Maybe Oleg will submit one of his?
Posted on 06/16/2004 12:54:02 PM PDT by jdege
Gun Violence Awareness Art Exhibition
Now accepting art in any media, including any visual and/or performance art, representing feelings, thoughts and ideas about gun violence. Popular media emphasizes criminal gun violence, but the true face of gun violence is quite different. This art exhibit and show will capture the reality of the gun violence – domestic violence, suicide, youth gun violence - to help dispel the myth that gun violence is primarily an inner-city, crime problem. The exhibition, sponsored by the Citizens for a Safer Minnesota – Education Fund, will be held from August 13 – September 1, 2004 at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. There will also be a performance portion of the show, featuring the performance artists chosen, held on opening night. All poems, prose and spoken word will be published in the exhibition program.
Open to all artists in any stage of their career living in Minnesota. Youths and artists of different backgrounds are encouraged to submit. Artwork must be related to gun violence.
There will be two awards of $200 each for Best in Show - Visual and Performance piece.
Important Dates to Remember
July 6, 2004 - Deadline for submissions
July 13, 2004 - Notification of exhibiting artists out
August 13, 2004 - Opening reception at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design
To download application form, please click below
Please direct all inquiries to Yeng Lor at yeng_lor@mcad.edu OR by calling 651/330-3974.
Citizens for a Safer Minnesota Education Fund was founded in 1999 and its mission is to work with Minnesotans to eliminate gun violence. In carrying out this mission, CSMEF educates, advocates, and organizes around issues focused on a single goal: that all people in Minnesota, particularly children and youth, will be safe from gun violence in their homes, schools, and neighborhoods. CSMEF takes a public health approach to the problems of gun violence, emphasizing the need for prevention, and advocates for public policy initiatives based on sound medical and public health research. To go to the CSMEF website, click www.endgunviolence.com.
Maybe Oleg will submit one of his?
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Why post that picture?
Yes, somebody shot up the sign. But it wasn't done there, someone took it, shot it up, and then put it back.
There was no sign of pellets, wadding, or fragments of the sign at the location, or damage to the ground, vegetation, or the vehicles that were parked just beyond the sign.
Nobody in the residence were aware of the shooting, nobody in town noticed it, and nobody bothered to contact the police.
In fact, nobody in town knew anything at all about the sign or the alleged shooting until CSM posted pictures of it on their website.
Odd.
How many time can you print "gun violence" in 4 lines of text? Is there no other kind of violence? Sling shot, knife, club or other.
Is it still "gun violence" when the attempted rapist is lying in a pool of blood on the floor, and even his 10 page rap sheet, brought to the scene later, isn't enough to soak up all the blood that drained from the bullet holes the intended victim put in him?
No. That is reasonable and responsible gun control.
Gun control saves lives (of the well armed oppressors).
Darn! I was going to make my post #10 publication worthy and send it in. If any Minnesotan wants to submit it, please feel free to.
The damage to this sign shows how guns are uniquely able to convey a particular political opinion. Therefore, RKBA is a First Amendment issue! ;^)
Unfortunately, Oleg doesn't live in Minnesota anymore.
He did, though, graduate from MCAD.
Hey, I've got a spare bedroom. I'll rent it out to him for $1 so he can claim legal Minnesota residency.
the "innocent victim" phrase doesn't match with that series! That was a hit! with a specific target.
"Why post that picture? "
Their pictures are very large files, so I figured if everybody loked at them and spread them around (using their url) we could really waste their bandwidth!
No, the shooter was mad at the bouncer or something like that and decided to "air the place out" by busting a few caps. The poor guy who was killed was a random victim who just happened to be in exactly the wrong place at exactly the wrong time.
I'm thinkin' that a good performance art piece would be to go to the show, pull a piece (a cap gun) and hose down the crowd with several plants in the audience that would fall down screaming. The artist/'gunman' could then stalk among the fallen and simulate delivering the final coup d'gras, ala the Luby's Cafeteria killings in Killeen, Texas.
At some point, another patron (an allied performance artist) could pull another piece (a cap gun) and return the fire and put down the first assailant.
After the ensueing panic and pants pissing died down, literature could be distributed that explains why they are all ignorant fools for opposing the MPPA.
Just a notion...
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