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Mini Mini Show Call for Art

MINI MINI

DEADLINE MARCH 5th, 2009

Spraygraphic.com is calling for MINI works of art that are exactly 4in by 4in (10.16cm x 10.16cm). Submissions can range from a mounted sheet of paper to a sculpture but it must be able to be hung flat on the wall. Submit paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, graphic design, fibers, clay, etc. We expect to end up with a gallery full of diverse, compelling, and exquisite little pieces of art.

If you know someone who would enjoy showing their work in this show please tell them about it.

Janet Bike Girl's Window Display

Pages Books and Magazines, Art Window
256 Queen St West
Toronto, Canada
www.pagesbooks.ca

24 hour viewing !

March 1 until March 21 2009

Pages Books is Canada's finest Independent Bookstore since 1979. Pages Books has been a cornerstone of the Queen St West community in Toronto, when artist run galleries, punk rock muscians and indie merchants held sway in the neighbourhood. The Pages Art Window is a stand-alone section of the Pages storefront which is dedicated to the display of local artists.

The installation looks great !

more stencils used in the installation are on my flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/janetbikegirl

Jef Aerosol: des hauts et des bas

JEF AEROSOL

des hauts et des bas

Exposition du
12 mars au 18 avril 2009

Vernissage
Jeudi 12 mars de 18H30 à 21H00

Avec la participation de Solucial Avocats,
partenaire de l’exposition

Galerie d’art contemporain

153 bis Bd Liberté à Lille
face au Palais des Beaux Arts
Ouvert du jeudi au samedi de 14 à 19h
Tél 03 20 31 55 70
www.raisondart.com
www.solucial.com

st3ncil exhibit: Chicago, IL

Stencil art has a long, long history....like ancient. The history spans from pre-historic times (where the hand may have been the very first stencil pattern) through Edo period Japan, into Europe where Picasso, Matisse and many others experimented with "pochoir" (French for stencil) and onto the streets around the globe in more modern times.

For our next exhibit we take a look at three artists working with stencils today. St. Louis -based Peat Wollaeger brings us a character-rich cartoon-inspired style with a graffiti edge and will be featuring his latest stencil series "EYEZ," Chicago artist David Soukup explores the use of stencils to create intricate architecture-inspired works and Seattle-based Jonathan Wakuda Fischer mixes Japanese themes with modern culture and vibrant colors.

The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2009 from 6 until 10pm. All three artists will be in attendance.

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eine Ausstellung mit den Streetartists

FREITAG
MAKRELE, TALSTRASSE, ST. PAULI

Am Freitag findet der Auftakt zur Gruppenausstellung in der Makrele statt.
FUNK 25, TONA, AUZONE und DARKO CARAMELLO zeigen Ihre neuesten Arbeiten.
Eine Mischung aus Stencil-Art und Illustrativer Leinwand und Holzarbeit wird euch erwarten.
Wir Freuen uns auf euer Kommen!

Grüße Vom Kunst Kiosk & Woolwill Store

Art turns ugly in squabble over 'Hope'

Art turns ugly in squabble over 'Hope'

Friday, February 13, 2009

(02-12) 18:45 PST --

Artist Shepard Fairey says that he has distributed more than 300,000 copies of his iconic poster of President Obama with the word "Hope" written underneath and that it has inspired countless other versions. Now, the 38-year-old Los Angeles street artist, who says he used an Associated Press photograph as a "visual reference" for his piece, is in the middle of a copyright battle that goes to the heart of how media is made, remixed and mashed up.

Given the notoriety of Fairey's iconic poster, "it is kind of the perfect storm," said Michael Kwun, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco digital advocacy organization. "It raises questions about what we as a culture and a legal society feel is proper."