Mystic Joe is an interactive installation blending technology with art and interacting with the public in the form of a classic, vintage fortune teller created by computational artist; Joe McAlister.
Mystic Joe toured shopping centres, libraries, schools, industrial estates and other locations in Crawley from January to June 2019.
Crawley Borough Council undertook a public consultation on arts, culture and leisure activities in the town and employed Naomi Alexander and I to help them talk to local people in Crawley, to find out their thoughts about arts and culture in the town. We commissioned Joe McAlister who created Mystic Joe – a playful and interactive way for the public to interact with the consultation.
Mystic Joe launched on Wednesday 23 January 2019 at Dormans Youth Arts Centre and visited a range of locations in Crawley. Phase two of the consultation involved a series of focus groups led by Naomi and I. In total over 1000 people engaged with the consultation. The report into the process with a series of recommendations will be launched in October this year.
This is where Mystic Joe visited:
January
Mon 28: 12noon – 2pm Crawley Library
Tues 29: 7pm – 8pm The Hawth
February
Thurs 7: 6.30pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Fri 8: 10am – 11.30am Bewbush Children & Family Centre
Mon 11: 10am – 11.30am Broadfield Children and Family Centre
4pm – 6pm K2 Leisure Centre
Tues 12: 6.30pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Mon 18: 11.30am – 2pm County Mall Shopping Centre
Tues 19: 10am – 12noon Crawley Library 6.30pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Wed 20: 10am – 12 noon Worth Park
Thurs 21: 10.30am – 11.30am St Albans Church Coffee Morning
Fri 22: 12 – 2pm Crawley Town Hall foyer
Tues 26: 4pm – 6pm K2 Leisure Centre
Weds 27: 12pm- 2pm Crawley Library
Thurs 28: Bewbush Children and Family Centre
March
Mon 4: 10am – 11.30am Langley Green Children’s and Family Centre
Tues 5: 1pm – 2.30pm Northgate Learn & Play
Weds 6: 10am – 11.30am Maidenbower Children and Family Centre
Fri 8: 10am – 11.30am Pound Hill Learn & Play
Tues 12: 10am – 11.30am Southgate Children and Family Centre
Wed 13: Langley Green Children and Family Centre 4pm – 6pm K2 Leisure Centre
Fri 15: 10am – 12 noon Crawley Library
Sat 16: 10am – 2pm Wordfest Family Day at Crawley Library
Tues 19: 6.30pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Weds 20: 10am – 12 noon Crawley Library
Thurs 21: K2 Leisure Centre
May:
Mon 6: 11.30am – 4pm Ifield Mayfayre
Tues 7: 11am – 1pm Broadfield Community Centre at The Posh Club
Thurs 9: 6pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Sun 12: 8am – 12noon Gatwick Half Marathon
Weds 15: Sussex Parallel Youth Games at K2
Thurs 16: 6pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Fri 17: 4.30pm – 7pm STEMFest Advanced Technology Centre, Crawley College
Sat 18: 10am – 6pm STEMFest Crawley, Memorial Gardens
Sun 19: 2pm – 4pm Chagos Project at Dormans Youth Arts Centre
Tues 21: 6pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Sat 25: 11am – 3pm Diverse Crawley Cultural Day, St Pauls Methodist Church, Northgate
Sun 26: 12noon – 4pm Maidenbower Park Community Club Fun Day
Fri 31: 6pm – 7.30pm LUNA Outdoor Cinema, Tilgate Park
June
Sat 1: 6pm – 7.30pm LUNA Outdoor Cinema, Tilgate Park
Weds 5: 6pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Tues 11: 6pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Weds 19: 3pm – 5.30pm Manor Green Primary and College Fete
Sat 22: 12noon – 2pm Our Lady Queen of Heaven school fete
Tues 25: 6pm – 7.30pm The Hawth
Weds 26: Sussex Schools Games, K2
Sat 29: 10am – 2pm Armed Forces Day, Memorial Gardens
Sun 30: 1pm – 9pm Crawley Festival including a stop at The Comic Shop
July
Sun 7 Friends of Goffs Park Summer Fayre
Supported by Arts Council England.