Friday, February 24, 2012

Craft Hangover & Install Starts Tomorrow!


We had to pick the bits of yarn out of our hair this morning! 




A huge thank you to Brick Factory for hosting this most magical event organized by Craftville.  Just look at these super-fun pictures!  Deliciously Happy opens next week on March 1st and Craftville will be hosting Thursday Craft Nights from 6-9pm on March 8, 15, 22, & 29! 


PUT IT ON YOUR CRAFT CALENDAR!!  Great for school groups and organizations!






Out of the studio, and into the gallery space!!



Here we go, folks!  The Deliciously Happy install starts tomorrow morning at 9am!  Watch this blog for images of the space as it comes together . . . Carnival fun here we come!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Sunday, February 12, 2012

And, Craftville is hosting a . . . FINGERWEAVING PARTY at the new creative facility BRICK FACTORY to kick off their opening & Craftville's partnership with the DELICIOUSLY HAPPY project!



Here's what they say:  
"The Deliciously Happy art installation at Belmont University will feature work of local students of all ages. Coordinating artist Lindsey Bailey’s effort is to transform the entire space. She wants to cover EVERY inch with community creations - and this is where YOU come in!

Thursday Feb. 23rd @ The Brick Factory, Cummins Station

7-8pm is our FREE and Family Friendly hour, because we know some serious elementary school age fingerweavers that will want in on the action!


8-11pm After Bedtime CRAFT PARTY For Grown Ups - wine, horderves, and DELiCiOUS sweets provided by Alexander’s Catering. (suggested donation of $5)

So come mix, mingle and weave your way to a fantastic night supporting Craftville, Deliciously Happy, the Brick Factory and the arts & craft community in Nashville!"

The Bordeaux Bobbleheads Are Coming Together!!

 


Deliciously Happy Press Release Is Out About Town!

For  Immediate  Release


Collaboration takes new form as Belmont graduate student teams up with Nashville-­area schools for the Deliciously Happy gallery show at Belmont University.


NASHVILLE, February 7, 2012Deliciously Happy features partnerships with students from three Nashville-­area schools:  the University School of Nashville, Bordeaux Elementary, and Lead Academy.  In tandem with sculpture students from Belmont University, students from each school will construct stories and create coordinating performance paraphernalia as part of an installation being featured at Belmont University.


Spearheading the project is local artist and Belmont Master of Arts in Teaching graduate student, Lindsey Bailey, who organized a Kickstarter campaign for the project in November 2011.  Contributions helped to fund 12 of 24 workshops, a documentary film crew, and transportation for the students to attend the gallery opening so they can see their work and speak with the people attending the opening. A portion of the contributions will also help to publish a book, including all of the lesson plans, example artwork, and documentation; and the  student, educator, and community responses to the projects.  This book will be made available to schools and organizations so that more youth can participate in performance-­based workshops.


For  more  information  and  images,  please  visit:
Deliciously  Happy  Kickstarter, http://kck.st/unJK6l
Deliciously Happy Blog, playdeliciouslyhappy.blogspot.com
Lindsey Bailey’s website, www.cakecrush.com

Deliciously Happy is also featured on Craftzine, beBelmont, Nashville Galleries Examiner, Belmont Achievers, and the Nashville Scene’s “Pith in the Wind”.


Deliciously Happy, a collaborative installation organized by Lindsey Bailey
On View:  February 29, 2012 – March 30, 2012, with weekly craft nights facilitated by Nashville’s Craftville


Reception:  5:00pm-­7:00pm on March 1, featuring special guest Megan Kelly with studiOmnivorous


Hours:  Monday-­Saturday 9-­6, Sunday 2-­7 (with holiday exceptions)


Location:  Gallery 121 in the Leu Center for Visual Arts


Address: 1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212


About  Lindsey  Bailey:   Ms.  Bailey's  work  has  recently  been  featured  at D!verseWorks  Art  Space  in Houston for the Houston Fine Art Fair and Texas Contemporary Art Fair and at the Sideshow Fringe Festival at Belmont University in Nashville.  For Artober, she was part of a panel organized by Actor's Bridge and the Metro Nashville Arts Commission to discuss Nashville innovation in the arts and arts access.  When not creating gallery-­based artwork, Ms. Bailey spends her time planning event spaces for fundraisers, recently working with Safe Haven Family Shelter's Museum and Menagerie event in January.  She is currently beginning a new project called Space.Place.Shelter. with 2nd graders at Lockeland Design Center Elementary School.


About the Belmont University Department of Art:  Belmont University offers a wide variety of study options for students interested in the visual arts.  The experienced faculty and well-­equipped facilities help foster an environment where students are offered numerous opportunities to explore their creative talents. For more information, please visit their website, www.belmont.edu/art. 


Jessica  Owings, Director of Galleries & Exhibitions
Belmont  University
1900  Belmont  Boulevard
Nashville  TN  37212
615-974-­1746
jessica.owings@belmont.edu