Guts Artists Announced!

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our GUTS participating artists!
Part exploration, part education, part evisceration -- we want to know what's really underneath the surface. So dust off your field guides, scalpels, and stay-at-home taxidermist's manuals, and join us for an exhibition that peels back the skin of all of the subjects you've ever wanted to know more about.

GUTS
Opening April 17th
On display through May 15th
7 - 10 pm @ Light Grey Art Lab
118 E. 26th Street #101
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 USA • 1.612.239.2047

Alex Konstad
Angela Rizza
Anine Bösenberg
Ann Macarayan
Beth Zaiken
Blok Magnaye
Brandon Robertson
Bridget Underwood
Cai Vail
Caitlin McCormack
Cathryn Virginia
Chris Kindred
Claire Hummel
Cornelia Li
Dan Des Eynon
Daniel Shaffer
Delia Evin
Emory Allen
Erika Rier
Frances Alvarez
Francesca Buchko
J Zachary Keenan
Jessica Cheng
Jessica Roux
JL Anderson
Julia Rothman
Kate O'Hara
Kelley McNorris
Kelsey Wroten
Kim Peterson
Kirsty Hambrick
Kristina Drake
Kyle Harabedian
Lana Crooks
Lindsay Ann Watson
Lisa Manuzak
Lisa Perrin
Lucas Durham
Maggy Ivy
Marianne Vincent
Marisa Seguin
Meredith Miotke
Miranda Meeks
Molly Mendoza
Nicole Xu
Philippe Poirier
Phoenix Chan
Pierre Kleinhouse
Rachel Frankel
Rachel Kahn
Rachel Maves
Rebecca Olene
Robyn Mitchell
Rovina Cai
Scott Bakal
Sophie Bryant
Stephanie Shafer
Stephanie Singleton
Su Limbert
Te Chao
Teagan White
Thomas Campi
Vaughan Pinpin
Yoshi Yoshitani
Zoe Keller
ZoeZoe Sheen

And, of course, we'll be showcasing the wondrous works of Lana Crooks as our featured artist during the Guts Exhibition!

During the GUTS exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab will be hosting a ton of great new programming including some new spring classes, featured artist interviews and much more! Stay tuned and we'll keep you posted with things as we get closer to Opening Night!

Questions? hello@lightgreyartlab.com

Podcast: A Chat with Jesse Riggle

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A Chat with Jesse Riggle
Length: 00:37:39
Synopsis: On this week's podcast, Lindsay, Chris, and Jenny sit down for a chat with artist and long-time Light Grey Art Lab contributor, Jesse Riggle. For those who don't know, Jesse spent countless hours lending a hand as we remodeled and launched Light Grey Art Lab way back in 2012. Since then, he's moved across the globe to Vienna, Austria to work for the UN. As far as we can tell, he's spent the last year climbing mountains, biking across Europe, and illustrating massive books in his free time. We talk to Jesse about fitting in in a foreign country, how we define where 'home' is, and what's up with his weird toilet.



Show Notes:
Jesse Riggle : Website - Tumblr - Twitter
Go to Hells: An Updated Guide to Dante's Underworld
Lighting Round with Jesse Riggle
Cosmos Call for Art!
GlitchCon

BOSS RUSH! Sneak Peek!

We are just weeks away from the opening of BOSS RUSH! Join us on March 20th from 7-10pm for the opening reception, featuring 100+ illustrations of our favorite video game bosses!


Preview image of Phalanx by Audrey Gonzalez

Over the last few months, artists, illustrators, and designers have been making new artwork inspired by the most memorable, love/hated bad guys and villains from video game history! Artwork includes characters such as Griever from Final Fantasy 8, Barba from Shadow of the Colossus, Volvagia from Zelda Ocarina of Time, and so many more! Here are a couple great sneak peeks to give you a taste of the great artwork on the way!


Preview of Delita Heiral by Ciel Bahena

The opening reception will feature all of the bosses, a special interactive piece by local illustrator Chris Schons, 8-bit chip tunes, refreshments and more. Come support the project and relive your most beloved video games moments! You can let us know you are coming and invite friends on the facebook event page here!

The top ten works will be selected by our guest jurors and displayed on March 28th at GlitchCON 2015! If you want to find out more information about the convention, see all of the panelists, and register, you can find tickets on the GlichCon website here!


Preview of Jack of Blades by Britney Winthrope

Light Grey Game Night: Adventure

Grab your passport, sharpen your crampons, and renew your Silver Twilight Lodge membership card, we're going on an adventure! And that must mean it's time for another Light Grey Game Night! So mark your calendar for Thursday, March 12 from 6:30 - 9:30 pm!

As you might remember, we're attaching a theme to each night to help people narrow down what games they might want to bring (although you're still welcome to bring whatever you'd like!). This week's theme is adventure!

Join us as we climb the world's deadliest mountain in K2, travel to the foreboding Other Worlds in Elder Signs, or grab all the loot we can carry and sprint to the helicopter before disaster strikes in Forbidden Island, among plenty of others! If you have a favorite boardgame, bring it!

So grab your friends, family or favorite stack of board games, and come play with us! RSVP via our Facebook event, and feel free to share! The more the merrier!

Podcast: All the Grey Hairs

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All the Grey Hairs
Length: 00:42:51
Synopsis: On this week's podcast, we take a look at our stray grey hairs and how they got there. Making tough decisions never gets any easier, but it's an important part of a creative lifestyle, and Lindsay, Chris, Francesca, and Jenny discuss a few moments that gave us serious pause, and how in the end the risks are worth a few grey hairs.

Show Notes:
GUTS Call for Art!
Cosmos Call for Art!
GlitchCon

BOSS RUSH! Opening March 20th

We are just one month away from the opening reception of BOSS RUSH!


Preview of The Basilisk Leviathan by Marianne Vincent

Join us on March 20th from 7-10pm for a video game-inspired exhibition, including new illustrations and epic artwork made by 100+ illustrators and designers from around the globe.

Years after the closing credits roll on our favorite video games, memories of classic boss battles live on in in infamy. This large group exhibition showcases new work by each artist as they come to grips with their love/hate relationship with the villain of their choosing from video gaming’s deep history.


Preview of Perk up, loser Prince by Shermaine Tan

Are you ready for the BOSS RUSH!?

Artists have payed homage to a variety of bad guys such as Kerrigan of Starcraft, Mother Brain from Super Metroid, Hogger from World of Warcarft, Barbara from Shadow of the Colossus, and so many more! Come relish in victories, celebrate your triumphs, and relive your favorite battles during the BOSS RUSH! Exhibition!


Preview of We Are All Beasts by Doug Lobo

As we lead up to the opening reception, we will be sharing sneak peeks and previews of artwork. Keep your eyes out for your favorite bad guys, video games, and artists, as well as additional artist interviews and features! You can find more information about the opening reception, see the list of participating artists, and invite friends on the facebook event page here.

Podcast: Inside the Box

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Inside the Box
Length: 00:55:37
Synopsis: On this week's podcast Jenny, Lindsay, and Chris are inspired by our recent call-for-art, GUTS - a show all about exploration, discovery, and the mystery of what's just underneath the surface. We discuss a range of topics, including the possibilities of what lies within, expectations vs realities, and how the unknown and special circumstances can affect the chances we're willing to take.

Show Notes:
GUTS Call for Art!
Cosmos Call for Art!
Light Grey Game Night: Feeling Lucky?
GlitchCon

CALL FOR ART : COSMOS

EDIT: 3.16.15 -- Thanks to everyone that submitted their links for this call for art! WOW! It'll take us just a bit to wade through all of the awesome entries - sit tight and we'll be announcing the final list of participating artists shortly!



CALL FOR ARTISTS!

There are 88 modern constellations in the sky, suspended amongst incredible natural phenomena that shape worlds beyond our own. Billions of people have looked up at the night sky and wondered about their place in the universe. Oracles used the stars to predict events to come and constellations became beacons that could guide travelers across uncharted territory. The night is full of glittering reminders that we may not be alone in this universe. For eons the cosmos have held great significance in countless civilizations, and in the month of September, Light Grey Art Lab will turn out the lights and look to the skies.

COSMOS
Astral Bodies, Reinterpreted
September 11
7 - 10pm

118 E. 26th Street #101
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612.239.2047
hello@lightgreyartlab.com

Let's recreate the magic of our universe together. From all 88 constellations and astral phenomena to the planets in our own solar system... We'll light up the night!

We are looking for artists that want to look deep into the astrology, the mythology and the metaphors that have shaped our knowledge of each of these stellar bodies. Each artist will receive one of the 100 astral bodies at random and a template showing it's position in the sky. We'll cover the gallery with an incredible maze of illuminated beasts, gods, stories and legends and we'll let viewers experience the ties between what we actually see at night, and what we see in our minds eye.

And to top it all off, we will be printing a limited edition astrological oracle deck to accompany the exhibition -- where you'll learn how to chart your own astrological influences, intuit messages from the alignment of the stars, and divine wisdom from the Cosmos themselves!

We are planning all sorts of star-gazing activities leading up to the opening reception including some really incredible experiential get-togethers centered on the sky. More details about our schedule of extracurriculars will be posted soon!

So! If you'd like to be in charge of shaping our universe as we know it, put your name, links to your work and your email below by March 12th!


Example:
Lindsay Nohl
lindsaynohl.com
hello@lightgreyartlab.com

A full participating artist list will be posted in the week following the close of the call for art and an email with dates, constellations and astral bodies and specifics about the show will be provided to everyone soon after! If you have any questions about participating, please feel free to send a note and we'd be happy to help answer your questions!

Thanks and please help us spread the word!
Questions? Please send us a note at hello@lightgreyartlab.com!

Light Grey Game Night: Feeling Lucky?

There's big money on the table. You look around and find three (foam) gun barrels pointed right at your sweaty, scheming mug. You're pretty sure the cretin with the itchy trigger finger already spent all their ammo, and you doubt the other two bozos have the guts to shoot. But that's a big gamble, and now you've gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'

Well, do ya, punk?

If you answered with a resounding 'yes!' that must mean it's time for another Light Grey Game Night! So mark your calendar for Thursday, February 19 from 6:30 - 9:30 pm!

As you might remember, we're attaching a theme to each night to help people narrow down what games they might want to bring (although you're still welcome to bring whatever you'd like!). This week's theme is games of bluffing, risk, and spectacular long shots!

See if you've got the steely reserve to last eight rounds in a massive mexican standoff in the chaotic Ca$h 'n Gun$, try to slyly outwit the sheriff and his goody two-shoes deputy in Bang! The Dice Game, or test your poker face in the biker gang classic Skull, among plenty of others! If you have a favorite boardgame, bring it!

So grab your friends, family or favorite stack of board games, and come play with us! RSVP via our Facebook event, and feel free to share! The more the merrier!

Podcast: Happy Little Trees

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Happy Little Trees
Length: 01:05:16
Synopsis: On this week's podcast, Lindsay tries to convince Chris of all the important things she needs on eBay. They ponder who painted the hundreds of eerily similar 1950's era mountain paintings on auction, which leads to a discussion about style, artistic movements, and the choice to stay relevant in the long term.

Show Notes:
GUTS Call for Art!
GlitchCon

CALL FOR ART : GUTS

A revealing new group exhibition with featured artist, Lana Crooks

CALL FOR ART!

2.27.15 EDIT : THANKS A MILLION, GUYS! WE'VE CLOSED THE CALL FOR ART AND WILL BE JURYING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS! WATCH FOR AN UPDATE SHORTLY!

GUTS
What lies within?
Opens April 17th
7 - 10pm at Light Grey Art Lab
118 E. 26th Street #101
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612.239.2047

Put on your x-ray specs and let's turn this exhibition inside out.

We are looking for artists willing to school us on the inner-workings of some of life's little mysteries...

Part exploration, part education, part evisceration -- we want to know what's really underneath the surface. So dust off your field guides, scalpels, and stay-at-home taxidermist's manuals, and join us for an exhibition that peels back the skin of all of the subjects you've ever wanted to know more about.

"How powerful is human curiosity and is it strong enough to get you to open Pandora's box?"

"What really happens to your body when you swallow a sword?"

"Who is buried in Grant's tomb?"

"What does a Midway albatross eat?"

"Where is the threshold between human and Borg, and where does my bionic grandfather lie on the spectrum?"

"How much hatred can I store in the four chambers of my heart?"

...

IN OTHER WORDS: What lies within?

Artists are encouraged to take creative liberty when helping us understand some of these incredible biological concepts. Think of it this way; if history is written by the victors, and truth is stranger than fiction, what happens when we make visual artists our surgeons, our scientists and our scholars?

During the month of April we're looking for ways to turn what we thought we knew inside out. Artists will line the walls of with "scientific findings" so intriguing, fascinating and obscure you won't know what's real and what's not? Let's leave the viewers scratching their heads.

In honor of our inside-out topic, we've invited special guest, Lana Crooks, to join us as our Featured Artist for the exhibition. With her incredible scientific sculptures and skeletal structures, she was a perfect fit for our April exhibition! She'll set the pace with imaginative pieces based, but not confined, in reality. Think of it like visual creative non-fiction.

So, whether you're interested in the bizarre skeletal structure of bats, or hypothesize about how the effects of faith often keep India's devout hindus from contracting illnesses from the sacred, but polluted, Ganges river, or if you want to help us visualize the weight of the soul, throw your name in the hat and prepare to drop some wisdom on us.


If you're interested in joining us for our GUTS, put your name, links to your portfolio and your email below by February 25. Artists will be announced the following week!


Example:
Lindsay Nohl
lindsaynohl.com
hello@lightgreyartlab.com


Thanks and please help us spread the word to all of your science & technology loving friends!

Podcast: Reading Into Things

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Reading Into Things
Length: 01:18:24
Synopsis: Fresh out of the North Star Tarot Conference, this week we're inspired to talk about the parallels between reading Tarot and making art. We talk about overcoming discomfort, building metaphors, intention, symbols, and the benefits of a good critique.

Light Grey Game Night: Building

Aaaaaand we're back! We've been busy hammering our heads against a backlog of work, nailing down our New Year's resolutions, putting together the scaffolding for a year's worth of new exhibitions, and figuring out the tools we need to get it done!

Hmmmm, for some reason all this talk is getting me excited to play some Building games! That must mean it's time for another Light Grey Game Night! That's right, mark your calendar for Thursday, February 5th from 6:30 to 9:30 PM!

As you might remember, we're attaching a theme to each night to help people narrow down what games they might want to bring (although you're still welcome to bring whatever you'd like!). This week's theme is Building games!

Construct a sprawling collection of corridors, dungeons, and living quarters in Castles of Mad King Ludwig, kowtow to the hurried demands of your constituents as the Mayor of the quirky little town of Machi Koro, and race across the Japanese landscape laying rails and building stations in Trains, among plenty of others! If you have a favorite boardgame, bring it!

So grab your friends, family or favorite stack of board games, and come play with us! RSVP via our Facebook event, and feel free to share! The more the merrier!

Glitchon 2015!

This past week, we announced the 115+ artists that will be joining us for a large-scale print exhibition, BOSS RUSH, featuring some of the most epic battles, bosses, and bad guys! Each artist is taking on their favorite boss and depicting them for the exhibition, online shop, and traveling show that will be displayed at this year's Minneapolis Glitchcon!

Glitchcon is March 28th +29th, and is a weekend-long event full of workshops, lectures, panels, hands-on demonstrations, and fun events celebrating gamers, game culture, and the makers behind some of our favorite projects! Special guests include directors of Rainmaker Games, Galaxy Studios, Game Informer, Gearbox, Intropy Games and many more.



During the convention, Light Grey Art Lab will be hosting one of the hands-on workshops, sharing some of the behind-the-scenes assets and programming for projects such as Dream Arcade and Great Personality, and teaching attendees how to create their own platformer games using sprite animations and artwork assets.

Saturday, the the 28th, we will also be presenting the works from BOSS RUSH for a special reception and award ceremony! If you are interested in joining us for a weekend full of gaming, check out the Glitch. Tickets are currently available directly through the webpage here.

We hope to see you there!

Podcast: Fare Thee Well, Francesca

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Fare Thee Well, Francesca
Length: 00:55:27
Synopsis: On this week's heartfelt podcast we bid adieu to our very own Francesca Buchko - who, by the time you hear this show, has moved thousands of miles away from the hallowed halls of Light Grey Art Lab. We take this chance to reflect on what it takes to stay in touch with displaced friends, the shake-up felt on both sides of the relationship, and exciting, new beginnings. We also slowly come to terms with how difficult it is to play boardgames over Skype.

Show Notes:
Francesca Buchko : Website - Twitter - Tumblr

Podcast: Talking With Glitch Gaming

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Talking with Glitch Gaming
Length: 01:11:27
Synopsis: Join us as we continue our series of podcasts where we talk to individuals about videogames, collaboration and community, and making things in the interactive realm. This week we speak to Evva Kraikul and Nicolaas VanMeerten, founders of Glitch Gaming, a non-profit that provides programming to promote gaming culture and game design as a creative practice. We discuss how Glitch connects students with opportunities in the gaming industry, what it takes to run high profile gaming events, and how important it is for educational institutions to recognize gaming culture as a viable candidate for funding.

Show Notes:
Glitch: Website - GlitchCon - GameCraft - Twitter - Facebook - Twitch

BOSS RUSH! Artists Announced!

Thanks to everyone that submitted their links to the upcoming BOSS RUSH exhibition!
Now only are we thrilled to be working with such a great group of artists, we're excited because all artists participating will have a chance to win "Best of Show" awards at GlitchCON, coming March 28th-29th! A guest juror will be selecting 10 artists for special features during the convention and we'll be announcing awards alongside the exhibition at Light Grey!

Without further ado:
We are excited to announce the list of participating artists!

BOSS RUSH
Opens March 20th
7 - 10pm
@ Light Grey Art Lab
118 E 26th Street #101
Minneapolis MN 55404
612.239.2047


Adam Hoppus
Allie Strom
Alex Bahena
Ameorry Luo
Angela An
Audrey Gonzalez
Benjamin Currie
Benjamin Lam
Bernard Gatus
Bobby O'Herlihy
Britney Winthrope
Camille Chew
Cheryl Kook
Charles Tan
Chris Hajny
Chelsea Kenna
Chicherova Olga
Chris Schons
Chris Kindred
Chris Bloom
D. Lobo
Dana Wulfekotte
Devine Lu Linvega
Dana Guerrieri
Dana Terrace
Daniel Shaffer
Deborah Garcia
Derrick Dent
Elizabeth Beals
Erik Krenz
Emily Cheeseman
Evan Palmer
Felipe Gaona
Francesca Buchko
German Shible
Glenn Harvey
Grace Kim
Heather Franzen
Izabela Stanic
Jason Norman
Jay Bendt
Jen Mundy
Jenna Kass
Jesse Lindhorst
Jesse Riggle
Jez Tuya
Joe Lillington
Joey McCormick
John Delucca
John Lee
John Wilinski
Jorrel Segara
Joshua Zentner
Julianna Michek
Justin Oaksford
Justin Woo
Karina Rehrbehn
Kelly Leigh Miller
Kim Ku
Kim Peterson
Katherine Lim
Lara Paulussen
Lauren Pettapiece
Lauren Westlake
Laura Bifano
Lauren Westlake
Laura Brett
Lissy Marlin
Liz Nugent
Leonard Peng
Lydia Guadagnoli
Michael Pitropov
Maggie Ivy
Matt Hayton
Marianne Vincent
Miguel Lima/ ZERO
Matt Rockefeller
Michael O'Brien
Miguel Co
Miranda Meeks
Narciso Espiritu
Nicholas Kennedy
Nick Lasovich
Nneka Myers
Oliver Hine
Patrick Loughman
Paul Reinwand
Philippe Poirier
Rekka B.
Ricardo Bessa
Ricardo Lopez Ortiz
Richie Pope
Rob Chandler
Rodrigo Aviles
Rosena Fung
Rubén Alcalde Crespo
Sarah Huisken
Sage Einarsen
Shaarif Shameem
Shermaine Tan
Susan Yung
Stacey Lee
Stephanie Matos
Soeun Lee
Stephen Wood
Tanna Tucker
Tanner Ellison
Tara O'Connor
Taryn Gee
Tom Kyster
Tom Wiener
Tommy Sunders
Tyler Parker
Victor Maury

More information will be available about the show as we get closer to Opening Night!
Thanks again to everyone that submitted!

In for the long haul.

Welcome to your new office. Domino is right --- it isn't much.  The lighting sucks, the chair looks uncomfortable... and what is all this... stuff? You are pretty certain that the only reason they can call this an office is that there's a desk in here and a few pencils. Where's your computer? What time period is this? 1960?

Ah, such is the plight of the new person. You're going to be working VERY closely with Domino over the next couple months. You hear she knows the ins and outs... about a whole lot of things, including what's going on with personnel at the Museum. You get the feeling that nothing's much of a secret around her... Hopefully you don't share anything too private...

It's finals time where I teach and I had the opportunity to finish a quick background while my class had work-time. Progress is going good -- just working on a couple stories this weekend and trying to crank out a few more backgrounds. I'm going to be sad school is out after next week, but somewhat relieved that I'll get a bit more time to work on Idealists!

---Lindsay

Podcast: Talking With Microsoft's David Washington

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Talking with Microsoft's David Washington
Length: 00:47:06
Synopsis: This week kicks off a new series of podcasts about videogames, collaboration and community, and making things in the interactive realm. First up, we're talking to Microsoft's David Washington, who has he enviable (and slightly difficult to explain) position of Technical Evangelism Manager. David and his team work with artists, programers, entrepreneurs, and anyone else with a spark of an idea to help execute their project to it's fullest potential. You also might remember David's name as the programmer of Dream Arcade!

Show Notes:
David on Twitter - @dwcares
If you haven't yet, play Dream Arcade!

Cesario has a lot of work to do.

Cesario is headed out for yet another smoke break. You both have a lot of work to do still and no matter how fast you help out around the office, you can't seem to make headway. In fact, the more you do, the more it seems like he's double-checking your work. You guess you can't blame him... he's probably under a lot of pressure. 

Here's a glimpse of his office! Claire Hummel made an incredible pin-up for Cesario's end game scenarios and it was a lot of fun expanding on her original design. Look at all those books! He's got quite the office... I did a bunch of work on Cesario's spaces this past weekend. The fact that it's getting dark at four means two things -- 1. time to sit down and crank out a bunch of art and code... and 2. I've only got a couple of weeks to launch... crazy. 
---Lindsay