Tuesday, April 29, 2008

[HvEXAS] May Day Radical Poster Art Show Benefit for the Sanctuary for Independent Media

Second Annual Mayday Political Print & Poster Art Show
A Benefit for the Sanctuary for Independent Media
Kismet Gallery, 71 Fourth Street, Troy, NY 12180
Thursday May 1st 6pm-9pm


This year's political poster art show is brought to you by the letter F…for freedom: the freedom to display controversial radical art and not be censored by small minded school administrators and petty politicians. Sadly, not everyone here in Troy seems to agree with that idea. This certainly became apparent to us at Kismet after Iraqi born digital artist Waffa Bilal's video game, Virtual Jihadi, was censored at two art venues in the city. In the video, the artist casts himself as a suicide-bomber who, after learning of the real-life death of his brother in the war, is recruited by Al Qaeda to join the hunt for Bush. The exhibit was originally scheduled to be seen in a gallery at the RPI Arts Department, but administration officials caved into right-wing pressure to shut the exhibit down. The exhibit was then rescheduled to be shown at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy. A protest against both the exhibit's opening and the Sanctuary was organized by the city's Republican head of the department of public works (who oversees code enforcement). The day after the protested opening, city code officials contacted the Sanctuary to let them know that they were shutting down the Sanctuary for "ongoing code issues", necessitating closing of the space and its exhibit.

In response to this urgent issue, Kismet Gallery is sponsoring its second annual Mayday Political Print and Poster Art Show. The event will feature some of the finest radical and socially conscious work from artists all around the country. Not only with this kick the corporate ass, but it will also be priced with working people in mind. This year, in light of recent events and in the sprit of Mayday and solidarity with our brothers and sisters at the Sanctuary, we would like to extend a red hand of support and mutual aid by making this year's event a benefit to reopen the sanctuary.
 
Kismet, located at 71 Fourth St. in Troy, NY (telephone 518-272-1918) was established in June 2006, and operates as an artist-owned gallery and studio space. Showcased in Kismet's 3,500-square-foot gallery are the works of over 150 local, national and international artists and artisans. Kismet's philosophy is to bring fine art to the masses without being pretentious, showcasing work that is both enjoyable and affordable. In 2007, Kismet was voted the Best Art Gallery in New York's Capital Region. On the last Friday of every month, we have an opening and reception at the gallery in conjunction with an art walk in downtown Troy. These opening nights are consistently attended by up to a thousand people.

Kismet Gallery is a new breed of bottom-up retail enterprises, where we pride ourselves on doing things differently. Unlike other retailers, we never sell anything made in a sweatshop—just one-of-a-kind handcrafted items which are sustainable and manufactured by our family, friends, and neighbors in our community. At Kismet, we stand for principles over profit; idealism over hype; values over image; and mutual aid over competition. Unlike retailers at the mall, for every dollar spent here at least 60 cents goes back into our community to pay our artists; the rest goes to keep the gallery open.

As owners, we see ourselves primarily as activists fighting back against the corporate takeover which is running roughshod over our communities. We view the corporate flagpoles dominating our streets and the city outskirts as being representative of conquest, not community. Our once-bustling downtowns have been left derelict, once-plentiful resources have been pillaged, and once-promised jobs have been axed in favor of sweatshop labor. The time is now to kick the corporations to the curb and to reclaim our communities.



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Thursday, April 24, 2008

[HvEXAS] May Day Radical Poster Art Show Benefit for the Sanctuary for Independent Media

Second Annual Mayday Political Print & Poster Art Show
A Benefit for the Sanctuary for Independent Media
Kismet Gallery, 71 Fourth Street, Troy, NY 12180
Thursday May 1st 6pm-9pm


This year's political poster art show is brought to you by the letter F…for freedom: the freedom to display controversial radical art and not be censored by small minded school administrators and petty politicians. Sadly, not everyone here in Troy seems to agree with that idea. This certainly became apparent to us at Kismet after Iraqi born digital artist Waffa Bilal's video game, Virtual Jihadi, was censored at two art venues in the city. In the video, the artist casts himself as a suicide-bomber who, after learning of the real-life death of his brother in the war, is recruited by Al Qaeda to join the hunt for Bush. The exhibit was originally scheduled to be seen in a gallery at the RPI Arts Department, but administration officials caved into right-wing pressure to shut the exhibit down. The exhibit was then rescheduled to be shown at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy. A protest against both the exhibit's opening and the Sanctuary was organized by the city's Republican head of the department of public works (who oversees code enforcement) . The day after the protested opening, city code officials contacted the Sanctuary to let them know that they were shutting down the Sanctuary for "ongoing code issues", necessitating closing of the space and its exhibit.

In response to this urgent issue, Kismet Gallery is sponsoring its second annual Mayday Political Print and Poster Art Show. The event will feature some of the finest radical and socially conscious work from artists all around the country. Not only with this kick the corporate ass, but it will also be priced with working people in mind. This year, in light of recent events and in the sprit of Mayday and solidarity with our brothers and sisters at the Sanctuary, we would like to extend a red hand of support and mutual aid by making this year's event a benefit to reopen the sanctuary.
 
Kismet, located at 71 Fourth St. in Troy, NY (telephone 518-272-1918) was established in June 2006, and operates as an artist-owned gallery and studio space. Showcased in Kismet's 3,500-square- foot gallery are the works of over 150 local, national and international artists and artisans. Kismet's philosophy is to bring fine art to the masses without being pretentious, showcasing work that is both enjoyable and affordable. In 2007, Kismet was voted the Best Art Gallery in New York's Capital Region. On the last Friday of every month, we have an opening and reception at the gallery in conjunction with an art walk in downtown Troy. These opening nights are consistently attended by up to a thousand people.

Kismet Gallery is a new breed of bottom-up retail enterprises, where we pride ourselves on doing things differently. Unlike other retailers, we never sell anything made in a sweatshop—just one-of-a-kind handcrafted items which are sustainable and manufactured by our family, friends, and neighbors in our community. At Kismet, we stand for principles over profit; idealism over hype; values over image; and mutual aid over competition. Unlike retailers at the mall, for every dollar spent here at least 60 cents goes back into our community to pay our artists; the rest goes to keep the gallery open.

As owners, we see ourselves primarily as activists fighting back against the corporate takeover which is running roughshod over our communities. We view the corporate flagpoles dominating our streets and the city outskirts as being representative of conquest, not community. Our once-bustling downtowns have been left derelict, once-plentiful resources have been pillaged, and once-promised jobs have been axed in favor of sweatshop labor. The time is now to kick the corporations to the curb and to reclaim our communities.


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[HvEXAS] reminder: the official unofficial tno afterparty: tittsworth is back! | fri. 04/25 from 9 pm to 3 am | rev. hall, troy, ny

(way more info on this wildness here: http://goodship.net/blog/
goodship/this-friday-tittsworth-is-back/ and here: http://
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9986204252/ - plus check out the times
union's nightcam's stop at last month's TNO afterparty: http://
goodship.net/blog/goodship/tu-nightcam-spotlights-the-feb-afterparty/
- one word: freaking legitimately wildly YES...)

Tittsworth is back!
(presented by Goodship and Revolution Hall)

Friday, April 25th, 2008
9 pm to 3 am
Revolution Hall
425 River street, Troy, New York, 12180
$10 in advance / $12 day of (tickets available with no service charge
at Rev Hall Box Office)
got to be 18 to get in (ID required)

April showers bring freaking Tittsworth back to Troy. Freaking
Tittsworth! And the best thing about it? No April showers! Rain or
shine, deluge or drought, up or down, O. Henry or Dickens, Tittsworth
will be here on the last Friday of April, ready for it. Cumulonimbus
clouds in the area? It's freaking Tittsworth, chet - that dude has
been to the stratosphere and back, and he has snagged the tracks that
you can't live without and the tracks that you do not currently know
about but will soon not be able to live without. There's even a
small chance that he will bring along the tracks that on some level,
you always knew you were missing out on but never stumbled onto.
They were just hanging out back there with in that massive hole in
your existence along with your dream of becoming ventriloquist, that
missed recital in second grade, and getting your own Sportsflix
card. C'mon - those were the cards that changed image when you moved
'em! Hot on so many levels...

Beats:

Tittsworth: My gibberish just seems petty next to this dude's name -
http://www.tittsworth.com
thejessestiles3000+: Once choreographed a long walk on the beach, but
awesomer - http://www.jts3k.com
Brad Lee: Killed Wolfman Jack with a trident. If killing Wolfman
Jack with a trident was a positive thing.
jenkins: i like "jenks" better, but got voted down at the
shareholders' meeting - http://www.myspace.com/jenkinsdj
back from japan: Roger Rabbit? what? - http://www.myspace.com/
backfromjapan

Pixels:

fielderblank: I really dislike this guy, but damnit, do I respect
him! - http://www.fielderblank.tumblr.com
lmnopf: Dude got the frog suit and is just ON now - http://
www.lmnopf.com
mr. ray: Pretend you are looking through a hole in the sky - http://
www.vidvox.com

+ For more information on The Official Unofficial Troy Night Out
Afterparty, please visit http://www.goodship.net/blog and http://
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9986204252

+ For more information on Troy Night Out, please visit http://
www.troynightout.org
+ For more information on Goodship, please visit http://
www.goodship.net/blog or http://facebook.com/pages/goodship/10343713754
+ For more information on Revolution Hall, please call 518.274.0553
or visit http://revolutionhall.com/

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EVENT

Heinchons Ice Cream Farmhouse presents their new ART GALLERY, Starting May 1st and ongoing.
First show is Artist Jodi Bogus- original paintings and sculpture
Rte 22 in Pawling

Monday, April 07, 2008

[HvEXAS] the official unofficial tno afterparty: tittsworth is back! | fri. 04/25 from 9 pm to 3 am | rev. hall, troy, ny

(Please forward / re-distribute as you see fit...)

Tittsworth is back!
(presented by Goodship and Revolution Hall)

Friday, April 25th, 2008
9 pm to 3 am
Revolution Hall
425 River street, Troy, New York, 12180
$10 in advance / $12 day of (tickets available with no service charge
at Revolution Hall Box Office)
got to be 18 to get in (ID required)

April showers bring freaking Tittsworth back to Troy. Freaking
Tittsworth! And the best thing about it? No April showers! Rain or
shine, deluge or drought, up or down, O. Henry or Dickens, Tittsworth
will be here on the last Friday of April, ready for it. Cumulonimbus
clouds in the area? It's freaking Tittsworth, chet - that dude has
been to the stratosphere and back, and he has snagged the tracks that
you can't live without and the tracks that you do not currently know
about but will soon not be able to live without. There's even a
small chance that he will bring along the tracks that on some level,
you always knew you were missing out on but never stumbled onto.
They were just hanging out back there with in that massive hole in
your existence along with your dream of becoming ventriloquist, that
missed recital in second grade, and getting your own Sportsflix
card. C'mon - those were the cards that changed image when you moved
'em! Hot on so many levels...

Beats:

Tittsworth: My gibberish just seems petty next to this dude's name -
http://www.tittsworth.com
thejessestiles3000+: Once choreographed a long walk on the beach, but
awesomer - http://www.jts3k.com
Brad Lee: Killed Wolfman Jack with a trident. If killing Wolfman
Jack with a trident was a positive thing.
jenkins: i like "jenks" better, but got voted down at the
shareholders' meeting - http://www.myspace.com/jenkinsdj
back from japan: Roger Rabbit? what? - http://www.myspace.com/
backfromjapan

Pixels:

fielderblank: I really dislike this guy, but damnit, do I respect
him! - http://www.fielderblank.tumblr.com
lmnopf: Dude got the frog suit and is just ON now - http://
www.lmnopf.com
mr. ray: Pretend you are looking through a hole in the sky - http://
www.vidvox.com

+ For more information on The Official Unofficial Troy Night Out
Afterparty, please visit http://www.goodship.net/blog and http://
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9986204252

+ For more information on Troy Night Out, please visit http://
www.troynightout.org
+ For more information on Goodship, please visit http://
www.goodship.net/blog or http://facebook.com/pages/goodship/10343713754
+ For more information on Revolution Hall, please call 518.274.0553
or visit http://revolutionhall.com/

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