DIY City Mag brings you DIY in D C
Just a little Sneak Peek for now!
Election Year - No better time than now to feature DC. DIY City Mag brings you the DC issue on October 6, 2008. This issue is a little smaller than our last 2 - we wanted to go light and add a little fun with some political art. Of [...]
3rd Ward just announced its 3rd open call for art
3rd Ward in Brooklyn just announced it’s 3rd Ward Fall Solo Show: An Open Call to Find One Extraordinary Artist.
It is a nation-wide open call for “ambitious, distinct and provocative work” and is open to artists working in all mediums - sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, motion graphics, illustration, installation, industrial design, graphic design, film, [...]
Upcycled - recycled- Handbag contest by Venus Zine
Hurry time is running out - Don’t forget to send your entries in by August 20th to enter the VenusZine Make A Bag Contest.
Details from their Press Release:
“Are you an upcycler? As in, are you into making stuff from things that others cast away? Now is your chance to show the world your trashy treasures.
The [...]
Printing by Steamroller power
Steamroller printing - have you ever thought about it? I never thought on that scale but when the boys were young we would try different methods of printing. Well over at Make Magazine I ran across an article about it.
Martha Street Studio just had their 2nd annual “Under Pressure” Steamroller Printing Festival. Jump on over to Make Magazine [...]
Jennifer Marsh - Quilting and a Gas Station
Artist Jennifer Marsh took matters in her own hands, she was tired of driving by this abandoned gas station in Syracuse, NY and was wanting to make a statement about high gas prices.
With the help of artists from 15 different countries and over 2,500 grade school children in over 29 states Marsh has completed the [...]
LoopyBooby - Colleen Downs, self taught artist
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Colleen Downs, a self taught artist that learned at an early age about sculpting, remembers playing with her mother’s clay and wheel and loved it. Her mother made mushrooms and faces from home made saltdough in the 70’s.
It wasn’t until Colleen hit her 20s that she got serious about sculpting. She discovered paper mache and [...]
Brooklyn Novelty - brainchild of local Greenpoint artists
Brooklyn Novelty is the brainchild of local Greenpoint area artists, Derick Holt & Milton Carter. The concept of this tote was brought to light in early 2008 - with the idea as a brand that would capture the spirit of the neighborhoods where they spent the last decade experiencing life. The map has been printed on [...]
Faythe Levine - 20 minute video - Handmade Nation clip
If you happen to be in Chicago on Thursday - August 7, 2008 please stop by and celebrate with Faythe Levine and watch a 20 minute video from the work in progress of Handmade Nation.
Lollie - a shop on the lower east side caters to local artists
Tonight at Lollie by reincarnation you can catch Kelsey Butt - a local emerging young muscian singing her heart out.
Lollie is a local shop on the Lower East Side that sells designs by local emerging designers. Don’t be surprised if you might see Lindsey Lohan or Cameron Diaz shopping at Lollie’s as well. The shop [...]
Pete Eckert - Art Opening
“I never really took photography seriously until I went totally blind.” This extraordinary statement comes from Pete Eckert, a uniquely talented photographer who was just announced the winner of the major photography competition: “Exposure” hosted by Artists Wanted.
www.artistswanted.org/pete_eckert.html
Following in the footsteps of recent public art exhibitions that have permeated the city, Mr. Eckert’s figurative work, [...]
