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Press Paws Charity Art Show

Taking place at Gallery Nucleus on February 9th, 2013, Press Paws is a charity events exploring the animals in videogames to help raise money for real animals. Assembling earth’s mightiest team of artists (whose names you can see when you click on each pic above) to create some stellar artistic renderings of wild things in the gaming world, proceeds from which will go to local dog shelter What’s Up Dog! LA. To help promote the event and get more attention for this worthy cause, the organizers are asking for a little help with financing over at indiegogo, so drop them some of your spare change. Good boy!

Event: Facebook / Website

This is happening in the SGV!  

Gallery Nucleus’ first event of the year is a must see for fans of Blizzard Entertainment, here’s some info on the opening which takes place Saturday, January 12th:

Gallery Nucleus is excited to announce our first event of 2013, “The Art of Blizzard Entertainment Book Launch and Art Exhibition,” taking place January 12, 2013 – February 3, 2013.  The opening reception will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 7:00pm – 11:00pm. Nucleus will be home to over 50 pieces of artwork from some of your favorite Blizzard games, including an extensive collection of concept art from the Diablo^®, StarCraft^®, and Warcraft^® universes.

 A $5 entrance fee will be collected at the door, but costumed guests get in for FREE!

  TONIGHT

“Ukiyo-e Heroes” a solo exhibition by Jed Henry

Opening Night Highlights

• Meet the artist in person
• Rickshaw Cart woodblock print release
• Costume Contest
• Watch documentary of woodblock process
• Ukiyo-e Heroes giclée print series release
• New artist-designed shirt release
• Nintendo music in traditional Japanese style
• Free refreshments & japanese snacks
• Free admission

Alhambra

• OOOTOPIA: AN ARTGEBRAIC TRIBUTE TO ADVENTURE TIME

Where: Nucleus Gallery

Time: 7:00PM - 11:00PM    

Sounds like a fun event, complete with a  costume contest.   If you can’t make it to the reception, fear not, the work will be up until September 9th.

• Alhambra Summer Hot Spot

When: 4pm-8pm

Where: Renaissance Courtyard, 1 East Main Street, Alhambra

Today’s Hot Spot is dedicated to Fashion, Nanette from Trunk Trends (of Old Town La Puente) will be there representing.  There will be fashion shows, a dj, and carnival games.

La Puente

• U.P.M.A  (Un Poquito Mas Arte!)

This is an all day event, with festivities starting at 1pm and ending at 10pm.  (Some galleries will stay open even later for after hours fun)

Where:  All up and down Main st. in Old Town La Puente.

There’s gonna be music from local bands, Arte Cabalturo will be having a Hellboy Tribute show with the gallery being transformed into a Troll Bazaar… (I saw the Night In Gotham show, trust me, based on what I saw there, you won’t wanna miss this), there will be vendors showcasing local artisans, Coco Na Dre will be showcasing music, poetry, art, and of course good coffee, the library will be hosting a chalkwalk for the kids…  so much to see and hear… I can’t talk it up enough!

Also, as a local artist, I’ll be showcasing some of my own mixed media work along with Roy Anthony Shabla and Gennie Prochazka at the RiT center, just steps up from Coco Na Dre, where you will see some of my paintings.  

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*as always, if there are any events you’d like me to mention for this weekend or the next, you can always message me or even better, write up a post and tag it “626arts”  so I can re-blog it.

Hey Adventurtime fans of the 626!   Did you know Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra will be paying tribute to the show this weekend?  Here are the details:

C’mon grab your friends, we’re going to very distant lands.Specifically to the Land of Ooo, where Jake the Dog andFinn the Human share unpredictable adventures with a cast of characters. Cartoon Network and Nucleus present a totally lumpin’ awesome exhibit featuring over thirty truly talented artists paying tribute to the animated series. The roster also includes artists from the series as well as the Kaboom comic book. Stay tuned as we announce more details about artist appearances, contests, and opening night festivities.

The fun will never end…it’s Adventure Time!

OOOTOPIA: AN ARTGEBRAIC TRIBUTE TO ADVENTURE TIME
August 18, 2012 - September 9, 2012
Opening Reception / Aug 18, 7:00PM - 11:00PM

There was a lot to see and hear at Nucleus’ latest show, “All Together Now”.  I’ve visited Nucleus before, but this was the first opening I’ve ever attended, and what better way to introduce me properly to Nucleus, than with a show all about the first band I ever loved immensely?