Elsewhere

A First Look at ‘The Rent Is Too Damn High,’ the Album: if you’ve been following the NY gubernatorial race, you already know about candidate Jimmy McMillan of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party. He’s also releasing an album. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Coonley House in Riverside Hits Market: it’s time to start saving those [...]

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Chicago Notecards by Third Coast Collection

Cuteness! Kara Underwood Gordon has designed a line of esoteric letterpress notecards that celebrate [and sometimes mock] aspects of Chicago and its various neighborhoods. Her Third Coast Collection is witty, clever, and full of little jokes that only the locals would understand, as a perfect alternative to mass-market cards with broad appeal.

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Subway Art History by Slavery

Here’s a different take on public art: the graffiti collective Slavery is painting “covers” of historic graffiti, but obtaining permission from property owners to paint the pieces as legal murals. Members of the collective remain anonymous, in a reversal of the usual fame-seeking bravado. The messages, too, have been tweaked — “Joan of Arc” above [...]

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Herb Seed Bombs by VisuaLingual

Our brand new Herb seed bombs are made by hand in Cincinnati, OH through a partnership between VisuaLingual and ArtWorks, a non-profit arts organization that connects artists of all ages with opportunities in the arts through inspiring apprenticeships, community partnerships, and public art.

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The Contemporary Performer’s Workshop

The Contemporary Performer’s Workshop is “a nonprofit music program that explores and promotes the use of modern music in the curriculum of string education.” Recitals are free and take place in the Weston Art Gallery in downtown Cincinnati. The performances include a mix of professional musicians and students at different levels of experience.

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Elsewhere

Seed Bombs: The Dieline, “the world’s #1 package design website,” likes our seed bombs! HomeWord: The Betts House: the Cincinnati Art Snob on the history of the Betts House, which has emerged as one of the great small art venues in Cincinnati. Award to Artist Who Gives Slums a Human Face: the annual TED prize [...]

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You Are Here Mural by Ellie Balk

This simple, graphic mural is entitled You Are Here and was painted by Ellie Balk and SONYA [South Of the Navy Yard Artists] on the side of Tillie’s of Brooklyn, a coffee shop in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.

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Zeff’s Ghost Sign in Covington

Spotted somewhere on Madison Ave. in Covington, KY. My shoes match my ghost sign find.

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Dog & Cat Friendly Seed Bombs by VisuaLingual

We have been bursting at the seams, waiting until the perfect moment to announce that our brand new Dog & Cat Friendly seed bombs are being made by hand in Cincinnati, OH through a partnership between VisuaLingual and ArtWorks. ArtWorks is a non-profit arts organization that connects artists of all ages with opportunities in the [...]

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Patterns and Illustrations by Christiane Engel

Hee! Christiane Engel is a German-born artist and illustrator who now lives in London and creates super-cute place-centered patterns and illustrations. Above is her Trailer Park fabric pattern. I love the color palette, loose illustration style, and all the little details.

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