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Grand Street Community Arts September 2011 NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
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the fourth annual boardedUPauction & 1st friday event, 9/2
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featuresfirst friday................1 after-school............2discard avant garb.2living walls albany...3reach out st rose....3upcoming events...4
The Fourth Annual BoardedUP Auction is here! Please join us for the conclusion of another successful program this Friday, from 5-9PM, at Grand Street Community Arts.
Come admire or buy boards, and enjoy refreshments while being serenaded by the music of Kaptain Wittak, JB!!, The Fresco Boys, Maximillion, Milly Warbucks, Carl Daniels, and The City Never Sleeps.
Admission is free, the food is free, and there will be a donation bar. Proceeds fromthe Auction will benefit Grand Street Community Arts youth programming.
If you can’t choose just one board to take home, don’t worry. We will be selling posters that display every board from this year’s cohort for $5.
What is BoardedUP you
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BoardedUP is an opportunity for us to recognize the role of artists and the creativity of expression.!
BoardedUP is something of a tribute to favorite local artists and arts organizers that have expanded conventional ideas of who makes art and who views art, explored the distinction between public and private space, and have challenged the boundaries between sanctioned and unsanctioned displays of art.
BoardedUP started as a celebration of urban renewal and is still going strong. Boarded-up windows, normally a sign of defeat and
foreclosure, are transformed into expressive paintings through the our BoardedUP program.
The works of BoardedUP are diverse, challenging, beautiful, and inspiring. Though these works were designed to be viewed at street-level and to be accessible and engaging to passers-by on busy downtown Madison Avenue.
Again the event is on Friday, September 2nd from 5-9. We encourage you to come and support our artists and our programs!
If you would like more information on this event, please contact Bria Schultz, (518) 463-222 or email [email protected] Hope to see you there!
boards by elizabeth glassano (left); timothy reidy (right)
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youth arts participant working on a project (left); kids hula dancing (right)
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discard avant garba trashion show, SAT 9/10, 6-9pmFor a decade, Capital Region artists have been making high fashion out of packing materials, newspapers, bottle caps, cassette tape, plastic shopping bags, wire, socks, gloves, old toys and vinyl records. This year’s artists will include Chris Harvey and Dennis Herbert, along with our featured spotlight artists Katie Pray, Amy Orr, and m.nivens.There will music from D.J. Ofi, raffles, a silent auction and more.
Proceeds will benefit several causes, including Grand Street Community Arts; Albany Center Gallery, a nonprofit art space; and the Christopher Ryan Art Scholarship, awarded yearly to an Albany High School student pursuing an undergraduate degree in the fine!arts.
Tickets on sale at McGeary's Irish Pub and Albany Center Galleries as well as at the door. $20.00 Standing room only/no refunds or exchanges. Special seating $25.00
For more information, visit the event page at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=262233280468633
after-school programming beginsyouth arts & NEW dance program JUMP!Some kids love school, while others do not. One thing is for sure though, there is plenty of fun to be had at Grand Street Community Arts after the school day is over. This fall we will be offering two programs: The After-School Kids Club, and JUMP. Clubs will happen on alternating days Monday through Friday so kids can come to both.
JUMP is our new dance fitness class for kids, and will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:15PM. The After-School Kids Club will focus on creative arts, and be offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 3-5PM taught by qualified Grand Street Community Arts staff. We hope to see you there!
Classes will begin Monday, September 12th and follow the City School District of Albany’s calendar. For class rates or to fill out an application for classes, please email [email protected] or call 518-463-2222.
model from our 2009 discard show
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living walls albanythree day conference 9/16-9/18So maybe you’ve heard about Living Walls or maybe you haven’t, but as the dates draw nearer, we hope you get as excited as we are about this great project kicking off in the Capital District during the month of September.
What is Living Walls you ask? Well, it’s a project designed to raise awareness about the use of public space. It’s about exploring options that a smaller city like Albany has and giving the people here a chance to interact with public space as they never have before. During September 16-18, there will be a Lecture Series at the NYS Museum, performance art installations at 99 Pine Street, GSCA, and St. Joe’s, as well as over 30 mural artists creating beautiful, thought-provoking murals throughout the City of Albany and Rensellear. All of these events are put on with the intent to create an open dialogue between the people and city.
For more information, we encourage you to visit the website at: www.livingwallsalbany.com There will be a sculptural installation and performance art showcased during the conference at GSCA by Brooklyn artists Melanie Peterson and Daniel Tobias, and Boston artist Sarah Haze.
living walls artists nanook (right) and gaia (left) working on a wall on livingston
grand street eatsa great collaborative successAfter a bit of planning with the Chef’s Consortium and Chip Fasciana of Existing Artists, Grand Street Community Arts held their first Grand Street Eats, a new series GSCA is hoping to have four-times per year, displaying local talents of Albany artists while providing sustainable and locally sourced food and wine. Urban farmers, chefs, and vintners were on hand to talk about their gardens, wineries and restaurants, and how their products are incorporated into the reception.
The event held on August 25th was attended by over 75 individuals (we’re hoping for even more next time) and helped raise just under $1,500. A large portion of these proceeds benefit GSCA’s youth programming as well as the continued renovation of St. Anthony’s, helping make it a usable community center and exhibition space, year round.
If you’d like to learn more about Grand Street Eats, please visit www.grandarts.org/events/grand-street-eats
“Reach Out St. Rose” Day is coming up Saturday,
September 17th, from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
We encourage you to come out and participate
with our eager St. Rose volunteers for this event.
About fifteen St. Rose students will be in the
South End to working with one of our Vacant Lot
Coordinators, Christine Earhart.
Stay tuned on which Vacant Lot Projects we will
be working on.
For more information, please email either
Christine or Bria Schultz, our AmeriCorps VISTA
Fellow at [email protected] or
reach of saint rosevolunteer day on 9/17
photo: nina blix
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CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.GRANDARTS.ORG FOR THE LATEST IN GSCA HAPPENINGS
UPCOMINGEVENTS
OCTOBER important dates: 10/2-SEFCU Community Expo @ SUNY Albany, 12PM-4PM10/3-Events Committee, 6PM-7PM; Diversity Committee, 7PM-8PM10/7-First Friday, 5PM-9PM 10/12-GSCA Board Meeting, 6PM-7PM, Community Meeting, 7PM-8PM 10/13-South End Partners Meeting, 8AM-9:30AM
If you’re interested in having an event or ongoing program at GSCA, please contact our Events Coordinator, Harrison Watkins at [email protected] or visit http://grandarts.org/events/propose-an-event/
SUN MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT
1SE Partners
8-9:30AM
21st Friday
“BoardedUP
Auction” 5-9PM
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4 5LABOR DAY
6Zumba 6-7PM
7SE Alliance
1:30-3PM
8 9Siena Club Fair
4-7:30PM
Living Walls
Night @ NYS
Museum Party
7PM-12AM
10Discard Avant
Garb 6-10PM
11 12After-School
Art Club 3-5PM
13After-School
Dance/Fitness
(JUMP)
4-5:15PM
Zumba 6-7PM
14Art Club 3-5PM
African Dance
4:30-5:30
GSCA Board
Meeting 6-7PM
Community
Meeting 7-8PM
15SEP 8-9:30AM
JUMP
4-5:15PM
16Art Club 3-5PM
Living Walls:
Installation @
GSCA All Day
Lecture Series
@ NYS
Museum
10AM-5PM
17Living Walls:
Installation @
GSCA All Day
Lecture Series
@ NYS
Museum
10AM-5PM
Reach Out St.
Rose 10-2PM
18 19Art Club 3-5PM
EC 6-7PM
Diversity
Commmittee
7-8:30PM
20JUMP 4-5:15PM
Zumba 6-7PM
21Art Club 3-5PM
African Dance
5-6PM
22JUMP
4-5:15PM
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Art Club 3-5PM
24Rock the
Block @ GSCA
12-4PM
25 26Art Club 3-5PM
27JUMP 4-5:15PM
Zumba 6-7PM
28Art Club 3-5PM
African Dance
5-6PM
29SEP 8-9:30AM
JUMP
4-5:15PM
30Art Club 3-5PM
SEPTEMBER 2011