(photo courtesy of www.myspace.com/wearememphis)
There’s a new arts co-op in town! Shea Colburn, just one of the group members talks a little bit about the beginnings of a great new making!
Interview w/Shea Colburn:
Can you talk about how the group was started?
The idea first started developing in the summer of 2006. I felt
the need to establish […]
Memphis College of Art is leaping toward a new digital future! In Fall 2007, this upcoming semester, MCA has expanded their digital media program with the addtion of Animation as a concentration option. Although, great attention has been given to digital based concentration options, two “older” concentrations have been taken out of the BFA in […]
Deadline for applications: 3 October 2007, 9 am.
Collaboration period: from November 2007 to July 2008 (9 months)
To consult the rules and to apply on-line, go to: http://www.disonancias.com
DISONANCIAS is pleased to announce the call for proposals from international artists to work on joint research projects with heads of Ramp;Damp;I in companies and research centres located in […]
Guerilla gardening is almost easier than planting in your own garden, and you liven up public space for others to enjoy!
Here are some images from one of my two fieldtrips. In this particular case we searched (and it didn’t take much looking!) for abandoned lots to add Lantana to. We made sure that we picked […]
Recently, a team of us went guerilla gardening. The experience was wonderful! Although I consider myself a veteran “guerilla public artist,” i had never thought of brightening the same areas that I post my art, with flowers. Thanks to Lantana, we were able to make about 8 clay bombs per pack of lantana flowers, which […]
Ennis Newman, University of Memphis student, is one of the many participants of Soul Food II, the event responsible for the graf art wall at the University of Memphis Campus. Read his take on the event, in this short interview below.
What was your role in Soul Food II?
I was a performer and unofficial documentarian of […]
Call for artists at Art Coop’s “The Pride Show”
Artists are invited to submit three works each in any
medium or mixed media for exhibition at The Pride Show,
opening June 8th at Art Coop.
The purpose of The Pride Show is to celebrate diversity
among artists of all genders and sexual orientations coming
together with pride in solidarity for one […]
International Call for Art: Contemporary Women Artists Exhibition XIV
Deadline for submission extended
Must receive submission by Friday June 8
About the Exhibition: The fourteenth biennial Contemporary Women Artists Exhibition, sponsored by the St. Louis Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art.
Exhibition: Sept 7-29, 2007, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
Lecture with the Artist co-sponsored […]
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What/who inspired you to start beatboxing, and how long have you been doing it?
I’ve been beatboxing for as long as I can remember. I can’t put a specific date to it because it’s something that I’ve always done. I officially decided to commit to beatboxing about a year or so ago. My motivation comes simply […]
On Saturday, April 14th, 2007,the Student Alliance of Memphis College of Art will be hosting the first ever “MCA Yart Sale.” There will be a variety of “finds,” waiting for discovery.
The event was put together to help raise funds for next year’s student body. Katie Lepo, Meredith Kline, and Shea Colburn have put special attention […]
Whitfield Lovell’s work speaks of the African American experience during the 1920’s through 1940’s era. He works primarily with found objects. His drawn portraits also stem from “the found.” He uses anonymous photographs usually discovered in flea markets and the like. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art recently purchased one of his works and featured him […]