Comodification of Art....

Did you hear this report this morning about How Hotels Buy their Art?  What do you think?

Spray Paint Art on Campus

Spray paint artist, Otho Cox, will be at the Lory Student Center Plaza on Friday, April 10th from 10pm-2pm creating works of art. Stop by to see this amazing talent on display. Cox will also be giving away pieces of art for free!

The UAG Biannual Banner Project-Re:Visioning the West

Deadline: April 18, 2015 Fee (USD): $20.00

The NMSU University Art Gallery invites artists of all levels, ages, and locations to submit digital files of original works in consideration for our UAG Biannual Banner Project. In conjunction with the exhibition opening of “Re:Visioning the West,” the theme of this Banner Project asks artists to create pieces inspired by the re-examination of the cliché and nostalgic Old West in order to see it in a fresh light. The project’s objective is to create an outdoor gallery experience, which echoes the exhibition within the UAG. All media are welcome, with no limitation on specific artistic tools or techniques. Marisa Sage, Curator of “Re:Visioning the West” and Director of the UAG, the UAG Exhibition Review Board, and Julia Barello, Academic Department Head of the NMSU Art Department – will all choose up to 6 artists whose works will be reproduced on to high-quality outdoor banners and hung on the banner systems installed on the outer walls of D.W. Williams Hall. This is an exciting opportunity to have thousands of viewers see your works as they drive off interstate 10 or 25 down University Avenue past the campus of New Mexico State University. A reception for the selected artist will be held in conjunction with the opening of “Re:Visioning of the West” on May 21, 2015, from 5 p.m-7 p.m. The banners will be exhibited from May 21 – August 22, 2015.

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Studio Culture 7:00 KRFC tonight!

TONIGHT'S SHOW features Wendy Ishii, John Devaney, and Laurel Devaney! Their production of "Juno and the Paycock" opens at Bas Bleu on April 4. Tune in tonight at 7:00PM!
http://www.basbleu.org/juno-and-the-paycock/

Prayer Flag workshop with Julie Gilliean

Delight in soulful day of creating in which Julie Gillen will show us her techniques for making prayer flags. (See full class description here.).  Saturday, May 16, 2014 • 10a – 4p

There will be a 1-hour break for lunch. Please bring your own. There will be snacks, soft drinks, water and ice available.

alwaysBcreating.com is a site run by artist Tracey Kazimir-Cree which focuses on organizing workshops in Northern Colorado, taught by nationally known mixed-media artists. Workshops are held at Masonville Artists' Studio, a retreat-like setting in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Summer Study Scholarship for Craft Artists

Tennessee Craft is offering four (4) fully paid 2015 summer workshop opportunities at the Appalachian Center for Craft or at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts – including room, board and materials. Scholarships are intended to provide educational advancement to craft artists wishing to improve their knowledge and skills in a craft medium of their choice.

Sponsored by an anonymous long-term donor, this unique funding opportunity helps fulfill Tennessee Craft’s mission to continue and create Tennessee’s fine craft traditions by encouraging and supporting interested craft artists on their next step.

Online applications are now available here. Please see the printed eligibility guidelines to ensure you qualify before submitting an application. All applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm CST on Sunday, April 05, 2015. We regret that applications submitted after the deadline cannot be considered.

Adopt a Box for the Fort Collins Cafe!

Blueprint Earth Collective, a local landscape design company, and Urban/Rural Design, a local architectural design firm, graciously donated their time and talent to design an outdoor space for FoCo Cafe that will provide a pleasant environment in which to dine and also provide growing space for the cafe.  A volunteer group fromLeadership Fort Collins has taken on the task of making the design a reality.  As FoCo Cafe is truly a community restaurant, the Plant it Forward campaign is a community project.  We need your help and there are multiple ways to support the project.

Adopt a Box

The greatest way for individuals or groups to support this project is to “Adopt a Box” by purchasing the supplies and building a planter box from the landscape design.  There are six different sizes of planter boxes totaling 23 boxes needed to complete the design.  The cost of building a planter box ranges from $100 for a small box to several hundred for the largest boxes in the plan and takes just a few hours to build.  Local Cedar Supply Lumber Company is generously offering a discount to all groups building planter boxes for this project. Adopting a planter box is a great opportunity to support team bonding, promote volunteerism within your organization and give back to our wonderful community, in addition to exposing your organization to approximately 1500 diners that visit each month.  For more information or to sign up as an Adopt a Box sponsor, please contact Paul Christenson at pchristenson@turningpnt.org or (970) 567-0945.

Support a Box

The second way groups or individuals can support the project is to “Support a Box” by making monetary donations.  The funds will be used to purchase supplies to build the planter boxes.  There is a group of volunteer builders willing to build boxes with supplies purchased through donations.  The goal is to raise $4,000 which will support getting the planters built, filling them with soil and planting the herbs, flowers, fruits and vegetables.  All donated funds will be directly used for supplies for this project, but in the case of a surplus, remaining funds will be used for general operating expenses for FoCo Cafe.  Please choose an amount below that works for you, your family or your organization:

$200 – Large Planter Box Sponsor – This will provide enough materials for the volunteer builders to construct one of the larger planter boxes.  You or your group will receive recognition on a plaque at FoCo Cafe as supporters of the “Plant it Forward” project.

$100 – Small Planter Box Sponsor – This will provide enough materials for the volunteer builders to construct one of the smaller planter boxes.  You or your group will receive recognition on a plaque at FoCo Cafe as supporters of the “Plant it Forward” project.

$50 – “Plant it Forward” Supporter – This will help provide overall funds for the project.  You or your group will receive recognition on a plaque at FoCo Cafe as supporters of the “Plant it Forward” project.

Choose your own amount – All donations help provide overall funds for the project.  You or your group will receive recognition on a plaque at FoCo Cafe as supporters of the “Plant it Forward” project.

Thank you for Planting it Forward!  With your help, we can feed our community ourselves! For more information, contact Paul Christenson atpchristenson@turningpnt.org or (970) 567-0945.