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ACAC has a new space… at 900 S. Rodney Parham Rd, by Kanis Park in Little Rock. Its in the old “Gallery B” building. Here’s a map. Contact us to see how you can help.
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The Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative will host Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at the ACAC Space, 900 S. Rodney Parham Road.
Kinobe has been performing Ugandan roots music internationally since the age of 10. He and his band, Soul Beat Africa, are on their first American tour having entertained audiences with their energetic shows in Africa and Europe for years.
The group blends African roots and world music using traditional African instruments, koras, kalimbas, adungus, endongos and drums .
Reserved seating is $20. General admission is $15. Please call 501-244-2979 or email info@acacarkansas.org for ticket reservations.
The ACAC will be doing its part to stimulate the economy with the latest art show on June 27 and 28. The Hard Times Art Show and Sale will feature artwork by local artists. All art will be priced at under $200.
An opening reception on Saturday will begin at 6 p.m. and the gallery will be open until 10 p.m. On Sunday the gallery will be upon from noon until 4 p.m.
By making prices more accessible during the recession, art lovers will still be able to support the arts by purchasing local art at moderate and reasonable prices. So art lovers, get your art-buying fix AND help the local economy at the same time.
Two Days of art, film, and music dedicated to riding the rails
Little Rock: Arkansas Artist Colossus of Roads and Texas born filmmaker Bill Daniel will join together for a two day gallery show and film screening at the Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative space on June 11 and 12.
Colossus of Roads is also known as Buz Blurr of Gurdon, Arkansas. Blurr, a railroad man for over 40 years is a boxcar artist featured in Daniel’s film. In addition, he is a nationally and internationally known mail art and stencil cut portrait artist.
Daniel, whose photographs will also be shown, is screening his documentary. “Who is Bozo Texino?”, which chronicles the search for the source of a ubiquitous and mythic rail graffiti– a simple sketch of a character with an infinity-shaped hat and the scrawled moniker, “Bozo Texino”– a drawing seen on railcars for over 80 years.
Doors open each night at 6 p.m. for a gallery reception. Film screening begins at 8 p.m. each night on the patio and is followed at 9:30 by performances from local bands. The all ages event is $5. The Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative is located on 900 S. Rodney Parham, Little Rock, in the old Gallery B building.
Public: for more info call ACAC at 501-244-2979.
More information may be found here on these web sites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aklYgZrF6U&NR=1
http://www.woostercollective.com/2003/11/profile_buz_blurr.html
When:
Every other Thursday
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Where:
ACAC (Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative)
900 S. Rodney Parham
Little Rock, 72204
inVERSE Open Mic
Every other Thursday
900 S Rodney Parham Rd
Little Rock, AR 72204
Cost $5
6pm
New non-profit arts space to showcase local artists works
Little Rock – The Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative will host the opening night of its Valentine’s community art show and sale on Saturday, February 14th and continuing through Saturday, February 28th at the new ACAC space on 900 S. Rodney Parham Rd. in Little Rock.
Come join the ACAC for a night you will remember and support local artists. Festivities will begin Saturday night at 6:00 and will continue until 10:00 pm. Food and drink will be served and there will be live music entertainment provided by The Libras from Little Rock. The event will draw hundreds of local artists, art buyers, and arts’ community supporters. Artists’ work will remain on display for two weeks during the following hours: Monday-Friday: 12-2pm & 5-7pm; Saturday, February 28th: 12pm-4pm. February 28th is the last day of the sale.
Free parking and security will be provided. Admission is free, while a $5 donation is encouraged.
The sale will feature the works of over 48 artists who live and work in Arkansas. A wide range of art will be on display including paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, sculpture, fashion, sketches, and more. Payments for art can be made by cash, check, or by Visa/Mastercard.
The art sale will benefit the ongoing work of the Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative (ACAC). The ACAC is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing arts and music resources to the community, with a primary focus on youth and the underprivileged who would otherwise not have access to music and arts resources.
*For more info about the art sale or the Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative, visit: http://www.acacarkansas.org.
*Artist images can be provided upon request, and can be published, provided the artist is credited.
*The public contact number for this event is 501-244-2979.
*See the list of artists presenting work at the art sale:
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Presenting Artists:
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Cora Brown
Kat Caple
Laura Carenbauer
Lisa Claas
Susan Clark
Jerry Colburn
Carolyn Crocker
Anita Davis
Char Demoro
Kate Doss
Hugh Dunnahoe
Amy Edgington
Laura Fanning
Holly Flammer
Tamerlane Franks
Eric Freeman
Lynn Frost
Hank Gatlin
Endia Gomez
Doug Gorrell
Jason Harper
Jeremy Holden
Barbara House
Cary Jenkins
Lily Kuonen
Beth Lambert
Erin Lang
Erin Larkin
Alexandra Spenser Leavelle
Russell Lemond
Kathy Lindsey
Matthew Lopas
Jessica Lowder
Melissa Martinka
Marissa Mason
Angel Mccoy
Rachel Miller
Marianne Nolley
Ted Parkhurst
Jennifer Perren
Elena Petroukhina
Rhonda Reeves
Kenny Roberts
Teresa Smith-Mulkey
Shelly Stewart
Vernon Stokay
Debbie Stroble
Marvel Turner
Sally Williams
Yes, its true. ACAC is moving to a new home. 900 S. Rodney Parham Blvd. Next to Kanis Park, just off the Mississippi/Rodney Parham exit on I-630. Its in the building that used to be Gallery B. Come check it out, the first event is Dec. 15th – a bunch of awesome bands are going to play.
ACAC will be hosting a giant puppet building workshop at the art and resource space located at 1419 South Main Street in downtown Little Rock . The event, which will take place on Saturday, September 13, Sunday, September 14, and Saturday, September 20, will feature long-time visual artist and puppeteer, Jo Ann Kaminsky, from Fayetteville , Arkansas .
The dates and times for the workshop are:
9/13 (Sat.): 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
9/14 (Sun.): 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
9/20 (Sat.) : 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Kaminsky will be teaching Little Rock youth how to build a variety of giant parade puppets as seen in New Orleans Mardi Gras festivals. The event is open to Little Rock youth who are in the 5th through 8th grades. There is a $ 5.00 fee to cover the cost of lunch. During the workshop the students will be assembling five giant puppets to be featured in the SoMa sponsored 2009 Little Rock Mardi Gras Parade.
Jo Ann Kaminsky is an Arkansas native who enjoys working with many facets of the community using art. She has worked as an artist in education, with elementary students and high school students, and as an art therapist. She has her own studio, the Art Experience, in Fayetteville , Arkansas . Her community art making interests has led her to create murals and puppet productions in a variety of settings. Through the Partners of the Americas she has traveled to Bolivia , South America to create puppets, large and small and also murals with youth of all ages.
You can see Kaminsky’s work in the streets of Fayetteville on New Years Eve at the First Night Fayetteville’s puppet parade which she coordinates.
STANZA EXTRAVAGANZA!
ACAC Open Mic Night in Downtown Little Rock
On Friday, July 18th the Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative will hold “Stanza Extravaganza” at their space at 1419 S. Main Street in downtown Little Rock. The event is an open mic night for poets, acoustic musicians, and story tellers. There is a five dollar cover charge with doors opening at 8:30 pm. Food and beverages will be potluck style: so bring something!.
Area poets, musicians, and authors are encouraged to come and perform. There will be a sign-up sheet at the door for artists interested in performing. HK Stewart will be master of ceremonies.
Last Stanza Extravaganza was a big success… 10-15 different poets, muscians and other performers participated. So come out this time because you never know what’s going to happen.
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Also:
Later that evening there are several awesome things to do that shouldn’t conflict with the Stanza Extravaganza…
…at the Public Theater (7th and Center, LR) is the “Feminine Freakshow” burlesque show (21+): http://www.myspace.com/lrsfinestassettes
…and at the Lazer Puzzy House (Chester & 22nd, LR – http://www.myspace.com/lazerpuzzy) is a loud basement show featuring The Thing That Always Explodes ( http://www.thethingthatalwaysexplodes.com ) and Yoni Gordon and His Goods ( http://www.yonigordon.com ) from Somerville, MA and maybe others. Yoni and his goods may be playing some acoustic songs at the open mic. this show will not start until 11 pm.
The Great Halloween Cover-Up is a fundraiser for ACAC where bands do cover sets of another band, usually one that is a classic or something that everyone can sing along to.
The show is at Vino’s, October 31st, 2008. This will be the 6th year in a row that we have done the event. Interest has grown each year. This year we’ve already had several requests from bands wanting to be in the show. To be as inclusive as possible, we’re sending out this request for bands to contact us if they want to do a cover set at the show.
Because every year the AC-AC gets a ton of different band requests we can’t pick every band so we have to use this process. We’ll be looking at a variety of factors like how many people your idea will turn out and how it will fit in with the other bands on the bill. Also, the more theatrical and elaborate you can make your costumes and stage show will also give you a leg up.
E-mail your band’s proposal for what cover set you’d like to do to info@acacarkansas.org and we’ll get back to everyone by July 15th, 2008.
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