Hanging for mounted photos

Hey so this post is for anyone who is dry mounting their photos. I have at least 20 sets of these 2x4s cut for us to hang with. I will bring the box of them to class Tuesday so you can pick them up and start attaching them to your images. They are all cut to 12 inches long. Let me know if you have questions.

Ontrack Gallery Website

So Paula posed a preview of our show on the Ontrack website. I wasn't sure if you all wanted to know about it, but I thought it was pretty cool of her to do that.

http://ontrackgallery.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=12594071

Updated floor plan

Revised Promo Card

Here is the revised promo card. I will be printing the final cards tomorrow night, so if you want something changed you have to let me know today. Also, I will be printing the new posters tomorrow as well.

MEASUREMENTS

OPEN HOURS for the three weekends we will have our work up: FRI 12-8pm
SAT 12-8pm, SUN 10am-2pm

On Track Gallery Update :(

I talked to Paula about doing a single weekend for $150, she stated that 1 to 3 weekends would all cost the same amount ($450) because of painting and upkeep of the gallery. I really tried to work every angle but she was very resolute. :(

I visited Paula of On Track Gallery today and they are open to us for the same opening weekend as we originally planned. It's right next to the Kosmos gallery on 5th and Aspen.

It has 1000 sq ft. of hanging space and really really nice track lighting so we wouldn't have to worry about that anymore.

Here's the catch though... They want $450 for the weekends of the 2nd and 3rd and the following weekend of the 9th and 10th. They also charge 25% commission on any work we sell. I personally think that we could fit everyone in the space but it will be a little tight. And there are additional hanging walls as seen in the picture and they have access to more if we'd like to use them. I think we should go for this space due to the situation we're in and something like this could disappear soon due to how busy December can be.

Bad news...

So I finally got a hold of Evan and it sounds like we are shit outta luck! after betting around the bush he said there was some problem with his "water heater outlet being 1/2 inch too small" along with a couple other 'minor' issues...whatever that means, i wasn't able to get anything else out of him. When i said how long he thought it was going to be unsafe he said "i have no idea, i dont know what to tell you." Sooo....basically we have a show in three weeks with no venue...wtf.

???

Not really too sure what this means but Bri and I went to the gallery today and this is what it said. The current show inside ended on the 31st and is still up. Have you heard back from Evan V? He hasn't returned any of our calls or texts..

Flyer Options

Thoughts...

Let me know what you guys like of the four I've posted. I've already created a FB event so that we can start promoting the show, but it isn't too late to change the cover image.

Show flyer

Here is the flyer for the show. Let me know if you would like to change anything asap. I will print the front of the card as a poster on Monday so that we can start publicizing the show. I will order cards this week so we will hopefully have those in the next week and a half or so.

Show information

Show opens December 2 from 6-9 pm

Show will have open hours December 6-9 from 3-6 pm

Working the show
Tuesday- Bri and Micayla
Wednesday- Nick Rochelle and Jamie
Thursday- Jodi
Friday- Brandon, Zack, Stewart


Show is taken down Saturday December 10

venue choice

After seeing 413, i think we should go with that. There was more than enough room for everyone's work. It seems like the wisest choice to make, besides it sounded like he wanted us to show there.

Venue decision

So, Warehouse 508 needs a decision by tomorrow, Monday 10-9. Our class will not meet again until Tuesday. So we need to figure out a way to decide if we want to have our show there or 413.

It seemed like everyone was opposed to 508, and since we have found 413 I feel like it would be better than the aforementioned.

I guess, I just want to make sure that before I tell 508 that we don't want the space that we all agree that is how we would like to proceed. We definitely have 413 if we want it.

So, can we maybe vote for what we want to do? I would just like to make sure that we are all on the same page.

Thoughts?

POST SAMPLE WORK

IF YOU DID NOT YET POST YOUR SAMPLE WORK PLEASE DO SO NOW

WE ARE STILL WAITING ON 5 PEOPLE.

413

I spoke with Evan who runs a space called 413 on 413 2nd st downtown. Laurissa and I just checked it out, and I feel like it would be perfect for us. Its a large space with 3 rooms and a creepy basement. The 3 rooms would be plenty of space for us I believe. I've included pics below. One room they are currently using for storage, but Evan said that he could clear it out if we wanted to use it- which I'm guessing we would. 

It is 100 per week or 250 for the month. It is available for the entire month of december. I think that this would work out really well. Thoughts? Questions?

Contact information for 508

Is there any way we can ask about the availability of the main room at warehouse 508?? Aaron, do you have their contact information?

Giuseppe is very small

Hi class. I just walked over to Giuseppe and it is REALLY small. Here's some photos. It's more like a stop in and grab a coffee to go kind of place. So it's just this one room. Sorry for the bad pictures. I was trying to be sneaky :):)

Veves images

Bris images

Venue

Hello!

So I just spoke to Tibba from Warehouse 508 and she needs an answer by Monday. She said that they normally only hold a spot for 7 days, and has been a while now so they would like to know. 

What do you guys think?

As far as other venues, Laurissa checked out the downtown Guiseppes and she said it is pretty small. Laurissa is also checking out Java Joes and Barrellas tomorrow. 

I left a voicemail for Evan who runs the 413 2nd st space. I'm going to contact the Agency, Concetta D and Artspace 116 tomorrow. Stewart is going to contact some other downtown galleries. 

I feel like despite the size constraints Warehouse 508 might be nice if we are unable to find anywhere else. I feel like at this point we need to get that squared away so we will have time to get flyers printed and everything else together. So at this point maybe we should try to find a place before Monday and if not have it at 508? Thoughts?

-Veve

IMAGES

Image for show

Images

Jodi images

Cafe Gieseppe

Hello,

Cafe Gieseppe would be interested in having a show at their downtown location. The address is 222 Gold, down from the Gold Street Cafe. The owner informed me that we should check it out, see what we think, then if we like it to give him a call back and send him some sample work.

Anyone interested in checking it out? I'll be free today after 4. I might head down there around then.

Their hours are listed here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Caf%C3%A9-Giuseppe/254587288174?sk=info

Any word on other venues?

P.S. post some sample work so that we can send that when we're ready!

-Veve

Blogger app

There's a blog app for smartphones. Search the app store for blogger. It's an orange icon. Very easy way to post quick thoughts or photos.

Rochelle

Warehouse 508 Photos

Hallway Entrance

Main Room

Main Room Stage w/ Disco Ball!!

Wall

 Dimensions

Warehouse 508 visit

So, I got a voicemail from Tiba at Warehouse 508. She said that people could come by today until 5. They are closed tomorrow but they open Saturday around noon. She did not say how late they are open on Saturday. I have to work until 5 on Saturday, so I don't know if I would be able to make it. But if anyone is interested you should go check it out! If you could post photos on the blog for the people who can't make it that would be great too. The director said that the wall would be the wall on the right when you walk in right past the desk.

Please let everyone know if you are planning on going! Maybe we could arrange a car pool.

Here is the website for the venue if you need directions http://warehouse508.org/

-Veve

Warehouse 508

I spoke to the director of Warehouse 508 and she informed me that the would be able to have a show in December for the entire month. The reception could be on the 2nd. The cost is $100. She did inform me that it is a dry facility- because it is youth oriented and run by the city- so there couldn't be alcohol at the reception.

Just wanted to give an update. Any thoughts?

Venue

I spoke with Julia at Creative Albuquerque and she informed me that they were booked for December. She did say that this spring they are having a juried photography exhibition, and she encouraged all of us to enter. The deadline is the 18th of November, and the application is on their website- http://www.creativeabq.org/

She also said that once we get a space she would be able to help us promote the show on their website and newsletter.

I contacted Amped Performance Space- they just changed locations to a downtown location that used to be a gallery right next to the Kimo. I was unable to leave a voicemail so I sent them an email.

I also contacted Warehouse 508 and left a message.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up so we aren't contacting the same places. Also, Small Engine Gallery requested images, which I can send to them once everyone has posted them.

Richard Deacon - lecture Tuesday Sept 27 - 5:30 pm

Richard Deacon, Dead Leg

Tuesday, September 27, 5:30 pm
UNM Art Museum, UNM Center for the Arts
Public Talk / Podcast
Richard Deacon

"The Making of Dead Leg"

The British artist, Richard Deacon (b. 1949, Bangor, Wales) has been an internationally recognized figure in contemporary art since the 1980s when his sculpture was included in four important group exhibitions held in London at the Tate Gallery, The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), the Hayward, and Serpentine galleries.

Richard Deacon’s Dead Leg, 2007, is but one example of his tour-de-force, large-scale sculptures. Made from compressed
2 x 2 foot lengths of oak, bound together by stainless steel couplings, it measures a grand 8 x 28 x 9 feet. For over twenty-four years now, Deacon has collaborated with Matthew Perry to problem-solve the engineering and production of the wooden constructions. Together, they have developed technologies and methods—the coalesced “disallowed combinations” as Deacon put it—that remove any doubt about what is not possible to do with wood.

Boro Gallery

317 Gold st.  

Facebook: BorogalleryABQ

Hours:  Tues-Sat 5pm-11pm

There is a good amount of space on the walls for photographs, and they are next to Burt's Tiki Lounge.
Boro displays new work on the first friday of the month for a entire month.  They are currently booked through November,  and have someone scheduled for December.  However, I don't think it has been finalized so we are on the waiting list.  We do need to get some images to them, and if they can't show us in December, then they have January wide open.
There isn't a whole lot of direct natural light in the gallery this time a year, but the track lighting is good and it will be getting dark in December at the time the gallery opens.  

Fair

Here's some of my images from the fair.

I am beginning a new process of removing the visual components of an object through exposure.

My Body Gallery

Have you seen the blog: My Body Gallery:What Real Women Look Like

http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html

On the obvious level, it addresses how women think about their bodies. By plugging in a specific height and weight, you are able to see photographs of women (headless- by their own hand) that fit the category. It's a strangely courageous thing for women to do - to defy the cultural rules of acceptable body size by showing their bodies, and by not lying. So many women don't really know what they look like. Men too, of course, but I don't think there is a site yet for men on this topic. People often look in the mirror and see a monster. These photographs operate in opposition to that. They challenge body dysmorphia. On another level, it's a strangely compelling set of headless photographs, an archive that is continually evolving.

The format of the project could be used for so many ideas. It's a simple idea, yet it only exists because people are willing to participate. I'm amazed at how "self-portaiture" has changed as cell phone cameras improve.

WELCOME TO THE BLOG!!

Hey Everybody! So the blog is up and running. In order to post, you must accept the invitation you should have gotten via e-mail.

Two things you need to do.

1.Create a Google account if you don't already have one

2. Join this blog.

3. Become and Author of this blog.

If the e-mails went though, you should all be invited to become members and authors of this blog. Let me know if that didn't work.

Now- anyone from our class can post on the blog... and you can leave comments for each post too. At the very top right side of the blog you will see a blue stripe and somewhere on there it will say NEW POST. This is how you post to the blog. The insert image button looks like a little landscape on the toolbar located in the same area as where you would change the font, spacing, ect. After you click that, you can browse your computer or hard drive to select the image or images you want to post. Keep in mind that there may be a size limit for images posted. you may need to transfer your large files into smaller j-pegs. You can also chose your alignment here too. (its really easy. the photo i posted above took like 5 seconds to do)

***Start posting photos you want to be included in our show proposal!***

- also make sure to give your posts a TITLE so we can stay organized with subject lines.

Can't wait for the state fair tomorrow!

See you all there.

-Jodi Rosenblum