Bruce Dawson is a native of Wisconsin. When he was a child, he collected pretty things he found around the family farm and put the into a gray shoe box for safekeeping. When the box was full, he turned to drawing and painting the beauty h sway and wished to share with others.
Bruce received his formal training and a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He currently paints using both Oil and Watercolor. This exhibit will feature both mediums and a wide variety of beautiful subjects.
Today, he lives with his wife on the family farm in Columbus, WI. There they raise their six roguish children as well as sheep, chickens and bees.
Please join Bruce at Absolutely Art on 7/11/08 for a meet and greet, live music, by Tom Robichaud an Don Issacson, food from Bunky's Cafe and drinks for all! Please join us for a fun filled evening for all ages.
“Shirts that Supply” Program at Absolutely Art
Please help us supply area schools and other organizations that offer art opportunities to children. $5 of each tee-shirt sold will go directly in to our “Shirts that Supply” fund. Once this fund reaches $50 a local group or school will be contacted and asked for their Wish list (in some cases this could be basic tools). Absolutely Art will then purchase $50 worth of these supplies and deliver them to the group. Wear your shirt with pride knowing you have helped foster art education for our next generation!
Thank You to Artist Jennie Nuese for donating her services in creating the tee-shirt design.
Absolutely Art's Re-Art Swap
June 7th 9a-3p
Absolutely Art and Cafe Zoma's Backyard
2322 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53704
608-249-9100
info@absolutelyartllc.com
Absolutely Art is ready to go green and this is your chance to participate. Do you have beads you don't need, or glues you don't use? We invite you to clean out your studios, closets and garages for art supplies and useable items you don't use any more. Bring them to our "Re-Art Swap" and try something new. You can trade in your trash to find your next treasure.
Some examples of things to trade are beads, broken ceramic items, brushes, buttons, calendars, cardboard and mat board, clay, crayons, fabric samples, findings, gears, glass, industrial scrap/end caps and rolls, magazines, metal, office supplies, old vases, packing material, paint, paint swatches, pens, pencils, wood, paper, wallpaper books, screws, spools, stock photo books, tools, unused yarn/string …
The event will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 9a-3p in the beautiful backyard of Absolutely Art, 2322 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704. We are conveniently located next to Café Zoma and on the Capitol City Bike Trail. We have more bike parking than car parking so bike, bus or walk if you can. The rain date is scheduled for Sunday, June 8th from 9a-3p.
Bring your own bag or box to carry your new found treasures home, remember this is a "green event". If you are not able to attend the event and you'd like to participate by dropping items off or if you have questions regarding the event, please call Meghan Blake-Horst at Absolutely Art, 608-249-9100 or email Meghan@absolutelyartllc.com to make arrangements. After the initial event Absolutely Art will then store all these treasures and allow the public to continue swapping their gently used items for other inspiration. More details later.
Donations (even your pocket change will bring a smile to our faces) will be accepted on the 7th. If you are not able to part with any of your trash you may swap for a donation to the fund. The money collected will go in to our "Shirts that Supply" fund. This fund was created to provide art supplies to schools and community groups that do art projects with children. Every time the fund reaches $50 we then contact a local school/community group and find out what is on their art "wish list" (in some cases this could be basic supplies and tools). We will then purchase the supplies and deliver them to the group. Absolutely Art also has shirts for sale (design compliments of Jennie Neuse) and $5 of each shirt sale also will go into the "Shirts that Supply" fund. Please help us foster art education for our next generation!
This is an all ages, family friendly event. Teachers are encouraged to join in the event and through out the year. Meet other artists, network and get inspired!
