Concept Art Workshop and All Creatives Meet and Greet

Gear up for an excited and inspiring weekend at Light Grey Art Lab!

We are thrilled to host a series of open events in correspondence with out Create, Concept, and Collaborate Workshop with Victoria Ying and Mike Yamada.


Marakeesh by Victoria Ying

To kick off the workshop, we are hosting a free public lecture this Friday at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Auditorium 150) at 7pm. Hear Mike and Victoria talk about their experience in the concept art world, what it is like working for Disney Animation Studios, working as part of a collaborative team, and about their personal projects, Extracurricular Activities! Following the hour long lecture, will be a Q & A, where attendees are welcome to ask questions about their studio practice, work, current projects, etc.


Mike Yamada

At 8:30pm we will make our way over to Glam Doll Donuts for an All Creatives Meet & Greet! Get your donuts, get your coffees, and teas, and spend the evening getting to know other artists in the local area, as well as from around the country! You are welcome and encouraged to bring business cards, promotional materials, and a notebook to take down any information! All creatives are invited, so feel free to stop by and say hello!

To read more about the lecture and Meet & Greet, see our facebook event here!


All Creatives Meet & Greet, January 2013

The workshop will take place all weekend! We are very excited for this boot-camp-esque class, where students are able to make work, have one on one critiques, business discussions, and more!

Do to the events and classroom setting, we will NOT have gallery hours this weekend! Feel free to stop next week or check out the In Place Exhibition on the online shop and gallery.

We hope to see you here!

Mike Yamada and Victoria Ying Artist Talk and All Creative's Meet & Greet!

We have a double-whammy of an event for you guys!

As you might know, Disney Animation Studios' Mike Yamada and Victoria Ying are headed to Light Grey Art Lab for a weekend workshop at the end of August and we're doing a couple of free public events that are really exciting!

On Friday August 30th, Light Grey Art Lab is partnering with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design to host an incredible artist talk led by Mike and Victoria! It starts at 7PM in Auditorium 150 (first floor on the south end of the building). They'll share their work, process and thoughts on being involved in the visual development / concept art industry as well as chat about their personal projects, inspirations and motivations! Mike and Victoria have been an incredible team, working professionally on a variety of incredible feature films. A short Q&A will follow the lecture, some come with questions in mind!

Then, immediately after the lecture, head down the block to Glam Doll Donuts for an All Artists Meet & Greet! We're teaming up with SOOVAC to bring together an incredible amount of creatives to mix, mingle and enjoy as many sweets & caffeinated drinks they can handle! Bring your business cards and get ready to say hello to Mike, Victoria and the rest of the Twin Cities creative community! It should be a blast! The event runs from 8:30 PM - 10:30, come by and say Hi!

RSVP via our Facebook Event!

To Recap:
Friday, August 30th, 7 PM - Mike Yamada and Victoria Ying Artist Talk at MCAD!
Friday, August 30th, 8:30 PM - All Creatives Meet & Greet at Glam Doll Donuts!

Questions? Send us a note! hello@lightgreyartlab.com
All of these events are free, so bring your creative friends and let's talk art together!

Light Grey New York City meet-up!

Hey! We're headed to NYC and we would love to get together with you!

What are you up to on Sunday, May 19th between 8 - 10pm?

We are super excited about heading to NYC in a couple weeks and we want to put some faces to some names! Are you in the New York City area? Then come out and say hello! We all know the internet is great and all, but nothing beats some person-to-person action. If you happen to be in the neighborhood, you should come hang out with us!

Jenny Bookler and I will be parking ourselves along St Marks Place (Between 2nd and 3rd) for some good ole' people watching, psychic readings, Pink Berry eating and bubble tea drinking.

We get to go to NYC once a year and this is our chance to say hello and tell you how much we love you!!
We put together a quick facebook invite for anyone that wants to get more information about where we'll be, and what we're up to. We'll be lounging around looking forward to meeting you guys in person!!

Do us a favor and if you think you might be around, give us a comment either here, twitter, or on facebook so we know to look for you! :) We hope that we'll get to say hello and that you'll also get a chance to meet some other awesome artists while you're at it!

Hope you can make it!