Around the country, several communties have what are referred to as First Friday events, where, on the first Friday of each month, various venues coordinate new art installations and the like, encouraging people to come out, stroll between them, etc. Well, for the past several months, things have been ramping up locally, and, this past […]
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First Fridays Ypsilanti to grow with A2Awesome grant
Posted in Art and Culture, Awesome Foundation, Ypsilanti Also tagged AmeriCorps, art crawl, art walks, Arts Alliance, Beezy's, Bona Sera, Caleb Zweifler, Community Rebirth, Deb Ennis, Depot Town, dishdogs, dishwashing, dishwolfing, DIYpsi, Eastern Michigan University, Elize Jekabson, fiber art, First Fridays, First Fridays Ypsilanti, FLY Children's Art Center, illustrations, Kayj Michelle, micro-philanthropy, paintings, photography, pop-up galleries, pop-up retail, public art, Riverside Arts Center, Riverside Park, San Jose, sculpture, Shadow Art Fair, Teresa Gillotti, Ugly Mug, vacant storefronts, Washtenaw Community College, workshops, Ypsilanti Art Incubator 11 Comments
Emilia Javanica on the Red Blob Massacre, and what it’s like to shoot one’s first independent film
A few months ago, I announced here on the site that an aspiring filmmaker in Ann Arbor, by the name of Emilia Javanica, was looking for actors to cast in a comedic horror film that she was making called the Red Blob Massacre. Well, the film has just completed production, and I took the opportunity […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged animation, art films, art school, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, b-movies, Basket Case, books on filmmaking, Brad Smith, Bride of the Monster, Carrie, Cat People, Cavern Club, Chuck Sipperley, Dale Newton, David Lynch, DIY, Emilia Javanica, Eraserhead, fear of death, film ideas, George Kuchard, grants, Harry Shannon, horror movies, independent film, John Gaspard, John Waters, Little Otik, Michael McCarty, Nosferatu, performance art, puppet Mark, Red Blob Massacre, Robert Rodriquez, School of Art & Design, silent film, Simon Alexander-Adams, Sins of the Fleshapoids, Smuckers-Wagstaff Grant, Stand By Me, Steve Wild, Swamp Women, The Blob, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, University of Michigan, Why We Write Horror 9 Comments
Find love this week while making art in Ann Arbor
A few days ago, I saw something online about an arts-based speed dating event coming up in Ann Arbor, and, knowing that a lot of you out there in the MM.com audience are sad and lonely, I thought that I’d mention it here. Following is my brief exchange with the person responsible for planning the […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Mark's Life, Other Also tagged art school, brain drain, dating, economic development, finding a mate, finding love, LGBTQ, Linette, mating rituals, meeting people, MFA, National Wildlife Federation, OK Cupid, speed dating, The Subtle Art of Match Making, University of Michigan, Work Gallery 6 Comments