PLAY

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  • PLAY

  • 31 / Female
  • TUCSON, Arizona, US
  • Last Login: 6/7/2009

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  • General




    Mission
    PLAY is a non-profit gallery, boutique and performance venue, located in Tucson Arizona, aiming to support emerging and established artists of all mediums and working towards establishing a thriving downtown community.
    PLAY is dedicated to providing the backdrop for involvement, participation, creative exchange and support for artists, artisans and creative types of all kinds.
    PLAY is driven towards engaging and empowering the creative spirit within everyone.

    Objectives
    Providing positive, empowering experiences
    Redefining and broadening the concepts of art as an essential element to the expression of life, culture and independent and social responsibility
    Create an educational and interactive space that connects the individual to the environment, the arts, the creative self and teaching creative exchange between members of the community
    Ability to provide new opportunities to under represented artists and forms of artistic expression
    Providing a community gathering space

    Events
    Arts showings, Artisan trade showings, Interactive art events, Workshops, Classes, Kid days/programs, Concerts, Performances, Swaps
    and many more PLAY dates Inspiration . Creation . Connection Come PLAY.
  • Heroes

    Many many thanks to David Aguirre at Dinnerware for the opportunity to start PLAY.

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About me:

CURRENT SHOW:

March 7th, 2009
6pm-9pm DREAM: Showcasing the work of Marisol Gallego, a young up and coming Mexican artist with a vibrant psychedelic portfolio.
Additional Artists include, Zack Bloom, James Sizemore and others.
Submissions are encouraged of a similar genre.
Submissions due by 03.03.09 Hanging fees apply. . Click here for more

CALL TO ARTISTS:
April, 2009
"CROWD"
A show of life size portraits from head to toes. Artists are being encourage to use any medium to portrait a full scale portrait of any chosen person. The portraits can be wall mounted or free standing if the artist develops a base for the work. Work can be presented on rectangular canvas or cut out to fit shape of the portrait.
Submissions due by 03.31.09 Hanging fees apply. click here for more show opens 04.04.09

May, 2009
"TERRAIN"
A 3-dimensional landscape show. Artists are being encouraged to develop fragments of landscapes in any medium that can be collaged together with all the work received to produce a multi-dimensional landscape within the gallery. An example of this would be a large sky-scape painting mounted to the wall with smaller plant paintings mounted in front with a sculpture sitting in front of that.
Submissions due by 04.28.09 Hanging fees apply. click here for more show opens 05.02.09

Who I'd like to meet:

ALL CREATIVE TYPES INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED!

PLAY's GALLERY
Monthly themes are assigned to the community.
Everyone is encouraged to participate.
Work will be shown according to relevance with selected theme.

PLAY's BOUTIQUE:
Fine items created by local and regional designers.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Member support is critical to our success and the ability to educate, inspire, motivate, create and bring the community together for a common goal of reaching local sustainability, interpersonal relationships and support.
VISIT http://www.playarts.org/engage/membership.html

Comments

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  • Apr 17 2009 3:39 AM

    Make Art Not Pizza.
  • Apr 24 2009 12:11 AM

  • May 13 2009 5:44 AM

    may 9th will be epic!
  • Mar 30 2009 6:24 PM

    :)
  • Mar 25 2009 5:58 PM

    Two Art Shows with Painter/Poet KEN BOE:

    TEAPOT TOTEMS AND POEMS

    @ THE FIREHOUSE artspace
    1015 N 1st Street, DOWNTOWN PHOENIX -
    Opening Reception 1st Friday, APRIL 3

    9PM reading of Ken Boe's epic poem "Tatterdemalion Day Dream"



    ..Paintings will exhibit through April

    ALSO

    MIAMI LOCO! Open weekends, 11am to 6pm at MIAMI ART WORKS, 509 Sullivan Street, off highway 60. Miami, Arizona.

    CALL 928-273-7679 for an appointment.

    (Closing reception is during the Miami Boomtown Spree, April 16, 17, 18, 2009. Miami Loco is a group show of some interesting local artists, and the closing party will be an all out show down.
    )

    ..



    You can check out some of my work and ideas now at The World Art Foundation: DELVE into √
  • Mar 1 2009 1:01 AM

    See you @ the show!

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  • Mar 12 2009 9:03 PM

    hows it going guys long time no hear from
  • Mar 10 2009 5:29 AM

    I really like the art hangin in the gallery right now-- Especially that gal Marisol Gallego's. WOW.
  • Mar 12 2009 6:44 AM

    Hello PLAY! Join us join us this Thursday for an evening of...
    Fine Art
    Music
    Live Art demonstrations

    Hope to see you!

    Fire performers in the courtyard, accompanied by the experimental music of Anarchestra.

    Check out anarchestra. net
    Door prize - SRC metalsmiths create the prize, LIVE!
  • Mar 10 2009 9:55 PM

    COME!
    House Warming
  • Mar 8 2009 3:20 AM


    hope to see you there///
    pupe
  • Mar 9 2009 12:09 AM

    Really great show last night. I was most impressed. Thanks for continually keeping me involved guys. You're the best.
  • Feb 22 2009 5:58 PM

    wishing you a beutiful day
    pupe
    BOTELLAS
  • Feb 21 2009 11:21 AM

    Hiya!!!
  • Feb 18 2009 10:55 PM

    THANKZ FOR ACCEPTIN' THE ADD!



    PEACE OUT,

    = JUAN TOBARU =
  • Feb 13 2009 7:46 AM

    i demand first friday and puzzle pictures!!!
  • Feb 11 2009 12:34 AM

    SEE YOU TOMORROW TO FINISH UP THE FREESTYLE DERBY CHIC! PEACE
  • Jan 24 2009 3:42 PM

    thank you for the add!,,,i will take this time to invite you to an art show @ 222 e. 6th this 24th.
    , pas the word///
    thank you
    pupe
  • Jan 21 2009 4:01 AM

    thanx for the add!!
    pupe
  • Jan 19 2009 2:22 AM

    Grab a slice at Brooklyn and come see our show!

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  • Jan 16 2009 7:54 PM

    First time i passed the shop, i was like, "Wheres art terrain? where Rock?" haha, come check the music out man, were local.
  • Jan 14 2009 2:49 AM

    Just wanted to let you know Tu Scene is now at http://tuscene. com.
    Please update your bookmarks/RSS feed/link URLs accordingly. There is also an open call out for visual artists to submit work to be featured as main header images.
    Details are available here:
    http://tuscene. com/?p=44
    Please feel free to pass it along to anyone you think might be interested!

    Thanks for your support,
    Rachelle
  • Jan 12 2009 10:18 PM

    also how is the mod scene here? I come form LA where we have a pretty great one.
  • Jan 12 2009 10:16 PM

    yeah that is what I was assuming, but you never know at times...yes I will shoot you an email rigth now.
  • Jan 9 2009 3:41 AM

    I can't wait to come back and play with everyone. :) See you on Monday.
    Kisses!