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February 05, 2011
Now we are on a 5th Anniversary mission. To create, build, organize and grow stronger than ever before level up, so to speak and we need your help. We are always interested in new submissions, people looking to get involved, your ideas, samples of your work, and your opinions are always welcome & appreciated. So send us your ideas, samples, and questions at the links below.
Our artists are the blood and the fire of this organization. We want everyone who has or is participating in a AAA show to have links to your websites and online samples of your work. This is your space to promote yourself and your projects. Send us any links you have. If you have a website, my/face account, flickr/picasa/youtubes, whatever, that we can feature and link to, please email us that info. Thanks.
Lucky 7's Art Festival!!!
The Alternative Arts Association is proud to announce the return of the Lucky 7's Art Festival!!! Set to span four nights over two weeks, across three boroughs all for the recession-friendly price of $7. Last year was a huge success with over 30 contributing artists presenting their works at Don Hills (music and burlesque show), Hell Gate Social (gallery hang and film screening), Nicu's Spoon Theater (dance choreographers showcase), and the Secret Theater (theater and spoken word performance). Alternative Arts is planning on making this year's festivities even bigger and better!
If you have something you are interested in showing,for future shows we are looking for artists of all backgrounds, styles, and training. please email a brief description of your work to...
Spanning four nights over two weeks, this bi-borough blowout will include the works of over 30 artists from all across the globe, all for the recession-friendly price of $7.
May 28th, 2010
We kick off the festivities by bringing to you an extraordinary night of mind-blowing theater and scorching spoken word by some of NYC’s most brilliant minds. This cavalcade of curiosities will take place at Long Island City’s own Secret Theatre, conveniently located 44-02 23rd St. Between 44th Ave. and 44th rd.
May 29th, 2010
Next, join us for an exhilarating evening of genre-spanning dance with eight of the city’s fastest-rising choreographers at Manhattan's legendary Nicu's Spoon Theatre on Saturday, May 29th. The show will feature the talents of Chris Campbell and Whitney Jacobs of Jacobs Campbell Dance, Andrea Gise of Andrea Gise and Dancers, Pearl Marasigan and Remi Harris of Halo-Halo Inc., Cat Manturuk of Dance Cat-alyst, Tamara Saari of Tamara Saari Dance, and Clairaudient’s very own Danita Shaheen.
June 3rd, 2010
Our Third night is not one to be missed, cats and kittens. Set in one of New York’s most legendary dens of debauchery, Don Hill’s (511 Greenwich St.), AAA brings to you a night of beauties, bands, and more burlesque than you can shake your stick at. Featuring New York legends Verity in Stereo, the ass-shakin’, the glitter bomb beats of Planet Rump, the soulful styling of Darren Fisher and his band, over a half-dozen of the city’s finest burlesque beauties, a pornographic clown and more surprises set to blow your lid.
June 5th, 2010
Finally, we invite you to join us at our home base in Astoria, Queens, the Hellgate Social, for our gallery showing and film fiesta! Prepare yourself for a night of beautiful art, fine film, dancing, drinking and decadence as we bring these two weeks of amazing art to a stunning climax. The screening will include the works of Cinema Set Free, Brian MacMillan, Joshua Thompson, and Andrea Gise. Also on display will be the works of Michael Anthony Mitchell, Kevin Lawler, Maggie Fischer, and Kate Leathers.
A multimedia arts production of epic proportion. Over 30 artists from all backgrounds will come together to explore the metaphoric graveyard of modern life. The artist's perspectives range from the political to the satirical, the rhetorical to the spiritual. All of the pieces are presented with an unabashed sense of passion and honesty. Join us at NECROPOLIS and discover what dancers, painters, poets, and many more of New York's finest creative minds have to say about the one city that we all inhabit, the city of the dead. It will by a night that will not soon to be forgotten.
August 1st & October 17th, 2009
Astoria's legendary Hell Gate Social will be hosting the second half of our most successful show to date. This presentation will be an all out Necro-style pre-halloween bash with musical performances by: Bambi, Drew Henkels of Drew and the Medicinal Pen and Hip Like [Blank]. The evening will also feature the tantalizing and terrifying stylings of the ladies of Brown Girl's Burlesque, who will be breaking hearts and feasting on flesh throughout the night. If that isn't enough, we will also be featuring a number of other performances from AAA's own world-class artists, including the choreography of Whitney Jacobs, Pearl Marasigan and Remi Harris. Two of our finest resident Word Smiths; Andrew Keil and Jordan Levy, will be showcasing their talent in all of it's glory. Patrick Roeder, the comic genius behind Robo-Comic, will be livening the mood with his unique wit and words. For your viewing pleasure, we will also be presenting the films of Molly Rydzel and Brian MacMillan. Throughout the night you will be surrounded by the many inspiring and terrifying works of our visual artists, who will begin a 3 month hang on the walls of the Hell Gate Social. There will be prizes and giveaways all night long plus a costume contest to end the evening. Finally, our resident anarcho-porn clown Giggles the Nihilist will be stirring up tricks and treats all night long. So, bring your friends and a lust for life and join us on Sat. As Always, it will by a night that will not soon to be forgotten.
The Haunted House of Hotties party was fun as hell, dancing up 6th avenue in our underpants for the Halloween parade kicked ass. Pictures are up... ;)a night that will not soon to be forgotten.
Halloween 2010
Tactile AAA's first show at the Hell Gate Social, on April 5th, 2008. which would become an important part of the organization. In addition, Tactile marked the creation of the Board and the general organizational structure that would persist from this show on.
April 5th, 2008
Info Storm presented on December 8th 2006, AAA's second show took place at founder Danita Shaheen's home in Astoria Queens. As the group and the years progressed this space would become the epicenter for the groups activities, frequently hosting fundraisers, group meetings and workshops. Infostorm would prove to be the first and last major performance at the space as the group quickly outgrew it.
December 8th 2006
April 16th, 2009
This was a benefit show thrown to raise support, money and awareness for our friend Joey Kipp. Joey is a young dancer and choreographer who was the victim of a brutal hate crime which took place in New York City in early 2009. The performance took place on April 16th of 2009 at Public Assembly in Williamsburg Brooklyn. The show attracted a large crowd and raised nearly a thousand dollars. The money was sent to Joey and put towards the considerable medical expenses he incurred as a result of his injuries. The entire show was broadcast directly to Joey via webcam. The day after the show Joey took his first steps in months.
July 31st 2010
We're here to bring about change. We've come from penthouses and alleyways, brownstones and brownbags. City slums and country roads. We are those tired of seeing our art and culture sucked up into the endless maw of plate-glass gallery districts and corporate commercialism. We feel that art belongs off the walls and onto the streets, out of the pockets of the powerful and back into the hearts and minds of those who make it possible: we, the people. We stand, backs strong and fists clenched, ready for each new dawn that awaits us in static glory, a crackling hope that promises that this day won't be like it's brethren, for each night is pregnant with new possibility. We thrive whence things should not thrive. We live atop concrete and steel, where only the strongest of roots survive. We live, we love, we learn atop broken bottles and cracked asphalt. We are the lifeblood of this dying city. We are the Alternative Arts Association and we are coming to fuck with your head.
Janurary 10th & 17th, 2009
In Latin, the term "Decipio Ludus" roughly translates into "the games we play". This show brought together artists from all media together to explore and reflect upon the games we play in our daily lives. The first presentation was at the Brecht Forum on January 10th, 2009. The following week, the show was staged at the Hell Gate Social in Astoria Queens where the visual art remained installed until May of 2009.
August 9th 2008
This was the fourth major production which was staged on August 9th 2008 at the Hell Gate Social. In and Out of Days brought together a wide variety of performances and visual art pieces ranging from theater and dance to photography and sculpture. These performances and pieces were linked by a common desire to explore the dreams and nightmares that we experience as we collectively pass In and Out days.
May 21st, 2006
The very first show by the Alternative Arts Association on May 21st 2006. The show was presented Marymount Manhattan College's 8th floor event space. The organization had to fight tooth and nail to produce the show, facing opposition and bureaucratic obstruction at every turn. The opposition only made us more committed.
April 16th, 2009
The Haunted House of Hotties party was fun as hell, dancing up 6th avenue in our underpants for the Halloween parade kicked ass. Pictures are up... ;)a night that will not soon to be forgotten.
We are a grassroots organization dedicated to fostering the local artistic community. We provide economic and logistical support to under-represented local artists. We bring individuals from all artistic backgrounds together to encourage interdisciplinary artistic collaboration and exploration. We are creating a network that connects local artists to resources necessary to further their artistic future, as well as the implementation of educational and workshop programs.
We are a registered New York State charity. All donations are tax deductible. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed time, resources and efforts to support the organization and its artists. We accept donations of any kind: material, monetary, or logistical. For more information on how to contribute or support, please contact@alternativearts.org.
