Sunday, April 22 (Earth Day). 1-5pm

Be there or be square. You don’t want to be square, do you?

Join us as we open the Llama doors for our Fall Open House 2011!
Great art, even better people. See you there!

Time flies when your making art. Our Spring Open House is already at hand. Join us as we open the doors to our studios. We have some incredibly talented new members of the Llama family, Derek Toomes and Garrett Scales. Come by, say hi and check out some art on a fine Spring Sunday.

Sunday, April 10

1 – 5 pm

NCNC [North Carolina New Contemporary]
October 8, 2010 – March 13, 2011
From SECCA: “A recent movement in art-making is fusing seemingly disparate elements of history painting and collage with graffiti, video gaming, folk, anime, advertising and film. In a state of continual muta-tion, this movement congregates a variety of practices under one amorphous umbrella – speed-ing through titles as quickly as it does styles… Such efforts found immediate traction in major urban centers, and intriguing interpretations outside the mainstream. Such is the case in North Carolina, where a generation of young artists from across the state are animating “new contemporary” with painting and sculpture that traverses the aesthetic spectrum.” Featured artists: Darren Goins, Hieronymus, James Marshall [Dalek], Brian Mashburn, Sean Pace [Jinx], Taiyo la Paix, Parail, Mathew Curran, Derek Toomes, Gabriel Shaffer

Visit SECCA’s site for images of the show and more information.

Ben Franklin once said, “There can’t be good living where there is not good drinking.” I find that quote highly debatable and slightly ironic. Sure, most of my best stories begin with “I was so wasted this one time that….” but for each legendary story I have compiled I am plagued with 50 liver-soaked, hang-over ridden, bruise bearing all-nighters that have probably shaved a considerably slice off the lifespan.

It is this dichotomy that I have chosen to explore for my first solo show, “DRUNK Illustrated”. I will be detailing my rancid, adventurous and mayhem ridden drinking stories as well as a collection of gems from friends and family. Each colorful story will be hand-painted and illustrated on a full 40oz bottle of bottle of Old English malt liquor while slowly rotating on bottom lit, revolving display platforms.

Drunken pink elephant style. Juxtaposing these stories with a cartoonish, colorful execution and displaying on rotating platform will illustrate the adictive, engaging and dizzying power that alcohol possesses over some of us.

A set of custom painted bottles will also feature portraits from a collection of the worlds greatest drinkers, happy & sad. These will feature Edgar Allen Poe, Andre the Giant, Ben Franklin, John Daly, and Judy Garland.

Come early, thirsty and prepared to share your greatest drinking stories. I know you have one or two that you wish you could forget.

Check out a few preview shots of the storied bottles:

The show will be located at the Bonded Llama on Capital Blvd in Raleigh.

The Llama can be a little hard to find but this map should help you out.

Click to find Bonded Llama on Google Maps.

Light food & refreshments will be provided while they last.

Questions? Hit me. uprockmedia@gmail.com – 919.522.0149

via http://www.raleighcitymuseum.org/

The Green Frame: An Exposition in Reclaimed Materials opens Friday, April 9, 2010. Join us for an evening reception from 6:00p.m-9:00p.m. as we celebrate the museum’s first collaboration with Builders of Hope. Builders of Hope creates affordable, green housing by rescuing and recycling these homes, turning them into new hope for working families and giving communities new life. Green Frame: An Exposition in Reclaimed Materials, celebrates this mission through the vision of local artists.

Using materials reclaimed from Builders of Hope, sixteen invited artists have created unique interpretations of what it means to recycle, rebuild, and renew hope. The artists featured are Jim Adams, DL Anderson, Jeff Bell, Luke Buchanan, Jason Craighead, Dave Green, André Leon Gray, Christian Karkow, Tim Kiernan, Louis St. Lewis, David McConnell, Madonna Phillips, Sarah Powers, Bob Rankin, Doug Van de Zande, and Mia Yoon. In addition to the unveiling of Green Frame, the event will also feature live music and free refreshments. This program is free and open to the public.

The Raleigh City Museum is located in the Historic Briggs Building at 220 Fayetteville Street. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m. and Saturday, 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. Admission to the museum and programs is free. The permanent exhibits are, It Started With One Thousand Acres: Raleigh and its People, Raleigh’s City Flag: 100 Years, and Let Us March On: Raleigh’s Journey Towards Civil Rights. Call (919) 832-3775 ext. 23 or visit our website at http://www.raleighcitymuseum.org/ for more information.

The 1st $25 Show was an incredible success. The show almost completely sold out. Abe and Andrew would be proud.

We do not have any pick-up times scheduled. Please call 919.522.0149 or email uprockmedia@gmail.com to schedule a pick-up.

Thanks again everyone. Your support is truly appreciated.

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Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln love to party. Who can forget the time they got Martha Washington stoned off her ass, captured that lilly-livered Redcoat and made him do keg stands for a fortnight? In honor of these presidential party animals, we are showcasing some of Raleigh’s best and brightest for a show that will make your Jacksons and Lincolns tickled green.

This is a one night event that will feature Raleigh’s best giving back to the community that has given to them through such a rough economic period.

EVERY PIECE WILL BE ONLY $25!

First come, first serve. Snag your lovely something nice for Valentines day. Enjoy the company.

$25 SHOW – FEATURED ARTISTS!!
Garrett Scales	Matt Scofield	Victor Knight
Sean Kernick	Greg Davis	Adam Peele
Bart Cusick	Briana Martinez	Ben Tuttle
Ann Marie Kennedy	Derek Toomes	Art Stone
Gretchen McLaren	Elizabeth Niemeyer	Adam Barnhill

show postcard:

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5TH, (2.5, get it?)
7pm – 11:30pm

Bonded Llama – main gallery
1505 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh, NC
919.247.1606

Click here for map.

The dysfunctionally functional Bonded Llama family are opening the doors to their humble abode to showcase our artwork as well as our workspaces. Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-lost to me. We lift our lamp beside the Bonded Llama door!

Not that I am drawing clear parallels between the revolutionary American icon The Statue of Liberty but our torch does burn bright and we are kind of floating out in an island oasis of warehouses and freight train layups. We are also a motley crew of dedicated artists with an array of talents guaranteed to juxtapose comfortably and could quite possibly make your nipples hard….. or not. No pressure.

So stop by and see us. We’d love to have you.

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The LoDi Project would like to see how artists are inspired by typography in the January 2010 exhibition titled “Letters”: The theme of typography is addressed in multiple ways by
using a variety of media and techniques, such as video, photography, graphic design, graffiti,
calligraphy, and painting.
It looks to be a fun show showcasing a collection of talent both local and national.