TC Zinefest in MPLS

Zinefest is the Twin Cities’ premiere DIY craft, culture and
self-publishing event, and it’s happening soon! The TC Zinefest
strives to connect the Twin Cities community to DIY culture as openly
and easily as possible by making tables affordable to exhibitors, and
events and admission free to attendees. Come to trade, buy, talk or
learn. Things are happening all day at Zinefest, and we hope you can
come take a look!

THE BASICS:
Twin Cities Zinefest
July 11-12, 2009
Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Stevens Square Center for the Arts
1905 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
admission is free

EVENT SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 11, 11am-5pm
1pm : open mic zine reading (by attendees and exhibitors)
3pm : MPLS Zines (documentary by Monica Anderson)
4pm : Presentation Night (Minneapolis’ own living zine performs)
Sunday, July 12, 11am-4pm
12pm : Starting a Distribution Co-op with Likeminded Publications (workshop with Microcosm’s Joe Biel - limit 20 participants)
2pm : If It Ain’t Cheap, It Ain’t Punk: 15 Years of Plan-it X Records (documentary by Joe Biel)

THE AFTER-PARTY:
Four zine-friendly bands will play at
Arise! Bookstore on Saturday night. Please join us! This event is
open to the public. Zinesters can bring books to consign at Arise! and
party for a bit with their DIY compatriots. The after-party starts at
6pm and will feature music from Teenage Moods, Gerald Prokop, Bla Bla
Blacksheep, and Zombie Season. The event is free. Arise! Bookstore is
located at 2441 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405.

MORE INFORMATION:
Check out the website: zinefest.org
Check out last year’s event featured on Access to Arts: http://zinefest.org/?p=5

Wanna Break into the BIG TIME?!

Reality TV I thought would be dead by now but we're human and love to live vicariously thorough other people! **Sigh...if you're a struggling artist, wanna make it big or just be on TV now's your chance to give it a shot. Bravo is holding an open call this coming Thursday (7/16) at the Art Institute of Chicago. The show will be hosted by the fashionable Sarah Jessica Parker...

From the Bravo website:
"UNTITLED ART PROJECT
Application Instructions


How do you go from struggling, emerging or even semi-established artist to selling a complete show for $198 million? It’s a big art world out there, but maybe this is one place to start!

Magical Elves (Peabody Award-winning Project Runway, Emmy Award-winning Top Chef) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winner) and her production company, Pretty Matches, are teaming up for an hour-long creative competition series among aspiring contemporary artists who will create and compete to conquer the art world!

If you’re an emerging or mid-career artist with a unique, powerful voice that demands a bigger stage – well. . . Here. It. Is.

We want contemporary artists. Your medium could be one of many (or several of many) – painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, mixed-media – we want voices that believe in their art and want the world to know.

Attend one of our four regional casting calls around the country and we will consider you for participation in this groundbreaking show.

Casting Calls for The Untitled Art Project are as follows:

LOS ANGELES
Saturday, July 11 & Sunday, July 12, 10 AM – 2 PM
LAXART
www.laxart.org

MIAMI
Tuesday, July 14, 10 AM – 2 PM
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
www.Snitzer.com

CHICAGO
Thursday, July 16, 10 AM – 2 PM
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sullivan Galleries, 33 S. State Street
www.saic.edu

NEW YORK
Saturday, July 18 & Sunday, July 19, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
White Columns
www.whitecolumns.org"

Good Luck to all!

Scion Art Installation 5

Join Scion and Rouge Buddha on Friday April 3rd, 2009 for the opening party of the Installation 5 series that is travel across the United States. The evening will have attending artists: Codak, Eye One and J. Shea along with music by DJs Jonathan Ackerman & Millions Billions.

Peruse the walls of self-portraits by the following artists: AJ Foski, Alex Hornest, Andrew Schoultz, Angela Boatwright, Asylm, Belk Le Rat, Christina M. Felice, Codak, Davie CHoe, David O'Brien, Edwin Ushiro, Elyem, Eriberto Oriol, Eye One, Francesco Locastro, French, Ian Lynam, J. Shea, Jamel Shabazz, Jeff Soto, Kelsey Brookes, Kofie, Lisa Alisa, Logan Hicks, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nicholas Harper, Patrick Martinez, Peter Beste, Peter Glover, Retna, Rick Rodney, Rob Abeyta Jr., Ron English, Saber, Sage Vaughn, Skypage, Something In The Universe, Souther Salazar, Stormie Mills, Tessar Lo, Todd Tourso, Too Tall Jahmal, Usugrow, Will Barras, Yoskay Yamamoto

Facebook Invite

National Museum of Women in the Arts

I recenlty joined a group on the social networking site Linkedin called Women in Photography. The group is meant to bring women photographers from around the world together to discuss new ideas, ask questions and network. One of the latest discussions was on the National Museum of Women in the Arts. I had no idea this even existed but it does and is located in Washington, D.C.

Check out the site for yourself, here, I might have to make a trip to D.C. sooner than later now.

Address:

1250 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3970
202-783-5000, 1-800-222-7270

Vintage Pentax LX Special Gold Edition, 1981

If yoo're wondering who still shoots film? I do. I love it and it's sad because so many people have gone digital that film is about to be a lost art. Moving on past my mini rant I really wanted to show off this Pentax camera I saw a picture of over on the ffffound.com blog. I wasn't even born yet when this lovely piece of photgraphic equipment was put on the market! And honestly, I've never been a Pentax fan but I would snatch this camera up in a heart beat. Yummm...