Memphis Marsha's-Bowling Green, KY

New artwork, by andee, will arrive at Memphis Marsha's on Saturday, February 6th.
Memphis Marsha's
524 E 12th Ave, Bowling Green, KY
(The PINK Building between State & Chestnut Streets)
270-843-1726, or Toll Free: 1-877-640-7973

Stop by...the studio is such an exciting creative space.

Art & Invention...hearts hearts hearts

Andee's art can be found at Art & Invention Gallery, home of the Famous Tomato Art Festival!! Call to set up your time to view and collect: 615.226.2070

1106 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206

Last week for Connect for a Cause

It is the last week to contribute to Connect for a Cause.

For more information on the artists and the causes visit:
blendstudio.wordpress.com

Wonder-Igniters: An Interview with Abbe Futterman

Wonder-Igniters: An Interview with Abbe Futterman

Teaching is about relationship building.
-andee

cake conversation at NAEA

Let them eat cake at the NAEA conference!
The National Art Education Association (NAEA) is being held in Baltimore, Maryland, in April 2010. Themed in social justice, this annual conference brings thousands of educators together from all over the world.

Lindsey Bailey and Andee Rudloff will collaborate in an effort to address social justice, creating a socially just world. By bringing groups of young people together from Nashville, Tennessee and Baltimore, Maryland, we hope to combine their talents and creativity in addressing issues of social justice and sparking change.

NAEA participants will be invited to take place in an art-making experience!

Follow us at:
http://cakeconversation.blogspot.com

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from andee and her fruitcakes!!!

Watch for the new chicNhair.com web site in 2010!!

Andee in Art & Invention Holiday Art Show - opens Dec. 5th

ART & INVENTION GALLERY: (1106 Woodland Street / 615.226.2070 / Meg MacFadyen / artandinvention@earthlink.net )

"Holiday Art Show'- a group show of over 50 artists featuring smaller works of art and handmade artisans wares. Perfect for the holiday shopper looking for an original gift! (Paintings, prints, jewelry, pottery, glasswork, furniture, lighting fixtures, fiber art, Christmas ornaments, etc)
Some of the featured artists are Andee Rudloff, Janet Lee, Julie Sola, Sheila B., Duy Huynh, Elizabeth Foster, Sarah Kaufman, Sarah McTeer Ogburn, Cindy Wunsch, Tony Teal, Merissa Tobler, Robin Smith, Evie Coates, Greg Morneau and Emily Holt.
Our Holiday Art Show runs through December 2009, and is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Musicians Audrey Malone & Michael Evans will be on hand to perform original Holiday songs from their new CD, "A Holiday to Remember", and Toney Jones of Toney's Naturals will be in house to let you sample his amazing Olive Cheese Spread. Also, Rachel Lang of Spread the Love will be here sampling her four flavors of gourmet nut butters.
This evening offers art, craft, music, libations, delicious snacks, good people and a fun time. How does it get any better than that?
Art & Invention Gallery has EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS, and is open seven days a week! Our hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am - 6:00pm, and Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m. We will close at 4:00pm on Christmas Eve.

Connect with a Cause 2009

Connect with a Cause 2009 opens Saturday, December 5th at Blend Studio. Connect with a Cause will feature several artists including:
ASK Apparel
Andee Rudloff
Ben Vitualla
Chris Hill
Daniel Lai
Eric Denton
Samantha Callahan
Stacey Irvin
Tiffany Dyer Denton

A percentage of sales will go to assist the continuing programming at the Oasis Center, Safe Haven Family Shelter, Campus for a Cure and more.

Blend Studio is at 79 Arcade in Downtown Nashville.
Receptions will be Saturday, December 5th, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. as well as Saturday, January 2nd, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

For more information: blendstudio.wordpress.com

Millersville Elementary exhibit of Andee Rudloff's CAKes

Andee Rudloff will have CAKe art work featured at Millersville Elementary the month of November 2009. Andee's art work has inspired a few art projects and more interest in how cake is used in celebrations all over the world. The work created by the students at Millersville will be featured in upcoming exhibitions and conferences.

Many thanks to Millersville Elementary's art educator Tiffany Dyer Denton.

Throughout the years Millersville Elementary School has attempted to meet the needs of the students it serves. The faculty, administration, and staff strive to provide goals based on individual needs, incorporating state and federal guidelines, school board policies, and a changing social structure. In keeping with past traditions, the school will continue to create a positive environment in which quality instruction is provided.

Millersville Elementary School
1248 Louisville Highway
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
(615) 859-1439
Fax (615) 859-5224

Celebrating Our Gifts-works by The Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green, KY, is hosting an IN-CHURCH ART EXHIBIT titled “Celebrating Our Gifts.” Opening on October 16th and running through November 21st, 2009, the exhibit features works by friends and family of The Presbyterian Church. Please stop in Fellowship Hall to check out the show!

Artists featured in the exhibition include Andee Rudloff, Rita H. Rudloff, Peggy Truman, Angie Alexieff, Nancy Keyser and many more.

The Presbyterian Church is located at the corner of State Street and Tenth Avenue in beautiful downtown Bowling Green, Ky.

1003 State Street
Bowling Green, Ky 42101
Phone: 270.843.4707
E-mail: info@bgpres.org

Andee interviewed by Jodi Reeves - Celebrating the 500th post

500th post::andee rudloff
Andee as interviewed by Jodi Reeves, the crafty chick & blogger

i could not think of a better way to mark a milestone than with an interview with andee. she has been a great inspiration and encourager in my path of finding my creative self. though we don't get to spend a great deal of time together, due to us both being crazy busy women. what little time we do i cherish - whether it is just an exchange of an email or the exchange of magazines. she is a staple in the nashville arts community and my friend. i'm so lucky!
so now here's ANDEE...

First tell us a little about your self - a little bio, also when or how did you start creating?

I am a professional artist living and working mostly in Tennessee and Kentucky. I specialize in murals and painting, but also teach, coordinate art exhibitions and events around the region and curate shows at my gallery, the Morris Alley Studio (aka "The Pie House"). I also serve as the Community Relations Manager at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.
Creating has always been something I do. I became an artist when creating was mostly ALL i do.


Are you a self taught artist and/or did you go to college for art?
(i think most artists all have some "self taught in them.)

I think of course exploring is in my soul, so I taught myself the uncanny ability to take risks. In art school, which like therapy, I was told to dig a little deeper into why I create and what I create. All of this reminded me that what you create needs to be truthful or project truth...otherwise, it feels empty to me.

Your full-time job is working for the Frist, what is it like to work there and also have your own art career?

exhausting sometimes. I enjoy being a part of what the Frist Center brings to Nashville and the region. I also enjoy working as an artist and curator. I love creating and I hope to also improve the professional opportunities for artists in the area.

You wear so many different creative hats, which one or do you have a favorite?

I like the crazy schedule and the varied situations. I find encouragement in each and every opportunity.


What is your favorite thing that you have created?

Wow...this is too hard, as each time I create I learn something. I am really excited about a future project Baltimore artist Lindsey Bailey and I are working on. Lindsey and I had a proposal accepted to the National Art Educators Association Conference in the Spring of 2010. Our plan is HUGE, but thankfully we both have experience in energizing community to create art, so I think we will have a lot of fun! Today, I worked a collage project today with Nashville artist Emily Harper Beard. Now I am getting ready to pick up a paint brush at 11:23p.m...the night is young.

What inspires you to create?

A few things lead me to the creative waters...
When I think of something I have not seen before.
When I have the opportunity to work with other creative people.
I have unique objects sitting around me. Everything from art by some of my favorite artists to quirky collectables and these things make me want to be creative.

What is your opinion of the nashville arts and crafts scene?

It is an exciting time to be an artist in Nashville...It is a growing cultural community...which excites me:)


Do you think there is anything lacking or see other metro areas our size having that we don't?

I wish Nashville supported its local artists and crafters a little bit more. I wonder what could happen if Nashville artists could focus on one job instead of the juggling act most creative people have to do DAILY.

Do you think there is a difference between art and craft? and if so what?

In my work I have consistently attempted to combine sign painting techniques with vernacular influences...I am combining craft and art. As a native of Kentucky I have respect for work made by hand and guided by the heart and eye. As an educated artist I understand the importance of my mind in the process. To state my approach -- the hand, the eye, the heart and the mind=TRUTH.


Do you think an artist or crafter needs a niche?

Nope...I value risk more than anything. I do see where buyers find comfort in predictability and understand that I might not ever be a BIG SELLER, as I tend to be unpredictable.
(me too sister)

And the easiest questions, where can we find you creations?

Currently, my work is on view at The Presbyterian Chuch in downtown Bowling Green, KY; Studio East in Nashville, TN; Plowhaus Artist Cooperative in the Arcade in downtown Nashville, TN; the Nashville Ballet in Nashville, TN; Magpie Etc in Nashville, TN; as well as many homes and businesses through the Kentucky and Tennessee.

thanks again Andee for helping me mark this milestone!
isn't she fab...now let's eat cake!

Direct link to the blog: http://www.thecreativejar.com/2009/10/500th-postlocal-findinterviewandee.html

Blend Studio hosts Seeing Ourselves

Blend Studio to Host Safe Haven Family Shelter Art Exhibit

Seeing Ourselves: Photographs of Safe Haven to be displayed in Nashville's Downtown Arcade
Image taken from the workshop on April 30th, 2008, shows a Safe Haven youth resident planning a photograph with Andee Rudloff.

Safe Haven Family Shelter proudly announces Seeing Ourselves: Photographs of Safe Haven, will be displayed at Blend Studio. The exhibit will be displayed through October 31st, 2009. Artist talk on Saturday, October 10th from 1 pm to 3pm.


Blend Studio, a local art studio, opened its doors in June of 2009. The main focus of the gallery is to organize community-based, contemporary art exhibits and to provide a space and opportunity for artists to impact the community. "The Seeing Ourselves exhibit is a step forward to develop a dialogue about issues, dealing with homeless families," stated co-owner of Blend Studio, Ben Vitualla. "By hosting the exhibit in the Downtown area of the Arcade during the popular First Saturday Gallery Crawl, we hope that this project will gain new audiences and raise awareness about the impact of Safe Haven in homeless families' lives."


In April of 2008, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts partnered with Safe Haven Family Shelter to provide cultural enrichment through a community art program offered to its residents. Nashville-based photographer Allen Clark and the Frist Center's outreach educators led a two-week photography workshop for participants, who ranged from age three to 65 years, to learn about composition, visual storytelling and photographic techniques. On the final day of the workshop, each resident was provided with a Holga 120N camera and were invited to create and capture the compositions they had planned.


"The photographs selected for Seeing Ourselves represent life patterns and happenings that are experienced by people living in a variety of circumstances,' said Andee Rudloff, community relations manager at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and curator of the exhibition. "Instead of simply documenting the conditions of homelessness, the images remind us that we all share common hopes dreams and goals."


Blend Studio is located at 79 Arcade, Nashville, TN, 37219. Hours of operation: Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., First Saturdays 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and by appointment only. Visit Blend studio online at http://blendstudio.wordpress.com


Safe Haven Family Shelter empowers homeless families with children to live independently through social, financial and faith-based guidance. Safe Haven is the only shelter program of its kind in Middle Tennessee that serves homeless families as a whole unit, with a comprehensive approach to address the underlying causes of homelessness and help each family regain self-sufficiency. Safe Haven Family Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has served the community for over 25 years. For more information, please visit www.safehaven.org.

SUPPORTED BY:

Safe Haven Family Shelter

The William N. Rollins Fund for the Arts of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission

Tennessee Arts Commission

Frist Center for the Visual Arts

RESOURCE GUIDE

active links coming soon!

NATIONAL

Center for Community Change

National Coalition for the Homeless

National Healthcare for the Homeless Council

National Low Income Housing Coalition

LOCAL

Affordable Housing Resources, Inc.

Campus for Human Development

Downtown Clinic and Service Center

Hospital Hospitality House of Nashville

Metropolitan Homeless Commission

Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity

Nashville Homeless Power Project

Nashville Peace and Justice Center

Nashville Rescue Mission

Oasis Center

Renewal House

Safe Haven Family Shelter

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

Tennessee Justice Center

Urban Housing Solutions, Inc.

Woodbine Community Organization

Metro United Way Hotline: dial 211

Three amigas ... and one on the side

Three amigas ... and one on the side

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Plowhaus' Ideas of an Insomniac

Join Plowhaus for Ideas of an Insomniac during the First Saturday Gallery Crawl on October 3rd from 6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.

There are many artists in the show. I will be in the show and will also act as the Ideas of an Insomniac curator.

The show at Plowhaus opens October 3rd and closes October 31st, 2009.

For more information about Plowhaus: www.plowhaus.org

Cast a Wide Net: Art of Many Women Reception Oct.10

Square Space Gallery in Gallatin, TN, will celebrate the downtown Gallatin renovations with a unique art exhibition of women artists from the region curated and coordinated by Dawn Bunetta.

Artists include Andee Rudloff, Julie Sola and 15 other artists.

Cast a Wide Net:Art of Many Women opens October 3rd and runs through November 3rd, 2009.
A reception for the artists will be held during the downtown festival on Saturday, October 10th from 5:00p.m. to 7:00p.m.

For more information visit: www.squarespacegallery.net

Pictured above: Creamy Puffy Love Cake by andee rudloff

Nashville Jazz Workshop Fundraiser

NJW 9th Annual Fall Fundraiser

Sunday, September 13, 4-8 pm
Limelight, 201 Woodland Street

Now in its ninth year, the NJW Fall Fundraiser is the Jazz Party of the Year. Our guest artist this year is Donna McElroy, master jazz vocalist, educator, and recording artist on the faculty of Berklee College of Music. Donna, a former Nashville resident and Fisk Jubilee Singer, is well known to NJW audiences, playing to packed houses on her rare return visits. (click for bio & photos). Also on the program are 3rd Coast Vocals featuring Jeff Hall, Sandra Dudley, Christina Watson, Mark Stephens, and an NJW All Star Ensemble featuring Rod McGaha, Rahsaan Barber, Chester Thompson, Joe Davidian, and Jim Ferguson.

A unique feature of the live and silent auction is Small Works - a collection of 5" x 7" canvases with paintings by some of the area's top artists, including Andee, produced especially for this event. View works here: nashvillejazz.org/smallworks09.php

An added attraction this year -- artist R. Lafayette Mitchell will be on hand for the event and will do a live painting, to be sold during the auction. You won't want to miss the chance to see and bid on this one-of-a-kind item!

The ticket price of $50 includes complimentary wine from 4 to 5 pm, food by Monell's and incredible music for four hours. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 615-242-5299 and can also be purchased online.

Major sponsors for this year's event include Nashville Lifestyles, Limelight, Monell's, and WMOT Radio. Corporate and patron sponsorship packages are available, along with popular and economical VIP seating packages. Click here to download sponsorship information.

We want you to be there -- get your tickets now!

Jackson Cupcake debuts at Art Institute

The Art Institute of Tennessee will feature seven large paintings including a four foot donut, four-four foot cakes, a pie and the new five foot JACKSON CUPCAKE (pictured above). The works tie into the Art Institute's curriculum of visual and culinary arts programs and will be featured until the end of September 2009.
Contact the Art Institute of Tennessee for more information about the exhibition.

The Art Institute of Tennessee - Nashville is a branch campus of The Art Institute of Atlanta. It is one of more than 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion, and culinary professionals. The parent company of The Art Institutes, is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue.

The Art Institute of Tennessee - Nashville
100 Centerview Drive, Suite 250
Nashville, TN 37214
Phone: 1.615.874.1067
Toll Free: 1.866.747.5770
Fax: 1.615.874.3530

Paintings at the Nashville Ballet's Frist Gallery

Please stop by the Nashville Ballet's Frist Gallery to see paintings by Andee Rudloff. The paintings will be up through mid-September 2009. A closing reception will be Sunday, September 6th.

www.nashvilleballet.com

Nashville Ballet
3630 Redmon St
Nashville, TN 37209-4827
(615) 297-2966

New position at the Frist Center

After almost 2 years, I will no longer be serving as the Educator for Outreach in Education at the Frist Center...but instead will take on the task of Community Relations Manger in Communications. To someone outside the Frist Center, this may not seem like a serious change, but to anyone inside the Frist Center...you all know...BIG change, but I will still be working with communities in and around Nashville.

I am looking forward to it!!!

Same number and same email: 615-744-3351 arudloff@fristcenter.org

Indigenous Connections: Life in San Bernardo, Ecuador, Photographs by Stacey Irvin

NASHVILLE, TENN. [June 29, 2009] - Gallery 121 in The Leu Center for the Visual Arts at
Belmont University presents Indigenous Connections: Life in San Bernardo, Ecuador featuring
the work of Nashville's own fine art and human interest photographer Stacey Irvin. Indigenous
Connections will be on exhibit weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. July 1st through July 31st, 2009.
The Tennessee Arts Academy will host a public reception to honor the artist on Tuesday, July 14th,
2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

This exhibition is guest curated by Andee Rudloff.


In the Spring of 2008 Irvin traveled to the indigenous village of San Bernardo, Ecuador in order to
get to know a close-knit community of hard-working subsistence farmers. Life is difficult and
homes, livestock and crops literally cling to the steep green slopes of the surrounding mountains.
In spite of many hardships, Irvin is inspired by the joyful spirit of this community - a spirit that is fed
by a deep devotion to family, community, faith and an intimate connection to the land.
Stacey Irvin, a graduate of Vanderbilt University, will give a slide presentation in The Leu Center
for the Visual Arts, Room 119 on Tuesday, July 14th at 2:25 p.m. The artist's talk and gallery
reception on July 14th are presented in conjunction with The Tennessee Arts Academy.

Stacey Irvin online: www.photonomad.com
Tennessee Arts Academy online: www.tennesseeartsacademy.org
Contact:
Stacey Irvin, artist/photographer: 615.653.4728 or stacey@photonomad.com
Andee Rudloff, curator: andee@chicNhair.com
Press-ready image files are available upon request.