At Common Groundz last week a group of young artists – Rebecca Holt, Hannah Mayhew, and Erika Wenrich – painted three booths in a “small creature” theme: octopi, jellyfish, and tree frogs.
Tree frogs!
one octopus, two octopi....
pretty jellyfish
under the sea…. and in the trees…. November 11, 2008
pictures from last week! November 11, 2008
Last week’s Arts in Action was a huge success – here are a few pictures to show the transformation of Common Groundz! Thank you to Greg and Wendy Collins of Arts in the Alley for coordinating all the paintings and painters (and painting…. a LOT!), and to Rebecca Holt, Hannah Mayhew, Erika Wenrich, Rebecca Oliver, Brandon Mayer, Andrew Cothern, Rebeckah Moran, Claire Collins, and Martha Catherine for making this amazing Richmond coffeeshop even more amazing!
Looking from the outside in - three of the booth-paintings.
View from the other side - with marvelous art by Rebecca Oliver
The center mural: tropical paradise!
Arts in Action: Music and Murals November 7, 2008
OK, this blog is getting a late start – I still have a lot of reporting to do on the first Arts in the Alley, and we have another one happening tonight – well, except that this one will not take place in an alley, but instead in a downtown coffee shop – Common Groundz – where we will be painting murals on their walls and booths, as well as playing music (music, in this case, by my band, Offering). I’ll post more reports as the evening goes on…. as well as hopefully some pictures!
Jeanine
Arts in the Alley November 7, 2008
The Idea is Simple. Take a downtown alley. You know, one of those that runs behind things and tends to collect weeds, and trash, and graffiti. Spend a day cleaning it up (removing weeds, and trash, and graffiti), and the next day throw an arts festival in the same alley, with live music, art on display, and mural painting. We did our first one this past August, cleaned up two downtown Richmond alleys, and painted no fewer than 26 murals in those alleys. Who “we” are? A group of Richmond artists – musicians, graphic designers, photographers, painters – and residents who want to make a small but tangible difference in this city. Some of us were born and raised here – some came from other parts of the country or even different countries. We live in the city, in the counties, north and south of the River. We all love Richmond and want to do our part to make it an even better place.
Jeanine
Here are a few pictures:
Maya painting Walnut Alley
Wendy Collins, one of the coordinators, hard at work.
Pretty paints!
