During What the Heck Fest,  co-organized by Anchor artist Phil Elverum, Anchor art space hosted a talk and presentation by Rich Jensen on the subject of Space City.   Statement- Rich Jensen -Space City Intensive installation and discussion  July 2009
A Space City Intensive It follows from a fascinating summer's day a group of friends from Olympia spent together in 1985.  The day involved an expedition from Olympia to a pioneer dairy farm east of Big Lake where the group visited a singular self-taught artist and tinkerer, Frank Reinhard.  The group collected several hours of audio documentation of the visit with Frank.  Some samples of this audio will be available for review as a part of the presentation this Friday evening, July 17th at Anchor art space as part of What the Heck Fest. Installation opening from 5:30 - 9:00 pm. A free event. Frank was the creator of a roadside attraction that he called Space City, a free home-made futuristic display which he maintained in his front yard as a public amenity for the enjoyment of thousands of visitors from about 1956 until 1962 when he became concerned about becoming the target of vandalism. My hope is that the installation will provide an opportunity for the What the Heck audience (and other interested persons and passersby) to reflect on the social and historical context of their community, the experience of decades passing, and problematic conditions that surround and infuse the public presentation of artistic work and exploration. About 8pm there will be a reunion of friends that visited Frank Reinhard, creator of Space City on that day trip from Olympia in 1985  We will have a public-oriented talk about our recollections of that particular day, about visiting with Frank, and what the heft of 25 years feels like.   We'll see how conversation goes, hopefully with some energy from the audience, and then we'll play some audio from the day with Frank.  Written by Rich Jensen, edited by Jean Behnke, curator Anchor art space, July 2009