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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

 

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