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The Elaborate Collaborate

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The Elaborate Collaborate is a large-scale collaboration between Oklahoma visual artists. The exhibition embraces the exquisite corpse, as method of collaboration.

42 artists will create a series of multi media works on paper that will evolve over the five weeks (Jul-Aug 2015) it is installed at IAO Gallery in Oklahoma City. Ten video artists and one sound artist are creating a 10 minute video collaboration that will be screened during the exhibition. An Exquisite Corpse Poetry Game Event will be held on Thursday, Jul30, led by poet and visual artist Kerri Shadid.

Through this exhibition, the public will be invited to observe artists at work in the gallery, while watching a large-scale collaborative artwork take shape. Nothing of this kind has been done in Oklahoma.

Kelsey Karper and romy owens are independent curators leading this experimental exhibition. 

Exhibitions of this size and scope cost money to produce: supplies, design and publicity, opening, closing receptions, signage, travel, and time! We need sponsors to make this exhibition happen. This exhibition is free and open to the public. Please help us continue to create quality exhibitions for Oklahoma by supporing this fundraiser. Thank you!

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Works on Paper:
Jennifer Allen-Barron
Lisa Jean Allswede
Alyson Atchison
Ginnie Baer
rs barnes
Nick Bayer
Jerry Bennett
Bombs Away
Amanda Bradway
Dylan Bradway
Erin Cooper 
Jason Cytacki
Adrienne Day
Denise Duong
Tim Hearne
Michelle Himes-McCrory
David Holland
Kalee Jones W
adam Lanman
JP Morrison Lans 
Trent Lawson
Mike Litzau
Tiffany McKnight
Lauren Miller
George Oswalt
Jason Pawley
Angie Piehl
Haley Prestifilippo
Marissa Raglin
Tessa Raven
Kelly Rogers
Amanda Sawyer
Erin Shaw
Gloria Shows
Rick Sinnett
Clint Stone
Cassie Stover
William R Struby
AK Westerman
Libby Williams
John Wolfe
BJ Zorn Sneed

Video:
Eli Casiano
Glenn Herbert Davis
Samantha Dillehay
Cathleen Faubert
Pete Froslie
Sarah Hearn
Geoffrey Hicks
Mark Kuykendall
Beau Leland
Stefanie Leland
K Edward Van Osdol

Curators: Kelsey Karper and romy owens

Sponsorship levels* (detailed)
$2500 + (Elaborate): Thank you! You will receive an Exquisite Postcard invitation in the mail and an Exquisite Shout Out thanks via social media, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsors Only reception on July 10 to see the original drawings before the collaboration has begun, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsor Preview for the Closing Reception on August 14 to have the first look at the completed collaborative work, an Exquisite Poetry Book of the poems created during the Jul30 Poetry Night with Exquisite Cover Art, an Exquisite DVD of the video, an Exquisite Coloring Book of all the works on paper in their original state, and an Exquisite Drawable Postcard Set, and the pre-sale of one of the completed works on paper.  (Selection order determined by order sponsorship is received.)

$1000-2499 (Extravagant)
: Thank you! You will receive an Exquisite Postcard invitation in the mail and an Exquisite Shout Out thanks via social media, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsors Only reception on July 10 to see the original drawings before the collaboration has begun, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsor Preview for the Closing Reception on August 14 to have the first look at the completed collaborative work, an Exquisite Poetry Book of the poems created during the Jul30 Poetry Night with Exquisite Cover Art, an Exquisite DVD of the video, an Exquisite Coloring Book of all the works on paper in their original state.

$500-999 (Fancy): Thank you! You will receive an Exquisite Postcard invitation in the mail and an Exquisite Shout Out thanks via social media, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsors Only reception on July 10 to see the original drawings before the collaboration has begun, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsor Preview for the Closing Reception on August 14 to have the first look at the completed collaborative work, an Exquisite Poetry Book of the poems created during the Jul30 Poetry Night with Exquisite Cover Art, an Exquisite DVD of the video with Exquisite Cover Art.

$250-499 (Refined) : Thank you! You will receive an Exquisite Postcard invitation in the mail and an Exquisite Shout Out thanks via social media, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsors Only reception on July 10 to see the original drawings before the collaboration has begun, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsor Preview for the Closing Reception on August 14 to have the first look at the completed collaborative work, an Exquisite Poetry Book of the poems created during the Jul30 Poetry Night with Exquisite Cover Art.

$100-249 (Detailed) : Thank you! You will receive an Exquisite Postcard invitation in the mail and an Exquisite Shout Out thanks via social media, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsors Only reception on July 10 to see the original drawings before the collaboration has begun, an Exquisite Invitation to the Sponsor Preview for the Closing Reception on August 14 to have the first look at the completed collaborative work.

$10-99 (Involved) : Thank you! You will receive an Exquisite Postcard invitation in the mail and an Exquisite Shout Out thanks via social media.

*Sponsors will be listed on signage at the exhibition. Sponsors at the Fancy, Extravagent, and Elaborate Levels will be listed in all printed materials if sponsorship is received by May 1.

Organizer

Romy Owens
Organizer
Oklahoma City, OK

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