2014
Gedanken und Geschichten zur Mauer. Deutschlandradio (in German)
Berlin, 1989-2014. El Pais.
Sheryl Oring collects Wall memories in Berlin. Campas Weekly (UNCG)
Writing on the Wall. Jerusalem Post
Mobiles Maueramt zum Jubilaeum. ZDF: Morgen Magazin
Professor collects Berlin Wall memories 25 years later. Reuters
Ein Amt für Zerrissenheit. taz
Chefsekretärin aus den 60ern sammelt Mauergeschichten. RBB Radio
Kunstprojekt zur Berliner Mauer. Evangelischer Pressedienst
Maueramt. berlin.de
Maueramt wieder aufgebaut. B.Z.

2013
Takin' it to the Streets: UNCG brings famed NYC arts festival to downtown Greensboro. UNCG No
An Exhibition regarding Perspectives on Self and Other in Art and Human Rights at The University of Dayton. Arte Al Dia International
Find Art in Odd Places Downtown Greensboro News & Record

2012

Meet an Artist: Sheryl Oring. Greensboro News & Record
International Public Art Festival
"Art Prospect" Russia Beyond the Headlines
The Democrats Convene. Inside Higher Education
Secretaries Help People Write Letters to the President. WFAE Charlotte
Performance artists type peoples messages to the president. Charlotte Observer

UNC-Greensboro prof carves out space for civil public discourse. Raleigh News and Observer
Stalking Distinction. Art Forum
What is the role of the artist? Hyperallergic

2011
Reflections from the Typing Pool. On Being Blog
By Amy Gottlieb
Weekend Event Immortalizes 9/11 Stories. Washington Square News
9/11 Anniversary: New York Remembers. BBC
Typists Compile Memories of 9/11. Euro News
UNCG professor hopes to document memories of 9/11. News 14 (North Carolina)
For 9/11, Creating a Collective Memory. The New Yorker UNCG professor to record New Yorkers 9/11 views. Greensboro News & Record
Capturing the Quotidian: Book Artists Explore New Tools. The Bonefolder / Download Pdf of Article

2010
San Diegans Write Letters To President Obama. KPBS radio

San Diegans invited to express concerns and opinions to President Barack Obama. San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

2009
Do You Have a Creative Fix for Our Country? KPBS
Art as Policy Proposal. ArtsJournal

A Protest Postcard. Washington Post Video

2008

Notes for Next President Make Stop at McCormick Freedom Museum. Chicago Tribune

WSU students dictate their wishes for our next leader. Wichita Eagle

Dear Mr. President. Wichita Eagle - online
Artist Types Your Letters to the Next President. NPR’s Bryant Park Project

Writers Give Future President Their 2 Cents. New York Daily News

She’s Collecting Postcards With an Edge. Los Angeles Times
Artist Solicits Letters to Next President. Monterey Herald

2006

Brooklyn-based artist brings Birthday Project to Houston. Houston Chronicle
Secretary to the people. St. Petersburg Times

Locals send regards (sort of) to the president. The Independent Weekly (Raleigh)
Happy Birthday, Mr. President, From Art Fans. NPR, All Things Considered

2004
Gerd and Angie, You"ve Got Mail. Spiegel Onli
Wenn ich Kanzler ware, wurde ich .... MDR artour
Wenn ich Kanzler ware...ZDF, Mona Lis
Eine Postkarte fur Ihre Gedanken. Deutsche Welle Online
Getippte Meinungsfreiheit. Taz, nrw

Wenn ich Kanzler ware...Spiegel Online (German)

If I Were Chancellor I would…Spiegel International (English)

Postkarten an Gerhard Schroder und Angela Merkel. Berliner Morgenpost

Offentliches Wunschen. Deutschland Radio

Performance Postkartenaktion von Sheryl Oring. NDR Kultur Journal

Was taten Sie als Kanzlerin? Berliner Zeitung

Financial Times Deustchland: Aug. 22, 2005

Reuters TV: Aug. 21, 2005

Welt Kompakt: Aug. 18, 2005

ZDF, Heute in Europa: Aug. 18, 2005

NDR Abendschau: Aug. 17, 2005

RBB evening news: Aug. 15, 2005

Sky News, UK: August 2005

Peter Jennings' "Person of the Week" Public Opinion on Postcards ABC World News Tonight

Postcards to the President? Performance Art. Wall Street Journal
New York Expressionism. Washington Post
Sekretarin gegen Bush. die Tageszeitung (German)
One-woman campaign shows diversity of American political opinion. Deutsche Presse Agentur

A Salute to Free Speech. The New York Times
Postcards for the President. MSNBC, Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Postkarten an den Presidenten. ARD Tagesschau

2003
Machines That Speak Volumes. The New York Times

Artist’s Obsession: 10 Tons of Typewriters. San Francisco Chronicle.

Pre-2003 press is available in the artist’s archive.

INTERVIEWS

Interviewed by Chloë Bass. Secretary to the People: Civic Engagement Through the Art of Sheryl Oring, ed. Corey Dzenko. Bristol, UK: Intellect Books, forthcoming 2026.

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Interviewed by Rob Lee. “How Can Typing in Public Challenge Fear and Defend Free Speech?” On The Truth In This Art. Philadelphia, PA, July 3, 2025.

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Interviewed by Robert Marsch. “I Wish to Say / Sheryl Oring.” On Philly Has heART.Philadelphia, PA, May 28, 2025.

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Interviewed by James Campbell (with Corey Dzenko). “In Conversation with Sheryl Oring and Corey Dzenko.” On Intellect Books and Journals Podcast. Feb. 10, 2025.

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Interviewed by Corey Dzenko. “Creating an Archive of Our Times: An Interview with Sheryl Oring.” I Wish That I Had Spoken Only of It All: Twenty Years of Sheryl Oring’s “I Wish to Say,” 9-13. Curated by Corey Dzenko. DiMattio Gallery, Monmouth University, September 3-December 20, 2024.

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Interviewed by Rob Lee. “Fostering Art, Creativity, and Social Engagement With Sheryl Oring.” On The Truth In This Art. Philadelphia, PA, March 17, 2023.

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Interviewed by Beate Berger. “Die Aktionskünstlerin Sheryl Oring: Dear Mr. President.” On Deutschland Radio / Südwestrundfunk. Stuttgart, Germany, March 14, 2020.

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Interviewed by Sheila Cowley. “Arts in Podcast - Sheryl Oring.” On Creative Pinellas, St. Petersburg, FL, March 31, 2019.

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Interviewed by Corey Dzenko. “Radical Listening: Art and Citizenship in the Public Square - An Interview.” In Contemporary Citizenship, Art, and Visual Culture: Making and Being Made, Corey Dzenko and Theresa Avila, eds., 168-178. New York, NY: Routledge, 2018.

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Interviewed by Mark Ormond. “Mark Ormond and Sheryl Oring talk about her work, the current climate for words and her exhibition at Ringling College of Art and Design.” Agitype: Changing the World One Letter at a Time, 2-5. Curated by Mark Ormond. Lois and David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, 2018.

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Interviewed by Frank Stacio. “North Carolinians Pen Postcards for the New President.” On The State of Things, WUNC. Chapel Hill, NC, Jan. 24, 2017.

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Interviewed by Brent Goff. On The Day With Brent Goff, Deutsche Welle TV. Berlin, Germany, Oct. 14, 2016.

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Interviewed by Svetlana Mintcheva. “Q&A: Sheryl Oring and Svetlana Mintcheva.” In Activating Democracy: The ‘I Wish to Say’ Project,” Sheryl Oring, ed., 181 – 192. Bristol, UK: Intellect Books, 2016.

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Interviewed by Elizabeth Tew. “QandA with UNC-Greensboro art professor Sheryl Oring." In the Daily Tarheel, Chapel Hill, NC, Oct. 23, 2013.

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Interviewed by Deutsche Welle. “Role Models.” On Deutsche Welle In Focus, Feb. 16, 2013.

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Interviewed by Frank Stacio. “Artist Takes Public’s Words to the President.” On The State of Things, WUNC. Chapel Hill, NC, Feb. 5, 2013.

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Interviewed by Brian Lehrer. “Happy Birthday, Mr. President.” On The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, New York, NY. June 20, 2006.

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Interviewed by Brian Lehrer. “Take a Letter.” On The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, New York, NY. July 22, 2004.