Skateboarding for the Dogs

The Main St. Jukebox in Stroudsburg, PA held an Opening Reception for an exhibition entitled, “Get Decked” along with a Silent Auction on Saturday August 1st. The work presented consisted of Skateboards (aka Skate Decks) creatively redesigned and decorated to become remained pieces of art. The pieces were then auctioned off by The Main St. Jukebox* whose proceeds benefited Camp Papillion and the work they do with pet adoption and rescue.

The imagination of the artists participating was varied reflecting many diverse styles. A number of pieces proactively grabbed the viewer’s attention with its imagery while others drew their spectators in with their subtlety. The images ranging from the political to the exotic filled the mind with many enticing thoughts as many pondered the Juke Box’s* walls as they placed their bids for the worthy cause. Music was provided by Brian Townsell of Rex Fortuna Entertainment.

Among those artists who contributed their work were Ainslie Heilick* of Vintage Karma Tattoo Studio*, Laura Below*, Mike Strunk*, Shane Izykowski* of Shane's Phantasma tography, Will Mohlenhoff*, Sue B. Dynamo*, Easl Kess* of Severed Sinema*, Chris Francz*, Myke Maldonado* of Dreamland Creations*, and Haley Cramer*.

The exhibition continues until August 30th. Please Contact The Main St. Jukebox* at 570-424-2246 for more information on this and future exhibitions.

Here are links to some groups mentioned in the article. The Main St. Jukebox* www.myspace.com/mainstjukebox, Camp Papillion www.camppapillion.org, Rex Fortuna Entertainment www.pibco1.com, Ainslie Heilick* of Vintage Karma Tattoo Studio* www.myspace.com/vintagekarmatattoos, Shane Izykowski* of Shane's Phantasma tography www.myspace.com/shaneizykowski, Will Mohlenhoff* www.myspace.com/wilbium, Sue B. Dynamo* www.suebdynamo.com, Chris Francz www.chrisfrancz.com, Myke Maldonado* of Dreamland Creations* www.myspace.com/dreamlandcreations, and Haley Cramer* www.myspace.com/ExX.

You’ll find more photographs at The Forwardian Arts Society Visual Arts 2009 Gallery. www.myspace.com/forwardian_arts

(*) denotes members of The Forwardian Arts Society in good standing and are considered Our Good Friends.