Aug/110
EarthDance Farms Mission Award
The EarthDance Mission Awards, inaugurated in 2008, honor ordinary Saint Louisans who embody the EarthDance mission to grow and inspire local FARMS—Food, Art, Relationships, and Music, Sustainably! Each year EarthDance recognizes a local farmer, artist, community activist and a musician, each of whom make our region socially dynamic, healthier, and more inspiring, in an eco-conscious manner.
The 2011 EarthDance Mission Award winners were selected by a panel of judges consisting of: Kelly Childs of Slow Food STL; Jean Ponzi of The EarthWays Center; Roseann Weiss of RAC; and Lew Prince, founder of Vintage Vinyl Records.
This year’s winners are:
Artist: John Sarra
Farmer: Paul Krautmann
Community Activists: Veronica Holden and Sarah Kate Buckles
Musician: Ryan Spearman
On Saturday, Septmeber 24th, 7pm-11pm, join us for the Mission Awards Ceremony and Dance Party at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room.
This event will feature appearances by, and video tributes to, the five EarthDance Mission Award Winners. Plus, you can (Earth)Dance to live musical performances by The Lulus and The Phat NoiZ Blues Band. Purchase your advance tickets here!
Jul/110
Space B’s Greatest Hits: The Chelsea Years
John Sarra, throw it higher, oil on panel, 11 x 14, 2011
If you happen to be in New York this summer, stop by to check out Space B’s Gallery’s new location at 59 Franklin Street in TriBeCa. On view is Space B’s Greatest Hits: The Chelsea Years, which features work by Jeff Bailey, Conrad Bakker, Daniel Caspera, Marc Connor, Randy Gilmore, Alex Menocal, Mary Anna Pomonis, John Sarra, Alex Schuchard, Patrick Smith, John Coyle Steinbrunner, and Erik Wicker. The exhibition continues through the end of August. Gallery hours: Friday & Saturday 12:00-6:00 and by appointment. Call Alex at 917-518-2385.
May/110
A is for…
A is for... image by The Firecracker Press.
Here are the specifics for the upcoming show at COCA. Please come out to support the artists and the institution!
Location: COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130
Opening reception and art auction: Friday, June 10 at 6:00pm
Exhibition Dates: Jun 10, 2011 – Aug 13, 2011
Participating artists: Gina Alvarez, Amy Alton Bautz, Brendan and Sarah Bayless, Ilene Berman, Rick Dunn, John Early, Ben Guffee, Jana Harper, Jason Hoeing, Anne Treeger Huck, Tom Huck, Jim Ibur, Matthew Jeans, Robert Longyear, Lindsay Obermeyer, John Parker, Daniel Raedeke, Dionna Raedeke, Ruth Reese, Eric Repice, Amy Firestone Rosen, Fabio Rodriguez, Christine Sarra, John Sarra, Jennifer Walker, Ken Wood.
From fiber and glass to wood and oils, these artists straddle the worlds of studio art and parenthood. Each artist tells a “story” with a different letter of the alphabet – a story that represents the impact that art-making has on children, and the impact that children have on their art.
May/111
back to basics
Junior Kindergarteners at Central Christian School get quizzed regarding recognition and the "real".
This morning I visited my daughter’s Junior Kindergarten classroom, where they are completing a unit on artists and art making. It was an opportunity to tell them about what I do in my own studio, and to talk about some of the reasons that we make works of art. One of the great things about art making is that it is accessible on so many levels. It was fun to be able to discuss the same impulses and ideas that are of interest to my college and graduate students, and to see these four and five year old faces light up with an understanding of the differences between found and made things, realities and representations, and the ways that we try to hold on to things which are otherwise ephemeral and fleeting.