Category Archive: architectural artifacts

October 12th, 2008

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Pilsen 18th Street Open Studios

I received an email about this from one of the 18th Street businesses, one of my favorite places to dine and hang and get a quick bit to eat, Cafe Mestizo. Next weekend, Pilsen will be hosting its 18th Street Open Studios. The artist-run art walk will take place Saturday, October 18th and Sunday, October 19th, 2008, from 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm. More than 30 artists are expected to participate, and free trolleys will be provided. This is welcome information, since my hip and tendon is still a bit iffy and the galleries participating traverse a fairly long geographic area, from Western Avenue to May St. and from 16th St. to 26th St.

For more information, check out the Art Pilsen Blog.

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May 7th, 2008

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Spring Art Show at Architectural Artifacts

Sunday I joined went to the Spring Art Show at Architectural Artifacts with my friends Peter and his partner, Rick. We did the show first and the store afterwards. Friend Cindy was exhibiting in the Atrium and had some cheery cards (I liked the green ones!!!) and some of her fun work. We also found a hat stand, where I also tried on a gorgeous cloche that looked great on, but at $164 I passed it up, sigh. After we perused and had fun at the show we went through the store.

A lot of what we saw was from Argentina. As Rick said, “Who knew they were such a repository for cool?” I just hope it wasn’t the downside of some revolution and someone’s villa! Down on the first floor, there is a huge assortment of gorgeous tiles, made in England but they came via Argentina.
Aren’t the colors beautiful? They are also three dimensional; it’s not just an illusion.