Lowbrow Society for the Arts http://lowbrowsociety.org A New York & San Francisco-based Art Collective Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:16:01 +0000 en hourly 1 Gowanus Art Fair Video Artist Announcement! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LowbrowSociety/~3/kn8la9DKvhw/ http://lowbrowsociety.org/2012/01/gowanus-art-fair-video-artist-announcement/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:27:15 +0000 LowbrowSociety http://lowbrowsociety.org/?p=484 {Photo by Hidemi Takagi}

We are so happy to announce the chosen video artists for inclusion in the Gowanus Art Fair!  Thank you so much to everyone that submitted, you made the task of choosing extremely hard by sending us outstanding work.

Now, with out further adue (and not in any order)

VIDEO ARTISTS:

Rute Ventrua
Ezra Wube
Hidemi Takagi
Chris Ritson
Sean Martin
Cat Del Buono
Pedro Vidal
Dave Herr
Sarah Dahnke
Edward Salem
Najva Sol
Saskia Kahn and Aisha Jabour
Maria Liebana

Congratulations to everyone, we can’t wait to see you all on Saturday!

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Lowbrow Society is so excited to be a part of this! Only 5 days away, are you ready?

RSVP on Facebook if you haven’t already.

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If you follow us on facebook/twitter you probably already know, but for those who don’t we are happy to announce our partnership with Collective BK in presenting the first ever Gowanus Art Fair!  Keeping it Small will be one night of local bands, one-act plays, visual art and tons of surprises held at the Gowanus Ballroom.  This 12,000-square-foot steel mill turned artists space will transform for one night into a multi-staged series of small retrospectives.

Visual art and video projections from some of the best emerging artists of the moment, curated by May Yeung and Lowbrow Co-Director Gwynn Galitzer. Projections and installation by Arch Collective NYC, and live video mixing by lowbrow favorite Joshua Sophrin.  It’s only $10 to get in, and best of all…this is a not-for-profit event, all money after expenses will be given to charity!

More info after the jump, or check out the FB event page…

Without giving away all the surprises we have in store, here’s a few of the Lowbrow Society artists you can expect to see…

Francesca Bates
Lily Gist
Joseph Keckler
Tamara Porras
Harvey Moon Smith
Gerry Visco

And headlining on the main stage at midnight, the borough’s wildest native sons The Brooklyn What!

SHOW INFO!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Doors at 6pm; Show from 7pm – 2am
Tickets:  $10 at the door; FREE admission before 7pm
RSVP Here

We can’t wait to see you all there!

<3 The Lowbrow Ladies

]]> http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/12/the-gowanus-art-fair-keeping-it-small/feed/ 0 http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/12/the-gowanus-art-fair-keeping-it-small/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gowanus-art-fair-keeping-it-small NYC: Drag, Masks, & Mirrors- October 27th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LowbrowSociety/~3/rMBN9RkmCR8/ http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/10/nyc-drag-masks-mirrors-october-27th/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:43:02 +0000 LowbrowSociety http://lowbrowsociety.org/?p=435 Lowbrow Society for the arts presents
“Drag, Masks, & Mirrors: A night of queer readings on seeing and being seen”
hosted by two time National Queer Arts Festival Feature, Najva Sol, and witty scribe of McSweeny’s “balls-out” column, Casey Plett.

Bar Thalia at Symphony Space is queering up for Halloween.
Costumes, hilarity, heartbreak, confusion, and glitter to be included.

Performers include:
Katie Liederman (Go Mag, Curve Mag)
Kelli Dunham (Showtime, Discovery Channel)
Shirin Borthwick (NY Press, Flavorwire)
Dusty Horn (The Believer, Aorta Mag)
Najva Sol (Bitch Mag)
Casey Plett (Mc Sweeny’s)
Berlin Reed (The Ethical Butcher/Original Plumbing)
Wil Fisher (Xanadude)
Calla

Bar Thalia
2537 Broadway at 95th Street/ NY, NY
Doors: 7:30
Show: 8:00
Flamboyance highly encouraged
FREE for all

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And congratulations to our CONNECTIVITY artists!

Taney Roniger
Richard Lund
Riad Miah
Kate Bae
Joyce Yamada

Join us at Bar Thalia on Thursday, September 22nd at 7pm for an opening artists’ reception presented by Symphony Space.  More info to come tomorrow <3

]]> http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/09/connectivity-chosen-artists/feed/ 0 http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/09/connectivity-chosen-artists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connectivity-chosen-artists CONNECTIVITY: Open Call Is Now Closed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LowbrowSociety/~3/yZbRShbhyLA/ http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/09/connectivity-open-call-is-now-closed/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:47:36 +0000 LowbrowSociety http://lowbrowsociety.org/?p=414 Our CONNECTIVITY open call is officially closed. Thank you to everyone that sent in work, we are truly blown away by what an incredible and enthusiastic response we’ve had. In just two weeks we received submissions from 127 artists! Now we have the impossible task of choosing the final artists to be shown. If you aren’t selected fear not, we would love to show your work in our next exhibit, cause seriously EVERYTHING we’ve received is GREAT. We would show all of it if there was more space!

Check in tomorrow for the list of chosen artists!

<3

The Lowbrow Ladies

]]> http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/09/connectivity-open-call-is-now-closed/feed/ 0 http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/09/connectivity-open-call-is-now-closed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connectivity-open-call-is-now-closed Call For Performers/Readers: Submissions Due Sept 20th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LowbrowSociety/~3/tSlqX4PvN0g/ http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/09/call-for-performersreaders-submissions-due-sept-20th/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:07:09 +0000 najvasol http://lowbrowsociety.org/?p=408 DRAG, MASKS, and MIRRORS

October 27th, Bar Thalia at Symphony Space is queering up! We are seeking submissions for readers for our show Drag, Masks, & Mirrors. DM&M will be produced by Lowbrow Society for the Arts in collaboration with Casey Plett, a columnist at McSweeny’s.

Submission Guidelines:

  • The pieces can be fiction, non-fiction, poetry, standup, song, or some wonderful mix of it all. Whether they’re funny, sad, revolting, humbling, romantic- bring it on!
  • Pieces can be loosely inspired by the following themes: drag, costumes, presentation, outfits, being misread, goth, victorian, steampunk, hair color, lipstick, mustaches, phantom of the opera, bindis, hair straightening, heels, glitter, bowties, oscar wilde, slutty halloween costumes, ugh uggs, in defense of uggs (you can try), tutus, football uniforms, pancake makeup, fetishes around clothes, reflections (literal & metaphoric), reactions, piercings, any & all body mods …or anything else the phrase Drag, Mask, & Mirrors conjures up for ya.
  • Under 1,500 words please, unless you are really really inspired.
  • If you have an aesthetic/character/performative components to the piece (mp3 of any song, sample audio of comedy routine, etc) please include it.
  • SUBMISSIONS DUE Sept 20th –  send to info@lowbrowsociety.org with the title DRAG, MASKS & MIRRORS
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]]> http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/09/mailer-daemon/feed/ 2 http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/09/mailer-daemon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mailer-daemon Open Call for Artwork: CONNECTIVITY http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LowbrowSociety/~3/0iEkBG2EqkA/ http://lowbrowsociety.org/2011/08/open-call-for-artwork-connectivity/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:50:58 +0000 LowbrowSociety http://lowbrowsociety.org/?p=382

From the workings of the cosmos, to the feelings one person has for another, to the geometry of golden ratio in nature, it has been an integral part of human evolution to find patterns and meaning in our surroundings and relationships. But with the explosion of the digital age many theorize that our hard grained desire to find meaning and stay connected has led us astray from what it truly means to be human. Is this true, are we without hope?

More info after the jump

Partly inspired by Philip Glass’ Portals: A Multi-Media Exploration of Longing in the Digital Age (and our nearly completed My Internet Self  project), the Lowbrow Society is partnering with the NYC cultural institution Symphony Space to look for the answers in an open call for art, reflecting on the broad theme of Connectivity.

Some questions to ask yourself:

How do you interface with nature?
Are you in touch with your roots?
How can one keep up a meaningful dialogue in the digital age?
Is there such a thing as being “too connected?”
Tune in, turn on, drop out…
What is our purpose?

Submissions must be sent by September 12, selected art work must be delivered by September 16 (see Terms and Conditions). On Opening night an artists’ reception will be hosted by The Lowbrow Society for the Arts with a discussion led by Symphony Space Artistic Director Laura Kaminsky.

TO SUBMIT WORK

  • Email opencall@symphonyspace.org with the email subject line “CONNECTIVITY”
  • Please include no more than 5 .jpg images of the work you intend to be displayed with actual size dimensions listed clearly (see Terms and Conditions)
  • A short bio (200 words max)
  • A link to your work online (website/flickr/tumblr, etc)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • All mediums are accepted , but work must be able to hang on a wall- free standing sculptures will not be considered (sculptures that can be wall mounted are acceptable)
  • Works can be no larger than 20x20in
  • All artwork must be ready to hang; Symphony Space will not be providing frames/supports etc.
  • The artist is responsible for drop off, and pick up of their work. Chosen artwork must be delivered in person. If you intend on shipping your work, you must have an art handler deliver, and pick it up. Symphony Space will not be responsible for shipping your work back to you.
  • In the event of a sale, artists will receive 75% of the sale price, 25% will go to Symphony Space
  • The show will be on display from September 22nd through December 22nd

 

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Over the past few weeks, Gwynn and Lenora have been hard at work here at the (metaphorical) Lowbrow HQ! Let me tell you what we’ve been up to!

Lowbrow Society has been putting together an interactive experience called “Digital Sacraments” for an event called Bleeding Hearts.

We don’t want to give all our secrets, but Digital Sacraments is an extension of Gwynn’s previous performance with a dash of the unexpected. Expect to be immersed in a electric Garden of Eden, touched with neon by dazzling revelers, and initiated into a fantastical underworld of absurdity and beauty. There will be charming giveaways, elaborate costumes, and an environment filled with sound, sight and touch. Who will you invite into our wonderland?

About the event:

Conceived and curated by Brooklyn-based indie rock band, Futurist, “Bleeding Hearts” got its start through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Now, on June 30th at Rebel NYC, this mind-blowing evening of spectacular art, performance, technology, and music will come to life. The event will feature live performances and a nine-room walk-through installation shaped by the collaboration of 42 of New York City’s most innovative artists and performers.

Bleeding Hearts

www.Bleeding-Hearts.net
RSVP on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/BHEvent

Purchase Tickets

PROMO CODE: “HEARTS” for $5 off your ticket

Thursday, June 30th
Location
REBEL NYC
251 30th Street, Entrance on 2nd Floor
Between 7th and 8th Avenues
New York, New York 10001

Doors open at 8pm
Walk-through experience: 8pm-11:30pm
Music and party time! from 8:00pm – 4am
21+

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