The JafaGirl's have moved the Art Ball Machine to a new location in Kings Yard at the Nolaa Gallery. Curiosity seekers can now enjoy a chance to buy a piece of original art from 5 artists, Corrine Bayraktaroglu, Nancy Mellon, Deb Housh, Talitha Greene, and our guest artist Jennifer Float.CALL TO ARTISTS
The Yellow Springs Arts Council invites the public and local artists to create a street inspired artwork (2d or 3d) for their Street Art Themed Art Party ( a celebration of art placed on streets, such as murals, posters, stickers, graffiti, stencil art, wheat pastes, LED graffiti, light graffiti, 3d objects, found art, etc) on the night of Art Stroll (19th October). The work will be exhibited one night at the Art Party located at the Hip Joint (senior Center Hall) at 227 Xenia Avenue and then subsequently exhibited at the John Bryan Community Gallery for one month. There is no entry fee, work should be delivered at the time the event starts at 6pm with name, address/phone number, title and price attached to the work.
There will be live music, video slide show, a ""Hide & Seek Project"using found art (NOT found art as in objet trouvé, but art made with the intent to be found). Examples of found art can be seen here or here.
Links: Found Art Org is " a community of people who believe that giving of themselves through their art can change the world". For the USA story on how Found Art Org was started please visit here.
For information contact us at: ysartsguild@yahoo.com
For those interested in street art check out the Wooster Collective. This is a site "dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world."
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
Sept 5th-9th: Blues Fest. For a schedule please visit African America Culture Works website.Sept 8th: Village Artisans is hosting its 25th Anniversary Reunion show and Potluck Dinner starting 6:30pm.
September 23: "The Yellow Springs Historical Society is truly honored to have been allowed to publish the biography by Jane Baker of one of the key early figures in the creation of Yellow Springs, William Mills." There will be a book-signing for William Mills: The Yellow Springs Man on Sunday, September 23 at 2:00 p.m in the Senior Center Great Room.
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