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BRIDGET RILEY: PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER, 1963-2005

_{Blaze 3, 1963 | Acrylic on board | 37 1/4” x 37}

"This exhibition encompasses forty years of uncompromising and remarkable innovation, exploring Bridget Riley’s characteristic and distinctive optically vibrant work. Her last exhibition in North America was at the Dia Center, New York, in 2000.

Riley’s work is celebrated for its ability to engage the viewer’s sensations and perceptions, producing visual experiences that are complex and challenging, subtle and arresting.

Her paintings employ a simple vocabulary of colors and abstract shapes to generate sensations of movement, light and space. This exhibition traces the development of Riley’s work from the early 1960s to the present day.

Ms. Riley will be at Cranbrook on Friday evening, September 23, 2005.

Ms. Riley will present a rare public lecture on Saturday, September 24 at 4:00 p.m."

The exhibit will be shown September 3, 2005 through October 30, 2005.

Call 877-462-7262 or visit Cranbrook's website for more information.

For those of you who pre-ordered JOMAS last week, it begain arriving on door steps and mailboxes Tuesday.

For those of you who didn't pre-order, we still have a few low edition packages left with issue numbers under 50.

JOMAS is available for sale online for $35.00 USD. JOMAS includes:

• 1 Sound CD full of Music, Poetry, and Sound Installations
• 2 Motion DVDs of Experimental Film, Animation and Documentaries
• Liner Notes
• White Triple Disc Packaging with a handpainted "jomas dot logo" cover

You'll find work by Outside Circle artists such as:

Abraham Olguin, Andrew Patterson and Dustin Edwards, Animal, Anne Delmariani, Antonio Zirión, Arctic Circle, Ben Gaydos, Bryan Bickel and Scott Pruett [Init], Christopher Irvin, Dan Gorman [DanSiezure], Evie Wright / Nick Lyon, Hernán Apablaza, Hugh Hartford, Jancee Warnick [The Jancee Pornick Casino], Jenn Brigham, Ben Gaydos, Nick Gaydos and Alison Lugo, Jim Ryan and Deon Foster [shenanigans.tv], Julia Yezbick, Julie Meitz, Louis Rawlins, Meck [Featuring Jean Lee], Nayiri Bardakjian, Outside Circle Collective (vocals by Rachel Yezbick), Paul Gabel, Pilvari Pirtola, Potter-Belmar Labs, Radio Ruido, Ryan Seslow, Stargrazer, Thatshim!thatstheguy!, The Argyle Wishlist, Tim Lane, Tony Gault, Whitehorse, and Zev Robinson.

Get your copy today!

A big thank you to all who performed, helped set up and contributed making the Journal of Motion and Sound (JOMAS) release party a sucesss.

We debuted the each of the discs of JOMAS on the big screen, in the quieter side room as well as the listening stations.

For those of you who were not able to make it to Detroit last Friday, you missed five great performances by:

• Chuck Sipperley
• Potter-Belmar Labs
• Tim Lane
• Shenanigans.tv
• Calliope (with film jockeying by Julie Meitz)

We've got a few pictures up on Flickr

If you took any pictures at the JOMAS release party, please feel free to add them to the Outside Circle Collective group photo pool. (Its free!)

The 555 Gallery was especially kind in letting Outside Circle use their space to throw the party. Please help support them and check out their upcoming shows!

For those of you that don't know:

The Michigan Guild is a non-profit, membership organization of professional artists. Although a great many members reside in Michigan, Guild members can be found throughout North America and Europe. The Guild’s mission is to promote community awareness, understanding and appreciation of the visual arts and to maintain a support network for artists, which provides educational, mentoring and marketing opportunities. The Guild is recognized and valued for its ability to bring the fine art and fine craft directly to the individual via its art fairs and festivals. It is committed to help preserve and enhance arts and culture in every community.

It was great seeing so many Outside Circle artists at Gallery 555 in Detroit on Friday, May 6th. Many thanks to Joe Scott for organizing and involving so many great artists.

For those of you who missed the opening of The Buddy System, please check it out. The show is open until May 31st. (To see what you missed: Ben Gaydos and I took a few pictures of the opening and posted them to Flickr.)

For more info, Peter wrote a bit about The Buddy System a few weeks ago.

p.s. Outside Circle Collective has a group pool on Flickr that is open to anyone. Please feel free to post your pictures there. It's free and you get exposure for your work!

An artist plans to sow seeds of revitalization at a blighted 32-acre plot between Chinatown and Lincoln Heights in Los Angeles. "I'm really fascinated by past industrial sites and how they're redeemed," artist Lauren Bon said. "The idea is not just to make a place pretty, but to make it healthy again."

1. Paperwork to be filed:
1. Articles of Incorporation
1. Filing cost is $22.50
2. Call Office of Commerce and Labor to send?
2. Budget (2 Years)
   
1. 4 Pages
2. Could be difficult to complete
3. Save for use with grants
4. Already -$500 for 2003 / 2004 activities. OCC still owes people money.
   
5. 2005 / 2006 Estimations:
1. 2005
1. JOMAS - $500
2. mini JOWAI - $100
3. mini Collaboration .2 -$200
1. Website Distribution to other museum websites
2. Streaming Video / Audio
   
2. 2006
1. JOWAI - $300
2. mini JOMAS - $200
3. Bylaws
1. Directorship vs. Membership
2. Who will be on the board of directors?
3. How many people constitute a quorum? Risks and benefits of having a small quorum.
   
2. Income possiblities
1. Membership Fee
1. Keep low enough that it isn't a burden for Aritsts
2. $10?
3. Take a portion of everyone's to support those who cannot afford.
4. Suggested Donation / Determine your own Membership Fee
   
2. Fundraising
1. T-Shirts
2. Online Art
3. Design Contests
   
3. Donations
1. Website
2. Paypal
   
4. Income from Journals
   
1. JOMAS, JOWAI
2. sold artwork
3. admission to events / release partys
1. 2005 JOMAS Release in East Lansing, Ann Arbor?
   
5. Submission Fees for call for entries
3. Reasons for 501(c)3
1. Access to funding
2. Making Art Available
3. OCC providing more access to it's members
4. Allowing other non-profits to work more closely with OCC
   
4. Increased level of Documentation
1. Need detailed Logs of hours and money
2. Sending detailed receipts for donations
3. Keeping Better Records
4. Physical Address to keep articles of incorporation and bylaws.
5. Assignment:
1. Bylaws: Nick Gaydos
2. Budget: Julia Yezbick and Nayiri Bardakjian
3. Articles of Incorporation: Ben Gaydos
4. Forms and Receipt Design: Peter Richards
6. Unanswered questions:
1. What type of Organization will we be "by law:" Association, Incorporation, etc?
2. More questions will become apparent by writing the bylaws.
   

The newest exhibit at Kresge Art Museum in East Lansing, Michigan:

"When translated from French, trompe l’oeil literally means “to fool-the-eye.” Over 45 works of art will be on display and include paintings by the famous 19th century American artists William Michael Harnett and John Frederick Peto.

Some of the contemporary artists include Tom Friedman, Sylvia Mangold, Robert Gober, Vernon Fisher, Alan Magee, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Federico Castelluccio (known for his role as Furio Giunta on HBO’s The Sopranos).

The trompe l’oeil style has existed for centuries, but in the mid-19th century American painters became its foremost practitioners. These painters try to make the images on the canvas seem three-dimensional and to extend into the viewer’s space. They use depth and receding and jutting planes to achieve the illusion. “For some painters, the illusion lies in the details. In Vernon Fisher’s case, it is a small sculpted fly resting on a large abstract canvas,” says April Kingsley, curator of the exhibition."