Congratulations to artist Gene Tully whose proposal to fund the cost of a crane to install his piece entitled Warehouse Grotesques: Hatred, Greed, Violence, & Addiction (four 8 ft metal grotesques) on top of a concrete water tower standard on 9th & Jackson Streets won the most patron votes on Thursday evening at the inaugural Art Gumbo Soup Dinner. Tully was awarded $660 in patron donations for his proposal. Public Art funded by the Public!
The metal piece, Warehouse Grotesques: Hatred, Greed, Violence and Addiction was created for the Voices From The Warehouse District VI: Transitions exhibition.The public art installation, funded by the communal Art Gumbo Microfund, will be a high visibility installation that will serve as testimony to the strength of the arts in our community and the growth of the district.
We had 10 incredibly diverse artist proposals, 53 patron votes, and collected $660 at the door (generous patrons!). Counting volunteers, submitting artists, and CSA Farmers there were more than 80 people at the event. Dang that vichyssoise was tasty!
The night was a locavore's dream. Thank you to Life's A Feast Catering, Paradise Valley CSA, Dona & Doug Schleiser, Dubuque County Fine Arts Society, and Voices From The Warehouse District for providing the soup, produce, bread, drinks, and venue.
Cheers to the artists & the patrons! This project was created for YOU!
Join us for the next quarterly Art Gumbo Session on Thursday, December 16, 6-8 p.m. at the Dubuque Museum of Art. Soup by Driftless Market of Platteville, Wi. Proposals by....maybe YOU!
We love what we do, so thanks for the rowdy response to our efforts. YES!
The metal piece, Warehouse Grotesques: Hatred, Greed, Violence and Addiction was created for the Voices From The Warehouse District VI: Transitions exhibition.The public art installation, funded by the communal Art Gumbo Microfund, will be a high visibility installation that will serve as testimony to the strength of the arts in our community and the growth of the district.
We had 10 incredibly diverse artist proposals, 53 patron votes, and collected $660 at the door (generous patrons!). Counting volunteers, submitting artists, and CSA Farmers there were more than 80 people at the event. Dang that vichyssoise was tasty!
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| Bread by Artist & Patron Dona Schleiser |
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| Vichyssoise by Life's A Feast Catering & Events |
Cheers to the artists & the patrons! This project was created for YOU!
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| Artist Q & A |
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| Paradise Valley CSA Farmers: Mary Kay, Kevin, Jen, & Peter. |
We love what we do, so thanks for the rowdy response to our efforts. YES!
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