Please Dress Up!!!!

Last weekend was very busy for some Catalyst members. Jesse Trott, Grant Doolittle, and Judy Berberian came together to shoot the new Please Dress Up! collection. We are happy to announce that some of the photos are beginning to appear on www.pleasedressup.com

check some of them out now and check back later soon for some updates. This is just another great example of what can happen when we all work together on a fun project. Expect more to follow soon!!!

Thanks to Tressa Barwood for modeling, Beatrice Dejong of Hairroin Salon for doing the hair, and Morgan for doing the Makeup

ONE WEEK OF FIGURE DRAWING

Have you heard about our weekly live figure drawing sessions? Every week we have a new model and a new theme; from the classical nude models to aerialists to b-boys to fashion and everything in between. It's so much fun we want everyone to have a chance to come and draw with us, so for one week only we'll be doing it every night.

Bring your pencils, charcoals, paints and paper. Hell, bring scissors and clay, needle and thread. You're the artist, we just provide the muse.

the deal:

Monday April 26th - Saturday May 1st

8pm to midnight

$5 suggested donation

Cash bar and live music during the week

Saturdays session will be followed by a special party with dj to be announced!

Come once, or twice, or how about every night?

I triple dog dare you.

for directions email: findyourself@catalystla.com

100 UNDER $100 Art Show, Dec. 19th.

It's art show time again!!

It's always a crazy hub of activity here at Catalyst, and the first 10 days of December have already been a whirlwind. We're painting, planning, and preparing and it's all for our upcoming show, 100 UNDER $100. We have gathered 100 fantastic artists and begged and pleaded with them to part with their works for $100 or less. Catalyst is going to be so jam packed with great art, I might even have to make Natasha walk around in an oversize coat with oil paintings stitched to the lining. (Hmmm, not a bad idea..)

Here's the rundown:

We will be showcasing multi-media works of art including
paintings, photography, mixed media, sculptures, fashion, live music and video installations.

FASHION/JEWELRY BY:

Please Dress Up
Mena by M.Rose
Claire Heiber Designs
Delevo
Lu
Heidi Spring
Carson Marjamaa

Elysium Soap

LIVE MUSIC BY:

Beautiful Days
Lindsley Road
Juni Bucher
Tarah Marie

Deepak

Natasha Zhora

Dj sets by :
Tommy Baltimore
Connect...the...dots

This is a great opportunity to pick up some unique pieces for the holidays, hear some great music and see Catalyst covered head-to-toe in great art.

There is no entry fee, this is a free event!!!

*All art and bar sales are cash only, but there will be an ATM available on site.

For automated responder directions email: findyourself@catalystla.com

Basically, there is no reason not to come to this event. For a quick preview of some of the artists work you can go here:

http://www.artslant.com/la/events/show/84381-100-under-100?tab=EVENT

HOME SHOW

Artwork by Brian Ostroff

All right, why are you guys so awesome? You showed up looking fantastic, bought some serious art, had a few (hundred) basil Gin Gimlets, and didn’t want to leave at our laughably early closing time of 11pm. The theme of the evening was HOME, and it was apparent that our guests just wanted to be at home with the Catalyst family. So,…. we kept the drinks flowing, the music bumping, and ‘how about some Brioche French toast before you head out to work this morning, going on only 2 hours of sleep?’ Why thank you very much, isn’t this just the best family ever?

In case you missed out on the evening let me give you a little recap that will probably do it absolutely no justice at all:

Artwork and installation by Josh Wallace and James Fernella

This being an art show and all, lets talk about the art first and foremost. Besides being ‘amaaaaaaazing’ there was something to capture everyone’s imagination. The graffiti collage installation by Josh Wallace and James Fernella brought our urban neighborhood indoors and made [me] feel ‘cool and hip’ just standing next to it, while Carson Marjamaa’s bittersweet pen and ink “How To” drawings gave our hearts a little squeeze. Jaques de Groot’s Love Bombs were downright homey in our current climate, and I for one can’t think of a better use for a WMD than as a canvas for art, peace, and love. Speaking of Love: Do yourself a favor right now and look up Liz Brizzi, a curators dream. She cannot keep a painting on the wall they sell out so fast; and each one is better than the next. Brian Ostroff’s brilliant and provoking pieces left us wanting to see at least 3 more walls adorned with his work, Rajiv Jain’s enormous charcoals were hauntingly beautiful, and Heidi Spring’s colorful abstracts danced across the walls with a seemingly playful grace.

Artwork by Rajiv Jain

Love Bombs by Jaques de Groot

As if that weren’t enough:

Tarah Marie, singer/songwriter and birthday girl extraordinaire got her sweet songs stuck in our heads for the rest of a happy eternity. She was so good that when she walked off the stage she booked a gig for the very next night!

Juni Bucher reminded us again how amazing her voice is, not to mention that her and Tommy get the cutest couple alive award. (They stole that award from me. I’m going to have to review the tapes….;-)

There is oh-so-much more…. and you’ll just have to make it out to the next one on December 19^th to see for yourself!

Thank you everyone for being a part of our Catalyst HOME show. Home is where the ‘art is ;-)

See you soon-M.Rose

Special thanks to Judy Berberian, for in addition to looking tres chic in her custom made studded leather wedges (built by Grant Doolittle: the other half of Please Dress Up) she organized, collected, hung and curated a hell of a show.

Video Installation by Sara Ludy

The artists have arrived

October is a busy month for Catalyst and we are all really excited for the show. We are currently housing artists James Fernella and Josh Wallace from the show as they begin to build their installation for the 17th. There is a lot of action going on at the moment which will only accelerate as the days get closer. Everyone is excited for the show and all the art work and musical acts that we're presenting.

We will also be hosting Vyal , John and Contra to do some live art and present some of their beautiful screen prints.

Take a look at the these artists recent works: http://www.jamesfernella.com

http://sasquatch23.com/ www.yopeace.org www.vyalone.com

Mark your calendar-Home ART SHOW OCT 17

This is an open invitation to come to an eclectic evening of various art forms showcasing painting, sculpture, installations, video art, and live music. It will most definitely be a memorable Catalyst event full of talent and creativity.