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Artifakt on The Hill: Capitol Hill Artwalk Afterparty @ The Loft

Ripley — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:02:54 +0000

We are back at The Loft for another edition of Artifakt on The Hill. We have some amazing artists lined up with some cool surprises. Check out the info below!

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Blitz Art Walk Afterhours, Featuring:

Extended DJ set by the Slowpoke crew

Featured Artists:
Jeremy Gregory, Sensei 23, Hera, George Atherton, Chani Murat

Live painting by Artifakt Artists

Body painting by Henry & Xavier Lopez Jr.

FREE gift bags by The K. Beard Experience!!
http://www.kbexp.com/

An awesome dance party!!!

These events are a great way to end the CHAW!
9pm-12am 21+

The Loft 1100 East Pike Capitol Hill

3rd Sat Artwalk Featuring Joseph Brooks

Ripley — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:28:45 +0000

One reason that I love Seattle is that there is so much to do. More specifically, there is tons of art stuff to do. So, if your making plans for this weekend, you should come out to Big Al Brewery in White Center on Saturday from 6-9pm! Artifakt Artist Joseph Brooks will be hanging new work. Bring your friends, have a beer, and check out some new stuff by this dope artist!

This artist also has an awesome blog and lots of cool stuff for sale. Click Here to go to Joseph Brooks Blog…Faces and stuff.

Big Al Brewery

9832 14th Avenue Southwest Seattle, WA 98106-2816

(206) 453-4487

This Week in Tacoma!! Jeremy Gregory

Ripley — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:03:53 +0000

This thursday Artifakt artist Jeremy Gregory will have some brand new puppet artwork on display at Brooks Dental Studio in Tacoma from 4:30 – 7:30 | 732 Broadway Tacoma, WA 98402-3702
(253) 777-0600
http://brooksdentalstudio.com/index.html

If you are in tacoma you definitely wont want to miss this opening! Here is a little bit more info about the artist:

Puppet Volcano cover!!!, originally uploaded by Jeremy Gregory. Yes! My first published 3-D puppet illustration. The Halloween cover of the Volcano. I just asked Ron Swarner about doing the cover with these puppets that I have been obsessing on. I told him I had a Zombie puppet that I had just used for the Artbus buttons and asked if he would be interested in a photo/ 3-D illustration for the cover and he agreed. I text Jason Ganwich and asked him if he would be interested in taking the photo, but we only had one day. He said yes and that it sounded like fun. Later he told me it was just because my puppet was so awesome. He said if the puppet wasn’t so good he would have told me to F*%# off! He came over and it was one of the most fun experiences ever.

Photoshop Tutorials

Ripley — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:06:12 +0000

Here is a good resource for artists that want to get into or sharpen up their photoshop skills:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1OFFj8/dpxmag.com/the-best-30-photo-manipulation-tutorials-for-photoshop.html

I find that these tutorials are fun and easy to follow. Also, they give you all the resources such as sample artwork and such. I think it’s cool because you can easily expand your Photoshop abilities and these also spark new ideas and techniques that you may not have thought of before.

Enjoy!

Thanks!

Ripley — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:53:17 +0000

We just wanted to say thank you to all of our fans that made it out to Electric Tea Garden last Friday for our annual all female art show! We had a great time dancing and looking at all the amazing art. We have some great events coming up real soon so check our events page or check us out on Facebook to stay up to date!

A Mural by 179

Ripley — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:50:01 +0000

So, today I was walking through Queen Anne in Seattle and I spotted a mural that was completed by 179…I’m not sure who else. I instantly recognized 179s style. Check out some of 179s new work at our all female art show on dec 30th at Electric Tea Garden in Seattle WA located at 14th and Pike

Artifakts All Female Art Show

Ripley — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:41:57 +0000

I am very excited for this upcoming show on Dec 30th at Electric Tea Garden. We have a great lineup of artists and the legendary NAHA will be headlining the music set from 1-2am.

Once a year we put on an all female art show where all the artists are female. We do this to support women in the arts and these events are always awesome! So come out and join us for an amazing night!!

Opening Reception Nov 9th

Ripley — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:59:22 +0000

Opening on Nov 9th at SSCC Art Gallery from 12pm – 2 pm the artist Nicole DeMent will be on hand for an artist discussion. I think that this is awesome because it is my birthday and I will be one of the featured pieces of art called:

“Vesica Piscis” mixed media encaustic @ 56″ x 42″
by Nicole DeMent

Pretty Sweet!

Ripley — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:13:59 +0000

Stop by Caffe Vita to keep these kids enjoying shows instead of scaring old people. Courtesy of The Vera Project.

Nonprofit The Vera Project has been working to support all-ages art and music in the city for years. And, now you can, too.

Every day this week, a different Caffe Vita location will be donating 10 percent of its profits to The Vera Project, which seems like a right decent thing to do.

Here’s when each location will be donating:

Nov. 1: 1005 E. Pike St.
Nov. 2: 813 Fifth Ave. N.
Nov. 3: 125 Prefontaine Pl. S.
Nov. 4: 4301 Fremont Ave. N.
Nov. 5: 7402 Greenwood Ave. N.
Nov. 6: 5208 Wilson Ave. S.

Morning Art Walk

Ripley — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:14:50 +0000

spotted this dope sticker this morning on the streets of seattle