Announcing: Open Call & Art Jam

Open Call

This project was originally a collaboration of student artists but is now issuing an open call to artists willing to contribute their work. The project will be displayed in a public venue, either a museum or a place of public interest. Contributing artists will be credited and are invited to price their pieces for individual sale.

This is a collaborative, community-oriented art project that will look good included in any artists' resume.

Parameters

Shape:	All compositions must be circular.
Size:	Generally larger than 1" in diameter, and smaller than 4'
Palette:	The project should be in primarily "earth tones," meaning greens, browns, dulled oranges and reds.
Substrate:	Found materials (i.e., don't use a canvas; recycle something.
Media:	Mixed. Paint, drawing media, and collage are all acceptable. Recycled collage pieces please.

Contact: Gabe
(703)785-0309
gabeballard@gmail.com

Art Jam

The Envi-Able team, in collaboration with The Euphrat Museum of Art and Wise 37, will be transforming a lobby into a live-art studio for all comers, February 5, 2009 in the Campus Center at De Anza College. More info soon.

The Art: Sneak Peek! (Pt. II)

Gabe's Flyer Design Ideas

Hi, my name's Gabe Ballard. I am a graphic designer, and a member of the Envi-Able? design team along with Alex Barlilov. Below are some versions of my design proposal for a flyer/promo card. It will need to have more information, sure. I am hoping that can go on the back.

The Art: Sneak Peek!

InstallationTeam Meeting Photos

Introduction to "Envi-Able?"

In collaboration with the Institute of Community and Civic Engagement at De Anza College, we have come together as artists and students under the direction of working artist and professor Juliana Kang-Robinson to explore the meaning of the environment to us as residents of planet earth, and as artists. The project will be on exhibition in a location to be determined most likely in the south San Francisco Bay Area.

Our creative solution will involve several running themes that will tie together separate pieces of art into one large piece.

• Each piece will be a circular composition. We reached this decision because it allows a more organic feel than hard lines and corners, and also challenges the norm of the square or rectangular drawing composition.
• All works will be done in earthtones, with one dominant chromatic color per work. The idea will be to create pieces that as a whole provide an organic setting.
• Media will be mixed-media.
• All drawings will use found materials as substrates. For some this presents a new challenge of learning to draw on metal or plastic. This will reinforce a philosophy of recycling and sustainability.