by Caitlin Bryant

ON THE BILL IN 2010: The exhibition is taking shape. Here’s a small taste of what to expect.

We will, of course, have our usual bar with bubbles, beer, wine and martinis.

Jeannie Keays will be cooking up some aphrodisiacal, erotica-inspired, gourmet handmade chocolates. The sexy Manzanita oyster bar will be open for business, serving up oysters naked or sauced, with everyone’s favorite shucker, Al, and his special, yet-to-be-announced helper. Robert Scott Macmillan (www.central-nervous-system.ca) will be showing many new paintings this year. He will also give a debut performance of songs from his “black catalogue”, songs about love, deception and other blues.

EXHIBITION: Saturday March 20, 7.30pm—12:30am $5 suggested donation… must be  19 or older.  

VENUE: We are moving this year! Find us in the space soon to be known as The Kat’s Meow Café at 6762 Cranberry Street (the old Wilshire’s Store). This venue now boasts a stage, great wall space, sexy vibes, and an xxx long bar.  

PREVIOUSLY: A huge thank you to our friends in Townsite who welcomed us with enthusiasm and lots of helping hands. Join us up the hill this year!

Passia Pandora (www.crimsonqueengallery.com) is one very exciting guest contributor who’ll be showing a large body of work. Her professionally framed photographs will also be for sale and, lucky for us, Passia offers lower prices for those choosing to buy directly from a show ($180.00  for framed and matted 11x18 prints). As usual, so much more comes out of the woodwork in the month leading up to the show! Keep your eyes peeled and ears to the ground!

EROTICISE-THAT-OBJECT PROJECT: (see featured event pg 30) Back for its second year! We have 6 miscellaneous objects waiting to be eroticised and sold at a silent auction during this year’ exhibition. Here’s how it works:

Contact us to arrange pick up of an object out of the blind-grab bag. We’ll give you $10 towards other artistic materials or accessories you desire to add.

Eroticise your object by Fri., March 19th, and bring it to the venue on the MORNING of the 20th for display and auction at Expose Yourself 3. All creative spirits out there are welcome to participate.

70% of proceeds from the silent auction goes to Capt. Condom, safer sex awareness delivered by AIDS Vancouver (Side note: Lund’s very own Deb Bryant was the graphic designer first commissioned to come up with a character and so Capt. Condom was born! Insert super-hero tune here!) We hope to talk her into bringing some of her originals to show.

SUBMISSIONS: Sculpture, visual, interactive, installation, fiber, photography, performance, you name it. This is a group and a community show. It is also a juried show: submissions that fall under the theme and are exhibition-ready will be given space priority. 

COLLABORATIONS: Expose Yourself is excited to collaborate with local businesses, community groups, artists and individuals. Always interested to hear your tantalising new ideas—and always looking for help with the event!

SUBMISSION DEADLINES: February 28 for everything but for performance pieces for March 5.

CONTACT: 604.483.4238 or caitlin@groundswell.ca