We just launched the official site for The Garden Project.
Read up on our mission statement, project partners and volunteer/in-kind donation opportunities. It’s pretty basic right now but we’ll be adding more info, links and features as the project progresses. Stay tuned.
http://thegardenproject.ijoarts.com
Pro-bono video production for green jobs organization, Got Green.
Last fall my production partner Keith Tucker and I teamed up with Got Green, the local green jobs non-profit to help them produce a video to promote their programs. Got Green has developed a green jobs training program that focuses on home weatherization, retrofitting residential and commercial heating and energy systems for greater efficiency and the installation of renewable energy systems such as solar panels. Their goal is to reach out to young urban adults and help them get positioned to take advantage of the new ‘green economy’. This video was designed to work as an integral component of their outreach program.
Working closely with Michael Woo Keith and I developed the conecpt for the video then reached out the local hip hop community to help bring the project to life. The song was produced by Derrick “Silver Shadow D” Seal/Shadow Muzik (http://www.shadowmuzik.com) and features Khepra Ptah, DK Mars, Yirim Seck, Laura ‘Piece’ Kelley, Sistahailstorm, LaRue, Silver Shadow D and Ayoka Fasuyi.
We just wrapped up the last edits for this project and so I am happy to share it with the community.
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Well I decided to get a jump on my 2010 resolutions a few weeks back and applied to join the artist co-op at Columbia City Gallery in south Seattle. After reviewing my application and my work I am happy to say that they invited me to join. Starting on January 1, 2010 I will officially be a gallery member. That means I’ll be committed to doing four shows per year. I’m looking forward to having a home for my work and staying motivated to creating new work on a regular basis.
The past 3 years have been pretty eventful in my personal and professional life. I’ve been making a lot of internal business changes to adapt to the new and ever changing economic realities and on top of that I’ve been busy being a daddy to a baby…toddler… little grown girl. It’s been eventful and in the mix I’ve gotten away from working on my personal art in any consistent way. I’m hoping this is going to help put some of the ‘fire’ back into my love affair with my art.
To all the folks at Columbia City Gallery… Thanks! I’m looking forward to it.
The Corner: 23rd and Union is a project I worked on last spring with KUOW (local affiliate of NPR) producer Jenny Asarnow. The Corner is/was an interactive public radio documentary and public art project about, for, and created with the corner of 23rd and Union in Seattle’s Central District. You can read more about the The Corner on the project’s website or on the project’s Facebook page.
The project ended in August and in September I submitted a grant to do an expanded video component to the project.
Well, it’s official, the The Corner: 23rd and Union projects has gotten an injection of life sustaining cash to do something new and exciting. I received official notice from the City of Seattle Office of Cultural Affairs a couple of weeks ago that they awarded $8500 to a grant request I submitted. The Working title for the new project is “The Geography of Community”. We are slated to start the project Jan/Feb of 2010. I’ll be posting more about this soon.
