By Susan Jedrzejewski, McColl Center for Visual Art What’s an Air-O-Gram? It’s a silent performance-based artwork by a group of actors playing “air-instruments” and conducted by Knight Artist-in-Residence, Susan Lee-Chun. The Air-O-Gram experience lasts around five minutes and can be delivered to recipients in Charlotte for the low price of $20. What a steal for this air-tastic experience!

Why send an Air-O-Gram? If you want to be the topic of conversation at the water cooler, order an Air-O-Gram. If you want to serenade your lover, order an Air-O-Gram. If you want to impress your boss by “thinking outside the box,” order an Air-O-Gram. If you want an afternoon pick-me-up without the caffeine, order an Air-O-Gram. If you want to experience a unique performance-based artwork, order an Air-O-Gram. Where can Air-O-Grams be delivered? Air-O-Grams can be delivered to Charlotte area offices, retail spaces, restaurants, parks and even the front steps of your home. You tell us where, we bring the air! When can the Air-O-Gram be delivered? Performances will be delivered November 1-3, 2011 and can be arranged during a time of the day that best meets your needs. How do I order? Send your name, the intended recipient of the Air-O-Gram, and address where the Air-O-Gram should be delivered to Angela Grauel, Education and Outreach Manager at [email protected] or call us at 704.332.5535 prior to October 26, 2011. Due to the limited number of Air-O-Grams available, priority will be given to those within a 10 mile radius of Center City. Payments must be accepted before delivery. More about the Artist Fascinated with the power of humor and its capacity to grab the attention of a wider audience, Susan Lee-Chun employs a tongue-in-cheek style that incorporates video, sculpture, installation and performance. In her work, camouflage functions as the great equalizer; lines that divide us by race, identity and class are blurred. In her ongoing investigation of identity, authenticity and perception, what appears to mirror reality reflects the power behind an illusion fabricated to deliver a fantastical faux experience. Susan Lee-Chun, along with other artists committed to this type of discourse, honors the current movement towards a multicultural and multiracial existence. Susan Lee-Chun obtained her BFA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and MA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited & performed widely in the U.S. and abroad- Herning Kunstmuseum (Denmark), Vienna Biennale (2006), Pacific Asia Museum (LA), The Moore Space and Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami). Lee-Chun has also held residencies at the Bemis Center in Omaha, NE and Threewalls in Chicago, IL. Her work is found in public collections, including the Miami Art Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami. She is represented by David Castillo Gallery in Miami, FL