The Welcome Diner event "Bienvenidos Here!" was a great success. Thank you for participating in our night of food, film, music and conversation. We are currently editing 7 hours of compiled video footage into a short documentary. Shot over a 6-week period, this film explores the entire artistic process from intial concept to event execution. It will be available online at this site in the near future.

Original Press Release for the "Bienvenidos Here!" Event: You are invited to connect ASU, Garfield, and Phoenix community members to celebrate the Welcome Diner as a site for connection through food, art, and community. The event will feature local DJs, free food including roasted corn and hot dogs (vegetarian options), art interventions, a showing of Gordon Matta Clark's film, "Food," and a live video feed art installation.

Dinner will be served from 5:30pm on, and the film will be shown at 9 pm. We welcome all community members to participate in this free event that encourages the bridging of the ASU community with Phoenix and specifically the Garfield neighborhood, which is home to the site of the event, The Welcome Diner.

This event is hosted by ASU's Art and Community class taught by Gregory Sale: Cathy Akins, Jennifer Campbell, Peter Christenson, Matthew Garcia, Schuyler Graham, Pattie Harmdierks, Emily Hartley, Natalia Jaeger, Braden Kay, Robert Madera, Sloane McFarland, Matthew Mosher, Brennan O'Mara, Ellie Richards, Gregory Sale, Lauren Strohacker, Alfredo Tarango, Brett Thomas, Doug Waitrovich, Nicholas Wiesinger.


Watch trailer for currently in-production documentary: Bienvenidos Here  

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