tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242034412024-03-13T03:35:20.997-07:00BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATIONInspiring Art, Community, and Civic ParticipationJosie Schimkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08854728522912003687noreply@blogger.comBlogger388125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-11542756746719501562012-06-08T18:00:00.000-07:002012-06-08T18:00:44.046-07:00Before I Die...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Tuesday, May 1st The Black Rock Arts Foundation proudly announced the installation of artist <a href="http://candychang.com/" target="_blank">Candy Chang's</a> interactive mural, <i>Before I Die…</i> at two locations in downtown Reno. You can read the full press release <a href="http://blackrockarts.org/projects/BRAF%20Before%20I%20Die%20Press%20Release%20.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chang's </span><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I Die...</i><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> murals are approximately 40 feet wide by eight feet tall. Walls are painted with black chalkboard paint. Stenciled on the walls is the phrase “Before I Die I want to __________,” dozens of times. Using the chalk provided, people may write in their response to the prompt. The resulting completed phrases vary greatly, reflecting the diversity of the participating individuals. The phrases are playful, somber, hopeful, healing, joyful, introspective, humorous, moving, and everywhere in between, but all hold the commonality of poignant honesty.</span><br />
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<i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I Die...</i><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is an interactive public art project that transforms neglected spaces into public venues for constructive conversation and empowering self-expression. The evolving nature of this piece gradually reveals the hopes and dreams of the community. The piece emerges slowly over time, beginning as a small collection of individual responses, but quickly becoming a visual representation of many voices, all expressing very human hopes and concerns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In collaboration with BRAF's Civic Arts program, Chang produced a mural </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at Sierra St and Island Avenue, and another in front of Apex Products at 415 East Fourth Street in Reno, Nevada. They</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> will be on display, for the benefit of the community, for at least the next six months. This is BRAF's sixth public art installation produced in collaboration with the Reno community and with the support of the </span><a href="http://www.reno.gov/index.aspx?page=665" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission.</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to visit and contribute to the two <i>Before I Die...</i> installations in Reno (at Sierra Arts and on 4th Street). It's an inspirational exercise for people of all ages. </span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You might also consider adding your expression of "Before I die I want to ____" in the comments below!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our deepest gratitude to Maria Partridge, our Advisory Board </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Member, Larry DeVincenzi, our Reno Public Relations Expert, <a href="http://www.nevadaart.org/" target="_blank">The Nevada Museum of Art</a>, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.reno.gov/index.aspx?page=665" target="_blank">The City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission</a> for their generous grant. We'd also like to express our appreciation to all the volunteers who came out for the installation. Thank you for making this excellent piece happen!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have heard a rumor that there just might be a <i>Before I Die...</i> wall at </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">an undisclosed temporary city in the northern Nevada desert this summer. hmmm....</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information about this inspiring project, check out <a href="http://blackrockarts.org/projects/before-i-die" target="_blank">BRAF's website</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BRAF.Reno" target="_blank">the Black Rock Arts Foundation - Reno Facebook Page</a>.</span></div>The Minister of Purplegandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249706785815863098noreply@blogger.com1Reno, NV, USA39.5296329 -119.813802739.333680900000004 -120.12965969999999 39.7255849 -119.4979457tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-46522925478323047732012-05-29T11:30:00.000-07:002012-05-29T11:30:06.396-07:00ArtPadSF 2012<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><span style="color: #222222;">Thank you to everyone who attended the fabulous second installment of <a href="http://artpadsf.com/" target="_blank">ArtPadSF</a> on May 18th. It was an exceptional night celebrating the wealth of our artistic community in the Bay Area. </span></span><span style="color: #222222;">Attendance and spirits were high as patrons explored the converted rooms of the <a href="http://www.jdvhotels.com/phoenix/" target="_blank">Phoenix Hotel</a>.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">The Black Rock Arts Foundation hosted a gallery featuring artists in our extended community, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">including art by BRAF Board Members Crimson Rose and Will Rogers, and </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">by BRAF artists like Michelle Palmer of the Flaming Lotus Girls </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">and by Marco Cochrane, artist of<i> Bliss Dance</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">During the event, Marco Cochrane live sculpted artist </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Laura Kimpton! It was incredible to watch. In just a few hours, Marco created an exceptional likeness of our beloved Laura. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many thanks to Chip Conley, Founder and Executive Chairman of Joie De Vivre Hotels, and ArtPadSF director, Maria Jenson, for inviting us to </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">participate in this unique and fun event. We're thrilled to be a part </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of the emergence of ArtPadSF!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more impressions of the event, check out <a href="http://www.sfwire.com/archives/6380" target="_blank">this lovely write up in SFWire</a>. </span></div>The Minister of Purplegandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249706785815863098noreply@blogger.com0The Phoenix Hotel37.783139 -122.417668337.7815705 -122.4201358 37.784707499999996 -122.41520080000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-38516146328147723272012-05-23T18:08:00.001-07:002012-05-23T18:08:02.720-07:00Future's Past Now On View in Hayes Valley<br />
BRAF and the <a href="http://www.hayesvalleyartcoalition.org/" target="_blank">Hayes Valley Arts Coalition (HVAC)</a> have teamed up again to bring another beloved work from the Burning Man community to San Francisco.<br />
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Visit <i>Future's Past!</i><br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1545674375">Patricia's Green</a><br />
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Tomas McCabe, BRAF Executive Director, Kate Raudenbush, Artist, </div>
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Blowfish Sushi is proud to present an exhibition of the digital art of Android Jones. You'll remember Jones' work from BRAF's 2008 Artumnal Gathering flyer - a stunning image!<br />
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This is the second in a series of exhibits of 2D work by Burning Man regulars, curated by LadyBee. 20% of the profits will be donated to the Black Rock Arts Foundation. Thanks Blowfish and Android Jones!<br />
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<b>Android Jones - Opening Reception</b><br />
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 6:00-9:00 PM<br />
Blowfish Sushi<br />
2170 Bryant St<br />
San Francisco, CA.<br />
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Android Jones is at the forefront of the visionary art movement, a wave of artists who emphasize creativity as the foundation of consciousness and an agent of social change. As a digital alchemist, Android builds on the technical developments of past centuries in art history while pushing the boundaries of the imagination with new technology and media forms. Moving beyond pencils, ink, and brushes, Android develops latent possibilities within software programs such as Painter, Photoshop, ZBrush, and Alchemy, discovering new combinations and uses for tools that exceed the original intentions of their programmers.<br />
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In Android's live art performances, including the acclaimed Phadroid dance performances with wife Phaedra Ana, he incorporates elements of chance and improvisation, inviting synchronicities that additionally exceed the individual artist's intentions and allow for unscripted moments of beauty to shine through. As an experience designer, Android has contributed to films, games, and to building communities through <a href="http://www.conceptart.org/">www.conceptart.org</a> and <a href="http://www.dreamcatcher.net/">www.dreamcatcher.net</a>, and his interactive installations have enchanted tens of thousands of participants at events like Boom and Burning Man.<br />
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Viewing the digital domain as a medium of energy and light capable of expanding the nature of reality, Android's art encourages others to explore the potential interfaces of mind and machine in this time of accelerating change and increasing novelty. To this end, Android's art serves two related functions: it bears witness to realities accessible through heightened states of consciousness, and it also engenders heightened awareness through the processes of creation and audience interaction. Digital art becomes a tool for navigating reality and human awareness, and Android's art invites others to join the advancing evolution of consciousness by speaking to the artist in everyone. <a href="http://www.androidjones.com/">www.androidjones.com</a>Black Rock Arts Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101074281617195724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-10236488432814237662012-05-09T13:07:00.000-07:002012-05-09T13:07:10.725-07:00The Spirit of the Man Exhibition<br /><style>
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The Black Rock Arts Foundation is proud to announce our support of <b>The Spirit of the Man</b> exhibition in Santa Rosa, California.<br />
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<b>The Spirit of the Man</b>, a new sculpture exhibition at Paradise Ridge Winery, opens on May 20, 2012. This yearlong show features 38 major works by sculptors based locally and throughout the United States, many of whom are well known and loved among BRAF's community.<br />
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The Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation shares BRAF's goals of creating new, accessible venues for public art, and of sharing our favorite works of art with the greater community.<br />
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<b>The Spirit of the Man</b><br />
Paradise Ridge Winery<br />
4545 Thomas Lake Harris Drive (in the Fountaingrove area of Santa Rosa)<br />
Santa Rosa, CA 95403<br />
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Opening Reception (featuring many of the participating artists)<br />
Sunday, May 20, 2012<br />
1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.<br />
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Exhibit hours<br />
May 20, 2012 – May 2013<br />
11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M, open daily.<br />
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educational and festive events focused around solstices, equinoxes and
eclipses, all incorporating a message about the value of publicly
accessible art.<br />
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The show includes significant works by world- renowned sculptors,
centered on three genres: modern abstract; contemporary post modern; and
work created for Black Rock City in the Nevada desert.<br />
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Check out this list of participating artists!
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<b><br />Featuring artwork by:</b><br />
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Ray Beldner<br />
Roger Berry <br />
David Best <br />
Suzanne Biaggi<br />
Kate E. Black <br />
Riis Burwell <br />
Rebecca Nase Chomyn<br />
Michael Christian<br />
Robert Ellison<br />
Boback Emad<br />
Peter Forakis<br />
Orion Fredericks<br />
Chuck Ginnever<br />
Edwin Hamilton<br />
Bruce Johnson<br />
Ned Kahn<br />
Laura Kimpton<br />
Pat Lenz<br />
Kristina Lucas<br />
Michael McGinnis<br />
Penny Michel<br />
David Mudgett<br />
Jann Nunn<br />
Mark Oldland<br />
John Parulis <br />
Jeff Schomberg<br />
Judson King Smith<br />
Julie Speidel<br />
Bryan Tedrick<br />
Doug Unkrey<br />
Mario Uribe<br />
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Nick Van Krijdt<br />
Paul Van Lith<br />
Arnie Voigt<br />
Voigt/Unkrey<br />
William Wareham<br />
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<b>About the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation</b><br />
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More
than an art exhibition, The Spirit of the Man honors artist and art
patron Al Voigt, co-founder of the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation,
who passed away in 2011. Al’s generosity and artistic vision are widely
recognized for boosting the quality and quantity of public art in
Northern California.<br />
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For more information:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thespiritoftheman.com/">www.thespiritoftheman.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.prwinery.com/">www.prwinery.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.voigtfoundation.org/">www.voigtfoundation.org</a><br />
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<i>The
Spirit of the Man is curated by the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation.
The lead sponsor is the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation. Generous
sponsors include Paradise Ridge Winery, h2hotel, Black Rock Arts
Foundation, Anorcase Foundation, Oliver Ranch Foundation, Peter and
Beverly Lipman, and Jean Schulz.</i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></i>Black Rock Arts Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101074281617195724noreply@blogger.com04545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, USA38.49305 -122.72370138.4914965 -122.7261685 38.4946035 -122.72123350000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-5640806828375486712012-05-08T12:57:00.000-07:002012-05-08T12:57:40.182-07:00Future's Past Installation in Hayes Valley<br />
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Kate Raudenbush and crew are busy installing Future's Past at Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley. Join her, her crew and BRAF's lively community of supporters at the Opening Reception, this Thursday!
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<li>Performance by Cello Street Quartet - playing pop and rock songs, with a classical twist (<a href="http://facebook.com/CelloStreetQuartet"><span class="s2">facebook.com/CelloStreetQuartet</span></a>)</li>
<li>Off The Grid food vendors with special discounts for BRAF supporters!</li>
<li>Special discounts for BRAF supporters at local businesses, including Ritual Coffee, Smitten Ice Cream and Suppenkuche's Biergarten!</li>
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Kate watches as her piece is raised into the air,<br />
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... carefully hoisted over its new site,<br />
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... and guided into place by her crew.<br />
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<i>Funding is still needed for this project. Visit <a href="http://blackrockarts.org/"><span class="s1">blackrockarts.org</span></a> and </i><i>make a donation today!</i><br />
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<b>About the Project</b></div>
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First exhibited at Burning Man in 2010, Future’s Past is an ornate metal sculpture standing 24 feet tall, and tells a story of civilization being reclaimed by nature. The 12-foot base of the piece harkens an ancient pyramid. Springing from its top is an ornate 12-foot Bodhi tree, a symbol of freedom from earthly attachments. At night, eerie green light shines through the finely cut, circuit board-like patterns in the base’s walls.</div>
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With references to both the future and the past, to both decay and renewal, Future's Past is conceptually an ideal fit for the reclaimed urban space of Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley, a public park where many residents and visitors find pause from their busy lives.</div>
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BRAF and HVAC have worked together to curate meaningful, relevant artworks for the Hayes Valley community. This will be HVAC’s seventh art installation. HVAC and BRAF share the belief that art can inspire lasting, meaningful connections between people. This site has become a case study for how art can build community and foster a vibrant civic landscape.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">poster: Jared Gutekunst</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-31936890785897500302012-03-30T05:47:00.004-07:002012-05-24T11:07:00.882-07:00ArtPad SF - BRAF Benefit Party<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3EhXGI_u1-4/T3Ws4fBx39I/AAAAAAAAB0k/7h3pZdqcIwg/s1600/braf%2B2011%2Bart%2Bpad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725672587673067474" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3EhXGI_u1-4/T3Ws4fBx39I/AAAAAAAAB0k/7h3pZdqcIwg/s400/braf%2B2011%2Bart%2Bpad.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Save the Date!!<br />
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Friday, May 18, 2012<br />
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At the Phoenix Hotel<br />
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San Francisco, CA 94109Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-42546095848578983602012-03-28T07:44:00.001-07:002012-05-08T12:58:47.838-07:00Future's Past by kate Raudenbush<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hammonphoto/5180290867/">Future's Past by kate Raudenbush</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hammonphoto/">Hammon Photography</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
Here is the beauty of Future's Past, in several different views by photgrapher Mark Hammon.Black Rock Arts Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101074281617195724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-20974912054279323202012-03-20T13:52:00.004-07:002012-05-08T12:59:20.731-07:00Help Bring Future's Past to Hayes Valley<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HlmJ1xD8MIk/T2jvtx_wclI/AAAAAAAAByA/XN6ARJcSEMk/s1600/00futures%2Bpast.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722086896368120402" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HlmJ1xD8MIk/T2jvtx_wclI/AAAAAAAAByA/XN6ARJcSEMk/s400/00futures%2Bpast.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 266px;" /></a>In close collaboration with the Hayes Valley Arts Coalition (HVAC) and Hayes Valley community members, the Black Rock Arts Foundation announces plans to install another sculpture in Patricia’s Green in San Francisco. We’re proud to share Future's Past, by Kate Raudenbush, with the San Francisco community. Funding permitting, full details of the installation will be announced soon.<br />
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We are still in need of donations to bring this project to fruition! You can help bring Future's Past to San Francisco and support further installations by making a donation to our Civic Arts Program today.<br />
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<a href="http://donate.blackrockarts.org/catalog.php?act=view_prod&i=&l=&sid=&id_categ=5479"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">DONATE NOW</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;"><br /></span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-69653892246967546822012-01-31T14:27:00.000-08:002012-02-01T11:50:34.687-08:00In The Music Box, New Orleans Residents Hear Hope<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUhodmVb5kA/TyhrUTiUF1I/AAAAAAAABvo/24zusaoj1pU/s1600/musicbox_custom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703926924650485586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUhodmVb5kA/TyhrUTiUF1I/AAAAAAAABvo/24zusaoj1pU/s400/musicbox_custom.jpg" border="0" /></a>We are so pleased that NPR's "All Things Considered" has published a piece about one of our 2010 grant recipients, the Music Box. The Music Box is an interactive environment built from the remains of an 18th century derelict cottage in New Orleans. This imaginatively reconstructed, and ultimately livable “house”, has become a musical instrument to be played by visitors. Instrumentation will range from the rudimentary banging of wooden boards to more elaborate sounds mechanically triggered by opening doors or pulling levers. In addition to visitors, a range of local and national musicians, including a regional high school marching band, have been invited to play the house for the project’s Block Party series, which are free and open to all.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/01/25/145845744/in-the-music-box-new-orleans-residents-hear-hope">To read the NPR story, click HERE</a></li><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: Morgan Sasser/New Orleans Airlift via NPR</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-68919826325712408352012-01-29T08:30:00.000-08:002012-01-29T09:43:36.158-08:00THE PAINTINGS OF LEE HARVEY ROSWELL<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fktzIhEVAaM/TyV6ueONzPI/AAAAAAAABvc/m-Ixb5m2GyY/s1600/blowfish%2Broswell%2Bphoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 180px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703099441939860722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fktzIhEVAaM/TyV6ueONzPI/AAAAAAAABvc/m-Ixb5m2GyY/s400/blowfish%2Broswell%2Bphoto.jpg" /></a>Blowfish Sushi is pleased to announce the first in a series of ongoing art exhibits curated by Christine Kristen aka LadyBee: Paintings by Lee Harvey Roswell. The opening will take place on Wednesday, February 15 from 6-9 at the restaurant, 2170 Bryant Street, San Francisco. 20% of the profits from this exhibit will be donated to the Black Rock Arts Foundation.<br /><br /><a href="www.facebook.com/events/292815434100941">RSVP HERE</a><br /><br />Lee Harvey Roswell is a self-taught artist from Freefall, New York, whose work is noted for its blend of angst and humor. Themes of death and entropy, tribulation and futility run amok in his distinctly surreal, sometimes slapstick, sometimes nightmarish world. The result is at once mocking and melancholic.<br /><br />Lee draws his imagery from the rich sources of vaudeville, silent films, circus and mythology, and blends them in idiosyncratic, often autobiographical situations. He is not bound by conventional space; his characters wander through a skewed world where reality and fantasy collide.<br /><br />In Lee’s words: “I'm interested in exactly this: creating narratives involving the fantastic images there to be culled forth from those fertile depths of the creative, neurotic-like mind. Concrete objects in mad motion, reflecting all the seductive, terrifying elements of existence. The inarguable forerunner of the senses is the eye. We are primarily an optically reliant species. So, as pictorial illusionists transforming nothing into artifacts of spiritual sustenance, I'm holding the potential painter up, not just as an admirable tradesman, but much, much more. He resides as a high-priest over that all-devouring human reality, a conducting channel through which nothing triumphantly becomes something.”<br /><br />Lee now lives in San Francisco, and his work is shown, collected and published internationally.<br /><br />painting: Lee Harvey RoswellUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-18966496155447792312012-01-11T07:59:00.001-08:002012-01-11T07:59:03.050-08:00Bliss Dance<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joedsilva/6617810599/" title="Bliss Dance"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6617810599_ec02eec294.jpg" alt="Bliss Dance by Joe Dsilva" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joedsilva/6617810599/">Bliss Dance</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joedsilva/">Joe Dsilva</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Have you seen this fun complilation of Bliss Dance Photos? Thanks to Joe Dsilva for making us smile this morning.</p>Black Rock Arts Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101074281617195724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-52075874794117094032011-12-15T05:37:00.001-08:002011-12-15T06:08:10.852-08:00The Raygun Gothic Rocketship Gets a Tune-Up<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a07Q-IwTAlE/Tun-_WxfVcI/AAAAAAAABu4/9jZ_ieorV88/s1600/fly%2Bme%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bmoon%2BJill%2BClardy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a07Q-IwTAlE/Tun-_WxfVcI/AAAAAAAABu4/9jZ_ieorV88/s400/fly%2Bme%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bmoon%2BJill%2BClardy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686356368930330050" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Following the Port of San Francisco's recent approval of a 1 year extension of the Rocketship installation at Pier 14, the Rocketship crew is planning a maintenance weekend, and would like to invite the public to come out and meet the crew, ask questions, and help make the Rocketship truly a part of the community.</div><br />Weather permitting, the Rocketship crew will be onsite this weekend, December 17th & 18th (as needed), from 10 AM till dark. Work will include a rebuild of the plinth, repair of the Rocket Stop audio system, and a general refresh of the installation.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div>Some of us from the Black Rock Arts Foundation will be stopping by and we hope you will too?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-32284262383927018982011-12-12T06:39:00.000-08:002011-12-13T06:03:21.169-08:00Introducing the Bay Lights Project<div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 280px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685255540954860050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kHVJrwGkMs4/TuYVyu_vihI/AAAAAAAABuU/TM0yG3oQuQU/s400/artist%2Brendering%2B3.jpg" />Artist's Rendering<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">We at the Black Rock Arts Foundation would like to tell you about a new, exciting project that's in the works, spearheaded by our very own Advisory Board Member </span><a href="http://www.villareal.net/">Leo Villareal</a><span class="Apple-style-span">.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Greatly influenced by his first experiences at Burning Man, back in 1994, Leo has created an impressive body of work of large scale, immersive light sculptures. He continues to dazzle us (literally!) with his groundbreaking use of L.E.D. sequencing technology and pioneering methods of using light as an expressive medium. Check out his <a href="http://www.villareal.net/projects.html">past projects</a>. Be ready to be wowed!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Leo impresses us with each of his new endeavors, but this one is sure to outshine (literally!) all the others. We'd like to introduce you to his newest proposal: <a href="http://thebaylights.org/">The Bay Lights</a>.</span></div></div><br /> <iframe height="225" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25870560?color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="400" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://vimeo.com/25870560">The Bay Lights</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4408361">Words Pictures Ideas</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span">The sculpture will be installed and illuminated over the course of the Bay Bridge’s 75th Anniversary. Similar to the ambitious lighting of the Eiffel Tower for its 100th anniversary, <em>The Bay Lights </em>will commemorate the Bay Bridge's 75th Diamond Anniversary at seven times the scale of the famous Parisian landmark. The installation will live for two years, providing a stunning fine arts experience for the entire Bay Area and its visitors. The 25,000 LED’s will stay in place through the opening of the new East Span in 2013.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span">Learn more about the project, and about how to support it, at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/thebaylights.org"></a> and follow this project on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thebaylights">facebook</a>.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">Thanks, Leo, for all your past support of BRAF and Burning Man, and for your artistic contributions to our culture!</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-80187599959353879922011-12-05T18:29:00.000-08:002011-12-06T07:01:24.144-08:00More About The Bike Bridge<div><br /><iframe height="225" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31409705?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=BE1E2D" frameborder="0" width="400" allowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen=""></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/31409705">The Bike Bridge - Part 1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/oneantred">ONE ANT RED</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>The Bike Bridge is a monumental sculptural collaboration between artist Michael Christian and 12 young women from 7 different Oakland schools.<br /><br />The Bike Bridge project is presented by The Black Rock Art Foundation in association with The Crucible.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.blackrockarts.org/">Black Rock Arts Foundation</a><br /><a href="http://thecrucible.org/">The Crucible</a><br /><a href="http://www.michaelchristian.com/">Michael Christian</a><br /><br />Music by <a href="http://teamyacht.com/">YACHT</a><br />Produced by <a href="http://vimeo.com/oneantred">ONE ANT RED</a></span></div><br /><p><span class="Apple-style-span" >Please help us finish and install this monumental sculpture in Oakland this spring! Donate to the Black Rock Arts Foundation today!</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 180%; " ><a href="http://blackrockarts.in-merch.com/catalog.php?act=view_prod&i=&l=&sid=&id_categ=5479">DONATE</a></span><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-73500636625635690402011-11-30T22:40:00.001-08:002011-11-30T22:40:48.294-08:00Ecstasy's Departure<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sstq/6248385447/" title="P1020615"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6120/6248385447_57f7c7bb29.jpg" alt="P1020615 by grace.tang2004" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sstq/6248385447/">P1020615</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sstq/">grace.tang2004</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Ecstasy has left Patricia's Green in San Francisco. We are sorry to see her go! We will miss you Ecstasy, thanks for hanging out with us for such a long time!</p>Black Rock Arts Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101074281617195724noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-81032503403465751372011-11-30T17:06:00.000-08:002011-11-30T17:24:01.191-08:00Cardboardia - A Country Built Out of Cardboard<div>Tomorrow is the big day for us to receive your Letter of Intent to apply for a <a href="http://www.blackrockarts.org/grants/grant-criteria">Black Rock Arts Foundation Grant</a> for your off-playa project. We are looking forward to reading all of them.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>We thought you might like to see what one of our prior grant recipients is up to. We found this video to be completely charming, and we hope you do too.<br /><br /><iframe height="270" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xm7m9k" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xm7m9k_cardboardia-a-country-built-out-of-cardboard_fun" target="_blank">Cardboardia, a country built out of cardboard</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/Zoomin_UK" target="_blank">Zoomin_UK</a></i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-15952587812055072492011-11-22T06:23:00.000-08:002011-12-04T08:10:10.825-08:00ARTumnal Gathering 2011 v1<div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5WjLVozXb0/TsuxKhelIRI/AAAAAAAABuE/zyL-GdfsYak/s1600/00art%2Bjoe%2Bmarion%2BGP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 266px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677826549574082834" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5WjLVozXb0/TsuxKhelIRI/AAAAAAAABuE/zyL-GdfsYak/s400/00art%2Bjoe%2Bmarion%2BGP.jpg" /></a>Marian Goodell & Joe Olivier<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j2odrk5iiMw/TsuxKbOFwrI/AAAAAAAABt8/VgOd0Q_rgbc/s1600/00%2Bnicole%2Bsid%2Bkaty%2Btomas%2BGP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677826547894305458" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j2odrk5iiMw/TsuxKbOFwrI/AAAAAAAABt8/VgOd0Q_rgbc/s400/00%2Bnicole%2Bsid%2Bkaty%2Btomas%2BGP.jpg" /></a>Nicole Bloss, Katy Boynton, Sidney Erthal and Tomas McCabe<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ob9Ss1k09Kc/TsuwvBAxP7I/AAAAAAAABts/eyYTOZ586j0/s1600/00%2Blights%2BGP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677826077002645426" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ob9Ss1k09Kc/TsuwvBAxP7I/AAAAAAAABts/eyYTOZ586j0/s400/00%2Blights%2BGP.jpg" /></a><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dZbZnW8BtiQ/TsuwuNEgb4I/AAAAAAAABtg/nHc906YP6Gw/s1600/00%2BJulia%2Blaura%2BGP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677826063059677058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dZbZnW8BtiQ/TsuwuNEgb4I/AAAAAAAABtg/nHc906YP6Gw/s400/00%2BJulia%2Blaura%2BGP.jpg" /></a>Julia Whitelaw & Laura Kimpton<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7JOtLUd-PtQ/Tsuwtxg6OTI/AAAAAAAABtU/9eXZIJd66pI/s1600/00%2Bfreddy%2Bjennifer%2Bdavid%2Bgp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677826055662614834" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7JOtLUd-PtQ/Tsuwtxg6OTI/AAAAAAAABtU/9eXZIJd66pI/s400/00%2Bfreddy%2Bjennifer%2Bdavid%2Bgp.jpg" /></a>Freddy Hahne, Jennifer Raiser & David Best<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HvSwEJ8BFcM/TsuwtNDWcSI/AAAAAAAABtM/drsMVl9w-88/s1600/00%2Bdr%2Bdeb%2BGP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677826045874958626" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HvSwEJ8BFcM/TsuwtNDWcSI/AAAAAAAABtM/drsMVl9w-88/s400/00%2Bdr%2Bdeb%2BGP.jpg" /></a>Drs. Brian and Deb Windham<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hEG5Z-1K4us/Tsuws-Y1BcI/AAAAAAAABs8/qbfTAEaCpTc/s1600/00%2BAndie%2BTom%2BPrice%2BGP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 266px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677826041938511298" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hEG5Z-1K4us/Tsuws-Y1BcI/AAAAAAAABs8/qbfTAEaCpTc/s400/00%2BAndie%2BTom%2BPrice%2BGP.jpg" /></a>Tom Price and Andie Grace</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21181254@N08/sets/72157628088882677/with/6379816359/">To see many more fabulous photos by George Post of this event, CLICK HERE</a></li><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>photo: <a href="http://www.georgepostphotography.com/">George Post Photography</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-86835642519516352022011-11-20T18:05:00.000-08:002011-11-21T06:36:50.382-08:00The ARTumnal Gathering - A Word from our Chairman<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2R3LXX-J1K4/TsmyBZbhpzI/AAAAAAAABsw/rrPs-D7jz2M/s1600/art%2Blarry%2Broom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677264542353172274" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2R3LXX-J1K4/TsmyBZbhpzI/AAAAAAAABsw/rrPs-D7jz2M/s400/art%2Blarry%2Broom.jpg" /></a>At the ARTumnal Gathering Saturday night, where we were celebrating our tenth anniversary, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the <a href="http://www.blackrockarts.org/">Black Rock Arts Foundation</a>, Larry Harvey addressed the crowd about both the history and forward motion of BRAF. </div><div><br /></div><div>More photos to come.<br /><br />photo: <a href="http://www.georgepostphotography.com/">George Post Photography</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-10025082716363159892011-11-18T07:49:00.000-08:002011-11-18T08:19:49.390-08:00El Radio Fantastique at the ARTumnal Gathering this Saturday<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CLV63odvjlw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://elradiofantastique.com/">El Radio Fantastique</a> was inspired by a bizarre family tale of a sinister radio that possessed its listeners, bandleader Giovanni DiMorente approaches his music as if turning the dial, transmitting a vibrant spectrum of musical styles, lost in time, yet timeless. This eight-piece ensemble serves up a dizzying cocktail of beautiful darkness and achingly sublime melodies - called everything from junkyard hymns to cabaret grotesque to gypsy soul to New Orleans second line noir. Their tunes are guaranteed to set your soul flying while your heart breaks and your body shakes.<br /><br />Come join us at the <a href="http://www.blackrockarts.org/events/artumnal">ARTumnal Gathering</a> and enjoy El Radio Fantastique and a fabulous lineup of entertainers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-44808751958274255772011-11-15T06:15:00.002-08:002011-11-15T12:36:51.230-08:00iPhone app for Bliss Dance<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PCqYw3Gslhk?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="490" height="279"></iframe><br /><br />Check out this video from <a href="http://www.wired.com/">WIRED Magazine</a> about <a href="http://www.appolicious.com/omg/apps/849282-bliss-dance-lizzardwerks">the Bliss Dance iPhone app</a> that allows you to control the lighting on Bliss Dance yourself. How fun is that?<br /><br /><a href="http://blackrockarts.blogspot.com/2011/05/bliss-dancing-under-moon-ii.html">To read more about the Black Rock Arts Foundation bringing Bliss Dance to Treasure Island – Click Here</a> <a href="http://blackrockarts.blogspot.com/2011/07/happy-4th-of-july-from-bliss-dance.html">and Here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-11199658912755429532011-11-14T05:37:00.000-08:002011-11-14T06:10:18.649-08:00Seraphim Dance Theatre at the ARTumnal Gathering<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wXaLBolihk8/TsEbz9dO1KI/AAAAAAAABsc/unvjVB-cxhY/s1600/0seraphim%2Bcropped.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 250px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674847584947983522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wXaLBolihk8/TsEbz9dO1KI/AAAAAAAABsc/unvjVB-cxhY/s400/0seraphim%2Bcropped.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.seraphimdancetheatre.com/video/">Seraphim Dance Theatre</a> is a new Music and Dance performance group, summoned from the collaborative ether, featuring a fresh blend of multidimensional visionary performance art, music and story telling. With precision choreography, dynamic visual art, and live symphonic soundscapes, Seraphim focuses on offering original and inspiring art that is the evocation<br />of revolution and the human spirit.<br /><br />The Seraphim show features an all original live and electronic music score by David Block of The Human Experience, teaming up with Vocalist Amae Love who provides her insightful lyrics and melodies to a provide a fiercely soulful live performance. Together they weave psychedelic layers of melody and harmony with organic grooves to create a live electronic symphony brimming with human emotion.<br /><br />We are looking forward to seeing this exciting new show at the <a href="http://www.blackrockarts.org/events/artumnal">ARTumnal Gathering</a> this Saturday night and hope you will be there to see it with us.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-51783076191181435842011-11-12T08:53:00.000-08:002011-11-12T13:30:44.291-08:00Apply for a Grant from the Black Rock Arts Foundation<div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DuBBYdonNLg/Tr6nH5X93HI/AAAAAAAABsQ/Ild6vRlN2Co/s1600/mosiac.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674156334635670642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DuBBYdonNLg/Tr6nH5X93HI/AAAAAAAABsQ/Ild6vRlN2Co/s400/mosiac.jpg" /></a><em>BRAF Grantees Across the Years</em><br /><br />The deadline for applying for a grant from the Black Rock Arts Foundation is fast approaching...<br /><br />Attention artists! In an effort to streamline our grant application process, the Black Rock Arts Foundation has initiated a new step to our application instructions. To apply for a grant from BRAF, you will now need to submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) before submitting a full proposal. If the grant committee feels your project is a potential fit for our grants, you will be invited to submit a full proposal.<br /><br />This cuts down on the work involved for both you, the grant applicant, and for our grant review committee. You'll have the chance to give a succinct, one-page overview of your project, and to tell us why you think it's a good fit for BRAF's grants program.<br /><br />Usually, at this time of year, we begin accepting online grant applications. Instead, we'll accept online LOI's at this time. Online LOI's are due December 1, 2011.<br /><br />To see if your project qualifies for a BRAF grant, and to read our full grant timeline and application instructions, visit <a href="http://www.blackrockarts.org/grants/grant-criteria">BRAF Grant Criteria </a>.<br /><br />Please contact Josie at BRAF with questions: josie@blackrockarts.org</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24203441.post-88250132290670695802011-11-11T21:56:00.000-08:002011-11-11T22:04:53.072-08:00Картонск!<div><a href="http://gorodv3d.ru/meropriuatia/kartonsk.html">A visit with one of our grant recipients</a><br /><br />Wish we could be there!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0