[dorkbotsea-blabber] Re: May 2nd Dorkbot: Urban Art

[shelly at hive-mind.com]

Reminder!  This coming Wednesday.....

On 4/23/07, shelly at hive-mind.com <shellyhivemind at gmail.com> wrote:
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> WHAT:             May 2007 Dorkbot:  Urban Art
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> WHEN:             May 2nd, 7:30 PM (show up at 7:00 for a bit of
> socializing!)
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> WHERE:          911 Media, 402 9th Ave N.
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>                            http://www.911media.org/
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> ADMISSION:    FREE, ALL AGES
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>                             (bring a few bucks to buy a beer and support
> 911 Media!)
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> Greetings, folks!  On WEDNESDAY, May 2nd at 7:30 PM at 911 Media  (
> http://www.911media.org/), come learn about urban art!  We'll hear from
> Damion Hayes, editor of Dodge and Burn, an urban art and comtemporary
> lifestyle magazine ( http://www.wearedodgeburn.com), Karolina Sobecka (
> http://gravitytrap.com/), who's art exploits interactive video in urbanenvironments, and Lars Bergquist who creates
> urban art to remind us of our connection with our surroundings (
> http://notouchingground.com/).
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> Doors will be open at 7:00 if you want to show up early and chat.
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> If you want to talk about your latest creation or announce an upcoming
> event during our "open dork" session, let me know!
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> More details about presenters below; http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsea will be
> updated shortly.   Please send any questions or comments to
> shellyhivemind at gmail.com.
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> Presenters:
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> Damion Hayes - EDITOR - Dodge and Burn
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> http://www.wearedodgeburn.com
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> Damion Hayes is the Director of BLVD Gallery in Seattle and editor of
> Dodge and Burn. He has been instrumental in fostering the Seattle Urban
> art scene by producing large scale exhibitions for One Reel, Red Bull, and
> Vera Project.   Dodge&Burn is a Seattle based Visual Arts and Culture
> magazine focusing primarily on the "Urban Contemporary" Lifestyle,
> featuring artists who are offering a unique perspective whether it be social
> commentary, myth making, personal expression, mass marketing, fine art or
> kitsch.   Damion will share his perspective on the urban art scene.
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> Karolina Sobecka, artist
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> http://gravitytrap.com/
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> Karolina's work explores the use of interactive projections and video in
> urban environments.  She will discuss some of her experiences layering
> video over an urban cityscape.
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> Lars Bergquist, artist
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> http://notouchingground.com/, photos of recent work at:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/67892602@N00/
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> Lars Bergquist is a Seattle-based artist who creates work influenced by
> his surroundings under the movement No Touching Ground (NTG). Bergquist
> states: NTG is a reminder to people that we have the power to change what is
> going on in our personal lives and to change what is going on around us ...
> It is a reminder that limits are placed on ourselves, by ourselves.   Lars
> will be sharing his philosophy and experiences of deploying his work in
> urban environments.
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> If you'd like to speak or perform at, or curate, a future Dorkbot, just
> let me know via shellyhivemind at gmail.com .
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> Don't hesitate to get in touch by email if you have any comments or
> questions beforehand.
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> Looking forward to seeing you all on the 2nd!  Special thanks as ever go
> to 911 Media, our fabulous hosts.
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