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For Clint Niosi and Kristina Morland Dual CD Release Show at Rose Marine Theater!!

Be there at 5pm. free show, maybe a free drink or two, for a few hours work helping out, taking tickets, ushering people to their seats, etc. the show will be great and you will be much appreciated.

5pm: Rose Marine Theater, 1440 N. Main St., Ft. Worth, TX 76106

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This will also be the first issuance of metrognome’s community currency, the gnomie, representing volunteer time in the Fort Worth Arts Scene. More details available tomorrow night.

call James Watkins if you have questions: 817.945.6832

A good friend one described cartooning as “the red headed step child of art.” Elitists turn their head or raise their noses while a small population of us giggle and/or get inspired. Most comic artists are kinda self deprecating and draw panels about how unappreciated they are, and usually that’s true. But I’ve seen that in the genre, the most honest and productive artists are producing some of the most emotionally hitting material, and sometimes you just don’t know exactly what that is you are feeling. The two artists that make up the new show at the Chat Room Pub blend the lines of cartooning and fine art. There is a thought out humor that makes you smile yet feel uncomfortable at the same time. The first artist R. Thies ( pronounced ar-teest, ..get it?) resides in Denton, TX and attends school at TWU just for the humor in attending an all woman university. The second artist in the show is David DeGrand of Ft. worth. David has been drawing comics since he was a wee lad of a fifth grader ( he now currently holds a BFA from UTA.) Both artists exhibiting together present work that is outside of the panel of a comic strip and outside of what you would think of fine art. It’s what R. Thies would call “cartoonism.”

Fans of Gary Baseman, R. Crumb and Keith Haring will definitely find something to enjoy within this show. All works are for sale and will be up til the end of august. You can explore more by these artists at www.rthies.com and www.degrandland.com

Forest Ritual, Acrylic on canvas. David DeGrand

“Toilet with Breasts” Acrylic on Masonite, R. Thies

exhibitions: ROAD AGENT GALLERY

BARRY WHISTLER GALLERY ( although their website doesn’t mention it )

SOUR GRAPES

FRIDAY: ROAD AGENT: Party at the Moontower
June 13-August 30, 2008
Opening reception:
Friday, June 13, 6-8p.m.
(Please note that the exhibitions at Road Agent and Barry Whistler Gallery are opening on Friday.)

Road Agent is pleased to announce the opening of its summer group exhibition, Party at the Moontower, featuring new work by Celia Eberle, M, Margaret Meehan, Raychael Stine, Ludwig Schwarz, Kevin Todora, Vance Wingate, Sean Dower, and a few other special guests.

Please join us at the gallery Friday, June 13 from 6-8 p.m. for a reception for the artists. The show runs through the summer.

image: Margaret Meehan
Libby 2008
gouache and pencil on cabinet board
7 x 5.5 inches

Saturday: SOUR GRAPES: The Bottom of the 10th

The Sour Grapes crew are kickin it at 10 footwear in the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff.

And the the sour grapes afterparty :

Photographer’s Forum has teamed up with Canon to offer their 28th Annual Spring Photography contest. It only costs 4.95 per image to enter and you can upload them online straight to their website. Simple.

prizes are:

1st place- 2000 cash plus a Canon Eos Digital Rebel XTI (click for camera review)

2nd place- 1000 cash plus a Canon Eos Digital Rebel XTI

3rd place- 500 cash

4th place-(5) 100 cash awards
and they’ll be published in the Nov. 8th issue.

contest entry website page : http://www.PFMagazine.com/Contest.aspx

Deadline is May 12th !!!! act fast.

Every first Wednesday down in the basement of the South side Lamar lofts at the absinthe lounge is possibly the best open mic Dallas has to offer. Put together by a group of poets, musicians and visual artists which gather under the name Mad Swirl. Taken from their website:

mad swirl is recognizing the madness of creation, the madness of life, the madness of art and trying to get the swirl of it all into as many heads as possible. basically, mad swirl is an outlet. an electronic, print and live-wired creative outlet. Read the rest of this entry »

One of our favorite Fort Worth artists, Clint Niosi, is releasing a new album in June, and tonight is an excellent opportunity to hear some of the songs that will be on it. The show will start at 8pm in the Ridglea Theater Lounge.

Clint Niosi
The Noble Chocolatiers
Retired Astronauts

“This one hour, rock and roll history documentary highlights Swinging Radio England, one of the original pirate radio stations in the UK in 1966. The sounds of the first ever 24 hour rock and roll station usher in the Americanization of pop music in Great Britain, while flaunting equally brilliant British bands from across the pond, to forever change the face of radio, and rock and roll, as we know it today. This show brings to you the raucous musical climate of the 60’s and the history of this great rebellion in a way that will inform and entertain even the most knowledgeable of music historians.”

Arlington native filmmaker Amy Greene directed this, and she’s coming into town for the premiere. We hope everyone can come out to support it!

You can view a trailer here.

Sunday, May 4
6:30 P.M.

The Magnolia Theatre
at the Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth.

Our dear friends at Q Cinema are presenting a special screening of the 2003 HBO miniseries production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America this Saturday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The presentation of the film is a prelude to the remarkable city-wide More Life festival which officially begins on May 10, and concludes June 8, 2008. According to the More Life website, “more than 45 arts, science and educational organizations will focus their energies and talents on programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of AIDS in our community during the first More Life Festival: An Arts Intervention.”

It is thrilling to see the Fort Worth Arts community come together in this way to address an issue of social importance.

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Something new to Texas in the 00’s years is the Texas Biennial. The first was in ‘05 second ‘07 and now preparations are taking place for the third incarnation in ‘09. The Texas Biennial seeks to survey contemporary art in Texas. In the early months of 2009 the city of Austin is going to cater to all you artists and art nerds by providing various venues around town to showcase the latest art that Texas has to offer.

There are three parts to the biennial. First is the group exhibition, which anyone can enter. The chosen juror for this is Michael Duncan, Corresponding Editor for Art in America. The group exhibition is going to be hosted by two venues.

Mexican American Cultural Center - www.austinmacc.com
Women and their Work - www.womenandtheirwork.org

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Just a reminder, 500x, Dallas’ most amazing not-for-profit gallery is having an open show next month. check out www.500x.org for more details!

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