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Reading and discussion of Art Work: A national conversation about art, labor and economics.

Wednesday, February 24
7pm
Location: Headquarters: 1003 E Fayette Street, Apt 10 (enter thru back door)

Art Work, a project by Temporary Services, is a newspaper that consists of writings and images from artists, activists, writers, critics, and others on the topic of working within depressed economies and how that impacts artistic process, compensation and artistic property. Art Work can be downloaded at the site below; paper copies are available at The AS in The AS. Let’s read and discuss!!

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By admin – February 11, 2010

Call for Entries: Sensational Remix

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Sensational Remix: Artwork by or About Women, in conjunction with the Matrilineage Symposium. Deadline: March 1. Contact Jen Prather at jprather@syr.edu to submit.

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By admin – February 9, 2010

Getting Started with WordPress

Getting Started with WordPress
Wed Feb 10, 6:00pm
NOPL at North Syracuse
100 Trolley Barn Ln, 13212

This program will demonstrate installing and setting up a WordPress site,
applying a theme, and making some customizations to the theme. A Q&A session
will follow for additional tips on getting set up with or extending WordPress.

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By admin – February 9, 2010

Introduction to Audacity and Audio

Introduction to Audacity and Audio

Wednesday, Feb 17, 3-5pm
Location: co-opted space # 1: 207 Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse University campus
Description: Learn about Audacity, the free editing and mixing sound program. We’ll also touch on Ardour, and perhaps GarageBand to learn how to create audio works.

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By admin – February 9, 2010

Happy Hour(s): Beer & Bagpipes

Happy Hour(s): Beer & Bagpipes

Thursday, Feb 11, 4-7pm
Location: Headquarters: 1003 E Fayette Street, Apt 10 (enter thru back door)
Description: Come imbibe, talk, and make beer. We’ll also be making labels for our beer–so come read to create, cut and paste. All accompanied by the bagpipe musings of Chris Fox.

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By admin – February 9, 2010

Happy Hours/Art Swap/Beer Bottling and Making

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Happy Hours/Art Swap/Beer Bottling and Making
Location: Headquarters: 1003 E Fayette Street, Apt 10 (enter thru back door)
Description: come drink Art Beer#3 (porter) and #4 (wheat)

Thursday, January 14, 4:30-7:30 pm

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By admin – January 12, 2010

D.I.Y. Tattoo Workshop

Proposed by tattoo melee

are you ready to go overseas? to prison? join a gang? you need really bad tattoos. at least one of which you’ve given yourself. Sterile technique will be discussed and demonstrated, learn to fuse ink to your skin in a primal yet natural way.

suggest a date and we all go nuts! I’ll bring the equipment. good shit, cast iron!

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By admin – December 29, 2009

Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions to the “Rotating/Working Title” Journal of The AS in the AS:

deadline: January 31st, 2010

release: early – mid March

theme: Anti(-)establishmentarianism

According to Wikipedia, Antiestablishmentarianism “views a nation’s power structure as corrupt, repressive, or exploitive.” In this instance, we’d like to substitute “nation” for “institution.” And we’d also like to mix in the idea that institutions often become highly bureaucratic in ways that are counter-productive. In the most general terms, we focus on Antiestablishmentarianism as a means of collectively reclaiming creativity, group organization, and individuality from the confining structure of the institution.

How do bureaucratic forms impede collective intentions? How do we re-envision? Re-form? Re-construct institutions? Ways of working together? Organizing? Being artists? Making art? Are there good institutions? How do they work? How do we re-claim the (re-)structure of the collective from the format of the institution?

Submissions can take the form of articles, images, and creative pieces that reflect on movements, persons or collectives that exemplify Antiestablishmentarianism. Images and text can also be examples of Antiestablishmentarianism or inspired by the general topic.

We prefer to work in 2-D, but will consider other forms: 3-D, time-based, or something not covered here. Let us know if your work has been published before or is associated with another publication/organization. We enthusiastically encourage everyone, no matter where you are or what you do, to contribute!

Submissions can be received by email (press at theasintheas dot org) or by clicking here

Journal of The AS in The AS:
What would a school be without a journal?  In the academic world, journals are a medium for sharing thoughts and defining the profession. We’re all about embracing the former and ditching the latter.

Our Journal will have an ever-changing, ever evolving title according to the whims of participants and editors. We’ve created this publication as a way to get your ideas and creative projects out there, reflect on and theorize on our activities, and connect with people nationally and internationally. Each edition will be themed, but room can and will be made for other things.

Print and online editions will always be made, licensed under Creative Commons.
Editors: Sophia Jay and Joanna Spitzner

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By admin – December 21, 2009

Alternative Funding Workshop

Proposed by Joanna Spitzner

This workshop will have several goals. First of all, what are some creative ways we can raise money for TheASinTheAS? This isn’t a plea for money: I am committed to covering bottom line expenses for us. And, it’s important to me that our activities are accessible, free as much as possible, and that we avoid getting bogged down in fundraising—money always complicates things.  Fundraising takes time, it creates a sense of ownership in good and bad ways, and creates an accounting bureaucracy.  At the same time, finding creative and flexible ways to support activities will allow us to be ambitious and self-sustaining.

Secondly, economies always affect art. What are ways organizations can support themselves, how can artists raise funds to do projects? How can we invent self-sustaining models?

So, in this workshop, I’d like to look at some alternative funding models—microfunding, bartering, cheap art auctions, selling goods, selling shares, job banks, trade for services, sliding scales, playing the lottery, and things we haven’t even thought of yet.

We’ll also spend some time brainstorming as a group about ways to explore funding. I hope that we’ll come away with both some ideas for TheASinTheAS, as well as ideas for yourself on how to sustain your art practice or organization.

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By admin – December 18, 2009

AGAEUL BYOB/D New Year’s Edition

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The Avant-Garde Alternative Experimental Underground Lounge  (BYOB/D) New Year’s Edition
Location: Headquarters: 1003 E Fayette Street, Apt 10 (enter thru back door)
Description: a New Year’s Eve party!!  Featuring “whatever singularity” and vj lady dragon.
Thursday, December 31, 9pm- 2 am or until we stop.

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By admin – December 18, 2009