We. Are. Stoked.
This BBoy/Homeboy/Street/Artist/Extraordinaire is kicking off our NATIVE PUBLIC ART project TONIGHT.
Jaque Fragua, straight from Alburquerque, New Mexico is a featured artist for the Downtown Mural Tour.
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Native Public Art: Ziindi & Jaque Fragua @ Indiegogo
THIS IS IT : MURAL TIME
1Spot Gallery and Jaque Fragua, (along with some friends and artists) –
are working together to bring more indigenous voices to our visual environment in Phoenix.
We’ve started an Indiegogo campaign!
A fundraising experiment of sorts, to get YOU, our community involved in creating more NATIVE PUBLIC ART.
**Where does the money go?
– an on-going donation box for Native public art in Phoenix and beyond, (the immediate kick-off project will be a mural in downtown Phoenix, starting May 29th, 2013)
– supplies: $1000 to pay for paint supplies, rental equipment such as lifts, ladders, spray-guns,
– basic necessities for the artists such as water, snacks, fruit roll-ups, etc.
Any residual funding will go back into the donation box for future murals to be produced.
**As a supporter to this NATIVE PUBLIC ART project:
– Get ORIGINAL ARTWORK for your contribution on Indiegogo!
– you’re part of our team!
– receive updates about upcoming murals, special workshops and art projects,
paint parties, and community projects,
– get a beautiful mural you can look at anytime you want and know that you contributed to the improvement of this community’s health and growth.
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**How do you donate? Go to Indiegogo!
http://igg.me/at/ziindi
Let’s raise at least $1000 by May 31st!
(Check out the fancy video!)
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“Being a hub for Southwestern Native art and with a deep history of indigenous culture, it is imperative to continue the expression and relation of Native perspectives to the community of what is now known as Phoenix, or S-ki:kigk in the O’odham language.
What better way than public art to create and expand the dialogue in current times?
In return, by donating to this fund you get a beautiful mural you can look at anytime you want and know that you contributed to the improvement of this community’s health and growth.”
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“Red Alloy” – Opening Reception – Photos/Recap
Last Friday we had a great opening reception for “Red Alloy” – Manga-inspired works by Indigenous artists.
“Mechanization of the Fifth World” by Jeremy Eyerock Arviso
Big number of folks came by to view the phenomenal art; family, friends, and artists all came to show love. Thank you!!
Big THANK YOU to the artists who came thru with their great pieces.
DJ Randy Boogie Barton made the night flow with ease, check out this talented artist/performer/DJ’s website here: Randy Boogie Barton
Bahe Whitethorne Jr. came down from Flagstaff and got very inspired to do this piece live last night.
With Randy’s music and Bahe’s rhythm, it was quite a performance to see…
And a special thanks to Katja Lehmann for coming by and taking photos for her blog!
See more photos here: “Red Alloy” at 1Spot
“Navajo Anime Woman” series by Bahe Whitethorne Jr. – For Sale
“Starstruck Deliberation” by Damian Jim – For Sale
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Join us
Third Friday, May 17th, 6-10pm
for the Closing Reception of “Red Alloy“
We’ll be celebrating Damian Jim‘s Birthday!!
Come by and share food and refreshments as we celebrate his big 4-0. =))
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1Spot Gallery
918 North 6th Street, Rear
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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* Private Showings Available : 602-281-0697 *
“Red Alloy” – Manga-inspired Works – Today @ 1Spot Gallery!
Ziindi and 1Spot Gallery present:
“Red Alloy”
Manga-inspired works by Indigenous artists
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: Comic : Heroes : Anime :
A collection of new works by Southwestern indigenous artists.
Witness this contemporary exploration of Manga and Anime influences on Native art.
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: Featuring new works by :
: Jeremy Eyerock Arviso
: Randy Boogie Barton
: Averian Chee
: Damian Jim
: Jerrel Singer
: Ryan Huna Smith
: Bahe Whitethorne Jr
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: May 3rd :
: DJ Set – Randy Boogie Barton
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: First Friday :
: May 3rd :
: 6:00 -10:00 pm :
:: All Ages :: Refreshments ::
: Closing Reception :
: Third Friday :
: May 17th :
: 6:00 – 10:00 pm :
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: Private Showings Available :
See you at the Gallery!
“Red Alloy” – Witness this contemporary exploration of Manga and Anime influences on Native art
1Spot Gallery & Ziindi: Indigenous Art Zine proudly present:
“Red Alloy”
. Manga-inspired works by Indigenous artists .
.:: Explore the Lore ::.
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: Comic : Heroes : Anime :
: Explore Modern Indigenous Lore :
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A collection of new works by Southwestern indigenous artists.
Witness this contemporary exploration of Manga and Anime influences on Native art.
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: Featuring new works by :
: Jeremy Eyerock Arviso
: Randy Boogie Barton
: Averian Chee
: Jaque Fragua
: Damian Jim
: Jerrel Singer
: Jeff Slim
: Ryan Huna Smith
: Bahe Whitethorne Jr
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: DJ Set – Randy Boogie :
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: First Friday :
: May 3rd :
: 6:00 -10:00 pm :
:: All Ages :: Refreshments ::
Closing Reception –
: Third Friday :
: May 17th :
: 6:00 – 10:00 pm :
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>>> See Recent PHOENIX NEW TIMES article & 2013 Big Brain Awards Nomination:
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/2013/04/1spot_ziindi_phoenix_michelle_ponce_damian_jim_gallery_visual_art_native_contemporary.php <<<
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“The Space Between Two Worlds” – Opening April 5th
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“The Space Between Two Worlds”
by Jeff Slim
(theallelectrickitchen.tumblr.com)
“The Space Between Two Worlds exists within stories and memory….Creating color where there was none in one world and bringing to life reminiscences in another.”
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Diné (Navajo) artist Jeff Slim presents two unique series of works at 1Spot Gallery:
– Bíla’ ashdla’ (“five fingered people”) –
Jeff captures pictorial representations of his Grandmother’s stories about her youth on the land (fourth world).
– Áltsé deests’á (“the first one that died”) –
a figurative representation of an elusive story of the “Third World” in Diné Bahane’ (Navajo creation story). Jeff explores this female character “the first one that died”, in various moments of her journey, giving her a human form within this Third World, a Yellow World.
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_Opening Reception:
First Friday
April 5th, 2013
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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* DJ Set by Nube * Live Art by Averian Chee *
* Refreshments by Sana Pueblo Food Creations *
* Refreshments by Sana Pueblo Food Creations *
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_Closing Reception:
Third Friday
April 19th, 2013
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
** Celebrating Jeff’s Birthday!! **
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1Spot Gallery
918 North 6th Street, Rear
Phoenix, AZ 85004
facebook.com/ziindigallery
602-281-0697
Facebook event:
“The Space Between Two Worlds”
Featuring a collaborative piece by Damian Jim and Jeff Slim of Áltsé deests’á!
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_Series Description:
The Space Between Two Worlds exists within stories and memory. Through this series of paintings I am exploring the worlds of
Bíla’ ashdla’ (“five fingered people”) and Áltsé deests’á (“the first one that died”); the third and fourth world that each respectively occupies.
Creating color where there was none in one world and bringing to life reminiscences in another. Using the paintings as a vessel to explore my own cultural stories as well as personal history, I invite viewers to interpret the paintings through their own perspectives.
_About the Artist:
Jeff Slim is a Diné artist from Black Mountain, Arizona; located on the Navajo Reservation.
While working with the Black Sheep Art Collective he was able to help brighten up communities by means of mural workshops. Beyond the Collective he supports a variety of nonprofit organizations and causes by contributing his artistic abilities and time.
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For more info:
602-281-0697 – michelle@ziindi.com
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Hope to see you there!!
Ziindi & 1Spot Gallery featured on “WhispernThunder: American Indian Art & Expression” Radio Show
Big THANK YOU to Jaclyn Roessel and “WhispernThunder” Blog and Blog Radio!
For inviting Ziindi: Indigenous Art Zine and 1Spot Gallery to participate in last night’s radio talk show: American Indian Art & Expression
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Check it out here in its entirety!
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WhispernThunder
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Props to Hostess Jaclyn Roessel!! WhispernThunder Treasurer/Board Member, blogger and photographer and the Director of Education at the Heard Museum.
It was an honor to share the conversation with such great designers, artists, educators, and supporters of Indigenous arts!
Guests included:
Our very own Michelle Ponce Michelle Ponce of 1Spot Gallery Co-Founder and Executive Director of Ziindi: Indigenous Art Zine.
Janet Cantley, Curator and Manager at Heard Museum North Scottsdale
Kristen Dorsey (Chickasaw jeweler), with BeyondBuckskin.com
Jared Yazzie (Navajo Founder/Owner OXDX clothing apparel company), with BeyondBuckskin.com
Bethany Yellowtail (Founder B. Yellowtail Designs), with BeyondBuckskin.com
Great conversation on Indigenous art and fashion. We look forward to opportunities like these to share and learn from other talented artists and designers, and their works.
What Defines Us? Ziindi & 1Spot featured in Panel Talk @ ASU
1Spot Gallery and Ziindi: Indigenous Art Zine have been invited to join the conversation about Local Culture and the Phoenix Design Community.
What Defintes Us? is a Downtown Devil Discussion held quarterly at the Downtown Phoenix ASU Campus, with this semester’s theme focusing on arts and culture and the Phoenix design community, and how downtown’s culture is portrayed to the viewing public.
From Downtown Devil:
“In Phoenix, many are aware of our city’s art and music communities. But with the exception of the annual Phoenix Design Week and Pedal Craft, the design community often goes unnoticed, even as Phoenix is home to numerous nationally-renowned designers, illustrators, animators, and others contributing to the conversation of modern design. It is these designers, along with those in the Valley’s media who are charged with portraying our city to the rest of the country and world. Is the portrait we have painted an accurate one?”
Tuesday, March 26th – 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Check out Facebook event here: Downtown Devil Discussions
Panelists:
Justin Katz
Creative Director, Flock of Pixels
@flockofpixels
Douglas Miles
Founder, Apache Skateboards
@apachesk8boards
Michelle Ponce
Executive Director, Ziindi: Indigenous Art Zine; Director/Curator, 1Spot Gallery
@SanaPuebloFood
Wayne Rainey
Photographer, Rainey Studios; Founder/Owner, monOrchid
@raineystudios
Schedule of Events:
7-7:30 p.m.-Refreshments from Carly’s and mingling
7:30-8:10 p.m.-Moderated panel discussion
8:10-8:30 p.m.-Audience Questions
8:30-9:00 p.m.-Mingling and informal questions with panelists
Downtown Devil Discussions are monthly panel discussions centered on a designated topic with the intent to create a dialogue between community members and the Arizona State University students, staff and faculty.
Sponsored by Carly’s Bistro, providing food at the Discussion’s beginning.
1Spot Gallery: Nominated for 2013 New Times Big Brain Award!
Wow Phoenix.
1Spot Gallery is very honored to be a finalist for the 2013 Big Brain Awards by Phoenix New Times.
Each year, New Times honors the community’s art-felt achievements with the Big Brain Awards, giving cash prizes to emerging creatives.
— Being nominated is a beautiful catalyst to continue creating, expanding, showcasing and building up our local Native art world. —
We’d like to give a shout-out to previous years winners, who happen to also be our friends, conspirators, and collaborators!
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2012:
Performing Art: Dulce Juarez
Visual Art: Thomas Greyeyes
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2011:
Performing Art: Joseph “Sentrock” Perez
Culinary: Brian and Margita Webb of “Hey Joe!” Filipino Food Truck
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Check out article and other Finalists below!
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Take note and give your creative friends a big pat on the back — we’re announcing the finalists for the 2013 Big Brain Awards.
The award was created to recognize emerging local creatives, and for the past few weeks we’ve been narrowing the long list of submissions to 18 finalists in six categories.
See also:
– 2012 Big Brain Awards Winners Announced
– Big Brain Awards 2013: Nominate Emerging Phoenix Creatives for Cash Prizes
On April 27, from 7 to 11 p.m., we’ll be honoring six winners with $500 cash prizes in the categories of craft, design, online, visual art, culinary, and performing art at Monarch Theatre in Phoenix during our annual Artopia celebration.
We’ll be profiling the finalists in the April 25 issue of New Times and on our blogs in the next few weeks. In the meantime, here are their names:
CRAFT
Ashley Cooper
Keytha Fixico
Brandon Boetto
VISUAL ART
1Spot
Kelsey Dake
David Emitt Adams
PERFORMING ART
MAN-CAT
Leah Marche
Space 55
DESIGN
Lindsay Kinkade
Justin Katz
Jon Arvizu
ONLINE
Dust Circuit Radio
Club Fonograma
Lightning Octopus
CULINARY
Check them out on Chow Bella …
Tickets to Artopia go on sale this Thursday, March 28. Stay tuned to the Big Brain page for more details …
Follow Jackalope Ranch on Facebook and Twitter and Pinterest.
Slickest in the Southwest – Damian Jim: Featured on 1121South.net
Our very own Damian Jim is the featured artist for 1121South.net blog.
Check out this great article about Damian’s work, accomplishments, inspiration, and journey!
Slickest in the Southwest
Slickest in the Southwest – Damian Jim
Who are you?
My name is Damian Jim, I’m a Dine artist and graphic designer from the 4 corners region.
My clans are Deer Springs for the Ute People Division of Red Running into the Water, and my grandparents are both from the Many Goats Clan.
My clans are Deer Springs for the Ute People Division of Red Running into the Water, and my grandparents are both from the Many Goats Clan.
Where are you based?
I’m currently based out of Phoenix, Arizona.
What is your background as an artist?
What is your background as an artist?
I’m a self-taught artist, with a degree in graphic design. I’ve been drawing since I was able to hold a pencil, with my teachers lending me support in elementary school with a school newspaper beat drawing advertisements. In high school, I garnered an award nationally as well as being recognized for my contributions by the school.
I received my degree in graphic design, and started working for Blue Mountain Trading Post in Blanding, Utah, and later on Twin Rocks Trading Post in Bluff, Utah. My job involved collaborating with the premier Dine basket and rug weavers in Southeastern Utah in producing geometric, pictorial, and abstract images that were then produced on fibered media.
I received my degree in graphic design, and started working for Blue Mountain Trading Post in Blanding, Utah, and later on Twin Rocks Trading Post in Bluff, Utah. My job involved collaborating with the premier Dine basket and rug weavers in Southeastern Utah in producing geometric, pictorial, and abstract images that were then produced on fibered media.
This work helped many artists to win awards nationally and helped to inspire a resurgence in Dine basketry, as well as produced many articles and books on printed media and video. I also had my first museum show right around this time, which inspired me to start participating in local art markets.
I was also able to win awards at Gallup Ceremonials with my own paintings during this time, and eventually I progressed into web media and helping to acknowledge and promote other native artists.
Currently I work fulltime, run a gallery in Phoenix, produce paintings and digital media, and work part time on Ziindi, an indigenous contemporary art zine.
How would you explain your creations in 4 words?
Indigenous, Vibrant, Provocative, Verve.
Where does your vision come from and what do you hope to accomplish?
My vision comes from the infinite depths of my imagination. My art is the focus of this journey, and the image of the artist as an icon is dead. I use visuals from print and video media to shape my paintings. My canvases speak of my experiences from growing up on the reservation and the racism/tribalism that has pervaded my life while growing up. I also use universal ideas on life, Dine creation stories, Dine symbolism, and writing in Dine and English in my work.
My hope is to not only help to inspire young artists, but to cultivate an Indigenous community free of stereotypes and bravado. It is only when we can see beyond ourselves that we can unite and elevate the proletariat.
My hope is to not only help to inspire young artists, but to cultivate an Indigenous community free of stereotypes and bravado. It is only when we can see beyond ourselves that we can unite and elevate the proletariat.
When you were young, did you ever imagine your work would inspire and motivate so many people?
I never started doing art hoping to achieve fame; working for fame only inspires hate, jealousy, and mistrust in people. My current work with Ziindi has been a constant mission that I have used in various incarnations. Starting off with teaching graphic design to Summer school kids, and doing motivational talks about my work, that helped to start a positive trend in community involvement with young artists. From working with 4natives.com, to working with Native American connections, I’ve always wanted to give back to the Indigenous community, mostly because I know how harsh growing up on the Reservations can be when you’re young. If my work can help to inspire and motivate the youth, that is just one step to changing the dynamics that govern our lives.
Could you please give our viewers some information about where they can see/purchase your work?
I have my website DamianJim.com, which has links to my deviant art account at damianjim.deviantart.com, and my facebook page facebook.com/damianjim, has the latest works in progress as well as finished pieces.
My work is currently represented at 1Spot Gallery on Roosevelt and 6th Street in downtown Phoenix: 918 N 6th Street, Unit B, Phoenix, AZ 85004 – 602 281-0697, facebook.com/ziindigallery
My work is currently represented at 1Spot Gallery on Roosevelt and 6th Street in downtown Phoenix: 918 N 6th Street, Unit B, Phoenix, AZ 85004 – 602 281-0697, facebook.com/ziindigallery
Ziindi 