An Eye For An Eye by Valeria Fonseca

An animation by Valeria Fonseca presenting a satirical view of the orgins of the "war on terror" as well as the results.

Dr. D has a "thorn in his foot"

Dr. D has a "thorn in his foot" that fuels is subversive street art.

"It's not street art. Its art on the street." Dr D

The Antaganist Art Movement

The Antagonist Art Movement - For Dummies from Anthony Ferraro on Vimeo.

This is an arts movement with a mission statement that seems similar to the origins of Gallery5 (I can't be one hundred percent sure. I wasn't there.) - before loans, bills, non-profit status, building repairs, etc. forced the gallery to adapt into a different kind of entity. Unlike this particular movement, Gallery5 is bound by expenses as a physical space. I am not sure if the changes made to Gallery5's operations have been positive or negative. However, after having been more involved, I do appreciate both the energy of the past and the present.

Inspiration, cool stuff, etc #9

Dutch politician Jan Pronk, Netherlands Peace Activist, reveals his past as Mexican Wrestler and encourages the next generation to fight for peace.


National Bestseller - street art by Judith Viorst.

Agitate! Educate! Organize!: American Labor Posters article on the Design Observer

We Commune article on community and facebook.

Art and Copy a documentary on the advertising industry.

Result from the designing a Better Classroom Competition.

Stimulus Funding Map on Flowing Data.

Typophile Film Festival opening titles.

Beautiful new illustrations by Barry Bruner

You still have a chance to win a DINO prize!

We wanted to thank everyone for participating and to let others know that it isn't too late to win a prize. We are extending the "WHEN DINOS RULE RVA!" project to the end of September so keep an eye out for maps and bones.

Also, shirts and prints are available at GallowLily's, the Gallery5 store. All proceeds benefit the T.O.W.A.R.'s Public Art Collective so that we can produce more work for all of you to participate in.

If this is confusing; check out this past blog entry for more details on the project.

Citizen Gallery

A selection of posters were taken from the Power To The Poster project - including my own. Selections were made by a group of judges including: Zara Arshad , Stefan Bucher, Glória Costa, Sue Garibaldi, Ken Hashimoto, Ben Jones, Patrick Jones, Brad Kindler, James David Morgan, Megan Patrick, Magalie Pedrono, Noah Scalin, Ryan Sorensen, and Beth Stone.

This online gallery of 30 posters is a selection of the most moving designs from PowerToThePoster.org. A panel of designers and activists offered insight on the work that was the most compelling and those posters are now being offered to the public as 15×24 and 24×38 prints.

The posters are digitally printed at photographic resolution by Elevate Printing in Chicago, Illinois. Poster sizes are 15×24 inches and 24×38 inches to strategically minimize waste in the production process. The posters are printed on HP Coated Paper using water based archivable, photographic inks to achieve the best colors that will last for decades.

The project is a collaboration between theMatchFactory, Elevate Printing, our gracious panel of design activists and the many citizen designers who took it upon themselves to make bold statements with their designs in an effort to help make a better world.

The price system for the 30 posters you can purchase through our online store is 1 part Artist, 1 part Printer, 1 part Cause.

Help me decide

Don't know whether to use hand done inks or illustrator for my outlines in a comic. So I did a portrait for the "about the author's" section. Left or Right?

Pros for illustrator: cleaner, editable (both lines and thickness), more potential for future animation.

Pros for hand inked: more expressive, visceral, much MUCH faster

Finished guitar lessons illustration.

Just finished this image to be used on a poster advertising private guitar lessons.

FREE PIE!

On August 29th, at 11am, a group of friends got together and handed out 13 freshly baked pies to passer-bys... for free. Why? Why not! We just wanted to put a few smiles on strangers faces while having some great conversations all over a slice of pie. The Free Pie Movement is founded on the idea that simple gestures, like giving away free pie, can unite communities and spread joy.

Check out free-pie.org for past Free Pie Day events from other parts of the country. View photos from the Free Pie Day: Richmond event here.

From Marc Obrien.

WHEN DINOS RULED RVA!

Friday, Sept. 4th
7PM-11PM
at the Lucent Phoenix Resource Center
located in Gallery5
200 W. Marshall St
Richmond, VA 23220
804 644 0005

When Dinos Ruled RVA! is a publics arts project as faux archaeological dig. There Once Was A Rebellion's (T.O.W.A.R.) Public Arts Collective has buried 20 sculpted ceramic "dinosaur bones" around the city of Richmond. Maps of the bones' whereabouts will be placed near the dig sites - as well as The Lucent Phoenix Resource Center - with clues to help the People of Richmond find them. People are then to take the bones to the Lucent Phoenix before or during the opening reception, Friday, September 4th, to receive a prize. The opening reception of When Dinos Ruled RVA! will include dino themed refreshments, cartoons, prizes, shirts, posters and more! Please joins us in this fun adventure to promote the public arts and acknowledge our magnificent predecessors whom have shared our planet earth.



Below are jpgs of the maps to find the dinosaurs. Just click on them to see a larger image.

X MARKS THE SPOT!