west bank school of art

Alberta

2010-08-26T02:42:00.000-07:00

Alberta. Working on her show.

Geno, Miles, Dan

2010-08-26T02:40:00.001-07:00

Will, Red John

2010-08-26T02:32:00.000-07:00

Red John, RIP

naomi, kim, brandi

2009-09-30T01:01:00.000-07:00

date and reason unknown

Poetry Night

2009-09-18T01:55:00.000-07:00

In this photo Brianna, Brandi, Jenna W.(Nowdays known as Mrs. Kid Madd), Jake Houle, Miz Molly, Dan Scheidt, K.J., Erin C, Wombat. Am I right? Am I wrong? Recognize anyone else in the photo?

Blank Walls

2009-09-04T18:26:00.001-07:00

The walls were painted blank. There was colors, brushes, refreshments. HWH III spinning records. Leif made a movie. Here it is.

will, doyle's show

2009-07-12T04:17:00.000-07:00

will. art by ryan doyle

everett's dad, rozina

2009-07-07T15:01:00.000-07:00

Youngdahl

2009-06-08T06:13:00.000-07:00

I don't know what motivated Youngdahl to get off his barstool at the Viking (I like to imagine that he's still there) and wander over to the art school for a beer. I managaged to capture the moment on film. He called me "kid" for over a decade. How many pool games did this gentleman actually witness from his vantage point in the Viking?

wbsac sign

2009-06-02T03:23:00.000-07:00

one of the various wbsac signs. anyone know who did this one? was it me? some of my memory from the last year or so is a bit on the fuzzy side. i may have done the stenciling, maybe not. i at least cut the wbsa stencil.

i also declared the dollar sign to be the official wbsac symbol. the logic was that the dollar was orginally the property of the people, and then somehow the evil powers that be made it into a dirty word for us. i wanted to reclaim the dollar, make it ours again. why should we be afraid and disgusted by money?

who painted the cock?

photo by Peter Dodge, who in his infinite wisdom has preserved this bit of history in his most amazing collection of West Bank artifacts.

brianna, marshall

2009-05-18T02:22:00.000-07:00

jake,danny,sven,naomi

2009-05-17T14:21:00.000-07:00

Dancing, along with fucking, help keep the world spinning.

photo by Faythe Levine

Redboi and Wayne

2009-05-13T04:23:00.001-07:00

Redboi and Wayne Palfreyman

everrett

2009-05-13T04:20:00.000-07:00

This photo would appear to have been taken during one of the many post-Palmer's cultural symposiums that were held during the wee hours.

miz molly teaches dumpy to dance

2009-05-10T13:45:00.000-07:00

miz molly and dumpy

dan, ira

2009-05-10T13:31:00.000-07:00

dan and ira setting up for the first ever WBSA meets The Viking Bar.

Kim

2009-05-07T01:56:00.000-07:00

alberta and poetry night

2009-05-06T15:10:00.000-07:00

Another evening of free beer and poetry.

Dan, Lil Jenny, Mutt, Alberta, who else?

fat chick riq

2009-05-06T15:02:00.000-07:00

Ricky grabs the mike to relate the story of "How Riq broke his dick". An enchanting tale if there ever was one.

naomi, ryan

2009-05-06T12:26:00.000-07:00

Naomi and Ryan, after playing a County Z gig at the WBSA? I think so. Faythe Levine's photos are on the walls so it must have been her show..

andy, roger

2009-05-06T10:47:00.000-07:00

This photo was taken the night that WBSA went on a field trip to The Turf Club.

nightengale and rose

2009-03-25T10:17:00.000-07:00

andy and naomi

2009-03-23T13:02:00.000-07:00

andy mccormick and naomi huberty. providing the soundtrack to our lives.

photo by faythe levine

luke the kid, bj

2009-03-23T12:59:00.000-07:00

Luke put up a great show at the art school even though he wasn't even old enough to drink a legal beer. Bj-regular standup bike club brother.

mason meisch

2009-03-23T04:41:00.000-07:00

Mason had at least one show at the art school. He and his self-modified cameras were regular features at WBSA events.

liz, erin

2009-03-23T04:38:00.000-07:00

wbsa stage 2

2009-03-23T04:32:00.000-07:00

Before the space at 404 Cedar was secured, the wbsa went through a few early phases. The first was in the back yard of the hard times cafe, under the guidance of Jeff "Uncle Hoodlum" Petrich. After that it shifted to the upstairs apartment of 619, a house that is no more, thanks to the omnipotent impotence of Augsburg College.
Anyways, thats where this video was shot. Thanks to showbet and his video archives.

Doyle, Little Jenny

2009-03-21T08:20:00.001-07:00

kim, sven, jon simon

2009-03-21T08:08:00.000-07:00

per at prospect

2009-03-16T17:40:00.000-07:00

here's a video posted by showbet of per hanson and his mobile art and design, at the place once known as prospect auto, located just across the border in st. paul.

per had a few shows at the art school.

wbsa chair

2009-02-12T23:46:00.000-08:00

karen,ray,uptown aaron,ellf

2009-01-30T02:15:00.000-08:00

mattie,kevin,graham,brooke, etc, etc

2009-01-16T02:36:00.000-08:00

mattie,kevin,graham,a bunch of other people,brooke-leaning against the wall in the back,on the right

mirror in the bathroom

2009-01-09T04:33:00.000-08:00

a whole bunch of people

2009-01-08T08:00:00.000-08:00

don't remember when or why.

fraser

2009-01-07T03:19:00.000-08:00

fraser spent a lot of time at the art school. thanks to faythe's blog we are able to enjoy this video.

will,jon mac,ryan

2008-12-31T10:27:00.000-08:00

will, jon mac,ryan

photo by faythe levine

wayne, amy, chris

2008-12-20T02:02:00.000-08:00

Wayne, Amy, her cousin Chris Muchko

per, etc

2008-12-20T01:59:00.000-08:00

Per Hanson and a bunch of other folks including Ellf (aka Beer Hole), Marshall, Seneca...

mattie

2008-12-16T05:08:00.000-08:00

playing guitar at alberta's show.

chester

2008-12-15T03:22:00.000-08:00

Chester, brilliant comic strip artist. Occasional pants-pisser. When he really fucked up, I called him by his real name-Bruce.

will,airaq,fraser,jake

2008-12-14T17:43:00.000-08:00

karen's show

2008-12-13T07:15:00.000-08:00

Karen was an intern. Her show was a performance piece involving music, motion, paint, and white. As always, click on any pick to enlarge.

ira

2008-12-11T00:43:00.000-08:00

Ira. WBSA house dj crew DANCE! ATTACK! member, all around excellent character. Somewhere out west now?

graham

2008-12-10T03:24:00.000-08:00

graham did some things at the art school. i think that he made a go at taking care of the place when I "went away".

dancin danny

2008-12-10T03:21:00.000-08:00

Dancin Danny, Masters Degree from Cornell, Special Ex expert, and Swamper extraordinaire. Swamped the Viking and Blondies (now Triple Rock). Man can dance.

pat,kj,dr.fatass

2008-11-27T01:58:00.000-08:00

Aisha recently helped me remember that the name is DR FATASS, not Dr. Sphincter. Thanks Aisha.

karen,wendy

2008-11-24T03:04:00.000-08:00

airaq,ryan,araby,mattie's back

2008-11-21T04:04:00.000-08:00

mattie playing music at alberta's art show.

naomi huberty, jeannie reno

2008-11-18T02:50:00.000-08:00

naomi and jeannie. the night of the theft of the palmers chair.

ellf, seneca

2008-11-14T03:28:00.000-08:00

tulip sweet and her trail of tears

2008-11-12T03:40:00.000-08:00

tom and steph aka tulip sweet and her trail of tears performing live at the west bank school of art. was this the second anniversary of the art school party? or am i just making all this shit up?

luke the kid, sean sean greenteeth

2008-11-11T05:14:00.000-08:00

cnf,some guy whose name i can't remember,grant

2008-11-02T09:57:00.000-08:00

chris nickel-felton, the guy whose name i don't remember, grant

sonya

2008-10-31T04:16:00.000-07:00

sonya, before the baby

will, ira, jake

2008-10-31T04:09:00.000-07:00

2002. will. ira. jake houle.

frank

2008-10-30T15:45:00.000-07:00

frank henry rawlins III. book release party. "electric power company"
2001?

june moon

2008-10-29T08:39:00.000-07:00

June Moon on a visit to the artschool.

frances gumm

2008-10-28T04:47:00.000-07:00

Paul D. and the boys of Frances Gumm live at the West Bank School of Art. Maybe 2000? 2001? Damn, wish I wouln't have left the WBSA log behind when I disappeared. Maybe somebodies got it somewhere. Anyways, they played music at Sven von Lynch's first WBSA show.

Laura Brandenburg

2008-10-26T05:54:00.000-07:00

Laura Brandenburg at an early Free Beer and Poetry night.

roger,faythe

2008-10-24T04:15:00.000-07:00

roger, faythe levine. i think this photo may have been taken before faythe moved on to milwaukee

fcr,naomi

2008-10-24T04:06:00.000-07:00

fat chick riq and naomi huberty. 2001, maybe 2002

alberta

2008-10-23T07:13:00.000-07:00

Alberta painting the walls blue for her show. 2002?

Doyle,Miles,Zoe

2008-10-22T04:16:00.000-07:00

Ryan Doyle (former art school professor),
Miles (Long-time keyholder and all-around excellent human),
and Zoe

theft of the palmers chair

2008-10-21T02:04:00.000-07:00

A long night at Palmers and then somehow this chair followed us back to the art school. It went home the next day.

everett,ryan,jake,?,juli

Will, Petrich

2008-10-16T00:19:00.000-07:00

Uncle Hoodlum was my first art teacher. He started the first West Bank School of Art aka Uncle Hoodlum's School of Art for Wayward Youth in the backyard of the Hard Times after shortly after the last Cedarfest. I didn't want to paint. I just wanted to hang out, drink coffee, and smoke things like cigarettes and stuff. He kind of tricked me and sold my first painting at the Viking to Johno for 2 hundred bucks. After that, I figured it was time to be an artist.

Will, Jeff "Uncle Hoodlum" Petrich

stencil

2008-10-16T00:15:00.000-07:00

The WBSA Ass Stencil. Stenciled ass recognized
but listed here as anonymous.

View from the street

2008-10-16T00:14:00.000-07:00

dumpy,rayna,jean

2008-10-14T02:01:00.000-07:00

Absolutely no idea when. Guessing we had
some fun though.

jake houle,free beer and poetry

2008-10-13T05:45:00.000-07:00

jake doing poetry

ray,uptown aaron

2008-10-13T05:43:00.000-07:00

Ray Hill, Aaron

mj,pat,kj,ellf

2008-10-13T05:40:00.000-07:00

mj aka auntie em,pat starr,kj,ellf

2nd anniversary?

2008-10-11T02:48:00.000-07:00

Sometime around the second anniversary of the art school.

Ryan,Leif,Julie,Jake

Aprils show

2008-10-11T02:43:00.000-07:00

West Bank School of Art had several kickass interns. Interns got to have keys for a month or two, culminating in a show of art school-produced stuff. I have no clue as to when April's show was. I remember that it was winter.

April,Miz Molly,Tom(aka Mollie's dad)

Tired boys

2008-10-10T02:52:00.000-07:00

Most likely a bike club function. 200?

Ian and Nightengale all tuckered out.

Dan Scheidt show

2008-10-10T02:48:00.000-07:00

Little Dan reading poetry at his show. 200?

Dan, front row Lil Jenny,?, Mutt

Looks like poetry night

2008-10-10T02:44:00.000-07:00

April, Fred, Nightie, Doyle, Will

Sven Lynch show.

2008-10-10T02:33:00.000-07:00

The evening is just getting started.
Sven got the art on the walls
and is just getting started vernissagering
or whatever it is that those fancy art guys do.

Per Hanson show

2008-10-10T02:24:00.000-07:00

Per Hanson show, wind-powered kinetic sculpture. Per calls them
whirligigs as do most people I guess.
Click on pics to enlarge if that sort of thing turns your crank.

Facing the camera Big Luke, Marshall, Chester

free beer and poetry

2008-10-09T10:08:00.000-07:00

An evening of free beer and poetry. Smilin Joe, Jake's back, Ellf,
Ponytail of Marty. 1999, 2000?

view from the street -1999?

2008-10-09T09:59:00.000-07:00

Taken maybe in 99, perhaps just previous to 1st open mike ever.