BEST OF ROCHESTER 2011!!

The people of Rochester have spoken, and they've voted WELCOME TO SWEETSVILLE one of the top four art exhibits for 2011! It's a ridiculous honor when you see who we were up against!

And one of our own, Sarah C. Rutherford, made it into the BEST LOCAL ARTIST category yet again! She's been on a tear ever since she got to Rochester, it's time for her to get her due!

Please take a few moments and vote for Sweat Meat Co and Sarah Rutherford in CITY paper's BEST OF 2011 Ballot!

http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/pop-culture/2011/09/VOTE-NOW-Best-of-Rochester-2011-Final-Ballot/



(Here's our vote!)

Thank you everyone for your support! If you want to see what all the hub-bub is about, check out some pics from the installation!  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetmeatco/sets/72157627101992786/

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Welcome to Sweetsville - Installation views

We've put up installation view photos up on our Flickr account. If you didn't get a chance to check the show out, you can see a solid snapshot of what you missed!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetmeatco/sets/72157627101992786/

Thanks again for ALL of your support!!


Here's a little timelapse of Sweetsville transitioning from day to night for your viewing pleasure:

Welcome to Sweetsville - Sweet Meat Co - installation timelapse from Erich Lehman on Vimeo.

Welcome to Sweetsville - only one more day to see it!

The WELCOME TO SWEETSVILLE event was amazing, thank you to everyone for coming out. Our friend Goatmouth Studio documented the event for us, you can see her photos on Facebook:

Event Night - Photo Set 1

Event Night - Photo Set 2


You can still see our process shots on this blog and on Pictured.

We'll open the gates to Sweetsville one last time this Saturday, July 2, from 9am - 3pm, and after that, Sweetsville will be no more. Thank you to everyone who has supported us, and we'll be posting up a pickup time in just a few days (with plenty of time to plan for it!)

We want to give a huge thanks to Jenn, Hannah, Angie, Justyn, Steve, Mary, Jordan, Jenna, Austin, Felix, and everyone else who helped us make Friday night such a great event. Hopefully we didn't miss your name!

You can read a review of the show in this week's CITY paper:
http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/art/2011/06/ART-REVIEW-Welcome-to-Sweetsville/


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Crunch time!

Less than a week to go!  Mark your calenders for this friday - 7 till midnight at the public market for "Wecome to Sweetsville", our second art extravaganza.  

Photos by Hannah Betts Moncibaiz

Two weeks till Showtime!

Photos by Hannah Betts Moncibaiz

 

More lovely progress photos by Hannah Betts Moncibaiz.

Beginnings...

*Photos courtesy of Hannah Betts Moncibaiz

WELCOME TO SWEETSVILLE

WELCOME TO SWEETSVILLE

The latest artistic endeavor by the Sweet Meat Co., featuring new works by Sarah C. Rutherford, St. Monci, Lea Rizzo, Mr. Prvrt, and Erich S. Lehman will be on June 24, 2011. The event will be on the third floor above Flour City Bakery, located in the Rochester Public Market, 280 Union St. North, Rochester, NY 14609. For more information, go to SweetMeatCo.com

"My dearest friend,
I hope you can join me on Friday night, June 24th from 7pm to Midnight. Use the Union St. entrance, and I'll meet you in front of Flour City Bakery.
All the best,
SMC"

The Sweet Meat Co. is:
Sarah C. Rutherford, St. Monci, Lea Rizzo, Mr. Prvrt, & Erich S. Lehman

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A quest for boxes.

A few shots from our quest for boxes/materials this past monday.  A big thank you to Brandon Colaprete  who led the way to this box gold mine!  We are still in need of materials (boxes, windows, plywood, cool old treasures, rusty objects, etc) so give us a holler if you have a stash that you'd like to donate in the name of art!

Back at it!

Hello Rochester!  Its official - Sweet Meat Co. is back at it!  After a wonderful turn out and response from our inaugural show in January 2010 and a year filled with individual and collaborative showings, the whole gang is together again to put on our second official art extravaganza! We have found a space in the public market and will be working there for the next month.  Mark your calenders:  

Friday, June 24th 2011! 

Stay tuned for details and check back for more progress updates and photos!