Friday, December 27, 2013

Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!

Full of some highs and real painful lows, 2013 was challenging, but I made it! WKU Photojournalism student Shelley Owens shadowed me for the final few days before the holidays when I was really exhausted. Shelley Owens' image features my silhouette as I was preparing the gallery for a tour of A Journey Home.  A Journey Home is a photographic exhibition telling the story of Kentucky foster families and children looking for their forever home.  The exhibition was organized by SKyPAC, features almost 20 professional photographers in the region and is SKyPAC's first touring exhibition


Onward and upward in 2014!  Getting it started right, some of my paintings and the KayBob's mural will be featured in a film, I've been asked to design the stage for Bowling Green's first Idea Festival, and I'm looking into starting an artist retreat and residency space featuring multiple Tiny houses.

Making THINGS happen is my goal for 2014! All the best to everyone in the New Year!

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

KyAEA Museum Educator of the Year

Andee was awarded the Kentucky Art Education Association (KyAEA) Museum Educator of the Year at the state conference in Louisville, Ky, on Friday, October 4th, 2013. KyAEA is the state affiliate of the NAEA.

More information about the organization here: National Art Education Association

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Studio Visit Magazine Winter Issue

Andee's work will be featured in the winter issue of Studio Visit Magazine.  Thousands of galleries, curators and museums will receive a copy of the issue.  You can purchase copies at StudioVisitMagazine.com.

Copies are being shipped in late December 2013!

Friday, July 26, 2013

Happenings August 2013

Andee's artwork is currently featured in the Connect 12 group exhibition at Blend Studio in downtown Nashville's historic Arcade. The show was part of the July Art Crawl.  To schedule a visit or find out more about Blend Studio here .

August is Andee's BIRTHDAY month and always seems to be a festive time to catch Andee's work!

Andee's newest cake paintings will be part of an exhibition at the Christ Church: The Episcopal Church's gallery for the month of August.  Schedule a time to visit or stop by during the Bowling Green Gallery Hop on Friday, August 9th from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Christ Church Information

Andee is painting a 20 foot tomato in the street at 5 Points, a SEVEN foot tall Jack Daniels and also has artwork for sale in Art & Invention gallery for the Tomato Art Fest in East Nashville, TN, on Saturday, August 10th...10am-10pm...BE THERE!

615 located at 615 Main Street in East Nashville will celebrate their Grand Opening in August and will feature Andee's artwork as well as almost 100 others.  Chrissy Kirkwood has commissioned Andee to do a a large painting specifically for her offices at 615 so be sure to stop in and see!

Andee is completing numerous commissions including upcoming designs for almost 100 murals!

Last but not least, Cake Hats are in...they are $15, $3 for shipping, checks can be made out to Andee Rudloff and ALL proceeds benefit cancer research.

Happy Sunshine Day all!

Monday, May 27, 2013

Andee is excited to be a trustee of the Tanne Foundation

The Tanne Foundation
Created in 1998 by an artist with a long-established interest in the arts, the Tanne Foundation has interests in filling cultural voids, enriching the artistic experience and broadening horizons for artists and their audiences.
Tanne Foundation awards recognize outstanding achievement and are an expression of gratitude to artists for their passion and commitment to their work. 
 
Congrats to the 2012 Tanne Foundation recipients from Kentucky, George Vitorovich and Willy Rascoe.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

What is the Bicycle Bus?


The Bicycle Bus is under the pedestrian bridge in downtown Nashville. The vintage school bus was retro-fitted to carry lots of bikes, handle bike repairs and some merch. You can go on bike tours led by a arts, history & culture bike tour leaders, rent bikes or just come down to see it.  The bus is a community art project and painted sculpture on its own, so take your picture in front of the BUS... Don't forget to #BicycleBus
The bigger message...Art and Bicycles are for everyone!  More here: www.thebicyclebus.com

Monday, May 20, 2013

Limited edition Bicycle Bus posters NOW available

Limited edition Bicycle Bus posters available for $35 plus shipping and handling. Contact Green Fleet or Andee for details. The poster design will be released later this week!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Artist Talk and FREE activitiy Saturday, May 25th at 11:00 a.m.

Artist Talk and FREE activity - May 25th at 11:00 a.m. at Village Community Gallery

Village Community Gallery (VCG) located inside Jacob's Well is a community based gallery serving Old Hickory, TN, and its surrounding areas. VCG holds monthly shows featuring artists and groups.  Each exhibit includes or gives back to the community in a number of different ways.


News: Current Show: Andee Rudloff
May 2013: Artist Talk and FREE Activitiy Saturday, May 25 at 11:00 a.m.

Sunday, May 05, 2013

Fido exhibition through June 4th

Fido is located in Nashviille's hip Hillsboro Village neighborhood near the corner of Wedgewood and 21st Ave. S. We are walking distance from Vanderbilt University/Medical Center, Belmont University and the Kay Bob's Mural!
Fido, the cafe named after the dog who discovered coffee, opened October 11, 1996. The cafe space formerly housed Jone's Pet Shop and Patsy & Faye's Hairloom - both businesses which were around for about 50 years. 
Don't miss Andee's animated creations as well as Stacey Irvin's photographs! 

Fun fact Stacey Irvin and Andee Rudloff first met at Fido just over 11 years ago!

Saturday, April 27, 2013

The Making of the Bicycle Bus video

Click here to watch the Making of the Bicycle Bus
Watch for the Bicycle Bus and Green Fleet Bicycle tours beginning in May 2013 in downtown Nashville, TN!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Morgantown, KY, Mural Completed!

The mural in Morgantown, KY, is completed and a video premiere will be Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the Butler County Arts Guild (BCAG) meeting.

Calling all local artisans, craftsmen & musicians! You are invited to join the discussion at the Butler County Arts Guild meeting to be held this Thursday, April 25, 2013, 6:00pm at the Eva J. Hawes Building located in the Morgantown City Park in Morgantown, KY.

Are you interested in Art, Theatre, Photography, Music, Sculpture, Fashion, Culinary Arts, Graphic Design or anything else that embodies the creative arts? This is the group for you! 

The mission of the BCAG is to better the lives of our current residents and draw attention to our community through the use and promotion of our local creative artists.

Please join the discussion Thursday and view the video premiere!

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Bicycle Bus completed!

Downtown Nashville's artful conversation just grew a bit larger with the completion of the Bicycle Bus Community Art Project...you can't miss it!  BIG Thanks to Austin Bauman, Jaclyn Johnson at the Arts and Business Council, Stacey Irvin, Noah Rudloff and everyone in the community who helped make it happen!

Photo By Stacey Irvin

More about the Bicycle Bus here!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Landfill Art Project

Landfillart is an international effort encompassing one-thousand-forty-one (1,041) artists to claim a piece of rusted metal garbage and create fine art.  Pictured above is Andee Rudloff's Near Nashville hubcap featuring Bowling Green, KY's Corvette logo on a cake highlighting Bowling Green as the home of Duncan Hines and Corvettes.

The 1,041 pieces of rusted metal are actually old automobile hub caps from the 1930’s through the 1970’s.  Each hub cap, after being cleaned and primed, is affectionately called a “metal canvas.”  Although most “metal canvases” have been transformed by the artist using oil or acrylic paint, some have been weaved on, glued or screwed or welded to, or made into fine sculpture.

Ken Marquis, founder shares...
I have found that the fine artists I have worked with on this project do not even flinch when looking at this white round disc of metal canvas.  And why should they.  Artists from the beginning of time have used cave walls (Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain,) walls of pyramids (Egyptians,) animal skins (American Indians,) etc… as their canvas.  In addition, as a gallery owner for over thirty years, I maintain that artists, generally speaking, are more ecologically in touch and environmentally aware.  Perhaps that is the reason forty-one artists readily accepted the challenge and embraced the project.
The project is near completion. We are currently seeking the final group of artists. It has been evolving from a simple idea of taking forty-one old rusted hub caps and creating forty-one pieces of great art.  The second phase has already started with the acquisition of one thousand additional (1000) rusted hub caps which will be turned into cleaned and primed “metal canvases.  The project will continue with finding one thousand (1000) talented artists who believe in this project.
The third phase will involve publishing a book on the project showcasing all one thousand forty one (1,041) completed “metal canvases.”
 
An announcement will be made on Earth Day 2013 about the upcoming exhibitions and the final phase which will involve choosing 200 metal canvases that adequately represent the project and create a traveling show. The book and traveling show will portray the global art community's effort to positively impact the environment through re-purposing previous metal waste into great landfillart.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Bicycle Bus Painting days

Don't miss the opportunity to paint with artist Andee Rudloff on a unique community art project in downtown Nashville, TN, Friday, April 5th from 3-6 p.m. and Saturday, April 6th from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.  A time lapse video of the entire project will be created, so not only will your be able to say you were part of the mural, but you can also become a film star!

For more information, check out the Bicycle Bus KickStarter campaign HERE

Sunday, March 03, 2013

The Bicycle Bus Project

Support the Bicycle Bus community art project

The bicycle bus is a collaborative art project between local artist Andee RudloffGreen Fleet Bicycle Tours & Rentals, the Metro Parks Department, and the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville.
Come help us paint in early April 2013!

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

PeaceJam Mural-January 2013

PeaceJam Mid-South Mural - January 2013
This project made us all smile and remember why Peace and Love are everything!
The mural is on display at STARS Nashville and the Youth Opportunity Center located at 1704 Charlotte Ave in Nashville, TN

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Peace Jam Mural

On Saturday, January 26, 2013, at the Curb Event Center - Belmont University - Nashville, Tn, I was asked to work with Peace Jam participants to create a mural.

The Peace Jam Mural, pictured, is 12ft by 24ft...all of the images were drawn by Peace Jam participants and given to Andee to include in one composition. Andee designed the mural on the large vinyl tarp.  The design is based on the participants drawings. The participants painted, after a short discussion about contrasting colors, and the mural was completed in about one hour.

Nobel Peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi even signed the mural!

I heard 2 young women in the closing discussion share, "I'm an artist!" Love it!

Stars Nashville will decide where it will be displayed. www.starsnashville.org

A time lapse video of the mural will be posted soon.

Peace Jam: http://www.peacejam.org/about.aspx

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Thank you!

Thanks again to Jackie Osborne Photography, Amanda Dillingham and the Nashville Arts Magazine for your support!  Looking forward to more collaborative projects in 2013!
http://nashvillearts.com/2012/08/31/andee-rudloff-inspirational-firecracker/

Photo by Jackie Osborne
http://www.jackieosborne.com/

Arts & Business Council Nashville show

I am proud to support the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville!  Over the next few months, stop by to see my large landscape paintings at their NEW office on the campus of Belmont University.  Check out all they are doing in the community here http://www.abcnashville.org/blog/

An Open House reception will be announced soon!
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