Fingertips
ART AT YOUR
Presented by the Grand Rapids Art Museum April 24-26, 2014
Art museum parking and museum location are marked in red.
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Table of Contents About us Itinerary Beauty Schools Regency Beauty School Douglas J Aveda Empire Beauty School Ogle Beauty School Salons Mars Nailbar Tomahawk Salon Primp & Polish Speakers Lee Redmond Fluery Rose T.J. Weaver General Info Ticket Info
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Art at Your Fingertips is a new annual festival celebrating the art and design of nail painting. We welcome anyone to come and get their nails done, hear from several different speakers that have come from all over the United States, take a look at some of the best fingernail designs we have ever seen, and talk with some of the best manicurist schools in the nation.
About Us
THURSDAY
SATURDAY
5:00pm....................... Museum opens (Best Nails Ever, beauty schools available)
10:00am..................... Museum & Salons open
9:00pm....................... Museum Closes
1:00pm....................... Speaker T.J. Weaver
FRIDAY
3:00pm....................... Prizes/Raffle Giveaway
12:00pm...................... Museum & Salons open
3:30pm........................ Games to win prizes (Garden Room)
5:00pm....................... Dinner on Veranda
5:00pm....................... Dinner on Veranda
6:30pm....................... Speaker Fluery Rose
6:00pm....................... Speaker Lee Redmond
11:00pm...................... Museum closes
11:00pm...................... Museum closes
Itinerary
Located in 20 states. Michigan locations: DetroitLakeside, Detroit-Southgate, Flint, Grand Rapids, and Lansing
At Regency beauty school, we think of ourselves as dream-makers. We can help you make your vision of a successful beauty career come true. We offer a complete and contemporary cosmetology school education. Our courses go beyond technique – we teach you how to be a successful cosmetologist who uses your creativity and talent to make your clients feel good and look great. Regency’s cosmetology schools are recognized, accredited institutions that offer federal financial aid to those that qualify. Our comprehensive curriculum includes the full range of beauty – hair, skin, nails, and make-up – so you get a wellrounded education that transfers to any salon or spa – single boutique or national chain – after you graduate.
Beauty Schools -2nd floor
Approximate tuition (including books and kits): $18,500 For more information and contact info: www.regency.edu regency@regencybeauty.com 800-787-6456
At a Douglas J Aveda Institute, students receive a world-class education in cosmetology and esthiology, preparing them for creative, rewarding and successful careers in the salon and spa industries. Our beauty schools promote the unique Aveda philosophy of learning that education is about more than learning technical skills - it is about growing as an individual. Douglas J Aveda Institutes help students to not only master their craft -- whether hair cutting, hair coloring, nail or spa and skin care -- but also to be their best as an artist and professional. A Douglas J cosmetology education looks great on a resume, whether it be from our 4 Michigan cosmetology schools, or our beauty schools in Chicago and Knoxville, Tennessee. Approximate tuition (tuition, book, & kits)rates change depending on the date classes start: $17,000-$23,000 For more information and contact info (Grand Rapids location): www.douglasj.com 616-808-3078
Located in 3 states. Michigan locations: Ann Arbor, East Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Royal Oak
2nd floor- Beauty
Schools
Why Empire? Experienced. 70 years of experience and stateof-the-art technology. Interactive. White board technology and digital textbooks make learning more visual, easy and fun. Unique. With Certified Learning in Cosmetology (CLIC), your mannequins, textbooks, special tools and curriculum all work together. CLIC is hands-on so you learn fast and can unleash your creativity. Expert and Caring. CLIC Certified Educators really care about each student. Accredited. By the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences. Affordable. This accreditation enables us to help students get federal financial aid. Practical. Learn to attract and retain loyal clients—build your book of business.
Beauty Schools -2nd floor
Located in 22 states. Michigan locations: Grand Rapids (Four Mile Rd), Grand Rapids (Standale Plaza), and Portage
Approximate tuition (including books and kits): $16,690 For more information and contact info: www.empire.edu Grand Rapids (Four Mile Rd) 616-7238469 Grand Rapids (Standale Plaza) 616433-2232
Located in Texas. Arlington, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Houston, Hurst, North Dallas, San Antonio
Ogle’s Mission is our promise to students. In return for their personal sacrifices, dedication and creative energy we will help them realize their dream, a fulfilling career in the beauty industry. We train our students in the time-tested skills of cosmetology and esthetics as well as innovations in their chosen field. However, we understand that career achievement is as much about character as it is skill. Beginning day one, we challenge students to become true professionals. We model our schools after successful salons with the same policies, codes of conduct and professional expectations they will encounter in their future jobs. At the same time, we recognize they are students, and professionalism takes time, patience and our support to develop. Ogle graduates understand that ultimately, their success will be determined by their clients.
Approximate tuition (including books and kits): $17,325
Throughout our process we endeavor to meet the highest practicable standards and our instructors, equipment and facilities reflect that commitment.
For more information and contact info:
Our Mission establishes our shared (with our students) accountability for completion, licensure and placement in a desirable job and we strive for superior performance in each.
www.ogleschool.edu 888-820-4224
Ogle School prepares committed students for rewarding careers in the beauty industry through salon-modeled, student-centered training and development of the highest caliber.
2nd floor- Beauty
Schools
Located in Los Angeles MARS THE SALON offers a full menu of professional nail services specializing in artistic, freehand, gel application. The detailed artistry available only at MARS is inspired by imagination as well as current trends and fashions. Our damage-free gel technology is a safe way to enjoy long lasting manicures and pedicures. MARS is dedicated to providing the highest level of luxury, care and service and encourages our guests to indulge in the ultimate pampering experience only MARS THE SALON can deliver. Organic treatments are available upon request.
MARS has been featured in Allure, Seventeen, Bazaar, Star, OKMagazine, LATimes, Life&Style, and Vogue
Salons-3rd floor
Contact and information:
310-652-0930
606 Westmount Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
info@mars-salonla.com www.mars-salon.com
Located in Miami, FL
Nailbar was voted Miami’s Best Nail Salon in 2011 by New Times and Top Ten salons for nail art by Marie Claire Magazine.
Nailbar and Beauty Lounge is definitely the coolest place to get glamorous! So expect local celebrities and VIPs on the scene. This is the perfect location to bring everyone together. Whether it is your birthday, bridal shower, girls night-out, bachelorette party or corporate event, Nailbar and Beauty Lounge is the number one salon of choice to get pampered, while celebrating your special occasion.
Contact/information: 3301 NE 1st Ave, MIDTOWN 4, Miami, FL 33137 305-514-0305
feedback@nailbarandsalon beautylounge.com www.nailbarandbeauty lounge.com
We are an eco friendly nail boutique and we choose to work with only the best products out there. We proudly use Zoya nail polish, all natural raw sugar scrubs, herbal lotion for hands and feet, disposable sani smart liners for all pedicure stations, and more.
3rd floor-Salons
Located in Brooklyn, NY Tomahawk Salon is a full service hair salon catering to both men and women in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Walk-ins welcome when available but appointments are divine. We offer cuts, color, extensions, updo, blow outs, makeup application and yes even nail art. Located in the heart of Bushwick at 17 Thames between Bogart St and Morgan Ave. We now house Noveau Vieux vintage clothing and local designers for both guys and gals. Get styled from head to toe! Tomahawk is home to four fabulous gals: Kristin “dimples� Jackson-celebrity Senior Stylist/Colorist, Ms. Amy Haben Senior Stylist, Ms. Donna Cyrus Senior Stylist/Colorist, Ms. Mary Davis Senior Stylist/Colorist (at this time Mary is in the West Coast), Chantal Savaresse barber, and nail artist extraordinaire Fleury Rose.
Salons -3rd floor
Tomahawk Salon has been featured in Allure, Teen Vogue, Rebel Ink, Skin&Ink, Time Out, & MTV Contact and information: 17 Thames St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 646-399-6873 tomahawksalon@gmail. com tomahawksalon.com
Don’t be intimidated by the high-end vibe of this Williamsburg salon: Despite the stone floors, more than 400 polish colors from brands like Essie, OPI and Chanel, and plush leather drying stations, its basic nail services cost about the same as your run-of-the-mill neighborhood salon. Settle in at the high, illuminated counter for a manicure or pedicure in the leathermassage-chair-laden section hidden behind string curtains. When it comes to snazzy nail effects, Primp & Polish does it all, and you can stop in without an appointment. But for a hand-painted creation by head manicurist Kieu Bui, you’ll need to call ahead and book and appointment. Bui, whose sister Lauren manages the salon, has been honing her craft since she was a teen, and her steady hand will paint anything from delicate flowers to abstract patterns. The salon recommends that you get a gel-polish manicure to ensure that your design will last for up to three weeks.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contact and information: 189 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 205 N9th, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Primp & Polish has been awarded TONY’s top 10 nail-art salons and featured in Brooklyn Magazine.
718-599-1949 (Grand) 718-965-1900 (N9th) primpandpolish@gmail.com www.primpandpolish.com
3rd floor-
Salons
Lee Redmond Redmond started growing her nails in late 1978-early 1979. In the past few years, she made appearances on CBS News and at the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum. One of her last appearances was at a fundraiser for the Salt Lake City fire department, where it was reported her nails were an average of 34–35 inches in length. On February 10, 2009, her record-setting nails were broken off when she was ejected from a car in a four-car pile-up in Holladay, Utah. Her injuries were serious, but not life threatening.
Speakers -Cook Auditorium
Fluery Rose
Fleury founded her popular nail blog "fleuryrosenails" in 2010 due to an overwhelming response to her nail designs, and the encouragement of friends. Since then Fleury has been building her nail empire. She is currently Working at Tomahawk Salon in Brooklyn, by appointment only. Fleury’s work has been featured in Vogue.it, Teen Vogue, Paper magazine, (to name a few) and countless nail, and beauty blogs. She also works with a number of young model, artist, and celebrity clients who love her fresh, bold take on nail art. In 2012 Fleury was named the "U.S. Nail Ambassador" for cult British brand Illamasqua.
Cook Auditorium- Speakers
T. J. Weaver
TJ Weaver currently serves as Vice President of Douglas J, a business of salons and cosmetology schools founded by his father over 45 years ago. TJ has spent the last 20 years honing his passion for the craft of hairdressing, including training with Toni and Guy in London, Vidal Sassoon in London and California and an apprenticeship at Stephen Way early in his career. His enthusiasm for hairdressing compelled him to further study with other well-known mentors including Yves Durif, John English, Oscar Bond and Vivienne Mackinder. TJ has had worked published in several top trade magazines and has taught classes for Aveda. His work has also been acknowledged through awards such as the Intercoiffure Jon Jay Award, the Vidal Sassoon and Intercoiffure Excellence in New Design Award and he also received Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Education by the Greater Lansing Business Monthly.
Speakers-Cook Auditorium
Food/Beverages Snacks and beverages can be found in Gram Cafe. Dinner is located on the Veranda and is VIP only. While this is an outdoor location, there is no need to dress warmly. If it is below 68 degrees, a window will be installed.
Veranda
All food will be catered by Amway Grand Plaza Catering.
Where Can I Find...?
All speakers will be in the Cook Auditorium. If you would like to speak with any of the beauty schools, they will all be located on the second floor. The art display of the Best Nail Designs can be found throughout the entire musuem.
Cook Auditorium
If you are planning to have your nails done, all salons can be found on the third floor. Grand Rapids Art Museum indoor maps can be found at www.artatyourfingertips.com/areamap
Contact Information
www.artatyourfingertips.com
customer-help@artatyourfingertips.com 214-ART-NAIL (214-278-6245)
General Info
General Admission $5 per ticket
What do I get with a GA (General Admission) ticket? -Access to the museum (first and second floor) -Food/beverages in Gram Cafe -Access to see all speakers
Bring this ticket with you! You will not be allowed into the museum if you do not have this ticket with you! Please cut along the dotted line for easier transportation of this ticket.
Ticket Info
VIP $55 per ticket
What do I get with a VIP ticket? -Access to the full museum (first, second, and third floor) -Food/beverages in Gram Cafe -Dinner on the Veranda Friday and/or Saturday -Access to see all speakers -FREE manicure or pedicure from one of the nations best nail salons (Tomahawk Salon, Primp & Polish, Mars, or Nailbar)* -Parking right next to the museum *Please make appointments with your selected salon ahead of time at www.artatyourfingertips.com/salonappointment or call 214-ART-NAIL (214-278-6245)
Bring this ticket with you! You will not be allowed into the museum if you do not have this ticket with you! Please cut along the dotted line for easier transportation of this ticket.
Ticket Info