Saturday, June 1st & Sunday, June 2nd

Save the weekend for gathering in Portland, Oregon, to celebrate our love for Peter's commitment to creativity and community. More details coming soon - overall flow will look something like this:

If the weather loves us, we'll try to gather by some water at some point.

Saturday night, June 1st - if you are able, attend PICA's Gala! Peter loved PICA.

Sunday afternoon, June 2nd - Community Gathering hosted by MK Guth

_{This page will be updated regularly, as soon as logistics are confirmed. In the meantime, if you have questions, please email RememberingPeterSimensky (at) gmail (dot) com. It might take a few days to lovingly get a response.}

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Fool's Gold, will be on view April 24-28 with a reception Saturday, April 27th, from 5-8pm

Saturday, April 20th & Sunday, April 21st

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You are welcomed to a Celebration of Life for Peter to grieve together in community on Saturday, April 20th and Sunday, April 21st, in San Francisco, CA. The main gathering will be on Saturday, April 20, at the Lab (2948 16th Street, San Francisco) from 3 to 6pm, and there are also many other ways to engage this weekend in the Bay Area, described in detail below.  

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Saturday, April 20th, 10-11am: Community Reflection with Peter’s work at the YBCA

Peter has artworks in the Bay Area Now 9 exhibition at the YBCA. They have graciously offered to open their doors to us for a private gathering to experience his work and for reflection from 10am-11am, before the museum opens to the public. Please gather at the front doors between 9:45am-10am so we can all go in together. 

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Saturday, April 20th, 3-6pm: Celebration of Life at The Lab

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We will be Live Streaming the event from the Twitch Account of our generous host, The Lab, at https://www.twitch.tv/thelabsf - from 3-6pm PST.

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We will open the Ceremony formally with a sound experience at 3:30pm PST to ground us all together and with Peter in sound and color vibration. This will be followed by speakers, some videos Peter made of his own work, and time for folks to share memories spontaneously.

If you are present from afar - connect to the SF energy by wearing something beautiful, holding a piece of pyrite or a special rock, slowing down with us. We are all in different geographies and we all love Peter so deeply. Let's be in it together.

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We will be recording and details of how to access that will ultimately be posted on this website ... also remember that this website has a place to share a memory and a photo. Please contribute if/as the spirit(s) move you.

Sunday, April 21st: Community Farewell Ritual, 10am

Peter loved the waters - the pool party, the rivers, the oceans. Long-time surfing comrade Aaron Gach will host a short, collective memorial activity followed by an informal gathering. People do not need to bring anything, but they should dress for the weather. We will meet at Ocean Beach directly across from Beach Chalet. It has ample parking and is easily accessible via public transportation. 

_{This page will be updated regularly, as soon as logistics are confirmed. In the meantime, if you have questions, please email RememberingPeterSimensky (at) gmail (dot) com. It might take a few days to lovingly get a response.}

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San Francisco, CA—February 28, 2024—On Thursday, March 14, a two-part exhibition featuring work by 20 emerging artists from the California College of the Arts (CCA) graduate program in fine arts opens at the CCA Wattis Institute, located at 360 Kansas Street in San Francisco. The annual exhibition provides the students with the opportunity to present their work at an internationally-acclaimed gallery.

Organized by CCA Chair of Graduate Curatorial Practice Glen Helfand, along with faculty members Susanne Cockrell and Aaron Gach, the exhibition features work across multiple mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, installation, textiles, digital video, wool felt, and print. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Part one is on view from March 14 to 28, and part two is on view from April 4 to 18. Opening receptions for each exhibition are on the first viewing dates of each part (March 14 and April 4) from 5 to 8 pm.

READ MORE AT CCA

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Fire Ceremony with Lily Sage

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March 10th, Time: 11:30 am (1-2 hours)
Location: Please RSVP for location info.
Limited to 15 people

Join us in a ritual of fire; through building, setting, and tending the fire, but also by simply gathering around it and offering that which we have learned, loved, and left with Peter. This service is donation based.

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Sunday Afternoon Celebration of Life

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Join Peter's Art Community,
Friends and Loved Ones.

1:30  Fire ceremony (moved to a different location with a limited capacity) if you'd like to join us in Greenpoint please fill out the contact form.

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Schedule for the
event at Carousel
36 Wyckoff Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11237

Google Map Link

3:00 Kria Ceremony with Lily Sage. Bring anything of significance that reminds you of Peter to include in this work.

5:00 Start speeches (open)
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5:45 Peter loved dancing. TBD / To confirm / Jon Santos will play a short dance music set so our souls can come together.
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6:30 Close

kindly bring pictures of Peter for an altar and also email jon@commonspacestudio.com for a projected slideshow that I am trying to put together.
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A get together in Portland, ME for friends of Peter on March 5th, at the Jewel Box, at 644 Congress Street in Portland. It's an informal gathering, a moment to come together and raise a glass to Peter. We'd love to see you there -- please join us and bring your stories to share.

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Peter Simensky, Pyrite Radio

‍Outlook Is ___ Projects
6042 Monte Vista Ave. Los Angeles CA 90042
February 29–March 30, 2024‍

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 2, 4–7pm

This exhibition is organized in memory of Peter Simensky by his friends Cara Levine, Garrick Imatani, and Jeanne Gerrity. Generous support provided by Stephanie Snyder, and the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College. Essays by Jeanne Gerrity, Glen Helfand, Cara Levine, Jess Perlitz, and Stephanie Snyder. Booklet Design by Priscila Vanneuville.

Outlook Is ___ Projects supports artists in Los Angeles through exhibition, residency, and community. Founded and directed by artist Cara Levine in 2023.

Open by appointment
outlookisprojects.com
info@outlookisprojects.com
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