Showing posts with label Quan Lavender. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quan Lavender. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Press Release: Art in Hats 2015



DATES: NOVEMBER 4 TO 14, 2015

LOCATION: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Crestwood%20Acres/135/129/21

WEBSITE: WWW.ARTINHATS.COM

ART in HATS and HATS in ART is back for another year of fun, whimsy, artistic expression and entertainment! There are contests open to the public with prizes, a variety of entertainment, more art and, of course, the most exciting display of hats in Second Life collectively in one spot! Art and fashion meet in hats. Good hats are art to wear and subsequently many artists love to create fantastic hats. Fashion designers often show an explosion of creativity in hats. Hats turn to fashion with the styling.

The coordinator of Art in Hats 2015 is Emma Portilo and this year ART in HATS - HATS in ART has selected Team Diabetes of Second Life (http://teamdiabetesofsl.org/), an official and authorized team of the American Diabetes Association, as a charitable beneficiary of the event. A portion of proceeds will go to the charity and we will be holding a unique hat auction at the end of the event with exclusive designs!

The highlights of our schedule includes:

-EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW HAT COSTUME PARTY November 1, 2015 at 12 PM SLT (This evet is a private event, however, a limited number of tickets may be purchased).

-OPEN TO THE PUBLIC November 4, 2015 at 6 AM SLT

-GRAND OPENING DAY November 7, 2015 - Featuring Fashion Hat Shows and a Grand Gala Event - Open to the public

-BRING IT ON Public Styling Contest November 8, 2016 at 3 PM SLT

-FINAL DAY LINE UP November 14, 2015 Including:
TOP FASHION STYLE SHOW 2 PM
PUBLIC HAT CONTEST WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT & CHARITY AUCTION 4 PM
FINAL CHANCE SHOPPING PARTY 8 PM

The following artists and creators have generously created unique and one of a kind hats for this event:  Couture Chapeau, Hatter 'n Hell, Stone's Works, Elysium Skins and Mesh Apparel, Miss Darcy Spyralle, Lyrical B!zarre Templates, {{BSD Design studio}}}}, Sonatta Morales, F I N ES M I T H, Sascha's Designs, Bohemian Gypsy Couture, Epic Chromatic, Betty Tureaud, Wicca's Wardrobe, Wicca's Wardrobe, Barry Richez, Macabre, E.V.E, Xen's Hats, Pink Ice Boutique, K E L I N I, Romance Couture, Zanze, Snowpaws, Ghee, Deche, Paris METRO Couture, Whimsical Happenings, Lilith's Den, The Happy Hat, Bliensen + MaiTai, Oddfish Studios, Chérie, BamPu Legacies, BlueMoon enterprise, Barbara Wardell, Cica Ghost, Sina Souza, Kynne Llewellyn, ApocketfullofButterflies, Brigittacoral, Paradox Messmer, ByrneDarkly Cazalet, Awesome Fallen, Johannes1977 Resident, Jamie86, Valsnia Resident, Amandamagik Resident, Cold Frog, Burk Bode and Wizardoz Chrome.

About Art in Hats:
ART in HATS - HATS in ART was founded by Quan Lavender in 2013. Quan is blogger, curator of the Art India Gallery (currently on hiatus) and member of the LEA (Linden Endowment for the Arts) committee. While she is unable to join the team this year due to real life commitments, she is doing well and supportive of the event. The team thanks Quan for her outstanding insight in creating this unique event that focuses on such a wonderful statement piece of fashion - the hat, while promoting the arts! (http://quanlavender.blogspot.de/)

About Team Diabetes of Second Life:
Founded by Jessi and Johannes1977 Resident, Team Diabetes is the official and authorized team of the American Diabetes Association in Second Life. Functioning as an advisory board, Team Diabetes of Second Life comprises members Jessii2009 Warrhol, Johannes1977 Resident, Emma Portilo, Veruca Tammas, Sandie Loxingly, Rob Fenwitch and Earth Nirvana, with Saiyge Lotus serving as special advisor to the board.

Some 387 million people globally live with diabetes, and the World Health Organization estimates that diabetes could be the 7th leading cause of death by 2030.

Team Diabetes of Second Life’s mission is to raise awareness of diabetes, promote greater understanding of the issues those suffering from diabetes face, and to raise funds to further research into cures for diabetes.

For more information:
www.artinhats.com
www.teamdiabetesofsl.org

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

In Between Spaces


Gemma Cleanslate recently went to visit the "In Between Spaces" art exhibition by Quan Lavender. There's a wide variety of art displays for one to see. The exhibit is up until mid-September.

Read Gemma's article in Design.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Mental Health Fair



On Quan Lavender's blog I found out about a "Mental Health Fair." Today is the final day of the event, but one can still pick up some information about mental illnesses there.

The event is at Alpha Centauri (223/102/1401). You can read more about it (here).


Sunday, March 30, 2014

SL Video: "Indian Dance Party in Second Life "




(Click Here if the video fails to work)

From March 6 by DeceptionsDigital, "Indian dance party at Shekhawati in SecondLife by Quan Lavender and szavanna."

Friday, February 8, 2013

Melusina 's Art


Gemma Cleanslate recently attended the opening of an exhibition at the Art India Gallery. Introduced with a 1920's themed party, Melusina Parkin's work with the Art Deco style made quite an impression.

Read Gemma's article in Design.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Art India for Charity



This is a reminder that bidding and buying some wonderful art pieces for the benefit of SOS Children Village gives orphaned children in India a place to live  rather than on the streets. There are pieces by Ard Schwartzman, Betty Tureaud, Bryn Oh, Eliza Wierwight, Eupalinos Ugajin, fiona Blaylock, Giovanna Cerise, Haveit Neox, Igor Ballyhoo, Josiane Sorciere, Kicca Igaly, Linus Humphreys,Lorin Tone, Melusina Parkin, Pallina60 Loon, Pol Jarvinen, Rebeca Bashly, SaveMe Oh, Secret Rage, Shari Davies Rose Borchovski, Trill Zapatero and Ub Yifu. 
The auction will end on December 23, so try to get there before then. It is set as a skating area where you can skate from item to item and pick up information on each piece. Quan Lavender sent a reminder and I am sorry to say I did not get here until Thursday. However the sale will continue until January 22, so you will have a chance to purchase the remarkable pieces.
Gemma Cleanslate

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Press Release: Art India Gallery's Music Box for Children


After the succesful Art of Protest contest at the Art India Gallery presents now an exhibtion that fits to the Christmas time. It is an auction and sale in favor of SOS Children India. Gallery owner Veekay Navarathna will donate the raised funds without any loss of transactions directly in India.

Thanks to Trill Zapatero the exhibtion turned to a beautiful, dreamy landscape which invites to skate. You find free skaters at the landing spot and can use them to explore the huge exhibtion. 25 artists contributed partly more than one work. We are a little bit proud of the list of contributing artists:

Arduenn Schwartzman, Betty Tureaud, Bryn Oh, Eliza Wierwight ,chefkoch, Eupalinos Ugajin, Giovanna Cerise, Igor Ballyhoo, Josiane Sorciere,  Kicca Igaly, Linus Humphreys, Lorin Tone, Melusina Parkin, Pallina60 Loon,  Pol Jarvinen, SaveMe Oh, Secret Rage, Shari Davies, Sir Real, Rebeca Bashly, Rose Borchovski/Caer  Balogh,  Trill Zapatero and Ub Yifu.


Almost all works are no copy/ trans to have the music boxes available as gifts. The variety of ideas and styles is amazing: From classic to modern, from poetic to funny. The majority of music boxes are on sale with prices starting from 10 to 1.000 Linden.

Some of the works are on auction, which runs until Dec. 22nd, to have them for Christmas. The entire exhibition runs until Jan. 22nd.

In case of questions please contact curator Quan Lavender.

Art  India Gallery, Shekhawati (102, 67, 21)

Friday, October 12, 2012

Protest Art at Art India Gallery

Last week I attended the opening of a most entertaining exhibit at Art India Gallery in Shekhawati which is curated by Quan Lavender.  As I entered there was a protest going on performed by Saveme OH that lasted about 15 minutes. I guess it was fitting.  


Many of the famous artists of SL were in attendance to view and vote for their favorite form of protest art. The participating artists are: Betty Tureaud, CaraMia Quan, Corcosman Voom, Eupalinos Ugajin, Hugo Krell, London Junkers, Noni Abeyante, Pol Jarvinen, Queen Bish, Riali Sandalwood, Secret Rage, Silene Christen and Sisi Biederman. Prices will be given in 3 categories: 3D art scripted, 3D art non scripted and 2D art. The winners will be voted by public votings and a jury, consisting of art historian and art blogger Rowan Derryth, artist and curator Ux Hax, and art blogger and curator Quan Lavender. 

I was impressed with all the art and found several favorites. Nomination of winners will be at November 23. Quan told me, ”I am glad that so many great entries are here. I think the exhibition is really interesting.”  When you visit you are allowed to vote for as many of the exhibits as you like and you can pick up a notecard about the artist. You may want to visit more than once to really absorb the meaning of the pieces. I plan to return. 

Public voting closes November 18 so you will have plenty of time to enjoy. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shekhawati/215/32/35   

Gemma Cleanslate

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Reader Submitted: "Where I Found My Ivory Tower Surrounded by ..."

Artée (Artistide Després) has primarily worked for the last 2 years on the creation of musical instruments with brilliant optical and acoustic effects, which have been frequently awarded. Parallel to the furthering of perfection of instruments, many important incidents occurred across the globe which are still changing the world: The bank crashes with the result of the worldwide Street Occupy Movement and the atomic accident at Fukushima. Both themes are already heavily influenced the previous works of Artée, but that did not prevent her from believing more and more in the ivory tower of the protected environment of her artistic world. The result is the current work "Huxley, Orwell & Ivory Towers."

We see around the centered instruments in the ivory tower several fields of worldwide misevaluation: Urbanisation, Totalitarianism, war and violence, misuse of financial power and pollution. Artée shows that our society loses freedom via new media and switches from Huxley’s social vision in “Brave new World” of dictatorship via Entertainment to Orwell’s vision in “1984” of a society under total control.
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SL opening:
Saturday 16 June 1 PM SLT
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RL opening:
22 June - Santa Fe New Media Festival
http://currentsnewmedia.org
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SLURL:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA22/187/116/21
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Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/arteespage
YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Artistide
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Written by Quan Lavender (pictures from Gemma Cleanslate)