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Stand & Deliver: Education // Posters Out Today Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Posters promoting Stand & Deliver hit the streets today! In our neighborhood? Stop by and pick up a few to hang in your favorite spots!
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Stand & Deliver: Education // Video Monday, February 01, 2010
Voting for Stand & Deliver is open as of midnight last night! In just a matter of hours, the project has moved from #193 to #7 in the total rankings, all because Chattanoogans have come out in force to support education! We couldn’t be more proud to call you neighbors, friends, family. Thank you.
For those interested in learning more about the project, a brief video below. Make sure to vote daily throughout February at http://www.refresheverything.com/createhere!
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Meet H*Art Gallery TN, an Arts Non-Profit
Ellen Heavilon is the Founder and Executive Director of H*Art Gallery TN, a non-profit entity that offers homeless artists, in addition to non-traditional creatives, an opportunity to create and sell their artwork. She brings us this introduction, and call for artists.
H*Art Gallery TN was conceived in August after seeing Homes on Main Street, a sculpture created by the homeless of Chattanooga under the guidance of Frances McDonald. Our extended mission is to supply art material and mentoring to other non-profit community organizations that can provide a space for their clients to create works of art that will be sold through the gallery at affordable prices. Money from art sales will be returned to the artist and the agency for their benefit. We have had watercolor classes with the Partnership for Families, Children & Adults, and more classes are scheduled through August. We hope to start classes at Interfaith Hospitality Network, the Boys & Girls Clubs & the Community Kitchen in the near future.
As I am not an artist myself, I am looking for area artists to help me by volunteering some time to lead these classes. It can be weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or bi-monthy. Whatever amount of time you can give, I am grateful to accept. I am also looking for some artists to spend additional time with individual clients to give added encouragement and guidance. For these artists, I am willing to give gallery space to sell their pieces and in some cases, stipends will be available. Please visit my website for more details, and do not hesitate to contact me with questions. Many thanks!
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The Gifted Eye of Charles Eames: Opening February 4
SmartFurniture.com® is proud to announce that it will host The Gifted Eye of Charles Eames, a traveling exhibition of Charles Eames’ personal photography, published by the Eames Office and commissioned by Herman Miller to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth.
The Gifted Eye of Charles Eames Exhibit will open at the Smart Furniture Studio in Chattanooga, Tennessee on February 4th. Charles Eames, together with his wife and design partner, Ray Eames, are among the most influential American designers of the 20th Century. Their grandson is now principal of the Eames Office, and will host a reception for the exhibit on February 4th in Chattanooga.
Charles and Ray Eames are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to furniture design, architecture, industrial design and manufacturing, textiles, and the photographic arts. For the Eameses, and particularly Charles, photography was not merely a way to record things; it was a part of the process of design. Charles had an incredible eye for detail and this is evident in his photography.
This exhibition represents the first time Charles Eames’ photography has been truly celebrated on its own. These rarely seen photos feature the many facets of Charles and Ray’s life, work and travels. All are archival images; most have not been published. In combination, each gives a taste of all: furniture, house, projects, travel, and people. Let’s celebrate art together, hope to see you there Chattanooga!
What: The Gifted Eye of Charles Eames: A Portfolio of 100 Images
When: Beginning February 4th at 6pm (EST)
Where: Smart Furniture Studio, 313 Manufacturers Road, Suite 107, Chattanooga, TN 37405
More Information: Contact Karen Liwanpo (423) 822-2266Please RSVP by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with the number of guests planning to attend.
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City Share, February 3: Open Source Education
“Where everyone can teach or take classes, and all classes are free.”
That’s the Experimental College motto, and it truly is as simple as it sounds. The school is made up of four collaborating groups across the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that share a common vision: To offer free and open classes and build a community around education for social change.
The classes that EXCO offers focus on a variety of topics ranging from banjo to bike maintenance to social justice advocacy. The registration process to become a facilitator is easy and readily available so that anyone can start their own class.
Next Wednesday, February 3 from 12-1 pm at CreateHere, EXCO’s co-founder and volunteer organizer David Boehnke will share with us the thought behind creating such an open-source learning platform—and how it has not only sustained itself over the past four years, but grown new chapters across the Twin Cities.
Lunch will be provided by local catering company On The List. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Blair Waddell at blair [at] createhere.org or 423.648.2195.
