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AADL Talks To: Pat Oleszko, Performance Artist and Queen of the Ann Arbor Film Festival

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Pat Oleszko, circa 1971 and March 2024

In this episode AADL Talks to Pat Oleszko, visual and performance artist and Queen of the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Pat came to the University to study art in the late 1960s just as the program was experiencing a countercultural renaissance. She talks with us about her journey as an artist, from the vibrant experimental and collaborative arts community that welcomed her, to the institutions and events like the ONCE Group, the city's film festivals, and the Ozone Parade that shaped her and that she helped shape in turn. Pat also recalls some favorite performances and clashes with both feminists and law enforcement as she charted her inimitable career.

Eyemediae, 16th Annual 8 mm Film Festival, 1986

Eyemediae, 16th Annual 8 mm Film Festival, 1986 image
Year
1986

Ned Richardson at Temporary Drive in Theater for 8mm Film Fest, July 1989 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Ned Richardson at Temporary Drive in Theater for 8mm Film Fest, July 1989 image
Year:
1989
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 11, 1989
Caption:
BIG SCREEN — Ned Richardson takes a look at the temporary screen Eyemediae of Ann Arbor of Ann Arbor put up before hosting a drive-in movie at Elbel Field yesterday. Subsequent films in the festival will be shown at Eyemediae, 214 Fourth Ave. The series will continue until July 23 with Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' being shown at Eyemediae tonight.

Nick Zedd Poster, 16th Annual Ann Arbor 8 mm Film Festival

Nick Zedd Poster, 16th Annual Ann Arbor 8 mm Film Festival image
Year
1986

10th Ann Arbor 8 mm Film Festival Program

10th Ann Arbor 8 mm Film Festival Program image
Day
15
Month
February
Year
1980

Filmmaker Frank Davis, January 1987 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Filmmaker Frank Davis, January 1987 image
Year:
1987
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 2, 1987
Caption:
Film animator Frank Davis used the image of an 8mm creation to give his visage a new perspective.

Filmmaker Frank Davis, January 1987 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Filmmaker Frank Davis, January 1987 image
Year:
1987
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 2, 1987
Caption:
Frank Davis, shown here in his trademark hat and black outfit, has entered four films in this year's Ann Arbor 8mm Film Festival, which runs today through Sunday.