Holland’s really been stepping up it’s poetry game and now it’s official with Buddy Wakefield on May 22nd! That’s right two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion Buddy Wakefield. Probably one the greatest out there right now! To make this super great we’re going to have Spoken Views and Two Shits provide poets for the night! This is going to be really great and super special! COME OUT Y’ALL!!! 7:00PM $7 ALL AGES!
We are having our yearly gardening on May 27. Please come out and help make the Holland Space more beautiful! It’s at 10AM and it’s going to be a great time!
WPR(ambiguous) will be presenting A.M.P.S. at the Holland Project on May 4th! A.M.P.S. stands for Art, Music, Poetry, and Spoken Word. Guess What? It’s going to have all that! Not really anymore, but who needs more! On the music side of things Surf Curse, Octopuses, Masx K-RAID, and Yukon and the Territories will be playing. So that rules! On the poetry side Hannah Behmaram, Becca Ewart, Calli Kitrall, Angelo Perez, Cameron McKay Rees, and STILL LOOKING FOR MORE! The art side is still a mystery, so let your imagination go wild. FREE FOR STUDENTS, $5 FOR EVERYONE ELSE! Friday, May 4th at the Holland Project (140 Vesta st.) 6PM! ALL AGES!
No more boring kicks! Come learn how to turn regular old shoes in killer footwear. Sat. April 21 from noon-3pm at the Holland Project, Ashley Jennings will be teaching you how to design, draw, paint, patch and sew your own DIY shoes. Bring a pair of canvas shoes and $5 for materials. RSVP to sarah@hollandreno.org to save your spot!
April 22nd wiil be time for round three of political spoken views super hero Jared Paul. Last time around was so great we decided to continue with the (now time tested) formula of Jared Paul+Two Shits+Spoken Views= Totally Awesome. This time he’s around for National Poetry Month and Earth Day! This is going to be a great time and you shouldn’t miss it. April 22nd at the Holland Project (140 Vesta) 6:30PM $5 ALL AGES!!!!
Fourth Annual 3 Minute Film Competition is coming up.
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It’s time for the 4th annual Teen Art Night at the NMA on March 23rd. And this year we’re going ROCK AND ROLL!
From 6:30-8:30 we will be running Craft Labs, including a mix tape exchange, silkscreen posters, make-your-own album art, and way more. Please bring a CD or flash drive with your favorite song for the mix CD station.
During the Craft Labs, we’re going to have two awesome DJ’s and two local bands: Memory Motel and Spitting Image. At 8:30, to really top off the night, we’re also going to screen Dragonslayer, a movie about Skater Josh “Skreech” Sandoval with a killer soundtrack. STAY TUNED FOR MOR DETAILS!
We’re celebrating the release of our first DVD project, Dry Heat: Collected Short Films from Reno, NV! The limited edition DVD features nine films from local filmmakers and all proceeds from the sales go to fund future Holland Project Gallery exhibitions. Stop by for refreshments, a chance to view the Dry Heat trailer and grab your own copy of the DVD.
March 1 – March 30, 2012 / Opening reception Fri March 2, 6-8PM
An exhibition of Northern Nevada’s 2012 high school Scholastic Art Award Winners, the gallery will feature over 100 pieces ranging in media from painting to sculpture. A correlating awards ceremony will be held at the Nevada Art Museum (160 Liberty St) on Sat. March 3 at 10AM.
Sat. Feb. 18th starting at noon, Jimi Damone will be laying out the basics for leatherworking. If you’ve been itchin’ to learn how to tool, rivet and dye leather this is your chance. The workshop will be held at Tandy Leather Factory on 2313 Kietzke Ln near the old Booze Brothers and is $5. RSVP to save your spot; they’re going to go fast!