Join us for the unveiling of 35 paper lanterns on April 6th at 12:30 pm on Deaderick St. in Nashville!

CLICK HERE TO INTERACT WITH THE PROJECT ON FACEBOOK

NASHVILLIANS = STREET ART

We have partnered with the Tennessee State Museum to line the streets of Nashville with YOUR portraits for a large scale temporary street art project. Yes, we are turning amazing Nashvillians into art!!

We want to line Deaderick Street with paper lanterns and “illuminate” our citizens during the TEDxNashville event on April 6th, at the TPAC.

There will be a solor powered light within each of the 3′ x 4.5′ black and white portrait cubes, to make for a magical April Art Crawl featuring the amazing individuals that make our city great! Join us with your support to help fund the materials and installation and enjoy some awesome rewards such as seeing your face become street art!

WHO & WHY

Artists, Kristin Llamas and Alfonso Llamas are working to promote, engage and inspire the visual arts within Music City. Their slogan is “The World Hears Nashville, Now They SEE us.” This project, in partnership with the Tennessee State Museum furthers their mission to inspire and be inspired by visual art. It is an official INSIDE OUT by JR global art project and will be documented and shared with the world…we are bringing the world in, while sending Nashville around the globe.

Other INSIDE OUT projects around the world have created a beautiful impact, but Nashville’s trasformation is the first of its kind. These sculptural lanterns create a light box effect directly down the city street. This is Photography + Street Art at its core!

You are invited to view 20 pieces from The Nomadic Project Series. These original paintings on canvas are early works by museum collected artist, K. Llamas (aka Kristin Abraham).

Springfield Inn Gallery
2001 Memorial Blvd.

November 29 2012 – February 15, 2013

Middle Tennessee’s NEWEST ART Gallery officially OPENS Saturday Dec 1st! Join us on November 29th for a VIP sneak preview of the gallery’s very first exhibit, featuring original works from The Nomadic Project. The artist will be present at this event.

Llamas created fifty original paintings while traveling to all fifty states. Each painting is a representative of her experience in the particular state. The entire series has been exhibited around the nation as part of The Nomadic Project and is individually registered with the National Fine Arts Title Registry. The Tennessee State Museum recently acquired one of the paintings in this series for their permanent collection.

All original art is stretched canvas. Limited edition prints are available and every piece comes with registration details and artist appointed certificate of authenticity.

More info about The Nomadic Project at: www.TheNomadicProject.com

Nashville Arts Magazine: October 2012

OCTOBER 2012

Artist Reception: Wednesday, October 10th, 7-9 pm

Music Provided by Tom Shinness

Gordon JCC Nashville

801 Percy Warner Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 356-7170

New work by Nashville artist, Kristin Llamas.

“Our Time,” features the ten newest paintings by Kristin Llamas, debuting works such as “Raising Paper Dolls” and “Remnants of Home.” This is the last exhibition of new work that Kristin Llamas will exhibit before her Fall of 2013 solo show at the Parthenon Museum.

In this exhibit, the viewer will experience abstract texture and layers of realism along with Llamas’ signature style of piecing the canvas. Themes address the artist’s views on the state of American society surrounding: child-rearing (in Raising Paper Dolls), work ethic (Join Me for Tea), the ominous state of our economy (When Good Things End) and the quest for calm amongst chaos (Remnants of Home).

Llamas states, “This exhibit exposes a longing peace amongst a subtle but unsettling feeling. That feeling may be the boiling of change to come, or just the acceptance of what currently is. It is a place of ominous peace. It is a place of insecurity and fear, as well as comfort and anticipation. It is ‘Our Time.’”

Join Me For Tea, Oil & acrylic on pieced canvas, 32x51"

Participate in (the new) SOCRATIC DIALOGUES

LIVE DIALOGUE SCHEDULE:
(Space is limited, so please RSVP!)

What is Justice? Passed

What is Courage? Passed

What is Truth? Passed

What is Beauty? Passed

What is Holiness? Passed

What is Temperance? Passed

What is Unity? Passed

What is Honor? Tuesday, July 10, 7 PM, The Frothy Monkey

What is Wisdom? Tuesday, July 31st, 6 PM gathering on steps of Parthenon to start, then upstairs with Athena with a large grand finale group!

What is Virtue? ONLINE: http://www.facebook.com/WhatIsVirtue

“We are gathering small groups in Nashville to discuss big ideas.”
~Parthenon Curator, Susan Shockley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Susan Shockley, Curator
(615) 862-8431 ext.222, susan.shockley@nashville.gov
Brenna Cothran, Registrar/Assistant Curator
(615) 862-8431 ext.225, brenna.cothran@nashville.gov

In ancient Greece, symposia were eating and drinking parties, where men gathered to discuss
current ideas and philosophy, listen to poetry and music, and participate in competitive
entertainments. During the classical period, large philosophical questions were mulled over with
philosophers such as Socrates (460-399 BCE). This vital contributor to western thought once
said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” His method of examining important questions
was to answer a question with another question, forcing his students to think thoroughly about a
topic. His student Plato wrote about Socrates’ method in the Socratic Dialogues.

In a modern twist, the Parthenon Museum and artist Kristin Llamas are revisiting these
discussions to prepare for Llamas’ 2013 exhibit at the Parthenon. Small groups are invited to
gather in a series of evenings at various locations across the city to examine large concepts
common to people everywhere. Each evening meeting will consist of an hour and a half
of moderated discussion on a single topic; Llamas will then create a painting based on that
symposium.

Each group is limited to 12 people and an RSVP is required. For more information or
to sign up for one of the meetings, please contact Parthenon Curator Susan Shockley
(susan.shockley@nashville.gov) or artist Kristin Llamas (kristinllamas@gmail.com, using the
word SOCRATES as the subject line.

One of the dialogues has been limited to the web…. is an experiment of Social Networking at its finest!

JOIN US!

ONLINE DIALOGUE (ongoing): http://www.facebook.com/WhatIsVirtue

The Host Gallery Exhibition, Mobile TN

From November 2005 to December 2006, Kristin (Abraham) Llamas and husband, Alfonso Llamas traveled to all fifty states. They used their work to unite an entire country through art.

Beyond the Canvas: A Nomadic Project Retrospective

March 1st – 31st 2012

Reception: March 9th, 6p

The Host Gallery

Mobile, Alabama

A behind the scenes look at the good, bad, and inspiring events that took place over a thirteen month journey across the nation. View the art, listen to the music, and discover the video footage from this courageous journey of hope, growth and what some may consider naive fearlessness.

Discover more at Nomadic-Project.com

Artist, Kristin (Abraham) Llamas

Musician/Videographer, Alfonso Llamas

"Home"

Inspired by N. Carolina (purchased by Tennessee State Museum)

Inspired by Arizona

Inspired by Tennessee

Inspired by Ohio

Before I was K. Llamas….I was Kristin Abraham and this was my life….

Help us share our vision by joining us in the making of the documentary! Visit: Nomadic Project Documentary

This year will mark the 5 year anniversary of the 13 month journey that united America through art. To celebrate, we are completely re-designing the project’s website, raising funding for the documentary and organizing a big celebration in our new hometown of Nashville, TN!

It’s going to be a great year, so stay tuned for all of the upcoming activities. To watch the documentary trailer, buy original art and music and contact us, visit www.Nomadic-Project.com.

Don’t miss out on becoming a part by signing up for our mailing list and become a friend at facebook.com/NomadicProject.

Alfonso & Kristin Llamas

ABOUT The Nomadic Project Documentary:

The Nomadic Project began when an artist and musician envisioned America united by Art. Fast-forward to the 5 yr anniversary and we need your help to make the documentary!

WHY?

Inspiration:

Every generation spends less and less time exploring, creating and interacting, leaving us with an unexplainable emptiness. It is sad, really…that the more that is available to us, the less we feel satisfied. So this is our chance to encourage America (and the world) to get out and be inspired! We have over 180 hours of film, thousands of photos and the personal journals that were created on this journey (not to mention the original art and music). But it will take a village (or nation) to fund the documentary.

Art:

The Nomadic Project took place right as the economy took a nose dive. A lot of the galleries involved ended up closing shortly after. These amazing spaces were undervalued within their own communities. We want to draw attention to the day to day importance of creativity and art in our lives. We have become so overstimulated by information and images that we’ve lost touch with the spiritual connection to raw materials.

Environment:

We are all becoming quickly aware of the importance in preserving our landscape. Across 50 states, we were exposed to natural environments that were no more natural than a commercialized theme park. We also discovered hidden treasures. These gems, untouched by man’s greed to turn a profit, left us humbled and awe-stricken. We spoke with everyone from government employees to native tribes. We walked through ancient Anasazi ruins and modern museums. Explored desolate small town Main Streets to bustling turnpikes of New York. But down to it’s purest form, we were struck with the beauty, diversity and history of this land. The land was here long before we called it “America,” and it has a story that can only be whispered to those who are willing to listen.

WHAT?

For 13 months, one musician and one artist (that’s us) traveled to all 50 states. We did it without payment or promise of success. The only motivation leading us was our passion to physically and symbolically heal a divided nation. We self-funded the entire journey by selling everything of value, including our house. Our home became a converted Honda Element. It was packed with a tent, a week’s worth of clothes, portable refrigerator, a camp stove, laptop, easel and blank canvases. With an atlas in hand and no set route, we set off to spend about one week in each of the fifty states and join them together with nothing more than paint and song. What we didn’t realize was that the desire to inspire OUR world quickly evolved into a desire to inspire THE world. We experienced an America that you don’t hear about in the news or read about in history books. This documentary is our story of YOUR America.

HOW?

We need to raise a minimum of $20k to share the vision, inspiration and beauty that we found within this nation. We will include up to date interviews with those who were a part of the project and beyond. From signed maps and brochures from the trip, to actual pages from my journal, albums, and original art….every item you buy goes towards making this documentary possible. With your investment we can inspire today and tomorrow’s generations! Visit www.Nomadic-Project.com to see the book, art or CD’s that are for sale.