May ArtWalk at Basin Arts / Walk 4 Me: An Immersive Community Art Project by Riley McCallum

Join current Basin ProjectSpace Residency artist, Riley McCallum, during ArtWalk to view his completed exhibition & residency, Walk 4 Me.

Walk 4 Me is an interactive art experience exploring dance and technology, rooted in underground ballroom culture. In his ongoing exploration of immersive theatre, Riley incorporates extended reality technology through his work. Reflective of an arcade, the space will offer three interactive games imagined and designed by the artist. Participants will explore the installation by observing or participating in various arcade games that use motion capture and telepresence to activate the user experience. The gaming characters have been based on and designed using the elements found in dance styles of the underground ballroom culture.

The exhibit will also offer historic information by activating the space as an educational tool to understand and reflect on Ball culture, an underground, counterculture movement originating in the 1920’s and founded primarily by Black and…