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 If you have volunteered with ANKORS or for an ANKORS event, such as the annual AIDS Walk, you are invited!

Where? At ANKORS. 101 Baker Street, Nelson BC

Who? Volunteers

These are our wonderful sponsors for our up coming event the 72 Hour Art Slam!!  Time is ticking to register for this incredible and exiting event!  All artists, artistic types, musicians, theatre folks, writers,  poets, performers, can participate to create a piece of art, music, sculpture, weaving, poem, picture, performance, you name it with chance of winning $250 1st prize, $150 2nd prize, and $50 for third!!  The 72 hours starts on August 19th with an inspiration package and runs over the weekend to August 22nd.  On August 26th we will host the Grand Art Exhibition of all pieces created down at the Prestige Resort Hotel here in Nelson where the public will vote on their favourite pieces.   The event will feature wine and cheese, art works, and performances starting at 7pm.  To register please call 250-505-5506 and speak to Carmen or Brahm at ANKORS to get your registration package, or download from our blog (http://ankorsblog.inthekoots.com/2011/07/21/72-hour-art-slam-registration-form-plus-rules-regulations/)!  All monies raised through this event will go to the AIDS Walk (Saturday, September 17th) which supports people living with HIV/AIDS here in the Kootenay Boundary.

72 Hour Registration Form

72 Hour Art Slam Rules & Regulations

Please click the links above to download or print off the 72 Hour Art Slam Registration Form and also to read the Rules and Regulations for the contest.  If you have any questions please contact Carmen or Brahm at 250-505-5506.  All participants need to register by the latest August 19th at the orientation meeting down here at ANKORS 101 Baker St. Nelson!  Please read our article on the particulars of the competition fundraiser at:

http://ankorsblog.inthekoots.com/2011/07/13/ankors-72-hour-art-slam/

The unveiling 72 Hour Art Slam Event will be held August 26th at The Prestige Hotel Resort in Nelson.  Please stay tuned for details….

http://ankorsblog.inthekoots.com/2011/07/19/72-art-slam-artist-call-poster/

This summer at ANKORS, we are planning an innovative and exciting event called a 72 Hour Art Slam. An art slam is an art competition—with a twist. Purely relying on creativity, originality, endurance and caffeine, teams or individuals will have 72 hours to create and submit an original piece of artwork. Participants can submit a film, poetry, theatre, song, painting, sculpture, dance—any type of artist expression. The only rules are the theme and prop (as given at the kick-off meeting) must be present in the final product, and the deadline is absolute. There will be CASH PRIZES ($250 for first place, $150 for second place and $50 for third place!).

The competition will be held Friday August 19th to Monday August 22nd here in Nelson BC. There will then be a Showcase event with all of the art on Friday, August 26th. So even if you do not participate in the competition, be sure to come to the Showcase at the Prestige Resort Hotel in Nelson for an inspiring evening!

The principal objective of this event is to address the social issues and stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS in our community, while celebrating artists and art in our community. 100% of the money raised from the event goes to supporting individuals affected by HIV/AIDS, such as subsidizing health care costs. However, this event also aims to join the community together through art. By keeping the event parameters open, we hope to draw all different genres of art and artists.

This promises to be an exciting, inspiring and multidisciplinary event that will resemble a major art opening and experience. Moreover, any participant who enters a tangible art piece will be given the option (by ‘given the option,’ we really mean strongly encouraged) to donate the art work to the silent auction at the Showcase–the artist will get 50% and 50% of the auction price will go to the ANKORS AIDS Walk for Life Fund!

We are encouraging everyone to enter, and be part of Nelson’s first ever Art Slam. Tell your friends who may be interested as well!

There is also a $20 entry fee to the competition. However, this entry fee is really a donation to the ANKORS AIDS Walk Fund, and is tax deductable. If you are unable to pay this fee, we have set up a scholarship in which participants can apply to and try to have their entry fee covered. Moreover, if you are wanting to participate in the event, but not enter the contest, the entry fee is $15.

For more information, or to register, contact Carmen or Brahm at aids-walk@ankors.bc.ca or 250.505.5506. We look forward to your entries!

A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Columbia Basin Trust, Prestige Lakeside Resort & Ric’s Grill, and Nelson Brewing Company!