DI: Rectangle
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026
Bethlehem, New Hampshire
DesignInquiry and Directangle Press invite you to join us Saturday, August 1st, 2026 in Bethlehem, New Hampshire for DI:Rectangle. Artists, designers, and writers come together at The Colonial Theatre, The Gallery at WREN, Directangle Press, and adjacent neighborhood spaces to share readings, performances, live music, research presentations, panel discussions, and more!
Dynamic programming investigates the ways in which the concept and form of the rectangle shapes how we see, organize, create, communicate, and publish.
DI: Rectangle Symposium Public Programming
August 1, 2026 | Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Programming at The Colonial Theatre runs from 12–3PM and 6–10PM
All programming is free and open to the public! Donations are welcome.
9AM–12PM @ Various Neighborhood Locations
open for participant-led workshops, readings, and conversations
12–3PM @ The Colonial Theatre
Artist Presentations, Readings, and Panel Discussions
• Zach Clark survey activity
• Brendan Page
• Chris Swift
• Future Fragments
• Wreck/Tangles by Lucy Hitchcock
• 2026 DesignInquiry Fellowship Presentations
• additional participant presentations welcome!
3:30PM @ WREN Pocket Park
Medieval Hardcore or How I Learned To Stop Worrying performance by Micah Wood
4–5PM @ The Gallery at WREN
• RECTANGLE exhibition reception
• Christo Allegra Participatory Drawing
• Zero Depth by Stephen Parks, Tyler Rico, and Dimitry Tetin
7–8PM @ The Colonial Theatre
Screenings
• Image Beyond the Eye by Future Fragments
• experimental short films curated by Jesse Malmed
• A Rectangle Is Not a Cage video and music projection by Chris Swift
8PM–10PM @ The Colonial Theatre
Weird Music Night curated by John O’Donnell
• Syprodon performance
Let us collectively reframe the frame.
DesignInquiry is a non-profit collective exploring the intersection of design, art, and cultural discourse through immersive group experiences and creative research.
Directangle Press is a letterpress, Risograph, printmaking, and book-arts studio located in Bethlehem, NH that provides dedicated time and space for artists to research, create, and collaborate.