AG #5 Trust the Harvest by Sowing the Seeds

Gumbo Patrons unite to reap the bounty of the harvest and to sow the seeds for growing creativity in our community. Join us to break bread, eat soup, and fund art!

Mark your calendars for Art Gumbo #5

Happy #1 Birthday to AG!

Check it: Thursday, September 29, 6-8 p.m.

Venue: Voices Warehouse Gallery, 10th & Jackson Streets in Dubuque

Yum: Potato Kale Soup and Greek Bean & Carrot Soup by Green Dubuque, Beer Bread by Trusted Earth Farm & Forage CSA & Catering

B-Day: Grandma Skoko Starr's famous popcorn cake

Special Guests: AG June Winner Katie Duffy will offer a gallery talk about her installation at Voices (you will be in the gallery that her work is exhibiting in!)

Musical Guest: Bob Bucko JR & David Morrison

On TAP: Potosi Brewing Company's "Good Old Potosi" lager

Proposals by: The Medicine Band, Dubuque365, Julien International Film Festival, Hempstead HS Art Dept., and Ruix Zine.

Your hosts: Paula Neuhaus & Megan Starr 

YOU: Grab your tenners & your homies & git yer art on!

TWEAK: to make tiny adjustments in or to; fine-tune

B-Day:

Art Gumbo turns 1 this September. With this b-day, we have indulged in self-reflection, evaluation, and the need to tweak the AG project to employ the same sustainable tactics that it preaches. Fancy way of saying: "We changed some shit, so read up, yo:"

• You must be present to win.
• You must attend the dinner to vote.
• All votes will be cast AFTER all presentations. No early voting allowed.
• Application Narrative has been reduced to 500 words (approx. 1 page).
• Applicants will offer an enhanced verbal pitch of their proposal at the dinner.
• *Applicants will pay a small fee to submit their application: sliding scale of $5-$20. 
• If the proceeds from the door exceed $750, a Runner Up will be awarded the remaining funds.

*Application fee goes toward sustaining the AG project: printing copies, posters, handbills, etc. 
Upcoming in 2011-12:
AG is seeking funding to commission potters to create AG Soup Bowls that will be sold at the Soup Dinners. Patrons are encouraged to purchase a bowl & bring it with you every time you attend AG.This "bring-your-own-place-setting" concept reduces waste, volunteer time, employs local potters, and creates a revenue source for AG. 

Happy B-Day to us!


FYI: Since our launch in September 2010, ART GUMBO has funded 4 proposals raising a total of $3,500 for Dubuque art projects.