Archive for April, 2010
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
The City of Stone Mountain, Main Street Stone Mountain and ART Station seeks to commission an artist or artist team to design and execute a sculptural public art work to be installed permanetly on Main Street in Stone Mountain Village. The art work will be placed in the center island area of the pedestrian crosswalk in the Historic Village of Stone Mountain located in the City of Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Project Budget: The project budget shall not exceed $12,000. This budget includes the construction cost as well as the fee to the artist/artist team. This commission budget includes all costs associated with the project: design, fabrication, construction, delivery and installation, engineering and insurance. At least 50% of the budget must be used for the actual construction of the art work.
Eligibility: Limited to artists/artists teams that reside and work in the state of Georgia.
Note: The selected artist(s) will be responsible for providing engineer stamped drawings for the construction, installation and load rating specifications for the project prior to fabrication.
Concept/Theme: The theme of the art to be commissioned shall be based in a positive historical context as it relates to the history of the Village of Stone Mountain. The City of Stone Mountain’s history is based upon the granite industry, tourism, and transportation as it relates to its trolley car line and power generating station in which ART Station is housed today.
Deadline for submission is May 14, 2010
Call ART Station, Inc. at 770 469 1105 or e-mail stonemountainpublicartsproject@gmail.com. Applications are also available at the City of Stone Mountain City Hall at 922 Main Street, Stone Mountain, Georgia or at the Main Street Stone Mountain office located in the Annex Building just behind Stone Mountain City Hall.
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
PushPush Offers Summer Theater and Film Camps for Children and Teens
The specific philosophy behind PushPush Theater’s youth program, Small Tall, unique to the Atlanta theater community, is that the more young audiences are exposed to challenging work, the easier it will be to present them with high-quality work when they are older. Finding metaphors and motifs in classic drama that reflect young people’s life experience can help youth understand difficult themes in challenging works of art and ensure that masterpieces are kept alive and fresh for new audiences. The PushPush Theater mission is to develop young audiences to grow up to be valuable cultural patrons of, and participants, in the arts.
PushPush Theater and Film Camp
PushPush Theater is offering two camps including a theater, film, and improv component. Both camps allow students to try their hand at work behind and in front of the lights. The process will be centered on a specific text and the story will unfold utilizing all three components. The camp will culminate in a professional public performance at noon on the final Friday of each camp. Our goals with each of these programs are to enhance participants’ imagination, communication, confidence, and thinking skills while sensitizing them to team work. Teens and youth will work separately but come together to create the final performance. The camps are challenging and require focus, but they are also fun and tremendously rewarding. All camps are taught by leading professional artists in their related fields.
Dates: Camp One: June 7 – 25, 2010 Camp Two: July 5 – July 23, 2010
Times: Monday – Friday from 10am – 3pm
Ages: 8 – 12 and Teens 13+
Fee: $625 for entire 3-week session ($1100 for both camps)
Reserve your space by emailing pushpushtheater@gmail.com or call 404-377-6332
Friday, April 16th, 2010
New work by Melanie Eberhardt and Madli Kirchhoff opens April 17, 7-10PM at the Seen Gallery in Downtown Decatur!
Melanie Eberhardt
The Seen Gallery has represent Melanie Eberhardt for over 5 years. Her work is reflective of herself, the times we live in, and our environment. She says about this show “This exhibit is about work – how difficult it is to find a job when you don’t have one but desperately need one and how few people are actually happy at the jobs they DO have. I’ve experienced both points of view as many people have.
Several times I have had to stand in that long line at unemployment. It’s a wonderful fall back but it’s difficult to manage expenses on the payments you receive. I’m startled to speak with friends and learn how many people are not happy at work. The reasons vary, but I often think about how many people start every morning dreading going to work!
Stitching these themes into the general malaise of our current economic climate, I thought an exhibit would be a great forum to explore feelings of frustration, ridiculousness, compliance and hopelessness within the context of work. I think many people will be able to relate to the show’s pieces.
Madli Kirchhoff
Her newest drawings show a spiritual progression toward something beyond people’s mundane lives.
Some say the artwork of Madli Kirchhoff is hallucinogenic. Others call it a captivating, intriguing view of the human condition. The ideas for her figurative drawings and paintings come from her zest for life and her love of people.
At age 9, Madli Kirchhoff began studying art. The year was 1934 In Tallinn, Estonia. Since then she has lived successively in Germany, London, Saigon, Okinawa, back to Saigon, Bangkok, Philadelphia and finally to Decatur, GA where she lives today.
Throughout her life she has continued to draw and paint. In London she studied art at the London County Council School of Arts and then Saint Martin’s School of Art. Her experiences have included working in the costume department of the Covent Garden Opera House in London, writing fashion articles and drawing for the Bangkok World newspaper, a fashion designer for Design Thai, and the owner of a boutique for custom designed formal wear in Okinawa.
Kirchhoff’s works are part of three permanent collections in Estonia: The Estonian Art Museum and LinnaMuseum, both in Tallinn, and the Estonia Lihula Cultural Center in Lihula. She has also had over a dozen solo shows, including galleries in Saigon, Bangkok, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Haapsalu and Lihula, Estonia. Kirchhoff has also participated in nearly as many group shows throughout her artistic career, including six in the Philadelphia area, as well as New York, Atlantic City, and Stockholm
For more information, contact: 404.377.0733
www.theseengallery.com
Come to downtown Decatur this weekend–enjoy the beautiful weather and some wonderful art.
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
There are lots of art events happening in Decatur in the month of April!
Need something to do while the kids are on spring break? Spring Into Art happens April 5, 6 and 7 at Sycamore Place Gallery in downtown Decatur. Ms. Sylvia and friends will lead kids in drawing, painting, collaging, and creating Shadow Journeys boxes and books. Call Sycamore Place Gallery at 404-377-7747 for more information.
Agnes Scott College presents A Celebration of Dance
Studio Dance Theatre at Agnes Scott College presents Spring Forward: A Celebration of Dance. The company will perform dynamic choreography from the past and present. Come experience the passion of the movement and the artistry of the dancers. One of the performers in this event is the Decatur Arts Alliance’s Agnes Scott Intern, Havalyn Raeuber!
Performances will be Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 11 at 3:00 p.m. in Gaines Chapel, Presser Hall on the Agnes Scott College campus. Parking is free in the deck on McDonough St., and general admission tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, contact Bridget Roosa at (404) 471-6940.
Another event that we have been looking forward to is the grand opening event at Wild Oats and Billy Goats The grand opening is the evening of April 10 and will feature many located at 112 East Ponce de Leon Avenue in Downtown Decatur. Wild Oats & Billy Goats is a whimsical and colorful folk art gallery that offers paintings, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, hand-sewn art, and photography by folk and outsider self-taught artists from across North America. For more information call (404) 378-4088!
Decatur High School to Showcase Student Creativity
A celebration of visual art, singing, photography, dance, drama, music, culinary arts, video, and creative writing – the largest showcase of creative arts in Decatur High School’s history!
THURSDAY, APRIL 15th • 7 p.m. • DHS THEATER
Every Decatur resident and student will enjoy this show!
$5 adults / $3 students at the door
Proceeds benefit the Decatur High PTSA’s Cultural Arts Committee
For more information, call 404.370.4420, ext. 161
Decatur City Dance presents:the 10th Annual Swinging Night of Tap
Decatur City Dance presents the 10th annual Swinging Night of Tap on Saturday, April 17th and Sunday, April 18th. Featuring 18 works, the show runs about two hours and is guaranteed to entertain audiences of all ages. Audience members will enjoy a wide variety of dance and music styles. Performances will be held at Beacon Hill Studio Theatre.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling 404.378.3388. For more information, contact Birda Ringstad at 770.938.7932 or rhythmkeepers@yahoo.com. Please visit Decatur City Dance at www.decaturcitydance.org.
