- Suns of Cudd
sheetrock, wood, fluorescent light
2011
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Brett and Erin Smith are a brother and sister collaborating artist duo, who are working with us for the Where Art Thou? event this upcoming Thursday, April 25th from 5-9 PM. Both having backgrounds in industrial design, product design and visual arts, they are helping us make our dream of building a giant fort in the Cargill Lounge come true. Gearing up towards this event, we’ve brought up a few questions for them to answer about art and their lives.
Below is an email conversation between Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council member Natalia Salinas and Brett Smith:
1. Describe your work…
We have been working as a brother + sister team doing all sorts of projects for years. Both of us studied design, and so most of our work deals with how people interact with objects, spaces, and other people. We do lots of crafts, products, installations and music- always trying to keep the focus on a genuine, meaningful impact on the audience.
2.What kind of artwork were you into as a teenager?
We were both into music, punk rock, ceramics, drawing, and making weird miniature sculptures out of sculpy.
3. What do want people to take away from their experience at the event?
We hope that everyone will be able to see their interaction with the event take physical form – seeing their artwork add to the whole – then taking a piece home as a keepsake
4.Why is art important?
Art constantly provides new perspectives for looking at the world and communities. It keeps things wondrous!
5.What was your favorite/least favorite part about being a teenager?
My favorite part was having time and energy and the structure of school to work with / against. My least favorite thing was not knowing that I could treat adults as equals and vice versa.
6.What inspires you?
Books, and all of our really creative friends. Our parents who always have really weird and brilliant ideas.
Here are some links of their work:
http://www.sisbrodesign.com/index.html
http://artofthis.net/brett-smith
Sketches of Fort in Cargill Lounge
New Land of Milk and Honey
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October Teen Art Lounge: Bayeté Ross Smith Join guest artist Bayeté Ross Smith, whose portraits explore ways that clothing, ethnicity, and gender affect our ideas about identity, personality, and character. 5pm-8pm Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab at the Walker Art Center
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Each year TCYMN partners with MTN, SPNN, IFP and many other media organizations throughout the Twin Cities to put on an all day film making event. It’s on May 12th, beginning around 9am. You know those “24hour film festivals” where you write, film, edit and screen a movie in 24 hours? Well, it’s kinda like that. Just way less pressure and more fun… and food will be provided. There is also a Radio element this year, and that’s going to be very very cool. If you’re interested in challenging your filmmaking abilities, apply for the event HERE. YEPP. JUST CLICK [...]
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This event is for grades 7 and up, and will be on Mondays, March 5-May 21 at 4 p.m. at the Minneapolis Central Library. Click here to register for a session or call 612-543-8000. Get hands-on experience to create your own beats. Learn music mixing techniques using the latest technology in music and video production. Record and produce your own music or video in this exciting workshop led by the library’s Teen Tech Squad. Let your voice be heard! SPECIAL KICK-OFF EVENT Tuesday, March 8, 5-7 p.m. A special night of freestyle musical performance and interactive demonstration of the [...]
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Join myriad aspiring, established and eccentric graphic designers in Logorama –– an MCAD-hosted graphic design discussion led by none other than Charles S. Anderson, a successful logo designer. “This event is going to be a logo extravaganza: We’ll play logo trivia, eat Pantone-colored snacks, and have a mini-mixer with other colleagues. As graphic designers, we encounter the creation of logos almost every day and as consumers they influence our purchases and uses of certain products. Our event is going to put your knowledge of logos to a test and see if we can discover what makes a logo successful.” THE [...]
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You’ve seen him walking down the streets of Uptown, riding the bus, or lurking in Downtown. Now see Minneapolis Art icon Scott Seekins and his own works of art at Familia this Thursday @ 7PM. Should be a good one so come show your support. If his art is anything like the himself (Who’s life seems to be one big work of art itself), it should be interesting. And if you have absolutely no idea who this guy is (slippin), then check out this Mpls.St.Paul Magazine article that does a good job summarizing this mysterious local figure.
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Journey to the End of the Night is a free street game from MNZERO. It’s like running a relay race through the living city while being chased by hungry zombies. Come and play with us for the first time in Saint Paul. Gather at Cretin and Missippi at 7 PM on Saturday, September 17th. The route will end somewhere in downtown Saint Paul and awards will be distributed at midnight. Want more information? Check out http://totheendofthenight.com for the rules.
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Location: Intermedia Arts Exhibition Run: September 22 – October 22, 2011 Opening Reception: 2PM Saturday, September 24, 2011 School, work, family, friends … in the life of a teen there are bound to be some loose ends. The Youth Leadership Council at Intermedia Arts is pleased to present a multi-disciplinary exhibit of artwork made by Minnesota teens. This exhibit is intended to offer many different youth perspectives about the world and creative expression, and shows how there is no single definition for youth culture. So forget what you think you know about teens and come check out this show of [...]
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Got your ticket yet? Soundset 2011 is coming up and the lineup’s pretty impressive this year. Local favs like Atmosphere, Brother Ali are coming again (Doomtree’s on the main stage for the first time!), and out-of-towners like Big Boi, Blueprint, De La Soul, Curren$y, Mac Miller, Slaughterhouse are coming too. Along with B-Boy/B-Girl battles, DJ tent, Car show and Skate contest, it’s gonna be poppin’. Don’t sleep! Buy tickets here or hit up Fifth Element in Uptown. And for more info go here!!
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WACTAC Presents: Friend Request, a city game designed to make your spine wind one time. Come alone or assemble a team of your friends and complete puzzles, challenges, and tasks around the city to win clues to a secret party with tasty free food and live music for you and all your friends. Must register by May 6th to play. First 50 to register win a free Walker t-shirt! Activities are for teens 14 to 19. Date/Time/Location Saturday, May 14, 2011 Friend Request Scavenger Hunt: 3:00pm – 6:30pm | Meeting point: FlatPak located in the Sculpture Garden @ Walker Art [...]
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