This year Art Market Budapest will start in November. You are plenty of time to be part of this event.  The primary professional aim of Art Market Budapest is the furtherance of recognition and advancement of art and the art market of Central and Eastern Europe, and the raising of internal and external awareness [...]]]>

This year Art Market Budapest will start in November. You are plenty of time to be part of this event.  The primary professional aim of Art Market Budapest is the furtherance of recognition and advancement of art and the art market of Central and Eastern Europe, and the raising of internal and external awareness about the amazing richness of art in the region. 

Art Market Budapest builds on the ingredients of established international art fairs that have proven to be effective throughout many decades and it adapts them to the Hungarian and Central European circumstances. The event is organized in such a way that it will enable international and local audiences to find the most suitable and entertaining forms of enjoying art.

more info at www.artmarketbudapest.hu

"FOLD III, Useless Upcycling in Art+ Design (3rd edition of Art & Design Show) will start on December 3rd.

The opening reception will take place on December 8th 7PM to 9PM.

Mia Funk has been invited to exhibit her new figurative paintings in a trendy and original setting of KBK. Her painting take advantage of diversity of textures from velvet to silver leaf to form almost sculptural layers, which transcending her graceful and introspective portraits. The use of vintage wallpaper in some of the paintings [...]]]>

Mia Funk has been invited to exhibit her new figurative paintings in a trendy and original setting of KBK. Her painting take advantage of diversity of textures from velvet to silver leaf to form almost sculptural layers, which transcending her graceful and introspective portraits. The use of vintage wallpaper in some of the paintings brings a touch of boldness.

The exhibition includes her portraits of Francis Bacon and <Figures on a Bridge> which was nominated for the The Guardian Newspaper’s London Lives Competition.

She has just come back from Ireland where she was invited to paint a special commission for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. To celebrate their 33rd anniversary, they asked Funk to paint an audience painting featuring over 20 famous jazz musicians which was a great success. Funk is doing an increasingly number of collaborations with the worlds of fashion, music and cinema. Next year she is doing an exhibition of her Audience paintings especially conceived for the Cannes Film Festival.

"I’m energised by doing projects in different countries, it allows me to pursue different paths. Art is a perpetual challenge, it is not to find a formula that can be varied indefinitely.I never thought of myself as an artist looking for a belle formule that I would have to repeat for the rest of my life. I prefer to be a traveller, continually evolving and experimenting.”

Mia Funk

Vernissage: Thursday 1 December 2011, 18.00-21.00h

KBK 9 rue Corneille, 75006 PARIS (Metro: Odeon or Luxembourg)

Mia Funk Exhibition from December 15th to January 2nd, KBK 9 rue Corneille 75006 Paris to continue to Fes in Morocco at the Art Gallery 38 rue Abdel Aziz Boutaleb Fez VM

Featured Designers: Igor Akrapovi?, Asobi, Bevk Perovi? [...]]]> The exhibition comprises a compelling selection of design production spanning the first two dynamic decades of a young European country. A broad array of distinctive designs set in dialogue with historically iconic design objects captures the exceptional strength, quality and specific character of contemporary design in Slovenia.

Featured Designers: Igor Akrapovi?, Asobi, Bevk Perovi? architects, Lara Bohinc, Ivo Boscarol, Gigodesign, Gorenje Design Studio, Jernej and Japec Jakopin, Leonora Jakovljevi?, Toni Kancilja, Rok Kuhar and Katjuša Kranjc, Franc Kuzma, Studio Miklavc, Rok Oblak, Oloop, Tanja Pak, Marko Pavlinec, Janez Suhadolc, Arne Vehovar, Nika Zupanc. Peter Florjan?i?, Niko Kralj, Saša J. Mächtig, Davorin Savnik, Marko Turk

Silent Revolutions: 22-25 September 2011 / Tent London Dray Walk Gallery
Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane
E1 6QL London, UK

SHOP

September 8 – October 9, 2011 Opening Reception: September 8, 6-8pm (in participation of New York City’s FASHION’S NIGHT OUT 2011) Curated by Jennifer Minniti, Chair of Fashion Design at Pratt Institute.

SHOP is a place that celebrates the artistic process and provides an antidote to the banality of the mass-produced and [...]]]>  

SHOP

September 8 – October 9, 2011
Opening Reception: September 8, 6-8pm (in participation of New York City’s FASHION’S NIGHT OUT 2011)
Curated by Jennifer Minniti, Chair of Fashion Design at Pratt Institute.

SHOP is a place that celebrates the artistic process and provides an antidote to the banality of the mass-produced and fast-fashion distribution. SHOP offers a range of artist editions in limited production to coincide with a month resonating fashion in New York City."

Underline Gallery
238 W. 14th St.
New York, NY.
10011
underlinegallery.com

SKATEISTAN – TINY TOONES – TINY DROPS Part of the cultural program of the Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin

STREET CULTURES like skateboarding, breakdancing and street art have the fascinating potential to bring people of different backgrounds together, bridging the gap between their social and cultural differences, and thus creating an opportunity for exchange and [...]]]>

SKATEISTAN – TINY TOONES – TINY DROPS
Part of the cultural program of the Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin

STREET CULTURES like skateboarding, breakdancing and street art have the fascinating potential to bring people of different backgrounds together, bridging the gap between their social and cultural differences, and thus creating an opportunity for exchange and cooperation. Hip Hop, skateboarding, and BMX are no longer only part of western culture, but have become global phenomena that are growing especially quickly in Asia. As a result, the number of projects and initiatives that use street cultures as a tool in international development work is growing steadily.

Many of the people that are involved with these activities have recognized that sport and creative programs can be connected to "Empowerment" and education in a very sensible way. This includes initiatives like "Back to School" programs that focus on traditional forms of education, as well as more experimental forms of education that are largely creative arts based and focus on socially inclined topics, i.e. local communities are being empowered about topics like environment, health, diet, and racism.

The networks of these various street cultures work in an informal way to overcome language and cultural barriers, as these activities have their own language and culture. For example, skateboarders speak to each other in a certain way about the sport that is universal, a kickflip is always a kickflip, and street art has its own codes and symbols. Consequently, heritage, religion, skin color, or social status are pushed into the background. Through street cultures intercultural bridges are being built, which can be used to reduce prejudice and promote conflict resolution.

The event introduces projects from Cambodia, Afghanistan, China and India, that are using new and innovative methods in the field of social development, with their own strategies and models.
The exhibition will be accompanied by films, workshops, skype-conferences, fundraising events and a music program under the umbrella of the Berlin Music Week.

Find more at www.streetcultures.org

On September 2nd in a group exhibition The Keyhole reflects on the tenth anniversary of September 11th. America after 9/11, we examine the men in power, the wars being waged and the lives and freedoms that have been lost.

Noam Chomsky Americas’ world-renowned political dissident and linguist said, "Protection for the people [...]]]>

On September 2nd in a group exhibition The Keyhole reflects on the tenth anniversary of September 11th. America after 9/11, we examine the men in power, the wars being waged and the lives and freedoms that have been lost.

Noam Chomsky Americas’ world-renowned political dissident and linguist said, "Protection for the people from terror is not a high priority." Artists expounding on these issues are Jessica Logsdon, J.W. Helkenberg, Cortney Jarisch, Louie Rozier, Mackenzie O’hare, Mare Ware, Joshua Hoffine, Jeanette Powers and Charlie Varnal.

When: Friday, August 5, 2011
Where: The Keyhole Gallery, 1903 Wyandotte, K.C. Mo 64108
The Crossroads Art District, www.Jessicalogsdon.Com
Time: 5:30 – 10:00 Pm

The Museum of Architecture and Design presents the exhibition SILENT REVOLUTIONS, a selection of design that marks the first two decades of this young European country. Rather than showing a sweeping overall view the show focuses on outstanding individual cases. The selected design exhibits [...]]]> London Design Festival
Tent London, Dray Walk Gallery
London, UK

The Museum of Architecture and Design presents the exhibition SILENT REVOLUTIONS, a selection of design that marks the first two decades of this young European country. Rather than showing a sweeping overall view the show focuses on outstanding individual cases. The selected design exhibits embody the passion and obsession of individual artists, the drive, innovative development and high-quality production, ranging from the filigree turn-tables by Franc Kuzma and the seductive Black Cherry Lamps by designer Nika Zupanc to Seaway’s Greenline 33 Hybrid, the world’s first large hybrid boat, and Trimo’s Qbiss One with ArtMe modular façade systems. The exhibition also presents certain key productions from the country’s largest actors in the industry, including Elan’s revolutionary series of WaveFlex skis designed in cooperation with Gigodesign studio, Alpina’s Racing Elite cross-country ski boots developed in cooperation with Jure Miklavc studio, and Gorenje’s Simplicity home appliance line by Gorenje Design Studio. The exhibition that illustrates important or even turning-point moments in the history of Slovene design, albeit in terms of a new design mentality or new development trends, is accompanied with an extensive publication that does not focus only on the products and individual designers and studios, but also on clients and producers who played an important role in the implementation of these projects.

This exhibition that brings together more than 25 selected works is the first extensive international presentation of Slovene product design of the last two decades. By intertwining economy and culture, together with concerted cooperation with government institutions active in the field of creative industries, the project is aimed at representing the best of Slovene production and companies and in so doing, making Slovenia more widely recognised through industrial design.

Dates and Opening Hours

22, 23, 24, 25 September 2011
10am–8pm, Thurs–Sat
11am–6pm, Sun

www.mao.si

Last day for prize entries 31 July

Final exhibition and awards at The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, New York, 11-13 November

6,000 € – Painting Prize 6,000 € – Photography & Digital Graphics 6,000 € – Video & Animation 6,000 € – Installation & Sculpture 6,000 € – Live Media & Performance 50 finalist [...]]]>

Last day for prize entries 31 July

Final exhibition and awards at The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, New York, 11-13 November

6,000 € – Painting Prize
6,000 € – Photography & Digital Graphics
6,000 € – Video & Animation
6,000 € – Installation & Sculpture
6,000 € – Live Media & Performance
50 finalist artists will be chosen by a selection comittee of international art critics and curators led by Eugene Tan. Each selector will make his or her personal choices known in public, onsite.

More info at http://www.celesteprize.com/prize/

The Keyhole Presents…Religion, Sex and Politics. A LIVE painting competition between teams of local artists. The model will be modern man as Jesus Christ and each painting will be auctioned off throughout the night. The painters are: Victoria Strong, Mary Ware, Christina Gandy, Jason Sierra, Scott Allen, Jessica Logsdon and Jeanette Powers.

Inside The [...]]]>

The Keyhole Presents…Religion, Sex and Politics. A LIVE painting competition between teams of local artists. The model will be modern man as Jesus Christ and each painting will be auctioned off throughout the night. The painters are: Victoria Strong, Mary Ware, Christina Gandy, Jason Sierra, Scott Allen, Jessica Logsdon and Jeanette Powers.

Inside The Keyhole will be a group exhibition curated by Cortney Jarisch, J.W. Helkenberg and Jessica Logsdon.

Music will be performed by Restless Breed and Valency!

WHEN: FRIDAY, August 5, 2011

WHERE: THE KEYHOLE GALLERY, 1903 WYANDOTTE, K.C. MO 64108

THE CROSSROADS ART DISTRICT, www.jessicalogsdon.com

TIME: 5:30 – 10:00 PM