Friday, July 30, 2010

Kacey Cowdery


Kacey Cowdery emailed this wonderful image for the blog which includes her Art Is Everywhere sign and one of her textile pieces entitled Nature Breaks the Grid.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Signs of Our Times

The sign that I mailed on Monday has reached its destination. I have since received more information about the Signs of Our Times show, which has its own blog. This project is great - I get a lot of inspiration from signs and enjoyed checking out the many interpretations and finds.
http://mobius-signsofourtimes.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Participation Postcards


I just got some postcards ready to send out today to all of the participants who registered during Open Studios. The postcards detail the existence of this blog and what will be posted to it, as well as how to contact me to send photos or art. I included return address labels on all of the cards that I am mailing in order to see whether or not any are returned.

Monday, July 26, 2010

On Mailing Signs

If you are interested in participating in this project and would like to have a sign mailed to you, please contact me via email through my web page and I will get you a registration form and instructions.

In order to send a sign to you, I do request that a $5 contribution (or similarly valued artwork donation) be mailed to me with your hard copy registration form to offset sign production and mailing costs. Sign requests received without proper registration forms and the aforementioned contribution shall not be honored.

After receipt of your mailed sign, please also email a photo of the sign as placed for documentation purposes. Donated artworks received and photographs of signs placed will be posted to the blog and possibly later included in a show devoted to this project at my discretion and as space permits. Any artworks received shall not be returned and will become part of the documentation of this project.

Please note: mailed signs will be sent via the U.S. Post Office with postage affixed directly to the sign itself and so will not come with sign wires. Sign shipment is at the risk of the recipient; lost signs cannot be replaced.

Outgoing Mail


Keith Buchholz, who hosted the project debut, spoke about the Art Is Everywhere sign project with a friend of his who wants to include a sign in the upcoming Signs of Our Times show at Mobius in Boston, so here's #32, ready for its journey through the mail.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Sam Davis


Here is a photograph of sign #57 registered to Sam Davis for his studio next to Artmart in Maplewood, MO. Davis is collecting and showcasing "bad art" on one wall within the shared studio space and hopes to someday start a museum devoted to "bad art".

Jennifer Weigel



I placed my own sign in front of my Affton, MO house, which also contains my studio. I decided to move my sign inside the window for greater visibility and because I was concerned that, if left unattended in the yard, it might be stolen, as had previously happened to one of our plastic lawn flamingos.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

After the Debut

Fourteen of the ninety-nine Series One Art Is Everywhere signs were distributed after the debut of this project today. Participants were encouraged to select whichever sign they wanted from those placed randomly throughout the property, so the signs have been dispersed randomly as well. So far, in order of selection, numbers 1, 65, 41, 55, 23, 5, 24, 83, 87, 49, 56, 95, 69, and 67 have been registered.

Debut at Fluxus St. Louis Art Farm






These photos were taken right before the debut at Keith Buchholz's St. Louis, MO Fluxus St. Louis ArtFarm.

Open Studios Preview

This is the image and text that was included in the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis' Open Studios Preview Show.


Get your
ART IS EVERYWHERE
Gear at Open Studios 2010!

Jennifer Weigel will be offering Art Is Everywhere women’s, men’s & children’s clothing, canvas tote bags and more at the St. Louis Fluxus ArtFarm. This will also be the first opportunity to pick up a sign to participate in the Art Is Everywhere sign project.
Limited engagement - one day only!!! Saturday, July 24, 2010 in conjunction with the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ 5th Annual Open Studios.

Participation Guidelines

Here are the participation guidelines as written. Each sign is accounted for and linked to a Signholder and address as noted.

Participation Guidelines
- Limit one sign per address.
- Sign placement is at the discretion of the Signholder. The Signholder agrees to provide their address for the sign placement below.
- There is a suggested minimum participation contribution of $1 per sign to offset the costs associated with sign production.
- Permissions shall be granted to Jennifer A. Weigel to map sign locations and to photograph select signs as placed.

Release Waiver
I, the Signholder, agree that the placement of my sign is at my own discretion and that I accept all responsibility for said placement. I shall therefore absorb all risks associated with sign placement. Jennifer A. Weigel shall not be held accountable for any complications, liabilities, injuries sustained, legal implications or any other hazards resulting from the placement of my sign.

I agree to provide the address of where this sign shall be planted. I consent that Jennifer A. Weigel can use said information and even this form itself towards documentation of this project. I also consent that Jennifer A. Weigel can photograph this sign as placed at the address noted below towards both documentation of and publicity for this project.

About This Project

Jennifer Weigel created the Art Is Everywhere series of viewer participatory artworks to comment on and explore the thriving existence of art beyond strictly the gallery and museum settings. There are multitudes of creative people who never show their art in the formal art world and yet make wonderful and amazing contributions to the arts. Some are outsider artists who lack formal training while others find that they can connect with a wider range of people and explore different ideas outside of the formal art world.

This blog has been created to document the Art Is Everywhere sign project. The sign project debut occurred at the Fluxus St. Louis ArtFarm during the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis' Open Studios tour in July 2010. Weigel also offered a selection of her similarly-themed Cafe Press merchandise for sale at the event.

Art Is Everywhere is essentially meant to act as a subversive reminder that art is, in fact, EVERYWHERE.