The Abstracted Presents: ART CENTRAL

I'll be participating in a group show at the Abstracted Gallery the end of January.  There's already a lot of amazing artists in the show and there's more to be added.  Looks to be a great opening, there'll be live music and the Abstracted puts some kick-ass shows together so be sure to come check out  A R T on C E N T R A L.

 

 

A R T I S T S  I N V O L V E D:

  -ALEX KUNO -JESSE GOLFIS -DANNY SIGELMAN -LINNEA MARIE DOYLE 

-TAYLOR LINDGREN -DERECK LARSEN -RON BROWN -BRIAN MATTHEW HART 

-DEUCE7 -JOE ASCHEBROCK -BROOK THOMPSON -SHYE -ELIZABETH FOWLER 

-ANGEL HAWARI -IVY SENDRIJAS -PSILOCYBIN651 -LIZZY BLU -MICHAEL BELLOTTI 

-ZACH CLARKE -MIKE MENASCO -FOREST BASH -REVEAL NATURE -JUSTIN STROM 

-SANDRA ANDERSON -CAW -BABS -BILL KENNEY -MARLENA MYLES -YUYA NEGISHI

 -MAC AND CHEESE WILSON/ SHE-DEVIL PRINTING -DIM MEDIA/CHARLES DENTON

-ETHAN HEIDLEBAUGH -SHAWN MCNULTY -BENJAMIN WUEST -SAM WAGNER...

Music by The Jones Dickens 

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Show Opens: Saturday, 01.25.14  6pm until midnight
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Joe Aschebrock at Showroom

Joe Aschebrock at Showroom

Hey Folks!
Next Saturday I'll be showing an enormous amount of work at Showroom. This will be a great opportunity to see a broad overview of the work I've been producing the last 13 years. There will be a few early works including works never shown publicly. 

If you've considered investing in my work in the past, this is a great time to do so. Looking forward to seeing you next week; and as always, Thanks for your support.
  

5:00pm until 8:00pm  

Saturday, October 19, 2013  
615 W Lake Street Minneapolis, MN  

 

Bring back the WPA

Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941]

Here’s my thoughts on grants (travel grants in particular) and the fact that they are under scrutiny. The government should not be issuing grants to individual artists to further their careers, artistic development, or travel and research. If you want that money you should either work for it, secure private funding, or work harder at selling some art.

Instead of grants going to individual artists (who often write a better grant proposals than the actual art they produce) we should reinstate the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and actually hire artists to do work for public spaces.

I think an artist being upset about grants being taken away for travel only reinforces the general perception of artists being on an endless vacation. If we were hired (commissioned) to do work for public buildings and parks then maybe there would be more of an appreciation for the arts.

Why would ma and pa kettle care about the self-indulgent conceptual art some of you produce. I know I don't give a rats rear about it and I’m your colleague. I say bring back the WPA, lets make some art that enriches our fellow citizens daily lives, beautifies our surroundings and puts people back to work. Or just keep fighting for grants and have the tax payers continue to view artists as self-important welfare cases on the dole.

New Etsy listings

 
Lot's of new listings coming up on Etsy.

Great deals on classics from the vault.  Early works on paper, collages and assemblages.

   

You can't afford not to buy some art today!

Steropes

work in progress

work in progress: "Reynard the Fox"
JA©2013

work in progress: "Reynard the Fox"

studio walls

studio floor 04.20.2013

AIS 123..4: Artist Talk 04.13.13

Finally got out to see the AIS 123..4 show at SOO Local.  It was the last day of the show, which concluded with an artists talk. Got a lot out of hearing fellow artists and organizers discuss the project, their involvement and how it relates to our community.   
 

More information about this ongoing project can be found at the Artists In Storefronts website were you can also apply for the next installment. 

Thank you Joan Vorderbruggen for your continued hard work with the Artists In Storefronts project.

AIS 123…4: March 23- April 14, 2013

    I'm excited to announce that I'll be participating in:

AIS 123…4: An exhibition celebrating Artists in Storefronts  

           featuring artwork by 50 participating artists
           Opening Reception: Saturday, March 23, 2013 6-10 pm
           Show runs: March 23- April 14, 2013

Whittier Artists in Storefronts has brought workshops, street art, pop-up galleries, storefront exhibits, and community-building events to South Minneapolis as part of a unique public art project. Since beginning in April of 2012 the project has featured over 80 artists and more than 25 performances.

February 28, 2013 (Minneapolis)— The award winning public art project known as Artists in Storefronts has created three distinct runs highlighting legendary and emerging local talent as part of a community-engagement effort that is setting the standard for public art projects.
As the third installment comes to a close, Soo Visual Arts Center will showcase work from 50 participating artists of the storefront project in it’s new project space, Soo Local at 3506 Nicollet in Minneapolis.

In addition to the opening reception on Saturday, March 23 from 6-9pm, there will be an evening of films with filmmaker and director Jason Wade Wednesday, March 27 from 7-9pm.  AIS’s wildly successful performance festival “Outlet” artist and curator, Jaime Carrera, will perform his new work, Cheesus, within the space on Easter Sunday at 7pm.  Lastly, AIS organizer Joan Vorderbruggen will host an artist talk and Q&A on Wednesday, April 10th with core participants Steven Lang, Tim Carroll, Liseli Polivka, Jaime Carrera, Carrie Thompson, Mary Jane Mansfield, Venus De Mars, and Whittier Alliance Executive Director Marian Biehn.

Participating artists:
Judy Anderson, Scott Artley, Joe Aschebrock, Mac Ballentine, Louis Bustos, Jaime Carrera, Julia Caston, Tim Carroll, Pritika Chowdhry, Venus Demars, Jack Edwards, Marnie Erpestad, Seth Feralin, Rudy Fig, Elizabeth Garvey, Leila Gianetti, Sharon Hagford, Annie Hejny, Sophia Hicks, Jade Hoyer, Larsen Husby, JobyLynn Sassily-James, Steven Lang, Taylor Lindgren, Emily Lloyd, Mary Jane Mansfield, Brenda Manthe, Audrey McMillan, Maren Misner, Lori Mocha, Jean Ockuly, Heather Pallas, Sandy Parnell, Liseli Polivka, Mia Russell,  Erin Sayer, Tom Siler, Carly Stipe,  Angela Carlson Talle, Kate Thomas,  Carrie Thompson, Joan Vorderbruggen, Sarita Zaleha,  Asia Ward,  Jason Wade, Elana Wolowitz,  Eleventh Wundr, and George Wurtzel. 

It Gets Crazy This Time Of Day

periscopes & math

Tell Me Easter Is On Friday

the Chicken wants to be a Peacock

'Groundhog' Day Opening

 
Here's a quick look around the opening for 'Groundhog Day' at Gallery 13 02.02.13.

Thanks to the artists and the gallery for putting the show together.  And as always extra thanks to everyone who came out to the opening to show support.

a  r  t  i  s  t  s :     PAUL ROLFES / SHUJI USUI / DAN HARTMAN / JESSICA COVEY
BRYANT LOCHER / JOHN LARGAESPADA / ROGUE CITIZEN / MATT MCGORRY / ERICA WILLIAMS / JOE ASCHEBROCK / PHAEDRA ODELLE / PHILIP HOFFMAN / NATHANIEL / (FUTURE PRESENCE GALLERY) /JEFFREY PAUL GADBOIS / ADAM VALESANO / MEAT

Groundhog Day: Gallery 13

ARTISTS :
PAUL ROLFES / SHUJI USUI
DAN HARTMAN / JESSICA COVEY
BRYANT LOCHER
JOHN LARGAESPADA
ROGUE CITIZEN / MATT MCGORRY
ERICA WILLIAMS / JOE ASCHEBROCK
PHAEDRA ODELLE
PHILIP HOFFMAN / NATHANIEL
(FUTURE PRESENCE GALLERY)
JEFFREY PAUL GADBOIS
ADAM VALESANO  / MEAT
 
 and DJ REDBLOCK
DJ TEGGY

I'm showing some work at Gallery 13 this February.

    The opening reception is on Groundhog Day followed by a closing party 02.23.13.

Gallery 13 is located downtown Minneapolis 

Open Noon - 6pm, Tue. - Thur. or by appointment

youth marketing disasters of the 1980s

work.in.progess