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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Opens Friday at Altered Esthetics

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Another great show Friday from our good friends at Altered Esthetics… the Minneapolis cell’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised–a Tijuana Bible” jam will be on display there, among many other things. Here is the info from Jamie at AE:

Hello friends and supporters of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised group show!

Thank you so much for all your help making this an awesome exhibit and event. We’re in the final stages of hanging and tagging the show, and WOW what a great exhibit. This is by far one of the most powerful exhibits we’ve hosted as a gallery, and we thank you so much for the part you played in this political and global statement.

A few updates and notes for you as the opening draws near:

EVENTS


-Opening Reception-

A reminder: the opening reception for the Revolution Will Not Be Televised exhibit is this Friday August 1! The public reception is from 7pm-10pm; the artist reception is from 6pm-7pm and everybody on this list is invited to join us for the earlier more intimate gathering. It is going to be a warm evening and we anticipate a large crowd – so dress lightly and comfortably. Note: extra parking is available in the school-district lot next to the gallery.

-Gallery Grooves-

The Rake has chosen Altered Esthetics as the location for their August “Gallery Grooves” event!
Join us on Thursday August 7, 7pm-9pm for a Pan African Art-Fest and Jazz party!
http://www.rakemag.com/promotions/gallery-grooves

In addition to featuring The Revolution Will Not Be Televised exhibit, they will also highlight the work of Rabi Sanfo. Rabi Sanfo is one of the artists in the Revolution exhibit as well as our friend and fellow building-mate at the Q’arma Building. You can find out more about Rabi and his work at: http://www.yarbidesign.blogspot.com/

-Stimulating Dialogue – Artists’ Discussion-

Join us on Saturday, August 16th from 1pm-3pm for an Artists’ discussion panel about the show. The curators as well as a few artist from the Revolution exhibit will facilitate the discussion and anybody is welcome to join the dialogue. Tea and snacks will be provided.

PRESS

– City Pages-

Great news! We were listed as a City Pages – A -List Featured Event!
http://citypages.com/events/the-revolution-will-not-be-televised-503148/

– Mpls St.Paul Mag-

We are also in this month’s issue of Mpls St.Paul Magazine. Grab a copy or check out the online gallery: http://www.mspmag.com/entertainment/museumsgalleries/109545.asp


Thank you thank you! Looking forward to seeing all of you on Friday.

-Jamie

Altered Esthetics
@ the Q’arma Building
1224 Quincy St. NE
Minneapolis MN 55413
612.378.8888
alteredesthetics.org

Gallery Hours
Tuesdays & Thursdays 1pm-7pm
Saturdays 1pm-5pm

Opening Receptions
Every First Friday 7pm-10pm

Altered Esthetics is a nonprofit community gallery run by artists, for artists. We work to sustain the historical role of artists as a true voice of society through our exhibits, events, services, workshops and programs.

Your donations are tax-deductible and help keep our doors open!

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Donations can be sent securely via paypal to: contact@alteredesthetics.org.

Lutefisk Sushi Art-A-Whirl Fun this Weekend

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If you haven’t seen the Lutefisk Sushi Volume C show in Minneapolis yet, this weekend (May 16-18) is a great time to do so. It’s Art-A-Whirl weekend, the biggest art event of the year in Nordeast Minneapolis!

We have some special events this weekend:

Friday night we have My Art School Summer, a feature length animated cartoon made by David and Mary Sandberg. It is showing for free at 8:30 Friday night at Altered Esthetics… if you miss it there you can catch it at The Ritz at 2:00 on Saturday. Note that this cartoon is very much adults-only, and if you are under 18, we’ll have to give you the boot when it starts.

Saturday afternoon, the fantastic Roe Family Singers (who also were nice enough to play at the opening) will be playing from 3:00-5:00 or so.

Many of the artists in the show will be hanging out, drawing and socializing throughout the weekend. There will be jam comics that anyone can participate in. People will also have the opportunity to create animations for the zoetrope Ken Avidor made for the show.

Participating artists will be stopping by at random throughout the weekend, but in addition to that, you can come and meet some of them at specific times, if you’re inclined:

FRIDAY
Vas Littlecrow 5:00-10:00
David Sandberg 8:30-10:00
Mary Sandberg 8:30-10:00
Damian Sheridan 5:00-10:00
Jon Sloan 6:00-10:00
Steven Stwalley 8:30-10:00
Mike Toft 6:00-10:00

SATURDAY
The Roe Family Singers (which includes cartoonists Quillan Roe and Adam Wirtzfeld) 3:00-5:00
Kevin Cannon 12:00-2:00
Zander Cannon 12:00-2:00
Ryan Dow 1:00-?
Mike Sgier 1:00-?
Steven Stwalley 1:30-3:30

SUNDAY
Danno All Day
Peter Groynom 12:00-2:00
August Schwerdfeger 12:00-3:00
Adam Wirtzfeld 12:00-2:00

There are still boxes available at this point, but it is very likely there might not be after this weekend… so if you want one, I strongly encourage you to stop down!

Art-A Whirl hours are:
5-10PM Friday May 16th
12-8PM Saturday May 17th
12-5PM Saturday May 18th

Lutefisk Sushi Volume C
at Altered Esthetics (alteredesthetics.org)
May 1-31
1224 Quincy St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Regular gallery hours are:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-7
Saturdays 1-5

Comic Art Indigène

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Comic Art Indigène | May 11, 2007-January 4, 2009, | Museum of Indian Arts and Culture | Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe’s Museum of Indian Arts and Culture presents the exhibition Comic Art Indigène, an examination of how American Indian artists articulate identity, reclaim stereotypes, worldview, politics, and culture through the kinetic expression of sequential art.

There is a preview party tonight, Saturday, May 10, 5:30-7:30 PM; the show officially opens on Sunday, May 11 at 10:00 AM and runs through January 4, 2009. Remember that admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and all other New Mexico state museums is free for New Mexico residents on Sundays.

The Santa Fe New Mexican has an article on the exhibit, and The Santa Fe Radio Café interviewed the curator.

Mike Sgier’s The Ballad of Toby & Sara Reception this Thursday

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Conspirator Mike Sgier has been hard at work at MCAD getting his MFA. Celebrate with him at SooVAC on this Thursday, May 9, 2008. Here are the details:

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design MFA Thesis Exhibition 2008

Mike Sgier
The Ballad of Toby & Sara

April 23-May 11, 2008
Soo Visual Arts Center
2640 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls (612) 871-2263
Open Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment
Gallery hours at www.soovac.org

Reception: May 9, 2008: 6-9 p.m.
Ride the reception shuttle/ MCAD > Soap Factory > SooVAC
Departing MCAD every 45 minutes; first bus at 6 p.m., final bus at 9 p.m.

Yet more press for tonight’s Lutefisk Sushi Show!

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Tonight’s opening Lutefisk Sushi Show is mentioned in today’s Pioneer Press. Also, the Vita.mn article mentioned yesterday is now in the Star Tribune. We are a front page event pick on the new Metromix site, where I mentioned we will be featured with video footage in the near future… I’ll post here when it oes up. We are also mentioned in this week’s Minneapolis edition of The Onion in the AV section, although I haven’t seen it yet. Boy, Jamie at Altered Esthetics has done a phenomenal job of getting the word out. Thanks, Jamie!

A reminder, if you are participating in the show… PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO HELP PROMOTE IT. It is not too late to do so… the show will be up all month! Please, do feel obligated.

More Sushi Press

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A number of us were interviewed yesterday about the Lutefisk Sushi show by Kare 11 for broadcast and to be featured on their new Metromix site… I’ll post a link when it is up, and I’ll let you know if I hear in advance of when it is going to be broadcast… it is likely to be today.

The Sushi show also just got a really nice write up at the l’etoile magazine blog… read it here. Here is some advice from them…

We know you’ve been lusting after one of those Lutefisk Sushi volumes forever – snap one up before it lands at the bookstore for $300.

Also, another reminder that if you are involved in the show, PLEASE HELP PROMOTE IT!

Please Help Promote Lutefisk Sushi

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I’m happy to report that it sounds like we are going to be getting a lot of press coverage for the Lutefisk Sushi show opening this Friday. I’ll be posting links to all the press I see here… if you see any coverage, please let us know about it.

Let’s make this the best attended Sushi show yet (the last two were both packed houses). You can help promote the show! If you are participating in the show… please, feel obligated to do so!

Here are some suggestions:

  • Grab one of the banners at the bottom of this post and put it on your websites, blogs, social networking sites, and message boards you frequent with a link to the Sushi site.
  • Write about the upcoming show and your preparations for it on your websites, blogs, social networking sites, and message boards you frequent with a link to the Sushi site.
  • Pick up some of our postcards at Altered Esthetics and distribute them.
  • Know reporters? Hit them up for a story. Here is the press release. Here are high-resolution images they can download.
  • Most importantly: TELL YOUR FRIENDS in person or via phone or email and tell them to spread the word.

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Additionally, we bombarded folks at MicroCon with postcards and information about the show this weekend… I think we are going to be in really good shape for getting the word out. BUT PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks!

FIRST CRACK AT LUTEFISK SUSHI BOX/JAM THIS THURSDAY–MAY 1st–in MINNEAPOLIS

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In addition to our usual antics, we will be distributing LUTEFISK SUSHI ‘C’ boxes to contributors at our monthly jam meeting this Thursday.

Boxes may also be picked up Friday May 2nd at the LUTEFISK SUSHI ‘C’ opening at Altered Esthetics, but this is your chance to get one a day early, read it, and then have something to talk about at the opening (not that cartoonists are socially backwards and NEED something pre-planned to talk about… but it helps).

Sadly, if you didn’t contribute you’ll have to wait until Friday to buy a box of your own (less than a hundred available to the public!).

So come on by, pick up your box, then stay around and draw for a while.

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative “jam” comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwords, we often have uncaffeinated beverages somewhere else.

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe
1618 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bus info here.

Please spend some money at Diamond’s while you’re there, even if it is just a cuppa coffee… they are excellent hosts, and we wanna stay welcome there.

Big Time Attic

Big Time Attic hosts our monthly jam meetings at Diamond’s… they will be supplying us with a big old plate of pastries or something. Thanks fellas!

MicroCon is This Sunday!

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MicroCon, a fantastic annual one-day convention in the Twin Cities every year, is this Sunday. We will have a table there where you will be able to get a sneak preview of the brand-new Lutefisk Sushi Volume C box set, which will be premiering for sale next week at Altered Esthetics (May 2nd).

MicroCon, Sunday April 27th, 10AM-4PM
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Progress Center
1621 Randall Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
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Lutefisk Sushi Volume C Opening, Friday May 2nd, 7PM-10PM
Altered Esthetics (alteredesthetics.com)
1224 Quincy St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413