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on April 14
Brooke Gassiot
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Free Money / Free Performance by Amelia Winger-bearskin
Amelia Winger-Bearskin will be performing in Nashville Tennessee as part of the internationally broadcast event "LOW LIVES 4"
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182% funded $182 pledged
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- Funded Apr 26, 2012
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on April 1
Brooke Gassiot
commented on a project updatewoohoo!!! Can't wait to see the project in all its glory.
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on March 3
Brooke Gassiot
backed a project
The Pay Phone Revival Project by Bridget Quinn
The Pay Phone Revival Project transforms abandoned pay phone booths into meaningful and interactive art installations in Austin TX.
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105% funded $6,260 pledged
- 123 backers
- Funded Apr 01, 2012
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on February 10
Brooke Gassiot
Posted project update #8Austin Chronicle Review + last chance!
Post CommentHello all!
A quick update to let you all know that 'Pressure' received a great review from Austin Chronicle Arts Critic, Wayne Allan Brenner. Thank you, Brenner!
Also, this is your last chance to see the show, if you have not already!
Gallery hours are Saturday and Wednesday, 12-5 pm through FEBRUARY 15 at the Pump Project Art Complex in East Austin.
My deepest thanks for seeing this project through.
As ever,
Brooke
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on January 26
Brooke Gassiot
Posted project update #7Success!
Post CommentThanks to all of you, a fair amount of will and determination and no major set backs, the opening for 'Pressure' was a success! Over 300 people showed up to celebrate and experience the installation this past Saturday. I've attached pictures from the opening below, taken by my talented photographer friend, Cecily Johnson.
If you have not had the chance to come see the show, it will be up through FEBRUARY 15th at the Pump Project Art Complex (702 Shady Lane, Austin, 78702).
Debra Broz (PPAC Director) will host an ARTIST TALK on February 4th at 2 pm, if you would like to come hear first hand about the installation and the concept behind the work, please come.
I'm beginning to fulfill rewards, so if you have one coming, be on the look out for your special something.
Thank you again for all of your amazing support!
Brooke
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on January 17
Brooke Gassiot
Posted project update #6Opening is this Saturday, Jan 21st!
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on January 8
Brooke Gassiot
Posted project update #5Taking form!
Post CommentA huge thanks to my arty friends Mandy, Colleen, J, Joelle, Kyle, and Maisha, who came out last night to help move the giant hoop skirt from my studio to the main gallery and stuck around to get messy with us!
The initial steam form is now hoisted into the rafters, we have a hole in the gallery wall, and have a paler version of a Curtis Mathis TV console. Mike, is my absolute hero for helping me with the bracing and pully system, taking down the blades of the Big Ass Fan and generally being such an incredibly supportive person in my life.
I also owe a huge amount of gratitude to photographer Cecily Johnson and filmaker Margaritte Knezek for filming with me. They were rockstars to lean over my bathtub under blue lights to capture video of a drip and other mysterious footage. What a great crew they are!
The show is taking form and I cannot wait to share it with all of you on Jan 21st!
As ever,
Brooke
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on January 5
Brooke Gassiot
Posted project update #4The studio is pumpin'!
Post CommentHappy New Year!
We are busy over here transforming the Pump Project Art Complex into another world. We are creating paper mache balls and turning them into steam formations, hanging forms from the rafters, filming and editing video, testing projectors, painting, covering objects with wax and sending out press releases to prepare for a fantastic show right around the corner on the 21st!
Please mark your calendars and tell your friends about the exhibition opening:
January 21st, 6-9 pm with Ephraim Owens and jazz trio going on at 7 pm.
Pump Project Art Complex, 702 Shady Lane, Austin, TX 78702
The show will run from January 21- February 15. Gallery hours are Wednesday and Saturday from noon until 5 pm.
We have covered most media outlets in Austin, but if you have any ideas for spreading the word or feel inclined to post on facebook, we would love your help.
Thank you immensely for your support!
All my best,
Brooke
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on December 12Funded!
Pressure: A large scale installation at the Pump Project by Brooke Gassiot
Solo show incorporating sculpture, light, sound and video as a large-scale installation at the Pump Project Art Complex in Austin, TX.
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105% funded $2,109 pledged
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- Funded Dec 12, 2011
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on December 12
Brooke Gassiot
Posted project update #3G O A L ! ! !
Thank you each and all for making this work possible!
It's a big turning point in an artist's career to launch their first solo show, as many of you realize. I am so thrilled that I have your support, not only financially but psychologically. It is huge to feel your presence in this project as I work on it.
I have been gathering supplies, drawing, hanging armature from the rafters above my studio...and I keep thinking that I am not doing this alone, but for you. It's an amazing feeling, truly.
I also want to say also that there are a ton of other ingenious projects on kickstarter, as you have probably noticed. It's a direct way to get in at the ground level and help ideas take off. I suggest searching local projects and tossing them 10 or 20 bucks when you can... lots of us can be funders at that level. I know I will be!
Off to fly solo in the studio for the next month or so but will take breaks to keep you updated as the show progresses.
Save the date: Jan 21st, 6-9 pm. I hope you will come out to the opening so that we can toast to its success to the tune of cool jazz, amidst the installation.
Cheers!
Brooke
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Brooke Gassiot
Austin, TX
Brooke Gassiot was raised west of Austin, TX on a 2000-acre ranch. Born at home, she grew up eating watermelon and swimming in a spring-fed swimming hole, and spent summers in the desert mountains of Mexico. Brooke received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in St... view more
Brooke, what is the address so that I can mapquest it. thanks! susan sgalonso@aol.com