Artist Resources

Andro Semeiko. Toine Klaassen. Yu-Chen Wang. Mathijs Lieshout.

17th January – 15th February 2009

Opening: Saturday 17th January 2009, 19.00-23.00

Suggestioni dell'anima is an exhibition featuring new work by Rotterdam-based artists Toine Klaassen and Mathijs Lieshout, and London-based artists Andro Semeiko and Yu-Chen Wang.

No specific theme or curatorial concept was set for the group show. Instead, the artists spent six months developing individual work, while exploring the connection between themselves and their practices. The collaboration is based on their own subjective experiences, artistic relationship, support and inspiration they have provided to each other.

The artist Dwight Marica was invited to create the title for the show in response to the artists’ work.

Suggestioni dell'anima is a BasementArtProject.com project.
http://www.basementartproject.com

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Galerie Onno van Toor
Voorhaven 38c, 3024RN Rotterdam

http://www.onnovantoor.nl/

Open: Fri-Sun 13.00-18.00
Contact: +31650261898
info@onnovantoor.nl

FIRST STREET GALLERY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2009

Not What It Seems:
Paintings and Mixed Media by Karen Sullivan

Dateline: Eureka, California

Humboldt State University’s First Street Gallery is proud to present, Not What It Seems: Paintings and Mixed Media, by Karen Sullivan from February 7th through March 9th, 2009. This exhibition features work created from Sullivan’s curious intermingling of the subconscious with the everyday world.

Sullivan will give a public lecture about her work on Saturday, February 14th at 3:30 pm at First Street Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public.

The exhibition will run from February 7 – March 9, 2009. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m., and is located at 422 First Street, Eureka, California. Admission is free and those planning group tours are encouraged to call ahead at 707-443-6363. To learn more, visit www.humboldt.edu/~first

The Sharpie Show concept and participating artist list is gaining exposure and word is traveling fast. I wanted to further extend the detail of our show/exhibit to you in hopes for a Feature, Review and/or Event Coverage for this exciting event. In return, Crewest will notify our contacts of your support to help promote your organization as well. Please let me know if you are ineterested.

Attached, is a few sneak peaks of artwork submitted by Mike Giant, Greg "Craola" Simkins and Flycat. I am amazed of the detail put into their work and it's crazy that all that work was done by one simple tool - The Sharpie. For further info on these artists, check out their link in the Press Release below. Remember, this is work done by only a few of the participating artsts for this show, imagine all the additional various styles and ideas which will be on display!!!

Again, thank you for your interest and Support with The Sharpie Show, an exhibit curated by renown graffiti artist Man One, featuring original pieces created using Sharpies by some of the best known graffiti artists in the country (and beyond).

Luna
Assistant to Man One, Crewest Gallery Director

Press Release Below:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2009
Luna George
818-235-4598

The Sharpie Show
"An exhibition by artists who utilize marking pens as part of their craft"

Opening Reception with Beats by DJ Phyz Ed and Live Printing by Two Rabbits:
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 from 6pm - 9pm

In the Graffiti subculture, practitioners are known as "writers" because graffiti is about writing your name on as many surfaces as possible. Although many writers elevate their art form to the level of creating huge and beautiful murals, they all began their journey as an artist by first learning to write and perfect their name. The Sharpie marker is often the first tool a writer acquires in his lifelong journey to hone his craft and in becoming an artist.

The Sharpie Show, an exhibition curated by renown graffiti artist Man One, featuring original pieces created using Sharpies by some of the best known graffiti artists in the country (and beyond). Aside from graffiti artists, work by tattoo artists and known illustrators; Lalo Alcaraz and Overton Loyd will be on display. From stylized hand signatures, to throw ups, piecebooks, stickers, and any other possible object that can be marked upon, this exhibit will demonstrate the level of creativity that can be achieved between an artist and his/her most basic tool - The Sharpie.

***Exhibit runs thru March 1st, 2009***

Official Sponsors of The Sharpie Show: Sharpie, Roaring Lion Energy Drink and Day in the Lyfe Magazine

Participating Artist Links:

20MG http://www.20mg.com/
AFEXONE http://www.myspace.com/AfexTHC
AUKS ONE http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigauks
BISER http://www.myspace.com/BISER_1
BRANDED http://www.brandedbunny.com/
BROOKS B. GOLDEN http://www.brooksbegolden.com/
CACHE http://www.myspace.com/cacheone
CATCULT http://www.cat-cult.com/
COPE2 http://www.cope2kingsdestroy.com/
DASH"2000"FIDEL http://www.dash2000.com/
DEB (AUSTRAILIA) http://www.deb.net.eu/
DENZONE® http://www.flyingds.com/
DRILONE http://www.drils.com/
DYTCH66 http://www.dytch66.com/Site/Home.html
EGR http://www.egrart.com/
ELSER www.myspace.com/elsemskicr
ERIBERTO ORIOL http://www.eribertooriol.com/
ERIK DEBAT "RISK" http://www.erikdebat.com/
ERICK SCARECROW http://erickscarecrow.blogspot.com/
EVAN SKREDERSTU http://www.unofficialmasters.com/
EVERETT CHING http://www.everettching.com/
FLYCAT(ITALY) http://www.myspace.com/flycat213
GIMIKS http://www.gimiksborn.typepad.com/
GREG "CRAOLA" SIMKINS http://www.imscared.com/
GWEN MERCADO –REYES http://www.gwenmercadoreyes.com
INDIE 184 http://www.indie184.com/
JAMES "CASPER" JANKOWIAK http://www.jamesjankowiak.com/
JESSE HERNANDEZ http://www.immortalstudios.net/
JOSE REYES http://www.myspace.com/one20crew
KING157 http://www.myspace.com/therealking157
LALO ALCARAZ http://www.myspace.com/laloalcaraz
MAD http://www.madtoydesign.com/
MANDOE MaK http://www.myspace.com/manditoe
MAN ONE http://www.manone.com/
MARKA27 http://www.crewest.com/artists/marka27.html
MAX NEUTRA http://maxneutra.com/home.html
MEAR ONE http://www.mearone.com/
MOE RADKE http://www.moedigliani.com/
MR "PUPPET" 201 www.puppetindustries.com
OVERTON LOYD http://www.overvision.com/
PEAP (NEW ZEALAND) http://www.flickr.com/photos/peap/
PHOENIXARTNOW http://www.phoenixartnow.com/
PHONETICONTROL http://www.phoneticontrol.com/
PROJECT RABBIT http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectrabbit
RANDY KONO http://www.myspace.com/randomkono
RELAX http://www.thehistoryoflosangelesgraffitiart.com/
ROA (BELGIUM) http://www.fotolog.com/roabot
ROME (CHICAGO) http://www.romewon.com/
SERGIO D. ROBLETO http://www.srobleto.com/
SHERM http://www.shermgrafik.com/
SLOKE ONE http://www.slokeone.com/
SNOTS http://www.flickr.com/imsnotreal
SUDS SUBWAY http://www.myspace.com/subwaysuds
TRAVIS MOORE http://www.paintingsbytravis.com/
THOR http://thundercircus.com/site/
VYAL http://www.vyalone.com/
WANE ONE http://www.waneknowshims.com/
ZEN ONE http://www.myspace.com/urbandwellerzkrew

Complete Artist Bios available upon request.

For further info contact:
Luna George
818-235-4598
luna@crewest.com

Crewest
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ph | 213-627-8272
fx | 213-559-0525

Projekt30 is taking submissions for our March 2009 publicly juried exhibition. We are an artist-run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. The exhibition will include thirty artists; invitations will be sent to over 30,000 galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. Visitors have the option of contacting any participating artist with feedback or opportunities. As of Nov. 2008 over 200,000 messages have been sent to participating artists. All artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so visitors may help select which artists will be included in the exhibition. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure. Opens: Mar 1, 2009. Public Jury: Feb 15-29, 2009. Fee: $40 for up to 10 images, though the fee is waived for Projekt30 members and artists who use Projekt30's web-hosting service.

Contact:

http://www.projekt30.com/prospectus.html

Seeking submissions for its upcoming exhibition titled Sweet Escape: Interpreting Freedom in the Modern World. With one of America's most significant inaugurations just behind us, the country in economic turmoil, and a multitude of wars being fought on foreign soil, freedom is not far from anybody's mind. Not just in the political sense, for as tension rises we also seek creative escapes, and from that new ideas emerge. Gallery RFD's upcoming exhibition, Sweet Escape, is about exploring liberty in any context. We request your views about political freedom, personal freedom, and creative freedom, interpreted into works of art. Entry fee.

Contact:

Timothy Bryan Ghiloni
Andrea Laborde
Gallery RFD

http://www.galleryrfd.org
galleryrfd@gmail.com

Using the Arts to Solve Problems Since 1970

CAI NewsNotes is a quarterly e-communication to let CAI Core Community members and friends know about news, program successes, and upcoming activities. Please let us know if your e-mail address changes so we can keep you up-to-date on our list.

Phone: 617-524-6378 E-mail: cai@tribal-rhythms.org.
Fax: 617-522-7122 Website: http://www.tribal-rhythms.org.

CAI News Notes January/February, 2009
The Peace Drum Project:
The Peace Drum Project is going full-tilt this year with an energetic and diverse group of teens including Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors representing eight Boston high schools (Latin Academy, English High, West Roxbury Education Center, Hyde Park High, Madison Park, John D. O'Bryant, University High, and City on a Hill Charter School.) Two graduates of the project are working with us as staff this year - Alex Menjivar from Jamaica Plain is a Project Intern, and Nidia Flores from Hyde Park— who is a Junior at Regis College — will help to conduct the Spanish elder interviews and assist in transcribing their stories. Natalie Chudacoff from Lesley College is also serving as a Project Intern and 'web wizard' this year.

We started off the school year with a fun Duck Boat Tour courtesy of the Mass DRC, and we hope to continue our tradition of attending a Blue Man Group performance as well! A group of Peace Drum teens are enrolled in a Community Partnership project at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. They have been visiting the museum and drawing the Court Yard and various exhibition items. Some of their work will be included in a community exhibition at the museum in June. Thanks to tickets donated by Ballet/Rox a group of Peace Drum teens and graduates were able to attend the Urban Nutcracker in December to rave reviews. And, coming up this month, Susan Thompson, textile artist from AAMARP Studios, will begin an in depth print-making series with the teens. These prints will be part of the community exhibit at the Gardner Museum as well as being on display at the Peace Drum Awards Event in the spring.

Obstacles from the weather to the economy have presented challenges in starting our work with the elders this year. We are currently scheduled to begin our interviews in February with elders from around Jamaica Plain including folks from Julia Martin House, Nate Smith House, Farnsworth House, Bromley Apartments, and— new this year— we hope to include individual elders from the neighborhoods around these buildings.

Mark your calendars for the Peace Drum Annual Awards Celebration! The festive event will take place at Julia Martin House again this year from 5-7 PM on Tuesday, June 2. In the meantime, you can check out last year's drums and read the elder's stories at http://www.tribal-rhythms.org/drum_exhibit.html. The website now gives you a chance to read all 70 stories about the lives of the elders we have worked with since 2000.

Thanks to our funders for their support this year. The Peace Drum Project would not be possible without the generous ongoing support of funders like The Janey Fund and the Alice Willard Dorr Foundation, which have both supported the project since it's beginning. This year, we were also very pleased to receive a grant from the John H. and H. Naomi Tomforhde Foundation, as well as support from many generous individual donors.
If you would like to volunteer or sponsor a youth in the project, call Susan at 617-524-6378.

Tribal Rhythms® Touring & Residency Programs:

Tribal Rhythms Residency at the Doran Elementary School in Fall River
A Tribal Rhythms Residency at the Doran School in Fall River is part of Fall River's Creative Schools project, bringing together the resources of the school, the Arts and Cultural Experiences (ACE) program, the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), and the Tribal Rhythms Company — an MCC Creative Teaching Partner. The Residency, runs from October through April, and will use the Tribal Rhythms Curriculum to help staff improve school climate and promote academic achievement, especially in language arts. Tribal Rhythms artists will work with the entire school community, but the primary focus is on the fourth grade students and teachers. TR professional development workshops will help teachers strengthen skills for using storytelling, dance, music, theater, and visual arts experiences with their students by connecting the artists' performances and in-classroom activities to the schools academic curriculum. Tribal Rhythms was chosen based on the program's demonstrated ability to align the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks, students' need for cultural experiences, the goals of the Student Improvement Plan (SIP), and the goals of Fall River's District Improvement Plan (DIP). The project is being coordinated by a team, including TR Senior Program Developer Curtis Jones, Doran School Principal, Maria Pontes, and Doran School visual arts teacher, Rochelle Pettenati.

The Tribal Rhythms Touring Company has been having a busy touring season this year. During the fall, mini-residency programs took place at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols Lower School (Cambridge) and Brimmer & May School (Chestnut Hill.) Recent TR touring programs have visited schools in Abington, Arlington, Chelsea, Hudson, Reading, Sterling, Tyngsborough and Weymouth, and have visited housing developments in Worcester, Lowell and Attleboro. Programs are scheduled between now and March in Wareham, Woburn, Sharon, Lexington, and at all of the elementary Schools in Braintree.

Tribal Rhythms programs help schools and after-school programs strengthen their sense of community and help children learn the values of caring, cooperation and respect. Activities use the Arts to help schools address a range of issues from bullying and cliques to empowering children with critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Tribal Rhythms is FUN, but it is also one of CAI's key tools for addressing some of today's most urgent problems created by family and community fragmentation. To learn more, call CAI at 617-524-6378, or go to http://www.tribal-rhythms.org.

The Tribal Rhythms Community Partnership provides professional development, curriculum workshops, and residency programs to 16 Boston area OST programs. The project helps after-school staff use the Tribal Rhythms curriculum as a thematic framework for organizing activities and techniques that help children develop positive behavior. The project provides an early intervention violence prevention strategy that helps children build self-esteem and confidence, resolve conflicts peacefully, develop leadership and critical-thinking skills, and learn to express themselves through performing and visual arts. A recent series of workshops at Hawthorne Youth & Community Center in Roxbury helped to strengthen community-building and Peace-making skills for HYCC children ages 5-12. For more information about TRCP, call CAI at 617-524-6378 or go to http://www.tribal-rhythms.org/trcp.html.

The Partnership to Achieve Whole School Change:

School Climate Mini-Residency at Boston's Charles Sumner & Charles Taylor Schools: The goal of this winter-spring Mini Residency in both schools is to help teachers use Tribal Rhythms® and Second Step® to teach the kinds of social skills that enhance their students' learning. Within each of the participating classrooms, Partnership artist/educators use the curricula of both programs to model for school staff the teaching of empathy and impulse control and how to help students control aggressive behavior. The use of TR community-building performing and visual arts are key to the success of the residency, because they create the kind of positive relationships that make the love of learning possible. The residency will also help teachers merge social skills, academics, and the arts into seamless classroom activities to engage more of the student's cognitive, emotional, and physical ways of knowing. Children feel safe enough to learn and become excited about school and learning. For more information about the project, contact Curtis at 617-524-6378.

Board of Directors News:
At the January Board of Directors meeting, Gerry Lake of Brookline was elected CAI's new Board President, succeeding Berta R. Berriz, Ed.D. Board members thanked Berta for her long and excellent leadership as she passed the torch. Gerry, brings his experience in Accounting and Finance to the position, as well as his experience working at several arts and social-justice organizations in Boston. Gerry has been an ardent supporter and advocate of CAI's work, and has served on the Board of Directors since 2003.

CommunityWorks
CAI is part of CommunityWorks, a cooperative fundraising effort among 32 grass roots organizations committed to finding immediate and long-range solutions to social problems. Supporting CommunityWorks through workplace payroll contributions is like investing in a whole portfolio of social justice and economic change. Check out CW's website for a list of member groups, or to see if you are connected to any of the work sites or universities that have CW campaigns this year. http://www.communityworks.com

CAI Most Wanted List:
Thanks to Advisory Board member David F. Young for donating a Mac G4 computer recently. CAI still needs a Mac G4 laptop to use in programs. If you have a Mac compatible Zip Drive that uses Iomega 100 or 250 zip discs, we'd love to take it off you hands. We would even trade the box of 750MB discs we bought by mistake for 100 or 250MB discs! If you have any of these and would like to make a tax-deductible donation, call Susan or Janet at 617-524-6378.

Volunteer Opportunities & Internships:
CAI needs volunteers to help with office administration, grants development, and program support activities. If you have a few hours a week or a day, and you'd like to help out with short term tasks such as on-line research, data entry, promotional mailings, or program support call us at 617-524-6378.

CAI Internships for Spring and Summer semester to learn through working in the Tribal Rhythms Touring program, Partnership for Whole School Change, Marketing & Public Relations, and Grants Development . Peace Drum Internships will be open for the Fall of 2009. For more information check out CAI's website under Internships, or call Susan at 617-524-6378.

Using the Arts to Solve Problems Since 1970

CAI NewsNotes is a quarterly e-communication to let CAI Core Community members and friends know about news, program successes, and upcoming activities. Please let us know if your e-mail address changes so we can keep you up-to-date on our list.

Phone: 617-524-6378 E-mail: cai@tribal-rhythms.org.
Fax: 617-522-7122 Website: http://www.tribal-rhythms.org.

CAI News Notes January/February, 2009
The Peace Drum Project:
The Peace Drum Project is going full-tilt this year with an energetic and diverse group of teens including Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors representing eight Boston high schools (Latin Academy, English High, West Roxbury Education Center, Hyde Park High, Madison Park, John D. O'Bryant, University High, and City on a Hill Charter School.) Two graduates of the project are working with us as staff this year - Alex Menjivar from Jamaica Plain is a Project Intern, and Nidia Flores from Hyde Park— who is a Junior at Regis College — will help to conduct the Spanish elder interviews and assist in transcribing their stories. Natalie Chudacoff from Lesley College is also serving as a Project Intern and 'web wizard' this year.

We started off the school year with a fun Duck Boat Tour courtesy of the Mass DRC, and we hope to continue our tradition of attending a Blue Man Group performance as well! A group of Peace Drum teens are enrolled in a Community Partnership project at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. They have been visiting the museum and drawing the Court Yard and various exhibition items. Some of their work will be included in a community exhibition at the museum in June. Thanks to tickets donated by Ballet/Rox a group of Peace Drum teens and graduates were able to attend the Urban Nutcracker in December to rave reviews. And, coming up this month, Susan Thompson, textile artist from AAMARP Studios, will begin an in depth print-making series with the teens. These prints will be part of the community exhibit at the Gardner Museum as well as being on display at the Peace Drum Awards Event in the spring.

Obstacles from the weather to the economy have presented challenges in starting our work with the elders this year. We are currently scheduled to begin our interviews in February with elders from around Jamaica Plain including folks from Julia Martin House, Nate Smith House, Farnsworth House, Bromley Apartments, and— new this year— we hope to include individual elders from the neighborhoods around these buildings.

Mark your calendars for the Peace Drum Annual Awards Celebration! The festive event will take place at Julia Martin House again this year from 5-7 PM on Tuesday, June 2. In the meantime, you can check out last year's drums and read the elder's stories at http://www.tribal-rhythms.org/drum_exhibit.html. The website now gives you a chance to read all 70 stories about the lives of the elders we have worked with since 2000.

Thanks to our funders for their support this year. The Peace Drum Project would not be possible without the generous ongoing support of funders like The Janey Fund and the Alice Willard Dorr Foundation, which have both supported the project since it's beginning. This year, we were also very pleased to receive a grant from the John H. and H. Naomi Tomforhde Foundation, as well as support from many generous individual donors.
If you would like to volunteer or sponsor a youth in the project, call Susan at 617-524-6378.

Tribal Rhythms® Touring & Residency Programs:

Tribal Rhythms Residency at the Doran Elementary School in Fall River
A Tribal Rhythms Residency at the Doran School in Fall River is part of Fall River's Creative Schools project, bringing together the resources of the school, the Arts and Cultural Experiences (ACE) program, the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), and the Tribal Rhythms Company — an MCC Creative Teaching Partner. The Residency, runs from October through April, and will use the Tribal Rhythms Curriculum to help staff improve school climate and promote academic achievement, especially in language arts. Tribal Rhythms artists will work with the entire school community, but the primary focus is on the fourth grade students and teachers. TR professional development workshops will help teachers strengthen skills for using storytelling, dance, music, theater, and visual arts experiences with their students by connecting the artists' performances and in-classroom activities to the schools academic curriculum. Tribal Rhythms was chosen based on the program's demonstrated ability to align the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks, students' need for cultural experiences, the goals of the Student Improvement Plan (SIP), and the goals of Fall River's District Improvement Plan (DIP). The project is being coordinated by a team, including TR Senior Program Developer Curtis Jones, Doran School Principal, Maria Pontes, and Doran School visual arts teacher, Rochelle Pettenati.

The Tribal Rhythms Touring Company has been having a busy touring season this year. During the fall, mini-residency programs took place at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols Lower School (Cambridge) and Brimmer & May School (Chestnut Hill.) Recent TR touring programs have visited schools in Abington, Arlington, Chelsea, Hudson, Reading, Sterling, Tyngsborough and Weymouth, and have visited housing developments in Worcester, Lowell and Attleboro. Programs are scheduled between now and March in Wareham, Woburn, Sharon, Lexington, and at all of the elementary Schools in Braintree.

Tribal Rhythms programs help schools and after-school programs strengthen their sense of community and help children learn the values of caring, cooperation and respect. Activities use the Arts to help schools address a range of issues from bullying and cliques to empowering children with critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Tribal Rhythms is FUN, but it is also one of CAI's key tools for addressing some of today's most urgent problems created by family and community fragmentation. To learn more, call CAI at 617-524-6378, or go to http://www.tribal-rhythms.org.

The Tribal Rhythms Community Partnership provides professional development, curriculum workshops, and residency programs to 16 Boston area OST programs. The project helps after-school staff use the Tribal Rhythms curriculum as a thematic framework for organizing activities and techniques that help children develop positive behavior. The project provides an early intervention violence prevention strategy that helps children build self-esteem and confidence, resolve conflicts peacefully, develop leadership and critical-thinking skills, and learn to express themselves through performing and visual arts. A recent series of workshops at Hawthorne Youth & Community Center in Roxbury helped to strengthen community-building and Peace-making skills for HYCC children ages 5-12. For more information about TRCP, call CAI at 617-524-6378 or go to http://www.tribal-rhythms.org/trcp.html.

The Partnership to Achieve Whole School Change:

School Climate Mini-Residency at Boston's Charles Sumner & Charles Taylor Schools: The goal of this winter-spring Mini Residency in both schools is to help teachers use Tribal Rhythms® and Second Step® to teach the kinds of social skills that enhance their students' learning. Within each of the participating classrooms, Partnership artist/educators use the curricula of both programs to model for school staff the teaching of empathy and impulse control and how to help students control aggressive behavior. The use of TR community-building performing and visual arts are key to the success of the residency, because they create the kind of positive relationships that make the love of learning possible. The residency will also help teachers merge social skills, academics, and the arts into seamless classroom activities to engage more of the student's cognitive, emotional, and physical ways of knowing. Children feel safe enough to learn and become excited about school and learning. For more information about the project, contact Curtis at 617-524-6378.

Board of Directors News:
At the January Board of Directors meeting, Gerry Lake of Brookline was elected CAI's new Board President, succeeding Berta R. Berriz, Ed.D. Board members thanked Berta for her long and excellent leadership as she passed the torch. Gerry, brings his experience in Accounting and Finance to the position, as well as his experience working at several arts and social-justice organizations in Boston. Gerry has been an ardent supporter and advocate of CAI's work, and has served on the Board of Directors since 2003.

CommunityWorks
CAI is part of CommunityWorks, a cooperative fundraising effort among 32 grass roots organizations committed to finding immediate and long-range solutions to social problems. Supporting CommunityWorks through workplace payroll contributions is like investing in a whole portfolio of social justice and economic change. Check out CW's website for a list of member groups, or to see if you are connected to any of the work sites or universities that have CW campaigns this year. http://www.communityworks.com

CAI Most Wanted List:
Thanks to Advisory Board member David F. Young for donating a Mac G4 computer recently. CAI still needs a Mac G4 laptop to use in programs. If you have a Mac compatible Zip Drive that uses Iomega 100 or 250 zip discs, we'd love to take it off you hands. We would even trade the box of 750MB discs we bought by mistake for 100 or 250MB discs! If you have any of these and would like to make a tax-deductible donation, call Susan or Janet at 617-524-6378.

Volunteer Opportunities & Internships:
CAI needs volunteers to help with office administration, grants development, and program support activities. If you have a few hours a week or a day, and you'd like to help out with short term tasks such as on-line research, data entry, promotional mailings, or program support call us at 617-524-6378.

CAI Internships for Spring and Summer semester to learn through working in the Tribal Rhythms Touring program, Partnership for Whole School Change, Marketing & Public Relations, and Grants Development . Peace Drum Internships will be open for the Fall of 2009. For more information check out CAI's website under Internships, or call Susan at 617-524-6378.

Check out the amazing list of hot participating artists full of unique style to have work on display at our upcoming exhibit entitled "The Sharpie Show":

20MG, AFEXONE, ASTEK, AUKS ONE, BENJIE, BLEN 167, BOB MOTOWN, BRANDED, BROOKS B. GOLDEN, CACHE, CAT FERRAZ, CATCULT, COPE2, DASH"2000"FIDEL, DEB (AUSTRAILIA), DENZONE®, DSRUP K4P, DRILONE, DYTCH66, EGR, ERIBERTO ORIOL, ERICK SCARECROW, ERIK DEBAT "RISK", EVAN SKREDERSTU, EVERETT CHING, EZRA, FLYCAT(ITALY), GHOST ONE, GIMIKS, GREG "CRAOLA" SIMKINS, GWEN MERCADO–REYES, HASTE, HEX, HUIT, IMMY MELLIN – THE SHARPIE KING, INDIE 184, JAMES "CASPER" JANKOWIAK, JOSE REYES, KING157, KRASH, LALO ALCARAZ, MAD, MAKE ONE, MAN ONE, MANDOE MAK, MARKA27, MAX NEUTRA, MEAR ONE, MIKE GIANT, MOE RADKE, MR "PUPPET" 201, NICKLU, NICNAK, NOEK, OVERTON LOYD, PEAP (NEW ZEALAND), PHOENIXARTNOW, PHONETICONTROL, PROJECT RABBIT, RANDY KONO, RAWKET, RELAX, ROA(BELGIUM), ROME (CHICAGO), SACRED, SERGIO D. ROBLETO, SHERM, SIMSONE, SLOKE ONE, SRPNTWLF, SUBWAY SUDS, THOR, VANESSA HAMPTON, VYAL, WANE ONE, WERC, ZEN ONE and many more…

Opening Reception with Beats by DJ Phyz Ed and Live Printing by Two Rabbits:
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 from 6pm - 9pm

In the Graffiti subculture, practitioners are known as "writers" because graffiti is about writing your name on as many surfaces as possible. Although many writers elevate their art form to the level of creating huge and beautiful murals, they all began their journey as an artist by first learning to write and perfect their name. The Sharpie marker is often the first tool a writer acquires in his lifelong journey to hone his craft and in becoming an artist.

The Sharpie Show, an exhibition curated by renown graffiti artist Man One, featuring original pieces created using Sharpies by some of the best known graffiti artists in the country (and beyond). Aside from graffiti artists, work by tattoo artists and known illustrators; Lalo Alcaraz and Overton Loyd will be on display. From stylized hand signatures, to throw ups, piecebooks, stickers, and any other possible object that can be marked upon, this exhibit will demonstrate the level of creativity that can be achieved between an artist and his/her most basic tool - The Sharpie.

***Exhibit runs thru March 1st, 2009***

Do you want to know more about one of the participating artists from this exhibit, check below and click on their link to learn more:

20MG http://www.20mg.com/

AFEXONE http://www.myspace.com/AfexTHC

AUKS ONE http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigauks

BRANDED http://www.brandedbunny.com/

BROOKS B. GOLDEN http://www.brooksbegolden.com/

CACHE http://www.myspace.com/cacheone

CATCULT http://www.cat-cult.com/

COPE2 http://www.cope2kingsdestroy.com/

DASH"2000"FIDEL http://www.dash2000.com/

DEB (AUSTRAILIA) http://www.deb.net.eu/

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EGR http://www.egrart.com/

ERIBERTO ORIOL http://www.eribertooriol.com/

ERIK DEBAT "RISK" http://www.erikdebat.com/

ERICK SCARECROW http://erickscarecrow.blogspot.com/

EVAN SKREDERSTU http://www.unofficialmasters.com/

EVERETT CHING http://www.everettching.com/

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GREG "CRAOLA" SIMKINS http://www.imscared.com/

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JAMES "CASPER" JANKOWIAK http://www.jamesjankowiak.com/

JOSE REYES http://www.myspace.com/one20crew

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LALO ALCARAZ http://www.myspace.com/laloalcaraz

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MANDOE MaK http://www.myspace.com/manditoe

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MARKA27 http://www.crewest.com/artists/marka27.html

MAX NEUTRA http://maxneutra.com/home.html

MEAR ONE http://www.mearone.com/

MOE RADKE http://www.moedigliani.com/

MR "PUPPET" 201 www.puppetindustries.com

OVERTON LOYD http://www.overvision.com/

PEAP (NEW ZEALAND) http://www.flickr.com/photos/peap/

PHOENIXARTNOW http://www.phoenixartnow.com/

PHONETICONTROL http://www.phoneticontrol.com/

PROJECT RABBIT http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectrabbit

RANDY KONO http://www.myspace.com/randomkono

RELAX http://www.thehistoryoflosangelesgraffitiart.com/

ROA (BELGIUM) http://www.fotolog.com/roabot

ROME (CHICAGO) http://www.romewon.com/

SERGIO D. ROBLETO http://www.srobleto.com/

SHERM http://www.shermgrafik.com/

SLOKE ONE http://www.slokeone.com/

THOR http://thundercircus.com/site/

VYAL http://www.vyalone.com/

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Crewest
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ph | 818-235-4598
www.crewest.com

Crewest is a gallery that supports some of the most talented underground artists from the West Coast and beyond. The gallery's focus is on urban & graffiti art created through painting, sculpture, digital, and print medias. All of the exhibits housed at Crewest deal with what is current, and significant within the realm of the urban art experience. Hours of operation are Tues. thru Thurs.: noon – 7pm, Fri. and Sat.: 12pm -8pm, Sun.: Noon – 6pm and Closed Mondays (except by appointment only).

Cross Cultural Conversation

International Conference on Human Solidarity:Visions and Projects

Initiated & Organized by Anindita N. Balslev

Supported by The India Habitat Centre,The Indian Council of World Affairs

& The Udo Keller Stiftung Forum Humanum, Germany

Date: 12-14 January, 2009

12 & 13 January 2009 Timing:10A.M.– 17 P.M.

14 January 2009, Timing:14-30-7P.M.

Venue: Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

An international group of thinkers and scholars, diplomats, activists and civil servants come together to seek a deeper understanding of how to bring about changes in the present environment and enquire into the kind of institutional mechanisms that need to be put in place to foster human solidarity. Special emphasis will be laid on various visions and projects, the role of diplomacy in the conflict-ridden world and on various renditions of the idea of compassion as a common value along with their practical implications. Focus will be also on how science and technology can contribute to situations afflicted by water and food crisis, disease and war in order to sustain the goal of 'human solidarity'.

The aim of the programme is to foster a conversation that leads us to appreciate differences within national and international context, while promoting the kind of understanding that can foster a sense of Human Solidarity, that help us to mediate between the marginalized and the dominant groups in different contexts, while recognizing the criteria of race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, gender, class and others.

Confirmed eminent speakers at the conference are Samdhong Rinpoche, Gianni Vattimo, Sol Katz, Dirk Evers, Reinhold Bernhardt, Roberto Toscano, R. Jahanbegloo, G. Giacomelli, Bob Carroll, Homi Dhalla, Ashgar A.Engineer, C. R. Gharekhan, Lokesh Chandra, Karan Singh and Anindita N. Balslev.

For more details on the conference, contact IHC- Priyanka Manjari at 43662014, 9810573560 / Mrs. Krishna Kapur 43662024 / 25