Blurring the line, or plain as black and white?

The question is, what is an illustrator? A photographer, a painter, a collage artist, a collector, a graphic artist, a cartoonist? Illustration is more than just paper and pen. Illustrators use a variety of mediums. It's all about blurring the line of who you are and what you do that makes an artist's style stand out as unique.

An illustrator is an artist.

The Art Institute of Boston Illustration department gives us a little snapshot of what life is like as a student in an art school.

Amanda Atkins: where I work

Amanda Atkins: where I work

This is the little corner of my apartment bedroom where I do all my painting! The desk fits perfectly into this little alcove. I got the yellow ice cream parlor chair for $5 at a thrift store.

The space above my desk has become a revolving inspiration board, made possible by clothesline and pins.

brush holders.

birds, branches, dogs, and vintage ladies.

Thanks for having a look! For more information, visit amandaatkins.com.

-Amanda

good for mural

We are psyched to have Alec Strickland from the Art Institute of Boston joining Glovebox in the Illustration show later this month.

Like what you see? Check out his website; pay him to paint a mural in your kitchen or get inked, he's a certified tattoo artist, has been for 6 years.

Alec, along with other graduating seniors and alumni with be representing Glovebox art in March at our exhibition at Midway Studios in Boston's Fort Point. Stop by the artist reception and you'll see a new mural by Alec. Join us Tuesday, March 23rd from 6:00-8:00 pm.

Check out more of Alec's work at www.AlecStrickland.com

Kate Castelli: (work) Space

Hello!
I'm Kate Castelli, an artist living and working in Boston. I'll be showing as an AIB alum in the upcoming Glovebox Illustration Show.

I'd thought I'd give you a glimpse into my work space.

One of the many joys of living in the city is condensed space. My work space consists of a 6 foot long oak table my father made for me, a set of flat files full of ephemera and paper, and lots and lots of piles everywhere.



Currently I am in love with J.Herbin inks. They are deeply saturated and have delightful names. Poussiere de Lune (moon dust) is actually a deep purple color.



Assorted sketchbooks. I am never without a sketchbook, I usually finish 2-4 a year. I am currently on number 14.




A palette of embroidery thread. I incorporate a lot of hand-stitching into my work.



This is a current project I am working on for an upcoming show of artists books at Climate Gallery in NYC. It is a combination of a DaDa prompted "found" poem and woodblock illustrations of constellations.

To see more art, thoughts and assorted whatnot, check out my blog Wandering but not Lost.

--Kate

It's a Bird, It's a Plane

"Lost in Boston" © Russ Gossett 2006

Holy Graphic designer, Illustrator , Web Guru & Tee Shirt Designer, Batman! This dude can do it all!

Hold on to your tights, Robin. There's more.

Artist Russ Gossett is showing as an AIB alum at the upcoming Glovebox Illustration Show this month. He will be there in person Tuesday, March 23rd from 6:00-8:00. Don't let the pencil behind his ear throw you off, his crime-fighting shirt is underneath that buttoned-up look of his!

Check out more of Russ's work at www.russgosset.com or buy his tee shirts at Bubucheek.

Matt Cheney, Action Artist

Action Art: (v) spontaneously placing paint on an canvas. Emphasizing the physical act of painting is the essential aspect of the finished work.

Here is a sneak peak at the work of Action Artist Matt Cheney who will be showing with Glovebox in April. Mark your calendar for Friday, April 9, 2010. This is a show you don't want to miss!

Cheney's recent work (shown below) was done in the woods near Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. "To keep these pieces as natural as possible I used iron powder on canvas and a mild acid to speed the oxidization process, giving it the rust effect." Cheney explained, he added that he found materials for the painting while hiking -- one example is finding elements to create the red "paint."

"The red paint on the tree bonk is made from beets. I enjoy the idea of being rough with the canvas and that the nature of these materials will change with time."

For those of you wondering what the heck a tree bonk is: (snowboarding): To hit something (especially a tree) with one's snowboard, especially while in the air. Check it out below-

Paint Bonk from MATT CHENEY on Vimeo.

See more of Matt's work at his website: www.MattCheney.com

The Sketchbook Project & Time Out NY article

Glovebox creator and artist Liz Comperchio is participating in Art House Coop's Sketchbook Project.

The Sketchbook Project is exhibiting at 303 Grand in Brooklyn on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you live in New York, you should check it out!

Also, check out a feature that is running in Time Out NY this week about the exhibition and project! It also features interviews with four NYC based artists who participated - including Liz!

The Sketchbook Project
Friday, February 18th 8:00-11:00pm (with a Q&A session from 7:00-8:00pm)
Saturday, February 19th 8:00-11:00pm
Sunday, February 20th 12:00-2:00pm

303 Grand
303 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY 11211

ICA Announces Boston-area Finalists

Boston, Mass. — The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston announced the finalists for the 2010 James and Audrey Foster Prize, the ICA's biennial award and exhibition program for Boston-area artists. The finalists are: Robert de Saint Phalle, Eirik Johnson, Fred Liang, Rebecca Meyers, Matthew Rich, Daniela Rivera, Evelyn Rydz, Amie Siegel and Steve Tourlentes. You can read the full press release here.

Robert de Saint Phalle, "Lean To," 2007.

Rebecca Meyers, still from "lions and tigers and bears," 2006.

Daniela Rivera, "Tilted Room or 800 pounds of oil on canvas, stretcher bars and clamps," 2005-2009.

Evelyn Rydz, "Blue Foam with Barnacles," 2009.

Art House: Sketchbook Project

Art House Co-op recently relocated from Atlanta, GA to Brooklyn, NY. It's a really cool organization that has a great mission.

I am participating in their latest Sketchook Project that will be in their permanent library collection. To the left is the cover of my submission, part of the "How I Live Green" catalog.

Visit the Art House Coop website at: www.arthousecoop.com

...liz

Internship news for art education students

Part Time Art Education and Administration Internship:

Arsenal Center for the Arts is looking for a dependable, organized and motivated individual to intern at our growing Art Center. The Arsenal Center is located in Watertown MA and is the home of the New Repertory Theatre, Watertown Children’s Theatre and the Quilters’ Connection. The Arsenal also has numerous fine art exhibitions and offers classes and workshops in the arts to both children and adults.

This position is for an unpaid internship and offers college and graduate course credit. The duration of the commitment will be nine weeks (to be determined per candidate) during the summer months. The ideal candidate would be a college student interested in the arts with background in child care and education or a student who is interested in learning how workshops and programs at a non-profit arts organization is administered through the direction of the program director.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Aiding Instructors during workshops and classes, helping to supervise projects and motivate students. This also includes supervising children during their lunch times and greeting parents during the times when these children are picked up and dropped off at the Arsenal for instruction. The position also requires the intern to function as studio manager for growing education programs. Be responsible for ordering supplies, loading, unloading and firing kilns during clay classes, and for general studio organization.

During this position the intern will be required to learn much about the center including the exhibition schedule and educational program schedule. This information will allow the intern to register students for upcoming classes, enter registered students information onto a spreadsheet in excel ,update the database with new donors and answer all general knowledge questions about the center over the phone.

Please email only a cover letter and resume to beverlysnow@arsenalarts.org

www.arsenalarts.org

MCC Artist Fellowships-

Dear Artists:

Get your pencils and paintbrushes out and finally get some recognition and CASH for all of your hard work!  The Massachusetts Cultural Council artist fellowships are open and are accepting applications until October 13. 2009 in categories: Drawing, Painting and Traditional Arts. Fellowship Grants are $7.500 for the honorable winners and finalists receive $500 (thats a tone of new oil paints!).   AND no more snail mail, It' all online just fill out your application, make sure you meet their eligibility requirements and upload your pics! More information on the link below! 

http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellows_guidelines.html

Arts for Hearts: mark your calendar

"Here it is!!  It's official! Our "Arts for Hearts" Charity night will be happening for real!  For anyone who didn't know, we put this night together in memory of Jack Griffin who passed on last year from a heart attack, which is why we will be donating all donations and proceeds to the American Heart Association.  If this blog has found you, it's because any of your help in passing on the word is much appreciated and needed in order to make this event a success.   Please let anyone know that you think may be interested!  This is very important to us and we need to make it a success!!"      Lamont Price is a well known local comedian, who will be hosting. Cease & Desist is an awesome, rock/party cover band that totally rules!  Moe Pope is a fantastic Hip-Hop artist who will be performing with his hype-man Chris Sheehan (Boo) and Dj Rain with my dad, Ricardo Monzon Sr., as their special guest!   The artists (GLOVEBOX artists, Ari Hauben & Jodie Baehre have donated work!), photographers, jewelers, and hair-stylists are all donating their respective works and time for this event.    Thank you all very much in advance for your help in getting people there!  Hope to hear from you soon!   Ricardo E. Monzon card designed by GLOVEBOX artist and co-founder, Liz Comperchio

Junko Revival: Opening July 12th 7-9pm

junko revival
A Glovebox Art Show

Showing: July 12–August 9, 2009

Featuring environmentally conscious artwork made from recycled materials

at Rescue
252 Brighton Ave.
Allston, MA.

Please join us for an artists’ reception
on Sunday, July 12, 2009, from 7–10pm

Glovebox Artist Victor Yambao

Our friend Victor Yambao was kind enough to answer some of our questions and show us his workspace. You can see his work in our next show, JUNKO REVIVAL. 

How did you approach the theme of Junko Revival?

I went out looking for out for Art Supplies. Dumpster Diving basically. Ignore looking like a weirdo for a bit and walk around with a garbage bag excitedly looking through the neighbor's trash . I was collecting anything that looked interesting. Then I found a Banana Republic Bag full of wire hangers and I basically knew the direction of my work after that.

Are found objects/recycled materials typically part of your work? 

My artist life started from collecting found objects and making them into something. This was something I've grown to love as a kid in Manila. This one time, I remember several houses burned down in my area, and after the family of those houses salvaged whatever survived in the fire, me and the kids would  scavenge for toys or things we could make into toys. As an adult, it was art school that heightened this cheap collecting of discarded materials. Whenever I see a dumpster anywhere, curiosity tickles my brain and it takes a lot for me not to go diving in there.

Did the idea of a "green art show" make you think about using objects/Recycled Materials differently?
I think about a bit George Carlin did a while ago abut Environmentalism. He said, "The planet isn't going anywhere....We are." Basically talking about how the planet will always be beautiful with or without us or whatever we do to it. It will use whatever is left and incorporate it into its new ecosystem. Which kinda sucks for us, since I've grown to like it here. Anyways, my piece was kind of inspired by that. Destroying and manipulating the wire hangers and t-shirt and putting them back together into something beautiful. Beautiful, but as functional to us as the skull I modeled it after.

Liz is giggling a lot and wants me to ask you about your experiences growing up next to a shoe factory. 

I never grew up next to a shoe factory, Liz! I was misquoted by AIB when I said there was a lot of discarded materials to be found because there was a flip flops and sandals manufacturing building nearby...Actually, it was more of a house than a building. It was one of the houses that burned down. I had a field day going through that rubble.

JUNKO REVIVAL

JUNKO REVIVAL

JUNKO REVIVAL
It’s dumpster diving for art’s sake! Opening July 12, 2009

  

July 12, 2009 – Rescue Apparel & Accessories is hosting Glovebox’s latest show, JUNKO REVIVAL, a group art show featuring the work of local artists. The artwork is themed around environmental-consciousness, and uses found materials, recycled goods or just plain old junk!

  

The art can be viewed and purchased at the opening reception on July 12th from 7-10 pm at Rescue (252 Brighton Avenue, Allston). The show will be ongoing from July 12th to August 9th.

  

Glovebox is a non-profit grassroots organization that promotes local artists while creating a community in which they can share their ideas. For updates on future openings, or to learn how to submit your own artwork, visit gloveboxboston.com. Glovebox has recently been featured in the Metro for its last show, “SPIN,” which was themed around vinyl records and cassette tapes. 

“Artists put a fresh “SPIN” on old media”

-Luke O’ Neil, Boston Metro

 

Rescue, a buy/sell/trade boutique in Allston, offers apparel and accessories that are a mix of the old and the new with a decidedly modern focus.  The store has garnered attention from The Boston Globe, Daily Candy, The Boston Phoenix, TheBostonHerald.com and Lucky Magazine and was voted one of 2008's "Best of the New" by the Globe Sunday Magazine.

Internship Anyone?

Contact Information:
Jean Mineo
Coordinator
Boston Sculptors Gallery
486 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02118

www.bostonsculptors.com

bostonsculptors@yahoo.com

617-482-7781


Internship Description:

SCULPTURE GALLERY INTERN

Boston Sculptors Gallery is a unique venue for exciting and innovative  
contemporary sculpture exhibitions. Established in 1992, the gallery  
moved to Harrison Avenue in the SOWA arts district in 2004. Boston  
Sculptors is a cooperative of 36 members, representing some of the  
most prominent sculptors of New England. The large gallery space is  
transformed every month featuring two concurrent solo member  
exhibitions.



Boston Sculptors Gallery (BSG) seeks one intern for the fall semester  
for 6 ? 10 hours per week. This is an unpaid internship that may  
satisfy credit requirements towards your degree depending on the  
curricular requirements of your school.

Interns work with the Coordinator and with member artists in any of  
the following areas that may be of interest: Archives, Installation,  
Graphic Design, Marketing, Outreach, and Administration.

Requires the following:

The intern should be motivated, professional, and responsible; able to  
work independently and perform varied tasks. Applicants should possess  
an interest in sculpture as well as the desire to participate and  
learn the administrative functions of a cooperative group gallery.

Application procedure: E-mail a letter of interest highlighting your  
strengths and skills, and a current resume to bostonsculptors@yahoo.com


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Glovebox News Team
gloveboxboston.com

Ari Hauben cell phone photo entry #9

Ari Hauben

Art teacher and artist

arihauben.com

"clever school graffiti in the mckinley gig school boys room"

Melissa Casseus cell phone entry

Taken at Sorriso restaurant in the leather district.

"Paulino's birthday cake"

Boston MA

Who is GLOVEBOX?

Just what is GLOVEBOX?

GLOVEBOX is a non-profit artist organization that enables artists to exhibit their work in non-traditional spaces in the Boston area.  We strive to create a community among emerging artists, assisting them in furthering their careers and creative talent.

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This is the GLOVEBOX team! It's just a couple artists with big dreams... we might look small but we have over 150 artist members who participate in art shows with GLOVEBOX! Now that's big!

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What does GLOVEBOX do?

What we offer artists:  The community that GLOVEBOX provides for artists is a nurturing environment where artists can begin to discover how to exhibit their work or where more established artists can take risks with their                                 

work and where all artists can 

bounce ideas off each other, 

keeping the dialogue of art alive.  

It is important to us that the artists 

we work with be involved in the entire process of having a show

We often give them opportunities to volunteer, promote and curate.  Artist block?... GLOVEBOX has many themed shows to get the creative juices flowing.

Community Involvement:   GLOVEBOX works closely with many Boston businesses and organizations when planning events.  All of our venues are donated space from the local area.   !t is often an equal exchange of opportunity for both the business and GLOVEBOX.  The local business’ that support and allows us to use their space as a venue for exhibition get a chance to be part of our grassroots artist organization and often get exposure through the press.  GLOVEBOX and our artists maintain relationships with the businesses, supporting and advocating Boston’s local s

cene.  Many of our shows are collaborative efforts, continually focusing on building these relationships.  We also work with other non-profit organiz

ations and charity’s to help them reach their goals and missions, through fundraisers and art auctions.

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Past accomplishments/Highlights:

What we have done in the past year: In 2008 GLOVEBOX hosted a variety of shows including our annual Urban Art Market, a salon-styled exhibition of work that included any and 

all work.  This annual exhibition portrays over 40 artists work and is held in the fall.  

We also worked collaboratively with the illustration department at the Art Institute of Boston to have a senior show of student work outside of the institute.  This opportunity gave students an idea of how to market themselves and their work in the world outside of college, a successful tool for their careers. 

To help support orphaned girls in Kenya, GLOVEBOX teamed up with One Home Many Hopes charity to hold an art auction to raise money for the construction of  a school for these young girls, proper hygiene and education.   The event raised over $5,000.  The succe

ss of this event for One Home Many Hopes led to a lasting relationship and we are planning another event for 2009.

Our most recent event, SPIN was an effort to collaborate art, music and fashion.  The exhibition was a show themed around cassette tapes and vinyl records.  This theme, whose concept came from one of our artists’ Kevin Hebb, was a reaction to the emergence of technology on music (see studio views, Kevin Hebb).  “When music turned into a platform to make a quick dollar off what was trendy, we saw the cassettes start to rot on the store racks. People began to glorify the Internet’s ability to put everything at your fingertips. Mixtapes became a thing of the past as music downloads and MP3 players started to emerge. This show will honor the simplicity of a looping bass line p

laying under a slowed down disco beat.”  Rescue, Allston’s local vintage apparel and accessory store teamed up with us to host this event, which was a huge success and was covered in the press by the Allston-Brighton Tab, Artsake and the Weekly Dig.

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What does GLOVEBOX have planned for the future?

In the works & the Future:  GLOVEBOX is currently planning the next event with One Home Many Hopes and working with the Art Institute of Boston.  We are also entertaining ideas for our next artist show and a fundraiser event.   We are always researching venues and are taking all the necessary next steps in order to allow our artists’ all the benefits they deserve.  We have recently started a blog (gloveboxboston.blogspot.com) and are thinking of an online gallery of sorts.  In the future we look forward to working with venues that will enable us to work more with installation artists, public art and 

video.  Art is a conversation, a means of communicating and we really try and create this conversation between our artists and the public.  This community that we have built is a relationship that is priceless and we are very proud of who we represent and what they are trying to achieve.

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Jodie Baehre:  Graduate student at Boston University, studying Art Administration.   Under grad at AIB in fine arts.   Grew up in Buffalo, have been in Boston for seven years.  Interning at MCC .  currently working in my mini-studio on a piece for the American heart association (collaborative large-scale painting).  Looking forward to breaking back i

nto photography and traveling.  loves my frenchie, Allston; family and crazy friends, Indian food and cleaning.

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Liz Comperchio:  Graphic designer by day. Graduated from the Art Institute of Boston in 2006 with a BFA in Graphic Design. She is trying hard to make the word sketchbook a verb - find her "sketchbooking" with friends or collaborating on some installation-light-sculpture.. You can find her running along the Charles with her dog Mica, eating sushi in Cambridge or singing along to her favorite bands at local venues. 

above artwork by kate castelli. jodie baehre & amanda atkins