Show Your Hearts...sweet nuggets of love...

Kirkland Art Lounge is happy to announce its fundraising efforts for the Haiti earthquake rebuilding efforts.

On Tuesday, the 9th and Thursday, the 11th, the ShowYourHearts station will be set up in the dining hall during and after dinner hours...

I like you: $5 - personalized valentine and delivery.

$2 - delivery (make your own valentine)

I heart you: $10 - personalized valentine, delivery and flower*

I want to hold you tight: $20 - personalized valentine, delivery and bouquet*

Be mine: $40 -personalized valentine, delivery, bouquet and warm cookies

True Love: $150 - personalized valentine, delivery, bouquet, warm cookies and candlelit dinner for two in the SCR.

All proceeds will be donated via Kirkland Art Lounge to the Habitat for Humanity, Haiti.

This money will be used to help rebuild schools, community centers and homes in Haiti.

*flowers are handmade paper flowers from recycled material, but they last longer and will brighten up someone's day :)

** Delivery is only for Kirkland or very nearby...unless you want to donate more than $2

If you would like to volunteer your time or mad-paper-cutting skills to the Show Your Heart fundraiser, please e-mail Kirsten or, just show up ready to help on Tues or Thurs.

We know that many Kirklander's have already donated in some way to the Haiti relief effort, but what better way to send some love to your roommate or crush with a homemade card and delivery service! Thank you for participating in any way you can!

xoxo

-your Kirkland Art Tutors

artist of the day

Gerda Steiner and Jorg Lenzlinger falling garden

paint for sale!

Hey kids...Utrecht is having a major sale right now. I really recommend their paint products and canvas if you are looking to invest in some new materials. Especially their gesso boards, oh so nice.

They are just up the street from Kirkland, on Mass Ave. Check it out if you have some spare time.

Artist Development Fellowships

Application Deadline for 2009-2010 Academic Year: Thursday, January 28, 2010

'Artist Development Fellowships (ADF) support the artistic development of promising and/or accomplished student artists who, it is hoped, will one day look back on this opportunity and mark it as a significant contributor to their creative development.'

ADFs are awarded annually by the Council on the Arts, a standing committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Fellowships are open to all undergraduates currently enrolled in Harvard College. Applicants must undertake projects that will be completed prior to graduation. (The Council may occasionally make exceptions for projects that are to be undertaken immediately following graduation, although current undergraduates will be given priority consideration.)

Click here for details!

Please get in touch with Kirsten, Michele or Kat if you have any interest in applying for an arts grant. We are here to look over portfolios and project proposals and give you tips on what the arts council is looking for.

also up this week...

The Carpenter Center for Visual Arts Presents FRAME BY FRAME: ANIMATED AT HARVARD, showcasing Harvard’s animation history: rarely-seen films retrieved from the Harvard Film Archive, works by world-renowned recent animation faculty, and a survey of films by current and former students of the department.
January 28–Feb 14, 2010
Reception Thursday, February 4, 5:30-6:30 pm!


too busy to get to the museum...slideshow of boston art


Artist of the Day Janet Lage. See more of her work here! This one is called 'Laid Rubber'

Artwork at top, '12th Egg Award' via Brock Davis' 'Make Something Cool Everyday'

love and prayers

making art for haiti's sake

Watching the thousands of images and listening to the heartbreaking accounts of the earthquake victims can feel extremely hopeless. So much money has already been raised to help the charities who are working hard to assist the people of Haiti, yet we are being told that people are still unreachable. The devastation is incredible and the frustration that those in Haiti are feeling is overwhelming. This will be a long and difficult recovery, but there are a lot of talented and passionate people who are doing their very best to help. Please continue to support these efforts and keep the Haitian people in your hearts.

This video shows some of the hopefullness and love that is coming from Haiti