Snow and ice getting you down?.. Looking for a pick me up before New Years Eve? Quick while you can grab your tickets to the British Television Ad awards and prepare yourself to not stop laughing. A Walker Art Center tradition since before any of us where born it is worth the $10 bucks. All of the ads are original and captivating.. The humor of the Brit’s is hilarious and on point. “The program this year includes dancing marionettes, monkeys, and nudists as well as American celebrities Snoop Dogg, Rob Lowe, and Anjelica Huston hawking products to UK audiences.” Not to be missed, fun every year.
Late notice! Want to hear live bands and give blood AT THE SAME TIME? This Saturday (December 19), come to the Depot Coffee House in Hopkins to hear bands including Half Demon Doll, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Gay Parade, A Cardboard Heart, Crossfire, Shay’s Rebellion, and Skits. Bloodmobiles will be stationed outside. Admission comes free if you donate! From 5:30-11:30pm.
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Keegan, a Music Video workshop participant, wanted to let everyone know that his band Silent Agency will be playing an all ages show at Station 4 this month with Lynhurst and Half Demon Doll. Click on the flyer for details.
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Image from Peter’s Essentially Public series. Last week at WACTAC we pitched a tent with Peter Haakon Thompson and got to hear a lot about what he’s done as an artist. Look at his website for more on his past and present projects. http://www.peterhaakonthompson.com/
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Check out Scott Schuman’s fashion photography blog The Sartorialist! I was recently listening to Radio K’s weekly show The Sound of Young America and it was really interesting to hear him talk about his methods. I recommend the blog. http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html
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Over the past months WACTAC has been talking about the ways that people make art together and interact socially in public space. To further the discussion, I invited artist Peter Haakon Thompson to meet WACTAC and present his work. Honestly there isn’t an artist that fits the bill as perfect as Peter. His resume includes curator of the 55408 exhibition at Intermedia Arts, a totally inclusive showcase (all artists that submit are invited to exhibit their work) of artists that live and work in the 55408 zip code; The “A” Project, a series of signage and sculpture that increases arts [...]
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To start off the Music Video Workshop, lead artist Maria Juranic asked the class to listen to a track by Doomtree and create a video using in-camera editing. The students had one day to concept and shoot the video. Here’s what they came up with. Directed by Quindell Blanks, Harry Sattler, Kyle Baker [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj2bvSF_Xgc[/youtube] Directed by Sami Swisher, Steffan Abney, Tiffany Robbins [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PipxbJWqfRI[/youtube] Directed by Sarah Waugh and Keagen Potts [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCRjFpQjgdk[/youtube] Directed by Robert Deloria, Mose Bergmann, Brenda Gonzalez [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMAAqljum1g[/youtube] Directed by Marielle Foster, Henry Willette, Lourdes De La Luz [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGd6r4vHdjA[/youtube]
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In other WACTAC Alumni related news: Luke Tromicazk (WACTAC 2002-2004) is showing his drawings at the Hard Times Cafe on the West Bank. Check out the info below. NEW DRAWINGS BY LUKE TROMICZAK Hard Times Cafe 1821 Riverside av Minneapolis, MN Closing Party: Friday, Saturday Dec. 11th, 7-10 Pm All drawings priced between $125-300 Here’s a slide show from Luke’s flickr: [tylr-slidr userID="36154778@N00" groupID=""]http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukerockwell/sets/72157604085034577/[/tylr-slidr]
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By Anna Forster-Smith
This weekend, December 4th-6th, Central High School’s production of Once Upon a Mattress will take place in Central’s auditorium. This musical is student directed and produced and should be a great show. Central High School is renowned for its amazing student run theater program and you are sure to find a unique showcase of talent. Shows are Friday the 4th at 7:00 pm, Saturday the 5th at 7:00 pm, and Sunday the 6th at 2:00 pm.
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Next week is the final week of the Music Video workshop and we will be editing all the footage that we have filmed with the musician that we were paired up with, my group is working with rapper The Real Young Bishop. Maria Juranic, who taught the music video class, has been extremly helpful in this process and provided many great techniques that I can take away from the class and use in my filmmaking pursuits. This experience has been quiet educational and entertaining, and fueled my passion for filmmaking even more. To the end the workshop, we will be [...]
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Made Fresh Monthly is a new WACTAC sponsored themed web art competition for teen artists in high school who work in any medium. WACTAC will provide the theme, you provide the art. All submissions will be posted on here on our blog and WACTAC will hand pick the freshest piece of the month. This month’s theme is PERSPECTIVE, interpret it however you’d like. Send a digital file of your artwork with your name, age, high school, address, title and a brief description of the piece to madefreshmonthly@gmail.com. Files must be less than 5 MB, videos must be less than 2 minutes. [...]
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For the past four months two WACTAC members (Kaitlyn Andrews and me) have been working hard for the upcoming festival of teen produced shows at The Children’s Theatre Company. The shows, Gimme Shelter by Barrie Keeffe, Razia’s Shadow by Joseph Durden, and Incentive For Christmas by Dylan Fredrick will open this Thursday, December 3 and run until Sunday December 13 in the McGuire Studio Theatre. I am the director for Gimme Shelter is a provocative dark comedy about defying authority and finding how to exert one’s true potential through cricket, capitalism, and an attempt to blow up a school. Razia’s [...]
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Grown & Sexy: a term used to describe people who has reached a point in their lives where playing games and immaturity is behind them and they have grown up and are ready to take on bigger and better things Over its 13 year history, more than 100 young artists have been a part of Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) . Grown & Sexy will be the first exhibition to celebrate the art of WACTAC Alumni. Ranging from painting and sculpture to site specific installation, the exhibition highlights the wide range of personalities and perspectives that have made [...]
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Christmas started early in Teen Programs – a steady stream of art for the Grown & Sexy: WACTAC Alumni exhibition have been coming in all day. Check out some of the work that will be displayed in the show. Isabelle Peltier, Gods and Monsters II, 2009, Ink and marker on paper Isabelle Peltier, Gods and Monsters, 2009, Ink and marker on paper Mitchell Williams, Untitled, 2009, Digital c-print Owen Heine, Untitled, 2008, Gelatin silver print Erica Qualy, Self Portrait, 2009, Acrylic on canvas Aaron Wojack and Calder Zwicky, Balthazar To His Wife: I Miss You!, 2008, Screenprint on c-print, Edition [...]
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I stumbled across this gem while perusing YouTube. I really like the way this guy works, and his sketches are amazing. Enjoy!
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