EXPLETIVE SHOW : Exhibitor List

Preview clip of Thomas Bradley's art piece for the Expletive show. Chenille Embroidery on a Wool Ground

I have to apologize profusely for waiting this long to announce the collection of artists for the Expletive Typography Exhibition and Poster Show : Ugly words to admire. You have my permission to curse in my general direction (which would be fitting for so many reasons).

A huge thank you to everyone that came out and posted a link to your site! It was a hard decision and we will encourage all of you to come back and submit your sites for our future shows. For this show in particular, we were looking for a great assortment of designers, typographers and illustrators that love type (who may or may not be particularly fond of colorful words). We initially sent out some super special invites to some of our favorite designers before the official call for entries, then followed up the invitations with our official call for art!

I'm extremely proud to announce the exhibiting artist list for the
EXPLETIVE show:

Bao Nguyen
Paul Nolan
Sasha Prood
Teagan White
Gatti Mauro
Adam Garcia
Peéle Lemos
Lee Basford
Jeff Rogers
Anton Pearson
Kervin Brisseaux
Aaron Rayburn
Kate Bingaman-Burt
Llew Mejia
Bill Rebholz
Eric Gorvin
Andres Guzman
Greg Abbott
Bryan Haker
Jackson Alves
Lilo Krebernik
Patswerk Grafisch Ontwerp
Crystal Kluge
Lindsay Nohl
Rob Pflaum
Bryan Ische
Anne Ulku
J. Zachary Keenan
Ann Shen
Jesse Lindhorst
Norah Stone
Zoe Zoe Sheen
Adam Hoppus
Victor Melendez
Britt Wilson
Kate Worum
Kristin Nohe
Sophie Blackhall Cain
Superexpresso
Lloyd Eugene Winter IV
Thomas Bradley
Sam Michaels
Dai Foldes

There's no doubt that our walls will be filled with the most beautiful dirty-words you've ever seen. So! Mark your calendar for FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14th from 7 - 10pm.
We'll have floor-to-ceiling posters, dirty food and music that will make your grandmother disapprove.

ALSO. Do you own a piece of clothing that would fit right in with the theme of our show? If so, wear it to the opening and we'll give you a free special edition print!

Help us spread the word! More updates to come!
Thanks again to everyone that submitted your link and to all of our participating artists!

Pokémon Battle Royale Group Show!

We're super excited to invite everyone to the Opening Reception for our new show, "Pokémon Battle Royale", on Friday April 20th from 7 - 10pm!

Battle Royale is massive show, with 151 artists taking on the original 151 original Pokémon! The list of amazing talent involved is absolutely awe-inspiring! You can find a full list of participants here!

All artwork is available first-come-first-serve once the doors open, and each piece is only $40!

As a bonus, we're also opening the small gallery, which will feature a special mini-set of Poké-trainers by hand-picked guest artists, as well as a Poké-themed art provided by the superstar collaborative art project Ten Paces and Draw!

The event is free and everyone is welcome! So if you're around the Minneapolis area - stop by and say hello! There will be Poké-themed refreshments, music, super-cool people and fun give-aways!

Yeah! Give-aways! There will be a sweet (free) raffle for some excellent artwork! Make sure to stick around until the drawing at 9 PM to win!

Remember, the Opening Reception is Friday, April 20th from 7- 10pm! We're located on the corner of Stevens Ave and 26th Street - right across from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design. Street parking is available on Stevens, 26th and 1st Ave.

Studio Update: Renovations

Here at Light Grey Art Lab we're less than a month away from opening our doors to the public. We're more than excited to share our new studio with creatives, and art and design enthusiasts alike. In the meantime we thought it would be awesome to share some of the transformation the studio is undergoing. Here are a few snapshots of our progress.



You might recognize our building - we're on the corner of 26th and Stevens Ave. only feet away from MCAD. Keep your eyes peeled as we start to transform our facade with Light Grey Art Lab signage!





We've torn up the carpet in the studio to add awesome faux wood floor, and we've given the entire studio a fresh coat of paint. This will set the perfect stage for our upcoming art shows, and provide a gallery space artists will be proud to show their work in.







It's amazing what a little elbow grease can do - we're super proud of our new space, and we can't wait to share more as we move in and get settled in the studio. To check out the studio in all it's glory visit our first gallery show "Patterns and People" opening on March 16, 2012. Visit the Light Grey Art Lab site for more info!

Also - Don't forget registration for our Spring session classes are now open! Our May Surtex trip is already sold out, but we have a ton of amazing professional development opportunities still available!

It's a Go: Light Grey Art Lab Launch!

It's been a long time coming! We are so very excited to announce the opening of Light Grey Art Lab , community center for creative enrichment.

This is a space dedicated to collaboration, creation and community.
Through the efforts of a handful of extremely passionate and creative individuals, we've been able to bring you a community education lab where you can learn, play, and create with other like-minded individuals through workshops designed to enhance the right side of your mind, gallery openings, and events that will get you creating with us! We're ready and excited to announce our line-up of spring workshops, including a variety of digital mediums based art courses, a diverse collection of hands-on traditional workshops, and even some courses designed to give you a fun and entertaining alternative to a night on the town!

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We're lucky to be in such a vibrant and active Arts community in the Twin Cities. We know we're not the only ones around here that crave a little more creative interaction! We know there are a ton of you that have skills to share, things to teach, and art & design to exhibit. So, why don't you bring it our way and let us provide an outlet for your creativity!

I want to personally thank Chris Hajny, Francesca Buchko, Alyssa Nassner, Llew Mejia, and Jesse Riggle for stepping up to the plate and helping craft some fantastic workshops in our very first semester! We can't wait to get creative with you. We'll be introducing classes on a rolling basis -- hoping to bring you new and fun things try every month!

Take a peek at our new schedule for Spring, where you can look through the courses, read a little about our instructors, view our calendar of events, and just keep an eye on what we're up to.

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Workshop registration is starting now! So if you're interested in joining us, stop by and join in! As a special thank you for joining us in these first couple months, our lab and studio classes at 20% off.

Just type in code : LIGHTGREYLABS for a 20% discount upon registering for any lab courses

And type in code : LIGHTGREYSTUDIO for a 20% discount upon registering for any studio courses!

We are so excited to meet new faces and get to know more of the Twin Cities art and design community! Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have! Here's to a new season of creativity!

I can't wait to see you there!
Sincerely,

-- Lindsay Nohl
Owner and Instructor
Light Grey Art Lab