June Opportunities

This month Lora Innes will be sharing about her web comic The Dreamer, the arts festival is this weekend and next month we will be revealing a new name for the group and launching a new website. This blog will continue to showcase our art adventures and will be updated as usual. However this month we are a bit behind in updating the blog as we prepare for the launch of a new site. I hope you are as excited as we are about all the creative growth in our community.

We would love to showcase your work on our "new website" and give you the opportunity to share about your walk & calling. If you are interested send me a blurb with a bit about you with some photos of your work to joshua.correa@goodgrapes.org


Opportunities to Create
Sunday Art Adventures - every Sunday join us for an afternoon at a park. Meet outside Vineyard south entrance 1:45 pm.

06-07-09 Arts Festival

06-14-09 Slate Run

06-21-09 Blendon Woods

06-24-09 Zoo (1/2 off)

06-28-09 ComFest

07-05-09 Blendon Woods

07-12-09 Innes Woods

07-19-09 Columbus Zoo

07-26-09 Innes Woods

08-02-09 Highbanks

08-09-09 Shiller Park

08-16-09 Strawberryfarms park

08-23-09 Sharon Woods

08-30-09 Franklin Park

Figure Drawing - 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month, 6 pm. http://www.wildgoosecreative.com/

Painters Group - 1st & 3rd Monday of every month, 7:30 pm http://www.wildgoosecreative.com/

Around the World in 80min's

Preparations for "Around the world in 80 mins".

Want to build your own out back?

You can find directions at:

http://outmyfrontdoor.blogspot.com/2009/04/branch-arch-project.html

In a collaboration project with the Children's Ministry and Missions Department. We made props and backdrops for "Around the World in 80minutes" (event on the 24th). Friday 17th 6:00 at the community center we created this backdrop.

Childrens Book Illustrator

Join us Monday April 13th for an artist forum.
Alex Ferree has been interviewing artists on bi-monthly basis during our regular gatherings. We have had interviews with a web designer, an interior designer and a sculptor. Come out Monday night at 7:30 and meet some artists in and around our community.

This spring we will be hosting Illustrator Tim Bowers. Tim is a successful children book illustrator who has worked for several well known companies creating memorable characters and illustration. You can check out Tim's work for your self at

........................... http://www.timbowers.com/

Seen above giving a power point presentation Tim gave us some great insight into the journey of a Christian illustrator. Along his journey he illustrated for large corporations, Hallmark, Focus on the Family and children's books for large publishing houses. According to the world, Tim has made "it." He has accomplished his goals. Yet in his candor and humility, Tim made clear he hasn't "arrived." The Christian life is a journey which has no destination on earth. Tim is consistently looking towards the higher goals and impacting people's lives.
Illustrator Tim Bowers, Writer Patrick Lewis & Beth Zappitello, First Dog published by Sleeping Bear Press.

Tim recently illustrated a book about the Obama's new found friend. You can read more about it by clicking on the image above. If you are interested in purchasing the book please go to Amazon.com.

April Events

Here are some opportunities around Columbus for growth this month.

Wild Goose Creative
Painters Group - April 6th 7:30 pm
Figure Drawing - April 14th 6 pm
Painters Group - April 20th 7:30pm

JunctionView Studios
Treasure Swap - April 4 & 5th

The Fuse Factory
Soldering 101 - April 4th
Intro to Flash - April 11th
Intro to HTML - April 25th

Growing A Community (Garden)

Saturday May 23th 11:00am or Sunday 24th 2:00pm; Help us garden, and create a place where imagination grows and where a community is cultivated.

Artists are coming together with gardeners and community organizers to cultivate a community (4,352 sq. ft. garden). Together we are investing in the King Lincoln district and much more. We are involving the community with gardening and providing fresh produce to those in the area as well as distributing produce at the 5th Ave food pantry. You don't have to be an artist or gardener to come & help. Just send us an email if you're interested in getting involved. In addition to the movie nights, and plant exchange we had last year we plan on hosting a variety of other community events at the garden. Check back for more about a community cookout or a community art project.

As CCAD exhibitions (Bureau for Open Culture) transitions out of their year long commitment we would like to come alongside the community to continue impacting the neighborhood and building a Green space in Urban Columbus .


........... Seed bank
Use your God given creativity to inspire those in the community. Check out the community seed bank built by Danny Tuss and the entrance created by Josh Correa were a wall of sunflowers will go.

Contact Deborah.correa@goodgrapes.org to learn how you could get involved with this project. For more infomation on how to get involved with other plots and more information about providing education & fresh produce to the food pantry contact Kelly linsday at Lindsay, Lindsay.63@osu.edu. To find out more about this project and what developed last year please check out this blogsite devoted to the garden site http://www.oneplotofland.org/.

.................. Garden location: 926-928 E. Gay Street http://www.oneplotofland.org/2008/04/926-928-e-gay-street.html