The answer to your First Friday questions is Bowling in the Wind, the answer, my friend, is bowling in the wind….

First Friday, September 7

Bowling In The Wind: Buzz Spector, Kimberly Aubuchon, Chuck Ramirez and Michele Monseau

September 7 – October 21, 2007

Reception: First Friday, September 7, 7 – 11 PM.

Special guests Buttercup will perform at 9 PM.

Saturday, September 29 

Sala Bowl September 29, 7 -10 PM, Hermann Sons, 525 S. St. Mary’s and 10 til late, Sala Diaz, 517 Stieren

In just a few months Sala Diaz will be twelve years old. In that time the gallery has seen 105 artists in 85 exhibitions, has hosted 8 guest curators, was the first San Antonio gallery invited to ARCO in Madrid in 2002 (and 2003) and has served as a catalyst for countless others in central Texas, which has the richest crop of artist-run spaces in the state. In addition to the 42 San Antonio artists we’ve supported over the years, artists have come from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Mexico City, Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Houston, Lubbock and Montana.

Our first fundraising event as an official 501(C)3 non-profit is set for September 29. Our plans include a 7 – 10 PM dinner with bowling at Hermann Sons, 525 South St. Mary’s, featuring a silent auction of bowling pins altered by artists. Music will be provided by JJ Lopez.

The artist bowling pins will be employed as centerpieces for each table at the dinner, which will be creatively catered by Liberty Bar. Many of the artists will be in attendance: Jesse Amado, Bale Creek Allen, Nate Cassie, Rae Culbert, Alejandro Diaz, Sharon Engelstein, Karen Mahaffy, Yunhee Min, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Chuck Ramirez, Riley Robinson, Chris Sauter, Jason Stout, Terri Thornton and Randy Wallace.

At 9:30 PM the silent auction will conclude. Bowling pins will be distributed to their purchasers and a very special Sala Diaz bowling ball made of a new compound, Spiral Hercura Mesergown Milk, will be awarded to the bowler deemed most worthy by our super incognito Bowling Assessment Officer.

Our late night plans will take us back to Sala Diaz for the kind of fun we are known for with Music By James. Dinner guests will have access to the party, which will be open to the public with $25 tickets. Refreshments will be provided, including Sotol, a new agave drink. The gallery will be open for an exhibition, Bowling In The Wind, including internationally known Buzz Spector and San Antonio artists Michele Monseau, Kimberley Aubuchon and Chuck Ramirez. These artists have generously agreed to donate their work to our fundraising effort and Sala has responded in kind –– we shall split with the artists whatever is made when these works are sold.

Buzz has been photographing books with the large-format (20 x 24 inch)  Polaroid camera since 1999. This work is an offshoot of his ongoing interest in the book as subject and object. Michele’s digital portraits of Buttercup members Erik, Joe, Jamie and Odie are sure to bring smiles to the initiated and intrigue to those getting their first taste of the band. Chuck will continue his pursuit of beauty in everyday objects with the beginnings of a new series. Kimberly will round out this Faux-Septiembre exhibition with prints which promise to convert our South facing window into a delightfully diurnal altar piece.

The major fundraising component is the tables for the dinner, which we are selling for $1000. These tables seat 8 – 10, so donors who support us by buying tables will be able to invite 7 – 9 guests to sit with them. As an additional perk for those who purchase tables, Art Lies gas agreed to give each donor a year subscription to the magazine.

We look forward to seeing you at Hermann Sons for an evening of ball rolling and conversation and hope you will want to be an active part of our future.

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