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Miracle Mile Art Walk Studio and Gallery Tour!

Written by on Oct. 5, 2012 in Advertising , Architecture, Art History, Art Installation, Art Shows, Concept Art, Digital Art, Education, Exhibition, Featured Artist , FF Members, Fine Art, Illustration, News, Photography.

The Miracle Mile “Art Walk” Gallery & Studio Tour (MMAWGST) is a FREE self-guided art tour taking place within the culturally diverse gallery districts and neighborhoods of the Miracle Mile/Mid City section of Los Angeles. This “art walk” spans approximately 10 square miles and is home to significant galleries, all independently owned and operated, representing and exhibiting world renowned artists, who create works of art that attract collectors from all over the globe; blue chip to low-brow; in addition to artist, print and photography studios.

Check out the Galleries - http://tinyurl.com/8z94lzn

Check the Kickstarter page, and they appreciate ...

TARFEST MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY

Written by on Sept. 18, 2012 in Art Installation, Exhibition, Featured Artist , Poster Art.

Filter Foundry supports KCRW (89.9) and LAUNCH LA and other industry brands to present LA's 10th Annual free, Music & Art festival,TARFEST, which returns to the historic La Brea Tar Pits on Saturday, September 22nd, with an impressive lineup of musical performances, live art exhibits, Biergarten, Wine Bar and local gourmet food for the whole family to enjoy.

TARFEST will take place from 2:00 PM til 9:00 PM on Sat., September 22nd with performances by red-hot indie-rock bands Blondfire, Helena, Soft Swells, So Many Wizards, The Steelwells and The Makepeace Brothers with live paintings by revered ...

Lezley Saar Exhibition Opens at MK Gallery in LA

Written by on Sept. 7, 2012 .

SATURDAY SEPT. 8th 8-11pm

Lezley Saar’s latest exhibition Madwoman in the Attic: Madness and the Gaze. masterfully subverts the traditions of 19th Century Gothic literature and Colonial art through added drops of Surrealism and insurgent perspective.
Delving into the complexities of insanity, Saar peels the Victorian madwoman from yellowed texts and transplants her into the visual plane of portraiture. By these means these women acquire a degree individuality exceeding that of archetypes or supporting characters. Jane Eyre’s Bertha, the unnamed madwoman of ...

Featured Artist of the Week: Sam Chiver

Written by on Dec. 16, 2011 in Concept Art, Digital Art, Illustration, Poster Art.

Today we feature a UK artist whose geometric & surreal illustrstion have been brought to our attention.

Sam Chiver is a UK based Illustrator and print maker. Working with both digital and handmade materials his work often explores themes of a universal nature. He produces limited edition prints, some of which are available [at his online gallery.]

Take a look at his blog for more insight into the mind of Sam Chiver.

From a young age he was inspired by mountainous landscape found during trips to France and also a love of comics. He similarly takes much inspiration from the realms ...

The TWA Terminal At JFK

Written by on Nov. 23, 2011 in Interior Design, News, Set Design.

Thanks to Open House New York, [S Allan] got to view the inside of the absolutely remarkable TWA Terminal at JFK Airport, designed by Eero Saarinen. It opened in 1962, but has not been in use for a while. When American Airlines bought out Trans World Airlines (aka TWA) in 2001, the terminal was closed.

We’ve admired the building from the outside for ages.

But the closest we’ve ever come to seeing the interior is from watching the Steven Spielberg movie “Catch Me If You Can”, which used the terminal as a location in the film.

Open House ...

FF supports Cumulus and Sustainability through Design

Written by on Oct. 1, 2011 in News, School, Updates.

Hot off the press!

Raimo Nikkanen, VP Cumulus, and Patrick Bradley (FF CEO) talking global design transformation at Denver Art Museum. Cumulus - http://www.cumulusassociation.org/- is the only global association to serve art and design education and research.

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What is Cumulus?

Cumulus - International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media

The University of Art and Design in Helsinki (UIAH) (currently Aalto University School of Art and Design) and the Royal College of Art in London, in co-operation with Danmarks Designskole, Gerrit Rietvelt Academy, Universität Gesamthochschule Essen and Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Wien initiated ...

Improving children's lives through arts education

Written by on April 8, 2011 in Education, Fine Art.

P.S. ARTS is a non-profit (www.psarts.org) with a team of dedicated Teaching Artists, whose mission is to improve children's lives through arts education. P.S. ARTS inspires children to become the future artists, musicians, designers and creative thinkers of tomorrow.

Filter Foundry supports this effort and we invite you to get involved and inspired!

This year's annual event kicks off next week on 4/13 (www.psartsantiques.com), a must see.

The Opening Night Preview Party gathers some of the most prominent artists, architects, designers, actors and other professionals from the diverse and influential creative ...

Author archives: patrickbradley

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Cumulus - International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media

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What is Cumulus?