List of Temporary Events and Exhibitions

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## Meowzers

Meowzers opened on Februrary 14, 2008 and was the first Meow Wolf exhibit. It included theatrical and keyboard performances, and murals. Quinn and Matt were two of the contributing artists.

## Biome Neuro Norb

Biome Neuro Norb was a sci-fi themed art exhibit held in May 2008, on Second Street in Santa Fe. The Meow Wolf blog describes it as a "larval, collaborative installation." Rooms of the exhibit included caves with Mylar couches to watch stop-motion videos, a control panel, an orange forest, and an office with family photos. Mylar tubes and foam insulation were heavily used to decorate the space, and materials were acquired via dumpster diving at a local Salvation Army. Biome Neuro Norb also contained journals and other written documents. Around 16 artists worked on it.

## Monsters

*Main article: Monster Dance Battle*

Monsters was the first Monster Battle, held in June 2008 at the Santa Fe Plaza.

## Horror

*Main article: Horror*

Horror was a Halloween-themed art exhibit that ran from October 12th, 2008 to November 6th, 2008. It pioneered the technique of building an overall theme from the artists' individual projects, which would go on to to become a Meow Wolf staple.

## Hall of Fools

Hall of Fools was a weekend-long, photography solo show by David Loughridge, focusing on his experiences with bipolar disorder. It included a metal smithing show and a D-Numbers event. Guests were invited to write their own experiences on the photography, and the show "began to take on the elements of what a manic episode looks like over its duration. Along with his photography was an in-depth description of his stay in a behavioral and mental health hospital. The text opened with "Hello and welcome. My name is David. I have a mental illness called bipolar disorder." to which a guest responded by writing the phrase "Me too." next to it. A short clip of Hall of Fools was shown in Meow Wolf: Origin Story. Additionally, a reproduction of Hall of Fools was included in *Of Infinite Space*, his posthumous monograph.

It was coordinated by Vince Kadlubek, becoming the first Meow Wolf project that he worked on since his hiatus. Although the specific running date of Hall of Fools is unclear, it was held sometime between Horror and the Moon is to Live On.

## 2nd Annual Monster Battle

*Main article: Monster Dance Battle*

The 2nd Annual Monster Battle was held in June 2009, marking the debut of Snaggy.

## The Moon is to Live On

*Main article: The Moon is to Live On*

The Moon is to Live on was performed in February 2010, at Warehouse 21. It is currently Meow Wolf's only theatre production.

## Group Show 2010

A group show was held to celebrate the second anniversary of Meow Wolf. It was open on February 12th, 1th, 19th, and 20th of 2010.

## Habitats

June-July 2010

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## The Due Return

*Main article: Due Return*

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## Glitteropolis

*Main article: Glitteropolis*

November 30, 2011 to February 18, 2012

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## Omega Mart (2012)

July-Sept 2012

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## Lead with the Arts: Project Dreamscape

   Lead With the Arts: Project Dreamscape (also known as just Project Dreamscape) was a collaboration between Meow Wolf's CHIMERA and Albuquerque Museum's Lead with the Arts after-school program. Project Dreamscape ran from May 11, 2013 to June 9. It was created by 12 teenage students over the course of a year, each artist having their own presentation space in the 1,200 square foot exhibit. The storyline followed Lance Flansberg, a depressed man in his 20s who recently broke up with his girlfriend and ended up as an accountant, rather than achieving his goal of becoming a filmmaker. As Lance spends a lot of time asleep, the exhibit takes place inside his dreams.

The goal was to reach $15,000 in funding through Indiegogo, but only $455 was earned.

## Nucleotide

"Meow Wolf's installation at Thomas Robertello Gallery in Chicago, 9-6-13 thru 12-14-13"

## Select Fair Miami

"Lobby installation for Select Fair Miami 2013 as part of Miami Art Week"

## Moving Still

Moving Still was an exhibit at the Front in New Orleans. The first room was centered around a timeline that retold Meow Wolf's history, up until *Nucleotide*. It included news articles, videos, audio, concept art, and small sculptures from the former installations. The second room was a space that "[memorialized] the death and births of members of the group" through mirrors, a smoke machine, atmospheric lighting, ambiance, and personal objects from Meow Wolf artists. The artists credited include Leo Brown, Jake Snyder, Corvas K. Brinkerhoff II, Vince Kadlubek, Golda Blaise, Justin Crowe, and Mat Crimmins.

July 2014?

## Art Motel

2017, Las vegas. Created as part of the Life is Beautiful Festival

## Taos Vortex

*Main article: Taos Vortex*

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## Further Reading

* History of Meow Wolf: Providing Access to Creativity
* Meow Wolf Projects
* Meow Wolf's Flickr albums

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pleshaw, Gregory. "A Meow Wolf Retrospective, 2011 with Vince Kadlubek." *From the Heart of Gregory Pleshaw*, 9 December 2011, https://gregorypleshaw.com/2011/12/a-meow-wolf-retrospective-2001-with-vince-kadlubek/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jasmon, Dave. "History of Meow Wolf: Providing Access to Creativity." *Meow Wolf*, 7 December 2018, https://meowwolf.com/blob/access-to-creativity
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pleshaw, Gregory. "Biome Neuro Norb (Meow Wolf debut show)." *From the Heart of Gregory Pleshaw*, 17 May 2008, https://gregorypleshaw.com/2008/05/biome-neuro-norb-meow-wolf-debut-show/
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 None. "Biome Sweet Biome." *Santa Fe Reporter*, 21 May 2008, https://www.sfreporter.com/arts/2008/05/21/biome-sweet-biome/
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bradley, Sarah. "Of Infinite Space: Opening at photo-eye Bookstore's Project Space." *Photo Eye*, 10 October 2019, https://blog.photoeye.com/2019/10/of-infinite-space-opening-at-photo-eye.html?m=1
6. ↑ Origin Story
7. ↑ "Lead With the Arts: Project Dreamscape." *MutalArt*, https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Lead-With-the-Arts--Project-Dreamscape/42B9B76C38502A04
8. ↑ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-dreamscape-by-lwa-meow-wolf#/
9. ↑ Bush, Tori. "Meow Wolf: Moving Still at the Front." *Daily Serving*, 25 July 2014, https://toribush.com/2014/07/25/moving-still-at-the-front/