Monday, November 19, 2012

Live Performance Schedule for the 2012 Bizarre Bazaar

Check out the performance schedule for the 2012 BizBaz - we are excited for all of the energy the live performances bring to the event! 


Friday November 23rd

 
UPSTAIRS STAGE:
5-6pm:  Billy Ebeling
6:15-7pm:  The Siloes
7:15-8pm:  Gloria Roach/ Alonzo Beardshear
8:15-9pm:  Maria Anthony and friends

 
DOWNSTAIRS STAGE:
5:15- 7pm: John Jervis- classical and baroque guitar
7:15-8pm:  Byron James and friends
8:15-9pm: The Jazz Cigarettes

 

Saturday November 24th


UPSTAIRS STAGE:
9-9:45:  John Thompson/Ed Judd
10-10:45: Michael Paul Trio
11-11:45:  Deborah Pine and Mark Eldridge
12-12:45:  Lana Marie Haas
1-1:45: Ardys Ramberg
2-2:45: Les Cerises
3-3:45: Sal Gal and Gal Pal(Sally Howard and Megan Hurt)
4-5pm:  Barry Barnes and Ernest Zydeco


DOWNSTAIRS STAGE:
9:15-10: Rachel Black
10:15-11: Natalie Cox
11:15-1pm:  Russ Kapp “Rasta Russ”
1:15-2:30:  Zydeco Tougeau
2:45-4:45/5:  Darrell Lea

Friday, November 9, 2012

Enter to win BizBazBucks to spend at the 2012 BizBaz!

Enter to win one of four $25 gift certificates to spend at the 2012 Bizarre Bazaar! 

How to Enter:
Select the Rafflecopter Giveaway App next to the photo albums at the top of the page, then follow the instructions - it's easy and fast!  Giveaway begins November 10, 2012.

Four winners will be chosen at random on November 17, 2012 and contacted via FB message to work out the details.  Gift certificates can be mailed out to winners or picked up during the show by the winners.

BizBazBucks! Guidelines
· The only people restricted from winning the giveaway bucks are artists who participating in this year's event. Past artists, family members of current artists, friends of current artists…all eligible. 

· There will be four $25 BizBazBucks gift certificates available to win in the giveaway. One gift certificate per winner only.

· The gift certificates given away in this promotion are valid for the 2012 Bizarre Bazaar only. If for some reason it isn’t used during this event, it is no longer valid and has no cash value.

· Each winning gift certificate is redeemable at one vendor only. Multiple purchases from one vendor are allowed and it can be used with other forms of payment if the total purchase exceeds $25. There will be no change given based solely on a purchase with the gift certificate; if the purchase is for $16 and the $25 gift certificate is used to pay for it, no change will be given.

· Not every vendor is required to participate. Winners intending to use the BizBazBucks at a particular vendor will need to inquire as to whether they accept them (as stated on each gift certificate).

Sunday, November 4, 2012

BizBazBucks are coming soon! Enter to win gift certificates for the 2012 Bizarre Bazaar


We are only 19 days away from the 2012 Bizarre Bazaar at the Lawrence Arts Center - there will be 140 artists at booths spread over the three floors of the building, great food available, and music performances throughout the event.

Wouldn't it be great to get some extra holiday shopping money to spend at this year's BizBaz?

And even better...all you have to do is show some support to the artists and event you already love?

Entry is simple:  Like the BizBaz Facebook page and fill out the entry form (quick, I promise!), then sit back and wait for the winners to be announced.  Not on Facebook?  This is the reason to finally give in and sign up!

Watch the BizBaz Facebook page for details!

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Artist Feature: Mary Lynn Gress

Mary Lynn Gress creates upcycled jewelry from heirloom pieces like watches, brooches, and broken necklaces.  She also upcycles other items, giving new life to old cigar boxes and jewelry boxes and loves restoring items that already have a sentimental meaning.     

Mary Lynn works from her studio in her garage and loves to create custom orders to fit the personality of her customer.  

This will be her second year at the Bizarre Bazaar and more of her work can be found on her website and in her Etsy shop.





Thursday, September 20, 2012

Artist Feature: Anna Walker

Anna Walker is an artist who primarily works with felt.  She loves the tactile nature of the fibers as they come together to form an unwoven fabric that can then be made into a variety of artwork.  Anna adds felt embellishments to her beadwork, wirework, and stitching.


Anna has been felting for about four years and started after she picked up a needle felting kit at Hobby Lobby.  Since then, she has discovered multiple tools, equipment and education to continue her work in felt.  She works from a bedroom in her home and enjoys creating custom orders.

This will be Anna's third year at the Bizarre Bazaar and more of her work can be found online on her blog, on Twitter (@FELTit), or her Artfire shop.  She also teaches felting classes in Topeka and information about those classes can be found at the Potwin Fiber Artisans website.
 



Friday, September 7, 2012

Artist Feature: Kara McKamey

Kara McKamey creates and teaches ceramics at Muddy Waters Studio in Lawrence.  She started working with ceramics by taking a pottery class her senior year in college and then studied under an artist in Vermont before opening her own studio in 2006. 

This will be Kara's second year at the Bizarre Bazaar.  More information about classes at her studio and her work can be found online on her website or on Facebook.




Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Artist Feature: Ripp Harrison



Ripp Harrison is an artist working primarily in colored pencil and watercolor paint (he also dabbles in ceramics and recycled metal sculpture).  He started working in pencil in college, doodling in black and white and has been doing this work for the last seven years.

Ripp creates his artwork at home with lots of input from his four legged editing crew and feels that his environment helps make his work entertaining. He takes custom orders and this will be his first year participating in the Bizarre Bazaar.
More of Ripp’s work can be found online on his website  or on Facebook.





Friday, August 3, 2012

Artist Feature: Laura Reaka

Laura Reaka creates artwork with acrylics on canvas.  She has been an artist all of her life, working as a graphic artist for 25 years.  She started LULU paintings four years ago and does her painting in an attic studio space in her home. 

Laura's favorite thing about painting is that people smile when they see her work and give her great feedback; she was once even told, "you made my day a little happier"!

This will be Laura's first year at the Bizarre Bazaar and she takes custom orders--more of her work can be found online in her Etsy shop and on Facebook.





Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Artist Feature: Phil Wilke

Phil Wilke makes spiral-bound notebooks from the covers of some of classic rock's greatest records. They can be used for scrapbooks, journals, photo albums, notebooks...a great way to enjoy the nostalgia of the LP covers in a practical way!   He also creates smaller, pocket-sized notebooks out of baseball cards.



Phil has been a record collector all his life and loves browsing the $1 bins in search of hidden treasures.  A few years ago he saw someone using record album covers to make purses and decided to try to use them for notebook covers. 

His notebooks generally measure 11x12 or 8 1/2 by 11, but he will take custom orders, noting "any record, any size".

This will be Phil's third year at the Bizarre Bazaar; be sure to stop by his booth and check out his work!

More of Phil's work can be viewed online in his Etsy shop or he can be contacted via email at
recordcovernotebooks@gmail.com.


Monday, July 9, 2012

Bizarre Bazaar Participating Artist List

Our website has been updated to include information about this years' artists--take a look!  Find out who will be there, what kind of art you will see, and how to contact your favorite BizBaz artists online.

The list can be downloaded here:  https://sites.google.com/site/bizbazart/home/current-artist-list.



Saturday, June 9, 2012

New Bizarre Bazaar website

We've moved to a new website!  Information about participation in the show, current year artists, and BizBaz committees are posted here - take a look! 

Stay current on Bizarre Bazaar event information by following any of these links:
Website
Blog
Facebook
Twitter


Sunday, June 3, 2012

2012 registration forms

The time has come...registrations have been sent out and should be arriving in the mail by the end of this week!  Remember, this part of our process is snail mail only.  We don't take any registrations online. 

We do start a wait list with all of the artists who don't get into the show so that as spaces open up for various reasons there are still opportunities to participate.

Artists will be notified about participation by the end of July.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

The 2012 BizBaz artwork!

Jeannette Bryant created the artwork selected for the 2012 Bizarre Bazaar - watch for her design on the t-shirts and posters!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Call for Artwork!

Call For Artwork
2012 Bizarre Bazaar
Are you interested in creating artwork for the 2012 Bizarre Bazaar?
Artwork used for Posters, Postcards, the LJW Ad and T-shirts?

Parameters:
8.5” by 11” (vertical), Black & White, Remember that artwork will be printed on t-shirts so fine detail does not happen very easily.

Important information to include:
Bizarre Bazaar 2012
Friday, November 23th  5pm to 9pm and
Saturday, November 24th  9am to 5pm
Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire

Other information you might want to include:
The one art show you never want to miss
Make a day of it! Come have Lunch, Unique & Unusual Art, Music, Bake Sale
Over 100 Artists

What you get if your entry is chosen:
Your art hung all over town, a pre-booked booth space for 2012 BizBaz, a free t-shirt with your artwork on the front and a chance to see your art on people everywhere!

Entries accepted through May 3, 2012
Mail a copy of your entry to:
Bizarre Bazaar  P.O. Box 1082  Lawrence, Kansas  66044

Please include your name, phone number and email contact information.

***Winning entry will be selected by the Bizarre Bazaar Committee.  If your artwork is chosen, we will then request a good copy for production.  Please note that we reserve the right to make minor changes (with your input and permission) for the purposes of readability and printing.***