Manifest, 2002-2015

In 2002, Mayfest began as a month long celebration and in 2004, it became an all-day urban arts festival, now called Manifest. In 2005, the Spectacle Fortuna, a parade of creativity, debuted. The next year, an island in Second Life was purchased and a student float competition was created. By 2008, the festival had 50 showcases, 14 galleries and 4 stages. In 2010, Industry Night was added, providing a place where students mingle with professionals in their field as well as the Great Convergence, or the raising of the Manifest star, featuring theatrical performances, music and visual art displays alongside the Redmoon percussion team. In 2011, the Manifest street team dressed up as birdwatchers and asked people to type up their greatest idea then follow them to a labyrinth where their idea was burned in a fire pit. Each year, Manifest grows with new activities are added its event calendar. A 200 foot zip line was a main attraction in 2013, complete with BMX bikes and a carousel.

written by student worker, Calley Nelson, 2015

The Manifest collection dates from 2002 to 2015 in 1.30 cubic feet (1 box). The strength of the collection lies it its ephemeral materials such as posters, flyers, and brochures, advertising and promoting Manifest and its related activities.

Chronological

Folder/Item Title, (date). Manifest records, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago.

While the entirety of this collection is available for research in person, portions of it have been digitized and made available online including:

Programs, 2002-2017 | http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/manifest/

The Manifest Programs contain information about the festival's various events, sponsors, general schedule, and the student staff managing the festival.

RG 11.07 Columbia Chronicle

The Columbia Chronicle has published a program for Manifest with weekly newspaper in May every year.

The entirety of the processed materials from the Manifest Collection are availabe to all users.

Any unprocessed items added to the collection that are not in this current inventory will become available for all users once the Archivist has updated the collection's description.

Materials are the property of Columbia College Chicago. Intellectual property rights of work belong to the original creators. Materials within the collection that are published and copyrighted maintain their copyright protections and must be used according to United States Copyright Law. Use of this collection and its materials is understood to be primarily for research, teaching, and creative study; additional uses, such as publication, exhibition, or other appropriate purposes may be considered upon consultation with the Archivist.

All physical materials and reformatted media must be viewed during a scheduled appointment time within the College Archives & Special Collections office. No materials are to be circulated unless otherwise consulted with the Archivist.

Access to some audiovisual media in the collection, such as VHS or audio cassette, may be temporarily unavailable pending digital reformatting.

Researchers viewing digitized, online material (http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/manifest/) from this collection may access these materials from home via the World Wide Web 24/7.

Access to reformatted media in the collection, such as VHS, audio cassette, phonographic records, or computer files, must be viewed within the College Archives & Special Collections office during a scheduled appointment. Although reformatted, these items cannot be sent electronically nor can be published in our online database due to copyright restrictions. A computer and other necessary equipment will be provided during the appointment to access these materials.