Toys: Amazing Works of Wonder
Join us on December 2 (First Friday) from 6 -10 pm as we showcase amazing works of wonder created by local artists.
This year, we will be accepting donations of new and gently used art supplies on behalf of VSA Indiana. This wonderful organization provides lifelong learning and creative expression through the arts for people with disabilities in Indiana. VSA Indiana (formerly Very Special Arts) has served Hoosiers for nearly 30 years.
To learn more about VSA, please visit VSAI.org.
We’ve invited Indiana’s finest artists to create a piece based on the theme of toys for our ninth annual show. Check out the talented artists participating in this year’s event:
Joseph Crone
Lauren Ditchley
Erin K. Drew
Elyse Elder
Jeff Geesa
Mike Graves
Susanna Hoone
Andre Jefferson
Penny Knight
Carol Myers
MaryAnne Nguyen
Jay Parnell
Brian James Priest
Casey Roberts
Aaron Scamihorn
Eric Stine
Barb Zech
Support local art and give back to a very unique and wonderful cause for the arts.
Are YOU a Contender?
For just four hours of your painting prowess, you- yes you!-can contend for the $4,000 Grand Prize and the title of 2011 Art vs. Art Champion.
- This Saturday, September 10, 2011, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Indianapolis City Market (222 E. Market St.)
- Entry fee is $20 on Paint Day.
- Save $5 by registering online in advance.
- Read the Official Rules here.
- Check out video from 2009′s Paint Day.
You have just four hours to paint with the materials we provide. You can’t bring easels or transfers, but you can bring chairs. The public is invited to watch our artists paint free of charge.
TOYS Artists of the Day: Friday
Check out today’s featured artists. Their works remain on sale at Gallery 924 at the Arts Council until Dec. 22! If you haven’t yet checked out the TOYS show, don’t miss your chance.
Jamie Pawlus and Frankie (Australian Shepherd), Chicken With Its Head Chewed Off, 2010, found object–plastic farm animal, NFS
TOYS Artists of the Day: Thursday
Here for your aesthetic enjoyment are today’s featured artists. Their works remain on sale at Gallery 924 at the Arts Council until Dec. 22! If you haven’t yet checked out the TOYS show, don’t miss your chance.
Blythe Noble Hager, American Strings, 2010, mixed-media, $200
Aaron Scamihorn, The Totalitarian of Toys, 2010, digital illustration, $200
Jeffrey S. Martin, “Oh, and remember: next Friday……is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.” 2010, mild steel, $50 per piece; 10 pieces
Eric Smith, Cobra Grenadier, 2010, serigraph, $40
Bruce Dean, “Uncle Luey” AKA – SS Rotterdam, 2010, ink and pastel on archival paper, $400
TOYS Artists of the Day: Wednesday
Here for your aesthetic enjoyment are today’s featured artists. Their works remain on sale at Gallery 924 at the Arts Council until Dec. 22! If you haven’t yet checked out the TOYS show, don’t miss your chance.
Justin Cooper, Steam Train (detail), 2009, mixed-media on wood
Carl B. Leck, Sockem (detail, 2010, mixed-media, $2,500
Nathan Shinkle, The Depths (detail), 2010, house paint and wheat paste on board, $750
Judie L. Sloan, Glass Ball Gown, 2010, blown glass, $300
Phil Velikan, Model Kit, 2010, Resin, $1,000 (original); $150 (kit; edition of 20)
TOYS Artists of the Day: Tuesday
If you haven’t yet checked out the TOYS show, don’t miss your chance. Check out today’s featured artists whose works remain on sale at Gallery 924 at the Arts Council until Dec. 22!
Mike Altman, ALTered #53 (detail), 2010, mixed-media, $100
Emma Overman, Snow Globe (detail), 2010, acrylic on birch, $1,250
Kyle A. Herrington, Telephone Etiquette, 2010, mixed-media on paper, $500
Justin Akiem Trapp, Heaven Only Knows!, 2010, ceramic, $100 per piece; 11 pieces
Nate Greuel, Imagination, 2010, photography, tracing paper, wood, metal, $150
TOYS Continues through Dec. 22
Thanks to everyone who showed up the big TOYS opening last week, all 369 of you!
For those who missed it, never fear. The show remains up Gallery 924 at the Arts Council , gloriously featuring amazing work from 20 local artists, until December 22. You can still buy some great pieces, featured in the following video:
Gallery 924 is located at 924 N. Pennsylvania St. (map). Hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. They accept cash, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.
Update: Scion Cause Challenge
Primary Colours is participating in the Scion x-CHANGE 15-city Fall Tour. We’re part of a challenge among about 30 arts nonprofits nationwide. The top three groups with the most followers by November 19 (at 5pm PST) will share the remainder of the $100,000 Scion has pledged.
We’ve made slow progress of late, but some other organizations have surged lately. Here’s where we stand as of November 16 with just three days to go:
| Rank | Arts Organization | City | Cause Followers |
| 1. | Mad Lab | Columbus, OH | 582 |
| 2. | Voxtropolis Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | 524 |
| 3. | Baltimore Love Project | Baltimore, MD | 328 |
| 4. | Fruit of the Soul | San Diego, CA | 254 |
| 5. | RED DOT Project | Cleveland, OH | 173 |
| 6. | Primary Colours | Indianapolis, IN | 163 |
You can help very simply. There’s only one step:
1. Join our “Primary Colours” Cause page at http://www.causes.com/causes/523960.
You may be one of 289 people who have already joined our previous “Support Primary Colours” Facebook Cause page. Currently, we’ll hit 3rd if we double the people who join. Scion could give us as much as $5,000!
You do not have to donate. YOU SIMPLY NEED TO JOIN OUR CAUSE AT http://www.causes.com/causes/523960.
If you would like to donate before Nov. 19, Scion will match your gift up to $1,000. We’ve raised $775 in so far, and Scion will match another $225.
Scion Facebook Cause Challenge
Last weekend, we participated in the Scion x-CHANGE 15-city Fall Tour. We’re excited by the great turnout on such a beautiful weekend. Scion x-CHANGE was able to raise $625 onsite for Primary Colours, and Scion has matched that amount. So Scion x-CHANGE has donated a total of $1,250 to Primary Colours’ Cause Page.
Right now, we could use your help.
We’re part of a challenge among about 30 arts nonprofits nationwide. The top three groups with the most followers by November 19 (at 5pm PST) will share the remainder of the $100,000 Scion has pledged. There’s only one step:
- Join our “Primary Colours” Cause page at http://www.causes.com/causes/523960.
You may be one of 289 people who have already joined our previous “Support Primary Colours” Facebook Cause page. So far, 44 of you have joined our other Cause page. This puts us tied for 9th with Sacramento and LA! Currently, we’ll hit 3rd if 50 more people join. Scion could give us as much as $5,000!
You do not have to donate. YOU SIMPLY NEED TO JOIN OUR CAUSE AT http://www.causes.com/causes/523960.
If you would like to donate before Nov. 19, Scion will match your gift up to $1,000. We’ve raised $775 so far, and Scion will match another $225.
We can do this! We’re sure of it. Please take a moment and do this simple thing.
Art vs. Art 2010 Recap
For those of you who missed the mayhem, and since we’re fond of using the boxing motif, enjoy our wrapup of what transpired that evening.
Once again, The Vogue Theatre in Broad Ripple provided the area for combat in the seventh staging of the Art vs. Art Main Event by Primary Colours and Groove Truck Productions.
As the doors opened, a line of spectator judges quickly formed up College Avenue on the pleasant September night. Upon entering, the crowd quickly learned which 32 canvases received the most online votes and survived the first cut to compete. Bargain hunters quickly snapped up several of the 104 paintings not making the cut and plunked down $50 to claim their canvas.
As A Squared Industries spun the hot tunes, the crowd filed past the top 32 contenders and selected three canvases on their ticket stubs. Once the ballots were cast and furiously but meticulously counted, the top 16 paintings were brought to the stage to do battle.
Emcee Mike Wiltrout took the stage with the bejeweled trophy belt in hand. In Round One, last year’s winner, Mab Graves (#102), fell to defeat at the hands of two-time winner Amory Abbott (#89). Doug, the auctioneer, was busy selling Mab’s painting for $500 along with most of the other paintings during the first two rounds.
Through the first two rounds, only two painting succumbed to the dreaded Wheel of Death, one (#71) by chainsaw and another (#39) by a Viking’s blade.
Round 3’s two bouts determined the final two combatants by the slimmest of margins. Jessica Dunn’s Goya Cookie Monster (#63) fell by .6 decibels to Andrew Bridges’ King Kong corn (#80) and suffered an embarrassing destruction via the Monet Shot.
The last former champion remaining, Ryan Alvis’ ice cream caterpillar (#70) had maneuvered its way through the field and beat out Carl Leck’s unlucky bunny (#36) by only one-tenth of a decibel! Carl’s bunny proved even more unlucky drawing the Instant Death on the Wheel and suffering a death by Wiltrout’s firebreathing and Molly’s Hatchet.
So, only the final bout remained, and with King Kong corn battling the ice cream caterpillar. Just .6 decibels brought the marauding vegetable to defeat and ruin at the hands of the BP oil drum.
Ryan Alvis emerged as the 2010 Art vs. Art Champion receiving the belt, the serenade, and the Big Check for $4,000. Given the option of keeping his winning canvas or putting it up for auction, Ryan immediately chose auction. A spin of the Wheel landed on Chainsaw, and the auction commenced. When the gavel finally fell, Ryan had sold his piece for a record $1,025!Congratulations to Ryan and all who competed!
Thanks for a Great Art vs. Art
Art vs. Art combines great work from many people. We really owe a lot to the following folks who helped make this great event possible:
- The Indiana Arts Commission in addition to The Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis
- Brian Short and Prizm Art Supply, which supplied all of the art supplies
- Eric Davis and Butler Scion for his loyal support
- Stevi Stoetz and the crew at Indianapolis City Market for graciously hosting a very successful Paint Day and Enzo Pizza for feeding our artists
- John Palmer for his crucial assistance with our voting website
- Matt Sommers and Constance Szerdy at MediumFusion for their amazing and selfless work putting together our videos
- Expo Design for printing the Wheel of Death
Dane Sauer & Jeff Martin at Centerline Studio for building that ominous contraption - Todd Robinson and Luna Music for selling our advance tickets
- Matt Schwegman and all the crew here at the Vogue for hosting us and making this such an exciting show
- Our media sponsors Dan McNeal at IMC, the folks at NUVO, Dodge Lile and My Old Kentucky Blog
- PRN Graphics for our cool t-shirts
- Hot Box Pizza who ran a promotion the day of the show
- Indiana Ticket Company who supplied the tickets, of course
- Bruce & Scott Westphal at The Great Frame Up
- New sponsors Angie’s List, Joe’s Cycles, and Green 3
- Ted & Shannan Miller at Brugge Brasserie for hosting a great Primer party
- Jimmy Pruitt and Groove Truck Productions, Mike Wiltrout,
Andy & Annie Skinner (A Squared Industries), & the Zero Boys for bringing it!
- Our rockin’ event committee: Carrie Hagans, Dominic Jannazzo, & Aaron Scamihorn
- Our wonderful volunteers: Lynn Anglin, Will Bain, Janine Betsey, Katy Brett, Monica Clander, Tom Coryell, Marie U. Desert, Heather Goldsmith, Chris Harrel, Kirsten (Kiki) Hill, Deb Hirt, Susanna Hoone, Mike Kenny, Steve Mills, Naomi Spier, Nora Spitznogle, Alyssa Starr, Stevi Stoesz, Darren Strecker, & Phil Velikan
- Our fundraising committee: Chelsea Ernsberger, Jeremy Hatch, & Colin Vaughan
- And of course, our hard-working board: Shannan Spence (Pres.), Jim Clinger (VP), Jenny Skehan (Treas.), Natalie Ingle (Sec.), Brian Myers, Renee Harness, & Jennifer Hughes
Give us Feedback, Win a Prize!
If you were lucky enough to be a part of the Art vs. Art Main Event, you helped decide the big Grand Prize winner. Now, you can help us make events like this even better.
Please take a few moments to fill out our survey, and you could win a gift certificate to The Best Chocolate in Town.
Your feedback also provides us with crucial information that we use to secure corporate funding in addition to government and foundations grants.
Click here to take the survey.
Our survey ends on Thursday, October 7 at 5 p.m. EDT.
Art vs. Art 2010 Most Successful Yet!
We thought of just one word to describe the most successful Art vs. Art ever:
BOFFO!*
We’re dying to share some astounding stats:
- 134 artists competed, which smashed last year’s record of 113.
- We awarded our largest Grand Prize, $4,000, to 2010 Champ Ryan Alvis.
- He boldly put his painting up for auction which sold at the highest bid ever made: $1,025!
- We sold 57 paintings, one shy of last year’s record.
- We sold more art than ever: $6,350!
- Sadly, five paintings met their demise through the Wheel of Death.
A huge thank you to everyone who worked their butts off to make this event possible.
*adj. extremely successful; sensational
ProDev: Authentic Arts Marketing
Another capacity group of artists gathered on Wednesday, July 14, for a very interactive workshop on developing a personal marketing plan. Adam Thurman taught how marketing doesn’t have to be a necessary evil. It can be a positive, honest reflection of the art you create. It can be something that you actually love doing. Over the course of an entertaining and engaging two-hour workshop, artists learned how to:
- Gain a different perspective on arts marketing
- Identify their personal mantra and artistic values
- Learn how to translate those values into specific marketing tactics that will ultimately connect more people to their art
Each participant also received an electronic copy of Adam’s e-Book, Authentic Arts Marketing.
Speaker:
Adam Thurman is President of Mission Paradox, a consulting firm that focuses on connecting art and audience in Chicago, IL. As part of Mission Paradox he has led presentations and workshops for Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Civic Knowledge Project and the Arts and Business Council. He also maintains a widely read arts marketing blog at www.missionparadox.com In addition, Adam is the Director of Marketing and communications at Court Theatre, one of the largest nonprofit theatres in Chicago. During his tenure as Director of Marketing the theatre has had some of the highest grossing productions in their more than 50-year history. He has been recognized as an Emerging Leader by Americans For the Arts and the Theatre Communication Group. He has also been featured in Time Out New York and the Chicago Tribune.
ProDev: The Art of the Sale
A full house gathered in the new digs of the Arts Council of Indianapolis on Wednesday, June 30, to learn more about how to sell their art.
For many artists, creating your work is the easy part. But how do you sell it in order to “share it” with others? How do you mix and mingle, engage and close a sale, and enjoy the whole experience? It is an art form in itself! Learn tried-and-true tips from artists, gallery owners, and others for engaging casually interested buyers and turn them from simply interested into full-fledged arts patrons.
Panelists:
Pauline Moffatt, Executive Director of the IndyFringe Festival. Along with her current role working with hundreds of performing artists, Pauline spent eight years in Melbourne Australia working with the Hotel for the Arts promoting and profiling emerging and established visual artists who exhibited in the building.
Ron Zimmerman, Vice President and COO at Elona Biotechnologies, Inc. with 17 years of salesmanship experience including managing and training sales teams of over 100 professionals.
Linda Dorman, Studio Manager for Tom Torluemke Studio and former gallery owner
Tom Torluemke, artist and former gallery owner
Installation Nation Aftermath
Thank You!
A very big thank you to everyone who turned out for Installation Nation. We hope you all had a great time interacting with the artists and the installations. We really owe a lot to the following folks who helped make Installation Nation possible:
• The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF fund, which provided artists with money to complete their vision- • Lockerbie Park & Meridian Arch, who donated the space
- • Mobile Mini for the shipping containers
- • Daniel Fahrner of Musical Family Tree for organizing the music
- • Our food vendors: Brad Gates Catering, A Taste of Philly, & The Amazing Potato Chip Company
- • Sun King Brewing Company for the great craft beer
- • Phoenix Fire Productions for the amazing light show
- • Young Audiences of Indiana for the cool scavenger hunt for kids
- • Dane Sauer, our event coordinator
- • Our event committee: Lendell Ervin, Carrie Hagans, Dominic Jannazzo, & Aaron Scamihorn
- • Liz Klopfer, our intern
- • Our wonderful volunteers: Will Bain, Tim Centers, Aimee Claton, Tom Coryell, Julie Ellison, Tammy Evans, Courtney Horstman, Mike Kenney, Mary Jane Moriarty, Dhyana Raynor, Jeff Sample, Matt Theobald, & Carrie Viehe
- • Our fundraising committee: Chelsea Ernsberger, Martha Gilchrist, Jeremy Hatch, & Colin Vaughan
- • And of course, our hard-working board: Shannan Spence (Pres.), Jim Clinger (VP), Jenny Skehan (Treas.), Natalie Ingle (Sec.), Brian Myers, Renee Harness, & Jennifer Hughes
Tell Us What You Think, Win a Prize
We need your help in making events like this better and telling grantors and sponsors who’s attending our shows. If you went to Installation Nation and have five minutes, click the link below to fill out our audience survey. We’ll draw one
winner from all completed surveys and give them a gift certificate to The Best Chocolate in Town. The survey ends on June 16 at 5 p.m.
Click here to take our survey.
The Buzz
Send your links to pix and vid that you took at Installation Nation to info@primarycolours.org, and we’ll post ‘em here.
- • IDADA – Dan Cooper video
- • FunCityFinder – Mark Cline’s story & pix
- • Indy Star – Mary Lee Pappas’ story
- • Metromix – Jim Walker’s column
- • Our Twitter event hashtag – #InstlNtn10
- • Our Facebook Event page
Installation Nation – Day 2
Day one of Installation Nation was a blast! Be sure to come by today, Saturday, June 5, 2010, from 5 – 11 p.m.
Check out pictures from Friday here.
Where
500 N. College Ave. - it’s the vacant lot on the northwest corner of College an Michigan (map) This year’s event is the second Installation Nation, and Lockerbie Park Brownstones and Meridian Arch once again donated the site. Because this is an outdoor event, patrons with limited mobility are warned that the gravel lot may pose difficulty.
Cost
$8. Children under 12 are free. $5 for IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association) members.
Exhibiting Artists
- Brent Aldrich & Julie Cifuentes, Indianapolis
- Andrew Ball with Todd Bracik & Matt Warren, Indianapolis
- Marci Rubin, Chicago
- Mark Rumsey, Grand Rapids
- Xiaoou Sun, Bloomington
- Ben Valentine, Indianapolis
- Sala Wong, Terre Haute
Each project will receive $750, thanks to a generous grant from the Efroymson Family Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation.
Kids
Stop by early with your kids and play Installation Nation BINGO with Young Audiences of Indiana until 8 p.m.
Food & Drink
The following vendors will be selling food:
You can also purchase beer from Sun King Brewing Company or wine, soda, and water.
Music
Daniel Fahrner from Musical Family Tree is coordinating music for the event. Be sure to check who’s playing:
• 5pm – DJ Rod the Mod
• 7pm – Everything, Now!
• 8pm – Slothpop
• 9pm – Kate Lamont (with full band)
Phoenix Fire Productions will be lighting things up again tonight.
Join the Revolution!
We’re getting ready for the show, Installation Nation, on the weekend of June 4-5. Here are the details:
When
Friday, June 4, 2010, from 6 p.m. – 1 a.m. and Saturday, June 5, 2010, from 5 – 11 p.m.
Where
500 N. College Ave. - it’s the vacant lot on the northwest corner of College an Michigan (map) This year’s event is the second Installation Nation, and Lockerbie Park Brownstones and Meridian Arch once again donated the site. Because this is an outdoor event, patrons with limited mobility are warned that the gravel lot may pose difficulty.
Cost
$8. Children under 12 are free. $5 for IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association) members.
Exhibiting Artists
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Brent Aldrich & Julie Cifuentes, Indianapolis - Andrew Ball with Todd Bracik & Matt Warren, Indianapolis
- Marci Rubin, Chicago
- Mark Rumsey, Grand Rapids
- Xiaoou Sun, Bloomington
- Ben Valentine, Indianapolis
- Sala Wong, Terre Haute
Each project will receive $750, thanks to a generous grant from the Efroymson Family Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation.
Food & Drink
The following vendors will be selling food:
You can also purchase beer from Sun King Brewing Company or soda and water.
Music
Daniel Fahrner from Musical Family Tree is coordinating music for the event. Confirmed acts include the following:
Friday
• 6 – 9 – DJ Rusty Redenbacher (of the Mudkids)
• 9 – 1am – DJ Kyle Long
Saturday
• 5pm – DJ Rod the Mod
• 7pm – Everything, Now!
• 8pm – Slothpop
• 9pm – Kate Lamont (with full band)
We’re also excited that Phoenix Fire Productions will be lighting things up during the event.
Volunteers
If you are interested in helping with this year’s Installation Nation, please e-mail Liz Klopfer at liz.klopfer@gmail.com or call her at 317-847-6135.
Installation Nation 2010 Artists
We’re proud to announce the artists participating in Installation Nation on the weekend of June 4-5. Of the 24 entries received, reviewed, and juried, these are the 7 projects chosen:
- Brent Aldrich & Julie Cifuentes, Indianapolis
- Andrew Ball with Todd Bracik & Matt Warren, Indianapolis
- Marci Rubin, Chicago
- Mark Rumsey, Grand Rapids
- Xiaoou Sun, Bloomington
- Ben Valentine, Indianapolis
- Sala Wong, Terre Haute
These artists will each be creating their installation art projects within the 8′x8′x20′ confines of seven large metal shipping containers placed on a vacant lot at 500 N. College in downtown Indianapolis. Each project will receive $750, thanks to a generous grant from the Efroymson Family Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation.
Artists submitted entries came from far and wide, including such places as Asheville, North Carolina; Shorewood and Bolingbrook, Illinois; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Bowling Green, Kentucky; and Greencastle, Indiana. Thank you to all who entered.
Call for Artists – Installation Nation 2010
We’re pleased to announce that our newest event, Installation Nation, is returning this June. We’re once again inviting all contemporary artists with experience in creating installation art to submit proposals for consideration.
Applications are available now.
Project Overview
Artists will submit a proposal to create an installation piece within the confines of a 20-foot metal shipping container. From the submitted proposals, a panel will judge all completed entries based on their originality, execution and innovation. This year, they will select seven projects and give them each $750 to create their vision within the confines of a metal shipping container. Artists have until Tuesday, April 27, to submit them to us.
Artists may conceive and develop a piece free from any thematic or creative restrictions, and multiple artists may collaborate on a piece. The dimensions allotted for each piece are width: 8 feet, depth: 20 feet, height: 8 feet. Electricity will be available to power each selected installation piece. Selected artists must be available to set their installation up in Indianapolis during the week of the event, beginning Monday, May 31, 2010.
Pieces will highlight Installation Nation, a weekend exhibition taking place on Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5, 2010. The event will also feature music, food, and drink.
Event Dates
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 5 p.m. EDT | Artist Proposals Due |
| Friday, April 30, 2010 | Artist Notification |
| Monday, May 31, 2010 | Participating artists begin assembly of their pieces |
| Thursday, June 3, 2010 | Assembly of works complete |
| Friday, June 4, 2010 | Installation Nation Exhibition |
| Saturday, June 5, 2010 | Installation Nation Exhibition |
| Sunday, June 6, 2010 | Disassembly of artwork |
Submissions
Entry forms are available from this link. You can submit them via e-mail, post, or in person, but they need to be at our offices by Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 5 p.m. EDT. Late entries will not be considered. Submission fee is $20.
Web Submissions
You can send entries electronically to info@primarycolours.org (place INSTALLATION NATION SUBMISSION in the Subject line).
Mailed Submissions
Primary Colours is located in the Stutz Building at 212 W. 10th St., Suite A.380, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
In-Person Deliveries
If you wish to drop off your submission at our offices, our address is the same as above. (Get Directions)
Questions?
If you have any questions about the event, please review the FAQs in the Comments section below. If you do not see the answer to your question there, contact Dane Sauer at danesauer@primarycolours.org or (317) 413-7720.
Or, post them to our comments by clicking Leave A Comment >> below.
2nd Chance to Buy TOYS Art
Some of our TOYS artists are showing their pieces created for last week’s show at the Indypendent Holiday Art Sale on Friday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Indianapolis Artsgarden in Circle Center Mall.
Dan Thompson and Ryan Alvis will definitely be showcasing their pieces. William Denton Ray, who also painted up a cool skateboard for TOYS, will have more than 200 pieces for sale, which he calls “Whimsical Funk.”
Be sure to check it out. Local art for holiday presents…what a great idea!
Dan Thompson, pen & ink, “Must Have(s)”
Ryan Alvis, “After the Unwrapping,” Watercolor
Pasta Drive Nets 144 lbs.
It was a simple request. “When you’re coming out to our TOYS event, bring some dry pasta.” Well, you came through. Boy, did you come through!
You contributed 144 pounds of dry pasta for our friends at Second Helpings.
We’re fond of saying that “It’s about the art,” but this time of year, in these tough times, it’s about so much more. Your small gesture made a big difference.
Thank you.
TOYS: A Show with Chutzpah!
It’s the return of our invitational holiday art exhibit, TOYS. This year’s art showcase will take place at ArtBox in the Stutz II Building – 217 West 10th St. Suite 125 (map) on Friday, December 4, 2009 from 5 to 11 p.m. This seventh installment will exhibit art fashioned around the theme of toys, and invited artists are free to interpret the theme however they see fit.
Twenty artists have been invited to produce artwork for this year’s exhibition:
Ryan Alvis- Julie Cifuentes
- Lauren Ditchley
- Mab Graves
- Blythe Hager
- Susanna Hoone
- Corey Jefferson
- Jeff Jeffries
- Josh Johnson
- Holly Jordan
- Ben Long
- Mamus
- Kris May
- Kipp Normand
- William Denton Ray
- Dane Sauer
- Aaron Scamihorn
- Eric Smith
- Darren Strecker
- Dan Thompson
Exhibiting artists keep 100% of the proceeds they receive from the sale of their art.
There is no admission fee for this free event, which coincides with the IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association) First Friday Art Tour.
This year, Primary Colours is teaming up with Second Helpings and asks attendees to bring dry pasta that volunteers will collect at the door. “Second Helpings provides a valuable service to the community in its mission to eliminate hunger,” says Primary Colours executive director Hugh Vandivier. “They’ve told us that they consistently need more donations of dry pasta, so we’re asking our patrons to bring some along to the show.”
Let the Battle Commence
The online votes have been tallied, and the top 32 paintings stand ready to do battle. You determine the winner of the big $3,500 Butler Scion Grand Prize, and you can save the art from destruction by buying it.
Here is the schedule of Events:
8 p.m. – Doors open; ballot for your favorite 3 paintings of the Top 32. Keep in mind that all paintings not making the top 32 will be on sale for 50 bucks, first come, first serve. A Squared Industries will be spinnin’ the tunes, and the Naptown Roller Girls will be in full force.
9:30 p.m. – Voting ends; ballots counted
9:45 p.m – Top 16 contenders selected
10:00 p.m. – Bouts begin with host Mike Wiltrout. Your cheers determine the winner of each bout! Losing paintings will face the Wheel of Death unless you buy them at auction.
11:30 p.m. – Winner of Art vs. Art is crowned and receives title belt and $3,500 Butler Scion Grand Prize.
11:45 p.m. – Live Music by Bad Veins (Cincy) & Pravada (Indy)
Art vs. Art 2009 is a smoke-free event.
Admission: $15 at the door.
Wanna get a taste of what to expect at Art vs. Art? See the videos from Art vs. Art 2008. You never know how this crazy event will unfold, but you can definitely expect to be entertained.
• 2008 Recap Video
• Dane & Hugh on Fox59
We hope to see you at the Main Event. Get ready to save the art!
