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The above photo of Skullphone’s reported billboard hack ended up being a paid for ad (as reported by Wired Magazine). I guess it pays to do your fact checking before reporting.

Many museums, including the Walker (check out the images below), have bought billboards to place art on. I have to admit, I’m not bothered by him paying for it. Does it bother you? Do you think it’s still art of it’s paid for commercial space?

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In less than a year on February 17 ,2009 I will no longer have the pleasure of using my antenna to try to get TPT…

The move to digital gets me down.. I love analog..

Anyways here is what I am going to try to tune into tonight…

St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN 15) viewers: “Our World In Depth” cablecasts in St. Paul on Tuesday evenings at 5pm, after Democracy Now!, and midnight and Wednesday mornings at 10am. All

households with basic cable may watch.

Yes! At least thats what writer and director Gus Van Sant says in his Paranoid Park, his adaptation of Blake Nelson’s novel.

This movie is the next in a series of movies that Gus Van Sant has made since he supposedly “broke out of Hollywood.” It follows the story of Alex, a teenager (more like tween); who is supposedly disconnected, like you know most teens are nowadays, and I guess for that reason can’t seem to formulate a sentence that includes more than a subject and a verb.

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Over the last 5 months WACTAC has been working with artists Matthew Bakkom and David Bartley to amass a collection of objects that speak to corruption. We will be unveiling the collection on Thursday, April 17 at 5:30 PM. Come and check it out.

If you are a fan of Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy, Gerry and Elephant) you should check out this FREE SCREENING (Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 PM) of Parnoid Park. Check out the trailer.

If you plan on attending, make sure to show up early.

While wasting time, I came across this great Today Show interview with Kehinde Wiley. A couple years ago, Franklin Artworks had an exhibition of his work. If you are interested check out some more of his work here. Enjoy.

For those of you who don’t know, JUXTAPOSITION ARTS is a community based organization that involves youth from the Twin Cities in art making classes, mural projects, and gives them resources to be heard in their community. Juxta has even given me a break, and I can vouch for them being great.

All of their programs are FREE for youth ages 8-21!

This spring/summer, the programs will consist of:

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PCTV is looking for new students to participate in the Spring 2008 after-school program. The Spring program begins on April 9th and will run until June 6th. PCTV offers training programs in Video, Film, TV Production, Photography, and Web Design/Animation. All programs are free and transportation is provided for youth in the S. MPLS area. Programs are provided M-F from 4-6 PM.

PCTV is located at 3901 Chicago Ave., S. in MPLS (in building attached to church on 39th St. & Chicago Ave.). Call (612) 821-3938 or e-mail pctv@mtn.org.

During the run of WACTAC’s Hot Art Injection IV at the Soap Factory, several WACTAC members got the opportunity to meet artist Alexa Horochowski and her pimped out low rider bed.

This April, Alexa will be teaching a workshop here at the Walker for high school students (ages 15-19), based on sampling from popular 70’s and 80’s album covers. Check out the flyer for more info and then sign up (space is limited to 15 participants) by emailing teenprogams@walkerart.org.

I was once told that after you make $60,000 a year your level of happiness goes up. Now I don’t make $60,000 a year … but I had a hard time agreeing with this. I also was recently shopping at the Wedge and I brought my own bags when I was checking out they informed me that if you bring your own bags you can

1. get money off your purchase

or

2. Donate that saved money to the community garden

I decided to donate to the community garden and as I was walking home I couldn’t help but thinking about someone being able to plant seeds that my possible contribution helped. Which I thought was really interesting when I stumbled across an article today about how people who donate or buy gifts for others are happier.

So the old saying, “it’s better to give than to receive” is correct. Click for full article

My friend and I made a zine awhile back

Called Bittersweet

And we have a few laying around

So if you want one

You should send an e-mail to

Bittersweetmpls@gmail.com

with your address and I’ll send you a copy.

Which I would LOVE to do.

Go to the Rush Creek Studio and make some glass art .. for an affordable price.. bling.

You will design your own bowl, plate, platter, sushi dish, etc. and create it in class. We’ll fire it, and then slump it into the shape you have chosen from our many molds. The firing fee includes the two kiln firings of your project (fuse & slump).

After you have taken a glass class, you are welcome to work in our Studio anytime designing more glass projects, at just the regular Studio rates of $6 per hour (plus any glass you purchase).

Time and Date:

Monday, March 17th from 7 – 9 pm

Cost: $24 Class Fee, $10 firing & materials, + additional glass

Class offered at The Studio at Rush Creek

(763) 315-3001

www.studio-rush.com

9481 Garland Lane North

Maple Grove, MN 55311

Walk in art studio & coffee house! Hand-crafting the finest coffee and espresso drinks,

come for a class, open studio time or just to shop!

When: Saturday, April 5th, 1-3pm

Where: Springboard for the Arts (308 Prince St., Suite 270, St. Paul, MN 55101)

Suggested Donation: $10

This workshop is open to the PUBLIC! You must register by sending your name and phone number to: info@thestoryboard.org (Students, please include your grade and school with your e-mail registration).

Before producers walk the red carpet at a film premiere, they become masters at taking that big picture vision and breaking it down into manageable steps. To discover how big-time producers get scripts to screen, come to our Producing Workshop and learn some of the nuts and bolts of script breakdowns and movie scheduling.You will have an opportunity to work closely with a professional producer and get your questions answered!

We will also be accepting one-act plays for this!

Photo Exhibit by David L. Parker

Before Their Time: Child Labor Around the World

Artist’s reception and book signing

Thursday, April 10, 5-8 p.m.

Exhibit runs Monday, March 31 – Friday, May 2, Hours 12-5 p.m.

The Nina Bliese Gallery is located on the ground floor of the 225 South 6th St. Building in Minneapolis, MN. Parking in 225 South Sixth Street is available for $5.00 with a Gallery Coupon.

So heres a nifty happening at the Walker. Dosh, that loopster around town is making an appearance at the Walker along with some of his friends. Now, Dosh has gained some acclaim for not only his fascinating surreal sound, but also for his little superstar friends such as Andrew Bird. So it follows that Andrew Bird will be joining him for this soirée (and playing Rock the Garden in June!)

Its more than a month away, so be sure to mark your calendars. Heres the lowdown: The World of Dosh– Martin Dosh and Friends at 8pm on May 3rd. $20. Yeah, its expensive and its a Saturday but it’ll be one of those things where you can say “yeah, I was there. No big deal.”

This summer’s CrimethInc. convergence will occur July 16 to 20, in or near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

I wanted to attended the convergence in 2007 which I think took place in Winona but was in the BWCA. Has anyone ever attended one or know someone who has attended? Sounds interesting. For more info check their website and for more info on past events check this article

If you’ve switched on the news recently, or at least opened up to the first couple of pages in the Strib you’ve noticed that there is always a lot of stuff happening around the world. But if you know anything about the media you can bet your fine gluteus maximus that once a story reaches you it has already been censored once through the reporter, censored through the producers, censored once again by the corporate legal department, and then cropped to fit the time limit in the tv program. This is where Live Leak comes in. Think of it as a youtube with a heavy news focus. Lets examine the recent riots in Belgrade caused by Bosnian independence. If you remember rioters actually broke into the US embassy. Yet for those of us who saw it on regular news channels this is the image we saw If you waited 2 hours after the fact and logged onto Live Leak this is the image you would have seen this. That’s right, this is from INSIDE the US embassy. A word of caution: Live Leak is a great resource for all you aspiring social activists, or just for people who want to get another view on current events. However be careful of forming opinions out of context. By watching simply a raw video on live leak you should also take into account the situation in which the event is taking place and who the people are involved, if not you run the risk of being even more mis-informed than you would be by simply watching the news. Live Leak is a tool, not necessarily the 100% truth.

Do people still like Afternoon Records bands?

http://www.afternoonrecords.com/releases.html

Calling all youth poets, fiction writers, essayists, writers & dreamers of all kinds! Apply now for Wings, an innovative mentoring program designed for avid young writers, ages 9-19. Each youth participant is matched with an artistic mentor from the creative writing MFA and PhD programs of Hamline University and the University of Minnesota. Together, mentors and mentees explore their worlds and develop their writing skills through guided reading, writing and conversation. Deadline to Apply: Friday, April 4, 2008

To apply contact Julie Bates at julie@intermediaarts.org

Click here to check out the summer class offerings at MCAD. Welding…awesome.