STUDIO TWO THREE IS EXCITED TO INVITE YOU TO ARTIST PROOF, OUR 8TH ANNUAL ARTIST AUCTION & FEMINIST PRINT SHOP CELEBRATION!

WHAT DO THE GUERRILLA GIRLS, AMOS PAUL KENNEDY JR AND SALLY MANN HAVE IN COMMON? THEY ALL ENGAGE ART AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO REFLECT THEIR PLACE AND TIME. AND THEY ALL HAVE PIECES IN OUR 8TH ANNUAL AUCTION!

JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST VIRTUAL AUCTION OCTOBER 2ND - 10TH!

This year is unlike any other we’ve experienced, for better and for worse. We’re in the midst of a powerful movement for social change which calls on artists, organizations, institutions and our leaders to stand with the movement to defend black lives. This call is deeper than a social media post or a flyer on your door. It requires all of us to examine and to be committed to challenging our participation in structural racism.

Simultaneously, our community is entering into its seventh month of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced us to radically transform the ways we organize our lives, our relationships and our work. And all of this is happening on the cusp of one of the most dire election years of our lives. This is a significant year.

At Studio Two Three, we strive for a world in which the power of art is willingly and joyfully harnessed for personal, social and systemic change. We believe in the capacity of artists to envision and build new possibilities. This is long haul work and it is our fundamental belief that artists need to be resourced and supported in this moment. Join us in our commitment to artists in our community.

This year’s auction is going to look different than it ever has! Rather than a huge party in our studio, we’re going to celebrate with a month of —>free<— community art programming, a week-long virtual silent auction from Friday, October 2 - Saturday, October 10th, and a virtual live auction on Saturday, October 10th at 8pm.

JOIN US FOR ARTIST PROOF!

Friday, September 18th, 5:30pm - Community Print Day at Marcus David Peters Circle
We’ll bring the screens and ink, you bring a t-shirt or piece of fabric you’d like us to print on and another to share with a BIPOC neighbor. We will also have voter registration tables set-up! Come register and get a free hand-printed treasure <3

Friday, September 18th, 9:00am - Public Installation of Alternative Monument Banners at the Valentine Museum’s First Freedom Center
The series of Alternative Monument Banners - a collection of photographs taken by activists during Richmond’s uprising to defend black lives- will be installed for the public at the Valentine’s First Freedom Center in Downtown Richmond.

Wednesday, September 23rd, 12:00pm - Public Installation of works by the Guerrilla Girls at Studio Two Three
We will be hosting a public installation of works by the Guerrilla Girls in the windows of our building in Scotts Addition, which remain up for the public for 1-2 months.

Friday, September 25th, 12:00-3:00pm - Day 1 of ‘Shaping Your Activism’ Workshop with the Guerrilla Girls!
We are humbled to be partnering with the Guerrilla Girls to host their first ever digital workshop! This free hybrid workshop includes one virtual day of learning with the Guerrilla Girls and one safely-distanced production day with us at the studio (we’ll be here to support you in screen printing, letter press and other printmaking processes! on October 2nd). You can apply for this workshop here.

Shaping Your Activism! Do you make socially engaged work? Are you looking to expand into making socially-impacting print media campaigns? Hey-o! Here you go!

Guerrilla Girls is an anonymous group of feminist female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world. The group formed in New York City in 1985 with the mission of bringing gender and racial inequality into focus within the greater arts community. The group employs culture jamming in the form of posters, books, billboards, and public appearances to expose discrimination and corruption.

Friday, October 2nd, 10:00-3:00pm - Day 2 of ‘Shaping Your Activism’ Workshop, Production Day at the studio
The second day of our free hybrid workshop includes one virtual day of learning with the Guerilla Girls and one safely-distanced production day with us at the studio. You will be invited to join us for a safely-distanced production day at our print making studio as we guide you through the process of creating your printed media campaign. You will have access to our silkscreening, letterpress and risography resources.

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Friday, October 2nd, 4:00pm - LAUNCH OF OUR SILENT AUCTION!
Join us for the launch of our SILENT AUCTION from October 2nd - 10th. Our Silent Auction has works by by Morgan Ashcom, Seth Bauserman, Natalie Baxter, Sally Bowring, Matt Eich, Hamilton Glass, Christopher Gregson, Brooke Inman, Sarah Irvin, Aimee Joyaux, Alain Joyaux, Aijung Kim, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Bukuru Nyandwi, Alfonso Perez, Alyssa Salomon, Tanja Softic, Barbara Tisserat, Emily White, Dennis Winston, and David Wojnarowicz.

Monday October 5th, Tuesday October 6th, Wednesday October 7th - 10:00am - 5:00pm

Join us for an in-person preview of all of the auction artwork in our event space. Book a 15 minute slot here - masks required!

Saturday, October 10th, 8:00pm - LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION EVENT!
Join us for our LIVE AUCTION EVENT to support Studio Two Three. Our auction accounts for 15% of our annual operating budget— which enables us to be agile, responsive and sustainable. Show up and SHOW YOUR LOVE for your local feminist community print shop!

Our LIVE AUCTION includes pieces by Amos Paul Kennedy Jr, Cindy Neuschwander, Sister Corita Kent, Sally Mann, Emmy Bright, Kiyomi Iwata, Sophie Treppendahl, Guerilla Girls, Kevin Sabo and Jake Lahah!

We’ll also have: * AN EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE BY DIET CIG! * LIMITED EDITION STUDIO TWO THREE SWAG! * AND MORE!

VISIT OUR AUCTION SITE TO PURCHASE A SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE or to get a glimpse of the artwork!

Tuesday, October 13th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
CREATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE
CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE: RACE, ART, MYTH = JUSTICE
UNIFYING TO ACHIEVE RACIAL AND CULTURAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES

As community-grounded cultural activists, how are we answering the call for racial and cultural justice in this moment of national crisis? Dudley Cocke, Former Director, Roadside Theater/Appalshop in Appalachia will kick-off the evening with special remarks to anchor us in the continuum of history and struggle.

The conversation will continue with special guests: Maria de Leon, Executive Director, NALAC, National Association of Latino Arts and Culture; Marian Taylor Brown, PhD., Executive Director, Arts Connect International; Ashley Walden Davis, Founder and Executive Director, Unlock Creative, LLC; Kate Fowler, Development Director, Studio Two Three; Member, Southern Arts and Culture Coalition; Jeff Chang, Vice President, Narrative, Arts, and Culture, Race Forward Deputy Publisher, Colorlines; founding member The Cultural New Deal. Facilitated by Neyda Martinez, Associate Professor, The School of Media Studies/Media Management, THE NEW SCHOOL and Producer, Decade of Fire.

JOIN our Development Director Kate Fowler to learn more about our work to build a Coalition for Southern Arts and Culture. Please register at https://bit.ly/cjiconversations