Model Kit Marvels
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exhibit solely features 3-d artwork
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By gabe pons
PONSHOP Studio and Gallery is pleased to announce their seventh community art exhibition in July of 2016, “Model Kit Marvels.” The gallery will feature custom painted model kits supplied by the New York-based company, Boundless Brooklyn, and adorned by over forty innovative artists from across the United States. The opening reception is Friday, July 1 from 610pm. “Model Kit Marvels” is PONSHOP’s first partnership with Boundless Brooklyn, as well as PONSHOP’s first exhibit solely featuring three-dimensional artwork. Artists selected from three model kits: The New York City Water Tower, the Skateboard Half Pipe Ramp, or the Billboard Structure. The main event is the art exhibition, but PONSHOP will also be hosting a Do-It-Yourself Model Kit workshop from 6-8pm in the classroom during the opening reception and, weather permitting,
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their garden space will open for guests and artists. Gallery co-owner Gabriel Pons comments, “The Boundless Brooklyn kits have been a great educational tool since we’ve been carrying them in our gallery
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last year. I’ve used them as a means to educate our students in terms of architectural typology and historic precedent. Painting them is a great design challenge for beginners and professionals alike.” Featured Artists include: Crystal Rodrigue, Dolly Whitley, ELSTABO (NY), Gregg Deal (CO), HKS181 (DC), James Walker, Jeff Gulick, Jenna Andersen, Jenna Leigh Anderson, Jeremy Gann, Kevin Rodrigue, Leslie Brier, Maddie Huddle, Matt Corrado (MD), Rachel Hicks, Samantha Brodek, and Tim Rodgers Jr. Participating Artists include: Andrew Sutherland, Bengi Baker, Dale Brown, Elaine B., Falynn Koch, George Meadows, Jamie Bronson, Jerome Golden, John Curtis, Joshua Colon, Kay Portmess, Kristine Oleson, Mark Mason, Mr. Mars, Morgan Buenos, Nico Cathcart, Nikolas Brown, Stephanie Woolsey, Yanina Angelini, Zach Barbieto, and Zane Brown. Boundless Brooklyn is an innovative company established in New York by friends David and Terence. They provide easy-to-assemble model architecture kits that allow you to add your own personal flair. Made out of 100% recycled material, their easy-to-assemble kits pay homage to iconic structures in our urban environment including NYC’s classic water towers, billboards, and skateboard ramps to name a few. Learn more at www.boundlessbrooklyn.com Opening Reception at the Ponshop, 712 Caroline St, Friday, July 1, 6-10pm.Exhibit runs through July 31.
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A 40-minute film with aerial and underwater photography that tells the story of the Rappahannock River from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay.
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Gabe and Scarlett Pons vision is to provide a gallery/shop that embodies art, design, and creative education.
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... and Those Who Love Books Local author and educator James Noll had been mulling the idea of starting an independent book festival in Fredericksburg for some time. He’d been attending regional festivals for years, and after returning home from one in Gaithersburg, Maryland he felt sure that Fredericksburg, with its vibrant creative community, would welcome an event that celebrates books, authors and literature. Noll connected with Chris Jones and myself, and as of May 2016, the Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival is an official LLC, with our first event taking place on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Riverside Park along Sophia ST As organizers, we are calling all authors, publishers, graphic novelists, illustrators, art book creators, book designers, print on demand shops, marketing and PR companies, graphic designers, letter press printers, stationery makers, and anyone selling goods and services related to the publishing industry. We will offer opportunities for authors of all ages, information about which is on our website. Most importantly, we want book lovers of all ages to come out in droves to support our independent markets and make the event a success. Noll, Jones and I understand the challenges of being independent publishers and the diligence it takes to successfully promote one’s work, and we are offering a space for people to accomplish their goals. In addition to a thriving sound engineering business, Noll teaches creative writing and has been writing and independently publishing pulp fiction and novels for years. Jones has been graphic designer, writer, and editor
of a number of regional publications, is a busy motivational speaker and writing coach, hosts a weekly podcast for writers and is a co-host at Convocation Radio, also of the motivational ilk. Jones recently independently published a coaching book aligned with his podcast called The Art and Business of Writing. I have been a freelance writer for the past seven years and have published, designed, edited and promoted the Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review since spring of 2015. Noll says, “The Indie Publishing Revolution is in full swing, and there are thousands of people foregoing the old gatekeepers and going for it on their own. They need more opportunities to market their work, build their email lists, and find their tribes. Something like the Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival is the perfect opportunity to let them do so.” Jones hopes that the festival will become a venue by which authors can connect with other vendors and earn new audiences for their work, and he notes Fredericksburg’s location as a way to make that happen, “We are centrally located between Richmond and Washington, D.C., and our multiple library branches attest to the love of reading by our residents.” For more information and details about purchasing a table for the September 24th event, please visit our website at www.fredbookfest.com. Follow us on Facebook at Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival for up-to-theminute information about vendors, opportunities and more. A.E. Bayne is a writer, visual artists, and educator, and is the editor and publisher of Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review.
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