tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52441834828286927142024-03-12T19:45:13.380-06:00Studio McCannShawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.comBlogger394125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-6555714089922637662015-03-30T19:20:00.000-06:002015-03-30T19:40:44.843-06:00Minneapolis Foundation Centennial Street Painting <div id="event-title" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-transform: uppercase;">
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<strong>THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME. LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING STARTED NEXT MONDAY. HERE IS THE INFORMATION FOR THE STREET PAINTING PROJECT AT THE IDS CRYSTAL COURT. </strong></div>
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<strong>EVENT NAME: </strong>THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION KICKS OFF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WITH MASSIVE STREET PAINTING IN CRYSTAL COURT</div>
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<strong style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Date:</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Apr 6, 2015</span><br />
<strong style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Start Time:</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> 12:30 pm</span><br />
<strong style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">End Time: Tues, April 7, 2015</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> 08:00 pm</span><br />
<strong style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Event Type:</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span>Arts & Entertainment<br />
<strong style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Cost:</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Free</span><br />
<strong style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Contact Person:</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Brendan Kearin</span><br />
<strong style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Contact Phone:</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> (612) 598-7667</span><br />
<strong style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Address: </strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=IDS%20Center%20Crystal%20Court80%20S%208th%20StMinneapolis,%20MN" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; outline: none;">IDS Center Crystal Court 80 S 8th St Minneapolis, MN</a><br />
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The Minneapolis Foundation Kicks Off Centennial Celebration<br />
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Award-winning Artist to Spend Two Days Creating 3D Vision of City’s Future to Commemorate<br />
Foundation’s 100th Anniversary<br />
WHAT: In a live art marathon that will kick off The Minneapolis Foundation’s 100th anniversary, award-winning artist Shawn McCann will spend two days creating a large-scale, indoor street painting depicting his vision of the future of Minneapolis. McCann’s image will feature an optical illusion to create a 3D effect when it’s viewed from a certain vantage point. The piece will remain on display on the floor of the Crystal Court for just a few days, creating a temporary “must see” for Twin Cities residents.<br />
WHERE: The Crystal Court of the IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis<br />
WHEN: The Minneapolis Foundation will host a press conference at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6, as McCann begins work on the street painting. Foundation President and CEO Sandra Vargas and Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges will deliver remarks during the event. McCann will work on the piece throughout the day and evening on April 6 and complete it on April 7. The street art will remain on display in the Crystal Court until the end of business day on Friday, April 10.<br />
WHY: The Minneapolis Foundation, which is housed in the IDS Center, commissioned the 3D street painting to kick off a season of community events celebrating its Centennial. The Foundation was established in 1915 to enable residents from across the community to pool their charitable giving for greater impact. One of the first community foundations in the world, The Minneapolis Foundation was a pioneer in a philanthropic movement that now includes more than 1,800 place-based foundations worldwide. By the end of 2015, the Foundation will have granted an estimated lifetime total of $850 million to improve the lives of Minnesotans and people around the world. Learn more about the Foundation’s history and upcoming Centennial events at www.mpls100.org and in the enclosed press release.<br />
WHO: Shawn McCann is a Twin Cities-based artist whose work encompasses street painting, murals, fine art, children’s books, installation art and commercial illustration. Learn more about his work at www.shawnmccann.com.<br />
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-49547180936065530612014-10-22T20:01:00.000-06:002014-10-22T20:01:01.285-06:00Robbinsdale Mural is completeIt was an honor to have worked on the Robbinsdale mural over the course of September. The fact that this is one that is my back yard is even better. Special thanks to Lisa Botkin and Laurie Haycraft for the added help! Here are the final pictures. Also a huge thanks to Brett at the Robbinsdale Sherwin Williams who were kind enough to donate the paint for this project! You guys rock!!!!!<div>
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-60701892883533245042014-08-18T19:35:00.000-06:002014-08-18T19:35:05.531-06:00Wahpeton, ND Mural<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I have officially worked on the largest mural I have completed to date! This mammoth project was 2 years in the making and with partial funding from the National Endowment for the Arts "Our Town" grant and the remaining from the City of Wahpeton and their beautification fund, this 135ft long 35ft tall mural was completed a matter of 5 short weeks. I couldn't have done it without Lise Erdrich and Circle of Nations School for helping secure the grant, the city and also my assistants, Elaine Klocke, Caleb Schmidt, Olivia Schmidt, Sam Klocke and even my mother Karen for helping create this lasting piece in my hometown. It was such a great time creating the piece and really hope that the community enjoys it for years to come!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-52775273630007740922014-08-18T19:19:00.001-06:002014-08-18T19:19:10.482-06:00Eden Prairie 4th of July Street PaintingJuly 4th this year was a blast as it was celebrated creating a 3D street painting for the City of Eden Prairie celebration at Round Lake. From July 2-4th, a 3D likeness of Nessi was created to give a fun photo op for kids and adults alike! <br />
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-69199898031897999212014-08-18T19:08:00.000-06:002014-08-18T19:08:25.637-06:00Worthington Mural for the 2014 International Windsurfing ChampionshipsThe start of the mural summer kicked off this year with a great project in Worthington, MN for the 2014 Windsurfing and Unvarnished Festival. This year it was the National Championships and it was a great time throughout the entire 9 days I was there. Thanks to Gail Holinka, the VFW, and a grant thru the SMAC Arts in Legacy grant, this is what was able to be created. Also thanks to Jasmine for helping out!<br />
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-87147436006089810192014-08-18T18:56:00.000-06:002014-08-18T18:59:11.204-06:00Art in Bloom street painting 2014Well, it is always better late than never, so I will be updating my blog here with some recent projects. This first one was a fun street painting I did for the Art in Bloom Friends kids day at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This is a creation from the famed children's book "Mr. Bumble", original book by Kim and Doug Kennedy. Had lots of fun creating this and the kids creating next to me was a blast as well. Look forward to the next one next year!<br />
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-7799547945311878692014-02-25T21:12:00.002-06:002014-02-26T07:02:19.779-06:00Matisse Mural at the Minneapolis Institute of ArtsAfter a busy last few months, it is good to get a post up finally. I have been working on a number of different projects and am looking forward to sharing more about those soon. In the meantime, here are the images from the completed Matisse Mural I did at the <a href="http://www.artsmia.org/">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a> for the new Matisse show that opened this last weekend. It was a blast working on it and coming up with an image that was a mashup of some of his pieces. Here is the completed mural which was 12ft tall by 25 ft in width.<br />
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Another fun element of the Matisse show was creating a fun photo opportunity featuring one of the paintings in the show. Here is a detail of the photo booth! Also here is a great writeup Tim Gihring did. <a href="http://new.artsmia.org/stories/homage-to-matisse-shawn-mccann-channels-the-master-to-accent-the-exhibition/">Homage to Matisse: Shawn McCann channels the master to accent the exhibition</a></div>
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And this is how you have fun with the Matisse Photo Booth! Love the poses Katie, Kim, Courtney and Emma!</div>
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-58000190427645409692013-09-27T19:18:00.001-06:002013-09-27T19:18:33.231-06:00The Great DrawWanted to share with you some really fun street paintings that I recently created in Dubuque Iowa. The Great Draw was an amazing day long celebration of community and street painting sponsored and created by Outside the Lines Gallery. Stormy and Connie were great hosts and there was much fun to be had! Here are the two street paintings I did for the event. The chalk box image was a 15ft x 15ft piece done on Friday and "Botticello" was 15ft x 28ft long and created for the event on Saturday! This was another fun Art for After Hours project.<br />
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<br />Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-50135616641160405402013-08-29T16:06:00.000-06:002013-08-29T16:06:00.325-06:00Brookings Chalk Craze<br />
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Here is a fun little post on a quick 6 hour street painting demo I did for some kiddos in Brookings, SD a few weeks ago. The piece ended up being 16ft wide by 20 ft long before the rain moved in. Always working around the weather :)</div>
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-7334339130434938252013-08-27T16:06:00.000-06:002013-08-25T16:07:27.964-06:00Wilhelmshaven International street painting Fest<br />
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Here is the finished piece I did for the Wilhelmshaven International Street Art fest in Germany a couple of weeks ago. It was such a great time being there with 40 other artists from 12 different countries.</div>
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-83454748396616288162013-08-25T16:05:00.002-06:002013-08-25T16:05:21.347-06:00Wet Paint street art demo<br />
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Here is a quick 3 hour street painting that I did over at Wet Paint in St. Paul for the launch of street stix pastels by richeson. The first image is what was finished in between the rains. The second image is what it looks like today after a month of being out in the weather. They have held on pretty good so far.</div>
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-15738982805944467642013-07-10T16:53:00.000-06:002013-07-10T16:55:00.970-06:003D outdoor wall mural at the Chahinkapa Zoo is done!After 12 days working on the wall mural at the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, ND, I am happy to say the mural is complete!!!! Had a blast taking an ordinary wall into something that is fun and creative for all the visitors to enjoy!
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-27779131386959938762013-03-24T16:37:00.001-06:002013-03-24T16:37:45.892-06:00Let the Residency begin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After much anticipation, the 2 week artist residency that I will be doing at the Circle of Nations school in Wahpeton, North Dakota is about to begin. After packing up what seemed like my entire studio, I trudged along, rear end practically scraping along the way and am now ready for the classes to begin. I am really excited to see what the 106 students I will be working with come up with for their project. As soon as I can post images from it I definitely will. The focus of the residency is with children's book Illustration and writing. I will be working with the kids on the illustration side and Lise Erdrich will be working with them on the writing side. The fun that comes from this venture will be produced in a wonder book that is still in the works and scope, depending on how creative the kids get:)<br />
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The best part is that each kid is going to be given their own sketch book and pencil set. Here's hoping they are filled with many great images!Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-59942097669315193472013-02-12T16:02:00.001-06:002013-02-12T16:04:10.365-06:00Upcoming NEA grant focusing on Children's/Book IllustrationHard to believe that we are at the mid point of February already. This winter seems to be just flying by for sure. I am excited though that this means in a little more than a month I will be doing my artist residency at the Circle of Nations School in my hometown of Wahpeton for 2 weeks. Thanks to the amazing opportunity with a National Endowment for the Arts grant, I will look forward to immersing myself with the students there to teach the ins and outs of book illustration and work on a project with them that we hope to produce. Not only will I get the pleasure of working with the students, but also an amazingly talented writer Lise Erdrich! The time can't get here soon enough:) I have a feeling it will be a similar feeling to this!<br />
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<br />Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-11428618521783200052012-12-15T20:32:00.000-06:002012-12-15T20:33:00.124-06:00Smiles for Sandy Hook Elementary: A Minnesota Children's Art Project<br />
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<b>The Children’s Book Illustrators Guild of Minnesota (CBIG)</b> with assistance from the <b>Bloomington Theatre and Arts Center</b>, <b>Wet Paint</b> and <b>Richeson Art</b> is hosting an event on Saturday, December 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2012 designed to bring smiles to the children of Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.</div>
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<b>“Smiles for Sandy Hook Elementary: A Minnesota Children’s Art Project”</b> will bring Minnesota children and their families together at the Bloomington Theatre and Arts Center to create small, one-of-a-kind pieces of art which will be given to Sandy Hook Elementary in hopes of bringing a bright, happy light back to the halls of the school.</div>
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The event, which will take place from 10am to 2pm on December 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2012 is an open-door event, prepared to handle hundreds of children and their families as they visit the art center, make unique works of art and create smiles for the children of Sandy Hook Elementary.</div>
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For more information, visit <a href="http://www.book-illustrators.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2a62a9; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http://www.book-illustrators.blogspot.com/</a> .</div>
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<strong>please contact me (Scott Spinks) at scottspinks@rocketmail.com or by calling me at (651)247-0359</strong></div>
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Art supplies have been donated by <b><a href="http://www.wetpaintart.com/" style="color: #2a62a9; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wet Paint</a> </b>&<b> <a href="http://www.richesonart.com/" style="color: #2a62a9; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Richeson Art</a></b>.</div>
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The location has been donated by the <b><a href="http://www.btacmn.org/" style="color: #2a62a9; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bloomington Theatre & Arts Center</a></b>.</div>
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Connect with the event on FACEBOOK: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Smiles4SandyHook" style="color: #2a62a9; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Smiles for Sandy Hook Facebook Page">Smiles4SandyHook</a></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Well, here is the amazing news I have been waiting to tell. I am honored to be apart of another National Endowment for the Arts Grant! That makes 2 NEA grants that i will be working on in 2013. Couldn't be more honored and excited. I especially would like to thank Lise Erdrich for helping make this happen and am looking forward to working with all the kids at Circle of Nations school back in my hometown of Wahpeton, ND!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>CIRCLE OF NATIONS SCHOOL receives NEA grant to support “OUR SCHOOL, OUR STORIES” PROJECT </b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">WAHPETON, ND— National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced today that Circle of Nations School is one of 153 not-for-profit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Challenge America Fast-Track grant. Circle of Nations School is recommended for a $10,000 grant to support a two-week artist residency and production costs for a student picture book project in Laura Youngbird’s art class. A mural project is planned as well.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In this FY 2013 funding round, the NEA received 393 eligible Challenge America Fast-Track applications, requesting a total of $3,930,000. The NEA will award 153 Challenge America Fast-Track grants totaling $1.53 million awarded to organizations in 41 states, Washington, DC, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These include 49 first-time Arts Endowment grantees. The Challenge America Fast-Track category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to populations whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">"<b>Shawn McCann</b> is a Twin Cities-based illustrator who grew up in Wahpeton. He is a graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and has worked on children's books, product illustration, street painting, murals, and fine art,” stated Lise Erdrich, arts advocate at CNS. “He is known for his giant 3D murals.”<br />
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Said McCann, “Illustrating children’s books is one of the great things I love about being an artist. Being able to create a rich environment of color and texture that engages kids is the driving force behind my work. For there is nothing better than opening up an entirely new world each and every time a child opens a book.” </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Some of the titles Shawn has illustrated include The Sick Bug, The Sick Bug Goes to School, Gregory's Paper Airplane, The Path to Forgiveness, Staarabu was Wise, Anana was Gentle and many others. Some awards that these books have won include the Silver Moonbeam Award, two Gold Mom’s Choice Awards, a Silver Nautilus, Next Generation Indie Book Award, Silver MIPA award and others. Shawn has also appeared the last two years as a featured illustrator at the LA Times Festival of Books.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">"The NEA was founded on the principle that the arts belong to all the people of the United States," said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. "We're proud that Challenge America Fast-Track grants bring more opportunities for arts engagement to underserved communities." Chairman Landesman visited Wahpeton in December 2008 and was so impressed that he wrote about it his NEA blog, calling the Red Door Gallery and local arts effort “creative place-making at its finest.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Established in 1904, Circle of Nations School is an off-reservation intertribal boarding school serving 200 children annually, grades 4-8, according to ND instructional standards. One if its most distinguished alumni and longtime employees is Woodrow Wilson Keeble, posthumously honored in 2008 with the Congressional Medal of Honor and North Dakota’s Roughrider Award. </span></div>
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Another grand time was had at this years International Chalk Festival in Sarasota Florida. This years theme was "circus" and we were honored that the famous daredevil and tightrope walker Nik Wallenda was part of our street painting. Here are a few shots of the festival and our piece. More pics to come as I get thru them from our trip! The piece below was designed by Anthony Cappetto and was worked on by myself, Anthony, and Wendy Stum. We were the Art for AFter hours team!</div>
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This month has been full of many wonderful excursions. It started with working on a mural at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, worked its way to Georgia for a street painting, wound its way to Minot, ND to do a lecture and school visit and is going to be ending the month on a week long street painting event in Sarasota. And that doesn't even count the other fun things that happened in between all of that! Definitely am loving the creative energy that is being expelled currently. Hopefully I can keep the energy and excitement going into November.<br />
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SO, back to the street painting in Georgia. I had such a great time down in Carrollton, Georgia at MeccaFest and was really happy to have met so many wonderful people along the way. As a project thru Art for After Hours, it was great to finally get a chance to get out of the Atlanta Airport that I so often am stuck at. Thru the course of 2 days, I created this 12ft x 16ft 3D street painting of an Indonesian landscape. Hope you like!<br />
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<br />Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-68730972571946785372012-10-19T20:37:00.003-06:002012-10-19T20:37:39.905-06:00TerraCotta Mural at Minneapolis Institute of ArtsAfter a week and a half, I am pleased to see that the mural at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is done. It was a great time working on it and definitely am glad that this one will be staying up a little longer than the Rembrandt mural that was done earlier this summer. The mural itself is in the TerraCotta Warriors shop on 2 at the end of the exhibit, so if you happen to be down at the MIA before January, check it out and let me know what you think!<div>
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Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-5223418811299047172012-09-15T20:28:00.002-06:002012-09-15T20:28:42.484-06:00I'm back! The move to the new pad and studio is completeWhew, what a few months it has been since I last posted. This summer definitely flew by. The good news is that I am totally enjoying my new house and studio! It has just been a lot of hard work and sweat moving not only my normal stuff, but all those art materials and the worst of the lot; the books! Many props to all of my friends and family that helped make the move so great. <br />
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Now it is a matter of getting back into the swing of things and get the studio back to full speed. This fall is definitely going to be great with some amazing projects and trips coming up. I will be doing another mural at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for the Terra Cotta Warrior show and will also be heading out to North Dakota, Georgia, Florida, and Washington DC on some projects. Can't wait to post some pictures of the upcoming events and work! Until then, here are a few shots of the new place to hold you over. And if you are in the neighborhood, swing by and grab a beer:)</div>
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<br />Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-62434524123261716182012-07-16T12:15:00.000-06:002012-07-16T12:17:19.920-06:00National Endowment for the Arts Grant!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Great news!!!!! I am so honored to be apart of this great National Endowment for the Arts Grant that came in Friday. I am really looking forward to heading back to my hometown of Wahpeton and creating some art! Here is the Press release about the "Our Town Grant"!!!!!!!!!!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[<strong>Circle of Nations School/Three Rivers Arts Council</strong>] one of 80 grantees selected nationwide</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[<strong>Wahpeton, ND</strong>]-- The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announces 80 Our Town grant awards </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">totaling $4.995 million and reaching 44 states and the District of Columbia. [Circle of Nations School is </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one of the grantees and will receive [<strong>$50,000</strong>] to [for innovative arts programming to foster community </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">interaction and activate existing cultural and community assets]. Circle of Nations is the lead agency in </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">partnership with Three Rivers Arts Council]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through Our Town, the NEA supports creative placemaking projects that help transform communities </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core. The grantee projects will </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">improve quality of life, encourage creative activity, create community identity and a sense of place,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and help revitalize local economies. All Our Town grant awards were made to partnerships that </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">consisted of a minimum of a not-for-profit organization and a local government entity.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Description of your project] “The partnership will connect world-class art with our town. We will </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">capitalize on existing local assets and bring diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inspired,” according to project writer Lise Erdrich. “For example, students can make a film or help </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">create a mural about our town and its environmental, cultural and historical significance. The public </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can experience the Red River Jig via internationally-known musicians and dancers at a local festival.” </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CNS especially wants public art projects to engage school-agers with community to create the sense of </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">place and belonging to a place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wahpeton native Shawn McCann, known for his large-scale 3D art, is one of the project artists. He stated, "I am </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">honored and excited about this wonderful opportunity to come back to Wahpeton and </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">create a lasting impression with the "Our Town Grant". Having spent my childhood and </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">formative years in Wahpeton, it gave me the inspiration and drive to pursue the arts </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that I love. Being able to bring that inspiration back to Wahpeton on a grand scale </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will be a great opportunity to give back to my "hometown". I am also greatly </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">appreciative of the Circle of Nations School and all the hard work Lise Erdrich has </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">done in securing this grant, and the Three Rivers Arts Council(TRAC) and the National </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Endowment for the Arts for believing in the work that I do and making this mural a </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reality. "</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cities and towns are transformed when you bring the arts – both literally and figuratively – into the </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">center of them,” said NEA Chairman Landesman. "From Teller, Alaska to Miami, Florida, communities </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are pursuing creative placemaking, making their neighborhoods more vibrant and robust by investing </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the performing, visual, and literary arts. I am proud to be partnering with these 80 communities and </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">their respective arts, civic, and elected leaders."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landesmann visited Wahpeton in December of 2011 to see the CNS birch bark art and film project </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">previously funded by NEA. He also toured the Red Door gallery, met the public there, and wrote </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“WOW!” in the guest book. His NEA blog about the works in Wahpeton was very enthusiastic, “creative </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">place-making at its finest.” He interacted with Laura Youngbird’s art classroom and a student </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">drum/dance group led by world champion performers Jason and Winona Kingbird.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Quote from leader of your organization] A support letter from Amy Schmidt, TRAC President, stated, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The state arts council believes in Wahpeton as a model for the region.” Wayne Beyer, TRAC Treasurer, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is also a board member for North Dakota Council on the Arts. That organization has funded a creative </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">asset-mapping project for the community to promote arts-related economic and civic development. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The asset-mapping report from Morgan & Dean Development is expected in the next few weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The NEA received 317 applications for Our Town that were assigned to one of three application review </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">panels based on their project type; arts engagement, cultural planning and design, or non-metro and </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tribal communities. [CNS/TRAC] received an [Arts Engagement] grant award. NEA press office noted, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“With only 80 grants emerging from the 317 applications, or a success rate of 25 percent, competition </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was strong, a testament to the artistic excellence and merit of [the Wahpeton project].</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NEA Director of Design Jason Schupbach said, "It's an exciting time for evolution and exploration in the </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">creative peacemaking field, and I'm certain this year’s Our Town grants will bear fruit for their </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">communities and lessons for the field as a whole."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a complete listing of projects recommended for Our Town grant support, please visit the NEA web</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">site at arts.gov.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Circle of Nations School was established in 1904. Its mission is “to build academic achievement and </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">healthy development of the whole child in a culturally relevant living and learning environment.” CNS </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">actively pursues arts opportunities and is a co-sponsor of Fine Arts Festival with Wahpeton High School. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three Rivers Arts Council was established in 1995 to increase awareness of, appreciation for and </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">involvement with the arts and its potential to improve quality of life for the individual as well as the </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">community. TRAC envisions a community that values art as an important and even integral part of a </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">productive and happy society.] Its mission has evolved with a commitment to educate the public and </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">honor the natural history, artistic possibility, geographic significance and cultural heritage of the Red </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">River confluence area. ]</span><br />
<br />Shawn McCannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224276330397754755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244183482828692714.post-73665145687306192542012-06-23T08:00:00.002-06:002012-06-23T08:01:29.978-06:00Minneapolis Institute of Arts Rembrandt Gala Mural-Dance HallI am finally back posting again. After a whirlwind spring full of projects, I am happy to finally share some pictures of the latest and largest mural to date that I have worked on. With a little over a week and 3980 square feet, I think it turned out pretty cool. I will be posting a more in depth post about the process of creating such a large mural in another one soon, but wanted to get this up and running. The theme behind this mural was one of back alley, graffiti laced amsterdam dance space. It was created in the US Bank Gallery at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and am pretty sure the walls haven't looked like this before :) Stop back soon to see the process shots of the project! And to make the project even more cool, the piece was lit up in black lights for the Rembrandt gala Friday night. I think you will be able to tell which one is the lit up one!!!!!<br />
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