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Squaring the Circle: Llano del Rio Centennial

Craftswoman House and Hinterculture are raising funds to support an arts exhibition that marks the 100th anniversary of the Llano del Rio cooperative.

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Squaring the Circle: Llano del Rio Centennial

Squaring the Circle: Llano del Rio Centennial

Squaring the Circle: Llano del Rio Centennial

Squaring the Circle: Llano del Rio Centennial

Squaring the Circle: Llano del Rio Centennial

Craftswoman House and Hinterculture are raising funds to support an arts exhibition that marks the 100th anniversary of the Llano del Rio cooperative.

Craftswoman House and Hinterculture are raising funds to support an arts exhibition that marks the 100th anniversary of the Llano del Rio cooperative.

Craftswoman House and Hinterculture are raising funds to support an arts exhibition that marks the 100th anniversary of the Llano del Rio cooperative.

Craftswoman House and Hinterculture are raising funds to support an arts exhibition that marks the 100th anniversary of the Llano del Rio cooperative.

Craftswoman House
Craftswoman House
Craftswoman House
Craftswoman House
1 Campaign |
Llano, United States
$2,810 USD 61 backers
78% of $3,600 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

"The best place to view the Los Angeles of the next millennium is from the ruins of its alternative future."   -Mike Davis on Llano del Rio, City of Quartz, 1990.


What is Squaring the Circle: Llano del Rio?

Squaring the Circle is an interdisciplinary arts exhibition planned for Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 that will feature site-specific installations and performances to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Llano del Rio Cooperative Colony, a utopian socialist community established in 1914 by Job Harriman in Southern California’s Antelope Valley. Like the original Llano community, the event participants reflect diversity in their work as historians, visual artists, filmmakers, writers, choreographers, dancers, musicians, activists, and interdisciplinary practitioners.

We are seeking your help to fund this unique desert collaboration that will feature:

Temporary installations by Jessica Cowley & Lyra Kilston, Michelle Rozic, Karyl Newman, Larissa Nickel, Minna Phillips, and Stacey Spiegel

Performances by LA Art Girls, Olivia de Haulleville, Rachel Finkelstein, Kate Hoffman, Jennifer from JC Penney, Elizabeth Leister, Opera del Espacio, Linda Ravenswood, Semi-Tropic Spiritualists, Leora Wien, and SuarezDanceTheater

Film screenings by Judy Branfman and Mady Schutzman

And historical walking tours lead by Dr. Dydia DeLyser and Paul Greenstein co-author of the book Bread and Hyacinths: The Rise and Fall of Utopian Los Angeles.



Proposed project by the Semi-Tropic Spiritualists


Opera del Espacio responding to the Llano site

What is Llano del Rio?

Llano del Rio was a corporate-run socialist utopian society initiated by Job Harriman following his narrow defeat in a runoff election for the mayor of Los Angeles. The Llano Del Rio Colony planned an alternative vision of cooperation and political equality settling just outside of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert near Palmdale along Pearblossom Highway 138 in 1914.  After three years of building the colony, internal strife, water disputes, and World War I resulted in the relocation of Llano to a new site in Louisiana called New Llano. The ruins of the original Llano colony remain today 100 years later, as a monument to the history and ideology of the Llano collective. 

What is the budget for the event?

We face distinctive challenges working in a remote desert environment and your support is invaluable to the success of the project. The Llano site has no access to water, power or public facilities. We need to raise funds to cover costs that will sustainably address physical constraints such as transportation to the site, power generation, water, and restroom facilities as well as documentation during the event, and production of a commemorative publication. We have assembled a budget for the Squaring the Circle project and funds will be used as follows:

▫ Van/Transportation
▫ Portable Restroom 
▫ Installation and Power Supplies 
▫ Water 
▫ Performance Program & Maps 
▫ Project Documentation 
▫ Commemorative Publication

How can you help?

We want you to become a shareholder in our Squaring the Circle community. Choose your level of support and help us build a collective vision of Llano del Rio.

    Join the Colony!

In return for your generosity, we are offering unique perks such as:

$15 Comrade: Dear Comrade, we'll mail you a postcard from the Llano Post Office commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Llano del Rio colony.


$20 Brush Gang: In honor of the internal rebel members who believed that not only the political but also the economic layout of Llano was counter to its socialist ideals, we'll send you a handmade rustic boutonniere made of foraged datura pods to identify you as one of the gang.


$25 Feminist Vanguard: You'll receive a handmade zine created by artist Cindy Rehm honoring Llano's feminist architect, Alice Constance Austin including images from her book, The Next Step; How to Plan for Beauty, Comfort, and Peace with Great Savings Effected by the Reduction of Waste.


$40 Souvenir Club: Exit through the gift shop with your choice of a limited edition t-shirt or a one-of-a-kind Llano felt pennant. Team Llano!


$60 Pearblossom Special: Collect a decorative 100th Llano Anniversary commemorative plate your choice of either Job Harriman or the Llano Silo


$100 A Visionary: Seeking a vision of our alternative past? Don't forget about our Llano collaboration with your copy of our Squaring the Circle catalogue that will document and explore the Llano experience in images and text. (sample image)

$125 Meyer Elkin’s Memory: A single limited edition digital print (choose from Silo, Sunset or Curtains)


$200 Harriman’s Hope: Two limited edition digital prints (choose from Silo, Sunset or Curtains)


$400 Towards Utopia: We're clowning around with a very special private screening of Mady Schutzman’s film, Dear Comrade featuring artisanal cocktails and hosted by Craftswoman House and Hinterculture. 

Even if you can't become a shareholder, please help us spread the word by sharing this campaign with your friends via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter. 

We appreciate all of your support!


Who we are...

Craftswoman House Temporary Residence is a project dedicated to fostering a dialogue on feminist issues through projects and exhibitions. Inspired by collective efforts such as Womanhouse, the project pays homage to the rich legacy of feminist art in Southern California. Temporary Residence partners with artists and organizations to present innovative site-specific works in found domestic and public spaces in and around Los Angeles. http://tempresidence.blogspot.com/

Hinterculture is an arts collaboration that explores the intersections of cultural inquiry and creative potentiality by means of experimental exhibitions. Projects reveal the outlying history, art, technology and business of the desert hinterlands by mining sites for their social, cultural and aesthetic meaning. Documenting hidden and overlooked stories, both natural and manufactured, Hinterculture expands the perception and understanding of art and space—sharing these discoveries and revealing a new public image of the Mojave. www.facebook.com/hinterculture

We hope to you'll join us in Llano on May 3rd, 2014 for our Squaring the Circle: Llano del Rio experience!


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Choose your Perk

Desert Dreamer

$10 USD
We'll list your name as a contributor online and in our Squaring the Circle catalogue.
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
1 claimed

Comrade

$15 USD
Dear Comrade, we'll mail you a postcard from the Llano Post Office commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Llano del Rio colony.
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
6 claimed

Brush Gang

$20 USD
In honor of the internal rebel members who believed that not only the political but also the economic layout of Llano was counter to its socialist ideals, we'll send you a handmade rustic boutonniere made of foraged datura pods to identify you as one of the gang.
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
3 out of 12 of claimed

Feminist Vanguard

$25 USD
You'll receive a handmade zine created by artist Cindy Rehm honoring Llano's feminist architect, Alice Constance Austin including images from her book, The Next Step; How to Plan for Beauty, Comfort, and Peace with Great Savings Effected by the Reduction of Waste.
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
24 out of 50 of claimed

Souvenir Club

$40 USD
Exit through the gift shop with your choice of a limited edition t-shirt or a one-of-a-kind Llano felt pennant. Team Llano!
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
10 out of 20 of claimed

Pearblossom Special

$60 USD
Collect a decorative 100th Llano Anniversary commemorative plate your choice of either Job Harriman or the Llano Silo
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
4 out of 15 of claimed

A Visionary

$100 USD
Seeking a vision of our alternative past? Don't forget about our Llano collaboration with your copy of our Squaring the Circle catalogue that will document and explore the Llano experience in images and text.
Estimated Shipping
August 2014
3 out of 30 of claimed

Meyer Elkin’s Memory

$125 USD
Receive a limited edition digital print
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
2 out of 20 of claimed

Harriman’s Hope

$200 USD
Choose two limited edition digital prints
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
1 out of 20 of claimed

Towards Utopia

$400 USD
Enjoy an evening of artisanal cocktails and a private screening of Mady Schutzman’s "Dear Comrade" hosted by Craftswoman House and Hinterculture.
Estimated Shipping
May 2014
0 out of 8 of claimed
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