Art City Studios, Ventura

NEW LOCATION for Fluxus A Go-Go Earth Night 2012

sophastre — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:43:30 +0000

New Location for Fluxus A Go-Go's Earth Night 2012

Greeting Fluxus Fans,

Due to the recent trouble at the last Art City show, the City of Ventura has shut down any events from happening at night at Art City, and in turn cancelled the original Earth Night 2012 celebration set for April 21st at Art City. Thank You Ventura ! Rather than have to cancel another Fluxus a Go-Go event, we decided to search for another location in Ventura where we could do some version of the original show we had planned.

Unfortunately, we had to scale down and feature only 4 bands instead of 6 bands, but if the show goes well, we may have a new location for monthly Fluxus a Go-Go shows and you will be able to see the missing bands at a future Fluxus event. We will still have an art show, video projection, and great music, so come early, have some dinner, have some drinks, and enjoy the new atmosphere of Fluxus a Go-Go.

Fluxus A Go-Go is proud to present the NEW location of Earth Night 2012 -

YOLIES FRESH MEXICAN GRILL – 26 S. Garden Street in Ventura – on the corner of Garden and Main in Downtown Ventura – 2 blocks from Art City & the WAV. The folks at Yolies were kind enough to offer up a beautiful covered patio area for our unique event and saved Earth Night 2012 from extinction! Cover charge will still be $8.00 – There will be fine mexican food and a full bar – This will be a 21 and over event – no exceptions. We are still limited to around 100 people, so please, reserve your tickets in advance by emailing us at micdept@mac.com and your ticket will be waiting for you to purchase at the patio entrance. We are still honoring all ticket reservations that we already have, but if you decide you don’t want to attend because the event is not at Art City, please let us know so we can take you off the reservation list.

doors open at 5:00 pm

Rooster RA will kick off the show at 7:00
Love’s Secret Domain at 8:00
Primitive Radio Gods at 9:00
Hidden Agenda at 10:00

plus

Video Art by Russel and TK8

show ends at 11:11

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE ! – it’s word of mouth from now on so spread the word.

Dept. is Back, and Right

sophastre — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:13:35 +0000

Fluxus a Go-Go & Outlaw Conduit present

Earth Night 2012

Saturday, April 21st, at Art City in Ventura.

Advanced tickets $8.00 suggested donation – 125 limited edition tickets are available at Grady’s Record Refuge in Ventura, April 1st.

21 and over. Art show and potluck at 7:00 pm. Bands start at 8:00 pm

bring your favorite dish or delectable – dress like your favorite animal, plant, farmer or tribal creature,

and come celebrate a magical night on earth with live music and art !

please check out the website for more information on the art and music – http://www.outlawconduit.com

Hope to see you all there !

Lithoball

sophastre — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:31:49 +0000

Photos and Captions by Lori Lindhard, March, 2012

Patriot Peace Portal, by Art City’s Founder, Paul Lindhard, in Collaboration with Jim Melnik

sophastre — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:20:25 +0000

Paul Lindhard. Patriot Peace Portal, 2010, Public Art Installation,

Collaboration with Jim Melnik, Stone. 16′ x 20′ x 7′

Photos by Lori Lindhard

Paul Lindhard maintains that the Patriot Peace Portal’s horizontal element inspired the piece. Because of it’s long wiggly shape, the portal was a difficult structure to stand. He found and chose the legs for the piece on a subsequent rock trip to the same Basalt quarry in WA state. By the time monies for the job were made available the legs were gone. Paul made another trip to find pieces to complete the composition and find a substitute for the legs that would create the ideal proportional relationship. At the quarry Paul found the perfect accent/support stones, while the legs to carry the 19′ horizontal stone had to be made taller. An experienced Bronze caster, Paul saw an opportunity to lengthen the legs by adding metal cradle/collars to secure the upper element to the legs that would carry it. Iron was determined to be the best choice because of its strength, and historical use.

Paul met Jim Melnik in 1980 at a drawing class held in Paul’s studio at the Ambrose Lumber Yard in Goleta, CA. Paul built the studio out of a 130 year old barn on the property, home to many a barn dance in its day. Jim is an extraordinary landscape designer who works primarily in Santa Barbara and Montecito, CA.

Fluxus a Go-Go this May 14th at Art City!

sophastre — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:04:58 +0000

A message from producer Outlaw Conduit Gallery….

Greetings Volks !
Hope to see you there.
21 and over – $5 donation
private party – your invited.
for more info about artist
and directions – go to – http://www.outlawconduit.com

cheers !

Outlaw Conduit Gallery Presents Fluxus a Go Go

3 Ventura County events tonight offer art & poetry including Fluxus A Go-Go at Art City!

Gwendolyn Alley aka Art Predator — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:52:51 +0000

Tonight, Saturday April 16, Outlaw Conduit Gallery presents this months outsider art and electronic music event, Fluxus A Go-Go featuring artist and poet Kevin Carman and with live music by Stockboken at 9pm and Cybearg at 10pm followed by DJs Kevin C from Leftside Productions at 11pm and Dept and MossMen at midnight. Learn more about these Fluxus A Go Go artists here: http://artcityventura.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/fluxus-a-go-go-3-0/ The event … Read More

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Let’s Make It Happen! For Art City Artist in Residence, G. Ramon Byrne

sophastre — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:48:41 +0000

SAVE THIS DATE! MAY 5, 2011

FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF
“COMPOSED IN STONE – An Instrumental Event”

IN VENTURA, CA, ON MAY 5, 2011 at the Museum of Ventura County, Stone Sculptor G. Ramon Byrne, will reveal his masterfully carved life-sized, eight piece ensemble of whimsical, musical instruments.

Over the past five years Ramon has worked with passionate determination to create this stone ensemble. Even though the project was neither commissioned nor funded…he dedicated his time and talent, with radical trust in his inner vision. Now is the time for the rest of us to support Ramon’s vision and help him launch himself, and this work as the international sensations they are destined to be.

In order for Ramon to be able to share these creations with the public he needs your financial assistance.

It has taken a ‘village’ to plan this event, and we, as a village, would be honored to add YOU as one of The Village People supporters who are working to make this gala a success. We need to finish paying the blacksmith who is creating the bases for these instruments, and we need to finance the event itself!

Please donate as generously as you can.

We are offering exciting personal rewards for your donation.… as well the reward of knowing that you personally helped a dedicated artist & friend to realize his dream!

Log on to Ramon’s website www.gramonbyrne.com and
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ellejesplacefreehear/2b8f326d15/32f626af32/c5a1540799 to make your generous donation.

Thank you…. and save the date… we’ll see you there!

elle-je’ freeheart and ‘The Village People’

Fluxus a Go-Go 3.0

sophastre — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:34:34 +0000

The next Fluxus a Go-Go will be held on Saturday April 16th, 2011. Get there early. Capacity is 100, doors close to newcomers at 11:30.

Fluxus a Go-Go April 2011

Featured Artist - Kevin Carman

Atlanta native, Kevin Carman is a self taught multi-medium artist who has been creating and exhibiting nationwide since 1994. His compelling works have received honors in solo and group exhibitions alike. Kevin currently travels to collect the majority of materials he uses to produce on site installations, mosaics and various private commissions. His work has been recently showcased as one of the international artists appearing in Maggy Howarth’s current book, ” The Complete Pebble Mosaic Handbook”.

Featured live music

Stockbroken

Stockbroken’s first CD was entitled Retarded Angels Guide to California’s Stupornatural. A rare blend of Mutant Pop and noise, full of radio chatter and piercing sound. With an ever-changing list of members, Stockbroken is constantly challenging and evolving their unique sound. Most recent CD released on Fenster C. records out of Vienna, Austria, entitled Camarillo State High. Available only at Outlaw Conduit Gallery.

CYBEARG

Hailing from Simi Valley, Cybearg brings his one man show to Fluxus playing a unique mix of electro/experimental/nintendo grind music.

About Fluxus a Go-Go

Fluxus a Go-Go a unique monthly event gratefully dedicated to outsider art and all genres of electronic music and all music in general. It is held at the Outlaw Conduit Gallery Pod which is in the beautiful sculpture gardens of the original Art City in Ventura, Ca.

197 Dubbers Street

The art is inside the Outlaw Conduit gallery pod and the music is outside under the stars.

Fluxus is a 21 and older event, with a 100 person capacity due to the small size of the gallery. Be sure to get there early, because once we reach capacity, we won’t be able to let any else in until people leave for the night. Doors open at 8:30 pm – Bands start around 9:00 – DJ’s start at 11:00 – Gate closes at 11:30 – Event ends around 1:00am.

Parking is very limited, so we ask if you choose to drive, and park in the surrounding neighborhood, please be quite and respectful to our neighbors. Art City is right next to the bike path so we do encourage people to ride their bikes or walk when possible, and you will be able to park your bicycles inside the gates of Art City.

This is an event for artists, art lovers, and fans of modern music. After the bands perform, fans of electronic music can shake their bones to Dj’s in an open air environment until closing. Be sure to dress for outdoors, it can get a bit chilly, and costumes are always welcome if you want to let your freak flag fly.

In the event of rain bring umbrellas and your warmest clothes and we will have the music and dancing under an inclosed area to keep you dry.

So come see the art, hear the bands, watch the videos, dance, and have some fun at

FLUXUS A GO-GO

DO you do something interesting ? If you are an artist, electronic group, or DJ, and would like to display your art or perform at Fluxus a Go-Go please contact Dept. for submission of material or ideas.

micdept@mac.com

April Fools! Join us Friday for an ArtRide to Art City!

Gwendolyn Alley aka Art Predator — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:34:53 +0000

This is no April Fools joke–this month’s ArtRide ends at Art City! We plan to arrive about 8pm to catch the tale end of Steve Aguilar’s art films from his archives (starts at 6pm). Also on deck at Art City tonight: music and art from Dept’s new groovy space! Read on to discover all the details.

We’re just a bunch of biking riding fools off to celebrate the passing of the Ventura Bicycle Master Plan at the March 21 City Council meeting and out to enjoy the beautiful spring evening by riding to various sites in the city! Pictured is Nigel Chisholm, proprietor of the Jester in Ojai who graced one of this month’s ArtRide posters. Thanks Nigel! And thanks Daniel Boggs for taking the photos! (Note–they are on bikes INSIDE the Jester!) So put … Read More

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Art City’s First Friday April 1st, 2011

sophastre — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:10:11 +0000

Art City’s ” First Friday ” April 1st, 2011

Outlaw Conduit Gallery will be open 6 to midnight.

Featuring photography by Ken Volok inside the gallery.

Outside we will be showing the movie – Slacker,

Richard Linklater’s indy film from 1991.

This event is free, so come on out and enjoy some art and a old movie.

Feel free to bring your own folding chair, as seating is limited.

Cheers,
Outlaw Conduit Gallery