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A review of The New Old San Antonio: Tales From the Little Big Town. Read more here…
By Sean Rosner / Review Magazine May 27, 2011
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San Antonio artists descend on Lawrence, Kansas
When the group first swarmed off the bus at the Lawrence Arts Center two weekends ago, haggard but giddy from 14 hours of travel, it seemed that a fully armed raiding party had arrived to take over the sleepy Kansas college town. By the next afternoon, after making…
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By Artifacts By Scott Andrews May 11, 2011
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Actually, we are in Kansas
More than a dozen artists made the trip to Lawrence, Kan. – many of them by bus, no less — last week for the opening of “The New Old San Antonio: Stories from the Little Big Town,” at the Lawrence Art Center. Curated by human dynamo Rex Hausmann of Hausmann Millworks and Darin M. White of b.a.l.m. (beauty, art and life movement), the show is the latest volley in an artistic exchange that began with “The White Show” last year. Read more here…
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Dozens of San Antonio artists migrating to Kansas
Artists, get out of town. For the sake of our city — please leave. The arts community does a great job putting out show after show of hot stuff in town, but it’s time to spread the word to foreign lands. Thirty-three painters, sculptors, mixed-media makers, and performance artists have taken on the mission, and are busing out to Lawrence, Kansas, tomorrow morn to attend the opening of their show “The New Old San Antonio: Tales from The Little Big Town.” Read more here…
San Antonio Artists Descend on Lawrence
As part of Final Fridays festivities in Lawrence, 33 artists from San Antonio, Texas are in town for the show “The New Old San Antonio: Tales from the Little Big Town.” We’ll hear from the show’s organizers about what the two towns have in common, and how their recent collaborations have started a larger conversation about artists forming communities outside their region. Rex Hausmann, Director of Hausmann Millworks in San Antonio, TX and Darin M. White Co Director of b.a.l.m. | beauty, art and life movement in Lawrence, KS on NPR 89.3FM Central Standard with Jabulani Leffall promoting “The Little Big Town” Exhibition and artists and art in Lawrence, KS and San Antonio, TX.
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Final Friday preview: ‘The New Old San Antonio: Tales From Little Big Town’
Final Friday always boasts some unique events, but there’s something extra special planned for April. For the first time in the downtown art walk’s history we’ll see an artist exchange, as more than 30 artists from San Antonio bring pieces to the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 Mass., for an exhibit called “The New Old San Antonio: Tales From Little Big Town.” Read more here… By Trevan McGeeLawrence.com April 27, 2011 —
Gallery of Selected works from ‘The New Old San Antonio: Little Big Town’
Selected gallery of photos of the pieces that will be on display at ‘The New Old San Antonio: Little Big Town’ exhibit at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. The exhibit is compiled of pieces from more than 30 San Antonio artists, many of which will visit Lawrence on April’s Final Friday. by Lawrence.comApril 27th, 2011 —
Selected works from ‘The New Old San Antonio: Little Big Town’
Photos of the pieces that will be on display at ‘The New Old San Antonio: Little Big Town’ exhibit at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. The exhibit is compiled of pieces from more than 30 San Antonio artists, many of which will visit Lawrence on April’s Final Friday. by Lawrence Journal WorldApril 27th, 2011 —
The Lawrence Report: January/February, 2011 Final Fridays walkabout
A highlight of the Lawrence Final Fridays in February and shout out to b.a.l.m. including images. By Tom King in Review Magazine February 25, 2011 —
Not in Kansas Anymore Lawrence Artists pay tribute to the city’s original art collective. Now, isn’t that a gas?
An article in Lawrence Magazine about the 1966 art collective in Lawrence and a perspective how things have changed or have stayed the same with new artists collectives including b.a.l.m. by Nathan Pettengill Sunflower PublishingSpring, 2010 (Page 64-66) —
Collective Creations
An article in Lawrence Magazine about art collectives in Lawrence including b.a.l.m. which the art by all collectives was hosted and photographed at the b.a.l.m. anthropoi exhibition. by Nathan Pettengill Sunflower PublishingWinter, 2010 —
Love in the Time of Beer Bellies … a Mass. St. Romance
A video about art collectives in Lawrence including b.a.l.m. by Sunflower PublishingNov 1, 2010 —
FACES AND PLACES IN DOWNTOWN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Get your map for the second Final Fridays in downtown Lawrence
Brief write up including a highlight of the b.a.l.m. anthropoi show for Final Friday’s at 739 Mass. Flash Space in Lawrence, KS. Front image is a detail of a child peering through artist Lori Bury’s work Telescope (Dreamscape) from the b.a.l.m. TRANS•parent TRANS•lucent Exhibit
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Seeing Through
A review of b.a.l.m. TRANS•parent TRANS•lucent Exhibit for Final Friday’s at 739 Mass. Flash Space in Lawrence, KS
First ‘Final Friday’ attracts artsy crowd
A write up of the Final Friday events in Lawrence, KS which included curator Darin M. White discussing the b.a.l.m. TRANS•parent TRANS•lucent Exhibit at 739 Mass. Flash Space in Lawrence, KS By Aleese Kopf/ Lawrence Journal World – August 28, 2010 —
Final Fridays starts downtown
Clara Houk, 2, Lawrence, peeks out from inside of artist Lori Bury’s sculpture named Telescope (Dreamscape). Photo by John Young/ Lawrence Journal World – August 28, 2010 —
Final Fridays kicks off downtown
‘White Show’ able to amuse and unsettle at the same time
2010 Contemporary Art Month highlights
Event highlight of b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW at Hausmann Millworks in San Antonio, TX by San Antonio Express-News– February 28, 2010 —
The White Show at The Hausmann Millworks
Event announcement of b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW in conjunction with San Antonio, TX Contemporary Art Month (CAM). By (CAM) – February 2010 —
The WHITE show
Event announcement of b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW by Visit San Antonio– February 2010 —
Is that a rug you’re wearing?
Highlight of Betsy Timmer’s Rag Rug and the b.a.l.m. White Show at Signs of Life Gallery in Lawrence, KS by Culture-Making.com January 2010
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[…] During the hubbub of getting ready for the balm Dry Bones show we were asked along with some other local art collectives to produce a piece for Lawrence Magazine called Collective Creations. There was a quick little video piece done as well about the theme Love in the Time of Beer Bellies … a Mass. St. Romance. I have gotten to do a little radio lately for the promotion of the Downtown Lawrence Art Districts Final Friday’s on 1320 AM which has been a fun experience. If you have a moment take some time to check out some other reviews and press on the balm site. […]
[…] Heralded as “…the culmination of a year’s exchange of talent.” by the SA Current and “Curated by human dynamo Rex Hausmann of Hausmann Millworks and Darin M. White of b.a.l.m. (beauty, art and life movement), the show is the latest volley in an artistic exchange…” by SA Express News. Also noted by Jabulani Laffal on NPR Radio KCUR 89.3 FM Central Standard Show, “…how their recent collaborations have started a larger conversation about artists forming communities outside their region.” And …“something extra special” by Lawrence.com. See additional Press here. […]