Triple Threat

Triple Threat, an exhibition of the work created during our last three events, Put Yr Layrs On, Gouge Away, and Speed Painting will be on display here at Feed Art Center from February 13 through 27. We will be hosting a closing reception on Saturday, February 27 from 2:00-4:00 pm.

Put Yr Layrs On was a mixed media collage workshop focusing on recycling and re-purposing ephemeral paper material into unique art objects. The artwork created during the Gouge Away workshop consists of block printed ink on paper. And finally, Speed Painting was an open studio session in which participants were encouraged to produce a completed painting in one sitting. Participants in this exhibition include: Javier Acevedo, Megan Acevedo, Megan Anstrom, Reilly Ayers, Stephen Bauman, Cynthia Bauman, Christopher Clark, Michael Costanza, Kelly Costanza, Roy Marin, Rhiannon Sallas, Claire Skelly and Jessica Van Swol.

Speed Painting

Saturday, January 30th. 3:00 -7:00p.m.

Let's get together and make some paintings. On Saturday afternoon, come on down to Feed and join the speed painting party. The goal of this event is to start and finish a complete painting in one sitting and, more importantly, to socialize with like-minded artists.

You provide: a canvas, your favorite brushes, some paint, and snacks to share.
Feed provides: a bunch of random brushes, various acrylic paints, and some loud music to keep the energy up.

This event is free if you bring a canvas, otherwise we'll have some 12" x 12" canvases available for $10 if you don't have your own.

PUT YR LAYRS ON - mixed media workshop

Tuesdays

January 26 through February 9

With instructor Michael Costanza, learn to build a cradled wood panel and use various art techniques to create a mixed media one-of-a-kind piece-of-mind. All participants completing this three week workshop will have the opportunity to exhibit their work on the walls of Feed as the second group installment of the Lower Level Levens.

Feed Provides: wood, glue, brushes, hammers, nails, drills, matte medium, etc.
You Provide: papers, envelopes, old books, comics, wrapping paper, junk mail, magazines, pencils, paint, anything else you want to use, etc.

Registration fee: $40
To register email: spill.forward@yahoo.com

For inspiration check out these awesome artists:
Arturo Herrera
Mark Bradford
Kerry James Marshall
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Fred Free
Andrew Schoultz
Shaun O'Dell

East Meets West Meets Success

Thanks to everybody that came out Saturday for the awesome performance by Manpreet and Stefen. And thanks for bringing so much food. We ended up with a box so heavy that I tricked Michael into carrying it out to the car. Later this week it will be dropped off at a branch of the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

We'd especially like to thank Stefen and Manpreet for coming and putting on such a great show. We look forward to doing it again sometime in the future. There are a bunch of pictures of them performing in our Flickr Stream. Check 'em out.