upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Created by Philadelphia artist Maria Möller (ACG ’14, ’11) and Medellín activist Daniel Urrea in reaction to the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement,Value Content/Valor Contenido, is part of 75°West/75°Oeste, an ongoing project that exchanges ideas and knowledge, art and objects between Philadelphia and Medellín, cities which both sit on the 75th degree west line of longitude. In 2015, they imported and exported the work of over 75 artists to and from Philadelphia and Medellín, exhibiting the artwork and distributing small prints to the public.
Guidelines for Participation
Value Content/Valor Contenido imports and exports valued personal objects between individuals in Philadelphia and Medellín.
To participate, you are asked to choose a small object that holds some sort of value for you and to fill out an "export form" describing this value. You'll meet with Maria to give her the object and have a photo taken of your hands holding the object. Maria will take the object, the form and the photo with her to Medellín in June.
The objects, forms and photos will be exhibited at the Parque Biblioteca La Quintana. Visitors to this landmark neighborhood library will be invited to choose an object to which they think they could give a new value - and then to fill out an "import form" that explains this new value. The import form will then join the display. At the conclusion of the exhibit, the new owners will take possession of their objects, and the previous owners will be informed about where their objects went and how their value has changed. A parallel process is planned for Philadelphia in the fall.
To participate in Value Content/Valor Contenido, please contact Maria Möller for detailed instructions.
Deadline for participation: June 6
