13 Short films. 13 Artworks. 13 Dishes. 7 emerging bands and djs Last Supper: History In 2005,what humbly started with a gathering of 50 as a Fall harvest dinner conversation showing artwork, films, and music in a quaint Brooklyn backyard, has grown into a glorious celebration of new talent exhibiting 13 emerging artists, 13filmmakers, 13 culinarians, and 7 musical acts as the centerpiece of a great collaborative festival with over 500 attendees in 2007. The Last Supper, in its 4th year, is a multimedia arts festival that celebrates artistic diversity and inventiveness of NYC based artists, musicians, culinarians and filmmakers by exploring their work through multi-disciplinary collaborations. The last exposure to outdoor interaction before the shearing winter, the festival uncovers the cornucopia of artistic genres in our backyard and creates an atmosphere for open dialogue and collaboration between the mediums, furthermore facilitating an exchange and connection between different artists, communities and audiences. The death of summer and the birth of winter is referenced and celebrated through 13 short films from emerging directors, 13 artworks from budding artists, 13 dishes from culinarians, and live theatrical performances- all at one dinner table, one venue, and one night. Photos	Multimedia Show Last Supper: Festival Design Thematically, The Last Supper displays artwork, films, music, and food of any genre and medium that interprets ideas of transformation, a celebration, consumption, and interaction. Although dogmatic in its title, the festival does not pursue religious subject matter necessarily, but merely offers a Western metaphor for the celebration of change, and the gathering of ideas. Previous film submissions drew from comedy, tragedy, drama, animation, video art, and documentary motifs, but are not limited to these categories. Artworks from past years included painting, drawing, sculpture, performance art, and photography. Music drew from bands, djs and singer-songwriters whose music captures the spirit of interaction. Past food artists included varying levels of emerging talent and scale of preparation, from home-grown goodies, and local farm interactions, to social experiments in taste. In short, the call for entries seeks to expose up-and-coming filmmakers, artists, musicians and culinarians to a creative audience of peers. Thirteen films will be chosen, along with thirteen artworks, thirteen culinary artists will present dishes, and Seven musical acts will all bring work to the dinner table. Photos
2007 Catalog Last Supper Book: 2007 Includes detailed bios and descriptions of Artwork, Films, Music, Food and Writing. PDF Download	Grant Package Last Supper: Project Proposal 2008 Fiscal Sponsorship grant package for potential sponsors.Project Description, Goals, Community... PDF Download
Submission Form Entries: Film,Art,Food,Music Call for Entries 2008. Artwork, Films, Food, Music, Writing submissions must be accompanied by this form. PDF Download	Press Release Press Kit: 2007 Press release 2007 available. 2008 Press Kit available in July 2008. PDF Download

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The Last Supper Film.Art.Music.Food Festival is an indoor-outdoor film, food, music and art festival occuring in NYC during the crux of seasonal change at the end of September. Referencing the celebratory nature of the feast, and the symposium of genres, the festival kindles the creative miasma sparked by NY's peppery fall and inventive community. The last exposure to outdoor interaction before the shearing winter, The Last Supper uncovers the cornucopia of creative genres in our backyard, and creates an atmosphere for open dialogue and collaboration between the mediums. 13 short films from emerging directors, 13 artworks from budding artists, 13 dishes from brilliant culinarians, and Music from several local bands and djs will grace the dinner table. The death of Summer and the birth of Winter will be celebrated through film, art, music, food and writing at the Fourth annual Last Supper Fest.

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Last Supper 2008 will address the theme of “Landscape”. Our occupation of the landscape is becoming ever more vital to analyze as environmental disasters, and social-political crisis loom and affect all aspects of our every day lives. It is crucial to survey the landscape of this upheaval as ongoing events such as the global food crisis, climate change, and rising health risks due to consumption, present alarming scenery. To interpret our environments through creative mediums with an audience of peers, is to strike a conversation, and invite ideas of change to the table. Works interpreting the festival’s title may explore themes of local to global landscapes in any field- social, political, emotional, economic, etc.

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