Step 1:

• Make an original, 2D piece of art that is postcard size (4×6 inches)
• You may submit up to 5 pieces for the show*.
• *Keep in mind: these will eventually be mailed as postcards, so make sure they are sturdy, and blank on the reverse side.

Step 2:

• Deliver your postcard(s) to Make.Shift — 306 Flora St — or mail them to us:
• **Do not mail them directly** put them in an envelope along with ONE 4×6 note card listing the following information:

Your name and mailing address
Your email address
The total number of pieces that you are submitting to the show (1 – 5)

DEADLINE:  MAY 24th, Friday at 4:00 p.m.

Step 3:

• Come to Make.Shift for the opening Art Walk reception and see your art in the gallery! Friday, July 5th.

Step 4:

• Check your mailbox! At the end of the show we will put your address on someone else’s postcard and mail it. For each postcard that you submit to the show, you will receive one in return. Other artists from the show will receive yours!

note: original postcard art will not be for sale during this show. Make.Shift will be scanning and printing postcards of all submissions to be for sale in the gallery as part of Make.Shift’s summer fund raising campaign.

Make.Shift Art Space invites you to team up with a kid in your life and collaborate on some art!

kid = 12 years of age or younger. Any kid you know: your own, a neighbor, niece or nephew, any little buddy will do. Each team of artists may submit up to two pieces of art for the show.

* We plan to hang all of the art work that is turned in for the show, and meets the following requirements.

REQUIREMENTS:

• All pieces of art must be collaborative = both people contribute to the final creation.
• 2D work must be framed or mounted and have a wire for hanging
• All pieces labeled on the back with : Title, price, or NFS, Name and age of both artists, Contact e-mail address of the adult, Optional: The artists’ relationship
• 3D pieces are welcome! Please e-mail gallery@makeshiftproject.com by April 13th with the size and materials of the piece so we can plan accordingly.
• Listing your art work for sale is not mandatory, but is encouraged. Gallery commission= 25% on all sales.

DROP OFF DEADLINE: Friday April 26th at 4:00pm.

• The gallery is open Tues.-Sat. noon-5pm. Work may be turned in early.
• Art Walk will be Friday, May 3rd, 6-10pm. We hope you will join us!

Contact gallery@makeshiftproject.com with any questions about the show,hanging requirements, or to make special requirements for dropping off your art.

Check out this short film made by WWU students Lauren Stelling, Lauralise Going, and Samantha Heim, about Make.Shift’s resident guitar craftsman Devin Champlin.

Devin Champlin from Lauren Stelling on Vimeo.

WHO: The Palisades, Candysound, Specters, Creech
WHAT: Free, all-ages show
WHEN: This Saturday, March 2nd @ 8 p.m.
WHERE: 306 Flora St. Bellingham, WA
WHY: To celebrate What’s Up! Magazine’s 15th birthday

Playing Live:

THE PALISADES
“”You guys sound like Domestica-era Cursive meets the Argument-era Fugazi, with some Joy Division and Thursday thrown in there.”
-Lee Corey Oswald
Making music, where music need be heard.”
WEB: http://www.facebook.com/PLSDS?fref=ts
MUSIC: http://thepalisades.bandcamp.com/

SPECTERS
“Paying ample homage both to the 90s slacker rock anthems of Pavement, Weezer, and Built to Spill, and the brazen eccentricities of new wavers Talking Heads and XTC, Specters delivers hook-heavy power pop that takes an occasional turn for the tender.”
WEB: http://www.facebook.com/spectersss
MUSIC: http://www.specters.bandcamp.com/

CANDYSOUND
“[Candysound] write almost-instantly-hummable pop songs of understated beauty that suggest immersion in the Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle and some of those underrated Merge bands from the ’90s, like Butterglory. Candysound’s handle could lead you to expect twee OD, but thankfully they’re more about nutritious fruitiness than that teeth-rotting junk.” -Dave Segal, The Stranger (Seattle)
WEB: http://www.facebook.com/candysoundmusic
MUSIC: http://candysound.bandcamp.com/

CREECH 
“Upon listening to their eponymous release, initially I thought Creech was good. Then with more listening Creech became really good. And now, I think Creech is great.” ~What’s Up! Magazine 2012
WEB: http://www.facebook.com/creechtheband
MUSIC: http://creech.bandcamp.com/

See you there!

Friday, March 1st, 6-10 p.m 

In celebration of What’s Up! magazine’s 15th anniversary, this comprehensive show features every What’s Up! cover ever published (nearly 200), in addition to iconic live music photos and articles from the entire lifespan of the music mag.

Make.Shift and What’s Up! partnered to bring together photographers who moved away or hadn’t opened their boxes of negatives for years. Many of these photos will be printed large-scale and shown in a gallery for the first time ever. Photographers include Chris Fuller, Jacob Covey, Hollie Huthman, Gunther Frank, Matt McDonald, Chris Howard, Kevin Lowdon, Paul Israel, Ashley Bennett, and more.

Bellingham resident Brent Cole published the first issue of What’s Up! magazine in 1998, in answer to what he saw as a vibrant alternative music scene that deserved more exposure and support. Bands such as Death Cab for Cutie, Eureka Farm, Sharpie and Federation X graced the early pages of the scrappy music mag, accompanied by grainy black and white fan photos. Over the years, and with the help and business expertise of Cole’s wife, Becca Schwarz Cole, What’s Up! has evolved from a labor of love into a full-fledged family business, and has become Bellingham’s primary exchange for artists, musicians and their fans.

Here’s to 15 more years of What’s Up!

Thanks to Ninkasi Brewing for donating beer for this event.

Save the date: Saturday, February 23rd.
3 p.m. // All-ages // FREE

The Evaporators
“For well over ten years, The Evaporators have earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most entertaining live bands, blending rollicking garage rock with some persistent onstage energy, side-spitting humour, and some very snazzy outfits. Led by the boundlessly enthusiastic Nardwuar the Human Serviette on vocals and organ, the shows also include an abundance of audience participation and spontaneous stunts that keep the crowd grinning from ear to ear.”

NARDWUAR: http://www.facebook.com/nardwuar?ref=ts&fref=ts
WEB: http://www.facebook.com/evaporators?fref=ts

The Tranzmitors
“Featuring members of such Vancouver stalwarts as the New Town Animals, the Parallels and the Smugglers, the Tranzmitors came together to fill a void in the Vancouver rock’n roll scene, injecting it with a razor-edged, twin guitar attack.”
WEB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tranzmitors/126670270715446?ref=ts&fref=ts
MUSIC: http://thetranzmitors.bandcamp.com/

Noise Toys
“Bombarding of the senses that will leave you foaming at the mouth. You will find yourself controlled by outside forces as we slowly turn you into a toy of Noise Toys. The sound of a million elephants pale in comparison at times, though sometimes the touch of Noise Toys can be so gentle a sleeping baby would not even stir. The music is an experience that soon will not be forgotten, or recovered from. Our sound is that of a unique style, not readily explained, but easily attained.”
WEB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Noise-Toys/224536707674972
MUSIC: http://noisetoys.bandcamp.com/album/noise-toys-ep

Join us this Friday or Saturday (or both!) at 7 p.m. as Strangely performs his all-new show. Combining mime, music, shadow puppets and circus tricks, he tells the story of a lonely boy who goes off exploring the big scary world and meets whales, monsters and pretty ladies.

This is one you don’t want to miss!

There will be two performances on each day:
Feb. 8 — 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Feb. 9 — 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

All shows – $5
EXCEPT early birds on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. — this show is by donation!

Our February art gallery show opens with Art Walk on Friday February 1st, from 6-10 p.m. We will also be featuring a free concert downstairs with VERVEX and FEMALE FIENDS.

Bellingham-based artists and husband-and-wife team Jennifer Dranttel and William Canepa were invited for a one-month artist residency at Herhúsið in Siglufjörður, Iceland in October, 2012. During their stay they created artwork and installations, which they exhibited in their studio at the end of the month. This show is being recreated and refined for their February show, “North/ Norður,” and is currently up on display at our Make.Shift Gallery in Bellingham.

Join us downstairs Friday night as Bellingham local Jake Barrow debuts his newest musical project, Vervex.
http://vervex.bandcamp.com/album/zapatos
Also performing: Female Fiends, a Seattle based group, features Michael Yin, Christian Olson, Ricky Davis, and Ryan Davis performing indie rock at its finest.
http://thefemalefiends.bandcamp.com/

Available Now: 

We’re excited to offer two of our nicest studios for rent. Both are newly renovated.

250+ sq. ft. upstairs artist studio for $300/mo. All utilities and wifi included. Great gallery exposure!

350+ sq. ft. downstairs artist studio for $350/mo. All utilities and wifi included. Running water, well lit. TONS of space, could easily be shared with one or two other artists.

For more information on renting a studio, please email info@makeshiftproject.com.

Check out this awesome little vid of the Block Party by It Fell On The Ground Productions!