Now is your chance to vote for your favorite 30-second anthem from our competition! To vote, just complete the form below. You may vote once in the adult category and once in the kids category. The deadline to vote is Monday, May 14th, 2012.
We often have various musical selections drifting through the air at SPACES and being hummed by the staff. Below are the staff's top artists this week:
Martha
They Might Be Giants - Here Comes Science
They Might Be Giants - Here Come the 123s
Dan Zanes (who, by the way is playing at the Beachland Ballroom tonight with the del fuegos)
Oliver Twist - one of the broadway recordings
(All thanks to the 6-year old in my house.)
Extended Deadline: March 22nd, 2012 by midnight EST
For SPACES' upcoming exhibition titled The Cleveland Convention and Visitors Bureau, we are investigating what constitutes tourism and what makes a location a "tourist destination." Ideas of economy, industry, pilgrimage, migration, memorials, entertainment, leisure, lodging, transportation, notable events, and disaster all play into the engines that fuel tourism.
To accompany the exhibition, SPACES is sponsoring an anthem writing competition. Anthems can serve as symbols and rallying points around nations, cities, or sports teams. These songs extol the virtues of peoples, histories, and lands.
Cleveland needs an anthem! And Cleveland needs you to write it! Part jingle and part anthem, your 30 second ode to the Land of Cleve may highlight your favorite aspects of our grand city. It could cover Cleveland's history, places, people, food, or anything quintessentially "Cleveland." Your anthem should be recorded as an MP3 (no scores or personal concerts) and should be submitted digitally via email or on disc delivered to SPACES. It doesn't need to be highly produced or include instrumentation (although you are welcome to do that). You can just record yourself singing with all your heart.
Ages 3+ may enter. Entries will be judged by a panel of local celebrities and SPACES' staff. Prizes will be awarded and winning submissions will be part of the exhibition The Cleveland Convention and Visitors Bureau at SPACES, May 11 – July 13, 2012 as well as being available for streaming at www.spacesgallery.org.
Duration: Up to 30 seconds, but no longer
Accepted file type: MP3
Extended Deadline: Thursday, March 22, 2012, midnight
Maximum number of anthem entries: 2 per person
How to Submit
You may drop off your entry at SPACES during gallery hours, or email your entry, completed form, and the following information to anthem@spacesgallery.org.
Name:
Name of Guardian (if applicable):
Mailing Address (street, apt. number, city, state, zip):
Phone:
Email:
Age:
By submitting the attached Material(s) and information, you acknowledge that you are the creator and copyright holder of Material(s), or you are the guardian of the creator and copyright holder, and grant SPACES unlimited, non-exclusive rights to publicly exhibit/perform and make publicly available digitally the Material(s).
There is something to be said for experiencing artworks in person. Digital approximations of art are fine to convey a sense of a piece, but does little to impart a visceral reaction. Google's Art Project (http://www.googleartproject.com/) let's you know about museums and their collections, but you don't actually get to know them. It is the same difference between reading a short bio on me, and meeting me in person and speaking with me.
Shamefully, it has been a while since I've sat down and experienced live music. The Tristan Perich concert that we hosted this past Saturday provided me with the excuse to relax a little and listen to sounds made live, especially sounds unadorned by flashy visuals or distractions.
The first piece played, Observations was performed on two sets of crotales along with a three-channel 1-bit accompaniment. Crotales are very dense small metal discs akin to cymbals, but with a brighter sound and a longer resonance. One of the most popular uses of crotales is at the opening of Rush's YYZ. Once the piece started, I noticed how the high-pitched chiming of both the crotales and the 1-bit music rang in my ears providing not just an aural experience, but a much more physical one. I could hear the music, and I could feel it. No headphones or consumer-grade speakers would be able to duplicate that effect. As each subsequent piece was played, I was reminded about the beautiful, sensory experience that a live concert affords.
The same goes for visual art. You can see an archive of our shows on our website, and you can see images in our mailers, but there is nothing to replace seeing the art in person, speaking to SPACES' staff about it, and when allowed, touching the work.
Our next exhibitions open on May 13th. Come see the art in person. Get immersed in Rainbow Lightning's "cave," watch live silkworms being raised (you may even have the chance to take one home to raise yourself), walk around the work, smell it, talk about it and let the live art affect you.
PRESSPAUSEPLAY examines the digital revolution currently transforming our concept of art and culture. With the knowledgeable input of several well-known artists and authors of today, this documentary opens a discourse about the positive and negative effects technology has had on the industries of music, film, photography, and writing. As the tools to create become more affordable and easier to use, a democratization of art has evolved – essentially enabling anyone to be an artist, a musician, a filmmaker. Some believe that the digital age has revolutionized art for the better and that this is the most fertile time for artists. With the invention of the Internet and the explosion of social media, we are now witnessing more art than ever before. But with the democratization of a culture comes the danger of mediocrity and the threat of confusing the artist with the audience. It's becoming increasingly harder for true artists to break through all the noise and there's a very probable chance that real talent will be lost along the way. Featuring a powerful myriad of images, sounds, and icons, PRESSPAUSEPLAY is an awesomely relevant film you won't want to miss. –M.M.
Screenings
Wednesday, March 30, 9:40 PM
Saturday, April 2, 9:15 AM
Sunday, April 3, 4:15 PM
Admission to event: FREE
Racer entry: $8 ($5 for SPACES' members) or $3 for Old Skool (see below)
Register to race: http://www.bit.ly/spacescup
Pay racer entrance fee: https://www.spacesgallery.org/shop/tickets
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