Weaving the Arts into the Fabric of Our Community

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The Ink People’s Hidden Treasures Auction is running online from November 13th through December 10th 2008.

We are auctioning off a variety of art, including Statues, Poetry, Photographs, Paintings, Etchings, Masks & More.

Bid on one of our hidden treasures and turn it into one of your own treasures! Just in time for the gift giving season, there are steals and deals galore!

All profits from this auction go toward continuing the mission of the Ink People Center for the Arts.

Join us at The Ink People on December 6th for the Fifth Annual Artists’ Challenge! There will be a special “Early Bird” Sale from 5pm to 6pm for a $10 fee … come early to get first pick from over 250 pieces of original artwork! After the Early Bird sale is the ArtsAlive! opening from 6pm until 9 pm … there will be music, refreshments, and a few hundred pieces of artwork to choose your favorites from! Don’t miss out on this once-a-year opportunity to pick up great original local art at awesome prices … tell your friends! Call Jules at 442-8413 for more information or to volunteer for this event.

 Join us November 15^th for the COFFEE OPP’S GRAND OPENING FESTIVAL from 4pm to 10 pm at the Ink People Center for the Arts at 411 12^th street (between “E” & “F” st.s) Eureka.There’ll be a BBQ & hours of live music, creative workshops & celebration.  Price of admission is $5 for adults, $2 kids 5-18, Free to ages 4 and under.

We’ll start off the event with a Boom from :  sambAmore, follow by The Jeff Kelley of The Miracle Show, the band ~ 2010, leading into the enchantments of Julian Lang ~ Master of Mid-Tempo Carnage, & finishing off with the love and light of Arcata’s own Jah Sun, to help us bring our evening to a close.

 We’ll have a special appearance by “International Super Clown ~ Shae Freelove,” as well as, a variety of creative workshops, including: Juggling & Poi with the Humboldt Circus; Storytelling w/Dan O’Gara & the North Coast Story Tellers; Samba Dancing w/sambAmore; a MARZ DJ Workshop w/Kyle Stasse; A Coffee Opp Spontaneous Theater Workshop; Fantasy Wing Constructing; “The Call of the Masks” w/Kathryn DeLorme; & a Live Music Recording workshop with Eddy Bear.

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Come join us for a night of fun and festivities revolving around the wonderful world of masks!  View the work of some of Humboldt County’s best mask-makers on Saturday, October 4th from 6 - 9 pm.  The evening will include refreshments, a special video presentation, a live performance by Rudy and Flo, and of course, lots of marvelous masks!

This event requires each participating artist to create 15 NEW works of art within a 30 day period. Each piece is then offered for sale for a set price, $30, $45, or $60, dependent on size; the sizes are 5×7, 8×10, or 11×14 and all 15 of the pieces have to be the same size. Artwork may be 2 or 3 dimensional, as long as all of the pieces fit the size requirements. All artwork will be sold at the Artists’ Challenge Art Show & Sale starting Saturday, December 6th and running through Saturday, December 13th. Collaborations may only be done if EACH of the artists contributes to EACH of the 15 pieces of artwork. Artists will receive 2/3 of the selling price of the artwork. You have until Tuesday, November 4th to register and all artwork should be received by Wednesday, December 3rd from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. For more information call Jules at 442-8413 or email jules@inkpeople.org. To print a registration form click here.

Calling all Volunteers! The Holiday Gift Fair and Artists’ Challenge is approaching quickly and more volunteers are still needed to perform tasks such as cashiering, sitting at vendor’s tables for a few minutes to give breaks, sitting at the food and kids’ activity table, greeting people at the door and giving them a program, and various other jobs … for the Artist’s Challenge we need people to paint and hang shelves, hang the artwork, cashier, and repaint the gallery afterward. If any of these jobs appeal to you, or if you know someone who would be interested in helping out, call Jules at 442-8413 or email at jules@inkpeople.org.

Come celebrate the spirit of the season with us!  Starting October 6th and running for 4 Mondays through October 27th, Kathryne DeLorme will instruct on how to create a life mask of your own face with a plaster gauze cast, papier mache, and embellishing materials.  The class will include “mask and mirror” play, a slide show, and a display of masks from various cultures.  The classes meet from 6:00 to 9:30 pm; the $75 fee includes materials … just in time for Halloween!  For more information or to register contact Kathryne at 442-7850.

Si, Se Puede: Expressions of Latino Culture exhibit at the Ink People.

For the last several years, show founder and curator, Jamie Binder, worked seemingly tirelessly to make connections and encourage Latino artists to make art and share it with the community.  This past year, we lost Jamie to the universe, but his spirit is still alive in this exhibit that he cared so much about.  The show is dedicated to his memory, and his wife, Carol, is sharing some of her favorite paintings of his with us.  As always, local Latino artists will share their unique visions and celebrate the vibrant Latino culture. 

Also dear to Jamie’s heart was initiating a local public celebration of Mexican Independence Day on September 16th.  Thanks to Suzanne Guerra and Helen L’Annunziata, this will continue.  First 5 Humboldt’s Better Together Program is helping to fund this celebration.  For more details or to volunteer to help, please contact Suzanne at sguerra@humboldt1.com.

The Ink People Center for the Arts

Presents The Art Collector’s Excavation Auction!

• The online portion of the auction runs July 30^th - August 28^th.

• The Silent Auction will take place August 30^th from 5 to 8 pm in the Tuxford Gallery at The Ink People (between E & F St. on 12th St.)

• Reception and Celebration will begin at 5:00. During the celebration, local performance artists will be serving delicate refreshments while providing ambient entertainment. Music and costumes along an old-timey theme will be decorating the auditory and visual space.

• All artwork being auctioned comes from local collectors’ archived treasures unearthed from basements, attics, storage spaces, etc. Collectors have gone through their personal collections to find pieces that they’re ready to let move on.
• Included in this auction are pieces from Brenda Tuxford’s private collection. Brenda’s collection can be found at our online auction at www.cmarket.com. Our on-line auction ends August 28th 2008 (just in time for the silent auction at the Ink People Gallery. 50% of the funds raised through the sale of Brenda’s collection will go to help care for her husband, Gregory Maestas. The rest will enable the Ink People to continue Brenda’s dream of creating the best art community in the world!
• All proceeds from the Silent Auction will be split 50/50 with the collector(s) who submitted the piece(s.)

We request the following from art collectors who submit or donate pieces to this auction:

1. Submit work that is collected by you, NOT created by you

2. Submit no more than five items

3. Submissions should be brought to the Ink People the week of August 26-28 between 11 am and 4 pm or by appointment (call 442-8413).