The DJ set by Boca 45 for the opening of Banksy's Dismaland. Dope. 

 

Aleon Craft "Good Morning World"

Yup. The really real South. SMKA on the beat. The homie Sean Fahie doing his thing on the canvas. What's good in the A. 

Taste II recap

A great video recapping the second Taste art event out at Meddin, which took place last month. 12 hours of art, music, performance, beer and mayhem.


TASTE II from FanFlare Media on Vimeo.

Big shout out to Raabstract for spearheading the organizational efforts. Also many thanks to all the artists - KidSyc, DJ D-Frost, Hebermehl, Basik Lee, AFW, Cusses, Jose Ray, Dr. Z, Rrrrumps (who destroyed shit late night), Cousin Dan, Word of Mouth and many more. Also a personal thanks to P.Villa for the 40s on the back porch.

Taste II

The first Taste event took place two years ago at the former Meddin Slaughterhouse, which was artist studios at the time. It was live art, fashion show, tons of music, DJs, exhibits, food, beer and more...basically everything you could want wrapped up in one event. Now, the old Meddin building has taken on a new form, now as a state-of-the-art digital production facility, but they've opened their doors to the event this year. Expect 11 hours of awesomeness all sourced from Savannah, GA.

SUAF 2011

The Savannah Urban Arts Festival kicks off April 17, and it's gonna be a dope year. Swing by Indigo Sky on 4/17 from 4-6pm for the opening reception of Fresh Produce, featuring a bunch of amazing Georgia artists curated by Sean Fahie and I, along with a live beat set from last year's beat battle champ Unda. There's film screenings, loads of music, a graf workshop, artist development workshops, dance, poetry and more...Peep the full schedule on the website.

Bandwagon

A weekend of art + music  featuring poster designers, art exhibits, bands (including Elf Power, Sunglasses + more) and the bi-annual Savannah Record Fair - April 15-17 = Bandwagon. Check out the promo vid:

BandWagon Promo Reel from Band Wagon on Vimeo.

Buy Art/Support Artists

I'm re-emerging from several days immersed in the inaugural Savannah Stopover festival, which is why O.V. Wright has been at the top of the page for a few days (although he deserves it). The festival was an incredible success, and so full of amazing music that I can't even begin to break it all down here.

On a tangent, the conversation amongst artists in Savannah lately (visual artists in particular) hasn't been how to foster talent (because there is an incredibly diverse and talented group of folks already living and working here), but how to connect artists with buyers in the community. While the market for mass-produced wall-hangings geared towards tourists' impulse purchases remain fairly strong, there has yet to be a significant push to economically support local artists creating original work...maybe this is a theme common to arts communities beyond Savannah as well, but I can only speak on what I know.

A blog called ArtActive, which challenges collectors and appreciators of art to find and support new artists just posted this video, called Savangelists, which profiles 5 very different Savannah-based artists, all of whom are producing incredible work right now.



Shout out to Hebermehl for rocking a SUAF shirt in a picture on the blog. Matt Hebermehl and Troy Wandzel worked on mural together at Woody's Skate Park during last year's Savannah Urban Arts Festival. The 3rd Annual SUAF kicks off April 17, 2011.

 

Hense

Cool video starring ATL writer/artist Hense, part of the MSK crew.

Graffiti from Humanwire on Vimeo.

Aurel Schmidt

Aurel Schmidt is from Canada. She makes art. 

Check out her show in Hamptons. Or buy her book.