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Genius Grants 2008: Weaving straws and grass
I suppose I should mention this year’s genius grants, awarded this week, since this blog contains a category called Artist-as-genius. Regular readers know that I hold a certain disdain for the term. I...
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Friday Fare: Instant art grants, installations
ThinkChristian points out a post at the Urban Prankster which elaborates on The Federation of Students and Nominally or Unemployed Artists’ instant art grants of $10-$60. From the Federation’s website:...
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Have problems? Pay for an art mentor.
A real quick note via the Art Deadlines List. A recent post asks “Need an agent to get your work out? Need expert advice? Then look to someone who has actually sold work, exhibited in The Whitney...
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Armstong/Ward installations
Saturday I traveled to Tulsa with friends to view two collaborative installations, Failing Hearts and On the Line. The shows are up in the Ligget Studio and Living Arts Space on Kenosha Avenue. Failing...
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tweenbots
I’ve always been fascinated by artistic ideas that engage viewers, as in require participation by the viewer. Kacie Kinzer’s tweenbots are just such a project. From the website: Tweenbots are...
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Art farms
I’m getting back into my morning cycling routine, thankfully. Today I took the leg of the Grand Island trail system east from Hall County Park; before today I’d turned around at the park and retraced...
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Art Farm installation/performance
Last night I visited Art Farm Nebraska for the first time in order to see Kwangwoo Kim’s collaborative installation/performance piece. Artists Johnny Walker and Shannon Young were also part of the...
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Notice. Drawings by Craig Hawkins.
A few months back I added Craig Hawkins’ website to my brief and, admittedly, somewhat unconsidered list of links in the proverbial sidebar. I really like his work, and noticed this morning he posted a...
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Sailing ceramic pods
From Chicago potter/sculptor Julie Rozman: [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89C_bwP8Jws] Posted in Art, Ceramics, Installations
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Where does content in an artwork come from?
Image Journal featured artist John Frame in their last newsletter. Frame’s work is fascinating, and slightly disturbing, and in an interview he says a couple of things I felt the need to respond to in...
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