations

Heidi Kayser : Calculating Icarus 

Marsha Parrilla & Fran de Paula: Harina

Aithne Sheng-Ying Pao : Future Flower 2210 

Sarah Rushford : Terrarium 

Cathy Nolan Vincevic: Gardener  

Ursula Ziegler : banana ariera ecfloresco 

I was the gardener. I planted the audience in a big purple pot. The audience didn't 

want to leave their pot!

Solo Work:

1st Annual Storm the Bastille Croquet Game

Mobius 2010

 Audience interactive piece with Mari-Novotny Jones et al. An examination of the consequences of revolution through the course of a croquet field. 

Memoir and performance of “The Tiki Room”

Goddard College 07, 

Mobius 09. 

“The Tiki Room” published in October 08. Memoir that examines the interconnections of trauma issues between a Bosnian refugee (who happens to be her husband) and the author’s childhood. 

Buckets

Fort Point Channel

Boston ‘02

The other side of Digging the Channel. Used children’s drawings as station markers, and buckets suspended under the bridge over the channel the installation/performance culminated in a live performance of the placement of a red ribbon of paper criss-crossing the entire channel.

One long, seemingly endless performance 

Zadar, Croatia, 2001, during the Digging the Channel event.

swimming away the burning boat, wandering around half-naked (should have been mumbling) desperately trying to get to Bosnia, got there, met my future mother in law and family...

the horrors of Mostar...Drunks helped out and the ambulance was called.

Site Specific Mobile Installation and Performance on the Island of Galvec near 

Zadar, Croatia. using found objects and a sensory immersion in the site (involving three trapped snails in a jar, an empty nest and dead things, as well as floating in the water in a nightie being eaten by little crabs in a tidal pool)

Zadar Croatia. 2000

Chespy

Liquor Amni

1997 Convergence, Providence Rhode Island 

Being a decorated barge with floating net curtains containing the remains of sappy romance pictures in a black box visible as I pulled the barge from one side of the enclosed river to another. Drunks helped out and the ambulance was called.

Table

Liquor Amni Skop Skoleto

1996 Skopje Macedonia. Mute as I walked across the city of Skopje in the evening in a black velvet dress, helped by the elderly gentleman in the ex-Yugoslavian army uniform (the next night by a bunch of charming gypsy boys who wanted to know)

who carried my suitcase and asked many questions--which I couldn’t answer since I couldn’t speak, to the bath house (ancient) where I poured dirt on a table and asked a larger question. Finally a table full of McDonald Moon guys in another room with candles...

House of Cards at the ICA (part of Mobius group event) and Currier College.

thrown shoes (before it was so famous) on houses of cards crawling through the audience’s legs...stealing shoes and throwing them. 

Mirrors (part of a group show at the DeCordova Museum with Mobius) looking into the mirror and stalking the audience. 

Dime a Dance With Death

Cambridge Multicultural Center

I loved this...silent again...in a parachute costume and mask, put on the music and silently get someone to dance with me for a dime and then die on top of them falling to the ground and then just lying there on top of them...dead. 

Collaborations:

Monopoly

With Milan Kohout and Jane Wang

The Grandma House 

With Mari Novotny Jones

Artrages Surreal Estate

A Schizophrenic Grandma (played by Mari and me) invited guests into her dining room and fed them cookies and fear. 

Um Livro Sobre A Morte

Sao Paulo - Brasil

 Visum et Repartum 

 Vampires, involving crowing rooster, washing machine (I still don’t know that that had to do with anything) and the vampire mythology. 

  Performed by Mari Novotny- 

 Jones, Cathy Nolan, et al. 

  Mobius, Boston, MA

 4/92

 Month of Blood and Bonfires 

 The boundaries between civilization and wilderness and personal responsibility

Performed with Mari Novotny- Jones, Jenny Rebecca Trueblood, sound and lighting by Ean White. 

 Mobius, Boston, MA

intense performance that drew the audience in on a wild ride. 

 11/91 

 Mobius, Boston, MA

 12/90

Fear

Sound performance concerning cataclysm, geographic and spiritual, performed with Keith D. Kurman and Ean White 

 GSU Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA

I was a very frightened person. 

 7/87 

(no discernible single title) 

Six hour performance/installation in a specialty boutiques display window chronicling our fictional trip to Fiji. Featured shopping music, artifacts, and numerous live animal exhibits. Performed with Keith D. Kurman, Ean White and Rachelle Royer. 

 Hubba-Hubba, Cambridge, MA

 2/86 

Also during those years participated in Mobius shows at the DeCordova Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Ma. 

Painting History:

Painting since forever..

Grant in the early 80’s to paint murals for a year in a beautiful mansion in Rutland Vermont. 

Many shows in the Cambridge and Boston over the years involved in at least one show per year from the 70’s until a hiatus in the 90’s

Formerly:

Artistic Director of American Ariel, a fireworks company, designing firework shows. 

Director of Set Piece Division of Ocean State Fireworks, designed flights and manufactured shells. Shows in Providence, Rhode Island and all over Massachusetts.

86-91

Legion Fireworks New York

Learned how to make aerial shells in the Italian style. Fired shows on Long Island.

Stood in the middle of a shower of colorful sparks lighting up the sky and was in heaven. 

Things that kept me going by bringing me money:

Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority:

Originated, directed and administered the Children's Art Program at Elmwood Community Gardens, the Children's Theater Program at the Latchkey Program at the Bishop O’Neil Center and an ESL program for adults at Elmwood Gardens Community Center and at Kelly Falls Community Center.

Administered computer classes for adults and children, garden and environmental education classes for children and adult classes and workshops on job placement and health issues. 

N.H.Reads AmeriCorps:

Volunteered for two years of service to promote literacy in children from birth to third grade. Created and coordinated projects at Families In Transition, Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the Latin American Center. Facilitated placing R.S.V.P. volunteers at sites. Read to and created art with children at WIC clinics, Head Start, Manchester Community Resource Center and the Manchester Welfare Office. 

Presented numerous workshops on puppetry (creating and using puppets) to promote literacy at Head Start, NH Parks AmeriCorps, and PlusTime NH, and other programs. Developed and presented many workshops to parents and educators on the importance of reading to and with children to improve their literacy skills.

Served for two years on the InterCorps Council planning and developing service projects and training's for future AmeriCorps members.

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities:

Supervised, hired and trained guides to interpret the Gropius House in Lincoln, Ma. 

Honors:  

Volunteer of the Year 2000 Families in Transition, Manchester, New Hampshire.

In the same year given a Citation for Volunteer Work from the Governor of New Hampshire. 

“art today, why and for whom?”

 Member of a panel of artists discussing the role of art today at a symposium at Radcliffe College. 

Lectured at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School on a performance given at Mobius (Month of Blood and Bonfires).

Cathy N. Vincevic M.A. 

4a North Road 

Deerfield, NH 03037 

(603) 463-9992 

email: lilacaraby@earthlink.net

Summary: A multifaceted, experienced, and talented writer/teacher/artist and humanitarian. 

Accomplishments: I have achieved many goals in my life, from performing as a member of 

the artist group Mobius, where I have created and performed work both in the United States and 

Eastern Europe, to my work in literacy and advocacy, I have had incredible experience in the 

world.  I was a volunteer for two years with N.H. Reads AmeriCorps promoting literacy in at- 

risk children. I was honored to be awarded a citation for my volunteer work from Governor 

Shaheen in 2000 for creating a library for and working with homeless children. That same year 

Families in Transition honored me as Volunteer of the Year. I have taught ESL to refugees and 

searched diligently to find services for people in need from this country and those with refugee 

status. My life has been dedicated to finding work that is socially responsible while continuing to 

grow as an artist. 

Education: 

Castleton State College 1973-74 studied piano, violin, and painting 

Vermont College 2001-2004 Bachelor Degree (Liberal Arts) Majoring in 

Writing 

Goddard College 2005-2007 Master of Arts (Writing/Refugee Studies) 

Experience: 

Allenstown Public Library, Allenstown N.H.  Director. I am the Director of the 

Allenstown Public Library in charge of the collections, acquisition of books, development of 

programming, outreach to the community, grant writing and oversight,  reporting to the Board 

of Trustees and Selectmen on budget and projections, directing the maintenance of the building. 

I also supervise three employees. 

Community Action Program, Belknap-Merrimack County, Inc. Concord N.H. Site 

Sponsor Specialist. Coordinated with many agencies to ensure quality service. Contacted  

collaborative partners and developed potential future sites. Wrote copy for brochures, surveys, 

and member worksheets. Trained members and developed outreach opportunities, such as a 

collaboration with the CliF (Children’s Literacy Foundation) to bring free books to refugee 

children, and recruitment of volunteers. 

Hampshire Country School Rindge N.H. Elementary Teacher. Hampshire Country 

School is a private institution dedicated to teaching boys who have had difficulty adjusting to 

other educational facilities. Developed and implemented the curriculum for Mathematics, 

Writing, Reading, Social Studies, and Art. Fostered a supportive community for the boys to 

develop. 

Beech Street School, Manchester, N.H: Education Assistant Special Education  Worked 

closely with the lead teacher to form appropriate, supportive learning experiences for special 

education students. 

Manchester Public Housing, Manchester N.H.: Family Empowerment 

Coordinator  Planned and implemented programs to assist families living in public housing. 

Taught a children's theater group, taught ESL, implemented a free-lunch program, implemented 

homework club for resident children, art classes for children, drop in center for children, created a 

free library, created cross stream collaboration by bringing in outside groups such as The Dental 

Clinic, Reading on the Run, New Hampshire Reads AmeriCorp, assisted with a garden project 

run by the NH Extension agency. 

NH Reads AmeriCorps. Manchester New Hampshire. Volunteered for two years of 

service with NH Reads promoting literacy with at risk children from birth to third grade. Read 

to children and created art with children at Head Start, WIC programs, Manchester City 

Welfare and other sites throughout the city. Created programs at Families in Transition such as 

a free library and reading groups. Awarded Volunteer of the year at Families in Transition in 

2000 as well as a citation from the Governor of New Hampshire. Created reading programs 

with Kurdish children who were residents at Manchester Housing Authority 

Independent contractor. New York City gutted and reconstructed two apartments on the 

Upper East Side 

 American Aerial, Ocean State Fireworks, Legion Fireworks. New York, Rhode Island, 

Massachusetts. Art Director, Consultant, Manufacturer. Worked on all phases of the fireworks 

industry from manufacturing shells to designing shells. Also consulted on the development of 

new casing materials, production issues. Researched patents and co-wrote first drafts of two 

patents, labor materials and business plan. 

 Society For the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Head Guide Gropius House, 

Lincoln Ma. Hired, trained and managed guides for the house. Scheduled tours, supervised 

maintenance of the collection and security of the house. Assisted in planning future of site. 

Joan and Erik Erickson Center. Cambridge Ma. companion to elderly, especially working 

with Dementia and Alzheimer's patients. Worked in teams to develop appropriate care plans. 

Coordinated with hospice workers when necessary. 

Deerfield Writing Group: a member of writing group-recently published in The Forum 

 Working artist. From painting murals under a grant from the Vermont Council on the arts 

for the City of Rutland Vermont, through fireworks, and on into traveling internationally to 

perform with the artist group, Mobius, I have been involved in creative endeavors all of my life. 

Travel: Have traveled extensively throughout Europe (four extended trips) and the Mideast, as 

well as across America.

On Nov. 13, about a dozen area writers spoke at the "open mike" event at the Dudley Tucker Public Library, and the event was the second such public reading to be organized by the fledgling group headed by Raymond resident Traci York. While some of the writers are unpublished, the recent public reading featured several pieces from recently published authors, including Raymond resident and short-story writer Marty Devine and historical novelist Guntas Goncarovs of Deerfield.

York said the "open mike" sessions are intended to help local authors hone their work whether or not they intend to publish, and while most writers said they're interested in personal development, York noted that fame could be in the works for some.

"I see TV appearances, book signings," she said. "We're looking for the next 'Aragon' or 'Twilight' author in our group. The word is really getting out, and there's a lot of interest."

While prose and poetry dominated the presentations, the "open mike" was the first to feature writings on the subject of cooking as well as self-help. George Sybrant, a 16-year chef for the Seattle Seahawks football team, provoked amazement in the audience of about 20 people with his lengthy list annotating everything eaten by his army of players over the course of a 34-day pre-season camp. He read the section from his upcoming autobiographical work "The NFL Cookbook," which details his experiences with the athletes as well as tying in the poignant story of 40-year-old Warren Moon, the oldest player ever selected as a professional football player, alongside a recipe for Moon's favorite grits.

Later, Goncarovs took the audience on a trip 144 years back in time to the final days of the American Civil War as seen in his book "Convergence of Valor." His historical novel deals with the invention of the world's first effective submarine, the Confederate's CSS Hunley, as the South desperately hopes for a weapon that will turn the tide of war in their favor.

While based on actual events, Goncarovs' book injects a "what-if" scenario by surmising that the real-life Hunley crew member Sam Miller may have been a spy for Prussian military officials seeking information on America's mysterious new technology.

Among the returning writers that night were home-schooled Raymond author Eric Maille, 15, who read from a recent group-assigned project where he was handed only the generic-sounding title "K's Kitchen" to work with. From this, Maille produced a tale of a fictional person's humorous experience in a traditional New England diner.

Also dealing with the "K's Kitchen" assignment, York's own take on the subject led to a funny modern-day story about an impromptu "kitchen witch" who is dismissed for "lack of experience" by an apathetic interviewer for a restaurant job.

One of the most startling readings of the night came from former Boston-area performance artist Cathy Vincevic who read a portion of her book "The Tiki Room," a novel that she described as a look into the circumstances under which dictators perpetrate genocide. Like many other readers that night, Vincevic's story started out with an autobiographical tone, and she described a scene apparently set in her childhood some three decades earlier as she lost a coin on her way to a country store in Candia.

But this bucolic vignette vanishes like smoke as Vincevic segues the story sharply into her first trip to Bosnia where she is confronted by "bullet, bullet, bullet everywhere" and witnesses scenes of Holocaust-type intensity. Vincevic read the chapter as an example of her novel, in which she said similar pastoral vignettes are intertwined among heavier observations of inhumanity.

Other readings that night included Devine's poetry, Alaya Chadwick's reading from her book "Wake up to Your Whole Life," poetry from Raymond resident Heather Johnson, a novel excerpt from Justine Graykin and "Yankee humor" from Patrice Kilham. The next "open mike" is scheduled for Feb.