This is a rad deal goin’ down tomorrow. Sorry for the late post, but someone just hipped me to it and I ain’t checkin’ my email as much as I should.
INTRODUCING
our first ever
DIORAMA-O-RAMA
Silent art auction and fundraiser for Justin Sullivan
Saturday, June 14 | 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Shannon’s House
(ask around cuz if you can easily find out where it is, you’re invited)
R.S.V.P. YOUR PARTICIPATION | DEADLINE: JUNE 6, 2008
dioramadallas@gmail.com
(pretty please r.s.v.p on time. mwah…)
Diorama-O-Rama is a collective art happening and fundraiser. Everyone is invited and encouraged to make and donate a diorama to our silent auction with 100 percent of the proceeds going to our Dallas friend Justin Sullivan who, for many months, has been displaced from working and living in his Oak Cliff home and is instead living in Bethesda, Maryland, where he is undergoing cutting-edge treatments to kick some cancer butt! Read Justin’s very personal experiences with cancer.
What is a diorama?
It’s a world in a box that’s made however you like. There are no size restrictions, no theme restrictions, and no real rules at all. All dioramas will be displayed outside, so come prepared if your diorama requires special supplies (battery packs, extension cords, etc) for display.
PRIZE CATEGORIES
Diorama prize categories could include, but are not limited to: most rad, low rent, olfactory, fluorescent, kinetic, fancy pants, likely to succeed, green (your interpretation), edible, popular, derivative, French, peaceful, anarchic, illuminated, unicorn-esque, nautical, OG, OMFG, doughnut shop-ish, glam rock, and so on. Whatever. It don’t matter. Lets just have fun while creating some good karma and raising lots of money for our sick friend with mounting medical bills.
EVENT DETAILS
This event is open to anyone who wishes to make a diorama or just kick back with our keg of beer, music, bug spray, sunscreen, and nice people. Potluck BBQ contributions are appreciated. Kiddos are absolutely welcome! There will be DJs and bands—names to be announced! If you have any questions email the Diorama-O-Rama contacts.
TIME TABLE | SATURDAY, JUNE 14
3 to 6 p.m. Diorama dropoff @ Shannon’s
6 p.m. Diorama silent auction begins
8 p.m. Diorama silent auction ends
8:30 p.m. Diorama award ceremony
ALL DAY Dance party
NON JUDGEMENTAL JUDGES
Allison V. Smith | Photographer
Rawlins Gilliland | Local writer/NPR Commentator
Christina Rees | Road Agent Gallery
Cynthia Mulcahy | Mulcahy Modern
Diane Sikes | Dallas Contemporary
Zac Crain | D Magazine
Danette Dufihlo | Conduit Gallery
Sarah Jane Semrad | La Reunion TX
C.J. Davis | Good Records
Ryan Abbott | Armhole.com
Gretchen Bell | Dolly Python
Brian Gibb | The Public Trust
FUNDRAISER FACTS
Free to enter. Free to attend. Homemade dioramas are not mandatory to attend. Donations on behalf of Justin Sullivan will be accepted and appreciated. All auction winners must pay for and collect their diorama by the end of the party. All entries will be photographed and posted on our Diorama-O-Rama blog. This is the first of many charity Diorama-O-Rama events to come. If you have space you’d like to donate for our future fundraisers, holla back.
LINKS/BLOGS OF INTEREST
Justin Sullivan
Diorama-o-Rama Dallas
DIORAMA-O-RAMA CONTACTS
Shannon Driscoll Phillips
Holly Jefferson
Jennifer Dunn
Tish Brewer