11/2/12

Screens & Suds and The Quadtastic Four



Screens and suds are having the annual fundraising event at Gallery5 this year. Pictured above is my contribution to the project. The theme this year is "Quad."

MORE INFO BELOW:
On Friday, November 2nd and Saturday, November 3rd Gallery5 is proud to host:
The Screens n’ Suds 4th Annual Art & Beer Festival to Benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Screens ‘n’ Suds’ mission is to enhance appreciation for craft beer and art while raising money for charity. “Screens” as in screen printing—posters, t-shirts and the like ‘n’ “Suds” as in beer—malt, hops, yeast and water. Since 2009, Screens ‘n’ Suds activities have generated over $50,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and other charities through sales of beer-inspired art donated by artists from around the country, MS Walks, beer dinners, and events.

FREE 6PM - 10:30PM Friday, November 2nd
First Fridays Art Walk Public Opening
at Gallery5
200 W. Marshall Street
Richmond, VA 23222


Featuring:

Screens n Suds Fall 2012 Print Series preview
Original Print and Mixed Media Exhibition by Screens ‘n’ Suds artists
Beer from featured Virginia Breweries
Screen print artists will in house displaying and selling their art and merch
Live Musical Performances

4PM-9PM Saturday, November 3rd (THE BIG DAY)
Screens n’ Suds BIG EVENT


No cover charge, suggested $5 donation. All ages, 21+ to drink. All proceeds from Screens 'n' Suds table sales and donations benefit MS Society and Gallery5.

Featuring:

Beer Tastings by the regions top breweries.
Live Music
Beer-inspired Art Vendors
FREE merch giveaways and raffles
and much more!


The following is a line-up of what is in store for Saturday, November 3rd.

Tentative Brewery line-up: (Saturday Only)
Hardywood Park
Legend
Starr Hill
Midnight Brewing
Devil’s Backbone
Dogfish Head
New Belgium
Sierra Nevada
Blue Mountain
Terrapin
St. George.

Screens ‘n’ Suds Inaugural Brew: (Saturday Only)
Look out for a very special collaboration between Hardywood Park and Screens 'n' Suds. There will be a very small amount of limited edition, signed and numbered bottles available at the event.

Screens ‘n’ Suds 2012 Fall Series for Sale: (Saturday Only)
In celebration of Screens 'n' Suds 4th year, the 2012 fall print edition theme will be "Quad." In Suds terms, Quad is short for Quadrupel, a trappist style strong ale of great strength and flavor. The strongest of the four common trappist styles, the Quadrupel is generally a dark ale with big flavors of dark fruit. In Screens terms, artists explore the artistic world of "Quad" or "Four."

Tentative list of artists contributing to the series:
Itty Bitty Press
aelhra
A Firebird Surrounded
Plastic Flame Press
Benjamin Chan
Bizhan Khodabandeh
Branden Otto
Praxium Press
Jason Taylor
The Bungaloo
Team Eight
Horan/Andershock Collaboration
Ashley Phipps
Doe Eyed Design

Over 10 artists from all over the country will be at Gallery5 displaying and selling art.

Artists include:
Tripp
Itty Bitty Press
Ryan Kerrigan
with many more TBA.

A silent auction and a raffle for gift certificates, prints, and other goodies during the event.

Contact:
For “screens” series inquiries, contact Ric Hersh at mojiboo02@gmail.com
or (804) 304-3772.

For “suds” inquiries, contact Brian Gearing at brianwgearing@gmail.com
or (804) 263-0655

For raffle or silent auction donations or any other inquiry, contact us
at screensnsuds@gmail.com

Stay in touch at:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/screensnsuds
@screensnsuds
http://www.screensnsuds.com

Screens ‘n’ Suds would like to thank:
our friends & family, Hardywood Park, Gallery5, RichmondBeerLovers.com, TJ’s Restaurant, Brown Distributing Company, Specialty Beverage of Virginia, and RVA Magazine for your support.

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