Arts on The Ave

Congratulations, folks! Our use of art to revitalize community is making national headlines!

How an Edmonton Artist Saved an Alley  – The Globe and Mail, Wednesday May 16th

Read the full article here:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/growth/how-an-edmonton-artist-saved-an-alley/article2434230/

“…Mr. Sharpe photographed local residents and posted huge prints of their eyes on dumpsters. “Steve’s photographs are beautiful,” says Ms. Morin. “They communicate so much more than simply putting up a sign threatening fines for dumping.”

The project wasn’t only about reclaiming and beautifying space to combat dumping. “It also built relationships,” Ms. Morin explains. “People in the neighbourhood saw the police not only in the role of enforcer but also as creator.” Dumping and calls to the city for service in the alley declined.

For Ms. Morin, the success of the project is an illustration of what creative skills can achieve when brought into typically non-artistic venues, like government bureaucracies. “We usually only tap into our creativity, whether it’s musical talent, or visual arts or whatever, in our private lives at home. We need to ask people to bring their art into their workplaces.” …

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is back for 2012 – and we’re looking for creative expression in the visual arts!

We’re accepting all types of work from photography and sculpture to textiles and jewelry for Art Gallery venues and the outdoor Artisan Market on September 7-9, 2011.

The deadline for submissions is June 12, 2012.

TO ENTER:

Download the full Call for Submissions here: Kaleido 2012 Call to Enter

Email your submission ( including 4 images, an image list, an artist bio or statement, and a cv) to kaleidomarket@gmail.com before June 12, 2012

Join us at The Carrot for a Social Arts Experience!

On Saturday, May 19th, from 2-5 PM we will feature a Taste of Mosaics class with guest instructor Margo Anton, from Minerva Mosaics. Amateurs welcome!

A few spots are still available! To register: Contact Irene at The Carrot at 780-471-1580

More info about Minerva Mosaics and Margo Anton: http://www.minervamosaics.com/

This event is graciously sponsored by Norwood Neighbourhood Association.

Friday night line up

As always, Friday nights at the Carrot will not fail your need for fine local music. It starts at 7:30pm and cover is $5. Check out who we have lined up this month:
May 18: Matthew A and the Keys (www.matthewamusic.com )
May 25: Kerry Klontz (www.facebook.com/RevKOriginalMusic)

Saturday is always open mic nights: 7:00pm, $2.00 cover
Homegrown talent takes the stage Saturday nights at the Carrot. Come down at 7 PM for original music, poetry, comedy and more at Edmonton’s newest open mic experience. Want to play? Just bring your guitar, your poems, your jokes, yourself and show up early to get on the list. Sets should be no more than 15 minutes for music and 10 minutes for spoken word, poetry, comedy.

In India, she is maa, aai, amma or mata; in France, she is maman; in parts of Africa, she is mama; in Vietnam, she is máor mẹ; in Wales, she is mam; in Hungary, she is anya.

But whatever country you are in, you will find her doing all the amazing things mothers do as a matter of course. So this weekend we pay tribute to her. And if you want to get her something nice and support Alberta artists and a local economy at the same time, you can’t do better than shop at the Carrot.

We have fibre art by Naomi Paul and gorgeous jewellery by the Woman to Blame, Orange Avocado, Life is Art, Foil & Fusion,  Dragonfire Studio,  and Cloud and Lolly Handmade Accessories. We have pottery by Earth Art ’n’ Soul Pottery, Kristen Young Ceramics, and glass by Nathan Philips. We have handmade soaps, beautiful silk scarves, art pieces by Maria Pace Wynters, and amazing buffalo-leather belts and bags. Or you could pick up some Intelligentsia fair trade coffee or a simple Carrot mug.

So, honour she-from-whom-you-sprung this weekend. After all, where would you be without her?

Join Chris Wynter, a multidisiplinary artist well known for his work as a songwriter, theatre composter, actor, musician, producer and for being a founding member of Captain Tractor, a world roaming roots group formed in 1993. http://www.chriswynters.com/

Starts at 7: p.m., $5 cover.

Arts on the Ave is a partner of  ’We Believe in 118′

This story has taken off!

As of this morning, over 1,200 have read 118Ave’s break up letter to ‘john’ – the campaign is even being mentioned internationally!

Please visit http://www.transformingedmonton.ca/index.php/2012/04/25/dear-john/ scroll down, and write your own note to ‘john’.

Inspired by Burning Man Festival, we’ve added a new artistic element to Kaleido Festival this year…

TO APPLY: complete the application package here 12FOOT12 entry form and email all components to Jaye Benoit at kaleidoprogram@gmail.com

The 24 hour Deck Out a Lampost Contest is returning to Kaleido Family Arts Festival on September 8-9, 2012!

To enter, complete and sign this entry form: Decorate a Lampost Entry Form & Contest Rules 2012

and send it with a short project proposal and artist bio to kaleidoprogram@gmail.com by July 16th, 2012.

Congratulations to all the Arts on the Ave membership! It’s with honour that we received this award from the Mayor himself on April 2nd, Mayor’s 25th Evening for the Arts. Come by for coffee and see the trophy posing proudly on the top of our piano at the Carrot Coffeehouse.

On April 2nd, Join Mayor Stephen Mandel and the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE) at the 25th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts. Let’s celebrate some of the best artistic talents our city has to offer, in an evening of awards and performance from some of Edmonton’s most talented artists.

Our very own Arts on the Ave  and Wendy Hollo, Executive Director of the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts here on 118th Ave have both been nominated for the John Poole Award for Promotion of the Arts!

Featuring performances by Tommy Banks, Christian Hansen and the Autistics, Colleen Brown, Citie Ballet, Sandro Dominelli and the cast of Caution: May Contain Nuts.

Proceeds in support of the Rock and Roll Society of Edmonton Centre for Arts and Music.

Tickets and more information: http://www.mayorscelebration.com/

Mayor Stephen Mandel invites you to The Mayor's Celebration of the Arts!