Critical Conversations on Art, Public Space, and Social Context

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Beginning at 11:50 am @ MOCA GA

11:50am
STREET ART PANEL
a contemporary survey of street art and street artists

Gaia (http://gaiastreetart.com/)
Tristan Manco (www.tristanmanco.com/ )

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1:10pm
ALTERNATIVE USES OF PUBLIC SPACES
Novel approaches to engage the public

Billy Mitchell (Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture)
Anne Dennington (Flux Projects)

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2:00pm
ART FROM THE STREET MAKING THE TRANSITION INTO GALLERY SPACES
Validation of non-commissioned street work as a global phenomenon.

Nick Mann aka Doodles
RJ Rushmore (Vandalog)

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2:50pm
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC HOUSING
The inherent quality of communal living within our cities

Elan Buchen (Beltline)
Paul McLennan (Atlanta Public Sector Alliance)
Keif Schleifer (Mad Housers)

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3:50pm
ACTIVISM THROUGH PUBLIC ART
Conscious applications of street art to develop, criticize, and better communities

Tim Franzen (American Friends Service Committee)
Sabra Ripley (The Beautiful City Tax Act)
Chris Appleton (WonderRoot)
Ricky Lee Gordon (http://www.a-word-of-art.co.za/)

This Saturday--July 23--Living Walls is hosting both a yard sale and a party. Each event is a variation of the Really Really Free Market concept: if you bring can(s) of paint to the yard sale, you can exchange them for other things at the yard sale. If you bring can(s) of paint to the party later that night, you'll get beer in return.

---Yard Sale: from 9am-2pm---

Looking to get rid of some things? Donate them to the yard sale. Drop them off at

545 Oakland Ave SE

Atlanta, GA

anytime this week; contact Alex at alexandra@livingwallsconfe​rence.com.


----Party: from 7pm-12am----

Trade paint for beer. Of course, the amounts vary depending on how much paint you donate.

Note: If you do not have paint, please bring money instead.

 

545 Oakland Ave SE

Atlanta, GA

COME SUPPORT LIVING WALLS.
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... and bigger than last year.

We are very happy to be back, and we are even more excited to have more artists and more walls than last year. We want you guys to know whats going on, and when its going on so that you can be as involved as possible. We will be updating you on the artists participating, events, news, and other odds and ends. You can get all the information you need about Living Walls from this blog, our website (www.livingwallsconference.com), or our facebook.

So, now for events...

We recently had an awesome fundraiser presented by our friends Dodekapus (www.dodekapus.org) where we played games and moon bounced ourselves silly. We had live music from local favorites along with some kegs, face painting, and a human petting zoo. It was so much fun and we want to say a huge thanks to Dodekapus and all of you who came out. Living Walls can only happen with your support!

Tomorrow, July 14th 2011, at Whitespace Gallery we are having a dinner and presentations from young art leaders in Atlanta. The event is called, "Why Do We Give a Shit!?". You can look forward to an awesome dinner made with love, delicious words from passionate organizations, and Muleskinner MacQueen! 8pm, $10-15

We are meeting every Sunday at 5pm at Java Vino on N. Highland to discuss volunteering and organization. If you'd like to help us out, come on by and introduce yourselves!

We are fundraising like crazy. Anything you can do, whether a donation or volunteering, helps us make this incredible event happen. Stay tuned for more events and ways that you can help.

Thanks a billion and and so much love,
Living Walls