Studio Fest

StudioFest is an afternoon event of fine Art, Food, and Music all centered around spotlighting local and Atlanta-based businesses, galleries, artists, and artisans at the StudioPlex in the Old 4th Ward neighborhood of Atlanta, GA. June 30 from 1-8 p.m.

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Please join us on the evening of July 14th from the hours of 7-11pm for the opening reception ofBody of Work. We will be displaying original artworks from 8 local Atlanta Artists. Here are the details:

location: 659 Auburn ave #505, Atlanta GA 30312

artists:  Dawn VALDEZ / Jim JOHNSON / Alexander WRIGHT/ Phil DALE / Hal SCHWARZE / Trey MOSELEY/ Walt WOODALL / Matthew MAYES

music DJ: Source One w/ a special thanks to Mega of Beat Lab

refreshments: Red Brick Brewery

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/421231701253367/

google+: https://plus.google.com/events/c8lb4k8epubmt153lc0s4dcgkvc/109685933832721687757?gl=US&hl=en-US

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Join us Next Saturday, July 14th for a celebration of art in the Old 4th Ward! All 4 ONE is a neighborhood gallery crawl, including MINT, ABV, MELVIN, and STUART McCLEAN galleries! Stop by MODERN NOW GALLERY for a preview show featuring 8 very talented artists titled "Body of Work"! Can’t wait to see you next week!

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A big shout out to our friends at FALLEN ARROWS, who were responsible for printing a great batch of T-Shirts for STUDIOFEST.

In addition to handling shirts for local events and businesses, Fallen Arrows also helps artists get their work onto shirts and other gear.

Check out their collection designed by Mike Germon, a local artist and designer.

-STUDIOFEST Team

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HAPPY 4th of July to all from STUDIOFEST!

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Hey STUDIOFEST event goers!

If you got a RAFFLE TICKET, but didn't stay for the whole event then you might have WON without even knowing it!

Here are theWINNING numbers:

322980

322792

322954

322943

322898

322799

To claim your prize: call Modern Now Gallery at 1 [phone] or email us at [email protected] to claim your prize.

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Photographer Dylan York of BURNAWAY took some pretty GREAT photos this past weekend at STUDIOFEST.

For More shots check out the flickr page for STUDIOFEST here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/burnaway/sets/72157630378337614/

-STUDIOFEST Team

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Local weekly news-magazine Creative Loafing has it's finger on the pulse of what is cool, hip, trending, interesting, important and happening in Atlanta.

Celebrating their 40th year serving the ATL, Creative Loafing has become a mainstay in this city.

Check out the article they wrote about us here: http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2012/06/29/studiofest-at-studioplex

-Studiofest Team

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All quiet at Studioplex before the storm of art, food and music hits tomorrow at STUDIOFEST! (Taken with Instagram)

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STUDIOFEST is pleased to announce DJ Ree De La Vega and DJ Pterodactyl will be spinning tunes in addition to DJ X. 

Check out all the Tunes from the DJ booth on Sat. June 30, at 659 Auburn Ave. NE from 1-8 p.m. at STUDIOFEST.

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STUDIOFEST has all the shade you need tomorrow to beat the heat in hotlanta! We'll also have huge industrial-sized fans and canopies throughout the shady courtyard to keep festival goers going. (Taken with Instagram)

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Best advertisement on this page of CL by far! :) (Taken with Instagram)

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Look for the blurb about STUDIOFEST in this week's Creative Loafing in the 'happenings' section. (Taken with Instagram)

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One of STUDIOFEST's primary sponsors, Modern Now Gallery, has been tirelessly working along with its interns and employees to put together STUDIOFEST. 

As a driving force in the planning, creation, and organization of STUDIOFEST, Modern Now has been instrumental in being the glue that holds the festival together.

Their space in the Studioplex is nestled in between ABV and Janke Studios, in addition to hosting emerging and established contemporary artist's work, Modern Now also has an extensive collection of art books and journals, new and vintage. 

Be sure to stop in the gallery and say hello on Sat. June 30, at 659 Auburn Ave. NE from 1-8 p.m. at STUDIOFEST.

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Artist Jason Thomas of Red Rocket Farm has a color-popping, animation-like paining style that recalls saturday morning cartoons. His playful characters have goofy personalities that come to life off his paintings.

We are super excited here at STUDIOFEST to have Jason and all his creations from the Red Rocket Farm as a part of our artist market.

Jason, who had a job as a creative director, felt like his creativity was getting stifled at his job. To release his artistic drive, Jason would doodle throughout the day and create many of the characters that adorn his paintings now.

Jason will also have some really cool T-shirts at his booth on Saturday.

"The reason we got into doing T-shirts was that there were times where people would like the designs or characters on my painting, but they weren't the kind of person to buy paintings. When I was in college, I wasn't really the kind of person to buy paintings either. But if I liked an artist and they had T-shirts I would usually buy them because I have a torso and always have room for a T-shirt (Laughs)," Jason says.

All the tees are printed by Jason and his team at the house, and they also print T-shirts for other local artists as well.

In addition to having some great paintings and clothes, Jason has a fun practice at his booth during events: Free Drawings for Total Strangers. Basically he will pose questions to anyone at the festival and then create a free drawing for them on the spot. Check out some of the recent ones he has done here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.237226873020704.57018.165282573548468&type=3

"I'm really addicted to hearing stories, I love hearing about people's lives...So I'll ask someone a couple of questions, 'What's your favorite kitchen appliance?' or 'When you were growing up is there anything that you were scared of?' And then I make a cartoon out of their answers, and I've made thousands of them,"Jason says.

Check out the Red Rocket Farm booth and get a drawing done by Jason on Sat. June 30, at 659 Auburn Ave. NE from 1-8 p.m. at STUDIOFEST.

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If you've ever had a nightmare after staying up all night long watching horror movies, then chances are you've probably seen the art work artist Aaron Crawford. 

Aaron will have a booth in the artist market at STUDIOFEST this Saturday, but he is already  a familiar face around Studioplex.

"I've been working with ABV a lot recently, I met Greg, the owner and he got me involved there with the Fear and Loathing show. And I've been involved with Drink and Doodle and some other projects there ever since. And when I saw that Studiofest was getting put together and decided to try and get involved," Aaron says.

Aaron's work adorned all the promotional material for the Fear and Loathing show, you might recognize his signature drippy, grimey, gooey, and fluid style.

"I love watercolor, I grew up messing around with it because my mom was an artist too," he says.

In addition to his work, Aaron will have t-shirts for sale from his clothing company called Cavity Colors. His signature style looks just as good on paper as it does on a t-shirt.

Aaron is also involved with a project called Color Ink Book. "This is basically a coloring book for adults that features the work of tons of low-brow artists like myself including a lot of people I look up too," Aaron says.

Check out his booth on Sat. June 30, at 659 Auburn Ave. NE from 1-8 p.m. at STUDIOFEST.

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#Sunset in #Atlanta. (Taken with Instagram)