Side Street Projects» The Armadillo http://sidestreet.org Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:23:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Many of you remember our What Do Curators Want? series that aired last year, featuring insider conversations with people like Lisa Melandri from the Santa Monica Museum and Jeff Poe of Blum & Poe. Over 10,000 artists from all over the world devoured and raved about this series. The complete archive can be found on iTunes and in our podcast archive. Our new series— Shop Talk — debuts today and features frank conversations with your favorite contemporary artists. Hosted by artist Bari Ziperstein, you can think of Shop Talk like that “Inside the Actor’s Studio” show on Bravo, except for visual artists. What are some misconceptions about being a contemporary LA artist? How do you juggle deadlines, personal life, and your day job? Has your life suffered because of art? These are tough questions, and Bari gets some very honest answers from some of LA’s most celebrated and respected artists. Bari Ziperstein no Bari Ziperstein emily@sidestreet.org emily@sidestreet.org (Bari Ziperstein) Our new series— Shop Talk — debuts today and features frank conversations with your favorite contemporary artists. art, community, studio art Side Street Projects» The Armadillo http://sidestreet.org/v2/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/shoptalk_logo_small.png http://sidestreet.org/category/the-armadillo/ Get on Board with Mel Chin’s FUNDRED Dollar Bill Project! http://sidestreet.org/blog/get-on-board-with-mel-chins-fundred-dollar-bill-project/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/get-on-board-with-mel-chins-fundred-dollar-bill-project/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:38:43 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=1372 Arise Academy

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

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Join us on Friday, October 9th for Pasadena Art Night!

Celebrate art + food by planting the winter lettuce crop on The Armadillo. Born from the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, The Armadillo is an actual FEMA trailer that MIT transformed into a vertical, sustainable, and mobile community garden.

Also, artists Charlie Hachadourian and Poorang Nori will perform a unique middle-east breadmaking tradition. Out of the remains of an old elevator car, Charlie and Poorang have created a “tonir” – a traditional lavash oven. Charlie and Poorang will be baking fresh lavash all night long… if you’re real good, maybe you’ll get to taste some!

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Pasadena ArtNight
@ Side Street Projects Mobile HQ
Friday, October 9th from 6pm-10pm
730 North Fair Oaks Avenue @ Orange Grove
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 798-7774

Visit the ArtNight website for a complete list of participating institutions, activities, and shuttle route maps.

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ArtNight Restaurant Specials!

From 5:00 to 6:30pm ask for a FREE ArtNight dessert with purchase of an entree at these One Colorado restaurants: Akbar, Gordon Biersch, Il Fornaio, Johnny Rockets, Russell’s, or Sushi Roku.

Opening reception sponsored by Whole Foods Arroyo. Charile & Poorang’s performance made possible by an ArtNight Mini-Grant from the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission. On-site community programming at Side Street Projects’ Mobile HQ made possible by support from the Leonard I. Green Foundation and The Rowe and Gayle Giesen Family Trust.

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]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/artnight/feed/ 0 The Armadillo: Southern Wall is Planted! http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-southern-wall-is-planted/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-southern-wall-is-planted/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:53:11 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=322 Much thanks to all our friends who came out today, despite the near 100 degree temps. About 200 folks came by, pitched in, and planted the southern wall of The Armadillo. Much thanks to our fabu staff, and our friend Kate for all your hard work. Today was pretty sweet.

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]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-southern-wall-is-planted/feed/ 0 The Armadillo Homecoming & Planting Party http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-homecoming-planting-party/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-homecoming-planting-party/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:33:38 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=298 When:
Saturday, July 18th, 11am-4pm

Where:
Side Street Projects Mobile HQ
730 North Fair Oaks Ave.
The NE Corner of Fair Oaks & Orange Grove
Pasadena, CA 91103

You are invited to a homecoming, planting party, and open house for The Armadillo: an actual FEMA trailer from Hurricane Katrina that MIT transformed into a mobile, sustainable, and vertical community garden. MIT awarded The Armadillo to Side Street Projects after a nationwide search. Side Street Projects just completed a 25-state tour to retrieve The Armadillo from MIT’s Boston campus and bring it back to it’s new home in Pasadena… with educational stops along the way in Washington DC, New Orleans, and Houston.

Bring your kids, grandkids, and friends to experience the latest addition to Side Street’s unique family of mobile community art classrooms. Join us for tours, family art workshops, benignities, and lemonade! Plus, you can help plant the very first crop of seasonal herbs in this utterly unique 21st century community garden, born from one of the biggest fiascoes in US history.

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]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-homecoming-planting-party/feed/ 0 Armadillo Tour Flashback: The US Mint in New Orleans http://sidestreet.org/blog/armadillo-tour-flashback-the-us-mint-in-new-orleans/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/armadillo-tour-flashback-the-us-mint-in-new-orleans/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:28:50 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=292 So Doug MacCash, the the art critic from the New Orleans Times Picayune, came out to visit us and The Armadillo on a crazy hot & stormy Sunday afternoon. Doug shot this awesome little video… far beyond our current in-house video-editing kung-fu (pardon all the hyphens).

]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/armadillo-tour-flashback-the-us-mint-in-new-orleans/feed/ 0 The Armadillo Has Landed! http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-has-landed/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-has-landed/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:04:24 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/the-armadillo-has-landed/ Mission accomplished. We pulled into Side Street HQ tonight around 8:40 pm. Exhausted, but excited. Emily & Jon are going to sleep now, and play with their dogs for the first time in 25 days. Photos, videos, and more to follow this week, promise.

]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-has-landed/feed/ 0 The Armadillo @ The National Mall (Washington, DC) http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-the-national-mall-washington-dc/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-the-national-mall-washington-dc/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:02:09 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=274 What a day in D.C.! Postcard perfect weather. Confused tourists. Art students. Lobbyists. Teachers. Etc. This video includes our first official “tour” of The Armadillo itself, including the planting walls, composting drum, and Armadillo butt comparisons (very scientific).

For more info about The Armadillo & The Armadillo US Tour, click here.

]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-the-national-mall-washington-dc/feed/ 0 The Armadillo @ The Herring Run Native Berry Festival (Baltimore, MD) http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-the-herring-run-native-berry-festival-baltimore-md/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-the-herring-run-native-berry-festival-baltimore-md/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:55:05 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=266 Our first official tour stop. The weather finally cleared and we got down to some serious “make your own planters out of recycled material” goodness. Special thanks to the Herring Run Watershed Association for hosting us!

Check out the little neighborhood girl at the end of the video… priceless.

For more info about The Armadillo & The Armadillo US Tour, click here.

]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-the-herring-run-native-berry-festival-baltimore-md/feed/ 0 The Hand-Off http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-hand-off/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-hand-off/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:50:49 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=251

]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-hand-off/feed/ 0 The Road to Boston http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-road-to-boston/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-road-to-boston/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:44:16 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=247

]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-road-to-boston/feed/ 0 Massa Freakin’ Chussets http://sidestreet.org/blog/massa-freakin-chussets/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/massa-freakin-chussets/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:46:15 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=238

]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/massa-freakin-chussets/feed/ 1 Hitchhikers http://sidestreet.org/blog/hitchhikers/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/hitchhikers/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:21:17 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/?p=230

]]> http://sidestreet.org/blog/hitchhikers/feed/ 0 The Armadillo Tour: Day 1 & 2 http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-tour-day-1-2/ http://sidestreet.org/blog/the-armadillo-tour-day-1-2/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:50:44 +0000 Jon Lapointe http://sidestreet.org/the-armadillo-tour-day-1-2/ Hi folks! Sorry for the delay, but (guess what), there’s not a lot of Internet service between LA and Colorado (especially the Arizona and Utah portions). Emily & Jon are safe and sound in Grand Junction CO… goal is to make it to Nebraska by tomorrow. Ya gotta have goals, right? Anywho, here’s some footage from blast-off on June 12, to the Grand Canyon, thru Utah, and finally… the Ramada in Grand Junction, CO. Highly recommend it. The night clerk is from Azusa. That’s gotta be a good sign.

For more info about The Armadillo & The Armadillo US Tour, click here.

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