Creative Tourism - a group exhibition of artists' travel images
On display May 10th through August 11th, 2008 in the West Wing Gallery at Rosemary's Restaurant

Join us for a Meet the Artist Reception! Tuesday, June 3rd from 5PM to 7PM
Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and Happy Hour priced cocktails.

photograph by Dave SanchezCurator Statement:

What do Las Vegas artists photograph when they travel? How does living in a tourist destination mediate the experience of actually being a tourist? Las Vegas perpetually presents itself as a brand-destination with a logo, a wild cast of characters and a series of not-to-be-missed attractions. In these transient times, perhaps we are all tourists, endlessly seeking and presented with opportunities for exploration, entertainment and visual seduction that are novel and provoking.

Six local artists were invited to participate and submit images responding to notions of travel and tourism. The results are not your typical "tourist" shots, offering unexpected views of journeys ranging from cross-country road trips to excursions through metropolitan Tokyo.

Artists Featured:
Catherine Angel, Catherine Borg, Stephen Hendee, Rebekah Just, Lake Newton, Erin Stellmon and David Sanchez Burr

The Show Starts on the Sidewalk:
San Francisco (May 10, 8:30pm out-of-doors at 16th and Florida)
San Jose
Santa Cruz (May 14, downtown, with Grant Wilson & Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In) The

Audacity of Desperation

First stop: The Urbana- Champaign Independent Media Center
May 7th - June 15
202 S. Broadway Suite 100
Urbana, IL 61801

Urbana Opening Party: May 7, at 7pm with a screening of video shorts

Urbana Closing Party: June 4, at 7pm, with the kick off of Continental Drift an itinerant discussion on Neoliberal policies and cracks in global power. Continental Drift will be traveling though the Radical Midwest Cultural Corridor, starting at the IMC with conversations about the Audacity of Desperation and presentations by Kevin Hamilton, Brain Holmes, Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri. For more information see:
http://radicalmidwest.blogspot.com/

Next stop: Sea and Space, Los Angeles, CA,
October 23- November 16
(more details this summer - watch election results with us there)

The Audacity of Desperation is an art exhibition, political action, and on-going dialogue. This show confronts, expresses and unravels states of desperation. Artworks by activists, artists, enthusiasts, and very concerned people, are made in editions of 100 with the intention of free distribution to audiences. In this way, these artworks will be activated outside of the exhibition space and in domestic spaces, on bodies, clothes, bags, and in public spaces.