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T-shirt Art Grand-Daddy Forgotten - New City article leaves out the trailblazer. February 6, 2005 |
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Questions follow for Jessica Herman who on 1/20/05 sized up the art of the T-shirt in Chicago for NewCity and left out the grand-daddy. Who earned the name "Art of the T-shirt" by producing "Art of the T-shirt" exhibits in public libraries for over 10 years? What home-grown, non-profit run by local artists located at the Chicago American Indian Center promoted art on t-shirts in Chicago since 1989? This agency showcased artists works on t-shirts regularly in public libraries five years before the innovator in mentioned in Ms. Herman’s article on t-shirt art, Mr. Kawasaki, thought of his t-shirt idea in Japan. This arts group featured Chicago artists and their t-shirt designs on cable TV for the last eight years. They, too, are online and international. Who? The Uptown Multi-Cultural Art Center! In the last five years we built a website and an international art contest online. We focused on training Chicago artists to print their designs on t-shirts with a free "Screen Print Workshop for Artists." This workshop is twelve-years old. Remember the grand-daddy. The original "Art of the T-shirt" needs your support. Look at art-teez.org – our website – which has a noble mission that the others can’t match. We are building a mountain of visual evidence in support of diversity online through our ART-ACT contest! We’ve built Chicago’s t-shirt art scene. Check us out! C. Drew/founder/UM-CAC 1630 W. Wilson Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640 773/561-7676 773/973-1863 umcac@art-teez.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Hieggelke To: umca@art-teez.org Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:50 AM Subject: Newcity letter If you email it to me, I will post it on our letters page online. PS: We wrote about you more than ten years ago, I believe. -- Brian Hieggelke Editor/Publisher Newcity President/CEO Newcity Communications, Inc. 770 North Halsted, Suite 306 Chicago, Illinois 60622 t 312-2438786 x29 f 312-243-8802 brian@newcity.com http://www.newcitychicago.com |
First Nations Film and Video FestivalFor the third straight year First Nations Film and Video Festival (FNFVF) will be teaming up with the Uptown Multi-Cultural Arts Center for the 2004 Harvest Festival. FNFVF will be presenting a 3 ½ hour program on Saturday, September 18th from 11am - 3pm @ American Indian Center, 1630 West Wilson Avenue. The purpose of FNFVF is to advocate for and celebrate the works of Native American film and video that break racial stereotypes and promote awareness of Native American issues. Admission $5. For more information call Dave Spencer 773.275.5871 or email spencer@aic-chicago.org.Program 11am - 3pm: Gwishalaayt: The Spirit Wraps Around You Director: Barb Cranmer, Producer: Barb Cranmer & Cari Green, 1997, 47 Min. Gwishalaayt means the spirit that wraps around you in the Tsimshian language. Gwishalaayt is the power displayed for the first time in this remarkable film on the life of six extraordinary people who dedicate themselves to the tradition of Chilkat and Northern geometric weaving. American Cowboys Director/Producer - Cedric Wildbill (Umatilla), 2002, 27 Min American Cowboys tells the stories of George Fletcher and Jackson Sundown, the first African American and the first Native American to compete in the World Title at the Pendleton Round-Up. This documentary reveals the glory of being the best, the frustration of being ignored, and the rewards for not giving up on a dream. Take a Picture with a Real Indian Dir. James Luna (Luiseño/Mexican) and David J. Merritt, 2001, 12 Min Take a Picture is a performance speaking to the commodification of American Indian cultures by institutions, media and commercial enterprises. It takes a common, playful but demeaning act of taking a photo memento of the "exotic" which many times includes cultures of other than the norm, Indians have been subjected to this act since contact with Western culture. On and Off the Res with Charlie Hill Director/Producer - Sandra Osawa (Makah), 2000, 58 Min On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill, is an inspiring story of how one Native American single-handedly confronts Indian stereotypes through the use of humor. Charlie Hill is one of America's premier standup comedians, and he personifies one of the few contemporary American Indian icons. Singing our Stories Director: Annie Frazier Henry, Producer: Annie Frazier Henry Michael Chechik and George Johnson, 1998, 49 Min. Singing our Stories is a tribute to the power of song in Native cultures-and to the women keeping these important musical traditions alive. Among the first ladies of Aboriginal song are Walela (Rita Coolidge, Priscilla Coolidge and Laura Satterfield), Monk-Sanders family singers, Ulali, women singers and drummers of old Agency,'Namgis Traditional singers, and Zuni Olla Maidens. |
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