You ever look at your art and regret you ever created it? Well, you’re not alone. In fact, Tim Nyberg, one of our witty member artists, is hosting a pretty comical art show where he will be exploring just that phenomenon. It’s called the Plain Error Festival and is a humorous take on the “Plein Air” festival happening at the same time near his hometown in Wisconsin.

But, because Tim has fair skin and sunburns easily, “even when liberally doused with sunscreen,” he can’t paint outdoors. “So, he’s launched the indoor “Plain Error Festival” at Gallery Forty Two in Juddville.” Plain Error is his take on Extreme Makeover, Gallery Edition. At the festival, Nyberg will be pulling previously painted images (his “errors”) straight off the wall and repainting over them to create newly made-over works of art.

Fridays through Sundays, July 21st through August 2nd the artist will be painting over some of the most grievous errors he’s ever placed on canvas. Paintings will be yanked off the walls and painted over in full display of the viewing public. There will be ample wine available to calm the nerves during this daring display of public humiliation.

You can find out more about the festival by reading the full press release.

I love the witty humor of this. What other comical or clever gallery showings have you participated in or attended?

- Nate

There are some fantastic art shows and exhibits going on around the US that we thought we would share. Thanks to our fantastic intern Grace for rounding these up!

SEATTLE

Happily Ever After II
What: A group show featuring 18 of the most whimsical and illustrative artists from across the United States presenting their reinterpritations of some of our most classic fairytales and story book fables.

When: Saturday, April 11 to Saturday May 2

Where: Suite 100 Gallery, 2222 2nd Ave Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121 (206.956.3900). See http://suite100gallery.com for more info.

Continue reading for shows and Exhibits in other locations around the nation.

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Image: Seattle at Night by Rick Takagi

What?!?! You’re in Seattle and say you’re bored this weekend?!?

In our ever-increasing-attempt to build a genuine arts community we want to try and bring you useful and interesting news and events. We are starting out with just our little home town for now but we hope to soon expand our gaze and reach to bring you info from wherever our members might reside. If it’s another city, state or, yes, even country, we would love to hear about it! So, post a link or let us know!

Read on to see some pretty amazing things happening around the Seattle art scene. All of these were compiled by our newest team member here at Imagekind, our intern Grace! You will probably be hearing more from her in the coming weeks, so take the chance now to say hello!

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