2010 PBR Art Show at Illiterate
Why do creative people like PBR so much? Because it's smooth and refreshing? Because of that nostalgic blue ribbon won at the 1893 World Fair? Because it's as cheap as we are? Questions for the ages. However, now there's another reason for the thirsty artist in you to appreciate that classic red, white and blue can -- it could pay you.Pabst is giving away a grand prize of $1893, plus a year's worth of beer to 4 artists across the nation who create masterpieces inspired by it's most famous brew- Pabst Blue Ribbon.Come support Denver's artists as they display their submissions for this year's PBR Art contest at Illiterate and Indy Ink.Music:Josephine & the Mouse PeopleJonathan + BproLIve A...Read more
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tags: PBR Art Indy Ink Josephine and the Mouse People Jonathan + Bpro Chris Huth Sam Turner
Speakeasy Open Mic Start Jan 19th!
Who: see flyer What: see flyer When: see flyer Where: see flyer Why: see flyer iloveyou,Rob...Read more
Over the Weekend: Delirium Wave 2 Opening Photos and Video
On Friday night, things got steamy inside Illiterate for the opening of Delirium: Wave 2. The reinstallation of photographer Mark Sink's personal collection included ten new artists and nearly double the amount of art from Wave 1. For this second round Mark built further on the sense of the show's ecstactic confusion not only by increasing the quantity and variety of work, but also by displaying it in a salon style stacked manner, like a refrigerator door covered in high concept photography and painting. Before the crowd arrived, Marak's Dog Utah gave the room one last inspection. Mark's sole choice of street photographs in the exhibit came from this nefarious fel...Read more
Last Poetry/Open Mic of 2009!
See poster above for details. Dress up as your favorite Christmas ornament and win a prize! Baobob Tree Press and Illiterate Magazine present:The Last Poetry/Open Mic Event of 2009 at the Burnt Toast! We will return 3 weeks later, at which time we'll be celebrating The First Poetry/Open Mic Event of 2010.But before that happens, swing by Wed Night (on the Hill in Boulder, right across the street from The Sink) and catch what promises to be a really great Dean Martin meets Santa Clause meets a paper bag full of Jonathan's puppets meets two bottles of Jameson and several packs of Camel Lights.Sign up at 8. Show starts at 8:30. See you there.I'll be the guy in the black skull tie and t...Read more
Better Late Than Never: Where The Wild Things Are:
A friend of mine who directs films once told me, "no matter what you do on a shoot, feed your workers". I didn't know exactly what was so important about providing snacks to actors until I found myself filming with a five year old for this Where The Wild Things Art . We kept Max happy and pliable with a constant supply of his favorite food: pushpops. If you're wondering who the Illiterate Max. His name is Armani and the little boy that plays Max. If you're wandering who the little boy is, his name is Armani, the son of artist and illiterate's drywall expert, Stephen Alerid. He hung out with us on a late November Sunday chasing and being chased by me, Joe and Sander, as the...Read more
Delirium
“ Life creates itself in delirium and is undone in ennui." ~ Emile M. Cioran' de·lir·i·um (n) 1. A disordered state of the mental faculties resulting from disturbance of the functions of the brain, and characterized by incoherent speech, hallucinations, restlessness, and frenzied or maniacal excitement. 2. Uncontrollable excitement or emotion, as of a delirious person; frenzied rapture; wildly absurd thought or speech. 3. An Illiterate art exhibit from the wild mind and private collection of one of Denver's most celebrated photographer's, Mark Sink; featuring works by mentors, colleagues, friends, disciples and himself. From Mark Sink:...Read more
Bill Willingham At Time Warp
Muliple Eisner award winning writer Bill Willingham, creater of Fables--the long running series in which fairy tale characters are forced to flee their own worlds and are exiled into ours,(after which many things happen--including the Big Bad Wolf knocks up Snow White...) and the man who will take over writing duties for Angel next month will be signing books at Time Warp Comics Sunday, November 15th from 1-5. For all the details check out Time Warps website (link below). www.time-warp.com...Read more
Illiterate Gone Wild
Apparently the word spread about the opening last Friday of Illiterate's debut exhibit: Where The Wild Things Art. The people came, and came and came and kept coming until the hallway at 82. S Broadway looked more like a busy bus terminal than an art gallery. In many ways Friday night's opening was another Illiterate arts event - doors opened at 7PM, renovations ended at 8PM and the place was packed with inquisitive faces by 9PM - the paramount difference from our past bashes; when we said goodbye at the end of the night, we could do so with a hospital farewell, "come back anytime". Below you can follow the course of the event from the lenses of Rachel Paton, Broox Pulford and Gloriann...Read more
Emily, Jonathan, and Allison Live at the Laughing Goat
Who: Emily Owens, hometown favorite, sexy word goddess, former host of the weekly reading series at the Trident and author of After All We Only Ever Listened To The Refridgerator Hum (Baobob Tree Press). Jonathan Montgomery, poet and 80’s pop music historian, author of future classics such as MeToo Poems Volume 1, MeToo Poems Volume 2, (Baobob Tree Press) and the extremely brand new Taxis and Shit: MeToo Poems Volume 3 (Monkey Puzzle Press). Jonathan puts on one hell of a show, complete with costumes and brilliantly stitched together words and musical surprises. You’re not going to want to miss this. Allison Langley, boulderite since age two, has been doin...Read more
Illiterate Grand Opening! = Where The Wild Things Art
About the space Five years ago, Illiterate began as an arts and literary student group and publication at the University of Colorado Boulder. Two years later, after it and many of the staff graduated, Illiterate grew to include an interactive online community of creative individuals submitting content for a chance to get published. As of October 2009, Illiterate now occupies a multifunctional two story facility. That's right, we have a zip code! Located in Denver, Colorado's historic Baker district at 82 S. Broadway (click for map), Illiterate's new HQ serves a number of creative uses: as an art gallery, artists' studio, and the center of operations for Illiterate's interactive web...Read more