New Duds and Doo-dads!

July 30, 2010
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Hey guys and dolls,

This Friday I wanna point out some new merchandise we’ve gotten in recently. In honor of our upcoming Day of the Dead show in October (30th), we’ve got some prints and ceramic art by Leila Hijazi of Illustrated Ink…



and some badass, but still gorgeous, jewelry by Lillian Crowe. (This is just a sneak peek, Rebecca’ll show you more tomorrow..she discovered this great artist!)


Also, just as a reminder, we’re getting geared up for GATL tomorrow, which takes place tomorrow at the Trees Atlanta building in Reynoldstown, with the panel discussion beginning at 6:30 p.m. The fabulous Jen, Maggie and Kelly will be there, so be sure to stop by and say hi!

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Poketo x Target!

July 29, 2010
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WHOA! Exciting news!!!
Our buds over at Poketo are about to debut a line at Target, August 10th to be exact, so mark your calenders! There’s sure to be some rad shopping to be done while you buy your shaving cream and coat hangers.. I mean some of my personal favorite artists are represented by Poketo! Betsy Walton, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Lisa Congdon, Pietari Posti.. Seriously, my August paycheck is about to go bye-bye.

Check out there Lookbook Sneak Peek here!

Rad, huh?? xo, jen

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Red Alert Artist Call! Day of the Dead Show

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It may be hot as doodoo but let’s not forgot our wailing and gnashing of teeth just a few short months ago as the bitter cold beat us down. Personally, I love summer so much that I will gladly take the heat. Just thinking about the coming Fall then Winter gives me a little shudder.

One event that I know will take the edge off falls right before the Winter madness and that is THE DAY OF THE DEAD SHOW!!!

For those of you who haven’t experienced the Mexican Day of the Dead tradition, it is basically a way to honor relatives who have died by devoting several days to their memory. The official holiday is November 2nd and leading up to that day, loved-ones build altars devoted to these relatives. They can be as simple as a photo with flowers or can stretch from floor to ceiling, loaded with all their favorite foods, huge bouquets, candles, and indulgences such as tobacco, chocolate and meth. (joke)

Please help us spread the word about Young Blood’s contribution to this beautiful tradition. Our two lovely friends, Shannon Mulkey and Tracy Wagner are helping us organize a group art show where Atlanta artists will have their way with miniature coffins along with a big ass throw-down where we’ll all drink, eat and dance our faces off while remembering days gone by with the departed souls in our lives. It’s a tradition I admire more than most and I would love to share it with all of you!

Love until death and beyond!

Maggie



Coffin from 2008 show by Sanithna Phansavanh.
He is the solo artist in our September art show!


Coffin by Mikey Jenkins,
2008 show

Day of the Dead Show

Saturday October 30, 2010 – Sunday November 28th.
Opening party will be Saturday Oct 30th from 7pm-1pm.

The show will consist of 17”(h) x 7”(w) x 4″ (d) handmade wooden coffins by local artists. We are providing the coffins, hosting the opening and doing all promotion for the event.

We are asking that each artist contribute $20 for the cost of the coffin and opening expenses. Beyond that, each artist is free to sell their piece for up to $500. Young Blood takes 50% off the top, so please keep that in mind when pricing. Additional coffins can be purchased for $15 & you can make as many as you’d like!

If you participated in the show last year and have left over coffins, you are welcome to use them at no cost, just be sure to let us know so we can include you in the program. We are asking that new artists submit 2 photos of their work.

The deadlines are as follows:

• August 23- please respond to call for entries and pay for coffins

Please send checks to:
Tracy Wagner
 2242 Venetian Drive
Atlanta, GA 30311

or paypal tracy@tracywagner.net

You can email: tracy@tracywagner.net to arrange alternate payment.
Once we get a count on how many artists are participating, we’ll email everyone to let you know when the coffins are ready.

• Oct 1- If you are interested in having your coffin photographed for the press release –please email tracy

• Oct 20- coffin deadline – please email tracy for drop off locations

• Oct 30- opening party

• Nov 28– Pick up coffins

Thanks,
Tracy



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Gather Atlanta

July 27, 2010
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Are you wondering what GATL (Gather Atlanta) is?
GATL is a coalition of young creative organizations (MINT Gallery,WonderRoot, BurnAway.org, and ThoughtMarker.net) that puts on an annual conference for emerging creative organizations. The conference is based on a trade show model, with invited organizations hosting tables for with information, demonstrations, etc. The event also includes a panel discussion organized by Jeremy Abernathy of BurnAway.org

This year GATL takes place on July 31st at the Trees Atlanta building in Reynoldstown.
The panel discussion, “Art and the Public Sphere” will begin at 6:30pm and general networking will continue from 8:00pm until 10:00pm!

Be sure to check out Gather Atlanta this year! We’ll see you there!
For more info, check our GATL’s facebook or website!

-Megan


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Time is running out!

July 26, 2010
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Young blood’s July art show, It came from left field, will soon be coming to a close on the 31st. Hurry and come catch its final showing days! The opening night, July 10th, was a huge success. Crowded and busy we promptly served drinks, music, and wonderful art! This show consisted of three artists, Ming Donkey, Jason Baldwin, and Herb Rieth, who all contributed unique and colorful pieces that made the show come to life. Ming Donkey’s cluttered corner of the gallery overflows with little rain clouds, flickering television sets, and the blank faces of “worker men”. It couldn’t have been set up nicer, thanks to the artist who came to the gallery to set it all up himself! Ming Donkey also entertained us by coming to the opening, and mingled graciously with all of the guests who had come to see the show.
Jason Baldwin’s mixed media paintings, which included strips from comic books cleverly painted into the pieces, lit up the room with their color. Baldwin also had more mellow, simple paintings. These consisted of soft blues and grays, which balanced out well with his other more colorful pieces.
Herb Rieth’s collection was pleasantly unexpected, when he integrated cloth, bottle caps, and ribbon into his paintings. Neon pinks and greens popped off the canvas and quilt-like fabric pieces, illuminating the gallery, and fought skillfully with the more washed away colors of Ming Donkey across the room. Both Rieth and Baldwin expressed a more vivid color aspect, but with the help of Ming Donkey, the three artists work came together beautifully, making the show come to life and pleased both the artists and the viewers.
To see and read more, check out our flickr, and website. Also, Juxtapoz Magazine published an article on the show! Enjoy!

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SNEEK PEEK FOR AUGUST!

July 25, 2010
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We have a really awesome show coming up on August 7th and I just wanted to put some teasers out there so you would get as excited as me! We have two artists showing, Atlanta artist Sarah Watts and Michigan artist Ruth Marks. It’s going to be an awesome combination of Sarah’s illustrations and Ruth’s sculptures. And lucky for me one of my favorite beer companys, Terrapin Beer, is a sponsor so we’ll have some tasty beverages as well as tasty treats because…King of Pops will be there!! We’re hoping for the debut of our Young Blood pop!


SO GET EXCITED!! xo Kelly

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print time!

July 24, 2010
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it’s saturday! yay!
i hope everyone’s enjoying their weekend!

it’s print time!
we have wayy too many wonderful prints for me to list them all, but I’ve chosen a few of my favorites to share!

charmaine olivia

kinship press

eternal love family

melanie linder

justin richel

pretty little thieves

ashkahn

stop by an see in person!

xx,
r

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MINT’s 3rd Annual Fundraiser!

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Mint Gallery hosts their 3rd annual fundraiser tonight at WonderRoot! Music (starting at 8) will be provided by The Back Pockets, Roman Photos, Social Studies, Buffalo Bangers, and Muleskinner MacQueen. PonyUp! will be bringing vintage clothes, and don’t forget to check out the Magical Merlin photo booth. Silent auction winners will be able to take their new pieces home, from artists Sam Parker, Jason Travis, Harold McNaron, Nikita Gale, and more.

Support our friends at Mint and come out! For more info, check out their blog and Facebook event page. See you there!

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Into the Wild

July 23, 2010
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The past couple of days I’ve had the privilege of hosting two of my favorite people in the world who came to Atlanta to visit and share in mini-adventures with me. On Wednesday, after dealing with a little incident in the parking lot (other party’s fault) of Whole Foods and waiting outside for the police for what felt like forever, the three of us went trekking in Cochran Mill Park where we saw a Momma and baby bird right on the ground–momma threatened and tittered at us–, little toads hopping across the trail, and in the “nature center”area, a huge iguana and a blinking owl. It was hot as the dickens, but still so nice to get to spend some time outside of the concrete jungle for a few hours.

Speaking of which, we just got in some new owl prints and magnets by Adrienne Vita out of Portland,
and new jewelry by Jessie Williams of Edge of Urge (their photo obviously).

But since I still gotta put the latter out, this post had to be quick! Have a good weekend, guys and dolls!

Steph

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WEEKEND!

July 22, 2010
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Hello all! Couple of fun things happening within the next couple days that are definitely worth checking out! First off, lets start with Friday!
Well, last Friday was the beginning of Free Art Friday. I’m super excited about this! What a fun way of raising awareness of local art, encouraging more people to get involved and make art, and exploring the local neighborhoods, hopefully by walking. Anyways, the gist of how it works is that you follow FAFATL on Twitter or Facebook and bright and early on Friday morning hints will be posted as to locations of where free art is hung! Finders keepers! You figure out where it is first and come armed to dismember it from it’s hanging place.. and it’s yours! Get ready to make and take! AND if you are interested in being a FAFATL artist, contact them via Facebook! Here’s the first freebie from last week.. awesome right? Kenn TwoFour killed it!

Moving on to Saturday!

Be sure to hit up Harrison Keys’ solo show, ‘Pressure Luck’, at Get This Gallery sponsored by PBR!

“The show will be comprised of mixed media drawings rendered in Keys’ signature illustrative style. This is Harrison’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and his first in the 11th St. / Midtown-West location.

Harrison Keys’ persona is imaginative, introspective, mysterious, and secretive. A deft draftsman in his own right, the drawings evoke the innocent coyness of classic children’s book illustrations. He is also a wordsmith, and the text that accompanies his drawings is injected with cryptic adult humor and wordplay. His drawings are nothing short of seductive, as the images have a pop surrealist sentiment that is largely playful, and at times cynical.”

See you there!

xo, jen

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