Call to Artists: Granite Skate Mural Paintings

Where? Granite Skate, 22 Charron Ave, Nashua, NH

When? September 6th through November

What time? Granite Skate will be going back to regular hours on September 6th, from 4-9. Murals must be worked on during times where the skatepark is closed due to kids being in the park, use of aerosols and fumes, etc.

What kind of art? Anything "edgy." Preferably not "flowers or unicorns," according to the park's owner.

Pay? This project is unpaid, but the park owner will reimburse for paint and supplies, as long as you have the receipt.

The spaces will be on a first come first serve basis. Here are images of the available spaces. I will update if they become claimed.

Adam D. Curtis Skatepark project

Panoramic!

Call to Artists: Granite Skate Back to School Jam

Grantie Skate back to school jam

Granite Skate
22 Charron Ave
Nashua, NH
Saturday, September 10th, 2011, 5-9pm

Skate competition jam session style, ages 14 and under, then 15 and over. $10 entry, top 3 in each age group get prizes

Art exhibition in the lobby for the skate art.

The event will be put on by Eastern Boarder, Granite Skate, The Steez Gallery, and World Crush Media. There will be limited edition tees and stickers for give aways. This should be a really huge and positive event especially since Eastern Boarder will be involved. This means we will have radio coverage and such. We will be able to get some awesome video coverage and make an interesting compilation video for the event. With this new information, a couple of the dates will change. The date for the actual event is a little sooner than expected. Here are the new dates:

I will need high resolution images if you are interested in having your deck design featured on the promotional flier. This means that I will need a head on photo, at least 300 dpi OR at least 2000 pixels wide or 2000 pixels tall. If you send me a low resolution image, I will not be able to use it. I would like to make sure we have the maximum time to promote for this event, so please send them to me as soon as possible.

The due date for images is: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! JULY 30TH, 2011.

The due date for label information (name of piece, price of piece, name of artist) is: AUGUST 15TH, 2011.

The drop off dates will be sooner than the exhibition, due to the fact that I want to make sure anyone who can't make it to the dropoff, will make it. The drop off dates will be: AUGUST 22ND, 23RD and 24TH, 2011 AT THE STEEZ GALLERY, 85 W PEARL ST, NASHUA, NH.

I have also enclosed as attachments the label request form and exhibition contract. Please read both of these over. It will be expected that you bring and sign an exhibition contract when you drop your items off.

Please also keep in mind that all artwork must be presented on a deck of some sort. This part is important and I cannot stress it enough. This will make the art event different from most; I find that artwork physically on a skateboard or longboard deck shows a lot of "pop" and is tangible very interesting and feasible.

Please keep in mind that The Steez Gallery, while it is partially an art gallery, is also a high-end smoke shop. If you do not want to be exhibiting next to artistic sculptural glass pipes, please do not show interest in this call to artists notation. While the artwork will not begin by hanging next to sculptural glass pieces, some select decks will end up hanging in the actual Steez Gallery. The Steez Gallery takes 40% commission, so it is a 40/60 split with the artist (The artists gets 60%), so please price your work accordingly. There is currently NO entry fee to show at this venue!

When it comes to getting your artwork on the decks: there are a couple of options for getting your design physically on a skateboard deck. You can physically paint the design on a deck (which is great, as it constitutes an original and can be sold for much more)... Typical blank wooden decks range from $10 to $40, depending on where you get it and the quality of the board (the best place to shop now is online), and the complexity of the design determines its price.

However, the easiest and most cost effective route is going through a printing service such as zazzle.com or boardpusher.com. Boardpusher`s decks are $49.99 printed in full color plus shipping, which leaves you room to sell a deck at $80 with commission included and still turn a little profit. It works by scanning or digitally designing to their specifications, then just uploading it and ordering it.

We do not print any of the designs for you and expect works to already be fully printed or painted/whatnot on the decks by the time of dropoff. The dropoff date will be expected at the end of August/beginning of September. I will, however, need images of the decks with the design on them sometime at the beginning of August for promotional fliers and other promotional needs.

You can submit as many decks as you want... Ranging from 1 to 20. It is up to you what you can afford to show. Please! This venue is going to be HUGE! Granite Skate is the New England's ONLY 25,000 square foot inside skatepark. So we have a huge amount of space to fill!

 If you would like to participate, please email art@thesteezgallery.com ASAP.

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Exhibition contract viewable/downloadable at: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WIVJIU1B

Adam D. Curtis Skatepark and Cat Alley

Thought I'd share some of the on goings of mural work in Manchester!

Cat Alley Mural

This recent renovation of Manchester's famous downtown Cat Alley, or Dean Avenue, was a long time in the making. Cat alley is located across the street from XO on Elm, just past Lala's Hungarian Pastry. Other artists (besides myself) include: Peg Lipin, Bill Earnshaw, Brian Lapree, Noonan, Cindy O'Rourke, Dee Christensen, Kaitlin Gould, Brianna Gould, Caroline Chavette, Emily Drouin, Alex Mathieu, and Anita Huddlestun.

Adam D. Curtis Skatepark Mural

The recent beautification of the Adam D. Curtis skatepark was taken on by the Eagle Eyes crew. Many artists got together and painted positive graffiti murals on previously vandalized areas of the skate park. The project continues to grow to other vandalized areas of the park. The Adam D. Curtis Skatepark is located on South Maple street, just across the street from the JFK Colliseum.

The Steez Gallery Presents: Sam Johnson

Opening reception: Friday, August 5th, 2011 6 to 9 PM
Exhibit will be up August 2nd through August 30th.

Sam Johnson presents his variety of street art-like works in an array of mediums.

The Steez Gallery, located at 85 W Pearl St in Nashua, NH, has intended to bring new artwork to light with their choices of alternative artwork to compliment their highly sculptural glass pieces. In the month of August, Sam Johnson will be exhibiting an array of mediums, sizes, and conversational subjects.

Sam Johnson is a 23 year old graduate of the New Hampshire Institute of Art out of Kittery, ME who runs his influences along that of street art and graffiti. Sam's works show a lot of visceral forms, including, but not limited to predator animals such as sharks and wolves, but also people and weapons. Sam Johnson has previously shown at The Steez Gallery for the Salon Style! Showing in April of this year.

Four and Four: Artists and Musicians

Four and Four

Friday, July 8th from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Exhibit will be up from July 8th through July 31st.

The Awkward Robot returns to entertain while four unique artists showcase their individual styles.

In the month of July, The Awkward Robot returns to entertain on July 8th, 2011 from 6 to 9 PM alongside bands VCOD and COMMA, and four unique artists: Sam Paolini, Courtney Elwell, James Willette, and Sara Richard.

Sam Paolini hails from Exeter, NH with her psychedelic and colorful artwork. She currently runs a free artistic and musical promotional magazine titled "Wrong Brain" and previously organized a show titled "Emerging Artists" in Exeter in 2010.

Courtney Elwell hails from Manchester, NH and titles herself as a "nomadic artist." With bold figurative works, she works best in large scale acrylic on canvas. She has previously exhibited prints at The Steez Gallery during the Salon Show! in April of this year.

James Willette hails from Manchester, NH and currently attends the New Hampshire Institute of Art for photography. He will be showing his semi-abstracted black and white cloudscape photography and tubular photographs.

Sara Richard hails from Providence, RI. Her artwork combines definitive line art qualities and recognizable forms with flowing abstraction. She previously graduated Columbus College of Art and Design for illustration.

The Awkward Robot is a band with influences from Kevin Devine, Bright Eyes, and Bob Dylan, originally hailing from New Hampshire and relocated to Austin, TX. The Awkward Robot is returning to their home scene to play a return show specifically at The Steez Gallery! The Awkward Robot will be playing at 7 PM.