Intrude: Art & Life 366 and Original Art Raffle

Alicia Hunsicker Original Art Raffle
Fundraiser for her work in Shanghai, with the Zendai Museum of Modern Art.
Alicia Hunsicker is pleased to announce that her collaborative art proposal “Eye to Eye” has been accepted into the Intrude: Art & Life 366 Interdisciplinary Art Exhibition at the the Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China. Intrude: Art & Life 366 is an ambitious cultural project organized by the Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art. From January 1st
to December 31st, 2008, a cultural event will take place everyday somewhere
in the city of Shanghai. One cultural event a day, 366 events a year,Intrude: Art & Life 366 will present global perspectives on art and culture, bring these closer to the people of the city, intervening in their daily lives by exposing them to some exceptional cultural happenings.

The artists have been invited to stay in Shanghai, China by the Zendai MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) during the month of December to develop and execute their project which addresses the concept of seeing “eye to eye” both individually and culturally to broaden understanding and respect of other points of view. Alicia Hunsicker will be raffling off a number of original paintings to fund raise for this trip which is currently not funded and is estimated to cost $3000 per artist. Please consider buying tickets to win original artworks by Alicia to help raise money for her work in Shanghai, with the Zendai MoMA.
The window of opportunity to fund raise and ensure the success of this
project is extremely short. Any help is appreciated.

~1 ticket for $10. ~ 3 for $20. or ~10 for $50.All proceeds will go to airfare and expenses while in Shanghai.

The winning tickets will be drawn on November 28th.

Alicia will be at the Leyden Library on Wed. Nov. 5th and Sat. Nov. 15th with her original artwork to sell tickets or you can mail your info with check/money order and image selections, postmarked by November 21, to Alicia Hunsicker, 40 Glen Rd, Leyden MA 01301

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

For more information about Intrude Art & Life 366 go to: http://www.intrude366.com/

Intrude: Art & Life 366 at Zendhi MoMA, Shanghai, China

Newest photo on We are having Weather project: Alicia Hunsicker

So I had a great day today full of good news from seeds I planted quite a while ago. First I found out that the We are Having Weather Internet Photography project will be traveling to Zendhi MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) Shanghai, China. Then I found out MY artistic collaboration with 3 other woman called "Eye to Eye" was accepted as well and we have been invited to China to present it. I am going to Shanghai!! Wow!......

I now have some work ahead of me as we will be going in December and I have to fund raise for my airfare and expenses. I am planning to raffle a few paintings. I will post more about that when I have worked out all the details.....

Here is a copy of the Leyden Newsletter press release that I wrote today....
Extraordinary International Opportunity for Four Local Artists

Four artists, Anne Laprade, Alicia Hunsicker, Deborah Garner, and Laura “Lola” Baltzell, three of which reside in Leyden, and are pleased to announce that their art proposal “Eye to Eye” has been accepted into the Intrude: Art & Life 366 Interdisciplinary Art Exhibition at the the Zendai Museum of Modern Art . Intrude: Art & Life 366 is an ambitious cultural project organized by the Shanghai ZendaiMuseum of Modern Art. From January 1st to December 31st, 2008, a cultural event will take place everyday somewhere in the city of Shanghai. One cultural event a day, 366 events a year, Intrude: Art & Life 366 will present global perspectives on art and culture, bring these closer to the people of the city, intervening in their daily lives by exposing them to some exceptional cultural happenings.
They have been invited to stay in Shanghai, China by the Zendai MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) during the month of December to develop and execute their project which addresses the concept of seeing “eye to eye” both individually and culturally to broaden understanding and respect of other points of view.

This mornings Frost ...The crystalline structures
Remind me of how our thoughts and energy align to create what we want and that most of the time this takes TIME...

Artist Anne Pehkonen (Finland) will be my new "We are Having Weather" partner

Rainy day Photo outside my studio: Alicia Hunsicker

We are having Weather
Update
I have committed to another round of the International
Photography project to start October 20th.

http://blog.weatherphotos.org/

My partner this time will be the artist Anne Pehkonen

From her website she describes herself "I am a Finnish visual artist. I live in Niva, a small village outside Joensuu city in eastern Finland, near the border of Russia. I work with used and discarded materials and natural materials. I also make performances, installations, videotapes, paintings, prints, drawings and photographs. In my work I combine the aesthetics of old objects and their previous histories with psychoanalytical interpretation of human life. "

Here are some links to learn more about Anne:

http://www.environmentalart.net/pehkonen/index.htm

http://www.artpage-pehkonen.net/

Artistic Collaboration

Sunflower Photo by Alicia Hunsicker

So my first stint on the We are having Weather project is over.
I really enjoyed the experience and through the ups and downs of it have learned a
little more about artistic collaboration, communication, and this multicultural world we live in.
I also realized a few things about myself.

I choose my projects with care and once I commit to a project I am very serious about it.
I want to be able to lighten up a little more with my performance and project expectations.
I did go with the flow of it and it was all good! What I enjoyed most was the actual visual communication between me and my partner Evita. I was intrigued with the responses to my photos and the common links we found visually. This was achieved through color,
composition, weather, and emotion.

I have decided to sign up for another 2 week period which in some ways pushes me
to find new ways to express myself with in the perameters of the project and within my neighborhood...... But I realize also (now) that a great deal depends on the partner
I am working with as to what I will be posting. I have two possible partners right now
one from Finland and one from Turkey.
So we will see how this new conversation will transpire.
Looking forward to it!

Weather photo project

Photo : Alicia Hunsicker

The weather photo project has been a catalyst for me to work with
photography on a daily basis. Every day for the last month I have
gotten outside to shoot. Its amazing how the same landscape (my neighborhood)
can change from one day to the next. Or is it the person taking the photos and
how they perceive differently each day?

Today It rained.....hard! I ended up going for a little road trip in
Leyden as a passenger and was inspired by the fall foliage as seen through
the rain on the windshield of the car... as it was moving and bumping around
on the dirt roads......It was quite fun to let go of all the technical things

and see what the experience would bring.....
I clicked the button 243 times in 45 min.
I posted a few other of my favorites from today on the project blog.
http://blog.weatherphotos.org/