Eric Steen

Beers Made By Walking will be part of Open Engagement 2013

2013-05-13T10:34:00.001-07:00

May 2013 /
I have been invited to organize one of my Beers Made By Walking walks for the 2013 Open Engagement conference in Portland, OR. The walk will be our first public urban walk. It will start on May 18th at 5pm at 2724 SE Ankeny. We will cover about 2 miles in 1.5 hours and we will identify edible and medicinal plants growing in parks, parking lots, medians, and in front yards. The brewers from Coalition and Upright will be with us, and sometime this summer they will make new beers inspired by what we identify. The beers will be served at a special tapping in Portland in October, details will be listed, in time, at beersmadebywalking.com.

More details on Open Engagement 2013 program:

Open Engagement is an international conference that sets out to explore various perspectives on art and social practice and expand the dialogue around socially engaged art making. The Open Engagement conference is an initiative of Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA concentration. Directed and founded by Jen Delos Reyes and planned in conjunction with the Art and Social Practice students, this year’s conference features keynote presenters Claire Doherty, Tom Finkelpearl, and Michael Rakowitz.

Awarded Outstanding Instructor at UCCS

2013-05-13T10:26:00.002-07:00

May 2013 /
I am happy to announce that last month I was awarded Outstanding Instructor of the year in the Letters, Arts & Sciences college at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The prestigious award was given to only two instructors out of a total of twenty departments in the college. The award was based on recommendations from colleagues, students, and after class-visits from committee members.

Alum - Exhibition of work at Autzen Gallery in Portland

2013-05-12T13:40:00.001-07:00

May 2013 /
I am very pleased to be a part of a show titled "Alum" at the Autzen Gallery in Portland, Oregon. The show will only be up for a few days, but it is quite special to me. Nine alumni from the Portland State University Art & Social Practice group will each display current or past work, showcasing some of the things we've been up to since graduation.

I have sent seven posters that I designed for Focus on the Beer, a website that I created after moving to Colorado Springs. Over the course of two and a half years I have made over 500 entries on the blog and I have organized nearly 20 different local beer events with the intent of education and building community around craft beer in my city. For each event I designed a poster. You can see all the posters, digitally, here. The ones I selected for the show include: Deschutes Tap Takeover, Twisted Pine Meet the Brewer, Beers Made By Walking Denver, Crabtree Meet the Brewer, Battle of the Brewers Round 1, Crooked Stave Meet the Brewer, and a hand-drawn Anniversary Party Poster.

Here's an image of one of the posters:

Three Events for PDX Beer Week

2013-03-03T13:33:00.000-08:00

March 2013 /
I am working with Belmont Station to organize two events for PDX Beer Week, and I am organizing an additional one on my own. I am planning a public walk through Forest Park with four breweries - Breakside, Coalition, Commons, and Hopworks. The public will get to meet some people from the brewery, identify edible plants and learn directly about the beers that each brewery made. The other two events are special tappings at Belmont Station. I will tap the four beers from the four breweries listed above, and I am also coordinating a Colorado Beer Tapping. Dates are not yet finalized.

Pub School written up in the Scotland Herald

2013-02-19T13:02:00.000-08:00

February 2013 /
Pub School, my pop-up pub project in Glasgow was mentioned in the Scotland Herald during an interview with Jake Griffin, now-brewer at Fyne Ales. Jake mentions my project as one of the major influences for how he got a start in the brewing industry and the article goes on to talk all about the event. My name is not mentioned, but I'm still really pleased to see that what I organized has had such a lasting impact on so many lives! Robbie Pickering, the director of Glasgow Beer Week, says that my event was the GBW prototype. I'll need to post a statement from him soon too. To see the full article, download the image above or visit The Herald here.

Beers Made By Walking (2012)

2012-11-01T11:21:00.000-07:00

2012 /
The first Beers Made By Walking program was so inspiring that I decided to expand the program this year. To recap BMBW is a program that invites brewers to make beer inspired by nature hikes and urban walks. Each walk is different, each beer is a portrait of that landscape.

This year I worked with sixteen breweries, ten homebrewers, and organized four events in three states - Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. For each event I published a catalog that also served as an informational menu with descriptions of the hikes, the beers, and each brewer's thought processes. Last year I organized the project as part of the UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art programming and this year I decided to do the project independently. Below are some recaps of the four events and some of the hikes. You can also see more information at beersmadebywalking.com.

Oregon

The public hike through the Whychus Canyon Preserve with Deschutes Brewery

In Oregon I worked with five breweries in distinct parts of the state. Deschutes Brewery is in Bend and their hike was through the Whychus Canyon Preserve. Their beer raised a couple thousand dollars for the Deschutes Land Trust. Standing Stone in Ashland hike Grizzly Peak. Flat Tail in Corvallis walked along the waterfront area in town. Upright and Coalition are both in Portland. Coalition's hike was through Forest Park, the largest in-city park in the county. Upright's hike was in the Mount Hood National Forest.

The beers were served at Belmont Station in Portland on October 22nd. The beers were:
Coalition Brewing - Ale with Stinging Nettles and Salmonberry
Deschutes Brewery - IPA with Juniper and Sage
Flat Tail Brewing - Fresh Hop Cherry Saison with Corvallis Cherries and Yarrow
Standing Stone Brewery - Ale with Sweet Root, and Wild Ginger
Upright Brewing - Saison with Yarrow and Rose

Coalition Brewing's hike was through Forest Park in Portland

Salmon Berries

Washington

Our camping spot in Carnation, WA during The Long Walk

I was invited to do a Beers Made By Walking as part of Susan Robb's expansive project The Long Walk Seattle. A group of about 60 people walked 45+ miles on the King County Regional Trail System over three days from Seattle to Snoqualmie. I worked with Snoqualmie Brewery to create a beer with ingredients from a walk around a park in Carnation, WA, which was one of the overnight stops along The Long Walk. The beer ended up being a Stinging Nettle Ale and was served while we at the park.

Colorado (Denver)

I invited ten breweries across the state of Colorado to go on nature hikes and make beer inspired by the landscape of Colorado. The beers were served during the Great American Beer Festival at Wynkoop Brewing in Denver, one of the main drinking destinations of the week. Visitors from all over the country were able to these local-minded beers. The brewers ranged from brand-new small breweries to more established large breweries.

A list of the beers for the event:

Crooked Stave - Foragester Sai-bucha - A blend of three beers with jasmine kombucha tea, linen flowers, and wild grapes.
Oskar Blues - Opuntia Zytha - Our brew is a Golden Ale made with prickly pear cactus and fresh hops picked out of Charlie Papazian's yard.
Lone Tree - High Plains Harvest Brown - Brown Ale with whiskey soaked pumpkin seeds and orange blossom honey.
Phantom Canyon - Sundance Saison - A balanced and clean Saison made with rose hips and sumac.
Pikes Peak - Dances with Bees - Inspired by a hike to Palmer Lake Reservoir, a golden honey ale with sunflower seeds.
Pikes Peak - Kriekenstein - A 4% sour mash Kriek with chokecherry.
Ska Brewing - Cerveza de las Animas Perdidas - A dry and fruity Saison spiced with juniper, yarrow, and chokecherries, inspired by the Animas River in Durango.
Strange - Eldorado Bel-Gin Dark - Brewed with juniper berries and pineapple weed this Belgian Dark Ale is the color of the canyon walls along Eldorado Creek.
Trinity - Saison Du Tomme - Light bodied Saison with rose hips and amaranth from the hike, also added is lemongrass and grains of paradise.
Wynkoop - Oishi Gochiso - A light lager made with pacific rim hops and a blend of spices and tea inspired by our urban walk.

Colorado (Colorado Springs)

Some of the walkers at Palmer Lake Reservoir

A text from the BMBW website reads:

This summer we invited eight groups of local homebrewers to join us on a public hike. We walked the Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail, identifying edible and medicinal plants along the way. Each group came up with an exciting and innovative recipe, using ingredients that are non-traditional in contemporary brewing practices. The beers were produced at Pikes Peak Brewing and will be available at the brewery for one day only.

Four of the beers during the tasting event at Pikes Peak Brewing in Monument, CO.

We hosted about 25 people on our public hike and the beers were served in early September. A couple of the beers were selected to be rebrewed on a larger scale at local breweries and were served at the Denver event as well. Here is a list of the beers and the brewers:

Bryan Paradisi and Oren Weil
Professor Plum / Brandy Oak Plum Porter

Carol White and Zenia Brink
Rosie's Wild Hips and Hops / Belgian Pale Ale with Rose Hips, Clover Honey and Wild Hops

John Landreman
Sundance Saison / Saison with Rose Hips and Sumac

Josh Adamski
Maple Ryetious Pale Ale / Maple Rye Pale Ale

Mike Bordick
Palmer Special Ale / Belgian Rye Brown with Maple and Juniper

Mike "Lefty" McGuckian
Dances With Bees / Cream Ale with Sunflower and Wildflower Honey

Scott Simmons
Kreikenstein / Sour Stein Kreik with Chokecherry

Scott Werner
Gose of Summer's Past / German Gose with Bee Balm and Sumac

A Walk to Pikes Peak

2012-10-31T15:31:00.003-07:00

2012 /
Commissioned by the Art History Program at UCCS and the UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art, Harrell Fletcher and I lead a group of roving learners from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to the top of Pikes Peak. The journey took three days, students and members of the community tagged along when they could and left as they needed to. A small group of nine people were able to accomplish the entire walk. We camped overnight at a house near Manitou Springs and at the Barr Camp on the mountain. Along the way each member of the walk contributed a short lecture or presentation that related to the places we walked through. The project was co-organized by my "Walking, Art, and Place" class, offered through the Visual and Performing Arts and Geography departments at UCCS.

Interview with Christian Ettinger of Hopworks Published in Mobile Phenomena

2012-10-23T13:11:00.000-07:00

October 2012 /
An interview I conducted with Christian Ettinger, owner of Hopworks Urban Brewery, was published in the book Mobile Phenomena, published by Temporary Services through Half Letter Press. The interview is about the sustainability initiatives behind the Hopworks business and their dedication to bike culture, specifically the bar-bike they built for the brewery.

More information about the book:
Mobile Phenomena is a new collection of over eighty-five photographs and two interviews. It is the result of years of research on common instances of mobile phenomena that impact people and their uses of shared city and rural spaces. In this book you will find bookmobiles, mobile forms of commerce, inventive mobile art projects, mobile structures created for use during protest, and some strange applications of mobility that defy easy description,categorization, or whose function could not be readily discerned. Mobile Phenomena can unhinge the expected roles we take in shared city spaces. Mobile structures can become a new norm when they work. It is our hope that this book can be an inspiration to other citizens, artists, activists, nomads, and anyone who is interested in escaping the constraints of their location, culture, or other factors that make realizing oneʼs desires difficult.

The books is available for purchase at Half Letter Press.

Write up in Draft Magazine

2012-07-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

July 2012 /
Beers Made By Walking is featured in the latest issue of Draft Magazine, one of the leading magazines for craft beer. The article is titled "These Beers Were Made For Walking" and is located on page 14, check out the digital version of the magazine here. The article comes at a perfect time, as I'm in the middle of organizing BMBW in Oregon, Colorado, and Washington, with events at the end of July and a few in October.

Invitational panelist for the 2012 Beer Bloggers Conference

2012-07-23T13:26:00.000-07:00

July 2012 /
Earlier in the year I was invited to be a panelist at the Beer Bloggers Conference in Indianapolis, IN. The topic of the panel was "Creating A Beer Event" and took place on July 15th. I was on a panel with Matt Leff from Rhizome Productions. I was able to talk about the various events that I organize around the country while giving advice to people who are interested in starting their own, smaller-scale, events.

Beers Made By Walking is Growing

2012-06-05T17:01:00.000-07:00

May 2012 /
Beers Made By Walking has grown quickly over the last year. In 2012, we will have four different variations in three different states. It started last year as a summer long program in Colorado Springs that invited brewers to go on nature walks and make beer inspired by edible plants seen along the trail. Each variation of BMBW is slightly different than the next.

I started a website at beersmadebywalking.com where I will track all things BMBW, keep interested readers informed, post photos from hikes and brew dates, hold information on the various tastings, etc. Go check out the site, click on the links to follow us on facebook and twitter too.

Article About My Work by Bryce Dwyer in Mash Tun

2012-06-05T16:31:00.000-07:00

May 2012 /
Bryce Dwyer wrote another article about my work, titled "Serving Art," for Mash Tun magazine. The article compares and contrasts a few of my projects to Tom Marioni's work The Act of Drinking Beer With Friends is the Highest Form of Art. Some of Bryce's thinking centers on the blurring of art and life. You can download and/or view the article here. I put the article online, hopefully that's not a problem with Mash Tun.

A quote: "Whereas beer is a readymade for Marioni, for Steen it is magic stuff with qualities that open up a broad range of experiences - both from the beer itself and the scene of its consumption."

Mash Tun is a Chicago-based beer journal, it has the feel of well-published zine. It features beer focused writing and scholarship about the history of beer, the art of beer, and articles about topics in the contemporary beer industry. This is the first publication. Here's what they say about themselves and this issue:

Mash Tun is our paean to craft beer. It follows the pleasures and aesthetics of craft beer and how it intersects with food, culture, and society. The Mash Tun comes in the form of a Journal, a Website, a Festival, and a Guide. It features contributions by: Bryce Dwyer Jeriah Hildwine ,Frank Hays Jamie Trecker, Shanna van Volt, Sarah Morton, Kyle Smith, Matthew Mikkelsen, Andy Skelton, Jon Braun, Dan Morgridge, Paul Durica, Samuel and Jesse Edwin Evan, Plural, Erin Drain Mairead Case, Michael McAvena Dan O’Shea, Michael Kiser, and Ed Marszewski.

A Walk to Pikes Peak - Collaboration with Harrell Fletcher

2012-05-15T15:19:00.000-07:00

May 2012 /

The Art History Program at UCCS and the UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art commissioned Harrell Fletcher and Eric Steen to lead a group of roving learners from UCCS to the top of Pikes Peak. The journey took three days, students and members of the community tagged along when they could and left as they needed to. A small group were able to accomplish the entire walk. Along the way each member of the walk contributed a short lecture or presentation that related to the places they walked through. The project was organized by the "Walking, Art, and Place" class, offered through the Visual and Performing Arts and Geography departments at UCCS.

33 Mile Walk Through Colorado Springs

2012-05-05T18:26:00.000-07:00

2012 /
I organized a walk that started in the Northernmost point at Colorado Springs and ended at the Southernmost point in Colorado Springs. The route was as direct as possible but stayed off of highways and avoided trespassing. The walk was at least 33 miles long and took nearly 14 hours to complete.

Interview with Bryce Dwyer on Bad At Sports

2012-03-05T17:17:00.000-08:00

March 5th, 2012 /
I was interviewed by Bryce Dwyer on Bad At Sports for an article titled "The Art in Brewing Beer: Eric Steen." It's a really nice article with really great questions on Bryce's part. It's part of a series that looks at artists using alcoholic beverages in their work. To read the full article, go here.

The Chef's Art in the CS Monitor

2012-01-28T15:16:00.001-08:00

December 2011 /
Beers Made By Walking was discussed in an article called "The Chef's Art," written by Carol Strickland in the Christian Science Monitor. My work was mentioned alongside many well-known 'food artists.' The article looks at a growing trend in contemporary art that sees artists creating social projects around the theme of food. See the full article here.

Guest Speaker on Heritage Radio Network

2012-01-11T09:10:00.000-08:00

November 2011 /
I was invited to be a guest speaker on the Beer Sessions Radio program of Heritage Radio Network. I spoke about the upcoming Performa project as well as the Glasgow Pub School. I was honored to be a guest alongside Joshua Bernstein.

Check out the radio program here, scroll down for my segment.

Self-published book about the Kraemer Family Library

2011-12-13T13:44:00.000-08:00

December 2011 /
My students and I published a book called Miles of Aisles: Reading Between the Lines. The book focuses on the goings-ons of one day in the UCCS Kraemer Family Library. The book was independently published and is now available for checkout at the library and the inter-library loan program.

Performa Brew Pub

2011-12-12T17:26:00.000-08:00

2011 /
Created for the HUB space at the Performa 11 Biennial and curated by Esa Nickle. A two-night exhibition in the form of a pop-up pub that celebrated the work of approximately twenty-five New York City homebrewers. The brewer's were commissioned to create beer specifically for the bar, and a resulting thirty-three beers were made. The brewers ranged in experience, from the seasoned veterans to those who have only made a few batches. Special glassware was made for the all-you-can-drink event, along with a twelve page catalog that had detailed information about each beer and brewer. Each brewer was present and available for conversation. All beer was displayed in pitchers on the shelf with the menu projected above it. People ordered at the bar and volunteer bartenders poured drinks all night. Kegs and bottles were also displayed on the floor and along the bar.

Mary Izett, an officer and founder of the New York Homebrewers Guild and beer writer, said this was 'The best bar in New York City.'

Collective Brew Day

2011-12-12T16:52:00.000-08:00

2011 /

Organized for the Performa 11 Biennial, Collective Brew Day looked at the sculptural and social aspects of brewing beer in New York City. Eight local homebrewers came together with their equipment and brewed beer in the same spot while Performa attendees passed by. Visitors could participate in the brewing, ask questions, and even drink special beers that were made by each of the brewers. Each brewer, speaking the same brewing vocabulary, brings their own unique equipment, modified for their specific needs, and their own perspectives on how to create a quality brew. The event was an educational precursor to the upcoming Performa Brew Pub, where the work of twenty five local brewers was exhibited and consumed in a two night pop-up pub.

Above Photo Credited to: Elizabeth Proitsis. Courtesy of Performa

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Proitsis. Courtesy of Performa

Beers Made By Walking

2011-11-05T17:40:00.000-07:00

2011 /
Beers Made By Walking is a summer long program where a public group goes on a series of hikes, identifies edible and medicinal plants along the way and make a beer based off what we see on that particular trail.

The project was sponsored by the Galleries of Contemporary Art in Colorado Springs. There were a total of seven hikes, open to the public around the Pikes Peak region, eight homebrewers were involved and eight beers were produced. The hikes ranged from easy to strenuous, from two hours to full day hikes, at many different altitudes. The beers were brewed commercially at a local brewery and then sold during one of two tasting sessions at a local beer pubs in Colorado Springs, Brewer's Republic. The beers were served in handmade beetle-kill pine sampling trays along with a twelve page menu. Each beer essentially became a portrait of the hike we were on.

A complete set of photos and information from all the hikes and the tasting sessions, including information about each beer, can be found here. I've included a few photos and a few details below as well.

A few homebrewers drinking together during the first tasting session.

The four homebrewers with their beer signs during the second tasting.

Our hike at Mueller State Park

Here is a list of the hikes, the homebrewer involved, and the beer they made:

Hike #1
Garden of the Gods - Justin Carpenter - Opuntaie Deorum - Prickly Pear Cactus Wheat Beer

Hike #2
Grant Goodwiler - Smoked Piñon Brown - Smoked Brown Ale with Piñon Pine Nuts

Hike #2
Isaac Grindeland - Monk Choker - Double Belgian IPA with Chokecherry

Hike #3
Palmer Park - Jason Miller - Lightning Strike - Ale with Juniper, 3 Leaf Sumac Berries, and Ponderosa Needles

Hike #4
Mueller State Park - Scott Buchholz - Limber Blond Ale - Strawberry, Limber Pine

Hike #5
Old Midland Railroad Grade - Rich Mock - Gruit to It - Wild Sage, Wild hops, Yarrow

Hike #6
Catamount Trail - Tom Brown - Eve's Forbidden Flower - Bee Plant, Tansy Mustard, Rose Hips, Amaranth

Hike #7
North Cheyenne Canyon - Matt Kupferer - Old Man of the Woods Stout - Sarsaparilla, Hazlenuts, Spruce

Presentation for Eat Art, NYC

2011-10-05T00:26:00.000-07:00

November 20th, 2011 / Following the Performa 11 events I will give a presentation on my recent work for Eat Art, a project curated by Tracy Candido and Eleanor Whitney. Here are the details:

Eat Art is a new socially-engaged happening that celebrates ART + FOOD + CONVERSATION. Artist studio tours, food tastings, dinner parties, art happenings and culinary events: EAT ART wants to mix and mingle with you in NYC's art and foodie spotlight.

Come hang out with EAT ART at an event all about beer: drinking, brewing, its history and as art. At Bitter & Esters, a new home brew shop in Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, we'll learn all about beer from Bitter & Esters' co-owner, John LaPolla. Sip on a Heather Ale designed by Eric and learn how to brew some yourself while talking about home beer brewing, beer history, ingredients like hops, yeast and special ingredients like heather, and beer styles. Eric will talk about his preoccupation with art and beer, as well as his current project, "Brew Pub" at the 2011 Performa festival and previous projects such as "Art & Beer" at the Portland Art Museum and "Pub School" at the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. 700 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

November 20th, 4:30pm.

Performa 11 - Brew Day and Brew Pub

2011-10-01T00:24:00.000-07:00

November 2011 /
I am pleased to announce that I will be a part of the Performa 11 Biennial. I have two projects:

Nov 12 - Collective Brew Day
I have invited a group of homebrewers to come together with their equipment and all brew beer at the same time in the same place. Brewers will share their creations, talk about how beer is made, and you can participate in the brewing process

Nov 18th and 19th, 6-10pm - Brew Pub
For two nights, Performa will host a pop-up pub that will serve 33 homebrewed beers from 25+ NYC homebrewers. Beers will range greatly in style, color, and taste. $20 gets you a special glass and then enjoy all you can drink.

Information about Performa 11
Performa 11, the fourth edition of the internationally acclaimed biennial of new visual art performance presented by Performa, will be held in New York City from November 1–21, 2011. The three-week biennial will showcase new work by more than 100 of the most exciting artists working today, in an innovative program breaking down the boundaries between visual art, music, dance, poetry, fashion, architecture, graphic design, and the culinary arts. Presented in collaboration with a consortium of more than 50 arts institutions and over 50 curators, as well as a network of public spaces and private venues across the city, Performa 11 will ignite New York City with energy and ideas, acting as a vital “think tank” linking minds across the five boroughs and bringing audiences together for brilliant new performances in all disciplines.
Founded by RoseLee Goldberg in 2004, Performa is the leading organization dedicated to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of twentieth-century art and to encouraging new directions in performance for the twenty-first century. Performa launched New York’s first performance biennial, Performa 05, in 2005, followed by Performa 07 (2007), and Performa 09 (2009).

Final Tasting for Beers Made By Walking 2011

2011-10-01T00:19:00.000-07:00

October 29th, 2011 /
The second installment of tastings for Beers Made By Walking. A summer long program in which a public group goes on a local hike. Along the way we identify edible and medicinal plants. A homebrewer takes note and afterword develops a recipe and creates a beer based off of what we see on the hike. The special ingredients are purchased in local shops, online, or harvested with permission on private property. The beer is then made at Pikes Peak Brewing and will be available for tasting one night only at one of our local pubs, Brewer's Republic. The beer essentially becomes a portrait of the local landscape, a celebration of place. They will be served together in handmade serving trays and a 12 page catalog that describes our summer long process.

Beers Made By Walking Tasting #2
Sat. Oct 29th / 4-8pm
Brewer's Republic / Downtown Colorado Springs / 112 N. Nevada
$5 Entry / Unlimited Tastes

Here is a list of beers and the brewers:
- Scott Buchholz - Limber Blond Ale - Strawberry, Limber Pine
- Rich Mock - Gruit to It - Wild Sage, Wild hops, Yarrow
- Tom Brown - Eve's Forbidden Flower - Bee Plant, Tansy Mustard, Rose Hips, Amaranth
- Matt Kupferer - Old Man of the Woods Stout - Sarsaparilla, Hazlenuts, Spruce

More info:
The first tasting event took place late August. This next one will be a lot of fun, but if you need convincing, here are photos from the first event. And here you can also see photos from the various hikes that we've gone on. The project is sponsored by the UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art and the beers were made at Pikes Peak Brewing Co.

Beer + Art at Big Feed, M12, in Yuma, CO

2011-09-01T00:16:00.000-07:00

October 15th 2011 /
I will be giving a presentation about Beers Made By Walking and other beer related projects that I've organized as part of a community based art program in Yuma, Colorado. I will be providing some of my Heather Ale for the talk. Additionally, I'll be speaking alongside Ro Guenzel, the head brewer of Left Hand Brewery.

The event is organized by artist collective M12, for their program The Big Feed. M12 organizes research-based and site-specific projects and programs in Denver, Yuma, and other places nearby. The Big Feed is a 2 day event that combines art, local industry, food, and the landscape. There will be presentations, a spit roasted bison, breakfast, music, and all sorts of other festivities.