May 2011 Archives

JUNE 5-25, 2011

opening reception (free & open to the public)

Sunday, June 5 , 4-7pm

AS220 Main Gallery

New Work by Marc Leitzel and Rick Billings

Open Window

New Paintings by Polly Poulten

Youth Gallery

New Work by Jordan Carter

AS220 Project Space (93 Mathewson St.)

Day to Day new work by Gillian Christy

Artist's Reception Thursday June16th, 6 pm -9 pm at the Project Space

Reading Room

Artist's Books, art books, and more!

June 7th at 7pm, AS220 photo will host a free, public artist talk by the President of the American Society of Media Photographers' New England Chapter, photographer Scott Indermaur. Scott will speak about the importance of maintaining personal artistic practice as a working professional. Many of us struggle to balance our personal creative practice with earning income through artistic pursuits; a challenge familiar to our guest. Professional assignments have taken Indermaur to small rural communities and sprawling urban landscapes, all the while, he has built compelling body of personal work. His passion for storytelling and undeniable market saavy are apparent in his photographs whether they are art for arts sake or work born from editorial and corporate assignments. If you are not familiar with Scott's work, we encourage you to explore his narrative photography and multimedia work as well as his portrait project, "Revealed", a stunning, stylized series of photographs depicting individuals with items they feel represent their spiritual experience online.

Join AS220 Photo and Scott Indermaur Tuesday, June 7th following AS220's monthly Cottage Industries Open House at 6pm. As a local leader in the ASMP, Indermaur has been a strong advocate for outreach and building community among photographers. He is looking forward to speaking at AS220 and connecting with Providence's photo community.

For anyone interested in AS220's print shop, photo programs or fabrication facilities at the Mercantile Block, all three will be open to drop-in on from 6pm on. For those interested in a broad overview, a tour of AS220 with Founder/Artistic Director Bert Crenca, lasting approximately one hour, will begin in the AS220 Photo's Mercantile Space at 6pm.

The AS220 Project Space/ Reading Room is psyched to have Tom Bubul's OSPREYS #16 Obscure Finale. This fantastic, dense, rich zine is filled with hidden treasures that demands multiple readings.

OSPREYS #16 consists of sixteen unbound single-sided two-color 11"x17" offset litho prints on 28lb blue paper, packaged in folded white butcher paper envelopes, individually titled in pink paint pen. It's big, and there's a lot in there.

This issue was designed to allow for a different experience from the wall and from reading distance; hang it up or read it in bed, either or. At medium distance, each of the package's sixteen pages is dominated by a large numeral and a sigil drawn on a diminishing grid that corresponds to that numeral's value; close up, eleven of the package's sheets are jammed with collages made from hundreds of drawings spanning late April and early December 2010. Two short stories written from October 2010 through February 2011 fill the other four.

This edition of the zine was produced by RK PROJECTS in an edition of 300 in conjunction with the solo drawing and painting exhibition OSPREYS, which was open May 2011 at an RK PROJECTS pop-up space in Providence. Printed at AS220 Community Printshop.

Events for Thursday, May 26th - Friday, June 3rd 2011**

The Short of It:

Thursday, May 26, 2011
4-6pm / Free
AS220 Youth Quarterly Showcase
Come join AS220 Youth in celebrating all the hard work that has been done over the past 3 months! Every semester our youth put in a ton of work to beef up their portfolios with original beats, drawings, paintings, electronic projects and beautiful photographs.

Thursday, May 26, 2011
9pm
Special Event:* Armageddon Presents: Doom, Dropdead, and Teargas
*No volunteer or free admission passes accepted

Friday, May 27, 2011
6-10pm / $20 / At AS220's Printshop at the Mercantile Block
Experiments in Monotype - One Session Workshop
Check availability and sign up at http://as220.org/shop

Friday, May 27, 2011
9pm / $7
The Reverend Bastien & The Congregation of the Traveling Empire, The Dustbusters, Tyler-James Kelly of The Silks, and Cactus Attack

Saturday, May 28, 2011
4-7pm / FREE
Live Irish Traditional Musicat The Bar at AS220!

Saturday, May 28, 2011
6-7:30pm / Donations Accepted
Zine Reading Michelle Embree, A Representative From Mothers News, Tennessee Jones, and Richard Bump of Fanorama

Saturday, May 28, 2011
9pm / $6
Wrong Reasons, Detroit Rebellion, Glass Jars, and The Sun Dried Alibi

Sunday, May 29, 2011
5:30-7pm / FREE
James Fotopoulos' Alice in Wonderland - A Feature-Length Video Screening
An adaptation of the 1886 musical "Alice in Wonderland: A Dream Play For Children" by Henry Saville Clark and Walter Slaughter.

Sunday, May 29, 2011
9pm / $6
Mark Lord, Yellow Crystal Star, Pregnant Spore, and Mem1

Monday, May 29, 2011 -Performance Space & Foo(d) Closed. The Bar at AS220 (now 7 days!) & AS220's Printshop, Labs & Photo spaces are open posted hours!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
6-8:30pm / $6
Life Drawing - Every Tuesday bring your drawing supplies and sketch from a live model

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
9:30pm / $6
The New Gun Slingers, North Pole Utensils, and Sick Nasty

Wednesday, June 1, 2011
6-9pm / $60
Photo Restoration - Session 1 of 2

Wednesday, June 1, 2011
9pm / $6
Jam On Toast, Jazz/Funk Fusion Band (RI Philharmonic), Munny & The Cameraman, and The Independent Man

Thursday, June 2, 2011
7-10pm / $50
Intro to the 35mm Camera - Session 1 of 2

Thursday, June 2, 2011
List 7:30, Doors 8pm / $4
Free Speech Thursday at AS220 featuring: Providence Poetry Slam

Friday, June 3, 2011
9pm / $6
B Sharp Music Presents: The Denver Boot, Jenn Kitten, and Jake Walk

**Performances are at AS220's 115 Empire Street Location on the ground floor, unless otherwise noted. Classes are at the Mercantile Block, 131 Washington Street or at AS220's Paul Krot Darkroom at 115 Empire Street, Floor 2.

Join AS220 Resident Artist Leigh Waldron-Taylor this Friday night for a demonstration on preparing paper board for drypoint and printing from the board.

The process can be reviewed in advance here. We will build up background colors and experiment with printing the drypoint.

We will be drawing on the prepared board with a stylus, a sharp tool. Come thinking of the lines and textures of drypoint resting upon a color field as you explore ideas. Simple works best and is often most powerful.

All you need to bring is printing paper! To sign up visit the AS220 Online Shop!

Looking to be crafty and creative this summer? We have some brand new classes ( like sound synthesis and creative programming! ) at the labs. Come on and down, take a course and get trained to use our equipment or learn how to make something cool! Click on the classes below for a full description and sign up info.

June

Graphic Design Tools: Inkscape $50
Tuesday, June 14th 7-10PM

Make a Pinhole Camera with the Laser Cutter $75
Wednesday, June 8th 7-10PM and Saturday, June 11th, 12-4PM

Sign and Sticker Making with Vinyl Cutter $50
Saturday, June 4th 12-4PM

Introduction to Laser Cutting $70
Wednesday, June 15th 7-10PM

Make and Break
First Tuesday of every month!

July

Introduction to Audio Engineering: Two Weeks $75
Saturdays, July 23rd and 30th 12-4PM

Sound Synthesis with Pure Data $40
Tuesday, July 19th and Thursday, July 21st 7-10PM

Laser Cut Press Fit Design $50
Wednesday, July 20th 7-10PM

Sign and Sticker Making with the Vinyl Cutter $50
Tuesday, July 12th 7-10PM

Introduction to Laser Cutting $70
Wednesday, July 27th 7-10PM

Make and Break
First Tuesday of every month!

August

Creative Electronics with Arduino: 3 Weeks $125
Thursdays, August 4th, 11th, 18th 7-10PM

Creative Programming Weekend $50
Saturday, August 6th and Sunday, August 7th 12-4PM

Electronics for Artists: 3 Weeks $125
Wednesdays, August 10th, 17th, 24th 7-10PM

Laser Cutter Intensive: 2 Weeks $90
Tuesday, August 23rd and Thursday, August 25th 7-10PM

Make and Break
First Tuesday of every month!

Carspray by Stewart Martin

Get ready for the best summer photos EVER! AS220 Photo wants to show you how to make your vacation/summer adventure photos to the next level with three months worth of classes, from introductory to advanced level workshops in traditional and digital photography and alternative photo processes! Rediscover the world of analog with a black and white darkroom class, or get crazy and shoot some color medium format film them learn to scan and print your own photos right here at AS220!
Take your pick and start shooting!


JUNE:
Intro to the 35mm Camera
Photo Restoration Workshop
Lasercut a Pinhole Camera
Digital SLR Workshop
Intro to Studio Lighting
Intro to the Darkroom
Alternative Process Vol.1: Cyanotype


JULY:
Medium Format Photography
The JOBO and FIlm Scanning
Photographing Artwork
Intermediate Darkroom
Alternative Process Vol.2: Van Dyke Brown


AUGUST:
Large Format Photography
Advanced Darkroom Printing
Alternative Process Vol.3: Gum Bichromate
Digital Editing and Printing
Portrait Photography


Sign up online or contact krystal@as220.org for more info. See you soon!

Local Mixed Tape is working with the AS220 Youth Studio Digital Photography Department to promote the New England music scene, and capture artists featured on their website, which provides an online data base for artists and venues to connect and co-promote.  The Local Mixed Tape project aims to connect the RI community with local musicians through performance showcases where artists can perform new pieces, play together, and make connections; while introducing their music to new demographics through presenting at new venues.

Recently the students of Photographic Memory's digital photography class were asked to shoot musician and year-round Artist-in-Residence at AS220, Daniel Chase, for the site. First, Julia, Sharon, James, Sabina and Ramone met Daniel and discussed what kind of portrait he wanted. Students were challenged by how to create a dynamic portrait with balanced lighting and composition in a relatively short period of time. After critiquing around a hundred photos, the images were narrowed down and the group chose an image of Daniel performing. Photo Mem students are looking forward to photographing more of the artists featured on Local Mixed Tape and are always on the lookout for "on-the-job" experiences to build their skills and portfolios.

You can visit the website to see more photos by students of AS220 Youth's Photo Mem.

Jordan Carter, a 21 year old writer and photographer is celebrating five years of involvement at the AS220 Youth Studio with a gallery show on Empire Street's second floor Youth Gallery this June. This is the first time Jordan will publicly exhibit some this body of creative work. He calls it "The Flaming City"; the show will feature photographs and booklets depicting a city in flames. Jordan uses B&W photo chemicals to create flamed effects in the darkroom, recreating visions seen in his dreams

Come show your support at the opening reception June 5th, 4-7pm.

"Basilica View", silver gelatin print, 2010.

Photographer Roger Carl Johanson talks about his recent body of work, In Italy, at the AS220 Project Space from 6 - 8 p.m. Free!

"Vatican Hallway" silver gelatin print, 2010.