Saturday, December 10th at Rising Gallery Dallas
DJ Set By HOYOTOHO
7-11pm
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Brits at the Bar: Monica Price, Writer of Survive!
Friday November 18th was the date of the Dallas Art Crawl. Basically the DMA, Opera house and Nasher Sculpture Center were all open late for buisness. Cody Waits and I attended the extravaganza and saw John Mudd's band Ishi before we hit the scene. They sounded pretty solid, but it seemed they were playing to a track? Were they actually playing? The crowd ate it up anyway. We then headed into a packed DMA. If you haven't seen the Jean Paul Gautier exhibit at the Dallas Musem of Art yet... you are seriously missing out. The exhibit is by far the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. The craftsmanship, attention to detail and utter disregard for conventionality is completely breathtaking. Thats really all I can say about it right now. After seeing the exhibit Cody and I walked over to our normal haunt, The Fairmont Hotel bar. While ordering we met two lovely ladies from across the pond. Over a gin/ apple juice we talked British culture, funny accents and eventually got to the always fun subject of the Oasis brothers. Turns out one of the lovely ladies, a miss Monica Price is a playwrite. She just finished a new black comedy called "Survive!". Her comedy deals with the dark issue of cancer as several people find hope in places least expected and ultimately "Survive!" The play is patroned by Dame Judi Dench, (M in the James Bond Movies post 1995) and endorsed by none other than Liam Gallagher, the lovely former singer of Oasis. Monica showed us pictures of her and Liam hanging out earlier that week. You just never know who your going to meet over gin! For all you Londoners/Oasis fans, there will be a charity auction held on Monday, December 5th athe the Sanctum Soho Hotel in London. At this auction a wonderful signed painting of Liam will be sold to the highest bidder. All interesed parties should Email Monica at: Monica@monica-price.co.uk
If you're interested in seeing the play check out http://www.surviveshow.com/
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If you're interested in seeing the play check out http://www.surviveshow.com/
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Art Conspiracy 7 Wrap Up
Thanks to everyone who came out to support ArtCon 7! The show was amazing and the crowd was huge. I decided to paint a picture of the Oasis brothers for the event since for the past year i've been obsessed with Britpop bands. Rob Conover, Amber Campagna, Dylan Hollingsworth and Corey Godfrey all had stand out pieces in the show. I also want to give a warm thanks the Andy and David at The Art Menu as well as Freddy, Nick, Alex, Eddie and Cody Waits for hanging out all night and for the killer sushi and drinks before the event. Here are some pictures to remember the night.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Scott Tucker Showing At Art Conspiracy Saturday Night!
The Ransom Note
All Systems Are Go... The air is cooler, the nights are longer, and there's an increasing amount of activity at the Art Conspiracy warehouse. Now, it's time to let you in on our secret plans. Art Conspiracy Details:
Date: 7:00 p.m., Saturday, November 12
Location: 511 W. Commerce, Dallas, TX 75208
Music: Datahowler, The Hope Trust and J. Charles and the Trainrobbers
Admission: $10, opening bid for art is $20
Advance tickets available through Prekindle http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=20652597&msgid=338047&act=YWNE&c=256667&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prekindle.com%2Fpromo%2Fid%2F22058230578448943
Benefiting: Musical Angels http://musicalangels.vpweb.com/
ART CONSPIRACY 7
On Saturday, November 12, Art Conspiracy 7 will kick off at 7:00 p.m. at 511 West Commerce in Dallas. Original works from over 150 artists will be auctioned live in a fun, animated, free-for-all format. Art Conspiracy events are designed to be affordable and offer everyone a chance to purchase original artwork with opening bids starting at $20.
Local bands Datahowler, The Hope Trust and J. Charles and the Trainrobbers will provide musical entertainment and the Art Conspiracy stage will be transformed into a Tetris-inspired multi-media installation created with video mapping technology by artist, Edward Ruiz.
“Art Conspiracy brings artists on-site to create artwork,” says Erik Glissmann, Executive Director, Art Conspiracy. “We bring the artist community and audience involvement together for a unique style of fundraising. The event serves as an annual showcase of emerging visual artists and musicians. The all-volunteer Art Conspiracy Team transforms the venue into a pop-up gallery/concert hall with a fresh look every year.”
Art Conspiracy 7 will benefit Musical Angels, a Dallas nonprofit that provides free piano lessons to hospitalized children. Musical Angels offers lessons at Baylor Hospital and Children’s Medical Center and hopes to use the monies raised by Art Conspiracy to extend its reach and provide music lessons to children in additional area hospitals.
"I am very touched and beyond grateful that Art Conspiracy selected Musical Angels,” says Dr. Gustavo Tolosa, founder, Musical Angels. “Their generosity will make a positive imprint on the lives of many hospitalized children through the healing power of music."
Art Conspiracy is proud to partner with Art&Seek, which brings coverage of North Texas arts and culture to KERA FM, KERA television, KXT 91.7 FM and to the web at atandseek.org. This year Art&Seek volunteers will be at Art Conspiracy offering all co-conspirators a chance to flex their creative muscles by creating a piece for the Art&Seek Con Artist Gallery.
Since 2005, Art Conspiracy has raised over $110,000 for groups including:
Today Marks the Beginning’s MasterPEACE program
Resolana, a group that provides rehabilitative arts programming for women in the Dallas County Jail Preservation LINK, an organization that teaches audio and visual media to students in South Dallas and Fair Park
La Reunion TX, an artist residency in the making in Dallas
St. Anthony Community Center, a center that offers visual art, music and dance to more than 800 children in South Dallas
Art Conspiracy is street level philanthropy. Members of the creative community in North Texas pool their talents to create bi-annual fundraising events that support other nonprofit arts programs. Art Conspiracy events are designed to be affordable and offer everyone a chance to purchase original artwork at a reasonable level. Art Conspiracy is a 501c3 organization with IRS nonprofit status (so your donations are tax deductible!) More information is available at http://www.artconspiracy.org/
Local bands Datahowler, The Hope Trust and J. Charles and the Trainrobbers will provide musical entertainment and the Art Conspiracy stage will be transformed into a Tetris-inspired multi-media installation created with video mapping technology by artist, Edward Ruiz.
“Art Conspiracy brings artists on-site to create artwork,” says Erik Glissmann, Executive Director, Art Conspiracy. “We bring the artist community and audience involvement together for a unique style of fundraising. The event serves as an annual showcase of emerging visual artists and musicians. The all-volunteer Art Conspiracy Team transforms the venue into a pop-up gallery/concert hall with a fresh look every year.”
Art Conspiracy 7 will benefit Musical Angels, a Dallas nonprofit that provides free piano lessons to hospitalized children. Musical Angels offers lessons at Baylor Hospital and Children’s Medical Center and hopes to use the monies raised by Art Conspiracy to extend its reach and provide music lessons to children in additional area hospitals.
"I am very touched and beyond grateful that Art Conspiracy selected Musical Angels,” says Dr. Gustavo Tolosa, founder, Musical Angels. “Their generosity will make a positive imprint on the lives of many hospitalized children through the healing power of music."
Art Conspiracy is proud to partner with Art&Seek, which brings coverage of North Texas arts and culture to KERA FM, KERA television, KXT 91.7 FM and to the web at atandseek.org. This year Art&Seek volunteers will be at Art Conspiracy offering all co-conspirators a chance to flex their creative muscles by creating a piece for the Art&Seek Con Artist Gallery.
Since 2005, Art Conspiracy has raised over $110,000 for groups including:
Today Marks the Beginning’s MasterPEACE program
Resolana, a group that provides rehabilitative arts programming for women in the Dallas County Jail Preservation LINK, an organization that teaches audio and visual media to students in South Dallas and Fair Park
La Reunion TX, an artist residency in the making in Dallas
St. Anthony Community Center, a center that offers visual art, music and dance to more than 800 children in South Dallas
Art Conspiracy is street level philanthropy. Members of the creative community in North Texas pool their talents to create bi-annual fundraising events that support other nonprofit arts programs. Art Conspiracy events are designed to be affordable and offer everyone a chance to purchase original artwork at a reasonable level. Art Conspiracy is a 501c3 organization with IRS nonprofit status (so your donations are tax deductible!) More information is available at http://www.artconspiracy.org/
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