Sheperd Fairey pleads guilty, on probation…

Shepard Fairey at a book signing for Supply & Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey (Wikipedia)

Artist Sheperd Fairey plead guilty in a Boston courtroom yesterday to three counts of vandalism, and received two years probation and fines in relation to an arrest made back in February of 2009 while Fairey was in Boston for an opening retrospective of his work at the Institute of Contemporary Art, which runs through August 16th.

Read the full story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_en_ot/us_obama_poster_artist

Renegade artist Edwin Ushiro in Scion Installation 5

Scion Installation 5 Philadelphia

Renegade artist COREROC solo show…

COREROC solo show @ Lift.

CORE ROCK CITY

Renegade artist Coreroc presents over 30 pieces of new work in mixed media – vinyl customs, wall art and custom skate decks are all represented.

Lift Gallery 228 W. 4th Street, Royal Oak MI 48067

LVSK8 Group Art Show

LVSK8 III went off without a hitch and had Henri & Odette gallery jam packed for 3 straight hours. Enjoy these photos from the show and stay tuned to Art Renegades for complete coverage and a shit ton of photos… www.artrenegades.com/LVSK8.htm

Battle for CBGB ends…

A settlement was reached in a lawsuit between family members of the late Hilly Kristal, owner of CBGB, the famed NYC punk club that regrettably closed it’s hallowed doors in October of 2006.

 Read the New York Times article HERE

Opening in 1973 CBGB gave rise to a lengthy list of notorious rock and punk acts such as The Ramones, Misfits, Blondie, The Talking Heads, and Patti Smith.

 

 

LVSK8 III – This Friday Nite!!!

LVSK8 III - June 19th 7-10pm

The LVSK8 III show is going down THIS FRIDAY June 19th, 7-10pm @ Henri & Odette Gallery. 100 artists and handpainted SK8boards. Original Jay Bailey T-shirts available at the show! One for $12 and two for $20. The gallery is located at 6th and Carson, one block south of The Beauty Bar in downtown Las Vegas. Mark your calendar and come see the coolest decks to ever thrash Vegas!

Changes ahead for First Friday Las Vegas

Whirlygig Inc., the nonprofit group that organizes the monthly arts festival now in its seventh year in the Las Vegas Arts District in Downtown Las Vegas, announced today that it will scale back First Friday’s offerings during the summer months in order to ensure the art festival’s future. For the months of June, July, and August the streets will not be closed to traffic for pedestrian activities.

First Friday street venues close temporarily.

While all participating art galleries, studios, antique and clothing stores, restaurants and bars will remain open from 6 to 10 p.m. on June 5, July 3 and August 7, the outdoor portion of the event on Colorado Street and Casino Center with its artists booths, live music and street performances will be on temporary hiatus due to lack of funding for the event. There will be plenty of visual and performing artists on the sidewalks, and the City of Las Vegas Trolley will be operating its usual route.

Please visit our EVENTS section for more info on First Friday happenings. 

Globe Salon

Globe Salon in the Las Vegas Arts District

Globe Salon, a locally owned hair and skin care salon located in the downtown Las Vegas Arts District, was named second runner-up in the nationwide Salon of the Year competition. The results appear in the June issue of “Salon Today.”

Visit online: Globe Salon

Dr. Sketchy’s at The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender

Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School

Our June session is scheduled for Saturday the 6th from 4pm-6pm. Note this is a new time, but only for this month as this is a special session.

Our session will be at The Big Easy Lounge located inside The Orleans Hotel and Casino. It is located on the casino level of the property next to the Irish pub.

This special session is in conjunction with The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender. We are holding an all star session with models and hosts from all over the the country.

Our Models for June are:
The Incredible Edible Akynos (New York City)
Red Snapper (Los Angeles)
Mynx D’Meanor (San Diego)
Hosts for June are:
Baby Le’Strange (Portland, OR)
Cha Cha Velour (Las Vegas)

Admission is free to weekend pass holders, all others are $10 payable at the door. There will be no reserve seating, so please come early to catch a good seat and a table. All dry media is allowed. Nothing messy! If you can spill and and it makes a mess you will not be allowed to use it. There will be pads of paper and sketching materials available for a small price.

We will be allowing a few photographers. But you need to contact Dr. Sketchy’s Las Vegas ahead of time to reserve a spot. There will be contests and prizes! Prizes provided by Dr. Sketchy’s Las Vegas and our newest sponsor Baby Tattoo Books.

E-mail lasvegasdrsketchys@yahoo.com for more info.

Everette Hartsoe’s “RAZOR” headed for the Big Screen

A cover from Everette Hartsoe's comic series "Razor".

Renegade artist Everette Hartsoe’s comic book series “Razor” is headed for the big screen. Arclight Films has teamed with Jeff Most Productions (producer of The Crow) to produce a live action film of female vigilante Razor, the alter ego of Nicole Mitchell, whose LAPD detective father was murdered when she was a child. Filming is set to begin in Australia in 2010, with a proposed budget of 15 million dollars.

Everette Hartsoe is responsible for the highly successful London Night Studios, a major independent comic company in the 1990s. From $1,200.00 he molded the studio into a corporation with over $500,000 in annual sales from 1992-1999, with a vault of more than fifty properties, including the flagship character Razor, which in a short time gained a huge cult following with over 5 million comics in circulation worldwide.

In 1996, Everette Hartsoe was voted 18th most powerful person in comics, by Combo Magazine. In 1997 Wizard Magazine voted Razor: Burn #1 one of the top 20 comic books of the year. Everette joined the list of Who’s Who in Entertainment 1998.

Visit Art Renegades to view more art work and learn more about artist Everett Hartsoe.