Wednesday, September 12, 2012

BYO Beer Fest! Saturday, October 13th, 2012

423 West Fine Art Gallery presents BYO Beer Fest! Sponsored by Girl Friend Beer

When: Saturday, October 13th from 2pm til the Beer is gone

Where: 423 West Fine Art Gallery, 423 West Venice Blvd. LA, CA 90015 T: (805) 696-5687

What: Guests are asked to bring beer to add to the communal cooler in the spirit of community – Don’t be a Putz, Bring Good Sudz!




In the spirit of Octoberfest and Harvest Fests the world over, BYO Beer Fest celebrates the coming together of people from all over Los Angeles. Share in the bounty of summer and revel in the glories of autumn with Beer as the bond that will bring together a community for one afternoon.

This unique event will begin at 2pm on Saturday, October 13th at 423 West Fine Art Gallery in downtown Los Angeles and will go until the beer is gone. Food will be available and Rob Faucette of Amy Radio will be spinning classic Country and Beer drinking music from the world over. Original artwork from Girl Friend Beer will adorn the walls, while 423 West and Girl Friend Beer will also sponsor a cocktail napkin art exchange: guests are encouraged to draw on a napkin, pin it to the wall, and take one in exchange.

Attending guests are asked to bring beer to share – Don’t Be a Putz, Bring Good Sudz! Lemonade will be provided for designated drivers and non-drinkers. Purchase a cup to imbibe in complementary Octoberfest Beer.

About Rob Faucette and Girl Friend Beer

Rob Faucette is a Los Angeles based artist whose practice encompasses a wide variety of ongoing projects in varying mediums. His recent project, Amy Radio’s InPhoneTainment, was touted by LA Weekly as the top 5 Artsiest Things to Do in August and was dubbed “Radio on the Telephone…Delightfully Archaic.” Girl Friend Beer is an ongoing project in which there is no actual beer, and Girl Friend Beer is the proud sponsor BYO Beer Fest. Girl Friend Beer shirts, cozies, artwork and more will be available for sale at the event. More information and past projects can be found at http://robfaucette.com and http://robfaucette.blogspot.com/

About 423 West Fine Art Gallery

Launched in July of 2012 as a segue venture of The Artillerist Collective and Andi Garcia, 423WEST Gallery strives to catapult artists both evolving and established in the new contemporary art and urban fine art movement from the street and art studio into the global realm. Through a selection of projects, 423WEST Galley serves to represent the emergence of artists while providing a salon in which both awareness and patronage is built, which is essential for the artists’ ascension and growth. 423WEST Gallery is located in the prime spot of downtown Los Angeles two blocks for Staples center. For more information regarding previous projects and artist listings, go to http://theartillerist.com or email Andi Garcia at Ag423West@gmail.com

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

InPhoneTainment by Amy Radio - 7 Ads Used on Facebook for Promotion

The following 'ads' were created for the promotion of "Amy Radio's InPhoneTainment" which ran at 323Projects from August 3rd-31st, 2012. The daily posting of an ad on Facebook, as well as a daily post on AmyRadioShow.blogspot.com were part of the project. In addition, the daily 'song snippet' had an accompanying photo which led to the song in full was posted daily on Tumblr.