Previously exhibited at Burning Man in 2006, Duel Nature, by artist Kate Raudenbush, is unique in its materials, (Plasma cut steel, steel tubing, red acrylic mirror) scale (38’ x 38’) and artistic vision. During Artown, fire dancers and spinners from Controlled Burn will entertain Tuesday evenings 8:00 – 10:00. Hula Hoopers from Velocity Movement and bohohoops present “GET HOOPED” at Hoop Jams on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 – all levels and ages are welcome. Hula hoops provided or bring your own! Join us in celebration of Duel Nature at the opening celebration:
May 21, 2010 5 pm Corner of Sierra St. and Island Ave. Reno, NV Wine & Appetizers: Sierra Arts Foundation Gallery, and then along the RiverWalk
Hula Hoop Jam from 5-8, followed by Fire Spinning by Controlled Burn, Music by DJSource
“Duel Nature references the spiral of our human DNA. The struggle inherent to the duality of the human condition is expressed by the violence of the raw plasma-cut, bolted steel exterior, in contrast with the vitality of the interior blood-red mirror. As visitors gather inside the vibrant core of the sculpture, their myriad reflections remind us of our shared genetic bond and our shared humanity,” says the artist Kate Raudenbush.
“This is the third Burning Man art installation to come to Reno through the collaboration of the Civic Art Program of the Black Rock Arts Foundation, the non-profit art organization of Burning Man, and The City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission’s grant program. Duel Nature supports the mission of the Reno Arts program to involve its citizens in the community’s cultural life and encourage artistic excellence,” said Maria Partridge, Reno project liaison for BRAF and Advisory board member.
“We believe the exhibition of Duel Nature during Artown will serve the community in many ways,” said Crimson Rose, Member of the Board of Directors, BRAF and Board Member and Art Director for Burning Man. “By enhancing civic space through the temporary transformation of an empty lot into an inviting art park and creating a creative gathering spot for Reno citizens with weekly performances and workshops that provide entertainment and interactive possibilities that the community can enjoy for free.”
Check out some of the key projects from last year’s FIGMENT event on Governors Island, like Douglas Hart’s ”Are You the One?,” David Henry Brown, Jr.’s “Human Weeble Wobble,” Taylor Kuffner’s “Gamelatron” inside Deborah Yoon’s “HiveMind,” and the FIGMENT Minigolf course… plus brief interviews with FIGMENT artists and organizers…
This video is directed by Justin Lange, and produced by Ashley Martinez.
FIGMENT is an annual celebration of creative culture on Governors Island in New York Harbor. It provides an open forum for artists, helps build a creative community and fosters participatory and public art. This year it will be both in NYC and Boston.
FIGMENT submissions are open for the pavilion, minigolf, and sculpture garden! Call for Art!
supperclub sf, 657 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA February 14, 11am to 3pm All-ages; everyone is welcome! Tickets:
$75 adult ticket for meal only with cash bar (no reserved seating)
$25 Children between 5 and 11 years old
Kids under 5 free!
Benefactor tickets $150 (includes reserved seating in your name and bottomless mimosas/marys served at your bed)
Regular tickets $100 (includes brunch buffet and bottomless mimosas/marys at the bar; no reserved seating-beds seating first come first serve.
Treat yourself and those you love to a sumptuous Valentine’s Day brunch in bed, including fresh fruit, interactive omelet and sweet/savory crepe station, croissants, artisan breads, jam and marmalade, cold cuts, fresh brewed coffee imaginatively served by Ritual Coffee Roasters, and LOVE-ly surprises. Enjoy Interactive art; soaring aerial heARTistry; interactive photography zone by PhotoBOOF!; music and live performances by: Diva Marisa Lenhardt, Bad Unkl Sista, Tamo (Angels of bAss, Space Cowboys), Michael Anthony & The Late Nite Sneaky, Secret Valentine, and others. While you’re at it make-yer-own Valentine in the DIY heART gallery and tell Cupid what to do with his arrow. All proceeds help bring interactive art to public places across the globe. So, go ahead! Eat your heART out! …and feed your soul.
Have you checked out the Black Rock Arts Foundation‘s BLOG recently? It is filled with art from our grantees and events we would love to share with you. Just in the last 10 days we have blogged about mobile interactive art in China, a Burning Man and Black Rock Arts Foundation artist, Dan Das Mann, Cardboardia in Russia, and a fabulous Valentine’s Day event in San Francisco we would love to attend with you.
We keep you up to date on our Grants to Artists, Civic Arts and ScrapEden programs.
Did I hear you say you aren’t familiar with the Black Rock Arts Foundation?
“The mission of the Black Rock Arts Foundation is to support and promote community-based interactive art and civic participation. For our purposes, interactive art means art that generates social participation. The process whereby this art is created, the means by which it is displayed and the character of the work itself should inspire immediate actions that connect people to one another in a larger communal context.”
