Thanks to The Studios of Key West, the island now has an affordable way to acquire small works of original art (and help the community's elementary school at the same time)!
Visitors the the Armory at 600 White Street are discovering something unique, a red and glowing machine positioned in the foyer, announcing itself as the Art-o-mat. Converted from an obsolete cigarette vending machine, the Southernmost Art-o-mat joins over 80 others now dispensing small packages of original art from Portland, Oregon to London, England.
For $5, seasoned art buyers as well as novice collectors get the chance to acquire work by twenty different creative people. The objects inside are all original, unique, and hand-made for the growing network of Art-o-mat machines. It was all the brainchild of Clark Whittington, a Winston-Salem artist who began repurposing old machines from a tobacco-country warehouse ten years ago. Thanks to The Studios of Key West, his latest creation now greets visitors to the Historic Armory building.
And next month, local artists will have the opportunity to learn how to make and sell their items through the Art-o-mat network, now numbering over 300 contributing artists. TSKW and Whittington will offer a September 4 presentation and workshop about his project, and invite Key West's painters, sculptors, and visual artists to become part of this affordable art movement.
Besides making it easy for people to obtain and collect new original art, the Key West machine has been dedicated to help nearby Glynn Archer Elementary. Proceeds from each $5 sale will support the purchase of art supplies for the school, allowing the teachers and classes to expand their creative horizons. The Southernmost Art-o-mat is now on view in the main hall foyer of the Historic Armory. Tokens are available for $5 at The Studios of Key West office, inside the lobby.
30 July 2008
24 July 2008
Free Professional Development Opportunity for Artists in the Keys
Thursday July 24 from 5-7pm at the Armroy, 600 White Street, Key West
The Studios of Key West and the Monroe County Council of the Arts have again joined forces to offer a free professional development session open to all local creative people. The focus of the July 24 gathering will be marketing strategies, promotional opportunities, and media relations. Individual artists as well as cultural organization leaders are encouraged to attend. The 5pm presentations will include a question and answer session, followed by a wine and cheese reception in the Armory's main hall.
Three local and and national marketing specialists will be on hand to discuss the variety of promotional and advertising options available to Key West artists, galleries and cultural organizations. Speakers will discuss successful strategies and publicity outlets, techniques for getting the most exposure in the media, and tips and tricks for getting the most "bang for your buck" with advertising dollars. Presenters will include Nance Frank, owner of Key West's Gallery on Greene; Carol Shaughnessy of Stuart Newman & Associates; and Jane Innis of Artnews Magazine.
No registration is required, and additional details are available by calling The Studios of Key West at 296-00458
The Studios of Key West and the Monroe County Council of the Arts have again joined forces to offer a free professional development session open to all local creative people. The focus of the July 24 gathering will be marketing strategies, promotional opportunities, and media relations. Individual artists as well as cultural organization leaders are encouraged to attend. The 5pm presentations will include a question and answer session, followed by a wine and cheese reception in the Armory's main hall.
Three local and and national marketing specialists will be on hand to discuss the variety of promotional and advertising options available to Key West artists, galleries and cultural organizations. Speakers will discuss successful strategies and publicity outlets, techniques for getting the most exposure in the media, and tips and tricks for getting the most "bang for your buck" with advertising dollars. Presenters will include Nance Frank, owner of Key West's Gallery on Greene; Carol Shaughnessy of Stuart Newman & Associates; and Jane Innis of Artnews Magazine.
No registration is required, and additional details are available by calling The Studios of Key West at 296-00458
16 July 2008
Green Flash: 06
An Electronic Newsletter from The Studios of Key West
Walk on White
Thursday 17 July from 6:00-9:00pm
A showcase of new work by (very) young artists, open studios
upstairs, and a motion-activated installation by Canadian artist
Helen Verbanz will highlight July's Walk on White
Stop in at the Armory this Thursday from 6-9pm, for a great Walk on
White experience. Visitors to the main hall will discover Seagrass, a
motion-sensitive, ecologically-inspired installation by last month's tskw
artist-in-residence, Helen Verbanz. A conceptual artist from Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Verbanz spent several weeks in Key West, researching
and building an installation based on the estuaries and mangroves
surrounding our delicate island chain.
And get a glimpse of the future of local creativity. Adorning the Armory
foyer walls will be samples of work created by the TSKW Art Academy
kids, the budding artistic talents who've been making art on our campus
every day this week. Using the Armory as their creative base, the kids
have been meeting Key West artists in their studios, learning about
Picasso, Frieda Kahlo, and Georgia O'Keefe, and making all sorts of
expressive things.
As with every Walk on White, most of the twelve upstairs studios will
open their doors and let the public in to discover the paintings, mixed-
media objects, design work, and literary arts that have been coming out
of our busy creative community. Meet great local artists and learn more
about their work: Peter Vey, Letty Nowak, Debra Yates, Deborah
Goldman, Peter Downie, Hayes Blinckmann, Marc Caren, Sherry
Tewell, Rebecca Bennett, Lisa Esposito, Mark Hedden, and new short-
term studio artist Guillermo Orozco.
To make this Thursday's art walk even more delicious, finger foods
have been generously donated by the Rusty Anchor Restaurant on
Stock Island.
__________
Announcing a special summertime offer:
One free life drawing session for first-time locals
Every Wednesday 6-8pm
$5 Friends/TSKW- $10 non-members
From now until the end of August, locals are invited to try their first life
drawing session for free at the Armory.
Every Wednesday, from 6 to 8pm, we provide tables, easels, light music
and a model. Participants bring their materials, enthusiasm, and
creative spirit. The sessions, which are untutored, begin with several
1-5 minute warm-ups and then progresses to longer 10-20 minute
poses.
So pack up your paper, pencils and paint and come along to the Armory
to explore your inner artist this summer!
__________
"The Unwinking Gaze"
The Next Spiritual Garden Movie at the Armory
Monday 21 July, 8:00pm
(Suggested donation of $5 gratefully accepted)
This is one incredible
Documentary on the Dalai Lama
as you`ve never seen him before!
Goes where no other movie or journalistic endeavor has gone before,
in tracking the daily agonies of the Tibetan leader as he tries to strike a
balance between his Buddhist vows and the real politic needed to placate
China.
David and Goliath is played out in front of us as the world's emerging
superpower and the Dalai Lama walk a tightropeover an issue of global
importance: the future of Tibet and China.
Filmmaker Joshua Dugdale was given extraordinary access to the Dalai
Lama over a three-year period. The Unwinking Gaze is not three years in
the life of the Dalai Lama. It is his life's work in three years. This film takes
you inside the Titanic struggle of one of the great spiritual and political
figures of our time, as he tries to lead his people to a peaceful resolution
with China. Director Joshua Dugdale.
70 mins.
__________
The Studios of Key West is a nonprofit cultural organization established
in 2006 with a mission of supporting our community's creative people,
fostering new projects and partnerships, and advancing the cultural
life of our island. Find us and our campus at the Historic Armory,
600 White Street in Old Town Key West. Our current facilities
comprise a main exhibition hall and workshop space, 12 artist
studios, a sculpture garden, several residency cottages, and
small office.
Visit us there, and learn about our plans for the 2008/09 season!
Eric Holowacz, Executive Director
Elena Devers, Projects & Marketing Coordinator
Martha Barnes, Program Coordinator
Lauren McAloon, Facilities Coordinator
Monica Feinemann, Education & Outreach Coordinator
Walk on White
Thursday 17 July from 6:00-9:00pm
A showcase of new work by (very) young artists, open studios
upstairs, and a motion-activated installation by Canadian artist
Helen Verbanz will highlight July's Walk on White
Stop in at the Armory this Thursday from 6-9pm, for a great Walk on
White experience. Visitors to the main hall will discover Seagrass, a
motion-sensitive, ecologically-inspired installation by last month's tskw
artist-in-residence, Helen Verbanz. A conceptual artist from Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Verbanz spent several weeks in Key West, researching
and building an installation based on the estuaries and mangroves
surrounding our delicate island chain.
And get a glimpse of the future of local creativity. Adorning the Armory
foyer walls will be samples of work created by the TSKW Art Academy
kids, the budding artistic talents who've been making art on our campus
every day this week. Using the Armory as their creative base, the kids
have been meeting Key West artists in their studios, learning about
Picasso, Frieda Kahlo, and Georgia O'Keefe, and making all sorts of
expressive things.
As with every Walk on White, most of the twelve upstairs studios will
open their doors and let the public in to discover the paintings, mixed-
media objects, design work, and literary arts that have been coming out
of our busy creative community. Meet great local artists and learn more
about their work: Peter Vey, Letty Nowak, Debra Yates, Deborah
Goldman, Peter Downie, Hayes Blinckmann, Marc Caren, Sherry
Tewell, Rebecca Bennett, Lisa Esposito, Mark Hedden, and new short-
term studio artist Guillermo Orozco.
To make this Thursday's art walk even more delicious, finger foods
have been generously donated by the Rusty Anchor Restaurant on
Stock Island.
__________
Announcing a special summertime offer:
One free life drawing session for first-time locals
Every Wednesday 6-8pm
$5 Friends/TSKW- $10 non-members
From now until the end of August, locals are invited to try their first life
drawing session for free at the Armory.
Every Wednesday, from 6 to 8pm, we provide tables, easels, light music
and a model. Participants bring their materials, enthusiasm, and
creative spirit. The sessions, which are untutored, begin with several
1-5 minute warm-ups and then progresses to longer 10-20 minute
poses.
So pack up your paper, pencils and paint and come along to the Armory
to explore your inner artist this summer!
__________
"The Unwinking Gaze"
The Next Spiritual Garden Movie at the Armory
Monday 21 July, 8:00pm
(Suggested donation of $5 gratefully accepted)
This is one incredible
Documentary on the Dalai Lama
as you`ve never seen him before!
Goes where no other movie or journalistic endeavor has gone before,
in tracking the daily agonies of the Tibetan leader as he tries to strike a
balance between his Buddhist vows and the real politic needed to placate
China.
David and Goliath is played out in front of us as the world's emerging
superpower and the Dalai Lama walk a tightropeover an issue of global
importance: the future of Tibet and China.
Filmmaker Joshua Dugdale was given extraordinary access to the Dalai
Lama over a three-year period. The Unwinking Gaze is not three years in
the life of the Dalai Lama. It is his life's work in three years. This film takes
you inside the Titanic struggle of one of the great spiritual and political
figures of our time, as he tries to lead his people to a peaceful resolution
with China. Director Joshua Dugdale.
70 mins.
__________
The Studios of Key West is a nonprofit cultural organization established
in 2006 with a mission of supporting our community's creative people,
fostering new projects and partnerships, and advancing the cultural
life of our island. Find us and our campus at the Historic Armory,
600 White Street in Old Town Key West. Our current facilities
comprise a main exhibition hall and workshop space, 12 artist
studios, a sculpture garden, several residency cottages, and
small office.
Visit us there, and learn about our plans for the 2008/09 season!
Eric Holowacz, Executive Director
Elena Devers, Projects & Marketing Coordinator
Martha Barnes, Program Coordinator
Lauren McAloon, Facilities Coordinator
Monica Feinemann, Education & Outreach Coordinator
04 July 2008
Green Flash: 05
An Electronic Newsletter from The Studios of Key West
We at The Studios of Key West would like to wish you a very happy
and safe holiday weekend. Happy Birthday America!
This summer our staff is busy at the Armory planning the workshops,
lectures, exhibitions and projects you can look forward to in our upcoming
2008-2009 season. We welcome your ideas, input, and feedback, as
we shape our sophomore year of diverse cultural programming.
Details of our season will be posted to our website as they emerge, so
please visit www.tskw.org to learn about creative opportunities and
eventsthis summer, fall, and beyond.
And peruse this edition of The Green Flash, our electronic newsletter, for
a snapshot of what's coming up during the lazy days of summer
__________
Seagrass: Opening Reception
Please join us to celebrate a new installation and
meet our Artist in Residence, Helen Verbanz
Tuesday 8 July 5:30-7:00pm
TSKW Artist in Residence, Helen Verbanz, has finished her installation
in the main hall of the Historic Armory. Before she heads back to Halifax,
Nova Scotia, we'd like you to celebrate her presence and work
at The Studios of Key West. Her interactive installation, "Seagrass", is
inspired by the plant life indigenous to the shallow waterways of the
Lower Keys. Please join us for a wine and cheese reception, and an
opportunity to meet the artist on Tuesday 8 July from 5:30 in the main hall.
__________
Walk on White
Thursday 17 July from July 6:00-9:00pm
We fling open the doors, bring out the food and drink, open up the upstairs
studio spaces, and treat the public to an inside look about what's going on
here at the Armory. Join us every Third Thursday of each month, for the
lively creative environment known as Walk on White, and be sure to ramble
down the street to see what's happening at the other local businesses on
White Street that make it all happen.
During the July 17 Walk on White, visitors to the Armory can meet many of
our studio artists and learn about the creative work they do. And in the
main hall, they can discover Seagrass, a new mixed media installation by
Artist-in-Residence Helen Verbanz. See listing above for details, and contact
TSKW at 296-0458 for more information.
__________
Life Drawing
Bring Your Paints, Pastels, Paper and
Pencils for our weekly session
Every Wednesday 6-8pm
$5 Friends/TSKW- $10 non-members
The Studios of Key West is proud to offer weekly life drawing
sessions, yet another opportunity for creative development and
artistic exploration. Every Wednesday, from 6 to 8pm, we provide tables,
easels, light music and model. Participants bring their materials,
enthusiasm, and creative spirit. Just bring your enthusiasm
and favorite materials. Each session begins with several 1-5 minute
warm-ups and then progresses to longer 10-20 minute poses.
To learn more about this and other on-going creative development
opportunities at TSKW, contact us at 296-0458.
__________
"Short Cut to Nirvana"
The next Spiritual Garden Movie at the Armory
Monday 7 July 8:00-10:00pm
(Suggested donation of $5 gratefully accepted)
Short Cut to Nirvana is an award-winning documentary about the Kumbh
Mela spiritual festival which takes place near Allahabad, India, every 12
years. The Kumbh Mela also happens to be the biggest gathering in history,
attracting 70 million pilgrims.
From this incredible event comes a powerful and uplifting message of
harmony, unity and peace for all humanity. Yet almost no-one outside
India has ever heard of the Kumbh Mela or its message.
Until now....
__________
Summer Art Academy
Only a few spots left...
July 14-July 18
Fun and creative summer program
explores different art themes
(for rising 2nd-5th graders)
Led by Montessori-trained educator, Monica Feinemann, The Studios of
Key West summer art academy will allow children to explore different
arts themes, creative traditions, and the work of famous artists such as
Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georgia O'Keefe.
Kids will also undertake related field trips, including studio tours
with local artists and and fun activities on our wonderfully creative island.
Sessions will be held from 9am-2pm each day.
($175 per child/per week with Friends/TSKW family membership of $195
per/child per week for non-members)
This day camp-style academy will also include a variety of art experience,
from watercolor painting to drawing to collage. Snacks will be provided.
If you have a creative kid, age 7-11, sign up now for this great summer
experience.Contact The Studios of Key West for at 296-0458 for
registration and program information.
_________
ONE NIGHT STAND, the second stage
Key West's highly collaborative 24-hour theatre project
returns to The Studios of Key West in late August
THE PROJECT
One Night Stand is a collaborative summer theatre event at The Studios of
Key West. We tried it last summer, and had a blast.The project features an
array of home-grown talent, one intensive day of creative dramatic activity, and a
single stage where the stories and magic unfold before an eager audience.
The first effort, in August 2007, combined dozens of local creative people, a standing
room only crowd, and four rollicking theatre experiences during the otherwise
lazy days of summer. In August 2008, four teams of writers, directors, actors
and artists will again assemble for a shut-in at the Armory. There they will write, rehearse,
design, and craft intimate one act theatre pieces for One Night Stand 2008. Exactly one
day later, on a Saturday evening, the doors are opened, the audience is seated, the first set
is revealed, and the new home-grown stories begin to unfold.
THE RULES
The rules to One Night Stand are simple. At the start, actors assemble and head shots are
taken. These are put into one pot, and writers take turns blindly picking their
cast. All writers are given the same first opening line and another closing line,
and a uniform prop is also furnished. These must be worked into the new play. Directors
are assigned to the teams, and writers have twelve hours to complete
and return with a draft of a new one-act play. On Saturday morning,
rehearsals and set designs begin, culminating in a frenzied rush to the 8:00pm
curtain time and the debut of the island's freshest theatrical fruit.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
The Studios of Key West seeks a handful of generous local arts supporters to help us
underwrite this year's One Night Stand project. We're also looking for local restaurants
and businesses who can donate meals for actors, materials for sets and props, or prize items
for the audience-choice awards. All sponsors will receive complimentary tickets, special access
to the creative environment, and acknowledgment in the One Night Stand program
and all event promotions. And if you'd like to participate as an actor, director, artist, or a creative helper,
please contact us soon, as the entire cast of characters is almost set!
To learn more about the 2008 One Night Stand, to make a contribution, or to become
a creative participant, please contact project manager Elena Devers at
The Studios of Key West: 296-0458 or elena@tskw.org
Details about the 2008 One Night Stand will follow in upcoming editions of The Green Flash.
Tickets will go on sale in early August. Let's do it again!
__________
Become a Friend/TSKW
Show your support and help us grow!
Our board of directors, small staff, and community of artists would like to
invite you to become an annual member of friends/tskw. In late 2007, we began
asking our neighbors, local businesses, and those who love Key West to join our
organization as annual supporters. As of July 2008, we count over 200 generous
people as Friends or Patrons. Thank you all for helping us develop into a
dynamic arts organization.
Members receive discounts on our workshops and cultural events, receive our
advance season brochure and special invitations to opportunities at TSKW,
and other treats. Joining is as easy as replying to this message, calling us at 296-0458,
or stopping by the Armory to pick up a membership packet.
TSKW is a non-profit charitable organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
Your donation will help support our programs, community projects, free lectures,
professional development for artists, and the growth of or Old Town campus.
If you are not a current member, but would like to support the future of TSKW please
let us know, We are grateful to everyone who is making Key West an incredible
creative community.
__________
LUCKY DIP
For those of you who have read all the way to here, we've got a special offer...
The first three TSKW Members, active Friends or Patrons, to reply to this message
with the subject line "Lucky Dip" will get their choice of one of the following
wonderful items form Key West's cultural identity:
-a DVD of the 1978 classic mock travel documentary film,
The Key West Picture Show
-a copy of issue 3 of The Secret of Salt: an Indigenous Journal,
the compendium of local writing, images, history and thinking
-a copy of recent instructor Crescent Dragonwagon's
delicious new culinary book, The Cornbread Gospels
-a CD of The Key West Guitar and Garden Club, featuring 13
home-grown tracks by local songwriters and musicians
Items can be picked up by our lucky Friends/Patrons
next week at the Armory.
NOT FEELING LUCKY?
And if you are not a current annual supporter of
The Studios of Key West, here's an offer for you...
Call us to request a membership packet, join and make your
tax-deductible contribution before the summer is over,
and you too will receive a special gift for becoming part of our
creative community. It might be a book, maybe a film,
perhaps a nice new writing pen. Try your luck soon...
__________
The Studios of Key West is a nonprofit cultural organization established
in 2006 with a mission of supporting our community's creative people,
fostering new projects and partnerships, and advancing the cultural
life of our island. Find us and our campus at the Historic Armory,
600 White Street in Old Town Key West. Our current facilities
comprise a main exhibition hall and workshop space, 12 artist
studios, a sculpture garden, several residency cottages, and
small office.
Visit us there, and learn about our plans for the 2008/09 season!
Eric Holowacz, Executive Director
Elena Devers, Projects & Marketing Coordinator
Martha Barnes, Program Coordinator
Lauren McAloon, Facilities Coordinator
Monica Feinemann, Education & Outreach Coordinator
We at The Studios of Key West would like to wish you a very happy
and safe holiday weekend. Happy Birthday America!
This summer our staff is busy at the Armory planning the workshops,
lectures, exhibitions and projects you can look forward to in our upcoming
2008-2009 season. We welcome your ideas, input, and feedback, as
we shape our sophomore year of diverse cultural programming.
Details of our season will be posted to our website as they emerge, so
please visit www.tskw.org to learn about creative opportunities and
eventsthis summer, fall, and beyond.
And peruse this edition of The Green Flash, our electronic newsletter, for
a snapshot of what's coming up during the lazy days of summer
__________
Seagrass: Opening Reception
Please join us to celebrate a new installation and
meet our Artist in Residence, Helen Verbanz
Tuesday 8 July 5:30-7:00pm
TSKW Artist in Residence, Helen Verbanz, has finished her installation
in the main hall of the Historic Armory. Before she heads back to Halifax,
Nova Scotia, we'd like you to celebrate her presence and work
at The Studios of Key West. Her interactive installation, "Seagrass", is
inspired by the plant life indigenous to the shallow waterways of the
Lower Keys. Please join us for a wine and cheese reception, and an
opportunity to meet the artist on Tuesday 8 July from 5:30 in the main hall.
__________
Walk on White
Thursday 17 July from July 6:00-9:00pm
We fling open the doors, bring out the food and drink, open up the upstairs
studio spaces, and treat the public to an inside look about what's going on
here at the Armory. Join us every Third Thursday of each month, for the
lively creative environment known as Walk on White, and be sure to ramble
down the street to see what's happening at the other local businesses on
White Street that make it all happen.
During the July 17 Walk on White, visitors to the Armory can meet many of
our studio artists and learn about the creative work they do. And in the
main hall, they can discover Seagrass, a new mixed media installation by
Artist-in-Residence Helen Verbanz. See listing above for details, and contact
TSKW at 296-0458 for more information.
__________
Life Drawing
Bring Your Paints, Pastels, Paper and
Pencils for our weekly session
Every Wednesday 6-8pm
$5 Friends/TSKW- $10 non-members
The Studios of Key West is proud to offer weekly life drawing
sessions, yet another opportunity for creative development and
artistic exploration. Every Wednesday, from 6 to 8pm, we provide tables,
easels, light music and model. Participants bring their materials,
enthusiasm, and creative spirit. Just bring your enthusiasm
and favorite materials. Each session begins with several 1-5 minute
warm-ups and then progresses to longer 10-20 minute poses.
To learn more about this and other on-going creative development
opportunities at TSKW, contact us at 296-0458.
__________
"Short Cut to Nirvana"
The next Spiritual Garden Movie at the Armory
Monday 7 July 8:00-10:00pm
(Suggested donation of $5 gratefully accepted)
Short Cut to Nirvana is an award-winning documentary about the Kumbh
Mela spiritual festival which takes place near Allahabad, India, every 12
years. The Kumbh Mela also happens to be the biggest gathering in history,
attracting 70 million pilgrims.
From this incredible event comes a powerful and uplifting message of
harmony, unity and peace for all humanity. Yet almost no-one outside
India has ever heard of the Kumbh Mela or its message.
Until now....
__________
Summer Art Academy
Only a few spots left...
July 14-July 18
Fun and creative summer program
explores different art themes
(for rising 2nd-5th graders)
Led by Montessori-trained educator, Monica Feinemann, The Studios of
Key West summer art academy will allow children to explore different
arts themes, creative traditions, and the work of famous artists such as
Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georgia O'Keefe.
Kids will also undertake related field trips, including studio tours
with local artists and and fun activities on our wonderfully creative island.
Sessions will be held from 9am-2pm each day.
($175 per child/per week with Friends/TSKW family membership of $195
per/child per week for non-members)
This day camp-style academy will also include a variety of art experience,
from watercolor painting to drawing to collage. Snacks will be provided.
If you have a creative kid, age 7-11, sign up now for this great summer
experience.Contact The Studios of Key West for at 296-0458 for
registration and program information.
_________
ONE NIGHT STAND, the second stage
Key West's highly collaborative 24-hour theatre project
returns to The Studios of Key West in late August
THE PROJECT
One Night Stand is a collaborative summer theatre event at The Studios of
Key West. We tried it last summer, and had a blast.The project features an
array of home-grown talent, one intensive day of creative dramatic activity, and a
single stage where the stories and magic unfold before an eager audience.
The first effort, in August 2007, combined dozens of local creative people, a standing
room only crowd, and four rollicking theatre experiences during the otherwise
lazy days of summer. In August 2008, four teams of writers, directors, actors
and artists will again assemble for a shut-in at the Armory. There they will write, rehearse,
design, and craft intimate one act theatre pieces for One Night Stand 2008. Exactly one
day later, on a Saturday evening, the doors are opened, the audience is seated, the first set
is revealed, and the new home-grown stories begin to unfold.
THE RULES
The rules to One Night Stand are simple. At the start, actors assemble and head shots are
taken. These are put into one pot, and writers take turns blindly picking their
cast. All writers are given the same first opening line and another closing line,
and a uniform prop is also furnished. These must be worked into the new play. Directors
are assigned to the teams, and writers have twelve hours to complete
and return with a draft of a new one-act play. On Saturday morning,
rehearsals and set designs begin, culminating in a frenzied rush to the 8:00pm
curtain time and the debut of the island's freshest theatrical fruit.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
The Studios of Key West seeks a handful of generous local arts supporters to help us
underwrite this year's One Night Stand project. We're also looking for local restaurants
and businesses who can donate meals for actors, materials for sets and props, or prize items
for the audience-choice awards. All sponsors will receive complimentary tickets, special access
to the creative environment, and acknowledgment in the One Night Stand program
and all event promotions. And if you'd like to participate as an actor, director, artist, or a creative helper,
please contact us soon, as the entire cast of characters is almost set!
To learn more about the 2008 One Night Stand, to make a contribution, or to become
a creative participant, please contact project manager Elena Devers at
The Studios of Key West: 296-0458 or elena@tskw.org
Details about the 2008 One Night Stand will follow in upcoming editions of The Green Flash.
Tickets will go on sale in early August. Let's do it again!
__________
Become a Friend/TSKW
Show your support and help us grow!
Our board of directors, small staff, and community of artists would like to
invite you to become an annual member of friends/tskw. In late 2007, we began
asking our neighbors, local businesses, and those who love Key West to join our
organization as annual supporters. As of July 2008, we count over 200 generous
people as Friends or Patrons. Thank you all for helping us develop into a
dynamic arts organization.
Members receive discounts on our workshops and cultural events, receive our
advance season brochure and special invitations to opportunities at TSKW,
and other treats. Joining is as easy as replying to this message, calling us at 296-0458,
or stopping by the Armory to pick up a membership packet.
TSKW is a non-profit charitable organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
Your donation will help support our programs, community projects, free lectures,
professional development for artists, and the growth of or Old Town campus.
If you are not a current member, but would like to support the future of TSKW please
let us know, We are grateful to everyone who is making Key West an incredible
creative community.
__________
LUCKY DIP
For those of you who have read all the way to here, we've got a special offer...
The first three TSKW Members, active Friends or Patrons, to reply to this message
with the subject line "Lucky Dip" will get their choice of one of the following
wonderful items form Key West's cultural identity:
-a DVD of the 1978 classic mock travel documentary film,
The Key West Picture Show
-a copy of issue 3 of The Secret of Salt: an Indigenous Journal,
the compendium of local writing, images, history and thinking
-a copy of recent instructor Crescent Dragonwagon's
delicious new culinary book, The Cornbread Gospels
-a CD of The Key West Guitar and Garden Club, featuring 13
home-grown tracks by local songwriters and musicians
Items can be picked up by our lucky Friends/Patrons
next week at the Armory.
NOT FEELING LUCKY?
And if you are not a current annual supporter of
The Studios of Key West, here's an offer for you...
Call us to request a membership packet, join and make your
tax-deductible contribution before the summer is over,
and you too will receive a special gift for becoming part of our
creative community. It might be a book, maybe a film,
perhaps a nice new writing pen. Try your luck soon...
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The Studios of Key West is a nonprofit cultural organization established
in 2006 with a mission of supporting our community's creative people,
fostering new projects and partnerships, and advancing the cultural
life of our island. Find us and our campus at the Historic Armory,
600 White Street in Old Town Key West. Our current facilities
comprise a main exhibition hall and workshop space, 12 artist
studios, a sculpture garden, several residency cottages, and
small office.
Visit us there, and learn about our plans for the 2008/09 season!
Eric Holowacz, Executive Director
Elena Devers, Projects & Marketing Coordinator
Martha Barnes, Program Coordinator
Lauren McAloon, Facilities Coordinator
Monica Feinemann, Education & Outreach Coordinator
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