Showing posts with label 2011 New Albany Public Art Project: Bicentennial Series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011 New Albany Public Art Project: Bicentennial Series. Show all posts
Saturday, July 09, 2011
There's a map of NA Public Art installations as well.
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Thursday, July 07, 2011
Saturday, come downtown for the City Wide arts celebrations, with shops, drinks, food and music.
If I were to expend the time and effort required to explain to you which entity was sponsoring a particular arts event in downtown New Albany this coming Saturday, there’d be no time left to drink beer as the day unfolds.
I merely thank all the folks making it possible, and leave it at that. Readers, park somewhere and aimlessly wander. With a handful of exceptions (look for the Arts Council pamphlets), most of the city-wide events are taking place in a relatively small area, bounded by Main Street (South), Vincennes Street (East), Spring St (North) and State Street (West).
All this was unthinkable just a few years ago. Unified press releases still are.
Saturday’s downtown festivities are not entirely confined to the arts. Yes, last year’s bicentennial art walk now is concurrent with this year’s bicentennial mural project (and other Arts Council offerings), but all of it is being packaged as the New Albany City Wide Celebration, with shops offerings specials and on-premise establishments encouraged to join in the merriment.
By any title, it will be a busy and artistic day, as evidenced by these links. Seriously, I've done my best to provide an overview.
Farmers Market
If you have not visited New Albany’s Farmers Market (corner of Bank and Market) in a while, consider doing so. While not yet in the class of the one operating for so long on Bardstown Road in Louisville, the organizers have labored mightily over a period of years to make improvements, and the fruition of their efforts truly has become evident in 2011. It's simply a great community vibe.
Bicentennial Public Art Project & Walk
Last year's temporary installations are still in place (they'll rotate out soon), and three new ones add to the total for this year's stroll. Leticia Bajuyo's All Bottled Up remains outside Bank Street Brewhouse, where we had one fine night with the Bicentennial Art walk last year.
Arts Council of Southern Indiana's two receptions
The first Arts Council reception is from noon to 5:00 p.m. at its Market Street headquarters: Beyond Borders, which focuses on butterflies and their meaning in art and writing. From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., the action moves to the newly renovated United Gas and Electric Building at 138 E. Spring, also home of the Colokial shop (just around the corner from Bank Street Brewhouse).
The new venue there is being called the Resch Gallery, and there'll be two exhibits: Arts WORK, and “By the River’s Edge”, the latter featuring "local and state steamboat artifacts (as) part of the Rivers Institute at Hanover College’s celebration of the 200th anniversary of the first steamboat trip through the Ohio and Mississippi rivers."
Schmitt Furniture Community Mural Fellowship
In essence, Schmitt Furniture is marking its 75th anniversary by teaming with the Arts Council to place a large mural on its building (corner of State and Main). The mural, to be painted by the legendary Dave Thrasher, will be on the alley side, next to a parking lot that will serve as the site of Saturday's celebration. The intrepid Josh Hill will have NABC's Rosa L. Stumblebus beer truck on hand for the party, which will have live music and run from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Apologies for any omissions. As I said, just come downtown for the city-wide show, park, walk and enjoy.
I merely thank all the folks making it possible, and leave it at that. Readers, park somewhere and aimlessly wander. With a handful of exceptions (look for the Arts Council pamphlets), most of the city-wide events are taking place in a relatively small area, bounded by Main Street (South), Vincennes Street (East), Spring St (North) and State Street (West).
All this was unthinkable just a few years ago. Unified press releases still are.
Saturday’s downtown festivities are not entirely confined to the arts. Yes, last year’s bicentennial art walk now is concurrent with this year’s bicentennial mural project (and other Arts Council offerings), but all of it is being packaged as the New Albany City Wide Celebration, with shops offerings specials and on-premise establishments encouraged to join in the merriment.
By any title, it will be a busy and artistic day, as evidenced by these links. Seriously, I've done my best to provide an overview.
Farmers Market
If you have not visited New Albany’s Farmers Market (corner of Bank and Market) in a while, consider doing so. While not yet in the class of the one operating for so long on Bardstown Road in Louisville, the organizers have labored mightily over a period of years to make improvements, and the fruition of their efforts truly has become evident in 2011. It's simply a great community vibe.
Bicentennial Public Art Project & Walk
Last year's temporary installations are still in place (they'll rotate out soon), and three new ones add to the total for this year's stroll. Leticia Bajuyo's All Bottled Up remains outside Bank Street Brewhouse, where we had one fine night with the Bicentennial Art walk last year.
Arts Council of Southern Indiana's two receptions
The first Arts Council reception is from noon to 5:00 p.m. at its Market Street headquarters: Beyond Borders, which focuses on butterflies and their meaning in art and writing. From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., the action moves to the newly renovated United Gas and Electric Building at 138 E. Spring, also home of the Colokial shop (just around the corner from Bank Street Brewhouse).
The new venue there is being called the Resch Gallery, and there'll be two exhibits: Arts WORK, and “By the River’s Edge”, the latter featuring "local and state steamboat artifacts (as) part of the Rivers Institute at Hanover College’s celebration of the 200th anniversary of the first steamboat trip through the Ohio and Mississippi rivers."
Schmitt Furniture Community Mural Fellowship
In essence, Schmitt Furniture is marking its 75th anniversary by teaming with the Arts Council to place a large mural on its building (corner of State and Main). The mural, to be painted by the legendary Dave Thrasher, will be on the alley side, next to a parking lot that will serve as the site of Saturday's celebration. The intrepid Josh Hill will have NABC's Rosa L. Stumblebus beer truck on hand for the party, which will have live music and run from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Apologies for any omissions. As I said, just come downtown for the city-wide show, park, walk and enjoy.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Save the date! New Albany Public Art Walk, Sat. July 9, 2011, 6-9 PM.
(Press release from the Carnegie Center)
Save the date! New Albany Public Art Walk, Sat. July 9, 2011, 6-9 PM (Rain date July 16)
The Carnegie Center will host the official celebration for the 2011 New Albany Public Art Project: Bicentennial Series, with an Art Walk featuring the Project artists, on Saturday July 9, 2011 from 6:00-9:00 pm. After welcoming remarks at the Carnegie at 6:00 pm, visitors can drop in at the eight artworks between 6:30-9:00 pm to speak with the artists and learn more about the project themes. A walking tour booklet for the 2011 Public Art Project, which includes a map of the installation sites and information about the artists and historical themes, will be available at the sites. Art Walk participants can make their own screenprinted poster during the event. Family activities will include a mobile scavenger hunt app; there will also be a paper version of the scavenger hunt available.
Eight public artworks will be featured on the Art Walk (three new works for 2011, marked by an asterisk, and five works installed in 2010). In addition to the artists, sites will host historians, demonstrators and community leaders who will speak with participants about the historic themes interpreted by the artists. The artworks on the Walk and associated historic themes are:
*Resartus, by Dominic Guarnaschelli; Textiles, Wholesale to Retail
*Nature’s Calligraphy, by Janis Martin, Ruth Andrews and Michael Slaski; Farmer’s Markets
*Time Ghost tower-casts #1 and #2, by Scott Scarboro; Newspapers and Broadcasting
Brew History: All Bottled Up, by Leticia Bajuyo; Breweries and Taverns
Like String and Cans Through Walls, by J. Daniel Graham; Early Settlement
Roots Grow Deep, by John King; The Glass Industry
Flood, by Valerie Sullivan Fuchs; The 1937 Flood
Scars into Stars, by Brad White; The Underground Railroad
Contributions to fund one of the 2011 art installations are being accepted through IndieGoGo, anonline, collaborative fundraising platform. The goal of the Public Art Project's IndieGoGo campaign is to raise $4,000, the amount that it will cost for one of the 2011 artworks to be installed in New Albany for two years. Contributors to the campaign will have the chance to vote on which of the artworks will be the “community funded artwork;” the greater the donation amount, the greater the number of votes the contributor receives. To view a video about the 2011 art installations and/or to become a contributor, visit the IndieGoGo website for the Public Art Project at www.indiegogo.com/napublicart.
Generous support for the 2011 public art installations has been provided by the General Mills Foundation and J. Michael and Noelle Gohmann.
Visit the New Albany Public Art Project website, www.napublicart.org, and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/napublicart, to learn more.
Thank you,
Laura Wilkins
Director of Marketing & Outreach
Save the date! New Albany Public Art Walk, Sat. July 9, 2011, 6-9 PM (Rain date July 16)
The Carnegie Center will host the official celebration for the 2011 New Albany Public Art Project: Bicentennial Series, with an Art Walk featuring the Project artists, on Saturday July 9, 2011 from 6:00-9:00 pm. After welcoming remarks at the Carnegie at 6:00 pm, visitors can drop in at the eight artworks between 6:30-9:00 pm to speak with the artists and learn more about the project themes. A walking tour booklet for the 2011 Public Art Project, which includes a map of the installation sites and information about the artists and historical themes, will be available at the sites. Art Walk participants can make their own screenprinted poster during the event. Family activities will include a mobile scavenger hunt app; there will also be a paper version of the scavenger hunt available.
Eight public artworks will be featured on the Art Walk (three new works for 2011, marked by an asterisk, and five works installed in 2010). In addition to the artists, sites will host historians, demonstrators and community leaders who will speak with participants about the historic themes interpreted by the artists. The artworks on the Walk and associated historic themes are:
*Resartus, by Dominic Guarnaschelli; Textiles, Wholesale to Retail
*Nature’s Calligraphy, by Janis Martin, Ruth Andrews and Michael Slaski; Farmer’s Markets
*Time Ghost tower-casts #1 and #2, by Scott Scarboro; Newspapers and Broadcasting
Brew History: All Bottled Up, by Leticia Bajuyo; Breweries and Taverns
Like String and Cans Through Walls, by J. Daniel Graham; Early Settlement
Roots Grow Deep, by John King; The Glass Industry
Flood, by Valerie Sullivan Fuchs; The 1937 Flood
Scars into Stars, by Brad White; The Underground Railroad
Contributions to fund one of the 2011 art installations are being accepted through IndieGoGo, an
Generous support for the 2011 public art installations has been provided by the General Mills Foundation and J. Michael and Noelle Gohmann.
Visit the New Albany Public Art Project website, www.napublicart.org, and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/napublicart, to learn more.
Thank you,
Laura Wilkins
Director of Marketing & Outreach
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