ART IS… var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-10128478-3’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-27195536-3’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-27195536-4’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @getfokused)http://blog.fokus.org/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b60b3cd48c4843e71179d7b0fe99ecc0/tumblr_mn1wyb9F7M1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We are excited to share with you the latest issue of INSIGHT magazine! The theme of <a href="http://bit.ly/insightcl" target="_blank">this issue</a> was “Color and Light” - you will enjoy this bright and colorful issue. Joseph Meloy designed the cover for issue 34! Now available at <a href="http://www.fokus.org/insight">www.fokus.org/insight</a></p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50823687801http://blog.fokus.org/post/50823687801Sun, 19 May 2013 11:13:00 -0400insight magazinefokusinsightcolor and lightjoseph meloyvandal expressionismhellbent<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e644248f8c5991eb0ad63b70009388b/tumblr_mmvam5TMJM1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#streetart in #les #manhattan #nyc #mural #outdoors #art #artwork #wallart</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50542457936http://blog.fokus.org/post/50542457936Wed, 15 May 2013 21:25:17 -0400artstreetartwallartartworkmurallesoutdoorsnycmanhattan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/edbf3d2009f4573332520ad28dd5fe50/tumblr_mmtngp6pVR1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A @dis_satisfied piece of #artwork in #les #manhattan #nyc. This #mural is located behind a fence on Stanton street. #art #artoutside aka #streetart</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50475041341http://blog.fokus.org/post/50475041341Wed, 15 May 2013 00:07:36 -0400artstreetartmurallesartoutsideartworknycmanhattan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b215cca8df913c4cbd514a924891660/tumblr_mmrfsvx4xa1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out the latest show at #arlenesgrocery in #les #nyc. The #arthomie @vandal_expressionism curated this work. Good mix of color, abstract and commentary (at Arlene’s Grocery)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50376780766http://blog.fokus.org/post/50376780766Mon, 13 May 2013 19:26:54 -0400nyclesarlenesgroceryarthomie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab8941b1b70339811e4251086eebf53f/tumblr_mmnee2IhHY1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#chiefs watching out. #streetart #mural #art #artwork #artoutside #wallart #virgina (at Greyhound Bus Station)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50186267893http://blog.fokus.org/post/50186267893Sat, 11 May 2013 15:06:02 -0400virginaartstreetartmuralchiefsartoutsideartworkwallart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/091a81689fa75607d91d785d9aa2aa7c/tumblr_mmmrvvcwDR1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A demonstration of patience, skills and determination. #chalk #art on the #downtown mall in #Charlottesville #virgina (at Charlottesville Visitor Center)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50157564297http://blog.fokus.org/post/50157564297Sat, 11 May 2013 06:59:55 -0400chalkdowntownvirginaartcharlottesville<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/288d4b7d8d1f15048c6f73b69241585f/tumblr_mmlce8Up4P1qfls5eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kerff.tumblr.com/post/50095618118/bert-and-ernie-my-brothers-keeper-by">kerff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://danluvisiart.deviantart.com/art/Bert-and-Ernie-My-Brother-s-Keeper-370442762">Bert and Ernie - My Brother’s Keeper -</a> by `<a href="http://danluvisiart.deviantart.com/">DanLuVisiArt</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50095788965http://blog.fokus.org/post/50095788965Fri, 10 May 2013 12:31:05 -0400bert and ernieseasme streetarttake<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83b63ab292921efa35daae4d0998842c/tumblr_mjga02fsJL1ro74x3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/64b3d806e24121fdf7ae9ae1645c3e13/tumblr_mjga02fsJL1ro74x3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc88fce73257b01d9d589f439522cefc/tumblr_mjga02fsJL1ro74x3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c8f085ef1aed8b9b8987cb784d33ab4/tumblr_mjga02fsJL1ro74x3o1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://showslow.tumblr.com/post/50092304900/moussin-irjan">showslow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.saatchionline.com/Irjan">Moussin Irjan</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50095613828http://blog.fokus.org/post/50095613828Fri, 10 May 2013 12:27:41 -0400artcanvas<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3761c88ca91753d4e5b3157a1a27d764/tumblr_mmkbhqNjmw1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chicho Lorenzo. #new #artist #canvas #artwork #art #tour</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50064077416http://blog.fokus.org/post/50064077416Thu, 09 May 2013 23:10:38 -0400canvasartartisttourartworknew<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/58a2802ba877b6c144402824540d0f45/tumblr_mmjyjkc1NU1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#bushwick #streetart #color #art #artoutside #brooklyn #nyc</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/50042333174http://blog.fokus.org/post/50042333174Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:56 -0400bushwickartstreetartcolorbrooklynartoutsidenyc<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b4ff9bdf1cb331f4aab1c17a79a93f8/tumblr_mmghlg3wqa1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Is it a real head or a hipster offspring of a Minotaur with a great classic sweater? #stencil #wheatpaste #art in #longislandcity #nyc #animal #flyasssweater (at Manducatis Rustica)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49899577658http://blog.fokus.org/post/49899577658Tue, 07 May 2013 21:32:04 -0400wheatpastestencilartlongislandcityanimalnycflyasssweater<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f73f8a0410d58f923d8ad213f8a88f72/tumblr_mmepcwNe7p1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#wheatpaste #stencil on display in #longislandcity #lic #nyc (at Manducatis Rustica)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49824977126http://blog.fokus.org/post/49824977126Mon, 06 May 2013 22:24:32 -0400wheatpastenyclongislandcitystencillic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/126494d8bbba06534f0bfed39d5a1f2f/tumblr_mmcfcjPBqP1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#Gold all on my floor. #installation #artwork at #brooklynmuseum #bk #museum (at Brooklyn Museum)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49716232886http://blog.fokus.org/post/49716232886Sun, 05 May 2013 16:53:07 -0400installationgoldmuseumbrooklynmuseumbkartwork<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6487120fb95d217aa2439670d9128557/tumblr_mmaye6eHWU1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#installation #art #artwork #brooklyn #museum #target #firstservice (at Brooklyn Museum)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49642140667http://blog.fokus.org/post/49642140667Sat, 04 May 2013 21:49:18 -0400arttargetmuseumfirstservicebrooklynartworkinstallation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/28cb47eaa3c00ae9c1742327ac1e4835/tumblr_mm73z3rwYN1r7l28fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e18984cd39e71fbbecac819538633a4/tumblr_mm73z3rwYN1r7l28fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/529506df57883801350e437c7700eb19/tumblr_mm73z3rwYN1r7l28fo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c18a3fd5043b9936cc9501f3d4e6f9f/tumblr_mm73z3rwYN1r7l28fo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exhibition-ism.com/post/49472504449">exhibition-ism</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The playful work of French Artist Juilen Seth Malland </p> </blockquote>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49472645000http://blog.fokus.org/post/49472645000Thu, 02 May 2013 20:01:24 -0400artartistfrenchfrench art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b463e539bfcfd43304ea1c6fa5a7e03/tumblr_mm6zaa4Re91qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#fokus #vanguards 2013 Cru sweater. Thanks to JoJo</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49465205598http://blog.fokus.org/post/49465205598Thu, 02 May 2013 18:18:09 -0400vanguardsfokus<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/36c79b367392a23bf181d18a21de2cd7/tumblr_mm33n0M1dZ1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks to @FoundA2 for helping us close out the #AnnArbor installment of the #ArtIs project!</p> <p>See the rest of the photos <a href="http://www.fokus.org/artis/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and check out NYC and Buenos Aires, Argentina too!</p> <p><br/>Like what you see? then email us at <strong>fokused@gmail.com</strong> if you want to get involved in the project!</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49285665739http://blog.fokus.org/post/49285665739Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:01:47 -0400ann arborjordan kiferatiba t edwardsfokuskerrytownart ismichiganFound Ann Arborlocal businessphoto project<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c57c7626c85730d77e6905cffb6416b2/tumblr_mm2xnhoMt61rdw9rho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jordanvkifer.tumblr.com/post/49269186907/art-is-from-buenos-aires-to-chicago-i-have">jordanvkifer</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>ART IS… From Buenos Aires to Chicago</strong></p> <p><strong><br/></strong><em> I have been communicating with Atiba Edwards through emails for close to a year. Though we have never met face to face, I’ve found in him what most artists spend years looking for: a talented, passionate, driven and inspiring individual who believes in building a collaborative community of artists. Atiba Edwards co-founded the non-profit arts organization “F.O.K.U.S” with Alma Davila Toro in 2003.  </em>FOKUS is dedicated to bridging the gap between under-resourced communities and the arts through education, community art events and an online magazine. Based out of New York and Ann Arbor, MI, FOKUS continually produces phenomenal work. They have collaborated with a wide variety of artists and organizations that include Janelle Monae, John Legend, Slum Village,  Kola Va$htie and  Brooklyn Academy of Music.</p> <p><em>For the past year FOKUS has been working on a photographic project entitled “Art Is” that has already taken place in Buenos Aires, New York City and Ann Arbor. Their next step…Chicago.</em></p> <p><strong>Sophia Nahli: </strong>What is the “Art Is” project, and how was it formed?</p> <p><strong>Atiba Edwards:</strong> The “Art is” project is a multi-layered project that highlights how art, despite being a very personal concept, is something that connects us to each other, regardless of who we are, where we are from and the access we have (or don’t).  It was formed through many nights of insomnia due to ideas running wildly in my brain. It really got its legs through conversations with Jordan Kifer, a member of FOKUS Ann Arbor, Michigan chapter. We were discussing a couple different projects around the concept of hearing from individuals what art means to them. I had a rough idea of just having people write down what art means to them because there is a certain power in putting things into words. After some great brainstorming with her, it was formed in March 2012, and Jordan officially launched the project while in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a study abroad semester. We have completed Buenos Aires, New York City and Ann Arbor, Michigan thus far but are anxious to have installments from all over the world!</p> <p><strong>Read the full interview <a href="http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archive/?p=19387&utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&utm_campaign=artis_annarborcomplete&utm_medium=email">HERE </a></strong></p> <p>Check out the full Art Is project <a href="http://www.fokus.org/artis/">HERE</a></p> <p>@FOKUS</p> </blockquote>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49269455104http://blog.fokus.org/post/49269455104Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:57:38 -0400art is projectfokusann arboratiba t edwardsjordan kifernycbuenos airesart activism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97d7310b3b81a025ba99cd75ce39fdef/tumblr_mm1f258WlO1qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#skyhigh #murals. Great advertising by showing what you do and how you do it. #art #williamsburg #brooklyn #fun #artists (at Skyhigh Murals 85 Wythe Street)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49208113538http://blog.fokus.org/post/49208113538Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:13:17 -0400artwilliamsburgskyhighbrooklynmuralsartistsfun<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be4681cb210b9f023ea928cae464dc7e/tumblr_mlzi3v4S191qmtb5vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#heart #art in the #dr #dominican #republic (at Puerto Plata Airport)</p>http://blog.fokus.org/post/49124209908http://blog.fokus.org/post/49124209908Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:23:55 -0400drheartrepublicartdominican