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Off the Wall Gallery at Dirty Frank’s

Kylie GroveCarl KaplanJacob KaplanEmi TravaliaNoa TravaliaSkylar Willenborgaugust 4august 4–september 28september 28

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at ArT opening reception opening reception thurs 8/8 7thurs 8/8 7–1010 p.m. p.m. meet the artistsmeet the artists sat 8/17 11 sat 8/17 11 a.m. a.m.–1 p.m. p.m.

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What’s Next What’s Next Saturday, August 17 Meet the Artists of Young at ArT 11 am‒1 pm

September 30 ‒ 2013 Autumn Invitational November 22 Opens Thursday, October 4, 7‒10 pm

Sunday, October 13 Sunday with the Masters Hands-on Workshops, 12‒3 pm

Thursday, October 31 Submission Deadline for 11:59 pm Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition $5 per entry / up to $500 in prizes!

November 23 ‒ Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition December 28 Opens Thursday, December 5, 7‒10 pm

January 5 ‒ 2014 Winter Exhibition February 28 Opens Thursday, January 10, 7‒10 pm

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On the cover, from top, left to right: Skylar Willenborg’s “Rocket,” Jacob Kaplan’s “T.A.R.D.I.S.,” Kylie Grove’s “Heart of Stars,” Carl Kaplan’s “A Family,” Noa Travalia’s “Sea Turtle,” Emi Travalia’s “Tweety.”

Every single one of us is born an artist.

This statement may or may not be supportable. No doubt, someone has done a study. Google the thought and you get a quote from Picasso: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” He’s just the most famous person to have said it. Many artists have conveyed the sentiment, including some realizing why they had perhaps failed.

Children’s art is magical and buoyant because it’s the essence of creation. Unguided, unfettered, uplifting. Until someone says, “You can’t draw that,” “That doesn’t make sense,” “It doesn’t look right.” The point, early enough, is: there is no wrong way to create. From birth, there is a brain; there are emerging fi ne motor skills and the tools of creativity; and there are blank spaces to fi ll with ideas, confl uences of color, imagination come to life.

Young at Art has two goals: 1) to encourage a small group of artists close to our community, ages 4 to 7, by giving them their fi rst show; and 2) to deliver their art directly to our community, removing the perceived barriers of marketability that would hamper other galleries. Off the Wall Gallery has never been a commercially driven enterprise navigating the world as if the rent is forever due tomorrow. We are instead a gallery of art lovers.

This show is humbly dedicated to the art, pure and simple, and to these artists, wonderfully, beautifully naïve.

It’s about Kylie’s love of fl owers and rainbows and animals like that lion looking at us kindly. Is it just a stuff ed animal? No, Kylie tells us, he’s real.

It’s about Carl’s trippy ghost emerging from an abstract work so stealthily, it’s scary. It’s the red ovals staring out of Jacob’s simple line drawing. What are those? Look closer. One hand on your light saber. That’s Darth Vader.

It’s about how Emi, amid mermaids and Tweety Bird, captures the wagging tongues of yelling parents so deftly, it makes every parent think about toning it down the next time there’s discipline to be meted out. It’s about Noa’s passion for color that sings, and her ability to point an iPhone at herself and drain almost all colors from the pixels using refracted sunlight.

It’s about Skylar’s broad pointillism that turns out to be very intentional indeed. In fact, that’s a marble run game, don’t you know?

It’s about you. Take it all in. Take nothing for granted. Accept everything as feasible. And love: the work, the dreamers, the endless possibilities.

After all, art is love. So everyone is born loving and creating. Then the world gets in the way. Well, not at Off the Wall and Dirty Frank’s. Not if we have anything to say about it. Jody Sweitzer Togo Travalia Curator Manager

YourYour Inner Inner Artist Artist

Kylie GroveKylie GroveAGE: 6½

GRADE: Going into 1st grade

FAVORITE COLORS: Purple, black, pink and blue

FAVORITE THING TO DRAW:The sun with a face and my whole family

COOLEST SUPERHERO: Batgirl because she is a girl.

BEST BEDTIME STORY: Moosetache

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Big Bang Theory

FAVORITE ANIMAL: Monkey

LETTER AND NUMBER OF THE DAY:K and 134

I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE...A rock star who paints.

WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT MAKING ART IS...It’s very fun and I don’t like to sit around and be bored.

Above , below and left: “My Hand Print,” “Heart of Stars” and “Colorful Animals.”

unframed work in the 3D space:

“Butterfl y”30.

“The Heart I Made”30.

“The Love of a Flower”30.

“My Family with an Alien”30.

“Rainbow”30.

“Sunny the Dinosaur”30.

framed work on the Wall:

“The Animals Rule”40.

“The Bad Guy of the Girl”40.

“Birthday Everybody”30.

“Colorful Animals”40.

“Heart of Stars”30.

“My Hand Print”30.

“Turkey”40.

“The Animals Rule”

“Birthday Everybody”

Carl KaplanCarl KaplanAGE: 4

GRADE: Preschool

FAVORITE COLORS: Blue, gold and red

FAVORITE THINGS TO DRAW:Just coloring or making snowfl akes

COOLEST SUPERHERO: Batman because he doesn’t have weapons and can fi ght really good.

BEST BEDTIME STORY: A funny made-up story

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Wild Kratts

FAVORITE ANIMAL: A parrot because it could fl y up the stairs and a dog would have to walk.

LETTER AND NUMBER OF THE DAY:T̶because today is Thursday̶and 1

I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE...A guitar teacher so I can teach people to play the guitar.

WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT MAKING ART IS...I just like to.

“Ghost”

“A Family”40.

“Ghost”40.

“Rainbow Guy”40.

“Small-Headed Man”40.

Above, clockwise: “Small-Headed Man,” detail of the small head and “Rainbow Guy.”

“A Family”

Jacob KaplanJacob KaplanAGE: 7

GRADE: Going into 2nd grade

FAVORITE COLOR: Golden red

FAVORITE THINGS TO DRAW:Angry Birds and Doctor Who

COOLEST SUPERHERO: The Doctor because he has a time machine.

BEST BEDTIME STORIES: Puppet stories my dad makes up

FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Doctor Who and Wild Kratts

FAVORITE ANIMAL: An ant, I guess, but I really don’t have a favorite.

LETTER AND NUMBERS OF THE DAY:T and 8 or 1

I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE...I haven’t decided yet.

WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT MAKING ART IS...I just like to do it.

“T.A.R.D.I.S.”

“Darth Vader” “Smile”40. 40.

“Ninja” “T.A.R.D.I.S.”40. 30.

Installation in the 3D space, a collaboration with his brother, Carl:

“Giant Snowfl ake”NFS

“Giant Snowfl ake”

Above and below: “Darth Vader” and “Ninja.”

Emi TravaliaEmi TravaliaAGE: 5

GRADE: Going into Kindergarten

FAVORITE COLORS: Pink and green

FAVORITE THINGS TO DRAW:Butterfl ies, mermaids, things I see, people I know

COOLEST SUPERHERO: Batman

BEST BEDTIME STORIES: Elephant & Piggie books, Eloise books

FAVORITE TV SHOW/MOVIES: Curious George, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, any Gene Kelly musical

FAVORITE ANIMALS: Giraff es, unicorns and horses, kitties and puppies

LETTER AND NUMBER OF THE DAY:A and 1

I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE...A painter and a builder.

WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT MAKING ART IS...Drawing makes me feel like I am a real artist. It makes me feel like I can do anything.

Above , below and left: “Girl with an Angry Headache,” “My Mommy Meryl” and “My Derby Horse.”

“Alana the Mermaid”40.

“Ariel”40.

“Girl with an Angry Headache”40.

“iDance”50. for set of six10. each

“My Derby Horse”40.

“My Mommy Meryl”40.

“The Princess Sword”50.

“Superman”40.

“Tweety”40.

“Yelling Parents”40.

unframed work in the 3D space:

“Dinosaur Story”30.“The Princess Sword”

Left to right:“Alana the Mermaid” and “Ariel.”

Noa TravaliaNoa TravaliaAGE: 5

GRADE: Going into Kindergarten

FAVORITE COLORS: Green, blue and black

FAVORITE THINGS TO DRAW:People, lots of colors that can also be people or animals

COOLEST SUPERHERO: Batman

BEST BEDTIME STORIES: Cat the Cat or just about any book by Mo Willems

FAVORITE TV SHOW/MOVIES: SpongeBob SquarePants, Tangled, Toy Story 3

FAVORITE ANIMALS: Unicorns, lions and tigers (including Tigger)

LETTER AND/OR NUMBER OF THE DAY:A and 1

I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE...A builder, a doctor or a superhero artist.

WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT MAKING ART IS...I love painting. I love colors.

“Sea Turtle”

“Noa”30.

“Scream”50.

“Sea Turtle”40.

“Submarine Green”40.

“Scream”

Above and below: “Submarine Green” and “Noa.”

Skylar WillenborgSkylar WillenborgAGE: 5½

GRADE: Going into Kindergarten

FAVORITE COLORS: Orange and blue, together

FAVORITE THING TO DRAW:Marble runs, tornadoes, water slides and, most recently, lagoons

COOLEST SUPERHERO: Spider-Man

BEST BEDTIME STORIES: Winnie the Pooh, Just So Stories, The Secret Garden

FAVORITE TV SHOW/MOVIES: Shaun the Sheep, Cars, Metropolis

FAVORITE ANIMALS: Wolves (my middle name is Wolfgang!)̶mine are named Lemmie and Wolfi e. I also love Zipper, my dog, and Pecos Bill, the fi sh.

NUMBER OF THE DAY:17

I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE...A baseball or basketball player, or a sports announcer.

WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT MAKING ART IS...The story.

Above, below and left: “Rocket,” “Green Spiral” and “Tornado #3: Pizza Man.”

Photo courtesy of Al Stegeman

“Green Spiral”40.

“Heart”40.

“Monster”30.

“Marble Run #8: Black Hamsters”40.

“Rocket”30.

“Thalia”40.

“Tornado #3: Pizza Man”40.

“Thalia”

“Marble Run #8: Black Hamsters”

Announcing new datesAnnouncing new dates* for our last two shows for our last two shows of ‘13...of ‘13...

Autumn Invitational Sep 30 – nov 22*

[NEW WORK FROM OUR AWARD- WINNING, TOP SELLING ARTISTS]

Our Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition

$5 per entry / up to $500 in prizesTheme announced on Labor DayEntries on disc by October 31*

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