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Stories in Motion: Art in Transit

Posted on August 16, 2006 - 2:13 AM by

Accidental Bloomington and Hoosier Cruiser (combined pieces) by Vilnis Chakars (3 years old); Medium: Crayon on Paper; Display: Internal

Your Art Here (YAH), in partnership with Bloomington Transit, is pleased to announce Stories in Motion : Art in Transit, a public art project that showcases on city buses juried community artwork that captures the spirit of Bloomington. Artwork will be placed on the outside and inside of Bloomington Transit buses during August, September and October 2006.

We are pleased to announce the following selections for “Stories in Motion: Art in Transit”:

  • “Blooming!” by Deneise Self; Medium: Digital Photography; Display: External, Back of bus No. 345
  • “Little Five” by Ron Firebaugh; Medium: Acrylic; Display: External, Side of bus No. 553
  • “Aglow” by Emily Goodson, Medium: Photography; Display: Internal, Bus No. 345
  • “Come Home Safely” by Bob Autio; Medium: Painting; Display: Internal, Bus No. 347
  • “from the Transmission series” by Elke Pessl; Medium: Digital image from photograms; Display: Internal, Bus No. 9723
  • “On Stage” by Olivia Evans (8 years old); Medium: Colored ink on paper; Display: Internal, Bus No. 9721
  • “I’m Nineteen: with Long Arms” by Justin Clifford Rhody; Medium: Carbon copy; Display: Internal, Bus Nos. 9516 and 9725
  • “Spaces” by Kyle Caird; Medium: Digital Art; Display: Internal, Bus No. 9514
  • “Accidental Bloomington” and “Hoosier Cruiser” (combined pieces) by Vilnis Chakars (3 years old); Medium: Crayon on Paper; Display: Internal, Bus No. 346

UPDATE (9/30/2006): We are pleased to announce that the following selections have been installed as a 2nd set of interior artwork for “Stories in Motion: Art in Transit” (pictures will be posted soon):

  • “Unity without Uniformity” or “Global Locale” by Mylo Roze; Medium: Mixed Media; Display: Internal, Bus No. 554
  • “fuzzy” by Ann Shedd; Medium: Color Photograph; Display: Internal, Bus No. 348
  • “Untitled” from S291 Photography (masks) by Ashley E. Roudebush; Medium: Black and White Photograph; Display: Internal, Bus No. 555
  • “Purple Life/Cutters/Lily Pond” by Carol Hedin; Medium: Color Photograph; Display: Internal, Bus No. 241
  • “Bloomington Blue” by Lee Chapman; Medium: Digital Image; Display: Internal, Bus No. 243

All buses for “Stories in Motion: Art in Transit” are on city routes 1 thru 5 and on Indiana University routes 6 and C. Visit Bloomington Transit route maps for more information.

Important Dates

  • August-October 2006: Artwork displayed inside and outside of city buses


Acknowledgements

Funding for this project is provided by a grant from the Bloomington Community Arts Commission and contributions from supporters of Your Art Here. Additional support is provided by Bloomington Transit and Crosstown Communications.

Thanks to the Banneker Community Center, John Waldron Art Center, Monroe County Public Library and Rhino’s Youth Center for serving as contact points for the community.

Stories in Motion: Art in Transit


 

Downloads…

 Press Release [pdf, 44k]
 Public Service Announcement [pdf, 76k]
 High-Resolution Images for Print

Massachusetts Ave. Billboard Project: Brad Wicklund

Posted on July 21, 2006 - 2:51 AM by


Wave to a Stranger by Brad Wicklund

 

Your Art Here presents Wave to a Stranger by artist Brad Wicklund for the Massachusetts Ave. Billboard Project. The billboard will be mounted June 2006.

Artwork Statement

Every human being has a unique story to tell that is influenced by his or her own experiences and perspectives on reality. Despite this individuality we are all inextricably linked. Even our most mundane actions, when repeated daily or by many people, can have global ramifications. My recent work illustrates those moments when the tension between the personal and universal becomes noticeable by forcing the observer to consider his or her own relationship to a larger community.

Artist Bio

Brad Wicklund was born in Longview, Texas in 1982. While growing up his family moved often which lead him to live in Alaska, Illinois, and several cities in Ohio. In 2001 he began attending Indiana University, Bloomington, where he graduated in May 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Printmaking and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History of Art. Along with fellow printmaker, Andrew Maxson, he founded the LOVE FACTORY art collective in January 2006.

Visit: http://www.bradwicklund.com

Massachusetts Ave. Billboard Project: Molly Reilly

Posted on May 31, 2006 - 2:26 AM by


Gone By by Molly Reilly


Your Art Here presents ‘Gone By’ by artist Molly Reilly for the Massachusetts Ave. Billboard Project. The billboard will be mounted May 2006.

Artwork Statement

‘Gone By’ is from a series of landscapes entitled ‘All that Remains Will Be Devoured’. The images are composed from an eclectic stockpile of thrift store acquisitions, domestic detritus and items scavenged from the estates of the deceased. Based off an archive of 1960’s Kodachrome vacation slides, objects representing loss and familiarity are composed within vacant landscapes. Scanned and stitched together these images are full of seams. This is photography on the inside out, stretched and sustained by its remnants.

Foraging through thrift stores developed into my art, as art. Finding things I deemed as interesting had the same kind of satisfaction as photographing. Using the thrift in my art justified not only my obsession to go driving aimlessly, looking for obscure thrift stores but also seemingly useless purchases. Cataloging these things with the scanner gave the objects a replaced realism that was better in ways than owning the object, cluttering my space. This way I was also able to send it back where it came from keeping things moving in a cyclical nature. The flattening of these objects led to the removal of nearly all-structural material. These new compositions lent themselves like big stickers or strips of wallpaper, becoming atmospheric and reminiscent at the same time. Roads leading nowhere and folded, vacuum-like seams in the landscape constituted an exterior sense of comfort that worked its way out from the inside, letting out a certain amount of sadness and taking some back in again.

Artist Bio

Born 1973- Buffalo, NY    In 1997 I received my BFA in Photography from the California College of Arts (CCA) in Oakland CA. Several years later I returned to CCA as the Studio Manager of the Photography Department. At this time I began showing work locally and nationally, including a series of images at the SF Arts Commission Gallery. I held my position as Studio Manager for several years before my acceptance to the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI. I received my MFA from Cranbrook in 2004. Prior to arriving at Indiana University I taught a variety of photography courses at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and the University of Michigan in Flint.

Visit: www.mollyReilly.com

Massachusetts Ave. Billboard Project: Brad Wicklund

Posted on April 12, 2006 - 2:23 AM by


Honk if You’re Lonely by Brad Wicklund

 

 

Your Art Here presents Honk if You’re Lonely by artist Brad Wicklund for the Massachusetts Ave. Billboard Project. The billboard will be mounted April 2006.

Artwork Statement

Every human being has a unique story to tell that is influenced by his or her own experiences and perspectives on reality. Despite this individuality we are all inextricably linked. Even our most mundane actions, when repeated daily or by many people, can have global ramifications. My recent work illustrates those moments when the tension between the personal and universal becomes noticeable by forcing the observer to consider his or her own relationship to a larger community.

Artist Bio

Brad Wicklund was born in Longview, Texas in 1982. While growing up his family moved often which lead him to live in Alaska, Illinois, and several cities in Ohio. In 2001 he began attending Indiana University, Bloomington, where he will graduate from in May 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Printmaking and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History of Art. Along with fellow printmaker, Andrew Maxson, he founded the LOVE FACTORY art collective in January 2006.

Visit: http://www.bradwicklund.com

Billboard Generation IV

Posted on March 12, 2006 - 2:21 AM by

The Astronaut with a Turtle by Tristan, Clear Creek Elementary, Bloomington, IN

 

Announcing the Winners of Your Art Here’s 4th annual youth art billboard competition, Billboard Generation IV, beginning March 1st!

Your Art Here (YAH) is pleased to announce the winning artworks of the fourth annual youth art billboard competition, Billboard Generation IV. In celebration of National Youth Art Month, YAH asked kids to make art on the topic “Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?” Seven artworks made by grade school through high school students will be on display starting March 1st on billboards in Bloomington and Indianapolis.

The Billboard Generation Project gives kids the opportunity to express themselves to the community through visual dialogue. This year’s topic asked kids to self-reflect on the kind of person they want to be as an adult and how they can have a positive effect through their work, their family, and their community. Students from Bloomington and Indianapolis communicated their hopes, dreams, and questions about their future, imagining such things as career choices, what they will look like, and what it will mean to be true to themselves as grown-ups in the world.

By providing public advertising spaces for youth art we hope to encourage thought on how to enrich our community through visual dialogue. Through this project we want to instill in kids the desire, knowledge, and confidence that will allow them to engage their community and world throughout their lives.

Locations of Bloomington Billboards:

  • The Astronaut with a Turtle by Tristan, Clear Creek Elementary School, Boomerang Hair on 6th St, Wall facing Encore parking lot   [map]
  • Astro-Physicist and Artist… That’s What I Want to Be by Erin, Binford Elementary School, Bicycle Garage on Kirkwood Ave., Wall facing People’s Park   [map]
  • find yourself by Alex, Bloomington High School South, Rhino’s Youth Center & All-Ages Music Club on Walnut St. between 2nd and 3rd Streets   [map]

Locations of Indianapolis Billboards:

  • I Want to Be a Zookeeper by Azariah, Paul I. Miller Elementary School, 888 Massachusetts Ave.   [map]
  • The future by Bryan, Grassy Creek Elementary School, 3732 Martin Luther King Jr St.   [map]
  • I am Color by Corinne, Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, 922 Massachusetts Ave.   [map]
  • My Dream Future by Mariam, Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, 1445 Madison Ave.   [map]

Important Dates

Billboard Generation IV is sponsored by Your Art Here and these fine organizations: Bicycle Garage, Bloomington Area Arts Council, Boomerang Hair, Harrison Center for the Arts, Humanetrix, John Waldron Arts Center, Monroe County Community School Corporation, Oliver Winery, Omega Properties, Rhino’s Youth Center & All-Ages Music Club and Second Story Nightclub.