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[hunter gather]

Thanks!

We should do some kind of shizz music n' art show....

something cool.....music and art exhibition...

BOARD TOPIC! This is exactly the kind of thing I want to see more of.

I like the show/art idea. One that would also showcase people making their own magazines and shirts and stuff too. I really like a lot of the art I see in Phoenix. Who had the house near Lost Leaf with the tree painted like Beetle Juice? I loved that stuff.

[sonofpatter]

Thanks!

We should do some kind of shizz music n' art show....

something cool.....music and art exhibition...

BOARD TOPIC! This is exactly the kind of thing I want to see more of.

I like the show/art idea. One that would also showcase people making their own magazines and shirts and stuff too. I really like a lot of the art I see in Phoenix. Who had the house near Lost Leaf with the tree painted like Beetle Juice? I loved that stuff.

Mike Little painted the tree, he was kicked out of the house and now does most of his painting at the stage behind Conspire.

Article about him in New Times http://www.phoenixne...gtime-exposure/

[MikeyWretch]

I have always wanted to start "Dick" art

NO no no

Not dick as in penis but as in jerk!

I want to create a big piece that is made up of "out of order" Signs that i have stolen from various places and machines. The thought that at some point some one tried to buy or use what ever machine I removed the sign from makes me laugh and yeah see

DICK!

[Hooray For Everything]

It was seems to me that my favorite art/music comes from places where it rains....

Perhaps it's because people spend more time in their studio there, perhaps 'cool' people prefer seasonal variety & rain. I know rainy weather=soft ground=basements, so I think that led to lot's of great music, so finding a good place to set up a studio/practice area was easy...

Maybe not, too.

(I'm a big Christina/Lara/Suzie fan....we have a lot of great female visual artists in Phoenix)

[Jacki O.]

It was seems to me that my favorite art/music comes from places where it rains....

Perhaps it's because people spend more time in their studio there, perhaps 'cool' people prefer seasonal variety & rain. I know rainy weather=soft ground=basements, so I think that led to lot's of great music, so finding a good place to set up a studio/practice area was easy...

you should totally move to somewhere rainy!!! Rain is fun.

[chadk]

Perhaps it's because people spend more time in their studio there, perhaps 'cool' people prefer seasonal variety & rain.

see whats great about being in a band here is that we don't have to worry about rain while loading our gear or snow for that matter. ever try to load super heavy gear on black ice?

[transonic]

Phoenix is a stepping-stone city. For every 5 people that move here 3 people move away. That's why it is good for artists beginning their career. There are many entry-level opportunities and chances to get involved. Once an artist achieves a certain level of success here, it is difficult to progress without looking outside the city and region for opportunities. Therefore, artists emerge until they are at a mid-level: they're not beginners, and they're able to eke out a living and be self-supporting artists, but the opportunities just aren't available in this town as much for locals. The Phoenix Art Museum was proud of itself for featuring local artists in their recent exhibition, Phantom Sightings, but those types of shows are few and far between for locals. Think of the music scene here. There are plenty of places to play for beginning bands or hobby bands, but where do you play if you are a professional musician and can draw more than 200 people to a show? How often do Shizz bands get to play the Marquee or Dodge or Celebrity Theatre? There needs to be something in between the downtown galleries and Scottsdale galleries. Bentley Projects tried to be this--but it failed and dropped many artists in the state who had emerged and were professors in art departments who now have no gallery representation here. This is why artists who have emerged must move away in order to take advantage of bigger opportunities that just aren't available here. Creative Capital did research in Phoenix in 2006 on the art scene and this was their conclusion. Artists who want to make a plan for becoming self-supporting should take advantage of Creative Capital. They have grants and other professional development tools to help artists.

Kevin

[JJames]

YOU ALL SUCK!

GILBERT ORTEGA RUUULLLLZZZ!

[Hooray For Everything]

Perhaps it's because people spend more time in their studio there, perhaps 'cool' people prefer seasonal variety & rain.

see whats great about being in a band here is that we don't have to worry about rain while loading our gear or snow for that matter. ever try to load super heavy gear on black ice?

Too true....Vermont/New Hampster/Mass were like that...Portland was okay, just rain, but I was only recording there. Good point, though, Chad.

[Hooray For Everything]

Phoenix is a stepping-stone city. For every 5 people that move here 3 people move away. That's why it is good for artists beginning their career. There are many entry-level opportunities and chances to get involved. Once an artist achieves a certain level of success here, it is difficult to progress without looking outside the city and region for opportunities. Therefore, artists emerge until they are at a mid-level: they're not beginners, and they're able to eke out a living and be self-supporting artists, but the opportunities just aren't available in this town as much for locals. The Phoenix Art Museum was proud of itself for featuring local artists in their recent exhibition, Phantom Sightings, but those types of shows are few and far between for locals. Think of the music scene here. There are plenty of places to play for beginning bands or hobby bands, but where do you play if you are a professional musician and can draw more than 200 people to a show? How often do Shizz bands get to play the Marquee or Dodge or Celebrity Theatre? There needs to be something in between the downtown galleries and Scottsdale galleries. Bentley Projects tried to be this--but it failed and dropped many artists in the state who had emerged and were professors in art departments who now have no gallery representation here. This is why artists who have emerged must move away in order to take advantage of bigger opportunities that just aren't available here. Creative Capital did research in Phoenix in 2006 on the art scene and this was their conclusion. Artists who want to make a plan for becoming self-supporting should take advantage of Creative Capital. They have grants and other professional development tools to help artists.

Kevin

Um, how many Shizz bands, that do original music, can draw 200 people?

There are Shizz bands that have played big venues.....a couple played the Rialto, but as an opener...

[zyko]

i'd love to take part in the show if there becomes one

[Tony]

Thanks!

We should do some kind of shizz music n' art show....

something cool.....music and art exhibition...

BOARD TOPIC! This is exactly the kind of thing I want to see more of.

we thought it might be cool to incorporate a "live art" element to the next natural disaster. like while the musicians are doing their improv, an artist or two might be painting/drawing/sculpting/whatever at the same time. conceptually, the two would tie together somehow. so not exactly an exhibition, but an exercise in creativity. maybe this is corny. but it could bring some exposure to both musicians and artists who might not already run in the same circles.

[JJames]

Thanks!

We should do some kind of shizz music n' art show....

something cool.....music and art exhibition...

BOARD TOPIC! This is exactly the kind of thing I want to see more of.

we thought it might be cool to incorporate a "live art" element to the next natural disaster. like while the musicians are doing their improv, an artist or two might be painting/drawing/sculpting/whatever at the same time. conceptually, the two would tie together somehow. so not exactly an exhibition, but an exercise in creativity. maybe this is corny. but it could bring some exposure to both musicians and artists who might not already run in the same circles.

fuck yeah

[MattChedda]

Thanks!

We should do some kind of shizz music n' art show....

something cool.....music and art exhibition...

BOARD TOPIC! This is exactly the kind of thing I want to see more of.

we thought it might be cool to incorporate a "live art" element to the next natural disaster. like while the musicians are doing their improv, an artist or two might be painting/drawing/sculpting/whatever at the same time. conceptually, the two would tie together somehow. so not exactly an exhibition, but an exercise in creativity. maybe this is corny. but it could bring some exposure to both musicians and artists who might not already run in the same circles.

fuck yeah

I second that!

[hunter gather]

Thanks!

We should do some kind of shizz music n' art show....

something cool.....music and art exhibition...

BOARD TOPIC! This is exactly the kind of thing I want to see more of.

I like the show/art idea. One that would also showcase people making their own magazines and shirts and stuff too. I really like a lot of the art I see in Phoenix. Who had the house near Lost Leaf with the tree painted like Beetle Juice? I loved that stuff.

Mike Little painted the tree, he was kicked out of the house and now does most of his painting at the stage behind Conspire.

Article about him in New Times http://www.phoenixne...gtime-exposure/

Cool. Thanks for the info!