Treasure or Trash?

I heard about this artist on NPR on the way to school, Justin Gignac who boxes trash and sells it as art, believing that packaging has much to do with our idea of what quality is.  He also makes paintings of things he wants, and trades them in for what he desired, such as pizza. 

Tate Shots Rock

If we could all go to the Tate Modern in London and explore...we would have such a grand time.

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Three Writers Feel the Lure of Comics

I heard this on my drive in this morning & received it as an RSS when I checked my email.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87867518&ft=1&f=1047

KC Art Students: You are needed

Dear Art Students:

Please consider participating in these activities this semester.

Please help the art department celebrate our area during the KC 40th anniversary event. The college is expecting many people to attend that day and programs all over campus are sponsoring events and exhibitions.

On Friday, April 25th from 3-7 PM.

• We are planning an open house event and invite you all to be actively working on anything in the studios during that time: You can choose a spot in the studio
• to paint, carve, draw, model, solder, set-stones, throw on a wheel, photograph, hammer, etc…
• we would really like to showcase your work in the display cases and on the walls so we need you help filling up the space and helping to make the display. Can you bring some work in from previous semesters?
• There may be food and drink and music (MP3/CD) or live music if any of you play an instrument would like to perform.

In addition:
• There are other events on campus that are looking for art assistance The Apple Tree production needs a large Oscar prop made of cardboard…is there a volunteer out there?
• So please…talk to any of the art faculty about your ideas and participation
• Please consider organizing as a student group to come up with ideas…like say a T-shirt contest?

Kish Coloring Book Collaboration update

Just a reminder, we are excited to combine the efforts of the artists here are Kishwaukee College to publish a collaborative coloring book. In order to make this happen, we will need images soon.

The deadline for submitting a contour-drawing for the coloring book is 2 weeks from now on April 3rd. As for what to draw, draw whatever you want. Abstract shapes, optical lines, a scene, a portrait, a subject, a cartoon...whatever satisfies your artistic soul, it will find an audience with someone.

Our idea is to give these books out for free so that many people will have a chance to enjoy your work. Just remember the image should have high contrast so it is suitable for coloring. Good mediums for that are sharpies, pen/brush and ink, etc. 8.5x11" is a good size to think about, but it can be larger or smaller. We can change the size on the computer to suit the needs of the book.

What we have so far, looks good. Please contribute your "Color Me Kish" picture for the book. Drop off your picture any time at my office, B-426. Leave your name and email so that I can get the picture back to you after scanning/photographing the image. Thanks!

(drawing by Aaron Kapper)

Kish Juried Student Show...submit your work to the Gallery

Kishwaukee Art Gallery's next show is the Juried Student Art Exhibition!  Unlike last semester where the artwork that was submitted revolved around a selected theme (metamorphosis), in this show there is no theme.  Just students making great art about whatever you choose, and then submitting it for the show!

We will have 2 outside objective jurors select artwork from the submissions and decide what makes it into the show, and which artists earn awards and prizes.  So if the incentive of having an audience in a professional art space viewed by the community isn't enough, you could earn an prize for your efforts as well!

As usual, the artwork needs to have been done while you were a student at Kish, and it needs to have good presentation.  In addition to craftsmanship, that means, if it is 2-D, it may need matting, plexiglass, frame, hanging device, etc.  Ask Carol-lynn, Michelle, or Miles for advice if you have questions about the show.

Submitted artwork for the show is anywhere from March 31st-April 4th.  That's two weeks to figure out what to put in, or what to make.  This will be the last show of the year!

(painting by Kelly Semon)

Christian's Photography MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception TONIGHT!

Hey Kish Art Community!  Christian Arrecis teaches our Photography classes at Kish, and he is having his MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception tonight, March 20th, from 4-6pm.  

Yeah, it's short notice, but come on out to show your support and see some great art.  Get a chance to talk to meet and talk to Christian about his work in person!

Christian's photography work is on exhibit at NIU's School of Art in Gallery 214.  The show comes down tomorrow :-( !

Otherwise, have a nice holiday weekend.

Google Sky....cool

If you are like me, it is great to find new and exciting visual resources that you can use to help create your artwork. Well, this is really cool for all you space enthusiasts out there.

So the folks at Google sat around and said, "what can we do that is even cooler than what we've done in the past?" And behold, they gave us Google Sky. It's like Google Earth, but for the universe.


Do check it out.

	Curator's Tour: Karen Irvine: This Land Is Your Land Tuesday, March 11 @ 12pm MoCP, 600 S. Michigan Ave. Please join us asThis Land Is Your Land curator Karen Irvine leads a tour of the exhibition.

Mr. Picasso Head

If you have time to visit this, it probably means you should be spending much time making your own art work, but check it out for a few minutes of diversion...
http://www.mrpicassohead.com/

Holy BallPointPen Batman!!!

Check out this site and be amased by the photo-like quailty produced by the almighty pen.
After all the pen is mightier then the sword.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=511688&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow

IMPROVE EVERYWHERE

Performance art is funny to me I have heard of these guys a few times and they really crack me up. Check out their web cite and let me know what you think. http://improveverywhere.com/ One of their latest missions, mobile desktop, was entering a Starbucks and bringing their desktop computers to use the free wireless internet. They got some good reactions check it out.            

"NIU Women Artists" show and reception...

The DeKalb Area Women's Center (DAWC) at 1021 State Street, DeKalb, will be hosting a show March 1-28 entitled "NIU Women Artists" with a reception Thursday, March 6, 4-6pm.

The reception is this Thursday, for those interested in attending.

A "Color Me Kish" Art Coloring Book?

Want to publish a Kish-made coloring book together. Subject matter to be determined by you, the artist. Express yourself while sharing what you do with your peers. Contour-esque/high contrast drawings would work well for a coloring book format.

If people are interested, they should submit their drawing(s) to either Carol-lynn or Miles so that we may scan/photograph the images and publish them in book format.

If we are to publish before the Kishwaukee College 40th Anniv, we need to get cracking! This leaves us about a month plus. Submit something you already have suitable for a coloring book (any age), or make something new. Use your imagination, have fun. Let us know your thoughts, suggestions.

D.O.T.

hey guys! want to support local music? this saturday at the house there's going to be a great hiphop show, which i'll also be at doing live painting. so i guess it's to support local music and help me pay my rent?

either way. does anyone know where i can get alot of cardboard cheap? i need a ton of it for some paintings.

thanks!

hannah.

PS- that underground art blog is hurting for additions, so if you're interested in adding anything, message me!