Just buy a “ticket” to Side Street Projects’ 18th Annual Phantom Ball and we’ll send you a “party favor” made for this infamous non-event: a signed, limited-edition print by a well-known contemporary artist created exclusively for the Phantom Ball (Edition size=150).
What does the print look like? that’s a secret until June 1, 2011.
Buy your “ticket” right now (sight unseen) for $150 (limit 2 per customer). Once we reveal the image on June 1st, the “ticket” price doubles to $300. After January 1st, 2012, any remaining prints will be sold for $600 each (+tax).
And on that note, this year’s “souvenir print” is by…
or call (626) 798-7774 (M-F, 10am-5pm PDT)
Limit 2 “tickets” per customer
On 6/1/11 the “ticket” price DOUBLES to $300, so get yours now (sight-unseen) and save!
Brian Bress is a Los Angeles based artist and filmmaker. His collages, photographs, videos and paintings have been exhibited in various group shows and film festivals in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, including Spike and Mike’s Festival of Animation, Black Maria Film Festival, New York Director’s Club Biennial and The LA Weekly Biennial. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Cherry and Martin, Zach Feuer Gallery, and Angstrom Gallery. Recent group exhibitions include those at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Philadephia PA), Human Resources (Los Angeles), and Diverse Works (Houston TX), among others. He received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1998 and his MFA from University of California, Los Angeles in 2006.
About The Host: Bari Ziperstein, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is a site-specific sculptor, photographer, collage, and ceramic artist who is interested in the politics of space through intervention and organization. Her artistic practice is engaged with the architectural history of Los Angeles and can be read as an investigation of how urban landscapes are defined by consumerism. Ziperstein holds her MFA from CalArts and double majored at Ohio University to receive a BFA in painting and a Women’s Studies Degree. Since 2007, she has been an active member of the Board of Directors at Side Street Projects. Visit her website at www.bariziperstein.com/home.
A corner of Olga Koumoundouros' Phantom Ball "souvenir" print
It’s coming…
The 17th annual PHANTOM BALL image is about to be revealed. RSVP now, and get your souvenir print for $175, site unseen. At 6pm, the ticket price will double to $350.
Don’t miss out! The print is beautiful: an etching, two colors, approximately 11×17″, each with a unique hand-painted element added by Olga herself. This labor intensive process will continue throughout June; prints will ship at the end of the month.
Thank you to everyone who has already RSVPed – every little bit helps!
Southern California Public Radio comes to Side Street!
Corey Bridewell of KPCC’s About Town paid us a visit last week and got a full tour, courtesy of Emily Hopkins. There’s a really neat video now on the 89.3 KPCC website featuring an interview with Emily – check it out:
In as little as 20 minutes you can create and donate a unique Fundred Dollar Bill artwork that will be picked up in by a special armored truck and carried to Washington D.C., where a request will be made to our legislators for real change.
The goal is to collect over 3 million of these unique artworks. This cumulative total of 300,000,000 Fundred Dollars supports the equivalent cost (in U.S. Dollars) required to make safe every lead contaminated property in New Orleans, so that every child is protected.
Your creative contribution, along with 3,000,000 other individuals, will send a powerful message to Congress that we care about the health of future generations. This is a cool project, a great learning opportunity for all ages, with profound implications for the health of our planet and children.
Side Street Projects will be serving as one of the collection centers for the Fundred Dollar Bills. The people involved in this project are world class artists who really pull stuff like this off on a regular basis.
The “Fundred” truck will be coming to Side Street Projects on Friday February 19th at 4:00 pm.
We will be making Fundreds and loading up the truck. Come join us. It will be fun!
Additionally, come and make your own hanging planter out of a recycled 2 liter bottle.
Last summer when Side Street Projects stopped in New Orleans on our cross country trip with the Armadillo we were astounded by how much work still needs to be done. Here is a video of children in the 7th ward who have never tasted fresh herbs because their soil is so contaminated that they can’t plant anything to eat in the ground.
Did you know that lead contaminated soil is a problem in many cities in the U.S. and is a condition that often significantly impacts the health of our children? Studies demonstrate that lead-poisoning can affect nearly every system in the body, compromising healthy brain development and leading to poor performance in the schools, attention deficit disorder and even juvenile delinquency. The good news is that there is a solution, and it is why I encourage you to participate in The Fundred Dollar Bill Project, a simple, fun and important project supporting a solution to lead-contaminated soil in New Orleans as a model for other cities across the United States with the same devastating problem.
To learn more about getting involved, visit the website: www.fundred.org
Crit Clusters are Side Street Projects’ new professional practices program for visual artists in LA County. Crit Clusters are mobile, moderated critique groups that combine studio visit and business skill seminar. Clusters launch mid-March, 2010. Tuition is $180 for 8 weeks and includes the textbook plus a one year artist membership to Side Street Projects. Sign up on-line below, or call (626) 798-7774.
Every holiday season, we open up the vault and offer rare selections from our print archives for a very limited time. This year, we’re pleased to present the absolute last 3 signed Cathy Opie prints available for sale. This is the official “portrait” by Cathy of our Mobile Headquarters, commemorating Side Street Projects’ 16th Anniversary (aka, our SweetSixteen). Proceeds from all print sales directly support Side Street Projects’ programs for kids and artists throughout LA County.
Catherine Opie Side Street Projects Sweet 16 Aniversary Print Untitled – Side Street Projects’ Mobile HQ (2008)
Archival Pigment Print (From a Digital Photo)
Archival Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Paper (20″ x 16”)
Limited Edition of 50
Signed & Numbered by the Artist
$1,000 (only 3 available)
Every holiday season, we open up the vault and offer rare selections from our print archives for a very limited time. This year, we’re pleased to present 5 unique cyanotypes by LA’s very own Walead Beshty. These are the absolute last 5 Beshty cyanotypes available for sale. Each is unique and handmade by Walead. Proceeds from all print sales directly support Side Street Projects’ programs for kids and artists throughout LA County.
Walead Beshty Untitled (2009)
Cyanotype
6″ x 8″
Limited Edition of 100 Unique Cyanotypes
Hand-Indexed by the Artist
$1,000 each (only 5 available)
Every holiday season, we open up the vault and offer rare selections from our print archives for a very limited time. This year, we’re pleased to present the absolute last 2 John Baldessari prints that will ever be made public again. John created this fabulous edition for us back in 1997 to commemorate Side Street Projects’ 5th Anniversary. These are the last two available, save for the 1 copy in Side Street’s permanent archive.
John Baldessari Side Street Projects’ 5th Anniversary Print I Saw It (1997)
Lithograph
16″ x 20 ”
Limited Edition of 100
Signed and Numbered by the Artist
$2,000 (only 1 left as of 12/17/09)
