We have seen Artomatic 2008. And it is good. Take Metro's red line to the New York Avenue/Florida Avenue/Gallaudet University stop, and walk about a block. But it's only up through June 15th, so hurry on down! Although admission is free, be sure to drop a few dollars into one of the donation boxes or stop in the Artomatic Store on the 11th floor to purchase some souvenir goodness. As I'm sure you will notice, this event is truly a labor of love for the organizers. In addition to staffing each of the 9 floors to assist visitors and safeguard the art, they oversee musicians, movies, dancing, demonstrations, classes, workshops, refreshments, theater, an interview project, and a library of resources for visual artists. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Robb and I attended Artomatic 2004 at the old Children's Museum before it was torn down. So the atmosphere was pretty much "anything goes" because the building was going under the wrecking ball after the event. It felt like an abandoned school or hospital. The artists displayed their work in the classrooms and hallways. There wasn't much space for visitors to maneuver. And it was kind of a creepy honeycomb effect, but that could be because we went at night. This year's venue is pretty awesome (pictured above). The office building at 1200 First Stree NE is a brand new highrise. It looks like the first three floors have tenants, but the rest of the floors are unfinished and uninhabited. The skin of the building is all glass, so there is an open feel to the display areas. I give them a big thumbs up on the floor plan, site maps, and show design.
So this is what I'm going to do. If I picked up an artist's business card or postcard, or jotted down their name, I am listing them below with a link to their website. Sorry, I did not take a ton of photos--I was too busy actually looking at things. These links are only a taste of the 1,000+ artists exhibiting at Artomatic. Please leave me a note if I've screwed up a link--I was trying to be careful, but you know... Happy clicking!
Kirk Waldroff (above), also a teaching assistant at the Washington Glass School
Anna Nazaretz
Auger Artwork Studios, one of Robb's favorites
Courtney Malvik, illustration
Sherill Anne Gross, cut paper
Neighborhood Ecological Stewardship Training
Lisa Osgood-Dano (above), affiliated with the Washington Glass School
Kreg David Kelley
Paula Bruening
Marguerite de Messieres, encaustic
Art Enables, outsider art inside the Beltway
Rania Hassan (above)
Gaella Gottwald
Alicja Sulkowska
Todd Gardner, portraits
Mark Schumaker
Laurie Breen, painting
Art DC, manifesto
Dana Ellyn (above)
Carolina Seth
Jeannette L. Herrera, painter/superstar
Alan Defibaugh, painting & illustration
British Ink, tattoo
Milena Spasic, painting (alas, no website!)
T'Kes Guerilla Art Foundation, "dumpture, trashion, foundobjecture, diginipulation, stealthncils" (alas, no website!)
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3 comments:
hi - thanks so much for the link & image to my artomatic wall! glad you enjoyed it. :)
i see you also posted on flickr which is great - i always welcome the extra exposure!
if you could please make a small correction on flickr for me....you have me tagged as "dana ellyn kaufman' but if you could please remove the 'kaufman' that would be super. (i legally dropped the 'kaufman' about a year or so ago and now i'm just 'dana ellyn').
many thanks!
dana
http://www.danaellyn.com
Will make the change! :)
I just now saw this and just wanted to say thank you very much for linking my website. I quit my job just a few months ago to pursue my passion and I appreciate any help i can get. It is a great compliment :)
Take Care and stop by the site , I have been adding like a crazy person
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