This week we were scheduled to record a joint podcast with David Moulton and Neil Hershey from local Lancaster podcast Beards Over Babies but they had to cancel at the last minute. I guess Anne and I are are just too intimidating for them to handle! Maybe we can still get them on in a future episode.
So we’ve moved in and yes we’re still putting our studio together but we’d love to share our space with you.
Stop on by July 3rd for some light refreshments and of course wine will be served. We’ll also be showcasing our “On The Couch” photography series and if you haven’t gotten your picture taken this would be the time to do so.
Also, our soon to be office mates Community Heritage Partner’s will be displaying the site’s history through photography and artifacts recovered during the renovation process.
Date: Friday, July 3, 2009
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Not Bad Design Studo
214 West Grant St
Lancaster, PA
RSVP on our Facebook fan page at http://ow.ly/fKAb
or call us at 717-842-4140
or send us an email at info@notbaddesign.net
Looking forward to sharing our new space with you all!
This month’s Creative House of Lancaster meeting was a Pecha Kucha. We didn’t have many, but we sure had fun. Thanks to Jonas Hair of Progressive Galleries for hosting us!
And in case you missed it or just want to relive the night, here are our four Pecha Kuchas for the evening.
Anne and I did another great podcast this week! So much going on right now, we tried to cover a little of everything. This episode is quite a mixed bag, from Lancaster Pride to the convention center opening this week. Hope you enjoy!
Lancaster has hired a new Art Manager. We’ll try to get an interview next month.
Ryan Mast from Unitheo had a awesome Twitter Multi-Media installation at Progressive Galleries Frist Friday in June. Watch for its second iteration for First Friday in July. Follow the project on Twitter at @DorianPark.
This is the email sent to the media in response to the city’s “Guerilla Art.” What do you think? Chime in with your comments and we’ll talk about it in a future episode.
Dear Media Personnel,
You were sent this e-mail because you have a voice that can be cast upon many ears. This is a message about a need to change our local politics and art scene, due to the actions and reasons listed below.
It has come to our attention that Mayor J. Richard Gray of Lancaster has held private meetings with local art galleries, artists, and entrepreneurs. During these meetings the Mayor attempted to persuade the locals into a tactic he calls “Guerilla Art Marketing”. Many ideas were thrown out as to what could be done for “Guerilla Art Acts” such as, painting the streets, hanging giant spiders over the city, and even covering a statue in tin-foil. Sure enough on May 2, 2009 an article published in the Intelligencer Journal titled “Tin-foil Treasures on Gallery Row”, showed the Mayor himself claiming he was targeted by “Guerilla Artists”. The reason for all this guerilla non-sense is to create hype and draw people into Lancaster (or as the mayor refers to it “The edge of the east”). He believes this will gain the city a positive reputation in time for his re-election and, to impress 600 mayors and 6 state officials who are showing up at the convention center on July 27th.
What this says about our local galleries and artists is that they are easily bought by the persuasion of false ideals, lack of understanding of what art truly is, and short sightedness. Any gallery or artist that participates in these acts of “Guerilla Art” is sacrificing his credibility for an illusory short-term gain. These acts of vandalism will ultimately damage the Lancaster art scene.
What this says about the Mayor is that he is a liar and a manipulator. He doesn’t understand proper marketing, or logical campaign tactics. As well as a complete lack of understanding of what art is.
As for the Mayor, he certainly does not have our vote.
As for you, you have a mind and a voice. Use it, many ears are waiting.
Respectfully,
-The TRUE ARTISTS, of Lancaster
We stopped by Isaac’s last night for their final fundraiser before the Pride Festival this weekend. Check out the video and don’t forget to come to Buchanan Park this Saturday from 12-6!
Pictures from Ryan’s Twitter project at Progressive Galleries.
Last week we had the pleasure of recording a joint podcast with Damian and Parker from the funniest podcast on the ‘net, Stick it in Your Ear Hole. Unfortunately we had some technical difficulties (ok, I forgot to make sure the mikes were actually live) and the audio is rather poor and hard to hear in some spots, but over all it was a great interview and those guys are so funny! And as our motto goes, “there is no pretending in podcasting” so we just had to post it.
We did one big recording session that night so be sure to listen to the second half when Anne and I appear as guests on Stick it in Your Ear Hole. Oh, and don’t worry about their audio, the episode turned out great. You’d think they were professionals or something.
