Please Pay Attention Please:
This is a last minute reminder about tonight's FirstSaturday Gallery Crawl. There are openings tonight all over Nashville, so bundle up a bit and go out to see some art. The Arts Company has a handy map on their site to help you find all the galleries: http://www.theartscompany.com/map. While you're out there, we have some challenges for you:
1) ARTGO is the creation of Alesandra Bellos and Rick Bradley, and tonight is the perfect night to play. If you came to last week's meeting, you have a card. If you didn't, you can print one, or make your own here: http://www.rickbradley.com/bingo/art It's like bingo plus a scavenger hunt. Bring your winning (or not) cards next Wednesday. Maybe we'll make up a few more squares for next time.
2) Art Review Haiku: Tonight's openings will provide opportunities to see all kinds of art. Between now and next Wednesday, distill your impressions into an elegant, 17 syllable poem. Or two. Haiku is a Japanese literary form with a complex and rich history. For our purposes we'll use a very simple definition: first line 5 syllables, second line 7 syllables, third line 5 syllables. That's it. Try this site for a more nuanced description and some examples: http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/
NEXT WEEK's MEETING
On Wednesday, April 11, we'll compare ARTGO cards, share Art Review Haiku and BRAINSTORM TITLES FOR OUR SUMMER SHOW. If you want a voice in naming the next Untitled show, this will be the meeting to attend. The show is on June 15, in case you've got your calendar handy, and it will be at the Essence Room on Jefferson Street.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Untitled meetings are are a place for artists to meet, talk, share ideas, and learn from each other. Everyone is always welcome. Here's our plan for the next few weeks:
April 18 - Spring Workshop: Learn to stretch your own canvas with Laura Chenicek. Also, bring un-needed art supplies for our first official Materials Swap.
April 25 - Summer show title announced AND Art Swap. Bring something small you made to trade. Maybe use something you got in last week's swap?
May 2 - You've been asking, so now we're having it: Untitled Friendly Feedback Day! If you'd like your fellow artists' input on something you've been working on, bring it in. This is our chance to get some advice, encouragement and suggestions in a safe and supportive environment.
May 9 - Summer Show Poster Contest and Show Leader Elections
May 16 - Summer show planning and Occasional, Optional 15-minute Art Fix: May Clay. We'll bring the clay, you bring your hands.
So now you know. No more suspense. Come play.
On Wednesday, April 18, Laura Chenicek taught our Spring Workshop on stretching canvas. We also had our first ever art materials swap. If you have art materials you don't need, you can bring them to an Untitled meeting to see if there are any takers, or consider donating them to the Plowhaus for their upcoming kids art project. For info on donating to Plowhaus, please visit www.plowhaus.org.