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DC’s underground South Asian creative collective is inviting you to Positive Exposure: The South Asian Experience Through the Camera Eye. From February 6th to Feb 28th, come experience South Asia and its diaspora—in all its colors, shapes and forms. Through the photos on display and the diverse events, Positive Exposure aims to take you into the streets, minds, and hearts of what we know as the “subcontinent.”

Where: The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center, located at 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009

About the exhibition:

Positive Exposure will show over 30 photographs, most of which were selected through an open juried competition. The participants were a diverse set of professional and amateur photographers, some of whom were local, but others were based as far away as Europe and South Asia. The remainder of the exhibition was chosen from a pool of photographs submitted by The Clean Hands Project, led by local photojournalists Jes Therkelson and Phoebe Gilpin. Therkelson and Gilpin trained Dalits (Untouchables) in Nepal to use cameras in documenting their day-to-day experience and the best of their work will be on display.

List of events:

Some of these events will be ticketed, purchase information forthcoming.

Feb 6 Opening reception. Come mingle with organizers, artists and supporters over some wine and cheese. 6:30 to 8:30pm.

Feb 7th Film Screening 1-3:30pm. **tentative.**

Feb 12 Monthly open mic held at the gallery. Featuring spoken word, comedy, and musical acts. 7-9pm.

Feb 17 Discussion: What keeps minorities from getting more access to mainstream art spaces? 6:30-8pm.

Feb. 21 Classical Indian Music Recital. 1-2:30 pm

Feb. 28—”Clean Hands Project”—Film screening and discussion on the Clean Hands Project and the plight of Dalits in Nepal. 1-3 p.m.

About Subcontinental Drift:
Subcontinental Drift was established in 2007 with the mission of fostering and providing a supportive and collaborative South Asian American community for creative expression, encourage the sharing and involvement of community events, and expose ourselves to new mind food. SD’s mainstay is its monthly open mic–held at Bohemian Caverns– featurning the “basement talents of the District’s desis.”

For more information go to http://www.subcontinentaldrift.com; join the facebook page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8022454323, or MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/subcontinentaldrift.

For more information on The Clean Hands Project, visit http://www.cleanhandsproject.com.

For more information on the gallery, visit http://www.smithfarm.com

so we have some events in january:

Wednesday, January 14th happy our at Science Club at 6ish. Come hang at one of the coolest bars in town, run by a friend. Some early subdrift open mic’s happened here, this place has been super friendly to us and we love hanging here, come by. we will be asking for some donations, cause we are planning away about a bunch of great events for you guys!!

Sunday January 18th at Bossa in Adams Morgan, Elector-organic: Mubarackaan party, both floors from 6 p.m. til 2 or 3 a.m. This party is awesome, lots of people and lots of dancing and in the heart of adams morgan. We garuntee you’ll have a craic (look it up). dial up http://www.going.com/subdrift_ina on the internets for info.uguration

Monday January 19th at Science Club, second night of Electro-oganic: Mubarackaan party, More DJs and partying. http://www.going.com/subdrift_inauguration_day2

Feb 6 6:30-8:30 – we are having our Opening night of our POSITIVE EXPOSURE exhibit at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, located at 1632 U Street, NW, Washington D.C., 20009. check out the flyer and our website at subcontinentaldrift.com the art will be up the entire month of feb. we will be serving wine and cheese kinda stuff at the opening.

Feb 7 film screening at the gallery, more info to follow.

Feb 12 – OPEN MIC at the gallery whoa.

Feb 17 – 6:30 to 8 Panel Discussion on Minority access to mainstream art spaces at the gallery.

Feb 21 – Carnatic Recital at the gallery space 1pm to 2:30pm

Feb 28 – Photography lecture at gallery

The South Asian experience has been narrowly defined by current media.

POSITIVE EXPOSURE is your opportunity to respond.

What is your experience? We’re looking for photos around your experiences with:

people, food, love, sexuality, profession, freedom, art, masculinity, femininity, clothing, religion, strength, hobbies, pride, dual-culture harmony, breaking traditions, daily scenes in your life, items of significance…

and whatever else is part of *your* South Asian experience.

You do not have to be a professional photographer or of South Asian decent to tell your story. Everyone’s voice is valuable.

POSITIVE EXPOSURE photos will be on display for a month long exhibition at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm on Washington DC’s U St. Corridor.

To submit a photo, simply join the Positive Exposure group on Flickr and add your photos. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, December 9, 2008.

Radio CPR 97.5 FM & Subcontinental Drift Present:

*** THANKING THE GODS FOR LISTENING (TO CPR)***
A celebration of Radio CPR’s 10th anniversary in the community and on the air

An ALL NIGHT PARTY of South Asian Sounds Featuring Performances from Subcontinental Drifters, followed by a love match of CPR and Subcontinental Drift’s DJs spinning Bhangra Anthems, Bollywood Ballads, Desi Remixes, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Desiton, Hindi Disco, Indo-Dub, Ragga-Jungle

Performances at 10pm (Please contact us at subdriftdc@gmail.com or comment here if you’d like to perform), then DJs:
Maestra, bent, Miss Modular, Choque y Fuga, v:shal kanwar, & special guests
Dancing: Till Dawn!!!

Donation: $5 (no one turned away for lack of funds or for over-donating:) includes all of the above PLUS an array of the most potent and tantalizing drinks!

FREE Subcontinental Cocktails

Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 10pm ’til dawn @ 1359 Monroe Street NW (Columbia Heights Metro * Green Line)

Bring your stories, your poems, your music, your jokes to this inclusive and acoustic artistic space. If you’ve never performed at SubDrift, or any other open mic…what are you waiting for??

Come and speak your minds and hearts.

Where?
Bohemian Caverns, at the corner of 11th and U. We’ll be upstairs.
www.bohemiancaverns.com

When?
Monday, Sept. 29th. The open mic will be from 7-9, followed by the beats of our resident and guest DJs

Who?
Everyone Welcome // All Genres // All Acts //

Artist sign up starts at 6:30 pm. The mic is first come first to perform basis, so please arrive early! Also NOTE: If you think you might require a sound check before performing, please show up well before 7 to do this.