http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:06:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Looking for a fabulous way to ring in the new year, while supporting local artists? The Rozelle Artists Guild hosts the perfect event for you: http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/12/29/a-must-for-new-years-eve/ As the new year approaches, we take a moment of obligatory nostalgia for the year that is passing. This has been an extraordinary year for Lantana Projects: we welcomed resident artist Barbara Bickart and presented her haunting interdisplinary When, we braved the snow with our first networking event at Tsunami ... http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/12/29/what-a-year-2/ New technologies are combining to change the way we influence our communities. In her book, Momentum, Allison Fine writes about these new technologies and how they are igniting social change in our connected age. Allison is a senior fellow on the Democracy Team at Demos: A Network for Change ... http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/12/14/this-week-on-smart-city/ From the amazing folks at Live From Memphis: The theme of Li'l Film Fest 8 is RESOLUTIONS, you know, the New Year's kind. I know, I know, you will cut back on the partying and staying out so late, you will exercise more and loose weight, you will remember to call ... http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/12/14/lil-film-fest-resolutions/ The holidays are a time of generosity and good will, and now it is even easier to support a worthy cause during the season: GoodShop online at stores such as Best Buy, the Gap, Target, Sephora, and eBay and the retailer will donate a percentage of your purchase to the ... http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/12/14/holiday-goodshopping/ Carol DeForest: Clay, candles, found objects and Uzbekistani textiles • Martha Hettich: Guatemalan textiles • Suzanne Henley: Fused glass, ancient beads, oriental rugs • Dorothy Northern: Jewelry • Robin Lathroum: Hand-dyed textiles • Brooke Sarden: Watercolor • Colleen Couch-Smith and Kelly Myers: Rock, paper, scissors, handmade paper and concrete • ... http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/11/29/carol-deforest-friends-at-the-metal-museum/ Hattiloo Theatre is proud to present Forget Me Not Christmas from November 30-December 23. Join them for opening night and enjoy early bird ticket discounts: the first five attendees to arrive get seats for only $5, and the next ten earn theirs for only $10. And complimentary hors d'oeuvres are ... http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/11/27/a-hattiloo-holiday/ Congratulations to the graduating BFA students! If you haven't yet seen their exhibition, check out the closing reception on Saturday, December 1 in UM's Jones Hall from 5:00-8:00 pm. http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/11/27/bfa-closing-reception-at-um/ For those who missed the announcement earlier this month, Memphis has said goodbye to another art organization: Detour Memphis. From their release: Detour Memphis Online Magazine ceased publication this morning with its October/November issue, it was announced by Nick A. Davis, director of Detour Memphis Productions. The television program on WMC ... http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/11/27/a-belated-farewell/ Thanks to all involved for making Class of '07 such a successful event! After a tight race, the votes have been counted and we now congratulate the Most Popular members of the class, as selected by you: Winner: Melissa Farris Jonathan and Bo 36"x50", oil on canvas Runner Up: Carl E. Moore Gluttony 32"x32", acrylic on ... http://lantanaprojects.org/eventsblog/2007/11/19/most-popular-members-of-the-class-of-07/