Starting out as a kid in rural North Carolina, Jason Bryant turned a fascination with drawing into a love for painting. Previously working as an assistant for Kehinde Wiley, Jason’s work often explores the person we are, as well as the people we pretend to be. His newest pieces, featured in this exhibition, are challengingly familiar, in a way that can often be difficult to place. Maybe you’re certain who they’re meant to be… until you suddenly realize that you don’t know them at all!

Allison Edge carries a sense of nostalgia in her work. With her command of light, she creates a mood that feels like a memory, like a happy fiction now become fact. Previously working as an assistant for Jeff Koons and McDermott & McGough, Allison carries a great love for her craft, and fans of her solo show Crystal Days will certainly want to revisit her work here.

Quebec-born Ross Racine has shown extensively across the United States and Canada. His “digital drawings” are hand-drawn directly by computer, creating communities that could be taken from some otherworldly Mapquest. They are in no way photographs, yet still carry a convincing feel, leaving you with the assumption that someone, somewhere, has been to see these communities in person.

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Roger Smith Hotel

16th Fl. Solarium Gallery

Friday. February 26th

Starts 7pm-10pm

After Party TBD

Admission: FREE

Come one and bring all. We are having the long awaited art opening party for both the Kevin Garcia, “One in Many” show, and the Pedro Sousa, “Traveler” Show.  The Roger Smith Hotel has been gracious enough to offer a $99 room special for the next 10 days starting on Feb 23, 2010. Lily’s will be providing appetizers and a full cash bar, if you are also interested in having dinner we advise that you make reservations before the opening. There is a 10% off dinner special for anyone attending the opening (please notify your waiter when you are seated).

To learn more about the artists and the shows here are some links:

Kevin Garcia, “One in Many”

Pedro Sousa, “Traveler”

* all art is for sale. inquiries can be made in person at the opening to John Knowles or Aleks Degtyarev or via email to art@panmanproductions.com.

Thank you and hope to see everyone there.

All of our filmmakers have checked in, so to speak. Some of them have even begun shooting their films. I heard one of them has a girl locked in the closet doing screenwriting.

Ted Wallach performs a card trick at the opening night dinner.

What can you expect this week? 6 directors, 6 premieres, all filmed in one hotel.

On Tuesday August 18th Milos Repicky and Lilah Gosman performed an opera set in the back of Lily’s in Midtown Manhattan. The performance of the Classical Spanish Opera was included in the documentary of the festival as well as Danny Brothers film “Rabid Rocky”, one of the short films that was shot during the week.

We screened” Un Chien Andalou” at 8:30 and rocked out to the Morning Pages at 9pm.

Friday night @ the Roger Smith Hotel with Eclectic Method was insane. 4 Screens, Break-dancing, A Green Screen, Bulldog Gin, Brooklyn Beer, Dance Party, Video Mixing, Beach Balls, MJ, Biggie, Quentin, … Great fun.

Panman Arts & Molly Barnes teamed up once again to create a series of clips designed for the art world. This is a straight forward practical guid for any emerging or current artist that is interested in succeeding within todays tough art market.

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