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February 2nd, 2010 by Julie HillPosted in Design | 121 Comments »
Happen, Inc.
January 11th, 2010 by Julie HillThere is a storefront near where I live that has been having some identity problems in recent years. It was a hair place, then it was another hair place, then it was a pet shop, and I’m pretty sure it was a few other things in-between, so when I saw it was undergoing a change again, I was honestly a bit skeptical. But as the days passed, the interior construction began to look more and more interesting. Hey, were those chandeliers? What’s with that big red curtain, and who made the terrific art that has found its way to the walls? What exactly is moving in here?
Located at the corner of Chase and Hamilton Avenues in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood, Happen, Inc. is what erm…happened to that storefront, and it is an art space for kids and adults. They have all kinds of lovely programs, events and open studio time at the Northside location, all of which is totally free and open to the community. Keep up with their blog to get a good idea of what they’re all about.
What a perfect addition to the neighborhood. Organizations like this that promote creativity and interaction for kids are not numerous enough. As I have harped in the past, the more opportunities kids have to create and explore, the better they’re going to end up, and Happen is providing that opportunity for the children around Northside.
For those of us who (claim to) have advanced beyond the coilpot stage (c’mon), there is a grownup open studio the last Sunday of the month called BYOProject which is recommended for all your knitting, doodling, projecty needs. Come, relax, and remember what it feels like to just sit and make.
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Ryan Abegglen Art
December 30th, 2009 by Julie Hill
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21C Museum Hotel Comes to Cincinnati
December 4th, 2009 by Julie Hill
The revitalization of downtown Cincinnati continues to grow! An exciting addition of the 21c Museum/Hotel is coming soon! If you have visited the one in Louisville, you know how sweet it is! If you haven’t, you are missing out… It is an ultra-chic place to stay and visit, dine & drink, and see some really cool contemporary art. Just the boost that Cinci needs towards the arts and theater community!
Check it out!
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Fuel TV Signature Series IDs
December 4th, 2009 by Julie HillMore and more, I’m beginning to think that I’m missing out by not having TV. I mean, like, I’m getting a ton of stuff accomplished, but I’m also missing out on sweetness like the Fuel TV Signature IDs, being created by all manner of artists and studios whom I like quite a lot. Watch them all here, or I’ve picked a few favs, posted below.
“FUEL TV’s award-winning Signature Series IDs are inspired by signature skateboard decks created for skateboarders by influential or iconic artists. These Signature Series IDs serve many purposes: to introduce the audience to new and upcoming artists and/or athletes, or to serve as a way for current athletes and artists to express themselves in art and music.”
Newly released #23 by Toledo-based UPSO:
#22 by Brooklyn-based HunterGatherer:
#12 by everyone’s favorite space monkey, Dalek:
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Cable Drawings
December 3rd, 2009 by Katie WinklerAre your cables and cords becoming a bit of an eyesore? Take a cue from Maisie Maud Broadhead and turn extra cable into living room art.
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I missed you.
November 12th, 2009 by Julie HillCraigslist’s Missed Connections is a we-shared-a-moment, hope-I-see-you-again posting service that ranges from touching, to hilarious, to sad, to downright creepy.
Illustrator Sophie Blackall has taken a collection of these bottled messages and created a truly lovely collection of drawings. Please go look at them all.
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The Power of the Arts
October 20th, 2009 by adminI count myself very lucky to have grown up in a school district that had strong arts offerings: early exposure to art and especially music had a profound effect on my development as a creative thinker. Neurologist Oliver Sacks says that music is essential to the development of the brain, and Milton Glaser argues that without the ability to draw, we lose the ability to understand and interpret life. Plus, there are plenty of publications advocating and confirming such claims.
It is very sad that a lot of American children won’t have the early exposure to the arts that I did. The fact that arts programs tend to fall victim to cost-cutting measures is news to no one, but it really makes no sense. Try to name one profession that wouldn’t benefit from creative thought, I certainly can’t think of one. Arts education is all benefit, though it is also hard work. But it will pay off, I guarantee it.
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Tiny Art Director
October 12th, 2009 by adminImagine, if you will, your illustration project going like this:
The Brief: A dinosaur in a X-Ray
The Critique: I just want to see a little mousey in his tummy
Job Status: Approved (after addition of mousey)
Additional Comments: That’s what kind of bones dogs like to chew on. Dinosaur leg bones.
Read more of the Tiny Art Director’s critiques and thoughts on design here.
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A Little Duchampian Wisdom
October 9th, 2009 by admin
“The artist, Duchamp said, is a “mediumistic being” who does not really know what he is doing or why he is doing it. It is the spectator who, through a kind of “inner osmosis,” deciphers and interprets the work’s inner qualifications, relates them to the external world, and thus completes the creative cycle…”The onlooker is as important as the artist. In spite of what the artist thinks he is doing, something stays on that is completely independent of what he intended, and that something is grabbed by society* if he’s lucky…The work of art is always based on these two poles of the maker and the onlooker, and the spark that comes from this bi-polar action gives birth to something, like electricity.”" – From The Bride and the Bachelors
* See Also: Tay Zonday
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