Okay folks, following is the press release with Teho and Meredith's changes. I'm sending it out today:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jonathan Scarboro
March 5, 2007 407-462-5025
exposedexhibition@gmail.com
(don't mind the allignment here, it's nice in word)
EXPOSED: A 30-ARTIST TAKEOVER
ORLANDO, FL –Emerging artists will invade the new 801 North Orange building, a mixed-used development recently completed by Ustler Development, Inc. located in Downtown Orlando, just North of Colonial Drive.
“Exposed,” features 30 artists who have teamed up with a local developers, Craig Ustler and Phil Rampey, for a unique, guerilla-style exhibition. The artists are doing everything –from curating and promotion, to temporarily transforming the building into a gallery space– without the assistance of a gallerist or dealer. The work will showcase a variety of styles and approaches in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and photography.
The exhibit will take place in an unfinished retail space on the first floor of the building from Thursday, March 29th – Saturday, March 31st. Viewing will be free and open to the public from 7-10pm each night. A reception will take place on the evening of Saturday, the 31st.
“We’re so glad we could provide the space for them to showcase their work,” said Meredith McGrath, a spokesperson for Ustler Development, Inc. “We gave them a raw space that has not yet been built-out. How they decide to arrange the space and make it work for them will prove how innovative they are.”
“The idea originated as a response to the question, ‘How can artists create exposure and awareness of their work outside of the traditional art gallery system,’” added Mike Schweizer, an artist whose own work reflects these concerns.
For more information, please send inquiries to exposedexhibition@gmail.com.
Ustler Development, Inc. is a full service urban real estate development company founded by Craig Ustler in 1998. Development projects include mixed-use, residential and office condominiums. Recent projects include Thornton Park Central, Eola South, Osceola Brownstones and 801 North Orange, which represent over $80 million in development activity.
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5 comments:
mike, i put some words in your mouth. i'm sorry. please don't beat me up. i coldn't resist the line: "an artist whose own work reflects these concerns."
wow thats great. its nice to know the names of the sponsors too so we can also use that info for other promotional stuff
are we sure the reception isnt the 30th?
I got an email back from the Orlando Sentinel saying that she can promote us in the 3/23 calendar, but she needs images. She says "We prefer jpegs scanned a minimum 200 dpi, but we can work with just about any medium if that doesn't work for ya."
I will bring a copy of the email to class tonight.(for Jon)
Also I sent the show info to WUCF and they should be reading it Saturday afternoons between 2-6 and Sunday 12-4 during John Segers' show!!
class is in 45 minutes but i thought we voted in class that the opening reception is on friday the 30th. that is what i put on the 100 flyers i already printed up
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