Posted by frappyjohn on 2010-02-04 22:23:13:

From My Altitude, a touring exhibit by Antonio Guerrero

I pass this on from Walter Tillow:

From My Altitude a touring exhibit by Antonio Guerrero

February 5 - 19, 2010 ... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2010-01-21 16:06:55:

We started a Relief Drive in association with A Day of Service to honor the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s principals on Monday, January 18th and hope you will share in our effort.... We know our small listening community, artists and training program can support a specific effort to make things better through direct action.

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Please put the word out and consider the deed.... Money only goes so far with people who need water, healthy living conditions and safety supplies... Join us in supporting Edge Outreach and the People of Haiti as a part of another 40 days of peace and volunteer effort to honor Dr. King's dream to end poverty and suffering.

Link: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20101200410

[[Link: http://www.edgeoutreach.com/Form/pwplform3.php| our primary p... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2010-01-18 20:24:17:

Compare them for yourself and ask... Is it really a coincidence??

Wow... check this out.... the Speed Museum has gone and done it again in less than a Months time... check out how similar their proposed activities are to what we are doing.... what is up with this cheap copy of fast art crap????

This new event ( http://www.louisvillefilm.org/call-for-entries.html ) is truly odd in that it is so much like the grant written by our art collective folks that one would actually have to wonder if someone had read our grant... http://www.brickhouse.cc/story/103

Given the recent Speed?? Baloney!( http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/pages/SPEED-BALONEY/231843093442?ref=ts ) Incident's uncanny likeness to the Small But Weird Invitational copied by the Speed Museum all in one month... http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=204152063908&index=1

Somebody somewhere is really paying attention to our ideas and handing them over to the folks at the Speed... whats up with that??? How odd... but totally human...... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2010-01-10 12:16:05:

By Bill Engebretson, Secretary

Meeting Called to Order at the Brick House, 1101 S. 2nd St., at 5:36 pm., Sunday, January 3, 2010. Directors Present Were:

Christina Baldon, Library & Arts Collective Bill Engebretson, Secretary & Radio Collective Kathy Sweeton, Co-Chair & Noize Collective Kristin Shelor, Arts Collective

Collective Members present

Martin Larsen, Noize Collective; Mevel., Noize Collective Andrew Morrow, Computers and Noize Collectives.

Purpose of the Meeting: Such business that would be part of the regular monthly meeting of the Brycc House Collectives Assembly. Old Business: None. Discussions:

BRAT-like magazine considered. Christina Baldon suggested she could help sell advertising. Library: Martin Larsen suggested that we inventory and sell books. Kristin Shelor suggested a special lending database. Christina Baldon and Martin Larsen will meet at 2:30 pm. On Friday for organizing the sale of books. Fund r... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-10-24 22:09:59:

Trolley Hop Talk and Sceen Printing Skill Share

Monday, October 26th will be our monthly Trolley Hop Talk featuring Batik Techniques and plenty of Textile Points of interest. We welcome everyone to join us at 7pm and learn about the empowerment of art forms related to textile arts around the world. Snacks, hot tea and coffee for all!

Second weekend in November offers a silk screening party called 'I Screen, You Screen, We all Screen for Silk Screen!' Drop us a line if you would like to join us and screen print on paper or fabric as your own design or bring a t-shirt and print a brycc shirt just for fun!... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-08-03 12:07:51:

Joining the dialogue and Redesigning our Resource Base...

Well another year has proved to be a work in progress with lots of outreach and planning for our community. There seems to be some confusion about where to check for upcoming events and how members will dialogue together regularly with regards to events and resources... Here is a list serve we can use for internal decision-making and discussion:

Confirm your list serve subscription and Join the Open Studio Arts Cooperative Community

Please feel free to start up conversation and kick around ideas for proposal or project development. Also join the facebook community online by searching for BRYCC and clicking on the groups link for Open Studio...

Your input counts more than ever now that we are moving forward as a community to redesign our buildng and plan for accessible resources in our greenovation process. ... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-09-01 17:49:22:

KYWAC creates a womens leadership environment locally!

Last night was a huge batch of yellow and orange fun... Women from ages 16 to 60 came out and learned about the Power of Print as a part of understanding the materials and processes associated with printmakers. Monotypes and Seriography were the featured skill sets and between the 5 active women we were able to lead the community of 15 to a greater appreciation for processes of creative interaction.

We produced over 15 BRYCC T-shirts and 3 Bike Love sweatshirts as well as a few funky freestyle shirts for the fun of it... we learned about rainbow rolling ink and screen printing process. With the help of lots of participants, the Trolley Hop Talk explored the roots of screen printing, monotypes, intaligo, lithography and batiking as cultural expressions.

Next month we will be taking on Mosaic processes and presenting our work on the exterior signage approved by the city! Join us on Sundays from 3-5 for open studio time and find out more about how you can start your own mosaic project.

Much thanks to... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-06-24 06:00:47:

Community Outreach for 2009- 2010

Join us for our annual gathering of Friends, Community Partners, Neighbors, Committees and Collectives to review the highlights of the last year as a part of planning our priorities for the upcoming year.

Greenovation discussion will be featured in the form of a Charette and review of our progress in returning BRYCC House to a fully operational organization. Specific fundraising and funds development dialogue will be proposed for the sake of exploring our legacy proposal to the US Green Building Counsel for their support and guidance as we continue to make progress at the site.

Items which are suited for Board of Directors approval due to fiscal and liability impacts will be assigned to their agenda and meeting time on July 19th.

Please call 303-2497 to place a topic for discussion on the agenda for this meeting or email creativemindsunion@gmail.com.

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Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-04-15 23:05:39:

Recent Outreach Efforts include Facebook Group Dialogue

Hey folks... we welcome you to come visit us on the facebook website. We are listed as BRYCC Brick House and have groups which you can join for Community Gardening, Freewheel Bikes, Open Studio and KYWAC.

Everyone is welcome and we will gladly work with anyone having difficulty finding us. We set a goal of raising $250 as a part of the Causes application which allows for fundraising and specific dialogue on the page associated with our sustaining member participant option.

Our goal is to get 50 people to commit to $5 a month or 25 people to commit to $10 a month... but honestly... we will accept any combination of options... Heck... go ahead and pledge $250 for the entire year and assist us to get past our LG&E billing which really does smack of some legal action if you have the time and patience to lead the charge. More on that later....

Join us on Facebook folks... its lots of fun and you can build your own account today for free! www.facebook.com ... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-05-06 11:41:41:

Saturday, May 9th .... Brown Foreman Ampitheatre on River Road

Local Women artists are invited to join us for another KYWAC Invitational exhibiting and selling our art....

This is a call to Women Artists, Craftswomen, Inventors, Musicians, Poetesses and Authors stop in the Brick House Community Center on Thursday May 7th at 6pm to register your work or show up Saturday May 9th at 8am to assist with art exhibition...

Stay all day and enjoy the Drums from around the World!

Interested individuals are encouraged to stop in and register your items/inventory at the Brick House Community Center this Thursday at 6pm as well as participate this Saturday (enter work even if you cannot attend the event on Saturday). Please tag each of your items and bring along a written inventory with your contact information or business cards for quick registration. Open Studio also has frames and supplies available for check out or in-kind volunteerism barter terms.

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Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-04-02 09:55:41:

Arts Council of Louisville welcomes you to join the Louisville

KY Women Art Collective invites you to join other artists for a workshop with the Louisville Arts Book USA

When: Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT

Where: Louisville Free Public Library 301 York Street in the Centennial Room Louisville, KY

Support local arts! Louisville Arts Book USA is for local artist to get exposure and network with each other . The Arts Council of Louisville encourages you to register even if you can not come to this training session , please call 502 - 585- 9525 to set up an appointment ... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-03-11 23:20:19:

Creativity's First Hand Activities Emphasize the Value of Women's Studies as both Creative Expression and Self Awareness

Last year several friends and myself applied for funding to assist the empowerment of local women to have access to more skills and a variety of resources such as art supplies and volunteers/instructors willing to skill share personal and professional activities at the Brick House, in the Russell Community and at Engelhard Elementary... After a series of limiting delays, we have the opportunity to move forward with our mission as an Art Collective and womens support initiative called KY Women's Art Collective.

We welcome you to find out more at our Open Studio time on Sundays 3-5pm and plan your own Creativity First Hand!

'Creativity's First Hand' is a program and community experience meant to enrich and enhance lives of both participants and the surrounding community with an 'I can' set of values and aesthetic applications. It meant to relate to provide resources and guidance as coursework for participants to explore various artforms including but not limited to ceramics, collage, mosaics, mural design... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-02-24 12:29:04:

How to Plan and Run an Event with BRYCC as a Brick House Benefit

Given my background in working with BRYCC-Brick House and other events including the INFEST Independent Education Festival, PAZ Conference, Forecastle, and more. I can honestly say that many events can be efficiently run with as few as 5-6 key people who work together weekly and fulfill their tasks on a timeline...

I would say that there should not be one person in charge because it is ultimately designed by those who participate in the committee and specialized task forces who meet each of the needs as they arise... I do think meeting facilitators can serve as managers and also that defining a point person for task forces can quickly eliminate a need for at least 3 people to accomplish one well placed goal...

Marketing Via Fan Base or By Unilateral Engagement of Public Interest Groups with Mutual Values

Ultimately there is a 'street team' associated with any sort of outreach proceedings. My thoughts on the concept of street teams is not the modern guerilla warfare tactics that i see used to flye... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-01-13 12:27:10:

Service For Peace Leaders bring a big Benefit to the Community!

we have a big event coming up that we would love for you to share with your community...

January 19th... Brick House Community hosts the Make a Difference Day with Service for Peace! 1101 So. 2nd Street at the corner of St. Catherine We welcome everyone!! 8am - 2pm

Get your work clothes on and Join volunteers along with Home Depot Specialists to make the Brick House a better resource for the Old Louisville Community.... Sign up for some Service Learning and skillsharing on your day off while giving back to the people who give all year around!

Neighbors and Community Partners are welcome to spend the morning with volunteers honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. vision of empowering peole and supporting our effort in underserved communities while learning more from experts who will be working on improving our site through weatherization/insulation, interior improvements including home decor tips/building code renovation standards, and conservation/greenovation techniques.

This communi... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2008-09-27 01:13:21:

Stop in for some cider and some affordable art

ATTENTION Creative Folk and Women Artists of all ages Enroll in Creativity's First Hand Skillshare Time

Thursday Nights 7pm

Open Studio Time Sundays 2-4pm

Bring your found objects, sketches and your creative designs for things you would like to create... Folks interested in working together to construct mosaics for the outside of the Brick House should begin collecting these items: Buttons & Old Sewing Notions Colored Glass, Beads & Marbles Broken Ceramic Tiles, Pots or Glass Chips Bottle Caps, Colorful Lids & Pen Casings Nails, Garden Tools & Hardware Old Parts, Tools & Bike Parts Bobby Pins & Hair Accessories Vinyl Twist Ties & Pull Tags Musical Instruments & Parts Broken Jewelry, Albums & CDs Obsolete Metal & Kitchen Utensils Broken Toys & Plastic Parts All Sizes of Glass Blocks Anything shaped like a Human Hand No Guns .... Please and Thank You!

Recently, our community has the great fortune to receive funding from Kentucky Foundation for Women and we are excited to introduce a... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2008-08-29 05:53:03:

Oppression Free Lifestyles Are Yours For The Asking... AND DOING

In recent years the women of the Brick House have become concerned with direct action and DIY methods of learning as a form of Independent Education and Self Engaged Enrichment in a variety of ways. Many of them have gone off to gather skills such as Active Listening which teaches individuals a more thorough means of listening and interacting personally and socially. Other members have followed in the footsteps of original board members to pursue a better grasp of conflict resolution and processes of community mediation.

As a whole the young women (now maybe not so young as they were) of BRYCC have evolved into a specifically empowered community and collective of negotiators and individuals committed to forms of non-violent exchange and self-determined leaders in the field of wellbeing, self-help, negotiation, peace education and specifically women's health initiatives. We encourage members, volunteers and collectives to take time to explore these terms of 'Oppression Free' social organizing and proac... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2008-08-29 05:27:23:

Where to Begin!?!

If you are interesting in setting up a meeting time to use our facilities regularly or form a collective as a part of pursuing your interest in our mission statement and community outreachg then please join our weekly assembly on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm at least 3 times a month and prepare any proposals or budgets in writing which you feel are necessary for presentation at assembly. Collectives must have one member present at 3 assemblies a month and are strongly recommended to have at least 3 members meeting monthly to be considered a collective.

Find Out More About Our Ideas Regarding Community Organizing

Collectives may not operate as a financial entity of BRYCC House without approval from Assembly and the Board of Directors and report to the Treasurer and Secretary with meeting notes monthly. All members and interested parties should drop in and visit at our monthly potlucks hosted from 2-4pm at 1101 South 2nd Street.

Community members are currently developing a training manual for volunt... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2008-07-08 20:29:35:

every week at the brickhouse leads to something new

Weekly activity and monthly activity and even daily activity is still new and interesting to me every time I show up... Never mind the Bullocks... just get something done...... (read and comment)