Last month (June 6), Endless Grind and FM Goods of Raleigh had a collaborative show and benefit called “Drawing Blanks.” A bunch of blank skateboard decks were painted by local artists, and then they were all silent auctioned on the First Friday in June. The auction benefitted The Disabled American Veterans of NC.
The show was [...]

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You can study history and cultural anthropology in any number of different ways. One incredible area of historical documentation: pinball machines! From movies and tv shows to music to popular games of each era like bingo, pinoccle or space invaders, pinball themes capture it all.
We ran into this little artistic gem over the weekend and [...]

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Ran across this site the other day and thought it a very interesting open-source project. According to the Another Poster for Peace website, it is “a group of citizens committed to elevating the level of public engagement in [...]

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Check out Casey’s latest work, featured in a show at The Morning Times in Raleigh this month. Opening night is tonight! She’s been a favorite artist of mine for the past few years, and Designbox has had a number of very successful shows with her. Casey started painting Chihuahuas but has [...]

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You may know his stuff from Cranium - but that’s just scratching the surface of Gary Baseman’s brain. He’s painting, creating and merching- and it keeps getting better. Check out the new White HotChaChaCha!

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