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happy belated birthday, america :)

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Dive into SEA STREET 🐠⚓🌊 Charlotte Street’s free annual Block Party is on dock next Saturday, 6/6 from 1-4 PM for an afternoon of art, music, games, and community! Barter Boat is sailing in from Minneapolis, so bring something to trade at this interactive installation! We’ll have live music from Dub Vendors and Soul Activators, the Midwest Swang exhibition on view, plus community partners African American Artist Collective, KC Clay Guild, Magpie Creative, Small Works Art Gallery, Viva La Tinta, and seedlings to take home for your garden. Test your art handling skills at our Art Drop competition, make zines and buttons, swap books, play yard games, and grab free food from Taco Cacao plus popsicles from Palacana. Come make waves with us! 🌊

@barter_boat @thesoulactivators @vivalatintakc @magpiecreativereuse @smallworksartgallerykc @kcclayguild @taco_cacao @palacanaofficial

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All aboard Barter Boat!!! 🚢 Coming to Springfield, MO May 1st!
Follow along + get dock access: Instagram @barter_boat
Barter Boat is a traveling, collaborative art installation by Anna Elliott, Desireé Moore, and Robin Schwartzman, with an ever-growing crew of sailors. At each stop, we set up our “boat” and trade objects + stories with the public—no money, just meaning, memory, and material culture in motion.
Come find them on the route, bring something odd, beloved, or overlooked, and help them set sail into the next exchange. Whether you have a small trinket or a legendary Route 66 story, they want to hear from you! All hands on deck!
Central Park Square, May 1st, 1pm-6pm
Sponsored by SHSMO (The State Historical Society of Missouri)in partnership with Missouri Humanities and the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund.

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GETAWAY ⛰️🌳 Our first SMUSH Getaway was puuuuurfection. Three days of wonderful people, beautiful landscapes, excellent meals, and more art than you can shake a stick at. 🥂 Cheers to our beloved travel companions for making it such a dreamy time as we traveled the upstate roads to experience the @wassaicproject , Millbrook, NY, and our guesthouse in nearby Millerton. From breakfast on the deck to deep listening at studio visits to taking over (in a nice way!) the stamp making workshop, it was a remarkable and very beautiful time.

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@wassaicproject was a dream. There is something to be said for spaciousness and play and sticker charts and ponds and pancakes for dinner, built around a shared love and commitment to the work that we do. Big love to this group of generous artists and friends. Thank you to the @wassaicproject for cultivating a community built on care and curiosity, and to all the folks that journeyed through Wassaic to make our time there so special.

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Another magical weekend in the Catskill Mountains of New York for the Borscht Belt Fest hosted by the Borscht Belt Museum (@borschtbeltmuseum). This year, I got to bring the Barter Boat (@barter_boat), a collaborative, interactive installation I’ve been doing with Anna Abhau Elliott and Desiree Moore for the last 9 years. BB in the BB! Thanks to all my old and new friends for the wonderful memories. ❤️🥣

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Barter Boat (@barter_boat) is a traveling art installation in the shape of a boat where people can barter objects that hold meaning beyond financial value for treasures. Robin Schwartzman (@robinschwartzman), Desireé Moore (@sugalicker), and Anna Elliott (@alaneatonhalibutwill) are the creators and will be docking Barter Boat next Saturday 7/19 on the Gridley Chapel lawn from 12-5PM as part of @upstateartweekend!

You can barter anything that doesn’t rot. Barter Boat has received things like lucky rocks, original drawings, sentimental keepsakes, and special one-offs, like a foam cube that was supposed to be a pillow for a small lizard (lizard didn’t like it). Robin, Desireé, and Anna treasure the chance to see what, beyond money, makes something valuable. We hope you can join us for this special pop-up in Wassaic.

photos courtesy of Barter Boat

#UpstateArtWeekend #WassaicProject #WassaicNY #BarterBoat

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Artist talks, film screenings and workshops, oh my! We are so excited to participate in Upstate Art Weekend again this year. We’ve got a full day of programming lined up all around Wassaic.

at Maxon Mills
12–7 PM: Gallery hours
12–5 PM: Art Nest hours‍ @katiepeck123
1–2 PM: Art + Motherhood panel featuring Eve Biddle @biddlebiddle, Joanna Poag @joannapoag, Rebecca Weisman @rebecca_weisman, moderated by Kelly Shindler @kshins, Executive Director of The Fabric Museum and Workshop
2–3 PM: Reading and panel with Ashley Mayne @aemayne and August Thompson @augustpthompson, moderated by Jill Winsby-Fein
2-4PM: Magic Mouse Visits the Exhibtion: A Finger Puppet Workshop with Jane Catherine Shaw
3–4 PM: Imprints of Connection workshop with Eunhae Yoo @ey_4d
- RSVP in our bio, space is limited, 20 total spots
5–6 PM: Artist talks with Ario Elami, Jack Arthur Wood Jr. @jackarthurwood, Eunhae Yoo @ey_4d and John Brendan Guinan @johnbrendanguinan

at the Gridley Chapel
12–7 PM: Film screenings by John Brendan Guinan @johnbrendanguinan and Marielle Ingram

on the Gridley Chapel lawn
12–5 PM: Barter Boat @barter_boat with Desireé Moore, Robin Schwartzman, and Anna Abhau Elliott

at the Luther Barn
3–5 PM: Open studios with our July artists-in-residence, Zakariya Abdul-Qadir (@zakariyaa.qadir), Todd Bienvenu (@toddbienvenu), Genevieve Cohn (@genevievecohn), Sadie Cornette Cook(@sadieicc), Haemee Han (@jaemeestudio), Darryl Hines (@darrylahines), Silas Jones (@bad_girl_meat), Wabwila Mugala (@wabwilam), Katie Peck (@katiepeck123), Clarissa Pezone (@clarissapezoneceramics), Hannah Rowan (@rowanhannah)
8 PM–12 AM: Floridazzle dance party (tickets $28, 21+, costumes strongly recommended)

See you there!

#wassaicproject #upstatartweekend #artisttalk #panel #filmscreening #workshops #wassaic

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In just one month, the fun begins!
#BorschtBeltFest 2025 features more than laughs, learning, delicious food, and nostalgic finds. We can’t wait to make memories at @mikes_amazing Family Activity Tent, nosh at the Babka Bake Off, and hear your stories at @barter_boat Tchotchke Exchange!

Tickets are selling fast, so be sure to grab yours today.

#EllenvilleNY #hudsonvalley #borschtbeltisback #JewishHumor #Catskills #ComedyFestival #livecomedy #upstateNY #FamilyFun #upstate #vintagerecipes #nyfoodie

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⏲️🎞️🪆🪡👓☂️🏀🎫🧂👙

Got an object that carries a #catskills story?Bring it to the Borscht Belt Tchotchke Road Show — our donation event in partnership with the Barter Boat! The Borscht Belt Museum is collecting Borscht Belt memorabilia — from hotel matchbooks and expired resort IDs to camp T-shirts, family recipe cards, postcards, viewfinders, old vacation photos and glamorous gowns from Catskills resort shows.
Donate your item, we’ll record a video of you telling its Catskills story, and help the Borscht Belt Museum preserve this legacy through artifacts and oral history.

#history #upstate #upstatenylife #jewish #summerinthemountains #memories #vintagefinds #nostalgia

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Meet Barter Boat, a whimsical and thought-provoking interactive art installation setting sail for Borscht Belt Fest 2025! Join us July 26–27 for a weekend of culture, comedy, and connection in the heart of the Catskills.

Trade a small object with our artists, hear a story, share a story, and walk away with a one-of-a-kind treasure. No cash needed, just curiosity, creativity, and connection.

Started in Minneapolis in 2016, Barter Boat has traveled to over ten states, sparking joy, storytelling, and reflection on what we truly value. We’re thrilled to welcome them to Ellenville this summer for a totally unique experience in art, play, and community.

#CatskillsNY #UlsterCounty #UpstateNY #Upstate #UpstateCurious #BorschtBeltFest #HundsonvalleyHappenings #Summer #Festival #Jewish #JewishCulture #NYC #vintagevibes #vintagestyle #BarterBoat #antiquefurniture #homedecorideas #thrift #artcollector #artinstallations

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It’s been two whole weeks since we were well met at @blinkcincinnati.

We loved getting to see folks from our first visit, make new friends in Covington, and learn about what you treasure. 🥰⚓️⛴️ Anna’s hand holds out a well-worn blue and white keychain that says “Skyline Chili.”

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