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Here is the Final Lineup of Artists for “In All Good Company”

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PhanArt Presents has announced the final lineup of artists for “In All Good Company”, the largest ever exhibition of Grateful Dead art and artists celebrating 50 years of Grateful Dead inspired art and featuring an extensive range of artists who draw inspiration from the music of the Grateful Dead. POSTCARD FLYER 4 x 6 FRONT FINAL

The art exhibition will be held July 3, 4 and 5 from 12pm–6pm daily at the historic Congress Plaza Hotel, 520 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, located near Grant Park. This one of a kind art show, created and produced by Pete Mason, will be held during the final performances of the ‘core four’ of the Grateful Dead during ‘Fare Thee Well’ at Soldier Field.

The lineup of confirmed artists who will have art on display throughout the weekend include those who have been a part of the Grateful Dead art scene since the band’s beginnings as well as poster and pin artists who have risen to prominence in recent decades.

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Poster artists include John Warner, Phil Kutno, Richard Biffle, TRiPP, Good Thoughts Printing, Jeff Troldahl, Not Fade Away Artworks, Jim Pollock, Michael Boyer, Mark Serlo, The Art of Ryan Kerrigan, all of whom will have a variety of prints available from across the portfolio of the Grateful Dead’s history.

Pin makers on hand at “In All Good Company” include Kingpin Designs, Dr. Wookles, Pin Me Down, Andrew Bryant, Pinsanity Designs Zenster and Dave Bangert, each of which will feature their ever-popular pin series and designs, as well as other items made specifically for the Fare Thee Well shows.

Clothing makers Uncle John’s Outfitters, Erin Cadigan, Get Shit Done, Heady Teddy’s Outfitters, Grateful Girls Scarves, Eden’s Rose Foundation, Lot Life, S.A.W. Creations, Vintage Dead and The Shakedown Shop will have a variety of clothing styles and hats and accessories, perfect for fans of all ages.

Photography exhibits by Dead Images from Robbi Cohn and Scott Harris Photo highlight and connect eras of the Grateful Dead with prints for sale.

Tye-Dye artist Courtenay Pollock, who crafted the tye-dye backdrops used by the Grateful Dead during their career will have the original articles on sale. Rhoney Stanley will be on hand to meet fans and sell copies of her book “Owsley and Me: My LSD Family.”

Exhibitors with a variety of art include Mountain Family Glass, Sunshine Daydream Hippie Shop, Morning Dew Tye-Dyes, Easy Wind Family Creations, Amigos and Us, and Art by Acorn.

PhanArt is thrilled to be partnering with Summer Camp Music Festival to host a MAKE A DIFFERENCE Drive in support of a local Non-Profit Organization as well as The Mockingbird Foundation! Those that join us in supporting these organizations during each of our three days in Chicago will be entered into a daily raffle, with drawings for prizes including a printed canvas by ReverbSoul and other incredible art, Summer Camp 2016 tickets, and more TBA! Additionally, Sunshine Daydream Hippie Shop will give everyone that helps us MAKE A DIFFERENCE through the weekend an entry in their LIVE Raffle on Sunday, July 5 for a ticket to that night’s final ‘Fare Thee Well’ Grateful Dead show at Soldier Field. Be sure to RSVP to the Facebook event to get updates on how to participate.

Musical performances during the weekend feature Chicago bands Jack Straw and Under the Willow, as well as a daily playlist curated by Blank Space Media. Jack Straw brings forth a richly diverse array of music, mixing together songs by the likes of Phish, the Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers, Old and in the Way, as well as original songs. Under the Willow blend socially conscious lyrics with intricate compositions to evoke a unique brand of songwriting that borrows from bluegrass and folk music. A Playlist Presented by Blank Space Arts will set the tone for each day while complimenting each day’s musical performance, providing an audio component to accompany the visual aspects of the art show.

In keeping with the great tradition and success of past art shows, In All Good Company will offer free entry to all patrons and tubes available for purchase. Special edition works only available at the show can be viewed on PhanArt.net and acquired exclusively at the PhanArt show.

“In All Good Company” is sponsored by John Warner Studios, NYS Music, Summer Camp Music Festival, The Body Sound Chair, Scents and Subtle Sounds, Cash or Trade and Band Shirt Archive.

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Isadora Bullock Linocut Print for ‘Distillation of a Dream’

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Isadora Bullock created this commissioned linocut print for Holly Bowling’s PledgeMusic campaign for Distillation of a Dream. isadora holly

Using photos from the inside of Holly’s piano, the strings, the tuning pegs, the treble and bass bridges where the strings cross, Isadora worked these into the geometry of the print as well as echoes of cymatic diagrams of sound waves in the print. Isadora’s print is also the inspiration for the album art for the vinyl and CDs for Distillation of a Dream

This 3 layer linocut print is a limited edition of 100 with a hand inked fade on the first layer. The print measures 15″ x 21″. Order one exclusively through Holly’s Pledge Music campaign.

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“Beautiful Squalor” Art Show with Max Kauffman and Jesse Reno, June 13, Asbury Park, NJ

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‘Beautiful Squalor’, a two person art show featuring Max Kauffman and Jesse Reno will be held on June 13 at Parlor Gallery, 717 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey.

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‘Beautiful Squalor’ is a collection of new work continuing Kauffman’s exploration of the human condition. These new paintings continue his reflections on the duality of existence, further splintering conscious and unconscious mark making with pieces leaning towards gesture and abstraction coupled with other pieces rendered exactly on a folk drawing manner.

Both of these extremes show the limits of control and surrender, the struggle we partake in day after day, since the dawn of civilization. We strive for sanctuary from the chaos we create, even as we grow further dependent on it.

To see a preview of new work contact Parlor Gallery – info@parlor-gallery.com

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Phraggle Rock Shirts for Summer Tour 2015

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For Summer Tour 2015, Dance your cares away with a Phraggle shirt! Printed on Gildan Stone Blue shirts, these shirts are available for pre-order now in both men’s and women’s styles. Pick one up now, or look for them in Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, Nashville, at the PhanArt show in Philadelphia on August 12 at World Cafe Live, Raleigh, Merriweather and Dicks!

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Order Men’s and Women’s shirts in the PhanArt Store.

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Summer Tour Shirts and Hats from The Overhead View

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Bryan Kirk and his online story The Overhead View has a few new designs for Summer Tour 2015, including his insta-classic Paul and Silas/USPS shirt.

You can pick up these shirts online or on lot this summer at Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, Nashville, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Merriweather Post, MagnaBall and Dicks. Or get them online in his store using code PHANART2015 on any order and get 10% off!

 

The Paul and Silas USPS design is now available in Men’s Hanes Tagless Tees, Women’s Bella + Canvas Triblend Short Sleeve Tees, and Women’s Relaxed Jersey Tank Tops. The design is available in S to 3XL for the guys and S to 2XL for the ladies. Order here.

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New for Summer 2015, Colonel Forbin “Big F” Summer Tees! Inspired by the old General Mills Big G logo, we created our Colonel’s own! Bryan made these, along with all of our other designs, available in Men’s Hanes Tagless Tees, Women’s Bella + Canvas Triblend Short Sleeve Tees, and Women’s Relaxed Jersey Tank Tops. We have the design available in S to 3XL for the guys and S to 2XL for the ladies. Order here.

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What’s more perfect for a cave of ice and snow that a blizzard! Introducing for Summer 2015, the Winterqueen DQ inspired tees. Bryan made these, along with all of our other designs, available in Men’s Hanes Tagless Tees, Women’s Bella + Canvas Triblend Short Sleeve Tees, and Women’s Relaxed Jersey Tank Tops. We have all styles available in S to 2XL. Order here.

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Introducing a line of Ocelot Mizuno inspired gear. Bryan designed this logo as an idea to make polos, golf shirts and hats with lot style designs so we all could be more Everywhere. He liked the design so much, he decided to make it an entire line of gear. Order here.

The design is available on Flexfit 6-panel hats in Olive, Maroon, Dark Navy, and Dark Gray, as well as Men’s Hanes Tagless Tees (black logo on Blue, Orange and Stonewash Green), Women’s Bella + Canvas Triblend Short Sleeve Tees (Purple and Aqua), and Women’s Relaxed Jersey Tank Tops (Leaf and Heather Gray). All styles available in S to XXL. Order here.

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Ocelot design is available in polo shirts in Men’s adidas Golf Men’s climalite® Basic Short-Sleeve Polo (light blue and forest green) and Hanes 50/50 ComfortBlend EcoSmart Jersey Knit Polo (cardinal, navy, deep forest green, and light blue). Lot tested, work approved! The design also is available on Flexfit 6-panel hats in Olive, Maroon, Dark Navy, and Dark Gray, as well as Men’s Hanes Tagless Tees (black logo on Blue, Orange and Stonewash Green), Women’s Bella + Canvas Triblend Short Sleeve Tees (Purple and Aqua), and Women’s Relaxed Jersey Tank Tops (Leaf and Heather Gray). All styles available in S to XXL.

 

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Limited Edition Art Available from The Mockingbird Foundation at Garcia’s on Saturday, May 16

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At the upcoming PhanArt Presents show at Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre, there will be art featured from AJ Masthay, Pinsanity, Fred Sutter, The Shakedown Shop, PhanArt, as well as limited edition prints to benefit The Mockingbird Foundation.

All prints are first come, first serve, limit of 1 per person. Admission to the PhanArt show is $10, which includes sets from Solaris and Formula 5. Pick up tickets in advance here.

Among the limited edition prints and pins that are available include:

AJ Masthay “Famous Mockingbird” rare steel grey edition of 50 – 5 copies – $100 each

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AJ Masthay “Phamily Poker Classic 3” (Gamehendge themed; day of Tahoe Tweezer > Tela) – 5 copies – $40 each

PPC3-600David Welker “Rutherford the Brave” mirror foil edition – 10 copies – $100 each

David Welker “Rutherford the Brave” mirror foil “scratch and dent” – 25 copies, $60 each (these have minor production flaws but should be great)

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David Welker “Rutherford the Brave” Glow in the Dark variant – 8 copies – $70 each

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AJ Masthay – Famous Mockingbird Pins. – Gold/Silver – I’ll try and send at least 10 matching number pairs. $15 each or $25/pair

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Copies of PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish, available in print for the first time since 2011.

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On Sale Now – Limited Edition Reprinting of PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish

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PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish, a compendium of fan-made art from the 1980s through 2004, is now available for sale in print for the first time since 2011.Phanart-cover

This 400+ page coffee table book features over 1600 pieces of Phish fan created art, including over 400 posters, more than 500 shirts, 300+ stickers, and hundreds of license plates, dozens of tattoos, articles, interviews, essays, and other creations Phish fans made from the late 1980’s through 2004. This comprehensive collection is a must-have for any Phish fan.  Hundreds of Phish fans and artists worked to contribute to the collection which was laid out and compiled by Pete Mason.

The book was last on sale in its second printing until 2011. Due to recent demand, the book is available once again in a limited edition of only 50 books. 

The cost of the book is $100 plus shipping. This book is entirely not-for-profit and all monies made beyond the cost of printing will be donated to The Mockingbird Foundation, working out to roughly a $15 per book donation.

See full color pages of the book here and read reviews of the book here.

PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish is also available for iPad, Nook and Kindle

Download PhanArt on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch with iBooks and on your computer with iTunes in the iTunes store

Download PhanArt on your Nook from Barnes and Noble 

Download PhanArt on your Kindle from Amazon (The book is available in 7 parts, due to size of the book) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7

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Update: Phish Trademark for ‘Fishman Donuts’ Design Rejected

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The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Phish’s attempt to Trademark the ‘Fishman Donuts’ design. For more info and legalese galore, please check out the case and the overall initial decision .

This is not final and Phish does have the ability to appeal.

A notable quote from the decision:
“The examiner refers to the attached Internet evidence obtained via the Google search engine in which a similar pattern is used by various parties on various goods. For example, see the use of the pattern on various fabrics available from different providers on the Spoonflower website. Also note the various goods using a similar pattern that are available from various artists via the Etsy website.  Assuming arguendo that these uses may have been inspired by the applicant’s use of the mark, the current use of such a design pattern is widespread and may not be capable of acting as an indicator of a single source for the goods or services. As further evidence that the design is non-distinctive, see the website excerpt showing various patterns incorporating single-color circles set against a single background color.

What does this mean for Phish fans and artists using the ‘Fishman Donuts’? Same as it did before – you are free to use the design until a Trademark is approved. Filing for one is the start of a long process and not the end of the line. So for now….
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Initial Article:

As reported by L4LM, Phish has filed paperwork to trademark Jon Fishman’s iconic dress pattern.

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While the dress Fishman wears has been a staple of quite nearly every performance in the past 30 years, the filing of the trademark is interesting. This is being done either to protect current interests in use of the red circles on a blue background, or to prevent the pattern from being used by anyone other than Phish for commercial use, comparable to the Phish logo and words Gamehendge, among others.

The description of the pattern in the filing states, “The mark consists of a series of red circles with holes in the center, placed in pattern against a blue background, where each circle is equidistant from the other.” What that means is up to interpretation, should the Trademark be approved, a process that can take many months.

Stay tuned for updates…