A List of the First 30 Solo Magnet Shows

[jon foster]

1. 2760 Peter’s Creek Parkway Winston Salem North Carolina 27103 USA – Posted July 3^rd, 2023. Notes – The first show happened on the seat of a small bus station.
2. 34 Miller Street Winston Salem North Carolina 27104 USA – Posted July 4^th, 2023. Notes – I stuck the magnets to a napkin dispenser at a Starbuck’s inside of a Publix grocery store.
3. 211 East Third Street Winston Salem North Carolina 27101 USA – Posted July 6^th, 2023. Notes – Instead of paying for parking, I left some things in their parking lot.
4. 3500 Duncan Street Columbia South Carolina 29205 USA – Posted July 11^th, 2023. Notes – Miles and Misty went to play at the local splash pad, and I went walking around the small park looking for places to stick the magnets.
5. 1801 Canal Drive Carolina Beach North Carolina 28428 USA – Posted July 17^th, 2023. Notes – An hour after putting up the show, I watched a guy come change the trash bag, read the description of the art show, and then take the Richard Nixon magnet.
6. 415 S Hawthorne Rd. Winston-Salem North Carolina 27103 USA – Posted July 18^th, 2023. Notes – I was going to the grocery store to get food, so I thought I would stick some magnets to the base of a light post.
7. 2050 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, North Carolina 27707 USA – Posted August 4^th, 2023. Notes - I stuck the magnets to a metal goat. I think it was a goat.
8. 4118 Spring Garden St, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407 USA – Posted August 4^th, 2023. Notes – The broadside of a green dumpster is a great place to have an art show.
9. Riverside Dr, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 USA – Posted August 18^th, 2023. Curated By Rebecca Hutchinson Bodenheimer Notes – The first curated show down by the river in beautiful Asheville.
10. 5 Lawyers Row, Staunton, Virginia 24401 USA – Posted August 18^th, 2023. Curated by Diana Hale Notes – Diana said she put the magnets up on Friday, no one from the government would see them, and take them down.
11. Route 21 Riverside Drive, Gurnee, Illinois 60031 USA- Posted August 23^rd, 2023. Curated by Bonniediva Detweiler Shorr – Notes – Bonniediva stuck the show to a metal thing jutting out of the ground.
12. Davidson Street, Thomasville, North Carolina 27360 USA – Posted August 24^th, 2023. Notes – While putting up the show, I was mildly alarmed by the people hanging out in the nearby parking lot. I moved quickly. I left the magnets on the side of a broken-down short bus.
13. 1317 Winston Rd. Lexington, North Carolina 27295 USA – Posted August 25^th, 2023. Notes – For the past year, the city has been tearing down building after building on this road. The spot I put this magnet show on was once home to one of the most famous barbeque restaurants in Lexington.
14. 145 Elizabeth St. New York, New York 10012 USA – Posted August 27^th, 2023. Curated by Alexis Adams – Notes – The show was posted in a line and directly above an impressive lock.
15. 223 Grand Ave. South San Franciso, CA 94080 USA – Posted August 31^st, 2023. Curated by Eric Wheeling – Notes – Eric posted the magnet show at his job, inside a vegan restaurant.
16. 890 Main St. Boise, Idaho 83702 USA – Posted September 9^th, 2023. Curated by Alanna Meltzer-Holderfield – Notes – The colors of the magnets popped against a green newspaper rack.
17. 297 DCCC Rd. Thomasville, North Carolina 27360 USA – Posted September 14^th, 2023. – Notes – I stuck the magnets to my co-worker’s car. I put them in a position I thought he wouldn’t notice before he left work. He saw them.
18. W. 25^th Marshall St. Porland, Oregon 97210 USA – Posted September 17^th, 2023. Curated by Marko Reid – Notes – Marko posted everything in a horizontal line. They were stuck to a metal painted deep red and directly above a green ivy.
19. 900 Pier View Drive. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 USA – Posted September 18^th, 2023. Curated by Alanna Meltzer-Holderfield – Notes – A quick google of the area produced an Albertson’s grocery store nearby. Idaho + Albertson’s = Built To Spill.
20. 941 N. Broadway St, Los Angeles, California 90012 USA – Posted September 23^rd, 2023. Curated by Leslie Caldera. – Notes – Leslie wrote, “I put it up today in Chinatown. Across the way from an awesome statue of Bruce Lee!”
21. River Walk, Danville, Virginia 24543 USA – Posted October 3^rd, 2023. Curated by Debbie Foster – Notes – My mom put this one up when she and my dad went to the casino. She said she had a tough time finding something that was metal to stick it to.
22. East Third Avenue, Lexington, North Carolina 27292 USA – Posted October 10^th, 2023. - Notes – I decided that this was the correct location since there was a No Trespassing sign directly beside the metal wall.
23. Staton Island Ferry, 4 South Street, NY, NY 10004 USA – Posted October 12^th, 2023. Curated By Bibiana Padilla Maltos – Notes – Bibiana stuck the show to the side of the ferry and directly in front of attendees to this year’s Flux Fest.
24. 903 Randolph Street, Thomasville, North Carolina 27360 USA – Posted October 17^th, 2023. – Notes – And with this show I answered a question I’ve been thinking about, magnets will stick to blue USPS drop boxes.
25. 1700 North Park Street, Chicago, Illinois 60614 USA – Posted October 19^th, 2023 – Curated By LuEllen Joy Miller-Giera – Notes – More bowling alley’s need small magnets stuck to their blue side doors.
26. South Broad Street, Winston- Salem, North Carolina 27101 USA – Posted October 20^th, 2023 – Notes – These weren’t technically “stuck” to a location, many were clipped to the small box filled with tiny artworks.
27. 1125 Yadkinville Road, Mocksville, North Carolina, 27028 USA – Posted November 1^st 23– Notes – Since the building made ice, I thought it would be colder to the touch than a regular building. It was regular, building temperature.
28. Mueller Orchard near the intersection of Manor Rd and Berkman Dr. Austin, Texas, USA – Posted November 4^th, 2023 – Curated By Carmen Kennedy – Notes it’s nice seeing the magnets in front of a throng of pretty red flowers.
29. 632 Trade Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27101 USA – Posted November 14^th, 2023 - Notes – I stuck the show to my favorite bar in town. This coming Sunday they will celebrate their depraved 20^th
30. 1701 South Ocean Blvd. North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29582 USA – Posted November 26^th, 2023 – Notes – People look at you strangely when you’re videoing a public bathroom door.