45 Things to Do

The 30-in-30 challenge is over, so now I am ready to face the music, quite literally speaking.

I love anything record related, the music, the vinyl itself, the cover art, the sleeves. I have used record sleeves and vinyls in many of my works, as you may know because it adds the audible dimension to a visible piece. 

So, it seems only natural that I wanted to do something vinyl related on a bigger scale too, and I called it ART ON 45.

For this project, visual artists of all genres create a piece of art on or with a 45rpm record for a juried show. The selected works are documented in the annual ART ON 45 book for everlasting exposure.

After the show, the works are sold to support a certain organization. I like to choose organizations which work towards positive social change, so this time it's going to be The Exchange/Ross Lynn Foundation which is a nonprofit program that helps area nonprofits. I like the idea of being the catalyst for something good that's already out there.

Now that you are reading this, you probably think: Oh wow, I need to be part of this. Right? You sure do!

Anyways, the poster here displays the forty works of the 2019 edition. If you would like to see more, please visit the ART ON 45 facebook page. I made some photo albums to show the fascinating works of the past four years. Most of them are by local artists, but more and more submissions are coming from artists from out of state, which is amazing to see.