100th Monkey Art Studio
April 26, 2010
The 100th Monkey Studio is a socially conscious small business owned and operated by two women.
Misson:
The 100th Monkey Studio will provide anyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation, a safe and affordable place to use art materials. They support each artist in their unique journey of using art as a means of individual self expression. The 100th Monkey Studio will provide the community with art resources while also being a creative place to visit and view art.
An open studio is a studio or work room that is open to all, where artistic or creative work can be viewed and created collaboratively. Artists and non-artists come together in the open studio to celebrate the social act of collaborating. An Open Studio is intended to foster creativity and encourage experimentation in a welcoming atmosphere of cultural exchange, conversation, encouragement, and freedom of expression.
Open studios can be traced back to 17th century Paris where artists and other creative intellectuals gathered. Other art forms such as beat poetry can be traced back to originating in open studio settings. Post-WWII New York saw many open studios. One famous example, The Factory, was created by Andy Warhol.
Milepost 5 – Portland Artist Community
April 26, 2010
A new vision, a new community
The Milepost 5 vision is that of a vital, empowering, supportive community of creatives. It is a vision of opportunity where creatives working in all disciplines, at all stages of their careers, can afford to buy or rent — to live, work, and create among peers.
Milepost 5 is committed to creatives who are committed to furthering themselves, their work, and the larger communities. While Milepost 5 is an intentional community, with residents sharing the common bond of lives devoted to creative pursuits and professions, it is not a prescribed community. An open-ended endeavor, Milepost 5 is a ‘blank canvas,’ that will be ‘painted’ by the artists who make up the community.
Business for Culture and the Arts (BCA)
April 22, 2010
Thank you Cate Millar with Left Bank Project for the great connection to Business for Culture and the Arts (BCA) and keeping the momentum moving forward with projectWhiteCanvas!
BCA connects business and the arts to strengthen Oregon’s culture and economy. They accomplish their mission through advocacy, recognition, strategic alliances, membership programs, research, networking and communications. BCA is an affiliate of the national Business Committee for the Arts, Inc.
Left Bank Project
Leftbank is the pairing of a building and a vision: the commercial development of a Portland landmark with a community of mission-driven tenants.
Members of the Leftbank community are passionate people. They work in different fields; they’re moved by different challenges. They share a drive to change the world. Check out the amazing event space…
Left Bank Annex
over 14,000sf of adaptable urban space for every kind of Portland event.
Vacant commercial space search begins for pWC in Portland
April 22, 2010
The projectWhiteCanvas (pWC) team is on the hunt for vacant commercial space in Portland, Oregon to launch its first studio project in June 2010.
Ideal space would be around 2,000+ square feet
Features would include: non-carpet floor, water, power, lighting and access to toilets and the ability to secure the space.
How it would work…
pWC would offer a four month membership for 30+ people depending on the size of the space. The membership money would go directly to leasing the building for four months. The first three months the space would be used as an art studio and the last month the members’ exhibit and hold events in the space as the team prepares the next vacant space for a new round of members.
The objective of rotating space is to allow pWC to support the building by bring people into the space and promoting the space during the main stream and social media outreach. Chemistry is important…we are looking for a building owner/leaser that believes in the value of supporting creativity in our community and understands the benefits of leveraging combined efforts to find a long term tenant for the vacant space.
We will also be reaching out to local business and corporate sponsors to help subsides the cost of the space. Good news…Rodda recently donated paint to the project.
Join the projectWhiteCanvas team as we celebrate the launch of The Space Artist Collective downtown Vancouver, WA on Saturday, April 24 starting at 630 pm
http://thespaceartcollective.blogspot.com/
The Space Artist Collective featured in Vancouver Voice
April 21, 2010
There is a growing number of spaces to do and view art in downtown Vancouver, but at 2315 Main St., behind One World Merchants in Uptown Village, is where to find The Space, an art collective gearing up for its grand opening on May 7. read more… There is a growing number of spaces to do and view art in downtown Vancouver, but at 2315 Main St., behind One World Merchants in Uptown Village, is where to find The Space, an art collective gearing up for its grand opening on May 7.
The goal of The Space Artist’s Collective is to inspire creativity. Its style heeds to a natural way of things, where a community of people does their part to direct and it takes on a life of its own in the process. Hanging from the walls is a rotation selection of artwork created in house. On the floors is much of the same. And scattered throughout are art supplies and stations, a video production area, stenciled images of Bill Murray á la Stripes much more. read article…
Young artist opts for white canvas
April 17, 2010
Five year old Maci was given her first large canvas a few weeks ago and progress on the piece was going nicely, but just got word that she opted to paint the canvas white and start over…
Maci is a kindred artistic soul connection, I love her focus on playing with colors and textures as she creates with no attachment to the final outcome. Life should be that… a creative, artful process in self discovery.
Maci – Van Dyke Art Studio, Corvallis Oregon
I spoke this week with Olin from Guerilla-Media and he connected me to The Space Art Collective located in downtown, Vancouver, WA. What a fantastic opportunity for our two projects to collaborate and provide a creative platform for the communities in Portland and Vancouver.
About The Space Art Collective:
The Space is an art collective started by a group of like-minded individuals trying to help the growth of Vancouver’s creative scene. Instead of waiting around for county, city and state officials to put in the work (which they certainly haven’t), we have taken it upon ourselves to do what we can towards building a culturally rich city for ourselves and our children to enjoy.
A truly affordable, community art studio environment open to the public, classes/seminars led by local creative mentors (for adults and children), art/music exhibitions and events, along with wi-fi and coffee in a comfortable study/chill setting.
http://thespaceartcollective.blogspot.com/
