Love KAE!

Graff –n- Dance

WBL and the 2DK L.A.B. Present: Graff –n- Dance
Saturday, May 15, 2010
3:00pm - 10:00pm
1525 Newton Street N.W. DC 20010

WBL and the 2DK L.A.B. Present

Graff –n- Dance

Featuring-

Winner take all free-style dance contest

Graffiti art gallery

Wii Play360 video game tournament

DC premier of a short film by John Tsombikos

And a live performance by Inner Loop Records recording artist K-BETA

Plus- Complimentary copy of On The Home Front the debut album from The L.A.B. with paid admission!

Admission is $10


with DJs - 4D, Cuzzin Greg, Matt Stackswell, and Kier on the wheels

and a special tribute set dedicated to Guru of Gangstarr by DJ R.B.I.


Dance Contest Rules-

1vs1 free-style dance competition
$10 registration fee
Winner takes all prize
Registration begins at 3pm
Contest starts at 6pm sharp
Contest will be decided by a judges panel

InSPIRATion

I made three large posters that remind me of my college years for this show. Check it out.

InSPIRATion will show at the American University Museum from May 8-June 6th.

Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday, 11-4


What inspires an artist to create? SPIRAT...

Spirat takes its letters from the word INSPIRATION, suggesting the “spirit” of a work of art. Where did a piece come from? What inspired the artist to create?

Living in a media-driven, high-speed world, we hope to share a perspective of current issues revolving around the idea of inspiration.

Give Me A Vote

The Washington City Paper
© 2010 Matt Dunn

Come express your support for the voting rights in DC by painting your own voting hand on large mural. The mural is located in the parking lot of Rhode Island Ave Shopping Center (615 Rhode Island Ave, NE, Washington DC) in walking distance from Rhode Island Metro on red line. The mural jam will start at 4pm on Thursday, April 29. We will b there until 8pm. It is an ongoing work of art and we expect to work on it for a couple of weeks. Join in!

Some people you never forget.

This is a film made recently by a very talented, old friend of mines friend. She always had the most artistic and interesting friends. Once I went to a wedding of a friend of hers, and the groom wore a motor cycle helmut down the isle and a live band played. Their vows were things like, 'I promise to let you eat sweet sweet yummies late at night in bed'.

This is her friends film, Putty Hill.

PUTTY HILL TRAILER (FINAL UP-REZ) from Matt Porterfield on Vimeo.

"What do you think Kevin? I think it was excellent"

A thousand Blooms, True Beauty.

My friend Richard Chu has been working on this book, True Beauty for some time now. It's a photo and essay book about various women in DC. The book is dedicated to and created for his mother and sister who both passed due to cancer. This Sunday Richard threw another fundraiser for the printing of the book. Amazing people, photos and art.

Super Fun!

Wale with the Give me a Vote hand!

Photo by Joshua Cogan

RETNA EL MAC and KOFIE

Manifest Equality con RETNA EL MAC y KOFIE from viejas del mercado on Vimeo.

This was the mural painted for the Manifest Equality show that was out in LA. Super good times. Amazing watching these artist paint!

Give me the vote!

photos by Mika Altskan

New posters for DC voting rights.

GIVE ME A VOTE! paint day!

Come express your support for the voting rights in DC by painting your own voting hand on large mural the night before the decision is made. The mural is located in the parking lot of Rhode Island Ave Shopping Center (615 Rhode Island Ave, NE, Washington DC) in walking distance from Rhode Island Metro on red line. The mural jam will start at 4pm on Wednesday, April 21. It is an ongoing work of art and we expect to work on it for a couple of weeks. Join in!

Read more about the "Give Me a Vote!" project and learn how to get involved!

My Buddy, Scot lefavor!

Worn Magazine and The Fashion show!

If you missed last weeks launch of DC's newest magazine, WORN and the fashion show, then you missed out! I went with my BFF HIP and we had a blast!

ReadysetDC // fashion:district from ReadysetDC on Vimeo.

The other day...

I was walking with a friend in Capitol Hill and ran into a 18 year old yellow foot tortoise named Lightning. This in not Lightning, but he was just as awesome and just as big!

He followed his owner just like a dog. We petted him. Super awesome pet! Go Lightning! Go!

Beth Baldwin

Beth is one of my favorite crafters in DC. I began my Beth collection with a mustache pin, it moved from there to a two headed girl monster print i adore and have framed in my house. I would have bought the "thug life" boxer from artomatic if i could have. don't miss this weeks sewing class!

Washington,DC - This sunday April 11, Beth Baldwin (voted DC's Best Local Crafter 2009 & 2010) will be teaching a class in creating plush dolls by hand. The focus will be on creating your own ideas, technique and hand sewing. Bring a pencil and some sketch paper. Fabric, tools and other items used in the creation of your plush will be provided. Suggested donation of $25. All ages. The class is Sunday, April 11 from 2-4 pm at the FREEZER (633 E street Rear SE Washington, DC 20003) (three blocks from Eastern Market Metro).