Friday,
December 12
from 6 - 9pm
Step
Right Up! Annual
Fundraiser
Gallery
Project presents
Step Right Up!,
a festive interactive
exhibition of
installations
and backdrops,
built so that
gallery goers
may enter each
space and pose
to be photographed.
Visitors may
purchase a 6-
week photo pass
to take unlimited
pictures amidst
the many imaginative
installations
and backdrops.
Become an actor
in a modern
Western set
or a reality
TV show, interact
with objects
in mysterious
places, become
part of the
Sistine Chapel
ceiling, surround
yourself in
a life-sized
Barbie cake,
take a virtual
bike ride around
Ann Arbor, try
on masks of
famous people,
visit the Acropolis
and other idyllic
places, leap
onto a photo
taking machine,
and have your
portrait become
part of an artwork
projected on
the gallery
wall. Roving
photographers
will also be
available to
take your photo
if you wish.
The opportunities
are limitless
at Step Right
Up! , Gallery
Project's 2008
Fundraiser Exhibition.
Participating
artists include
Megan Bremer,
Tom Buckholz,
Steve Coy, Toby
Fey, Anthony
Fontana, Sandy
Fontana, Vince
Frappier, Megan
Heeres, Kristin
Hermanson, Tim
Ide, Lou Krueger,
Steven Kuypers,
Cara Levine,
Jen Locke, Paul
Marquardt, Vince
Mountain, Julie
Renfro, Rick
Ruiner, Mike
Sivak, Jack
Summers and
Cedric Tai.
Artwork, from
left to right,
Mike Sivak and
Julie Renfro
"Feminine
Mystique Close-Up",
Jack Summers
"Screaming
Face",
and Paul Marquardt
"Larger
Than Life".
Gallery Project
is a fine art
collaborative.
Its mission
is to provide
a venue for
contemporary
art that is
culturally aware,
individualistic,
courageous,
and thought
provoking. Gallery
Project is a
501(c)(3) non-
profit organization.
It is located
at 215 South
Fourth Avenue
in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. Fall
and Winter gallery
hours are: Tuesday
through Thursday,
noon to 6, Friday
and Saturday,
noon to 9, and
Sunday, noon
to 4. The gallery
is closed on
Mondays. For
more information,
call 734-997-7012
or e-mail us
at galleryproject@gmail.com.
Visit our website
at thegalleryproject.com.
through Sunday,
January 18
Current Show
Flash
Flash,
an exhibition
of original
graphic art
of tattoo culture
worldwide
What
used to be reserved
for warriors,
carnival performers,
and other people
on the fringe
of society,
tattoos now
adorn us all.
Their decoration
guides their
wearers into
life's chaos
and helps to
define their
individuality
in the face
of its conformity.
The images are
chosen talismans
that protect,
evoke memories,
capture emotions
and express
opinions. The
artists responsible
for these creations
are unique.
Their canvas
is alive, ever
changing and
imperfect. Their
canvas can feel
pain, and these
engravings are
permanent marks
on a dynamic
surface. There
is a unique
synergy between
the artist and
their living
canvas that
leads to the
creation of
an artwork that
is personal
and unrepeatable.
This sub culture
of artists has
founded, maintained
and evolved
its traditions
without any
mainstream support
or recognition,
a social network
of artists,
creators and
collectors that
has evolved
outside the
contemporary
art context.
This
sub culture
of artists has
founded, maintained
and evolved
its traditions
without any
mainstream support
or recognition,
a social network
of artists,
creators and
collectors that
has evolved
outside the
contemporary
art context.
This showing
of paintings,
drawings, and
graphic art,
reveals some
of the imagery
and iconography
which describes
this culture.
Curated by Jeff
Zuck, owner
of Name Brand
Tattoo in Ann
Arbor, and Alexa
Lee, former
director of
the Alexa Lee
Gallery, these
artists represent
the current
state of several
living global
tattoo traditions.
The artists
include: Adam
Forman from
LA, Mario Desa
from Chicago,
Chriss Dettmer
from Hamburg,
Jeff Zuck, Kerri
Baker, Leo Zulueta,
Jen Munford,
Mike Aul, Ethan
Zuck and Dianne
Mansfield all
from Ann Arbor,
Mike Dorsey
from Cincinnati,
Bill Falsetta
from Ann Arbor,
Tomas Garcia
from Barcelona,
Adam Shrewsbury
from Cleveland,
and Jason June
and Guy Ursitti
from Fun City
Tattoo in New
York City. Flash
is a tribute
to tattoo creators
and enthusiasts,
and is recognition
of their artistic
and cultural
contributions.
Thru:
October 29 - December
7 2008
Gallery
Project is a
fine art collaborative.
Its mission
is to provide
a venue for
contemporary
art that is
culturally aware,
individualistic,
courageous,
and thought
provoking.
Gallery
hours: Tuesday
thru Saturday,
noon to 9; and
Sunday, noon
to 4
215
S Fourth Ave.
Ann Arbor, 734-997-7012
