T-Shirt Design Contest to Benefit (SCENE) - DEADLINE EXTENDED!
This year, artists with a knack for graphic design and illustration are encouraged to jump on computers and sharpen pencils to come up with a unique, one- or two-color design for new (SCENE) Metrospace t-shirts.
The winning design and artist’s name will be printed on a full inventory of t-shirts that will be displayed and sold to visitors year round in the gallery space. You may use ANY two colors for your design (excluding metallic, transparent, or flourescent inks) and ANY standard T-shirt color.
A high resolution PDF of (SCENE)’s logo, which must be incorporated into each design, can be downloaded at www.scenemetrospace.com/tshirt.htm. There you will also find an EPS (SCENE) logo for your ease of use. Designs should be submitted as print-size (that's the final size it will be on the T-shirt) PDFs, with a resolution of 300 DPI, to scenemetrospace@gmail.com by Friday, February 29. The artist’s name and phone number should be included with each submission.
We're extending the T-shirt contest's deadline to allow people who were away from town for the holidays a shot at designing us something unique and wearable.
The designs will be posted for voting in March and we'll set a time period for voting... meaning the winning design will be professionally screen-printed and ready to wear by the time T-shirt weather arrives! For more information please contact (SCENE)’s director and curator, Peter Richards, at prichar@cityofeastlansing.com or (517) 319-6832.
"Return To Sender: An Exhibit Of Mail Art" opens Friday, January 11th
 (SCENE) Metrospace presents "Return To Sender: An Exhibit of Mail Art" opening with a public reception from 6-9 PM on Friday January 11, 2008. This exhibit explores the 20th century tradition of mail art, drawing in works from across the country and around the world that are either tiny or grand, elegaic or spurious. The single uniting thread is that each piece of art has traveled by post, and has been handled -- and occasionally crushed, mutilated, spindled, or folded -- by strangers and by machinery charged with transporting our deepest secrets, our most sensitive personal and financial information, and in this case our fearless self-expression.
The exhibit includes artwork by Aaron Curtner and Russell Bauer(Lansing), Hart Ryan Noecker (Portland, OR), Marguerite Bryant (Eureka, CA), Clare Fox (Detroit), Michael Mosher (Bay City) and Ryosuke Cohen (Japan), Mike Pixley (Lansing) and Jeffrey Winkelmann Evergreen (Kalamazoo), Michael Crosby (Lansing), Vittore Baroni (Italy), Corrie Van Sice (Kansas City, MO), Jefferson Navicky (Brooklyn, NY), Clemente Padin (Uruguay), John Lindenmayer (Lansing), and Juanita Baldwin (Okemos). A unique feature of this exhibit is that many unsolicited works of art have arrived in our mailbox and in a similar unannounced fashion will find their way onto the gallery walls.
Shown in tandem with “Return to Sender” will be an exhibit of recent paintings by Lansing artists Tim Lane and Peter Richards.
This event is FREE and open to the public, however space is limited. The evening’s musical entertainment (provided by Ed Corcoran and Nate Zukas) and refreshments are complimentary. Donations to help (SCENE) expand its cutting-edge programming are encouraged.
Exhibit continues through Sunday, February 24.
Arms and Sleepers, Father Time, Rx Gibbs & Indian Guides
 Friday, February 22
8:00 PM
ALL AGES, $5
[doors at 7:00]
Featuring a headlining set by popular Okemos-based post-rock quartet Father Time (who will be releasing their anticipated CD debut, Married To The Sea), the show will also feature sets by Michigan favorites Indian Guides (Detroit) and Rx Gibbs (Lansing), who were both recently performers at the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit’s “Sonic Lullabies” festival.
Traveling from Cambridge, MA, ambient duo Arms and Sleepers combines audio-visual electronic textures with visuals by talented Boston artist Dado Ramadani, bridging ethereal sounds with an engaging, subterranean pulse. They are touring in support of their 2007 release, “Black Paris 86.”
The event will take place Friday, February 22 at 8:00 PM. This event is all ages, smoke- and alcohol-free. There is a $5.00 charge at the door for admission. Doors open at 7:00.
Call-for-Proposals for a Themed Exhibit: “Transparent”
EAST LANSING, Mich. - East Lansing's alternative art space, (SCENE) Metrospace announces a call-for-proposals for an upcoming exhibit of artwork themed around the word “transparent.” (SCENE) is seeking the broadest interpretation of this word, with an equal emphasis on both literal and non-literal translations of the word “transparent.” All artists over the age of 18 are invited to participate. Applications will be accepted through Monday, February 18, 2008.
“Transparent” may be interpreted through an assortment of medias and styles including but not limited to: graphic design, photography, collage, painting, installation, drawing, sculpture, performance, video, and sound. Artwork in any media or any combination of media will be reviewed. Artists of all types are invited to submit current, original works for this exhibit. The exhibit will take place from March 7, 2008 through April 20, 2008.
Entry materials must include a current artist's biography and/or artist resume, as well as an artistic statement to accompany the proposed artwork(s). Proposals may include images (.jpegs or .gifs) of actual or representative works, either on a CD mailed to the address above, or e-mailed to scenemetrospace@gmail.com. All entry materials are due Monday, February 18, 2008 in order to be considered for exhibit (submissions with missing information cannot be considered). Artists must also include an SASE for the return of their materials. There is no entrance fee. Early submissions are encouraged.
(SCENE) Metrospace is located at 110 Charles Street, in the lower level of the colorful Division Street parking structure. (SCENE) is open Thursdays from 2-5 PM, Fridays and Saturdays from 2-9 PM, and Sundays from 12-4 PM during scheduled exhibits. For more information, please visit www.scenemetrospace.com or contact Peter Richards at (517) 319-6832.
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A Valentine's Day Show w/ THE HARD LESSONS, THE DARTS, & F@#$IN' GNARLY
 Thursday, February 14
8:00 PM
ALL AGES, $8 in Advance, $10 @ the Door
Tickets available at Flat, Black & Circular
[doors at 7:00]
East Lansing’s alternative art and performance space (SCENE) Metrospace will sell advance tickets for The Hard Lessons performance on Valentine’s Day.
Motown-fueled rock trio The Hard Lessons have been staples on local college radio playlists, such as Impact 88.9 FM, and a popular live draw. Join them for a special All Ages Valentines Day show.
The Hard Lessons will be joined by The Darts (Lansing) and F--kin’ Gnarly (Flint).
The event will take place Thursday, February 14 at 8:00 PM. Due to limited space, there are only a limited number of tickets issued for this event. Tickets are on sale at (SCENE) Metrospace and at Flat Black and Circular.
Advance tickets are $8.00. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, February 14, for $10.00. Doors open at 7:00.
This event is all ages, smoke- and alcohol-free.
Brave Captain, Counter Cosby, Empire! Empire! & Incarta
 Saturday, February 9
8:00 PM
ALL AGES, $5
[doors at 7:00]
(SCENE) presents WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? featuring SONIC CIRCUS with DJ DUBBLE8 Saturday February 2
 Saturday, February 2
8:00 PM
ALL AGES, $5
[doors at 7:00]
Sonic Circus w/ DJ Dubble8 present a multimedia event: "What Are You Looking At?"
Currently fixated somewhere along the East Coast, Sonic Circus consists of Dana Jessen (bassoon) and Michael Straus (saxophones). Dedicated to today's music, their combined individual efforts include the premiers of over forty new works with performances at New York City's The Stone, Boston's Jordan Hall and Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center. Always looking to collaborate with non-traditional artists and musicians, they will be joined this show by turntablist DJ Dubble8. These three musicians, having all dabbled in the institutionalized world, hold graduate degrees in music from the likes of Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University and the New England Conservatory of Music.
New music performed tonight will fuse electronics with live acoustic instruments
and visual projections.
More Artist Info: www.mstraus.net, www.danajessen.com,
www.dubble8productions.com
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