On October 16^th, the South Side Community Art Center and WAP are introducing “Inside Out” as a second piece to their ongoing scheduled exhibit, “Demise”. Showcasing the work of Menace, Select Inverse and other creative residents of the “Windy City” the Center will be making history by installing graffiti in its facility for the first time.

“Menace” marks this as his 20^th year of being involved with painting and making art. As a student of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from the ages of 5 to 18 “Menace” participated in a Marshall Fields Holiday Window Display as his first reputable art exhibit at the age of 8. At “Inside Out” you will have the opportunity to experience the style of the art he creates outside and interact with him as he classically brush paints a section of the wall live, inside. The installation is going to be taken down and sliced into sections that will be sold to the public. All of the profits are going directly to the construction of a more durable gallery wall in the installations place. This show features an urban sticker art exhibit which host the work of “Select Inverse”, great music, various other street artists, along with a since of community that is unique, diverse and revolutionary.

Join us Friday October 16th from 6 to 9pm, while we not only tear down walls by “breaking artistic barriers to build new foundations”, but break down barriers of age, race, religion and social backgrounds in order to participate in the important history and future of the SSCAC.

South Side Community Art Center, 3831 South Michigan Avenue, October 16th 6-9pm

In order to make the most of the weekend, Novem gave away the FIREFLY LONGSLEEVE TEE during the cool rain on Friday. Our resident, DJ DEMCHUK and I made rounds throughout the park (backstage, media stations, and VIP’s included) giving away buttons and business cards to every face we met.

On Saturday we made a comeback with FREE MIDWEST BEST, EL and LANDMARK TANK TOPS to help the music lovers against the sweltering heat.

Then on Sunday Novem brought it together with some traditional live painting by yours truly. The interesting thing about the painting is that it was over the canvas of Abe Lincoln that I did at our 4^th of July Celebration and ended up to be a portrait of Snoop.

In all, the event was a success. After spending 2 days (Tuesday & Wednesday) painting the photo booth and 6 hours (Sunday) creating a portrait of “The D. O. double G”, Glitterguts got some quality photos; Novem made new fans of the hot gear, networked with some of the most serious music lovers in the world and Snoop got a business card while discussing what happens at the store.

On the right you will find our favorite photos from the weekend courtesy of glitterguts.com (where you can find the full portfolio) and Snoop Receiving a painting by me. Note: The painting was begun at noon on Sunday and completed at 6pm. Snoop performed at 6:30pm. He and Lady Rage rocked the rap set of a lifetime. Lastly the artwork covering the photo booth was by “your boy” as well and I’d like to personally thank everyone that stopped in and said hello or just brought us a few vodka-”whatever whatever’s”.

Please keep up with us as we bring you collaborations with every great artist in independent & commercial business that we can.

-Menace
Novem Studios 2009