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b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW Opening and Awards

balm — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:21:38 +0000

The b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW opening at Signs of Life Gallery was a great success
with a constant flow of art lovers and interested visitors. We are thankful through
our sponsors to be able to offer $2,000 in awards with juror Samuel W. Kho choice
of artists. Below is a list of the winning artists work and amount of the award.
Please be sure to thank our sponsors by supporting their goods or services. Thank
you again to Signs of Life Gallery for hosting this show in their beautiful space.
The show will run through January 16th, 2009. We will have one to three artists
talks per month tba.

ARTIST AWARDS:

Leah Busch HELLO, FITZGERALD $500

Evan Conley UNTITLED $400

Stephen Johnson WISH NO. 7 $250

Kristine Luber BLANCHE $100

Larry Cole WHAT IS PURE? $100

Sunny Belliston-Taylor FIREHOUSE WHITE $50

TR Erickson MEMORIAL DAY $50

K Hawkom Thomas STUDY IN VALUES $50

Jane Flanders NO 1, 2 & 3 BONE Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)

Brian Horsch EXPLORERS Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)

Betty Wright PARKER Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)

Matthew Farley TAKO TSUBO Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)

Betsy Timmer DRESS Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)

Barry Osbourn WHITE CAULKING Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)

Ben Ahlvers TIGHT Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)

Lynn Hodgman JUSTLY FOLDED Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)

SPONSORS:

DEMDACO, Blick Studio, Central National Bank, ColeCom,

Display Direct, Douglas County Bank, Hava Studios, Kring’s Interiors,

Lazer 105.9, Mass Street Music, White Art Studio

This juried show brings national and regional, established and emerging artists
together with the inspiration “What is White?” A b.a.l.m. collaboration with
Rex Hausmann, allowed us to produce an interactive performance piece for
the opting that illustrates the concept of digging beneath the surface of a piece
of art to reveal the pinata-like nature of art as it is experienced by people of
diverse agesand backgrounds in different ways. We hope this piece frees the
gallery viewer to experience art in a curious and engaging way.
Please see the video below of this interactive collaboration.

Please contact us with any questions or for a full list of artists,
their work and a WHITE SHOW Artists Price List .
All work must be purchased through Signs of Life Gallery.

balm WHITE SHOW at Signs of Life Gallery Invitation

balm — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:22:15 +0000

b.a.l.m. announces:

the WHITE SHOW at
Signs of Life Gallery
722 Massachusetts St
Lawrence, KS 66044

Juried by Samuel W. Kho

Opening Reception Friday October 23rd 7-10pm

Please join us for the opening reception which will feature an interactive installation
of a 3-D painting by Rex Hausmann in collaboration with b.a.l.m., 49 artists from
19 States and Puerto Rico, including established artists such as TR Ericsson,
Stephen Johnson, David Parker to name a few, and many emerging as well as local
and regional artists. Also provided will be hors d’œuvres, live jazz, and the
presentation of the artists awards.

Show runs from October 23rd through January 16th, 2010. There will be 1-2 artist
talks at the gallery per month while the show is running. Stay tuned for artists,
topics and dates.

Click on the images below to enlarge.

For more information about the show or the artists contact us here, or 785.550.3856.
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balm WHITE SHOW juror selection for Signs of Life Gallery

balm — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:05:32 +0000

balm announces the WHITE SHOW juror selection for 2009.

in alphabetical order by first name:

Adam Forrest (Columbus, KS) “Snow Angel”
Barbara Simcoe (Omaha, NE) “Two Ravens”, “Face”, “Holding”
Barry Osbourne (Lee Sumit, MO) “White Caulking”
Baruch Vergara (Yauco, PR) “Nos Han Dado La Teivra”/”They have given us the earth”
Ben Ahlvers (Lawrence, KS) “Tight”
Betsy Timmer (Lawrence, KS) “Rag Rug”, “Dress”
Betty Wright (Topeka, KS) “Parker”
Blake Wilkinson (Lawrence, KS) “Tinman’s Laurels in White”
Brian Horsch (Lecompton, KS) “Explorers”, “Frozen Grass”
Cricket Brooks (Kansas City, MO) “Spine”, “View”
Darin M. White (Lawrence, KS) “Quiver Full”, “F8″, “Tetramonobelos”, “Impressions”, “White Double Lumen Hickman” from Healing Series
David Parker (Naperville, IL) “First White Hair”
Dennis Brown (Grove, OK) “Hey Nineteen”
Don Lisy (South Euclid, OH) “Talking Too”
Dori Lewman (Lawrence, KS) “As White As”
Evan Conley (Chicago, IL) “Color”, “Drawing”, “Gravity Expands”, “Jetty”, “Untitled”
Gary Bradley (Raleigh, NC) “Slave Quarters”
GF Wagner (Overland Park, KS) “Discover and Enjoy”, “Geese”
Jada Schumacher (St. Paul, MN) “White Cloud, KS”, “Pearl, ID”, “Snowflake, AZ”, “Manila, AK”, “Cotton, GA”, “Frost, LA”
James Cook (Tuscon, AZ) “Young Florentine Man”
Jane Flanders (Lawrence, KS) “No 1 Bone”, “No 2 Bone”, “No 3 Bone”
Jay Walker (Malver, PA) “That Day”
Jeanne Lyons Butler (Huntington, NY) “White 10:87″
Jenni White (Lawrence, KS) “Receptivity”
Jeromy Morris (Lawrence, KS) “Musicality”
Jon Keith Swindell (Vinland, KS) “Turn, Turn, Turn” from Days of Future Passed Series
Josh Jalbert (Wooster, OH) “Trace”
Josh Willis (Brooklyn, NY) “Amnesia III”, “Amnesia IX”, “Amnesia XII”
Justen Ladda (NY, NY) “White Mirror”
KT Woodward (Reading, PA) “White Noise I”, “White Noise II”
Keith Lemley (State College, PA) “Implied Volume 1″
Kristin Morland (Lawrence, KS) “Second Skin”
Kristine Luber (Topeka, KS) “Blanche”
Lance Cheney (Albertson, NY) “White Brush 1″
Larry Cole (Grove, OK) “What is Pure?”
Leah Busch (Cincinnati, OH) “Sad Plaid”, “Interface”, “Hello Fitzgerald”
Lynn Hodgman (Kansas City, MO) “Justly Folded”
Matthew Farley (Lawrence, KS) “Tako-Tsubo”
Maura Schaffer (Lafayette, IN) “The Dominator”
Meg Mitchell (Oldsmar, FL) “Lichens for Sarah”, “No Rocking This Time”
Paul Nielsen (Grand Island, NE) “Two Funnels”
Rebecca Degagne (Arcata, CA) “Nudibranch”
Rex Hausmann (San Antonio, TX) “Objective Space” a b.a.l.m. collaborative piece
Romy Scheroder (Poultney, VT) “Cozy”
A. Scott McCauley (Lawrence, KS) “Dandy Dandelion”
Shannon White (Lawrence, KS) “Hold”, “Gathering Glimmer”, “Fade”, “Ewe Can Fly”, “Synaptic Fibers”
Stephen Johnson (Lawrence, KS) “Wish No 1″, “Wish No 5″, “Wish No 7″, Wish No 10″
Sunny Belliston-Taylor (Provo, UT) “Vacancy”, “Firehouse White”, “Untitled (White Vertical)”
Susan Foley (Sebastopol, CA) “Tomboy“
TR Ericsson (NY, NY and Cleveland, OH) “Memorial Day”
Tomas K Hawkom (Hattiesburg, MS) “Emergence”, “Study in Values”
Vincent Leandro (Ashland, OR) “Drift”

Congratulations to all of the above artists, and thank you to every artist for their submissions. We received entries from almost ninety artists and over two hundred pieces representing 20 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and Korea. Please remember that every artist is responsible for shipping or delivering their work to and from the gallery. All work should arrive at the SIGNS OF LIFE GALLERY by October 9th – 13th and be framed if applicable, ready to hang, place etc and have a copy of your application form either attached to if possible or with the work. Work not received by this time will not be included in the show. Accepted artists agree to allow the gallery and balm to reproduce their image for the purpose of promoting the show. The juror will determine cash award recipients, which will be announced at the show opening on October 23rd, 2009. Award recipients will be notified. The show will run from Oct. 23rd, 2009 to January 18th, 2010, all work must remain at the gallery during this time. We look forward to a great show, which would not be possible without you.

We would like to thank the juror Samuel Kho for all the time and work on making these difficult decisions and Signs of Life Gallery for their willingness
to host this show.

Call for Entries for the Juried “WHITE SHOW” 7/17/09

balm — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:56:13 +0000

° UPDATE 9/19/09 – Because of extending the deadline one week and the overwhelming overall response of submission the jury is still out on the final decisions of artists chosen for the WHITE SHOW. We will have the artists names and which piece(s) that are accepted posted on this website by Wed., Sept. 23nd, 2009 at 12pm CST. This will still allow adequate time for the artist to get the work ready and shipped. In the meantime you can email us here with any questions you may have. Thank you for all of your submissions, the show is going to be amazing.

° UPDATE 9/3/09 – Deadline for WHITE SHOW has been extended one week to Saturday, Sept. 12th, 2009 or postmarked by Sept. 9th, 2009.
The PDF Application file is corrected, and the PayPal account is set up to check out see the bottom of this page. To answer some common questions – Filling out the form online constitutes your hand signed signature. If you email your images and application and mail in a check please include a copy of your application in the mail as well. If payment is not here before the juror looks at the work, your work will not be considered, so we recommend priority/ expedited mail or PayPal if you are running late submitting your entry fee. Payment can be made via PayPal or Check payable to balm. Applications can be submitted by (scroll over link to see info) mail, fax or email or hand delivered. If work is accepted delivery of the work will be allowed from Friday Oct. 9th, 2009- Tuesday Oct. 13th, 2009.

CALENDAR

Entries Due: 11:59 p.m., Sept. 12th, 2009

Notification: See web site Saturday Sept. 19th, 2009:
http://beautyartandlifemovement.org
No phone calls will be made

Hand Delivery or Shipment to gallery: Friday, October 9th – Tuesday
Sept. 13th 2009 during gallery hours (see address under hand delivered above)

Show Dates: October 23rd, 2009 – January 18th, 2010

Opening: Friday, October 23rd, 2009 – 7:00 p.m.

Pick Up Date: Tues. January 19th-Sat. January 23rd,
2010, 12:00pm – 4:00 p.m.

b.a.l.m. announces the “WHITE SHOW” call for entries, a juried art show.

On October 23rd, 2009 b.a.l.m. will open its art show at Signs of Life Gallery in downtown Lawrence, Kansas and will run till January 18th, 2010.
The show is open to all artists 18 years and older, and the entries are due °September 4th, 2009 before 11:59pm. There will be a minimum of 3 cash awards given at the judgment of the jury and committee. Awards and totals TBA at a later date. If you are interested in helping sponsor this event please
contact Darin.

We are happy to announce that Samuel W. Kho has agreed to guest jury the show.
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About Samuel W. Kho

Samuel W. Kho enjoys a diversity of roles in many an art world— most importantly, in organizing exhibitions with artists.
Kho currently serves as Curator at All Things Project, a gallery located in Greenwich Village, New York City.
Previously, Kho was co-director of Hayworth Gallery in Los Angeles and had his graduate studies in the Art Market (FIT-SUNY).
To Samuel Kho, art, like life, is like a cactus: it ought to be thorny just as it could be beautiful. His constant mission is to gather and
empower a dangerously prickly assortment of people, classes, and beliefs.
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All work should be a majority of white in color.
There is no size or material requirements, however the gallery ceilings are 11′ and 12′.
The jury and committee is open to all 2-D and 3-D mediums.

The jury committee has put together an inspiration that will encourage artists with some glimpses of the concept.

If you are interested in submitting work please see the files below, read them carefully and follow the instructions.

If you have any questions contact us here.

WHITE SHOW INFORMATION PG 1

WHITE SHOW APPLICATION PG 2

WHITE SHOW Art Entries – $7 each not more than 6 entries & $35

Sub1 $7.00
Sub2 $14.00
Sub3 $21.00
Sub4 $28.00
Sub5 and Sub6 $35.00

we reserve the right to change this information at any time
-all rights reserved and copyrighted b.a.l.m. 2009

a life to remember

balm — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:15:53 +0000

How do you remember the times that you laugh and cry, the times that you argue, complain, fear, believe, hope, dream, love, and all of those
other aspects of life? It is a moment, a simple memory, a fleeting thought, or a long pause?

We have been forced into the reality of life…a life to remember. our son who has been battling neuroblastoma cancer, was freed from the
battle on January 9th, 2009.

Through this struggle we have appreciated having art as a language to express our feelings, thoughts, prayers; understood or not.
Below are poems in response to his life.
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why did you go?

i know you were strong and brave

our missing you is beyond pain and yet

you are so full of joy —

more than you even left with us,

which is hard to fathom,

excruciating to believe.

faith is unseen but true;

in weakness there is strength.

most don’t understand what you gave,

like the ONE…

your life LIVED not in vain,

but in such love, gifted gain,

welcomed pleasure

building life, home and eternity

with lions, a melting smile and more talent than

can be imagined.

Darin M. White

Sculptures by Darin White and Drawing by Shannon White, copyright 2009
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We love you, Caden, One of Joy, our Little Warrior.

Capture the heart of the King.

“Drink the wind”,

Ride the baby lion!

Shine your light;

Twinkle bright so we can See you at night.

Fish, Build, Play, Run fast.

Fly into the sunrise.

Live your Dreams now and Forever.

We won’t forget the Treasure you are

Precious little guy who brought us such joy,

A gift we can never replace.

Go with God!

Be at peace with no more pain.

Be Free!

Be one with the Savior.

Love forever in His open arms.

Eat from the Tree of Life

Fruit of Forgiveness.

Days without end…

Mystery Art Gathering 10/25/08

balm — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:09:25 +0000

Bring visceral proof to any questions you think you may have answered in the form of a piece of artwork, or a query you are pursuing in your work,
to the Carnegie Cultural Center at 5th and Main (Hwy 59) in Ottawa,
Kansas from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, October 25th.
Please bring a pumpkin to paint, and an autumn snack or drink
at the end of the evening, besides artistic converstations, you will have your own transformed gourd.
Lawrence carpool will be available to leave at 5:45 from the NE corner of the Southwind 12 parking lot.
Please call d or s at 785.550.3856 with questions.

p.s. – Don’t forget to visit Jane’s studio at 1023 New Jersey St for the Lawrence Artwalk between 10-6 on Saturday or 12-6 on Sunday.

Two Person Art Show Invite and Independent Film Promo

balm — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:47:00 +0000

You are invited to a two person art show opening entitled “Soil & Seed - Paintings & Prints by Shannon White” and “Material” Sculptures and Prints by Darin M. White. The show opening reception Friday, October 17th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Carnegie Art & Cultural Center will include music, food and a gallery talk with the artists. In addition to claiming the title of artist, they are also married and are each dealing in different ways with issues related to the sickness and healing of their son from neuroblastoma cancer along with other aspects that they address in their work. Come and view both artists’ work and enjoy an early evening in the quaint town of Ottawa, Kansas just 30 minutes South of Lawrence on Hwy 59 (Main St.). Turn left (East) on 5th to park. We hope to see many of you!

Also, we would like to help promote a movie “And What Remains” by one b.a.l.m.’s own, Marc Havener. Marc owns Resonate Pictures andrecently was accepted into the Heartland Film Festival and will be shown on the 18th, 22nd and 23rd of October in Indianapolis, Indiana. The film was just recently in the Temecula International Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA with stellar reviews, and will be in the TallGrass Film Festival in Wichita, Kansas from the 26-28 of October. Please help him promote his movie at Heartland FF by simply clicking on this link. Please resit the urge to click on others, as the number of hits is the way that the films are rated on public interest. Also clicking multiple times doesn’t work either. We tried. Thank you for supporting an independent film artist.

Degage Soup Gathering Invitation 9/27/08

balm — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:22:48 +0000

Jane and Phil have kindly volunteered to host this casual gathering at Jane’s painting studio on 1023 New Jersey St 66044 this Saturday 6-9 p.m.

Come join the mix, as we put together our artistic abilities, scouring the alley and then assembling a sculpture and enjoy steaming soup, cornbread and conversation together. Please feel free to bring something you are working on to share or an item for the assemblage and something to go with soup.

Répondez s’il vous plaît! Darin or Shannon 785.550.3856.

SUNDAY BRUNCH & Hike 9/21/08

balm — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:36:08 +0000

Who would like to get outside for a healthy hike together for this SUNDAY BRUNCH? Those who want to carpool to West Clinton’s Woodridge Park can meet at 9:30 a.m. at 2554 Stowe Dr to fill up water and coffee and tea thermoses and leave promptly at 9:40. If you want to meet us at Woodridge Park, please be there at 10 to start the hike (take 6th Street west, left on the curve on Stull Rd, left on E 250, left on N 1400 and left on 350 to Woodridge Park campsite area) . We will bring frisbees & badminton, and our sketchbooks. You are welcome to bring guitars, drums, a poem, magnifying glasses, binoculars, containers for studying insects, etc…

Please bring a pack with finger food or trail mix so we can stop and have a light brunch in the woods. We will try our hand at some scones to share and leave some crumbs for the birds. We will also discuss future ideas for gatherings and projects, as we have a few possibilities. Please bring ideas to mutually encourage, learn, deepen and support what sustains everyday life and culture, as well as explore the relationship between sustainability and creativity. Quality relationships are symbiotic – food for thought. Think, pray, live, create, share …enjoy.

We enjoyed and will make a link available to Kali’s dairy farm documentary and an image of Eric’s blueberry harvesting rake replica, as they gave us a beautiful picture of the roots they have grown from — healthy food, family, friends, the outdoors, hard work, preserving, developing and innovating techniques and natural resources, simple pleasures, several of the important factors that sustain our lives.

September 14th, 2008 Blueberry Fields SUNDAY BRUNCH

balm — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:38:22 +0000

Blueberry fields forever. This SUNDAY BRUNCH September 14th, 2008 will feature a blueberry theme and a documentary about the harvest of blueberry fields by Kali. Please join us from 10am – 12pm for creative conversations and dialog.

Menu
Blueberry cobbler
Pork tenderloin
Please bring a side dish or juice to share.

Details of location and contact information to let us know you are coming is here.