4 artist proposals, 99 patron votes, $1,010 dollars, 103 turkey brats, 83 degree weather, 3 homebrewers, 4 photographers, several cute babies, stifling humidity, a toward-zero waste event, and quote of the night by winning artist Katie Duffy; "Holy shit! Thanks, everyone!"
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| Winner Katie Duffy |
Full of brats & beer, 99 patrons survived the heat to raise a toast to artist Katie Duffy who was awarded funding for her “Generation Y" project that combines three mediums: painting, sculptural installation, and film. “Generation Y" will be a part of Dubuque's acclaimed annual Voices From The Warehouse District exhibit in September. Duffy claimed, as an emerging artist, one of the greatest challenges has been, "Borrowing equipment from other
artists, which has seriously curbed my potential,
particularly as a film maker. Art Gumbo funding will help me not only purchase the equipment needed for the Voices exhibit, it will assist
me tremendously in my artistic growth far beyond Voices." Duffy, who is active in & inspired by, the local art scene says, "The issues that I will be
tackling in “Generation Y" are ones that permeate our international society in ways
that most of us may not even recognize. These issues will reshape the future
and redefine what it is to be American."
The Voices exhibit opens on September 10. voicesgallery.org
AG #4 was held at Eagle Point Park overlooking the Mississippi River with the EmCee stylings of local hero and sustainable neighborhood grocer Jeff Cremer. 4 artists competed for the summer funding cycle including Michele Chillook, Katie Duffy, Samantha Jones, and David Young.
March
AG winners, Connie Twining & Stormy Mochal of Outside The Lines Art
Gallery presented updates on their upcoming Gumbo-funded project "The
Great Draw" scheduled for September 2011. Stay informed by visiting otlag.com
AG# 4 would not have been possible without Jeff Cremer & all of the GumboHeads who donated food, sound equipment, home brew, coolers, composting bins, salad tongs (oh, so many tongs!), documentation (Sindi & Steve Mueller of Luxe Photography!), painted signs, carried ice, spread the word, and sweated on each other 'til the sun went down. (The homebrewers were still deep in it when we left).
Mark
your calendars for Thursday, September 29, 6-8 p.m. as ART GUMBO
celebrates its' first birthday. We return to Voices Warehouse Gallery and
our hosts the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society. The evening will
feature craft brews by Potosi Brewing Company, Farmers Market Soup by
Green Dubuque, a killer birthday cake by a local sweet-treat-master (we
have a list of faves), a special musical guest, and the next
innovative art projects to rock Dubuque. Check it.
FYI: Since our launch in September 2010, ART GUMBO has funded 4 proposals raising a total of $3,500 for Dubuque art projects.
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| David Young |
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| Michele Chillook |
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| Samantha Jones |
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| Katie Duffy |
