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Red Hot Art Festival, Minneapolis – This Weekend

blainegarrett — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:40 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dim is proud to announce that we will have a booth for the 4th year in a row at the coolest of Twin Cities art festivals – Red Hot Festival. We will be selling prints from the Paparazzi series and our latest edition of the coffee crumbs zine – all at special Red Hot Art Fest pricing. Also, well be giving away hand drawn, original, one-of-a-kind cards to fans who sign up for our mailing list or are our friends on Facebook. To get yours, stop by our booth at the south-west corner of Steven’s Square park (next to the north stage), and sign up on our mailing list or show us you are a fan of ours on facebook – either on your smart phone or a print out! We hope to see you there!

Red Hot Art Festival is the annual art and music festival that takes place in Stevens Square park near Downtown Minneapolis. With two days of over 20 bands and 50 artists, Red Hot art is free, open to the public and super awesome.

Artists include:

Alex Moros
Amy Hall and Maria Athanasselis/Pouty Petals
Amy Palmer and Jasmine Wencl
Andrea Krueger and Jessi Sawyer
Ben Boylan
Charlotte Mann and Shannon Ringsmuth
Chris Chookiatsirichai and Sarah Hall
Chuck U
Cody Kiser
Devin Johnson
Devon Adrian and Shanon Gass
Dorianne McCreary and Katie Schultz
Dim Media
Elizabeth Yoder
Emily Madland and Kelly Frampton
Erik Nelson
Jamie Brock and Dave Engesser
Jarad Jansen and Vy Thorng
Jennifer Sandquist
John Terwilliger
Katy McGrath
Kristina Perkins
Laura and Aaron Connor
Laura Holewa
Lauren Kebschull w/Spilled Milk Factory
Lauren Nicole Rusnak
Lewis and Tricia Brown
Martha Iserman
Mary Collins and Molly Corrick
Megan Burns
Meghan and Jenna Howard, Mollie King
Mei Pak and Erica Larson
Melanie and Cherish Haskell
Mike Mason
Molly Spilane
Rasun and Talissa Mehringer – booth #16
Rogue Citizen
Ryan Dow and Chris Lyons
Ryan Dyer
Sarah Byrnes
Sarah Jones and Adam Brackney
Sarah Morean, Karin Knudsen
Sara Hanson w/Artonauts
Sarah Trucks and Joanna Buyert
Shelley Robinson
Stacy Banken
Tim Traver
Xan Laurence

For more details, check out the official site and find out how to get there.

Scylla @ Java J’s in July – Opening July 10th

blainegarrett — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:00:39 +0000

July 1, 2010	to	July 31, 2010
July 10, 2010
7:00 pm	to	11:00 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dim Media Presents
Scylla, Sultry Sirens and Buxom Bombshells
On display July 10th – 31st, 2010 – Opening July 10th 7pm

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Java J’s Cafe
700 N. Washington Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Scylla is a collection of work dedicated to the female form. Come get a healthy eyeful of sultry sirens and buxom bombshells passionately crafted by true admirers. This show is the latest installment from Dim Media artists Joe Lipscomb, Ivy Sendrijas, Charles Denton and Blaine Garrett. The Scylla exhibit will be up from July 10th to July 31st at Java J’s Cafe in Minneapolis.

The opening reception features musical guest Jamez Smith, “Vibe Genie”. This reception is free and open to the public, opening at 7pm.

Dim Media is an aggressively collaborative group of four artists who express vivid ideas through paintings, comics, podcasts, books and any media that brings ideas out of the realm of illusion and into conscious reality. This is what happens when collaborators stop playing nice and start flinging paint.

Photo by Sharolyn B. Hagen
http://sbhphotography.com/

Starkiller’s New Hope – Star Wars Inspired Artwork On display June 18 – July 7th, 2010

charles — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:51:54 +0000

June 18, 2010	to	July 7, 2010
June 18, 2010 6:00 pm	to	June 19, 2010 2:00 am

Dim Media and Karnak Gallery Present
Starkiller’s New Hope – Star Wars Inspired Artwork
On display June 18 – July 7th, 2010

Karnak Gallery
106 3rd Street North, 3rd Floor
Downtown Minneapolis, MN 55401

Starkiller’s New Hope is a collection of work in a variety of styles derived from a certain 6 part space opera. The artists involved include Joe Lipscomb, Ivy Sendrijas, Charles Denton and Blaine Garrett of Dim Media, Jacob Alexander, Matt Eng, Brian Priefer and Cassie Garner. Expect a wide variety of work ranging from abstract distortions to vivid painterly concept artwork. The exhibit will be up from June 13 until July 7th at Karnak Gallery above the Ugly Mug downtown Minneapolis.

Opening Reception June 18th. Featuring musical guest “Mechanical Hand for a Quarter” performing Staw Rar Christmas Special, a musical collage of samples from Star Wars related media. This reception is free and open to the public, from 6:00 pm until 8:30pm.

Starkiller’s New Hope post-reception will be followed by a musical event Videodrome: Star Wars Edition featuring Solvent, The Claps, Memoire and DJ F@ckstorm. This event is $10 and begins at 9:00 pm, also at Karnak Gallery.

“Star Wars is both an inspiration and an artistic hindrance. It’s brutally difficult to draw a fantastic creature, a space ship, or a robot without in someway invoking a Star Wars reference.” Joe Lipscomb, artist and curator at Karnak Gallery.

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Spring Con 2010 – MN State Fair Grounds

blainegarrett — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:43:47 +0000

May 15, 2010
10:00 am	to	5:00 pm
May 16, 2010
10:00 am	to	5:00 pm

Dim Media is going to be camping out for the 21st annual Spring Con – one of the larger comic book conventions in the Midwest – May 15th/16th 10am – 5pm.

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Dim Media will be premiering their latest installment of the Coffee Crumbs – Issue 4 “The Conglomerate” featuring an extra jam packed apocalyptic story written and illustrated by Dim’s own Charles Denton and Blaine Garrett. There will also be compiled volumes of Charles’ Ninth Hero and Blaine’s Surplus Bio-Freaks comics for sale. We will also have all new prints of sweet Dim visuals for sale and prints of your old favorites.

Come check it out. Come hang out with us. Draw. Get some Dim swag and gawk at all the sweet fellow comic nerds.

Tons of artist, dealers, and people reusing their marvel comics halloween costume that fit a bit better 5 years ago when they bought it.

Spring Con
MN State Fair Ground Grandstands
May 15th/16th 10am-5pm both days
$11/$10 with canned food item – Admission is good for both days.

p.s. I heard there is an after party at Karnak. Just saying…
p.s.s. Charity Auction to help fight Lupus – Sunday May 16 at 2:30PM

Coffee Crumbs at Twin Cities ZineFest

blainegarrett — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:22:06 +0000

July 10, 2010
11:00 am	to	5:00 pm

DIM Media will have a booth that this year’s annual Twin Cities Zine Fest. We’ll be presenting our revamped Coffee Crumbs zine featuring all new artwork, stories, and poetry. Read on for more details…

Since 2004, the Twin Cities Zinefest has welcomed creatives, rebels, musicians and frustrated intellectuals to connect, create and share ideas. As the area’s premiere DIY craft, culture and self-publishing event, Zinefest often features an art show, live music, craft demonstrations, guest speakers and panel discussions. Most importantly, Zinefest plays host to some of the Midwest’s best self-made talent.

Other exhibitors include:

will dinski
ryan dow of introspective comics
new carriage press
queer zine archive project
john wawrzaszek and many more…

Check out the official site for more details: http://zinefest.org/exhibitors-in-2010/
July 10, 2010 : 11am-5pm
Twin Cities Zinefest
Stevens Square Center for the Arts (upper level above the market)
1905 3rd. Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Birthmarks @ 2nd Moon Through April

blainegarrett — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:20 +0000

March 1, 2010 12:00 am

April 30, 2010 12:00 am

Dim Media will be exhibiting their latest series “Birthmarks” at 2nd Moon Coffee shop on Franklin Ave in Minneapolis from March 1st through April 30th. Come check out the series if you have not seen it yet and grab some delicious coffee.

“Birthmarks” is Dim Media’s premier non-representational abstract
series. Denying their popular aesthetic of stylized subject matter, Dim Media’s
artist ensemble instead emulated the textures, pallets, and patterns of
naturally occurring abstract imagery. This series references geometric reptilian
skin, sedimentary mudslides, and the alien visuals of microscopic cells.

The process for creating “Birthmarks” was aggressively collaborative.
Four artists worked on multiple paintings simultaneously, painting over each
other’s brush strokes as they alternated from canvas to canvas. After many
layers of paint, the finished paintings succeed in creating ambiguity between
the individual’s marks and cohesion between the collective marks.

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“Birthmarks” at Java J’s in Feb – Opening the 6th

blainegarrett — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:34:47 +0000

February 1, 2010 1:00 am	to	February 28, 2010 1:00 am
February 6, 2010
6:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

“Birthmark” is a new abstract series by DIM Media. It is the first purely abstract series combining the talents of all of DIM’s key members. We’re covering new ground with this series and are excited to showcase it through the month of February at Java J’s in the North Loop.

== OPENING NIGHT ==
Opening night is Feb 6th 7-10pm.
Come check out the musical stylings of Dirtbox, The Lurker, and Bryan B.
Delicious coffee drinks and food served along with a wide selection of adult beverages.

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414 Soundbar Opening Wrapup

blainegarrett — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:25:33 +0000

Our opening at 414 Soundbar went down last night. Thanks to everyone who came out to make it a great time. We really appreciate the support and it is a good way to kick off 2010’s year. This is going to be a big year for us and there are lots of awesome things in store. Stay tuned!

Read on for a bunch of photos.

Also, as a side note, some people were asking about prints from the Paparazzi series. We’re working on getting prints made of the larger pieces (Buscemi, Lil Jon, etc) but will have prints of the small pieces (Walken, Eastwood, etc) very shortly. Shoot us an email, if you are interested.

DIM Invades 414 Soundbar Minneapolis – THROUGH FEB 28th!!

blainegarrett — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:44:02 +0000

January 1, 2010 11:00 am

February 28, 2010 11:00 am

DIMMedia will be showing select pieces from the Wizards, Blasphemers, and Æthernauts series, the Paparazzi series, and the Mer* series. Come check out new original paintings of Terrence Mckenna and Tim Leary and old favorites like Steve Buscemi in all his glory.

UPDATE: This show has been extended through February. If you missed the show, come check it out!

Come opening night Saturday, Jan 9th from 8-10PM and enjoy open vodka bar. Otherwise, check out the sweet club and enjoy our artwork anytime Jan 1st – Jan 30th Feb 28th. The sweet lighting system will blow out your ear drums and melt your exploded face hole. Epic.

Sound bar is located at 414 3rd AVE North; Minneapolis, MN

Check out the printable flyer after the fold:

DIM Shambles About Zombie Pubcrawl V – Minneapolis 2009

blainegarrett — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:01:37 +0000

The DIM boys got gussied up in their finest zombie gore and shambled around Minneapolis for the 5th annual Zombie Pub Crawl. Minneapolis’ Cedar/Riverside neighborhood was swarmed with over 5000 zombies in search of booze. Select pics below.