Painting@Kulture Klash and Live Video Stream Projection to The Re:Happening Sat, April 9th.

On Saturday April 9th I will be painting at Kulture Klash in Charleston, SC and my painting will be streamed live to Black Mountain College for The Re:Happening.

Re:Happening Videos




Kulture Klash V from Jewell&Ginnie on Vimeo.


Black Mountain College, a school founded in 1933 in Black Mountain, North Carolina, was a new kind of college in the United States in which the study of art was seen to be central to a liberal arts education, and in which John Dewey's principles of education played a major role. Many of the school's students and faculty were influential in the arts or other fields, or went on to become influential. Although notable even during its short life, the school closed in 1957 after only 24 years. ^[1]

The SEVENTH installment of the much anticipated Kulture Klash Arts Festival is just around the corner.

 

Kulture Klash Arts Festival, which descended upon Charleston in a storm of artistic fury as the area's first festival focusing on contemporary, outside-of-the-box art, announces the eagerly awaited Kulture Klash 7 (KK7) to take place on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at The Navy Yard @ Noisette, 10 Storehouse Row, North Charleston, South Carolina from 7pm until 2am.  As always, participants can expect high-energy, music, dance and art.  Maintaining their firm commitment to a fresh approach, KK7 curators and organizers are planning a series of performances and installations never before seen.  

With water as the central theme, KK7 will feature over 50 artists, including the return of Carl James, along with Nathan Durfee, Badjon, SHT!, Proton, Scott Debus, and more, each utilizing a variety of creative mediums.  In addition to art for sale, the show will feature artist interpretations of the quintessential Surf Shack.   Performances include “darkness, light” 6 piece dance collaboration between choreographer Gretchen Mclaine and sculptor Lauren Francis Moore and a live wakeboard demonstration provided by Chuck and Chalice and sponsored by Rebootizer.  Sounds provided by the Dubplates, Red Super Giant, Yacht Rock Dance Party with Cassidy & the Kid, MJ12, DJ Skitch, CPO Gents, Dicktracey, and a special surprise musical guest.

 

Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic thirst quenches are available from New Belgium Brewery and Social Wine Bar. Sample tasty treats from the Little Blue Brunch Truck, Roti Rolls and Annabell's. Sound and lighting provided by Big Hair Productions and Visuals provided by Alex Rosen. 

Thanks to our sponsors: New Belgium Brewery, Mixson, Iron Lotus Studios, The Navy Yard at Noisette, Big Hair Productions, Charleston City Paper, Social Wine Bar, ICE BOX and Vapor Apparel.

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A portion of the proceeds to benefit Surfrider & Redux Contemporary Art Center.

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KULTURE KLASH 7

April 9th, 2011 

10 Storehouse Row

in the Navy Yard at Noisette

7pm-2am

Art viewing from 1pm-4pm

 ARTIST LIST

Adolfo H. Alvarado
Ginger Andersen
Oscar Arango
badjon aka Jon Stout
Mat Brady
Brian Bustos
CaleighBird
Micheline Callicott
Paul Christina
Seth Corts
Ryan Cronin
Bart Cusick
Anson Cyr
Scott Debus
Joshua delMas
Shannon Di
Chris Dotson
Sharon Dowell
Nathan Durfee
Nigel Esser
Matthew Foreman
Rebecca Fraser
Abdullah Freeman
Sarah Frierson
William Goodman
John Hairston
Patrick Harris
Kevin Harrison
Sarah Haynes
Camela Guevara
Jeremy Hedges
Mollie Howey
Ishmael
Chad Jackson
Joanna Jackson
Briana Cooper Jacobs
Carl Janes
El Kamino
Chuck Keppler
Sean Kernick
Harrison Langley
Jenna Lyles
Hirona Matsuda
Bill Mead
Kevin Morrissey
Karen Ann Myers
Dorothy Netherland
Joseph W. Nienstedt
Karin Olah
Timothy Pakron
Joel Parker
Scott Partridge
Drew Pedersen
Nate Phelps
Jamie Powers
Proton
John Pundt
Rachel Raab
Jose Ray
Meta Sapient
Mathew Schrock
Daniel Scoggins
Lisa Shimko
SHT!
Tim Showers
Jason Smith
Shelley Smith
Dustin Spagnola
Cyle Suesz
Thomas Sweeney
Ben Timpson
Joel Tracey
Scott Wallace
Trever Webster
Sean Williams
Patch Whisky
wolfkid
Junius Wright 

Tshirts are in! Asheville Miami Mural

facebook thread.

I thought this was an interesting conversation.

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  Naomi Fitzgerald via Dustin Spagnola

  LAMELAMELAMELAMELAMELAMELAME.

  

  Dustin Spagnola: stolen art work.

  dustinspagnola.blogspot.com

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      Taija Ventrella Stolen artwork is a bummer, for sure. On a side note, I read an article in the Mountain Express that said another artist had asked Spagnola why he hadn't made any art of women activists, and his response was something like, "oh, I never thought of that." What!?! You never thought of half of the world's population? Really?

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      Taija Ventrella I see from the link that he's done a woman now . . . Bettie Page. Great, a bunch of awesome male activists, and one female sex symbol.

      Friday at 2:13pm · 
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      Naomi Fitzgerald whoa bro, Dustin is my homie! I doubt anything is done with implications of chauvinism- he makes the art that he is drawn to and does it all and only with love and beauty.

      Friday at 2:23pm ·  ·  1 person
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      Naomi Fitzgerald and by doubt I mean I know. Not to open it up again, but he is the most amazing, loving person I have ever met...just need to stress that.

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      Taija Ventrella That's cool Naomi, I wasn't trying to be offensive or overly-critical. I just think it's important for people to be especially aware when they're doing things that have a message. And the message I get is that male activists: awesome! Female activists: who cares?

      Yesterday at 2:52pm · 
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      Taija Ventrella I'm not trying to say that Dustin is a male chauvinist or anything, just that maybe he hasn't been as aware of the implications of his art as he could be.

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      Amanda Swafford What he actually said Taija was this.... “I don’t want to piss people off; I want to inspire people and get people to feel proud and happy and creative — and to question things.” It would be helpful if one such question was, “What can I do to help?” Spagnola listed off (literally) the reasons for the choice. “Number one, she’s a woman — a strong woman;

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      Taija Ventrella Where can I read that article?

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      Dustin Spagnola 

      hey there,
      i just wanted to say thanks for expressing your opinion, and to invite you to talk about your ideas in person sometime. im not much of a writer, but im going to try to express my thoughts on this conversation/internet thread to you.
      first, the artist you reference is my friend/aquaintence ursulla gullow. shes a writer for the mountain x and an art blogger also. she basically set a challenge to me to make art about women, noting a lack of that in my body of work.
      i took up that challenge and was happy to be encouraged to portay a woman, by a woman.
      i didnt feel very comfortable with this idea before, because im not a woman. i didnt want to misrepresent women, or to be percieved as objectifying them/you. after ursula, and a few other people voiced the idea that it should be done, i took the idea and i ran with it.
      i worked with images of frida khalo and marleine bastien. i was happy being able to represent both of them to the outside world.
      ursula wanted me to portray women, not women activists. i want to portray revolutionaries. people who do not follow the status quo, and who (for myself at least) represent individuals who do what they think is right, as opposed to what is expected of them.
      although betty page is a sex symbol, she is also an important and strong women who, for me, represents some kind of a start to contemporary feminism (the radical notion that we should all be treated equally and have the same opportunities and rights).
      i agree with you that it is important to be especially aware when creating a message. however, i make imagery, i am not a writer. i am sorry if my work offends you by misleading you to think that i dont think women are important. i dont think that. i believe we are all important. women and men. rich and poor. etc...
      id like to take a moment here to point out how important your message is. i am glad that you shared your point of view, but i would like it if you researched or knew more about what your talking about. please keep in mind that when you read media or are informed by it in any way (videos, photo, radio) you are getting a skewed and biased perspective, just as you and i are getting a mediated exchange with one another. i know that your a real person, but at this moment, i am alone, trying to type my thoughts to you, as a way of expressing my interest, and hoping that by doing so, i can positively influence you to continue to use your voice and share your thoughts.
      i think that criticism is a good thing and should lead us to being better people. especially when that criticism is created with compassion and empathy.
      im not saying that you have a chip on your shoulder, but maybe you should be aware of the effect that your words and actions have on others.
      i am an american male. of course im sexist and racist. i am a product of my culture. that does not mean that i agree with these things, or that i think they are right. i strive to be a good person and to be honest.
      
      this is the link to the article you asked about
      http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2010/111710basel-bound
      
      and, i just wanted to let you know that i love the fact that your questioning things and putting your concerns into the public sphere. i also wanted to let you know that i am more than happy to actually talk about these ideas and issues.
      and i published this thread on naomis page to my blog, because i thought it was important.
      dustin

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stolen art work.

This piece was taken from the arcade bar in asheville sometime last week. id like to have it returned. if you could repost this or keep your eyes open id be grateful.

miami part 1 Hollywood Babylon

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Straight to the point → White artists, black subjects.

This past month, murals of historical Black Americans are being displayed in an old delapitated  building across the street from the YMI cultural center at 39 South Market Street that is the last of the last for the African American population in downtown Asheville. These images are of historical Black Americans (Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr. Wilma Rudolph, Sojourner Truth ) created by local white artists. Yes, it is productive to display the images of faces who broke barriers for the African Americans, however; what exactly is the point of these pictures?

photo by Jonathan Welch on 02/15/2011

Is it to evoke emotion? To remember the ones who laid down the foundation of civil rights? To remind the predominately white downtown population to remember Asheville and America’s black history. The murals are located on the intersection of Eagle and Market Streets, in a neighborhood where the black population once actually populated. Today, the neighborhood is being swept away, rejuvenated some would say (although the term doesn't quite address the lack of the blacks.) It is a sensitive subject for many, with gentrification written all over.

Gentrification; sweeping away the locals to stimulate the local economy. Gentrification; out with the old, in with the new. Gentrification; to “beautify” something that was once beautiful within itself. Here in Asheville, there is an unsaid separation between the blacks and whites. With an African-American population of about 18%, where exactly are the African-Americans downtown?

photo by Jonathan Welch on 02/15/2011

Their faces are displayed in the mural project, provoking questions about their presence. Are these images helpful or harmful? Harmful in the sense that they are their to represent strength but being swept away by gentrification. Helpful in the sense that they get people thinking. These images are powerful, representing history, but it may be just that. Black History Month calls upon us to think about how far we have come, how civil rights are in the past, but somehow they are still lurking in the present. Presently, the only reminisce of the African-American population downtown are in the images in an old condemned building, which is in the process of being renewed and turned into something to cater the community; out with the old, and in with the new.

the new prospect wall