Emvergeoning

Royal Punisher is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of 2009 in downtown San Antonio,Tx from a confluence of African and European music traditions (with some Yiddish thrown in) and the desire to travel in outer space.

Royal Punisher features members of rock monster bands Worm, Boxcar Satan, Shit City Dreamgirls and guitar virtuoso Don Robin. Playing the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Charlie Parker, Bernie Miller and MANY others as well as original jazz compositions.

Start your evening at the Bent Easel Art Gallery. We will be open to the public from 6-9pm. Enjoy a calm and casual art experience before ringing in the new year.

WTF RU HANGING!?!

For my last hurrah as curator at The February Collective, I’ll be doing a non-juried group show. Anything goes – painting, drawing, photography, sculpture – surreal, dada, conceptual, aesthetic, classical, modenrnist – WhateverTF! However I’d like to encourage off the wall and strange “sculpture”.
Non-”artists” are also welcomed and encouraged to put their own WTF’s on the walls as well.

WTF RU HANGING rules/details:

One space per person!
You can do whatever you like in the space and put multiple WTF’s in it, but you only get one space

WTFs must be kept within the 12×12″ space!
The walls will be divided into 12×12″ squares over the entire gallery. The WTF may extend out from the wall as much as you’d like, provided it still does not go outside the 12×12″ area defined on the wall.
There will be no “border” space between the squares, so be aware of that.

First come first serve!
Hanging your WTF must be done on Wednesday. No spots will be held for anyone. If you show up late don’t complain about the lack of choices or space.

You are responsible for hanging your own WTF!
I will provide nails, a few hammers, a power drill (with screwdriver bits), and some pins to hang WTFs. If you need any additional hardware (screws, a shelf, staples, tape, gum, a noose, etc) to hang your WTF, you must bring it yourself.

Have fun!
I want this be a chance for you to do something different, get out of your comfort zone, and most importantly to have fun and enjoy the act of art!

The WTF RU SHOWING!?! Hanging Party will be from 3-9pm on Wednesday, December 30th.
We’ll have refreshments, some food and music during the hanging to make sure it’s fun for everyone.

WTF RU SHOWING!?! at the February Collective will be open for First Thursday December 31st and First Friday January 1st.

The February Collective is located upstairs in Building B in the Blue Star Arts Complex, up the staircase that is located between the Jump Start Theater and Stone Metal Press.

WTF! RU ready!?

Here’s the deal: I’m filling the gallery with 12×12″ prints I made donning the characters of W, T, and F.

When you arrive with your work, you’ll pull one of these down and in it’s place you will hang your work. You are welcome to keep this print as a souvenir of the event.
Also I will have a form for you to fill out, so be prepared to give me the title, medium, date, and price of the work so I can keep track of everything and create a list for the show.

I have also been aware that the First Friday in January is on New Years Day, and I’ve heard rumors that some galleries won’t be open this weekend, but instead will be the weekend of the 7th. In this case, I will be open this Thursday/Friday as well as next Thursday/Friday, provided there are still people out. If anyone has any word on the ‘official’ information regarding this, I would greatly appreciate hearing it.

I look forward to seeing WTF you guys come up with!

On Sunday the 20th of December at 3pm the Overtime Theater will have their final performace of “An Actor’s Christmas Carol”. To welcome the Theater’s new move to the Blue Star and to celebrate the last show of the season the Bent Easel Art Gallery will be hosting a wine receptions after the show.

Everyone is welcome and we especially encourage the actors, staff, and audience of the Theater. The event will be held at the Bent Easel Art Gallery located at the Blue Star Arts Complex. Become a fan of the Bent Easel and check their photo section for maps and directions.

Details for the show are here:

…and here
http://www.theovertimetheater.net/

The Bent Easel Art Gallery’s Wine Reception is a free event. There will be a modest wine selection and non-alcoholic beverages available. Light snacks will also be served. For those interested in wine be sure to bring your ID.

Ed Saavedra is Turning 30! FL!GHT Gallery is having a BIRTHDAY Party / Annual Christmas Party / Holiday Art Gifts/Objects Sale.

Pose for a photo with our very own Santa!

FREE MUSIC

CELEBRATION ALE

LOVE (new work by your favorite artists)

so you went to the PULGA for last minute shopping- and you still didnt finish— then head-on over to EASTtown!!!! – weve got a ton of screenprinted POSTERS and ARTworks for super CHEAP!!!!!!! – we got some classics and some NEW WORKS—-we need to empty out the flat files!!! —-and for those folks who like collectin’ big art- weve got chingo deals for you – COLD BEERS AND YUMMY SNACKS- so get yer good chanklas – bring the suegra- bring the kids- and bring your checkbooks!!!

This workshop will be an introduction to the art of screen-print or a.k.a. silk screen. Attendees will learn about the materials needed to start their own screen-print projects. There will be a hands on demonstration on the silk screen process, so you are encouraged to bring a T-shirt or an item that you want to make a print from silk screen. The workshop will be lead by artists Cruz Ortiz and Ernesto Olivo.

Saks shoppers will receive a 15% discount when they present the coupon at check out. This offer is good from Tues Dec 8 till Saturday Dec 12. Despite words to the contrary on the coupon, photocopies of the coupon are indeed accepted.
There are exclusions of course. Some designers such as Chanel, Prada and others are not included in this offer.
SATURDAY, DEC 12 there will be artistic performances throughout the store from 1 to 5 p.m. Produced and directed by Rick Frederick!! Please come by then if you can.
The Line UP- John McBurney and his fabulous costumed models will be on view, Katchie Cartwright & Rich Oppenheim jazz sounds, Bettie Ward and the Bumblebees hot tunes, readings by Mellissa Marlowe, the cast of ‘Lydia’, the Overtime Players, Doyle Avant, modern dance performance by Andrew Coronado and more!

Run don’t walk to the Nathel and Hogechon Holiday Open Studio Sale!

Lots of holiday gifts hand-made and ready to hang by studio-mates Nate Cassie, Ethel Shipton, Mark Hogensen, and Kimberly Aubuchon.

Please stop by Saturday, December 12 from 2-6pm for fabulous art, festive food, and lots of fun at our studio on the corner of Glorietta and Mesquite Streets near St. Paul’s Square.

Give the gift of art please!

The Gevers Street Studio is moving it’s monthly “Ice Fights” to La Casa Rosa Studio for the month of December. Yes that means all the art, poetry (hosted by Jim Stewart), music (Sixth Son Rising), Ice Sculpting (Buddy Rasmussen against Dean DeMarais), food, drinks and fun. It will resume back at the Gevers Street Studio in January. Check out Ice Sculpting (Including Buddy Rasmussen) on the Learning Channel on Sunday December 6, 2009 at 9:00 pm Central Time. Then come on out and be a part of this happening.

More Info Hebron Chism or Jim Stewart

It’s your last chance to come out and check out the show. Come see the fully functional bar and collaborative works of Ray Gun & Jake Zollie Harper. We will have two kegs of Freetail Brewery beer on tap for your enjoyment. Don’t miss it, it is all coming down Tuesday morning……..

Hope to see you there!

This is a $5 show * all ages * byob

* Layne Garrett (Washington, D.C.) * will be visiting San Antonio to share his guitar-based bluesy noise improv. He will be joined by several Texas artists:

* James Sidlo + Sanford Allen *
* James Woodard + Mario Trejo + Viridiana Rivas *
* Kristy Perez * installation will be on display
* Very special guests * will be joining us

“Layne Garrett has created some truly original and at times mindblowing material… that straddles folk music and surreal sound collage surprisingly well.” — Charles Franklin, Foxy Digitalis

Please join us December 11, from 7-10pm to welcome Circulatory System (Austin, TX), a new curatorial venture that
travels exhibitions connecting the dots between Texas’ various cities, to San Antonio. Their converted school bus will park in the Unit B yard to debut their inaugural program, Traveling Video Show #1, organized by Austin- and New York-based performance artist Jill Pangallo. This one-night only exhibition features seventeen artists from Austin, Atlanta, and New York and was originally screened at the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music and Love in Marfa, Texas (in conjunction with Monofonus Press and El Cosmico); in Austin (Fusebox Festival’s MERGE); and will travel to Dallas in 2010.

Artists include: Leigh Brodie, Michelle Devereux, Jody Fausett, Lillian Gerson, Max Juren, Duncan Malashock, Michael Nelson, PJ Raval, Shana Robbins, Carlos Rosales-Silva, Stephanie Saint Sanchez, Corkey Sinks, Skote, Brina Thurston, Trish Tillman, Alex P. White, Joseph Winchester

For more information about Circulatory System please visit their website at www.texascirculatorysystem.org

Also on view in the gallery:
Diamond LIfe curated by Kurt Mueller, featuring work by Jillian Conrad and Moo Kwan Han on view thru January 2, 2010.