March 21 @ 5:00PM Closing Reception
"RISE ABOVE AND NEVER FORGET"
The Art and Propaganda of Wounded Knee Skateboards
On Saturday March 21, One-Up Creative Space will be hosting a closing reception for "Rise Above and Never Forget - The Manufacturing and Propaganda of Wounded Knee Skateboards." Jim Murphy, owner and co-founder of Wounded Knee, will be at One-Up to discuss the true history of Native American peoples and Wounded Knee's role in shaping the future of at-risk Native American Youth. The closing reception will be held from 5-7pm at One-Up Creative Space in Manchester, Vermont: above Podium Snowboard/Skate shop right next to Candeleros
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January 10 through March 1 - 2009
"RISE ABOVE AND NEVER FORGET"
The Art and Propaganda of Wounded Knee Skateboards
One-Up Creative Space proudly presents a retrospective of Wounded Knee Skateboard Manufacturing and Propaganda. "Rise Above and Never Forget" features the graphic artwork of John Pearson and a smattering of historical images and stories of a culture betrayed, slaughtered and imprisoned. Jim Murphy, owner and co-founder of Wounded Knee, is driven to educate the public on the true history of Native Americans and to helping support the youth on reservations through the clean and free expression of skateboarding.
"The bottom line is that the youth at Wounded Knee and at all the reservations in south Dakota need our help. Drugs and alcohol are being abused which is lending itself to the highest rates of suicide in the country. This company is dedicated to helping them in any way and focusing their warrior spirit through skateboarding and giving them a ray of hope in a world that has stolen their ancestors' dreams."
-Jim Murphy
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November 8 through December 20 - 2008
"The Art on the Wall"
Brandon Smith, Shawn Dumont, Kevin Cyr, Al Engelhart
The Art on the Wall exhibit, running Nov. 8 - Dec. 20, features work from talented artists Kevin Cyr, Shawn Dumont, Al Engelhart and Brandon Smith, whose art has been featured on snowboards, skate decks, Vew-Do boards and other moving trajectories.
While the artists might be self-described snowboard bum art dogs, they represent a talented pool in the industry. Kevin Cyr graduated from Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in illustration. Currently residing in New York, his unique oil paintings on wood have been shown in galleries all over the United States and in Germany and Australia. Al Engelhart uses acrylic on found wood tripped out with expired license plates, budget-brand beer cans, old stamps and coins, Polaroid images and other material to make collages that are both erotic and hilarious. Shawn Dumont and Brandon Smith were friends at Johnson State College, where both received degrees in fine arts. Dumont is a graphic designer for Rome Snowboards in Waterbury. Smith is currently a graphic artist for Applejack Art Partners in Manchester, and has designed boards for Vew-Do.
Thanks to Magic Hat Brewing Company and Cabot Creamery for helping to make the opening a huge success.