INTERACTIVE ART Art is a powerful tool to facilitate connection and healing. For me, art is not about the finished product but about the creative process. Allowing the community to take ownership of the art creates dialogue- an ongoing dynamic that enriches all involved. On Saturday June 14, 2014, senior residents at Rideau Manor and audience…
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The @bypoststreet sample sale and interactive art event benefitting @YouthCO
Spend an evening with @bypoststreet & YouthCO! @bypoststreet takes Spring Cleaning to the next level with an inventory clear out sale of all remaining Designer Series Graphic Tees and a presale of the upcoming Spring Collection. The night will be complete with two interactive art stations, photo booth, and a YouthCO information table & beer/wine…
by post street at Tank 18, San Francisco: portraits, interactive art
A huge thank you to everyone at Tank 18 and our DJ Riccardo Bhi for a fantastic day!
Anna and the @bypoststreet paper dress as caught by the inimitable @viranlly
The by post street paper dress photographed by Viranlly Aix Liemena: The Social Life team: Viranlly, Anna and Josh! The by post street online store is now open:
Check out what attendees did to the portraits at DRAWN TOGETHER @bypoststreet LAUNCH EVENT @1181Lounge
Check out what attendees did to the portraits I created as we celebrated the launch of ‘by post street‘ and the pre-release of Collaboration 1 [KAR] today at 1181! Thank you everyone for a wonderful day! ‘by post street’ is a limited edition t-shirt and deejay company started by Anna & Kat Thorsen. at 1181…
DRAWN TOGETHER INTERACTIVE ART and LAUNCH EVENT @1181Lounge April 14!
CELEBRATE the launch of ‘by post street‘ and the pre-release of Collaboration 1 [KAR] at 1181! ‘by post street’ is a limited edition t-shirt and deejay company started by Anna & Kat Thorsen. at 1181 Lounge, 1181 Davie Street, Vancouver BC ‘by post street’ t-shirts are designed by Anna and feature fashion icons and international…
Global Sorority #documentary: 100 women’s differences, similarities, perspectives and connections
We are setting out to create a mini documentary series to get the inside scoop on 100 girls’ and women’s lives from around the world. The documentary takes the same topics of body, mind and spirit and shows the world the truth of women’s trials and triumphs through the telling of life from their various…
Create. Deconstruct. Integrate. Recreate. Collaborate. Portrait of @manrepeller with @joshuadlangston
Rochelle Joshua Langston deconstructs and recreates. The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life. – Henry Miller It’s wonderful releasing my artwork to someone and seeing what they come up with!
A night with Passion Foundation and Global Sorority part 2: the art of interaction!
I was delighted to be a part of INSPIRE last night- an evening benefitting the Passion Foundation and Global Sorority! Fourth floor at the Vancouver Art Gallery- not a bad place to do some interactive art! Here are some moments of interaction and connections: See also: Part 1 f. photos by Joshua D. Langston
A night with Passion Foundation and Global Sorority part 1. f. photos by @joshuadlangston
I was delighted to be a part of INSPIRE last night- an evening benefitting the Passion Foundation and Global Sorority! Fourth floor at the Vancouver Art Gallery- not a bad place to do some interactive art! Here are some moments captured by photographer/blogger/my muse Joshua D. Langston: See also: Part 2: the art of interaction
#INSPIRE @passionteams’ event is postponed until August 2012! Stay tuned!
UPDATE JUNE 15: The initial date of June 20 has been changed. A new date for August 2012 will be confirmed shortly! Stay tuned! I will continue to prep the interactive art piece and share the process! Prepping an interactive art piece for: I’m planning an 6 x 10 canvas, which participants at the event will…
Gathering inspiration for interactive art piece for @passionteams’ #INSPIRE June 20!
Prepping an interactive art piece for: I will be sharing the process of prepping the piece over the next week. For now, I’m collecting and sketching. Welcome summer with Inspire: An evening of bringing your body, mind, and heart together. Bring your yoga mat, a new journal, favourite pen, and get ready to be inspired. Hear…
Weekly artist series: Week 8 Part 1 #OttoDix
Week 8 Part 1 Otto Dix OTTO DIX: Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix 2 December 1891 – 25 July 1969) was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of Weimar society and the brutality of war. Along with George Grosz, he is widely considered one of the most important artists of the Neue Sachlichkeit. [source] …
Fabulously evolving interactive art piece! I love what you guys add to my art!!!
I prepared this interactive art piece… And the interaction started at the Rubble Gallery during ART HEALS. I LOVE how it’s evolving! Comic strip by Oliver McTavish Wisden: Where will it go next?! Once done, it will be donated to the Rubble Gallery. Thanks to Bryn Vilness for this promo video! Rubble Gallery presents…
You will add to these canvases of #streetart inspired artwork @YouthCO’s Tools For Change Event Oct 28 7-10 PM!
Finish pieces like this one at our interactive art event! The piece above is a collaborative piece with my student, Alicia Love and myself. Participants on October 28 will finish it! The art featured at the event is inspired by my favorite international street artists like Herakut. I start the pieces, we provide the supplies and…
You will add to my #streetart inspired artwork @YouthCO’s Tools For Change Interactive Art Event Oct 28 7-10 PM!
Finish pieces like this one at our interactive art event! The art featured at the event is inspired by my favorite international street artists like Herakut. I start the pieces, provide the supplies and then you, the attendee, go crazy and finish the pieces with complete freedom of expression! For what you can expect from one…
Hand-drawn poster: @YouthCO’s Tools For Change Interactive Art Event Oct 28 7-10 PM!
YOUTHCO HIV and HEP C Community Outreach INTERACTIVE ART EVENT TOOLS FOR CHANGE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH PARTY OCTOBER 28, 2011 7-10 PM 568 SEYMOUR STREET, VANCOUVER BC AGES 19+ CASH BAR INTERACTIVE ART STATIONS facilitated by Katarina Thorsen • heart • head • hands • YouthCO’s Tools for Change Campaign: For what you can expect from…
Standby for our @YouthCO Tools For Change Interactive Art Event at the end of October!
I’m in final discussions with YouthCO re: final date! And in the process of preparing a poster! There will be art, art supplies, fabulous people, interaction, cash bar (therefore a 19+ event) etc! Until then, here’s a detail from a large canvas you can add to at the interactive art night!!! YouthCO’s Tools for Change…
Evolution of a Frida Kahlo/Otto Dix study with community input!
I love to watch how pieces that I share with you, to add to, evolve. Here is a journey of one piece (Frida Kahlo/Otto Dix study) I started awhile back and first allowed people to add to during my March 10th event, the April 3 outdoor art market, then my June 23 event and today I…
Interactive art event!
Photos by Victor Bearpark, Julia Kozlov, Barb Snelgrove, Julian Bowers, Miko Philip, Kat Thorsen. — Together we can increase participation in the arts I LOVE SEEING WHAT PEOPLE DO TO MY ART DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR AN EVENT! By adding and changing they make it their own! At my events in June, the subjects of portraits…
ART HAIRAPY June 26th! Apprentice-soiree/ interactive portrait event! @SukisSalon
In partnership with SUKI’s, and hosted by Chad Francouer , my Sunday June 26, 2011 interactive art event: Art Hairapy at Suki’s on 16th and Granville, Vancouver BC! The night is combined with Suki’s annual apprentice soirée and will feature a hair show, DJ, bar, live body painting etc! The hair show starts at 6:30! Finish portraits of the fabulous stylists at Suki’s…
A very private piece finished by you in a very public way. An artwork’s 4 year journey. #grief #Frida #Camille
Recall my March 5 post: This piece is a love letter to my dear dance partner and friend (dancer/artist/scientist) Claudia Camille, who died in 2007… Claudia and I are portrayed in our roles we played so often: me in grief as Frida Kahlo, Claudia stoic and determined as Camille Claudel… Her reasons for leaving were profound…
Interactive art and feedback from March 10th art event! Sharing time and space. #arttherapy
This event was born out of a conversation I had with my dear friend Diane Clement, who made me realize “YES, I CAN!” What an evening of art and people supporting at-risk youth programs! Here are photos of art created by participants in our mega-art therapy session! I am also including feedback and my thank…