From joshua at artsandmedia.net Mon May 5 11:16:46 2008 From: joshua at artsandmedia.net (Josh Wilson) Date: Mon May 5 13:36:43 2008 Subject: [Pollinator] TONIGHT: Art Wrestles Pop & Wins, w/ V. Vale, John Law & Ron Turner Message-ID: <481F4F0E.4000009@artsandmedia.net> Another FREE all-star panel in the Indy Arts DIY Workshop series, featuring cultural impresarios of considerable gravity and renown, is on deck for tonight! Local independent-culture icons V. Vale, Ron Turner and the singular John Law will be present with stories, ideas, advice, and open ears for your inquiries! BE SURE TO RSVP! Phone: 415/677-9877 Web: http://tinyurl.com/5sfbsp Get the scoop on our screwed-up pop-cultural ecology, and learn how to turn all that indigestible plastic in to Real Gol-Durn Art! Read on for scintillating, illuminating, enticing and goosebump-raising details! love, THE INDY ARTS VOLUNTEERS ***The 2008 DIY Workshop Series continues with: "Art wrestles Pop Culture and Wins" Presented by Independent Arts & Media, Lilycat. com and Access SF TIME & DATE: Monday, May 5 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EVENT STARTS PROMPTLY! ARRIVE EARLY TO ENSURE YOUR SEAT! LOCATION: Access SF Studio -- 1720 Market at Valencia, San Francisco SEATING IS LIMITED: Call Indy Arts to RSVP: 415/677-9877 Or E-mail: katie @ artsandmedia.net DESCRIPTION: Is Pop Culture Art? Is Art Pop Culture? Since the Andy Warhol era artists have been trying to elevate pop culture to the level of art; and since artists have uttered I want to be a star - it has gone the other way too. Hear leaders from the San Francisco art and pop culture worlds come together and speak about where the lines are defined and blurred. FEATURING: * Ron Turner of Last Gasp Eco Funnies Co http://lastgasp.com/ * V. Vale of Search and Destroy, Re/Search Publications http://www.researchpubs.com/Blog/index.php * John Law, Director of "Head Trip" http://laughingsquid.com/tag/john-law/ http://doggiediner.com/pages/Doggies_NYC_Movie.html Moderated by professional coach/social architect Michael Vav. For complete details about the Featured guests and the workshop, visit the Indy Arts online calendar: http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events