Welcome to The Dérive Project

A No One Way art event designed to bring you some fresh perspective.

On August 10, 2009, we launched The Dérive Project.  The theme of our first remote project was gaining fresh perspective, and 42 artists working in 18 cities and 2 countries signed on without knowing the assignment or what would be required of them.  

After a week of suggested exercises to set the tone, the main assignment was released by email on August 15.  Artists were asked to walk out their front door and go on a dérive.  They were free to collaborate with other artists or work alone, and the assignment itself was to be viewed as a set of guidelines rather than a dictate.  Upon returning home, the artists were encouraged to respond to their experience, and to submit some web-ready version of that response to No One Way by 11:59pm Eastern Time on Monday, August 24th.  There were no restrictions.

This gallery is a showcase of their efforts.

Click here for background information and the full assignment details.