Yesterday's forum was great! Thanks to everyone who came out and contributed. Thanks to those of you who were brave enough to present and offer constructive criticism! You're our heart and blood.
We had a good turn out and covered some very important business at the start of the forum. Here's a recap:
- The Cedars Spring Show is coming up on May 4 and 2ND Thursday members need to speak up before they're left out; if you want to participate in this fundraising show you need to e-mail your submissions to abmartshow@gmail.com post haste! At this show you will want to bring some small items, $20 and under, to sell in order to raise money to contribute to your Cedars Open Studio Tour entry fee.
- 2ND Thursday has an open call to artists for a show in Deep Ellum on May 31. This show will be a fairly unrestricted pop-up show so have some fun with your submissions. (This is a good opportunity for some spring cleaning: any miscellaneous pieces or old items you want to find a home for would be great for this show!) Again, e-mail submissions to 2ndthursday@gmail.com.
- 2ND Thursday's field trip to the Crow Museum of Asian Art on March 2nd was a success and we already have plans cooking for our next one!
- 2ND Thursday is interested in organizing life/figure drawing sessions and will address that in the near future. Our own Casey Crane was kind enough to volunteer to take first shift as model - thanks, Casey!
- Members - if you would like your link listed on the blog drop us a line at 2ndthursday@gmail.com or leave a note in the comments and let us know! Be sure to include your full URL.
- Members - If you would like us to add your art to our blog, Facebook page or Google Plus community submit presentation-ready files of your art to 2ndthursday@gmail.com. If you have them, please include a short bio, artist statement, titles and your Web site.
Some awesome things our members are up to:
The Aurora Project is a free contemporary art event centered in the rapidly developing Dallas Arts District. The project presents interactive new media artworks such as light , video, performance, and sound in exciting and unexpected public spaces. For on unforgettable evening, the sunset signals the transformation of the 68-acres of downtown Dallas into one of the nations largest outdoor exhibitions of this cutting-edge medium. The Aurora Project offers a valuable opportunity for collaboration between hundreds of local, national, and international artists, alongside the Dallas Arts District, for an inclusive artistic experience and community engagement.
This is a great opportunity to experience the thrill of helping a massive cultural undertaking come to fruition. Any and all contributions of any size are greatly appreciated!
Handle With Care Project has one sole mission: to fight human trafficking through the arts.
Handle With Care Project is a non-profit organization that takes a stand against injustice. We want to be a voice to the voiceless and help rescue those that are held captive.
Turns out Texas is one of the busiest human trafficking states in the U.S. How sickening is that? 2ND Thursday member Michael McPheeters has started Handle With Care to fight human trafficking and also to help the victims it effects.
Stay tuned to see how this new organization is making a difference and to find out how you can help.
