Valentine's Day Shows

This Saturday, February 13th, MINT Gallery and WonderRoot open exhibits with Sunday's holiday in mind. "ManEaters and LadyKillers" opens at MINT from 8-11 celebrating romance comics of the 50's and 60's while "The Femme Fatale" opens at 8 at WonderRoot and features musical acts as well (Geri X, GRL PRTY, Naomi Lavender, and Clementine Willowilde) for $5.

Youngblood Updates

Justin Richel talks with Creative Loafing about his current exhibit at Youngblood Gallery in this interview.

All clothes and Valentine's day stuff on sale for 25% off. Plus, look at this sick painting by Shaun Thurston in their boutique.

Materials at Beep Beep Gallery

Materials opens this Saturday, February 13th from 7-11 at Beep Beep Gallery.

Beep Beep's New Branding

New logos, hand drawn by Harrison Keys and vectorized and colored by Danielle Harris, that Beep Beep Gallery will be implementing in the near future.

Sexy Death Puppet Show

Every year local puppeteer Raymond Carr takes a break from Walking With Dinosaurs to put on a mixed media, adult puppet show at Eyedrum. This years Ninja Puppet production, The Sexy Death Puppet Show, will go three nights starting tomorrow, Tuesday, February 9th at 8pm.

Paper Twins Winter Collection

Great new Paper Twins piece in preparation for their show with Sam Parker and Joe Tsambiras coming up at MINT Gallery towards the end of the month.

Photos: Art Papers Art Auction

Some of ThoughtMarker's favorite artists with their work at the Art Papers Auction.
Michi Meko:

Stephanie Dowda:

Plastic Aztecs:

Kelly McKernan:

BORN:

11th Annual Art Papers Auction

More info at ArtPapers.org. More images to come.

Below: Michi's piece for the show, "Fight or Flight Response: The Post Now Identity"

One Twelve Gallery Grand Opening

One Twelve Gallery opens its doors this Friday, February 5th with "Dignity".

Local Haunt at Alcove

"Local Haunt" featuring work by Brian Colin, John Fesken, and Gus Fink, opens this Saturday from 7-12 at Alcove Gallery.

Below: one of 10 "Vulturite" toys created and cast by Brian Colin.

Everybody's Welcome at Aurora

"Everybody's Welcome" features work by Sam Parker, Gabe H, and Louis N. LaPierre, opens this Friday, February 5th from 7-10 at Aurora Coffee L5P.

Justin Richel at Youngblood

Justin Richel's "Columns, Stacks, Heaps & Piles: Towering Mountains of Sweets, Pillars of Sugary Strength, and Heaps of Gooey Goodness" opens this Friday, February 5th from 7-10 at Youngblood Gallery. Bring sweets to be entered into a drawing to win a painting from the show.

Leftovers

Leftovers closing reception this Friday, January 29th from 7-10 at Aurora Coffee L5P.

Popstars and Cokeheads

Greg Mike's Popstars and Cokeheads opens this Friday, January 29th at Kai Lin Gallery.

A Word with GREG.MIKE from Oh Snap Kid on Vimeo.

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Proxemics by Social Studies

Local experimental hip-hop duo Social Studies perform with The Selmanaires and release their first album Proxemics this Saturday, January 23rd at 529.

SMKA's 808 Experiment Vol. 2

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Jiha Moon's "Blue Peony and Impure Thoughts"

Jiha Moon's Blue Peony and Impure Thoughts opens at Saltworks Gallery this Saturday, January 23rd from 6p-9p.

Calls for Artists

"The Femme Fatale" at WonderRoot

WonderRoot is seeking submissions for an upcoming open-entry art show inspired by Film Noir and the Femme Fatale. All mediums are welcome and encouraged. To submit your art, email art@wonderroot.org with contact information and the number of pieces you will be submitting (3 pieces max).

Submission deadline: Saturday Feb. 6 (pieces should be dropped off at the WonderRoot Community Arts Center between Feb. 3 - Feb. 6).

"Cycle Through" at Youngblood Gallery

Young Blood Gallery's group show "Cycle Through" is looking for artists. This is a bike art themed show. There are no limitations except that the work has to be based around bicycles.
SOPO Bikes will end their annual alley cat "Broken Hearts and Bicycle Parts" race at the opening on March 6th. The work will remain in the gallery until March 28th.
If you are interested in being in this show please email kelly@youngbloodgallery.com. And please feel free to pass this info on to other artists and bike lovers!!

Preview: "Not You" at MINT Gallery

"Not You" opens this Saturday, January 16th from 8p-11p at MINT Gallery.
Below: self portraits by Travis Smith, Justin Angelos, and a pile.

"Run for Cover" at Spruill Gallery

Opens Thursday, January 14th 6p-9p at Spruill Gallery.

"Timeline" at Youngblood Gallery

"Timeline" by Stephanie Dowda and John Paul Floyd will be on display at Youngblood Gallery until the end of January.

PBR Art Competition

Submit art by Sunday, January 10th to get free stuff and possibly win more stuff. Rules at PRBart.com.

Harbingers at Beep Beep Gallery

"Harbingers" opens Saturday January 9th at Beep Beep Gallery.
Below: a glimpse at work by Patrick Davis, Kombo Chapfika, and Sean Fahie.