Hey all!
Friday, Amanda and I spent some time going around to try to nail down a venue for the 'event.' We first hit Noni and were delighted with what we saw! We were also pleased with the reception we got from the man who showed us around and showed us several of their rooms. The only thing we were not delighted with was the price. Starting at $50 an hour and going to $150 an hour, to start, we realized there was no way we were going to be able to have a space there for a couple of days, 3 or 4 hours apiece. So we gathered information, which Amanda has, and went to the Provo Library.
There we found a scheduling person who was great! Not only was she helpful, she told us they would give us a discount because of our school status. Only two problems, we would have to take down the art work after the event opening and set back up the following day. Seems Mary Kay has the room the early part of the day. The other thing is there is no way to put anything on the wall. The same goes at Noni.
Finally, we went to Provo Towne Square where we met a great person named Dee. We told her who we were and she recognized the school and said that another person (Alisen) had spoken with her and Dee wasn't sure they wanted to do it, considering what happened last year. But, being the "motherly" type when I have to be, I assured her that the Management team would make sure (I would) no one would leave until the space was the way it was when we got there. I mean no one. So for anyone thinking they have plans to go somewhere else afterward, it will have to wait until everything is clean and everyone does their FAIR share. I promised this and if Alex and I have to stand guard at the door.... Not really, but you get my drift. Everyone's cooperation is greatly needed and appreciated.
Al in all, we had a very successful day and Dee is going to check with her boss and give him/her our assurances and see what happens. She is supposed to get in touch with us Monday. With all we have to pay for, this would be the best venue, in my mind. Not only price, but we can hang out work on the walls, if we do it according to their instructions. Thanks for your ears, rather, your eyes!
Sherry
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
NEXT TUESDAY!
Tuesday, March 1st is a busy day!
1-Please look nice and be ready to have your photo taken during class! These are our photos for the show. We will have access to the photo lab during class so be ready!
2-Please bring a solid white or light colored t-shirt to be screen printed on. We are bringing our own shirts so that this will be inexpensive and you can have a shirt that is comfortable for you to wear. The identity shirts will be printed on these for us to wear to promote the show! Also please bring $3 for printing cost.
3-Bring about 20 copies of your finished artist statement. Double spaced, about half a page is a good length. we will pass these out and have the students in the class help us to improve our statements and make them awesome!
ALSO! There is no class this Thursday, February 24th so you can use that time to work on getting your artist statement ready or take a nap. =)
1-Please look nice and be ready to have your photo taken during class! These are our photos for the show. We will have access to the photo lab during class so be ready!
2-Please bring a solid white or light colored t-shirt to be screen printed on. We are bringing our own shirts so that this will be inexpensive and you can have a shirt that is comfortable for you to wear. The identity shirts will be printed on these for us to wear to promote the show! Also please bring $3 for printing cost.
3-Bring about 20 copies of your finished artist statement. Double spaced, about half a page is a good length. we will pass these out and have the students in the class help us to improve our statements and make them awesome!
ALSO! There is no class this Thursday, February 24th so you can use that time to work on getting your artist statement ready or take a nap. =)
News about mentoring
Alex posted this to the facebook so I am reposting it here:
and i spoke with jo porter, the art teacher at summit high.
she is very interested in having us come to mentor her students, in fact,
she says they are bugging her about when we are coming. which makes me all
the more ticked that we are not getting what we need from the boys and
girls club. she says that she has been trying to get in touch with them as well...
so, she is putting on her thinking cap and hoping that we come up with a solution. the kids who were mentees last time even got high school credit
for participation in the program. she is also looking for help in teaching
stuff to her kids--like mentoring a small class there (7) with some
expertise that any one or two of us may have. that is above and beyond what
we were expecting. she is very excited and is going to be talking to teri
to see if there is a solution. there's gotta be one.
she kept saying, "wow! so your students are excited and my students are excited--this is stupid!"
my sentiments exactly. i will be in touch with her again on monday and see
if she's had any luck...
ciao!
alex
and i spoke with jo porter, the art teacher at summit high.
she is very interested in having us come to mentor her students, in fact,
she says they are bugging her about when we are coming. which makes me all
the more ticked that we are not getting what we need from the boys and
girls club. she says that she has been trying to get in touch with them as well...
so, she is putting on her thinking cap and hoping that we come up with a solution. the kids who were mentees last time even got high school credit
for participation in the program. she is also looking for help in teaching
stuff to her kids--like mentoring a small class there (7) with some
expertise that any one or two of us may have. that is above and beyond what
we were expecting. she is very excited and is going to be talking to teri
to see if there is a solution. there's gotta be one.
she kept saying, "wow! so your students are excited and my students are excited--this is stupid!"
my sentiments exactly. i will be in touch with her again on monday and see
if she's had any luck...
ciao!
alex
Friday, February 18, 2011
News from Amanda
Amanda posted this to the facebook and I figured I should re-post it here:
Hey ALL. I spoke to Linda Moore and she said we have 1,100 in our account, She also gave me the code for print credits. She said we have a credit card to use or checks. She said we need to keep all receipts for record keeping. She said if we can get a bid or a purchase order for how many T-shirts we will make. And she said the grant for next year's funding is due March 13th and that its called the GEL grant for engaged learning and we fill it out online. Linda's number is 8018636827 and she is super nice. I know I can sell shirts. I want to buy some fabric paint and help people personalize theirs by splattering the paint on themselves. Super fun right, I know I could personally sell like 20. My co-workers would be happy to support our cause and buy shirts and promote our event!!!!
Hey ALL. I spoke to Linda Moore and she said we have 1,100 in our account, She also gave me the code for print credits. She said we have a credit card to use or checks. She said we need to keep all receipts for record keeping. She said if we can get a bid or a purchase order for how many T-shirts we will make. And she said the grant for next year's funding is due March 13th and that its called the GEL grant for engaged learning and we fill it out online. Linda's number is 8018636827 and she is super nice. I know I can sell shirts. I want to buy some fabric paint and help people personalize theirs by splattering the paint on themselves. Super fun right, I know I could personally sell like 20. My co-workers would be happy to support our cause and buy shirts and promote our event!!!!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
IMPORTANT! TOMORROW!
IMPORTANT! We will NOT be meeting with the kids at Summit tomorrow! Plans for the meeting tomorrow have unfortunately fallen through and we will not be meeting tomorrow after all so do not show up.
rough Press Release
Erica has prepared a press release for our event! It still needs some editing and blanks to be filled in but it is a great start!
Utah Valley University
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alex Bigney
Tel. 555/555-2222
Cell Phone: 555/555-2222
Email: alexbigney@anywhere.com
IDENTITY 2011
I am Provo. I am UVU. I am a mentor, I am a student. I am art. I am Identity 2011.
“Open Your ‘I’”
“I’ve grown certain that the root of all fear is that we’ve been forced to deny who we are.” Identity 2011 is a project designed not only for the senior status Visual Art students to identify who they are as an artist, but to also help provide troubled youth within our own community high school, Summit High, with the opportunity to work with artists to discover their own identity.
We as artists and students will display not only our own artwork, but the artwork created by the troubled youth in a professional, “gallery stroll”. An unprecedented attendance for Identity 2011 will be sure to gather attention not only to historic downtown Provo area, but more importantly to art as well.
As you stroll through the gallery of works, listen to the engaging tunes of the band, “Holy Water Buffalo”, appreciate the talent of local artists, and enjoy the night life of Historic Downtown Provo. We as students have been encouraged to “open our ‘I’” and discover who we truly are. We hope that the artwork displayed will not only display our talents, but our personalities as well. So, please, come and enjoy a night of art, entertainment and discovery. “Open your ‘I’” and be identified!
If you would like more information on this topic, or to schedule an interview with Alex Bigney, please call (head of marketing) at 555/555-2222 or e-mail (head of marketing) at hof@marketing.com
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
IMPORTANT! Summit High School meeting on Friday!
We will meet the kids we are going to work with at Summit High School this Friday, February 18th between 12:30 and 1:00. We can meet at UVU and carpool, if needed. The school is located nearby, across the freeway entrance and Geneva, kind of near the MATC. Here is a map and directions to help you find it.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Individual Artwork
Sherry sent an e-mail out to the team leads that she wanted me to post to the blog for everyone:
Hey y'all!
In speaking with Alex this evening in class, I learned a couple of things and one of them is that in order to make this come off like we want, like professionals we are striving to be, we need this event to look professional as well. So, one of his suggestions is that Management know what we're dealing with where everyone's art is concerned. So this is what I need. Please contact all in your group and have them email a copy of their work to me so I can see what we're working with. Please have them do it this week so we can start planning how to arrange things once we get a space.
If there are some who don't have their artwork online, please have them bring it to class so a photo can be taken, and please have them do this on Thursday. The sooner we get this going, the better. Time can run out faster than anyone most of your ages can imagine, so please, let's do this. If, for some reason, this is not possible, please email me and let me know.
Thanks for all you do,
Sherry
Hey y'all!
In speaking with Alex this evening in class, I learned a couple of things and one of them is that in order to make this come off like we want, like professionals we are striving to be, we need this event to look professional as well. So, one of his suggestions is that Management know what we're dealing with where everyone's art is concerned. So this is what I need. Please contact all in your group and have them email a copy of their work to me so I can see what we're working with. Please have them do it this week so we can start planning how to arrange things once we get a space.
If there are some who don't have their artwork online, please have them bring it to class so a photo can be taken, and please have them do this on Thursday. The sooner we get this going, the better. Time can run out faster than anyone most of your ages can imagine, so please, let's do this. If, for some reason, this is not possible, please email me and let me know.
Thanks for all you do,
Sherry
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Please give the copy team some feedback!
We need catchphrases, words, and general ideas about the direction of this and the feel each of you want from it. We especially need a catchy opener for our mission statement and we would appreciate whatever you can contribute.
Please give us at least a list of adjectives or words that you feel fit the theme of "Identity" and what you feel this show is all about.
Examples:
Please give us at least a list of adjectives or words that you feel fit the theme of "Identity" and what you feel this show is all about.
Examples:
Flux. Movement. Discovery. Challenge. Change. Diversity. Identity.
More than meets the “I”
Beauty is in the “I” of the beholder
Whatever you have, please throw it at us! It will help us come up with the best copy we can! Thanks!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Class Notes 2-3-11 and IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FRIDAY
IMPORTANT! We are NOT going to be meeting with the kids at Summit High tomorrow. This will be happening in the near future but not tomorrow. The new date for this will be announced here as soon as I know.
Management:
-Talk to Provo Town Square
-Trick Photography
Design:
-create business cards
-I will post banner graphic design created and and instructions to this blog so we can all use it.
-design brochures
Advertising:
-in need to marketing packet!
-message
-date
-event info
-features
-etc.
-fliers printed
-$$$
Copy:
-need information on location
-get together
Everyone:
-short bio
-bullet points
Management:
-Talk to Provo Town Square
-Trick Photography
Design:
-create business cards
-I will post banner graphic design created and and instructions to this blog so we can all use it.
-design brochures
Advertising:
-in need to marketing packet!
-message
-date
-event info
-features
-etc.
-fliers printed
-$$$
Copy:
-need information on location
-get together
Everyone:
-short bio
-bullet points
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Holy Water Buffalo
For our show, the band Holy Water Buffalo has agreed to preform! To acquaint us all better with this band I am posting a link to their web site and embedding their music video from youtube. Enjoy! And thanks to Jorge for the links.
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