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Flim Flam Circus & Variety Show started as a community-based art project interested in community involvement and recycled materials. Artists and costume designers, Julie Argue and Kehren Barbour, made 120 garments over a 3-week-residency at Goose Hall in Tallahasse, Florida that culminated with an event at 621 Gallery in Railroad Square Art Park we called “The Flim Flam Circus and Variety Show”. The FFC & VC was a fun-filled event with 3 bands and a variety of local talent; with about 200 attendees and entertainment provided by community members including a juggler, a dog doing tricks, and an interpretive dance troupe, among others, the party was a really delightful affair. We ended up raising a good amount of money for the gallery and we were successful linking facets of community who might not have known each other by getting people to think about ideas realted to recycled garments being fun & accessible (and very affordable). The Flim Flam Circus is interested in awakeing and connecting community through live performance as means to remind people to engage in art activities, to consider cause & effect of their actions through play and creatiivty. J. Argue is a muralist who works with public art projects involving prisoners and margenalized populations in the southeastern United States. K. Barbour recently left San Francisco where she worked as a properties artisan and designer for dance and experimental performance. As costume designers and founders of the Flim Flam Circus, Julie and Kehren are interested in the alchemic ability of art to change lives.
Flim Flam Circus and Variety Show was made possible support from the community. We would like to thank all who made this event possible: delightful performers, sound man Derek Jones, tent provided by 621 Gallery (Thanks, Denise!), objects were loaned by Zan and the Other Side Vintage, Gail Bibisi, and all of the volunteers and models who helped make this event a success. Much love and appreciation!
