The Northville Patch created a little video feature of my art hunt two weeks ago:
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Showing posts with label northville. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Judging the Arts and Acts Festival
Northville, Michigan has an annual art festival called the Arts and Acts Festival (formerly known as the Northville Art in the Sun Festival). This festival is filled with artists of all disciplines, painters, sculptures, ceramic artists, fiber artists, jewelers, photographers and so much more. During the event live music acts perform, film festivals are held, and theatre and dance groups may perform. The three day festival transforms the cute little downtown area into a whirlwind of great activities fun for the entire family. This year they even had a carnival coinciding with the festival.
If you are new to me, William "The Canvas Killer" Hessian, my blog, or my artwork you might want to spent some time browsing around, googling my name, or going to my art website. During my travels I have become very familiar with festivals across the midwest including the Uptown Art Fair (MN), Red Hot Art Festival (MN), the Adventure Festival(MN) and the White Cloud Days (ND). My two biggest festival events are Art Hunts, or Art Battles. My art battles involve live art creation and then art destruction of the losing art, usually with axes, swords, ink filled super soakers or some other fun way to destroy things. My art hunts are a community project, like a scavenger hunt, where everyone searching for hidden miniature hand drawn artworks and win prizes for finding them. I have performed 28 art hunts all across the country in 8 different states in the last 7 years. I was in Northville, Michigan performing my second annual art hunt for the Arts and Acts Festival.
check out the ice carving
How I came to actually be one of the three judges for this years' festival was a bit unusual. My very good friend, and great artist in her own regards, Took Gallagher hosts me each time I come to Michigan, and this year she was a judge in the festival. All of the preparations that she helped me with for the art hunt actually had Took, unfortunately, fall under the weather. As a last minute decision I was asked to judge in her place. I was happy to do it, and I enjoyed both of my fellow judges very much. Our decisions were unanimous after only a brief huddle and the winners were awarded:
Best in show went to Blaise Antonio Peluso for his incredible rock carvings. The pieces themselves were amazing, and the rocks he had hand mined himself.
First place went to painter Kim Rhoney, for her big bright impressive paintings. Many of her works were done with palette knife and depicted sun flowers or landscapes.
If you are new to me, William "The Canvas Killer" Hessian, my blog, or my artwork you might want to spent some time browsing around, googling my name, or going to my art website. During my travels I have become very familiar with festivals across the midwest including the Uptown Art Fair (MN), Red Hot Art Festival (MN), the Adventure Festival(MN) and the White Cloud Days (ND). My two biggest festival events are Art Hunts, or Art Battles. My art battles involve live art creation and then art destruction of the losing art, usually with axes, swords, ink filled super soakers or some other fun way to destroy things. My art hunts are a community project, like a scavenger hunt, where everyone searching for hidden miniature hand drawn artworks and win prizes for finding them. I have performed 28 art hunts all across the country in 8 different states in the last 7 years. I was in Northville, Michigan performing my second annual art hunt for the Arts and Acts Festival.
How I came to actually be one of the three judges for this years' festival was a bit unusual. My very good friend, and great artist in her own regards, Took Gallagher hosts me each time I come to Michigan, and this year she was a judge in the festival. All of the preparations that she helped me with for the art hunt actually had Took, unfortunately, fall under the weather. As a last minute decision I was asked to judge in her place. I was happy to do it, and I enjoyed both of my fellow judges very much. Our decisions were unanimous after only a brief huddle and the winners were awarded:
A big thanks to the Northville Art House for the entire event! Also thanks to the artist, and everyone that came out. Now you should read all about the Northville Art Hunt, or even go on the art hunt yourself (from your computer), you can see the new art o mat blocks I created while staying with Took, or read about the DAM garden party.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Online Art Hunt
One of my most popular art projects is my free public miniature art hunts! Each summer I perform art hunts for different towns all over the country. My hunt in Northville, Michigan this summer was indoors and featured art hidden in ten local businesses. I decided to take a set of photos and let you go on an art hunt from your computer!
How did you do? Did you find them all? Send this link to others and challenge them to take the miniature art challenge.
You can find a list of all the stores in the photos above at the Northville Art Hunt website.
The goal is to find these tiny two inch mustang paintings hidden in each of the photos below. If you like Where's Waldo, or hidden picture games, here's your chance to go on an art hunt! Good luck.
Let's start with an easy one.
Can you find the hidden art in the portrait studio?
The gift shop
The Sport's Pub
Accessory Shop
(this is a hard one)
Jewelry Shop
Pottery Shop
Art Gallery
The Cafe
The Eatery
How did you do? Did you find them all? Send this link to others and challenge them to take the miniature art challenge.
You can find a list of all the stores in the photos above at the Northville Art Hunt website.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Guest Blogging at Fraught with Meaning
The Northville Art Hunt was this weekend. Which meant that I was able to visit my good friend Took Gallagher and invade Northville Michigan's Arts and Acts Festival to perform another miniature art hunt! I have a million photos and blogs to write about it, but it will take me a few days to get caught up. Especially trying to keep up with my King of the Pill daily web comic. Took Gallagher allowed me to be the first ever guest blogging on her awesome blog called, Fraught with Meaning. If you want to see some of the fun that has happened this weekend, including photos, descriptions and a bunch of silliness make sure to visit her blog.
I was also featured in today's blog post, One Chip to Rule Them All. I got to finish up my art hunt and art table at the festival and go on an adventure with Took Gallagher and Juana Moore to LIFT, a designer toy store, in Detroit Michigan. We got to meet the store owner Kent, and I got to see the Art O Mat machine there.
The art hunt drawing table was a big success. We made three six-foot murals in three days. Fully colored and incredibly detailed.
Here i am in the center of two great artists Took Gallgher and Juana Moore as we visit LIFT, the designer toy store in Detroit Michigan.
I am also featured in Fraught with Meaning Day 174 as we prepared for the Northville Arts and Acts festival. You can also see photos of the art hunt preparation in Fraught with Meaning Day 173.
Once again, I have had a blast in Northville, Michigan and I cannot wait to write about the DAM Detroit Artist Market garden party with Carla Morbito, being a judge for the Arts and Acts Festival, my 28th Miniature Art Hunt, the art hunt drawing table, and of course the adventures with Took Gallagher (who is always a blast to be around)! More blog posts on the way!
Here i am hiding art for the art hunt!
I was also featured in today's blog post, One Chip to Rule Them All. I got to finish up my art hunt and art table at the festival and go on an adventure with Took Gallagher and Juana Moore to LIFT, a designer toy store, in Detroit Michigan. We got to meet the store owner Kent, and I got to see the Art O Mat machine there.
Here I am with some of the winner's of this years art hunt in Northville, Michigan
The art hunt drawing table was a big success. We made three six-foot murals in three days. Fully colored and incredibly detailed.
Here i am in the center of two great artists Took Gallgher and Juana Moore as we visit LIFT, the designer toy store in Detroit Michigan.
I am also featured in Fraught with Meaning Day 174 as we prepared for the Northville Arts and Acts festival. You can also see photos of the art hunt preparation in Fraught with Meaning Day 173.
Once again, I have had a blast in Northville, Michigan and I cannot wait to write about the DAM Detroit Artist Market garden party with Carla Morbito, being a judge for the Arts and Acts Festival, my 28th Miniature Art Hunt, the art hunt drawing table, and of course the adventures with Took Gallagher (who is always a blast to be around)! More blog posts on the way!
Monday, June 18, 2012
What you are looking for!
Starting this Friday at the Arts and Acts Festival, anyone in Northville, Michigan can search for these original mustang drawings (shown above). Actual size of each miniature is two inches square. Each one that you locate will reward you with a stamp specific to that location. If you fill up your entire scorecard, you will win a prize.
Do you enjoy scavenger hunts? Do you like finding hidden treasures? Do you collect art? Do like going on adventures around town? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the event for you! 10 businesses have agreed to participate and it is up to you to find these mustang.
You can learn more about the Northville art hunt and the Arts and Acts Fesitval. You may also want to learn more about all of my art hunt projects by scrolling through past art hunt posts. If you are interested in hosting a hidden art treasure hunt in your city, contact me.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
The Northville Art Hunt Block Carvings
In only a few days I will be driving into Northville, Michigan and getting to stay with artist Took Gallagher! A person I hold in the highest of regards, both as an artist and as a friend. Truth be told she did more work making last years' art hunt than I did, and she is making it happen again this year. One of the ways she is helping is by hand carving stamps for this years art hunt, you can read and see pictures of them on her blog Fraught with Meaning here and here.
While she is creating those, I have completed the 10 miniature mustang drawings which will be what you need to find to earn your stamp at each location. I will be posting a preview photo of these artworks in the next few days.
All of this is being done for the Northville art hunt . You can check out the website to get information about the hunt, and even see a photo gallery of everything that went on last year during the art hunt.
I am very excited to get to Northville.
While she is creating those, I have completed the 10 miniature mustang drawings which will be what you need to find to earn your stamp at each location. I will be posting a preview photo of these artworks in the next few days.
All of this is being done for the Northville art hunt . You can check out the website to get information about the hunt, and even see a photo gallery of everything that went on last year during the art hunt.
I am very excited to get to Northville.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Northville Hunt Preview
I create art hunts all across the country each Summer. The St. Louis Park art hunt just ended and last month the Jamestown Buffalo Hunt was completed. Subscribe to my blog to keep up with all of my art projects including art hunts, art shows, art battles, art kills and so much more.
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