1/20/06 Nicole Garneau is a interdisciplinary performance artist living and working in Chicago. In 2005 she presented HEAT:05, in which she performed every day for a year to mark the 1995 heat wave disaster in Chicago. We talk about HEAT:05, her training, relating to audiences, her day job, and fitting an art practice into her life.

Full Chat 132min

Audio:
(Excerpt, 4min) Q: What is it that you do?
(Excerpt, 6min) Q: How did you start performing your current work?
(Excerpt, 2min) A story about the influence of Kym Olsen on her work.
(Excerpt, 11min) On working at Columbia College and her art/life balance.
(Excerpt, 14min) Q: How do you relate to your audience.
(Excerpt, 5min) On the Heat:05 project.
(Excerpt, 8min) Thematics in Heat:05
(Excerpt, 14min) Scandal and being surprised by people.

More information can be found on Nicole's website, www.nicolegarneau.com.

Dialogues:

CJ Mitchell
Nicole Garneau
Mathew Wilson
Deva Eveland
Asimina Chremos
Richard Curtis
Stan Shellabarger
Jeff Harms
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Erik Fabian's Bio

This project is partially supported by a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.