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Beltway Poetry Slam: The Poets

scottstead — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:55:11 +0000

It’s definitely not enough to just know the rules, get a samplin’, hear the introduction…so I’m going to take you inside my first Beltway Poetry Slam with the following videos. These are the artists in the order in which they appeared.

Major thanks to Sarah Lawson for putting this together. And of course thanks to Natalie E. Illum, Regie Cabico, Gray, Slangston Hughes, Da One and Only, Angelique Palmer, Pages, Jonathan B. Tucker, Joseph LMS, Bryce Celotto, Von Da Wizard, and Danny Fox-Moles for showing up and sharing their art, their words and their stories with us. Special congratulations to the finalists Joseph LMS and Jonathan B. Tucker. And a special shout out to Danny Fox-Moles for securing the win. As always, thanks to the Fridge for hosting yet another amazing event.

Beltway Poetry Slam 101

scottstead — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:15:37 +0000

Just in case you’ve never been, you have no idea, or it’s just generally seemed intimidating. Picture this, it’s November 29th, 2011. The Fridge. Southeast DC. The Beltway Poetry Slam is about to take off. These are the rules. This is how it’s done. FYI..special guest appearance by World Poetry Slam Champion 2011, Chris August.

Super Art Fight Battles DC

scottstead — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:22 +0000

On March 18th, 2011 I made it out to the Red Palace for the very first DC edition of Super Art Fight. This is a video I shot with my iPhone of my very first bout – the first bout of the night. The rock em sock em artists featured in this video are Brandon J. Carr of Fredericksburg, VA and Nick "Ghostfreehood" Borkowicz. The battle was long and hard, cheap shots were taken, much art was created – this video is a testament to what happened. I am happy to say that I walked away with the art work from this battle. I am still trying to figure out where to hang it!

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Chris Lehmann Keynote Speach at MSET 2011

scottstead — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:37:45 +0000

Jonny Goldstein and I reprized our roles of host and producer yet again, except this time instead of asking the questions – he took large scale visual notes for Chris Lehman‘s keynote for MSET 2011. I, of course, shot the video. Chris is the principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA and talks frequently about the importance of technology in education. Jonny documents keynotes as a keynote visualizer, keynote listener, graphical facilitator – however you want to say it. Here’s what happened…

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Albert Maysles: Side Notes and Anecdotes

scottstead — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:00:18 +0000

I caught a little of the sideshow/hand shaking action after Albert Maysles spoke at the American Art Museum after a screening of two of his Christo films, “The Valley Curtain” and “Christo In Paris”. He touches, with humor, on the kind of projects that are (or aren’t) being funded today, some of his own new projects, and graciously absorbs adoration from folks that came all the way from Japan to see and speak with him.

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Albert Maysles On “Christo In Paris”

scottstead — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:17:23 +0000

Documentary filmmaker and Guggenheim award winner Albert Maysles introduces and takes questions at the American Art Museum in Washington, DC at a screening of his film “Christo In Paris”. This was shot on the spot with my iPhone. Audio/Video quality is sub-par due to the apparatus, but the subject is priceless as always. Enjoy!

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Star Wars, Lego, Cuff Links…

scottstead — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:18:01 +0000

…go together like Inky, Blinky and Pinky (oh yeah, and Clyde) or so I found out this weekend at Eastern Market on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Local artist Yang Ku has a variety of geeky accessories available from Scrabble jewelry for those gung-ho for the grammatical to Thundercats and Voltron cuff links for the 80′s nostalgia collector. The items that caught my eye, however, were these Star Wars Lego cuff links. From Darth Vader to young Anakin these cuff links are perfect for any collector. Yang Ku currently resides in Baltimore, MD but makes the trip for the open air farmer’s market most weekends, weather allowing. You can check out the rest of her works on the web at Yang Ku Designs. In the mean time, feast your eyes on these…

From The Archives: Maryland Renaissance Festival 2008

scottstead — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:22:36 +0000

Out of place and out of time, the Maryland Renaissance Festival happens every August through October in Annapolis, MD. I’ve attended the last two years in a row and I have to say – it’s a lot of fun for anyone of any age. Eat a turkey leg like a carnivorous knight, have a beer straight out of a cask and right into your goblet, or eat a variety of foods on a stake. The performers are phenomenal from sword play, to madrigals, drum bands to creepy creatures strolling around the grounds. Here’s some video that I found lying around from 2008. I hope you enjoy.

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Multiverse Moving Sidewalk, National Gallery of Art (Take 2)

scottstead — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:11:40 +0000

Multiverse, a light sculpture created by American artist Leo Villareal especially for the National Gallery of Art. I snapped this one while rolling down the moving sidewalk with my pal Amanda visiting from Colorado. I love this piece.

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Vectorscope’s Are Sorta’ Cool

scottstead — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:11:30 +0000

This is video of a vectorscope. This is what happens when video is out of whack. Sorta fun to look at though.

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