April 2009 Archives

(photo by BSS Studio Artist Jonilka Calcano)

Sunday, May 3rd from 4pm-9pm with the new exhibition:

Senior Show: Nine For '09

featuring Bethany Araujo,Daniel Boccato, Jonilka Calcano, Eliezer DeFaria, Ben Kicic, Mariah LaMontagne, Philip Marchese, Chris Masse and Rose Percy

(painting by Ben Kicic)

Y'all better know by now - Foo Fest, headlined by the Arkestra, is coming up this August 15th - so save the date! We will be giving a free pass to Foo away to the first person to answer our weekly question / contest correctly. Here goes------ Sun Ra many times stated that in the mid 1930's he went somewhere very far away, where he learned alot about himself. Where did he go and by what means did he travel? Email cheryl@as220.org to win your free pass to the Foo Fest---- if you have a vast store of knowledge, a quick internet connection & great timing!

Happy May Day!

Artists of the World, Unite and Takeover!

This month in the Galleries we have a dynamic line up of exhibitions ranging from the psychedelic color spectrum of prismacolor markers to the dark rainbow colors of the psyche to rituals of love and mourning, experiments in line & an installation simply called Doll Cave. Opening reception is on Sunday May 3, 4-7pm, light refreshments will be served.

And on Thursday, May 21, artist Liz Collins will give an artist talk in the AS220 Project Space, from 5:30-8pm, free!

May 3-23, 2009

opening reception

Sunday, May 3, 4-7pm

AS220 Main Gallery

Jessica

New works by Jim Shelton & Joanna Roux

New Paintings by K. Lenore Siner

Open Window

*New Psychedelic PrismaColors * by Aaron Marks

Youth Gallery

Senior Show: Nine For '09
with Bethany Araujo,Daniel Boccato, Jonilka Calcano, Eliezer DeFaria, Ben Kicic, Mariah LaMontagne, Philip Marchese, Chris Masse and Rose Percy

AS220 Project Space @ 93 Mathewson St.

Veins/ New Life: special pieces and garment up-cycling by Liz Collins

The Peaks and Valleys Series by Emily Quillen

WHO: Anyone interested in books, art, design, or telling stories with pictures!
WHEN: One night only! Monday May 4, 6:00-7:30pm
WHERE: Barnard Room, 3rd Floor, Providence Public Library (Central Library).
WHAT: Exhibition, opened with commentary, and a reception with light refreshments.

Presenting the work of RISD graduate students in graphic design, inspired by their explorations in special collections, and created for professor Bethany Johns' Visual Narratives course. Twelve stunning 3-panel poster projects and the student artists who created them will be introduced by professor Johns and Richard Ring, Special Collections Librarian.

Monday May 4, 2009 6-8pm AS220 Performance Space

Eat, drink and hang out for a couple of hours with other: Volunteers, Residents, AS220 Employees & Board Members, BSS, Perishable Theater, College Visions & Taqueria Peeps!!! Bring food if you want to, its a potluck, but even if you don't or can't, please come on by!

We are really trying to have all 150 photos for the 4th biennial Lottery in our hands by Friday, May 15th--as you can imagine, its a challenge! To make it easier, and more fun, we have scheduled a drop off time for artists with a slide show preview of some of the "winnable" works at our monthly darkroom open house! Please swing by and hang out with the darkroom crew on Monday May 4th, between 7 and 9pm, 2nd Floor of Empire Street in our Youth Resource Center. Thanks again to everyone who has committed to donating this year!

David Polonsky, an Israeli illustrator and current artist in Residence at Brown/RISD Hillel will be presenting his illustrations and and talking about the process of his film with the Broad Street Studio youth * this Friday April 24th in the AS220 Performance Space at 4pm*.This event is open to the public, all are welcome!

His illustrations have appeared in every major Israeli daily and magazine. He has directed and animated children's television, received multiple awards for his children's books, and taught illustration at Bezalel, Israel's prestigious art academy. Most recently, Polonksy produced the animated film Waltz with Bashir for which he gained international notoriety. Recent accolades include the Golden Globe Award for best foreign language film, the top prize at the Cannes film festival, the Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics and a nomination for an Academy Award for best foreign film have made Polonsky's name a household word among film buffs around the world. The movie, a full-length animated documentary, is the product of director Ari Folman's muddled memory of the 1982 Lebanon war.

You can check out his work at www.dpolonsky.com

Drypoint $35.00 Sunday May 3rd 1-5pm
In the Drypoint class basic mark making skills as well as the techniques and processes of an etching press will be taught. Participants will make direct marks into a copper plate using sharp tools to leaving lines for inks to sit in and then be transfered to paper by running it though the press at high pressure. Sign up with the AS220 online shop!

Intro to Silkscreen:2 weeks $65.00 Thursdays, May 14th and 21th, 5pm-9pm
This course provides a two week introduction to silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion process, a variety of making ways to make positives, in addition to ink mixing, how to troubleshoot the process, registration and printing methods. Please bring all supplies listed below to the first class. Sign up with the AS220 online shop!

Monoprint $65.00 Saturday May 2th & 9th 1-5pm
Monotype is a singular (mono) image taken from a plate that is drawn or painted on. It is a combination of printmaking and painting. The results are highly original and cannot be replicated in a different process. Monotype allows a lot of room for experimentation and play. It is a great process both for painters who would like to begin working with printmaking as well as printmakers who would like to use a looser and more direct technique of image making. Monotypes can be executed on a variety of surfaces including metal, plastic, varnished cardboard and plexiglass. The inks can be oil or water-based. The image will be executed on copper plates which will allow the introduction of drypoint as another means of mark making. Sign up with the AS220 online shop!

T-Shirt Silkscreen $35.00 Sunday May 31th, 1pm-5pm
Student will learn the very basics of screen-printing 1-color images on t-shirts, using the photo-emulsion process. They will also discover the best methods for keeping t-shirts flat, using the proper ink for fabric, as well as how to properly set the ink into the shirt using the hot press or other at household methods. By the end of the class, students will have produced a wearable, 1-color t shirt. Sign up with the AS220 online shop!

Thanks Elana Joy for sending this our way.