Surreal House is an annual community-created immersive installation on the first floor of PS1’s Close House in the month of December, conceptualized by Kelly Moore and featuring the work of many local artists!
It opens with our annual fundraiser party, Dada Prom, on the first Saturday of December, and also hosts other events including a family day, concerts, and your own private gathering (contact info@publicspaceone.com to learn more and reserve your date!).
LEAD ARTISTS:
Embry Valentino O'Leary, Jenna Davis, Mahsa Fallah, Nick Goergen, Piper Hartman, & Eylul Doganay
OTHER FEATURED ARTISTS & ART WORKERS:
Savannah Bustillo, Sophie Rogers, Eva Adderley, Sam Davis, Laura Moser, Meggan Fisher, Miss Conduct, Electra Switch, Martha Monick, Jeremy Endsley, On the Nozu, Mark Craiglow, The Merrymaking Missionaries, Eva Hill, Ellen Schneider, & more to come!
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
CALL FOR VOLUNTEER ART WORKERS — Help put it all together! We’re looking for folks to help with decoration, logistics, hands-on making, event staffing, and cleanup/deinstall.
SCHEDULE
Saturday Dec. 6, 7-10pm: DADA PROM
10pm-12am: Club DADA afterparty in the Dance Hall
an absurd fundraiser party — tickets on sale now!
Friday Dec. 12, 6-8:30pm: HOLIGAY PRIDE NIGHT
fundraiser and food drive hosted by Iowa City Pride
Saturday Dec. 13, 11am-1pm: SURREAL HOUSE FAMILY DAY
all-ages activities in Surreal House. RSVP optional.
Saturday Dec. 13, 6-8pm: POSSIBILITY PARTY
a year-end celebration with food, music, videos, and good company! RSVP required.
Mon. Dec. 8 - Sat. Jan. 3: open hours
Mondays, Fridays, & Saturdays 11a-1p, Tuesdays & Thursdays 6-8p
(closed Dec. 21-Jan. 1)
Interested in planning your own private gathering or public event? Contact info@publicspaceone.com to learn more and reserve your date!
Surreal House 2025 is co-presented by:
past SURREAL HOUSEs
2024 lead artists: Harriet Burbeck and Daniel Murphy; Sara Montgomery, Bekah Ash, and Amanda Mosley; The Wall Flowers; art workers: Art Dusters, Fantasy Aerobics, Lottie Andes, Meggan Fisher, Will Kemple-Taylor, Martha Monick, Amber Morris, Ken Price, Dani Sigler, Julia DeSpain, Cale Stelken, Solomon Hess, Bea Drysdale, Michal Enon-Lynch, Ricardo Rangel, Jr., Jason Smith, Jennifer New, Libby DeFoor, Lauren Ross, Laura Moser, Kymbyr Koester, Lydia Diemer, Riley Hanick, Clare Kinkaid, Jenny Gringer, Kalmia Strong, Hannah Givler, John Engelbrecht, Bre Senior, Brian Nilles, Desiree Dahl
2023 lead artists: Kelly Moore, Harper Folsom, Clara Reynen, Tamara-Jo Schaapherder, Maura O'Dea, Tatiana Schaapherder, Kaelen Novak; art workers: Meggan Fisher, Martha Monick, Jenny Gringer, Sayuri Sasaki Hemann, Amber Morris, Ken Price, Poojana Prasanna, Melanie Landsittel, Ariane Parkes-Perret, Hannah Givler, Kymbyrly Koester, Bre Senior, John Engelbrecht, Lex Letourneau, Bea Drysdale, Kalmia Strong, Elizabeth Munger, Will Kemple-Taylor, Dani Sigler, Travis Kraus, jacob smithburg, Andres Mora, Graham Klemme, Alejandra Alvarez, Jeremy Chen, Emma Hodge
2022 included the creative contributions of: Kelly Moore, Martha Monick, Kymbyrly Koester, Jenny Gringer, Sayuri Sasaki Hemann. Emily Jalinsky, Amber Morris, Lottie Gumm. Stephanie Miracle, Meggan Fisher, Jason Smith, Will Kemple-Taylor, Thomas Agran, Ryan McGuire, Hannah Givler, John Engelbrecht. Kalmia Strong, The Art Dusters, Codi Josephson & Leo, Zen Cohen, Sharon Moore, Maura O’Dea, Logan Shoviak, Tamara-Jo Schapherder, Zachary Morris, Katheryn Ogden, Dorian Dean, Dominic Dongilli, Ken Price
