Things to do this weekend

Friday 06/10/2011

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, June 10, 7-10pm
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLICMusical Entertainment
Light Refreshments
Cash Bar

show on display:

 

Friday, June 10 - Sunday, August 7, 2011 

Where:

 

Mesa Contemporary Arts

This exhibition features six Arizona artists, whose work reflects their past experiences and continued lifelong journey. Collectively, the artists share a common interest in exploring current social issues through individualistic avenues of self expression. Through symbols and materials often associated with the female gender, the artists provide a unique perspective and commentary on their roles as women. Artists featured include Kristin Bauer, Nancy Robb Dunst, Kaori Fujitani, Jane Kelsey-Mapel, Sandra Luehrsen and Kaori Takamura.

Saturday 06/11/2011

Rips Bar 3045N. 16^th Street (North of Thomas)  

(We have 2 birthday parties to go to that night, but are thinking about heading here afterwards)

Meet me at the Mesa Arts Center on Friday!

31st Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition

Tom, his friend Kaz, and my friend Lynette (whom I stole this post from) all have pieces in the show so you know the art will be amazing. Come meet me there! There should be good food and a cash bar, make it a date!

When:
Jan 22 - Mar 14, 2010

Opening Reception: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 (6-8pm)
Where:
Mesa Contemporary Arts

Free and open to the public

"Highlighting the finest in contemporary crafts from around the country, Mesa Contemporary Arts' Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition has become a benchmark for innovation and quality. Representative of traditional craft mediums including ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, papermaking and book arts, this exhibition showcases 52 artworks by 42 artists from 18 states.

Guest juror for the 31st Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition is Jane Sauer, owner of Jane Sauer Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With over 34 years of experience as an artist and arts activist, Sauer is considered an expert in the craft community. "

Opening at the Mesa Arts Center

On Friday Tom & I went to the opening at the Mesa Arts Center for the Resurrect show. The show was a juried exhibition of pieces made from found objects. We went to check out Lynette Andreasen's piece (everything she does is so great, she was my 3-D teacher a while back at ASU).This is close-up of her piece (photo courtesy of her blog), it's a giant sized locket with her hair inside. it made me think of this artist I had seen who's working with her own hair also, Melanie Bilenker.

Can you even believe that's hair? the line work is amazing!

Anyways, back to the show. Besides that piece I also liked the "My new panties" piece from Denise Laws. (sorry about the picture quality, no photoshop on this computer)
It's panties stitched onto wallpaper in embroidery hoops-any art with stitches usually catches my eye!

I also thought the Archaeologica-The Disposable Museum of Jessica Drenk exhibit was pretty insteresting. She creates "natural history specimens" from things like toilet paper rolls. And then we also checked out the Sergei Isupov show, Tom had already seen it he went to the workshop a few months back and watched him work. While Tom was there an old lady told him he looked like one of the sculptures, what do you think? I thought that was a hilarious thing for her to say! Anyways, I love Isupov, his work is a bit strange, but he is so talented. Those sculptures are so incredibly well made it's ridiculous! And a few years ago we got to have dinner with him when he was a guest artist at NMSU when Tom was going to school there. The whole night he was telling hilarious stories in this thick Russian accent about how he wanted to pimp out a car and how he lives in a giant renovated barn, he was entertaining to say the least.