Call to artists: Odd Beauty at Tinges Commons

Odd Beauty
Signs of Absurdity and Elegance Within
May 30th - July 18th

Tinges Commons Call to Artists

The Youth Dreamers and Tinges Commons are teaming up for a public art show of hand-painted signs. The collaboration between these two Waverly-based groups will focus on the themes of inner beauty and the poetic absurd. Local artists are invited to contribute their own hand-made "Signs of Absurdity and Elegance Within" and/or help fabricate collaborative signs on May 27th and 29th, 2010 at Tinges Commons.

Contact Graham Coreil-Allen if you interested in participating: detourne@gmail.com or 917-683-5922.

May 20th, 3-5pm - brainstorming workshop, YD Dream House
May 27th, 3-5pm - sign fabrication workshop, Tinges Commons
May 29th, 2-5pm - install signs at Tinges Commons
May 30th, 4-7pm - opening reception at Tinges Commons

The Stadium Youth Dreamers is youth-run, after-school program that provides, "a safe & stimulating youth center for the growth & development of young people through youth empowerment." Tinges Commons at Mirkwood Estates is a community garden and collaborative public art space located on the southeast corner of 33rd and Frisby Streets in Waverly.

www.youthdreamers.org/
mirkwoodestates.blogspot.com/

Specter Polis at the Creative Alliance

Opening this Friday at the Creative Alliance, Specter Polis is a collection of short videos focusing on arresting moments of the spectacular sublime as they quietly arise within invisible corners of the city. Videos such as, Natty Boh Utz Girl Billboard Wafting Destruction, Baltimore Heavy Metal Scrap Yard, and Walking on Plastic Reeds capture urban movement, veracity, force, and uncanny calm.

On view May 7- Jun 18
Screening and Artist Talk Thu May 27,
7pm in CAmm Media Lab

Creative Alliance

3134 Eastern Ave

Baltimore, MD 21224

More info here.