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Update #12: Ben Eine is back on The Wall!
One of our favourite street artists Ben Eine has been painting our wall again. This piece was done in conjunction with Up My Street a new exhibition by Shelter which features donated artwork by Jake and Dinos Chapman, Antony Gormley, Peter Saville and Grayson Perry.
Progress report
Ben Eine's piece could well be one of the last pieces to not be savoured. On Monday the manufactures of our steel and glass wall frames are paying a site visit. And our prints and postcards are being printed lithographically as we speak.
To this end we will be sending out the surveys of the next few days - which in some cases will be specific to the reward. If you hear nothing by Monday then drop me a message or leave a comment.
Have wonderful weekends.
Auro x
Update #11: Toasters: Everywhere (specifically here) tonight!
Hi there,
Hope you all had wonderful new years.
We will be sending out an update on our project and sending you our surveys to check your details early next week. But in the mean time...
Our favourite wall bombers Toasters are showing the world premiere of their film here tonight doors at 7pm. The first 30 people in the queue will get a specially customised box of popcorn.
Here's a little trailer....
Entry is free to everyone, hope you can make it!
Auro xx
Update #10: Just 10 hours to go (and we're on 96%!)
What an incredible weekend!
We've seen an awesome final sprint to the finish line. In fact our fundraising graph looks quite hilarious. Thank you so much for all you kind pledges in the last 72 hours - and to those of you who've just joined us welcome.
The final deadline for pledges is 10:08pm (GMT) tonight (call it 10pm for good measure) and we've got a little over a $1000 to raise. So we just need to give it final push.
Those of you that are social media'd up, I wondered if you could mention it one more time on your Facebook walls, Twitter or, even Google+ so all your friends know that it's now or never. Please include this site's short code http://kck.st/VUwall
We'll be talking about it all day so feel free to RT any of our comments on Twitter (www.twitter.com/villunderlondon) or share our updates on Facebook (www.facebook.com/villageunderground)
Thanks once more for our impressive weekend growth, we're totally touched that you care so much about our project.
The end is truly in sight!
Love
Auro x
ps Did I mention that all the SHEONE tiles have been signed? Go to http://bit.ly/vuwalljam to get an exclusive work of art.
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Deadly Knitshade on December 12
Almost there! Have posted this on Crafty Crafty here:
http://www.craftycrafty.tv/2011/12/help_londons_amazing_graffiti.html
Also tweeted it on @craftycrafty and @deadlyknitshade and @knitthecity and posted on all relevant Facebook pages. Keep going!
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Update #9: Art Jam Tiles For Sale
Thanks to all of you who came and said hello at the weekend or brought along friends to help raise awareness of our project.
We've got a few tiles from Sunday's Art Jam so we've decided to offer them as a $90 Kickstarter pledge. There are still some really nice pieces by SHEONE, Will Barras and Toaster which work really well either alone or together.
To order a specific tile you need to visit our Flickr page and reserve the tile you want then comment or message me with the reference number (first come first served basis)
Remember we only have six days to reach our target - so if you know anyone who has been meaning to pledge but hasn't, please prod them.
Update #8: Christmas Bazaar invite
At this time of year we like to open our venue doors for our Christmas Bazaar.
As wall lovers we thought you might be particularly interested in our live art jam. We’re building a panel the same size as our Great Eastern Street wall. It will be painted live by former wall artists including SHEONE, Will Barras, Toasters, Mr Jago and Pure Evil.
Manning the stalls are East London artists and collectives including Moniker Projects, Black Rat Press, Nelly Duff, Nobrow, Hang-Up Pictures, Beach London, Supreme Being and Scrawl Collective. They will be pushing a ton of limited edition Christmas goodies including prints, sketches, models, clothes and illustrations. The Hit and Run will also be doing live screen printing – just bring along clothes to customize.
In addition to this we’re holding a priceless art raffle for gifts that money can’t buy. Original artwork, prints, one off T-shirts and toys have been kindly donated by Eine, David Walker, Ronzo and many more.
We’ll get the customary vat of mulled wine and cider on the go with a bit of music and even some dancing. We usually ask for a donation but we’d like you to come along for free.
Doors are midday until late. Hopefully see you Sunday!
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Available in time for Christmas if you can collect from Village Underground! A tile from our mock-walls painted on wood for our Street Jam. Large scale pieces painted by Will Barras, Toasters and SHEONE (signed). Tiles are offered on a first come first served basis. To reserve a specific tile please get use the reference number from http://bit.ly/vuwalljam and leave a comment in our Kickstarter comments section.
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Your name etched into a brick in The Wall on Great Eastern Street (plus digital photo sent). Entry +1 to come for a behind-the-scenes look at Village Underground: the venue, the trains and our ex-massage parlour. Drinks on the roof to finish up.
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A tile from our mock-walls painted on wood for our Street Jam. Large scale pieces painted by Will Barras, Toasters and SHEONE. Tiles are offered on a first come first served basis. To reserve a specific tile please get use the reference number from http://bit.ly/vuwalljam and leave a comment in our Kickstarter comments section.
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You'll get a limited-edition A3 print of Ben Eine's iconic Vandalism piece. Your name etched into a brick in The Wall on Great Eastern Street (plus digital photo sent). A set of 4 limited edition postcards from the first exhibition
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Invitation for you +1 to come and enjoy exclusive gig access at Village Underground. Arrive early to hear the sound check and enjoy pre-gig refreshments in the trains on the roof. Valid for one year (check www.villageunderground.co.uk for upcoming gigs). And a set of 4 limited edition postcards from the first exhibition
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Limited edition artist painted model tube trains. Trains painted and signed by artists.Plus your name etched into a brick in The Wall on Great Eastern Street (and digital photo sent).
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Photo shoot at Village Underground. Photo shoot for two people taken in and around the trains, The Wall and the venue. Photography done by Village Underground Artists in Residence. A2 print of selected photograph to be digitally printed. Plus your name etched into a brick in The Wall on Great Eastern Street (and digital photo sent).
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A day's creative session with artists as they prep for an exhibition. Spend the day at Village Underground seeing the artists at work as they create huge 4x3 metre pieces. Have the chance to create your own canvas (1 x 1.5m) working along side the artists. Refreshments and music included. For two people. Plus your name etched into a brick in The Wall on Great Eastern Street (and digital photo sent).
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A day's creative session for two people with artists as they prep for the exhibition. Spend the day at Village Underground seeing the artists at work as they create huge 4x3 metre pieces. Take away your own one-off artist-designed t-shirt or bring your own garment. Refreshments and music included. For two people. Plus your name etched into a brick in The Wall on Great Eastern Street (and digital photo sent).
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Repaint our iconic tube trains! A never to be repeated opportunity to embellish our iconic roof top tube trains. Collaborate with any one of our East London artists to create your own bespoke design and then customise the trains in a day long session. Date determined by demand and artists subject to availability.
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I'm Auro Foxcroft, Im a furniture designer by training and I set up Village Underground.
As a project Village Underground lets me indulge myself in a few of my passions – promoting special gigs and events is something that I've done since my beginnings as a teenage raver, exhibitions of design and art and other cultural shows are close to my heart, and also I get to travel - Im setting up other Village Underground projects in Lisbon and Berlin.
I sit on the board of Trans Europe Halles, which is a network of not for profit cultural centres across spread over 25 countries in Europe.
All of my work is important to me because Im a passionate believer in the power of culture, and in particular independent and alternative culture. It happens on the fringes and it’s a vital way that society redefines itself and evolves.
Im very happy that my work keeps me in that space, working at ground level with artists and the local creative community, as well as the ultra diverse community of East London at large.
