Our friends at Southern Exposure have set Friday, July 10th for its Monster Art Drawing fund raiser. Details below.
Wonder what it’s like? Here’s a video we did in 2009.
Date: Friday, July 10, 2015
Time: 6:00 – 11:00 PM
Tickets (at door): $15 SoEx Members / $20 General Public
Off-Site Location: Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street, San Francisco
June 30, 2015, San Francisco, CA – Southern Exposure is pleased to announce its famous annual Monster Drawing Rally, a live drawing event and fundraiser on Friday, July 10, 2015 at the Verdi Club.
Over the course of the night, 120 artists split into four one-hour shifts to draw in front a live audience, making their private studio practices public. Artists at all stages of their careers create sensational works using a variety of materials: everything from collage and watercolor to ink and graphite to performative acts. As spectators spy on the creative process, sketches morph into fullfledged artworks — immediately available for $75 each.
Participating Artists: Jessalyn Aaland, Nando Alvarez, Manuel Angeja, Megan Atherton, Lauren Bartone, Michael Berens, Austin Boe, Kelsey Thayer Booth, Val Britton, Kristen Brown, Ian Brownlee, Maria Guzman Capron, John Casey, Courtney Cerruti, Daniel Chen, Megan Chunn, Gabriela Cobar, Holly Coley, Randy Colosky, Gina Contreras, Torreya Cummings, Christian Davies, Ryan De La Hoz, Demart Denaro, Alison Dubois, Joanne Easton, Gabriel Edwards, Marshall Elliott, Jackie Farkas, Mary Fitzgerald, Jessica Flemming, Marcela Florez Rodriguez, Rachel Frankel, Alison OK Frost, Philip Gann, Danielle Gherardi, Brynda Glazier, Rebekah Goldstein, C.A. Greenlee, Julian Gutierrez, Veronica Graham, Maggie Haas, Michael Hall, Sadie Harmon, Adam Henderson, Kathleen Henderson, Jason Houck, Graham Holoch, Nolan Jankowski, Chris Kallmyer, Mary Anne Kluth, Tim Kopra, Joshua Lee, Ellie Litzenberg, Kenneth Lo, Cathy Lu, Juan Luna-Avin, Nathan Lynch, Paul Madonna, Phillip Maisel, Maciej Makalowski, Luz Marina, Vanessa Marsh, Yuki Maruyama, Michael McConnell, Em Meine, Sam Mell, Erin Mitchell, Golbanou Moghaddas, Tomoko Nakazato, Kelley O’Leary, Mitsu Okubo, Tressa Pack, Nathaniel Parsons, Patricia Pauchnick, Joshua Peder Stulen, Grace Rosario Perkins, George Pfau, Luis Pinto, Ferris Plock, Maria Porges, Carissa Potter, Noah Ptolemy, Radka Pulliam, Genevieve Quick, Kathleen Quillian, Amanda Quiroz, Megan Reed, Kate Rhoades, Stephanie Rohlfs, Simone Root, Jana Rumberger, Maren Salomon, James Sansing, Zachary Royer Scholz, Matt Shapiro, Brian Singer, Sarah A. Smith, Minji Sohn, Hannah Stahulak, Kate Stirr, Nigel Sussman, Tim Svenonius, Charlene Tan, Emily Tareila, Ileana Tejada, Sarah Thibault, Micke Tong, Simon Tran, Kelly Tunstall, Ven Voisey, Brooke Westfall, Woodrow White, Mark Wilson, Micah Wood, Daniel Yovino, Jake Ziemann, Lucia Znamirowski (as of June 29).
The Monster Drawing Rally is an integral part of Southern Exposure’s mission to make art and artists more accessible. This annual gathering is a fantastic way to view new talent, interact with the Bay Area’s artistic community and support Southern Exposure’s programming all at once.
This year, the Monster Drawing Rally takes place at the Verdi Club, just a few blocks away from Southern Exposure. DJ duo Juan Luna-Avin and Joshua Pieper spin music for drawing and dancing all night long. Curbside food available for purchase from Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas! Special thanks to New Belgium Brewing Company for their generous beverage donation.
To date, over 1,000 artists have participated in Southern Exposure’s Monster Drawing Rallies, donating their talent, time and artwork to the organization. Southern Exposure proudly shares the Monster Drawing Rally as an open source fundraising model with a growing network of artist centered organizations nationally. Partner organizations include The Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, Midway Center for Contemporary Art in Minneapolis, 1708 Gallery in Richmond, MOCAD in Detroit and Spaces in Cleveland.