Austin Green Art Hosts World-Renowned Artist's Free Paper Art Exhibit as Part of National Do Not Mail Campaign

67875 Austin Green Art Hosts World-Renowned Artist's Free Paper Art Exhibit as Part of National Do Not Mail Campaign  WHAT:  Austin Green Art (AGA), a non-profit arts organization dedicated to raising awareness of sustainability issues through art, is hosting Annette Lawrence’s Free Paper exhibition. This three-week exhibition addresses issues of excess and consumerism. Daily junk mail was the inspiration and material used for Lawrence’s creations. With Free Paper, Lawrence explores her concerns about the amount of paper used in direct mail advertisements. The paper used in Free Paper was collected over the course of thirteen months and weighs a total of 265 pounds. Free Paper is both a commentary on the disposability of consumer culture and an attempt to introduce order and meaning. Free Paper is Annette Lawrence’s first solo show in Austin in a decade. WHY: AGA has been working with ForestEthics, a non-profit that protects endangered forests, since 2007 on several national campaigns. Free Paper is part of ForestEthics’ national Do Not Mail Campaign, a national movement to stop unnecessary direct mail. Free Paper is part of AGA’s ongoing efforts to further its collaboration with ForestEthics to produce museum-quality exhibits that educate and inspire the community. WHAT ELSE: The sale of individual pieces from Lawrence’s collection will benefit AGA’s ongoing efforts to promote sustainability through cultural practice. The ActionStation will allow the public to sign the Do Not Mail petition and take creative action to prevent junk mail’s impact on the environment.   http://do512.com/event/2009/01/16/austin-green-art-hosts-world-renowned-artists-free-paper-art-exhibit-as-part-of-national-do-not-mail-campaign http://do512.com/event/2009/01/16/austin-green-art-hosts-world-renowned-artists-free-paper-art-exhibit-as-part-of-national-do-not-mail-campaign.xml Friday 01/16/09 20090117T010000Z/20090117T010000Z false 0 5.0 07:00 PM Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:00:00 -0600 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:00:00 -0600 5 FRI http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/238356/Flogo_new_w310_sq_90.jpg Flatbed Press 765 Flatbed Press Flatbed --founded in 1989 by Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith--is located in Flatbed World Headquarters, an 18,000 sq. ft. warehouse which we redeveloped in 1999 as a community of creative professionals. Visitors have compared the aesthetics of the space to New York City's Chelsea-district warehouse galleries. Located on Boggy Creek in central-east Austin (near the University of Texas at Austin campus) at 2832 East M. L. King, our facility includes not only our shop, offices, and galleries, but also eight tenants: K2 Press, CF Architecture, Judy Paul Studio, Gallery 68, Creative Research Laboratory (UT-Austin Department of Art and Art History Exhibition Space), The University of Texas Graduate and Faculty Studio Annex, Linda Kaffie Studio, and the Eric Zimmerman Studio. This mix of visual-arts professionals provides a "24/7" creative synergy in the building. Flatbed Inc. comprises two divisions: Flatbed Press is a publishing workshop which collaborates with artists to produce limited editions of original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and monoprints. Flatbed also does contract, collaborative printing for other publishers, dealers, artists, and institutions, and is available on a limited basis for open-shop work by experienced artists. Flatbed Gallery is a private art gallery which specializes in original prints. The Flatbed galleries are also available on a limited basis for receptions and meetings. Gallery hours are: Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm and by appointment. http://do512.com/venue/flatbed-press http://do512.com/venue/flatbed-press.xml

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