The Sweet Meat Co.

BEST OF ROCHESTER 2011!!

2011-09-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

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/

Welcome to Sweetsville - Installation views

2011-07-02T18:23:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-06-30T11:38:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-06-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-06-12T14:05:00.000-07:00

Photos by Hannah Betts Moncibaiz

2011-06-04T19:04:00.000-07:00

More lovely progress photos by Hannah Betts Moncibaiz.

Beginnings...

2011-05-28T11:29:00.000-07:00

*Photos courtesy of Hannah Betts Moncibaiz

WELCOME TO SWEETSVILLE

2011-05-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

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.

2011-05-25T07:49:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-05-23T14:01:00.000-07:00

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!

Splatter Timer

2010-07-20T13:26:00.000-07:00

St.Monci and Mr.Prvrt are back at it with a show of all new work opening this week at the Tap & Mallet (381 Gregory St. - in the S. Wedge). So come down Thursday night, have a pint and check out the show.

This ain't a game, son!

Erich is now a mumbler on ClubMumble.com!

2010-06-27T21:44:00.000-07:00

Erich just joined the rank of bloggers over on clubmumble.com. Club Mumble is a group blog focusing on influences of contemporary art, skateboarding, and street culture. He'll be writing about events, artist, and skateboarding in the upstate region. His first posted photo is a doozy!

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Rochester Woman Magazine thinks Sarah's pretty sweet.

2010-06-27T16:28:00.000-07:00

Okay, okay, horrible title, but we are STOKED that Sarah got a nice full page write-up in the June 2010 issue of Rochester Woman Magazine!

Read the Article on Page 14

SMC Mural on Elton St. and Other News

2010-06-10T20:28:00.000-07:00

Drive by Elton St. to catch the Sweet Meat Co.'s latest mural. We are all very excited with how this turned out, as it really enabled us to all work together on one single, uniform piece. We think it came out pretty darn great.

You can check out more of our "process pics" over on our Facebook page. Of course, you'll probably have to log into facebook, but it's pretty worth it!

In other news Sarah's been in NYC the last week showing the amazing illustrations for Frankie's Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual. You can buy the book here.

We're also hard at work trying to figure out our next big blast, so please stay tuned! There will be at least one more SMC sighting this summer!

LOTS of press for SMC!

2010-03-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

Not only did St. Monci and Mr. PRVRT get a really great writeup in CITY paper this week, but all of Sweet Meat Co. got a shoutout about our EXTRVAGANZA! at the Hungerford building in CITY paper's "Annual Manual 2010", a free publication - "The Definitive Guide to Rochester" - with this week's CITY paper!

Click below to read the full review about Saints + PRVRTS, and pick up a copy of CITY paper this week to get your Annual Manual!

http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/art/2010/03/REVIEW-Saints-PRVRTS-The-St-Paul-Project/

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SMC on the Rochester Art Front!

2010-03-03T20:32:00.000-08:00

Our friend Rebecca at the Rochester Art Front had some really awesome things to say about our EXTRAVAGANZA! Check out the site!

And don't forget! SAINTS+PRVRTS opens THIS FRIDAY at 1975 Gallery at Surface Salon!

Check 1975ish.com for more details!

St. Monci and MR.PRVRT have a show next week!

2010-02-25T21:12:00.000-08:00

St. Monci and MR.PRVRT are teaming up to show at 1975 Gallery at Surface Salon NEXT FRIDAY! It's going to be a great show, come on our and see what the guys have cooked up! Fresh off the EXTRAVAGANZA!, but of them have been creating brand new works just for this show!

Saints + PRVRTS
New Works by ST. MONCI + MR. PRVRT

March 5 - April 30, 2010
Open Reception Friday March 5, 2010 from 7-9pm

1975 is proud to present new works by two members of the Sweet Meat Co. collective. Rooted in the graffiti and street art scene, St. Monci's intricate abstracts and Mr. PRVRT's elaborate stencil work will be on display, including both individual and collaborative works.

Artists will be in attendance.

For more on their work, please visit:

St. Monci: http://www.saintmonci.blogspot.com/
MR. PRVRT: http://www.flickr.com/photos/prvrt/
Sweet Meat Co.: http://www.sweetmeatco.com/
Saints + PRVRTS on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=334697565557

Closing night photos now online!

2010-02-20T17:04:00.000-08:00

I know it's a bit belated, but we just got some great shots from our closing night! New faces, new shots of the artwork, and a bunch of dogs! Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetmeatco/sets/72157623475841926/

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Sweet Meat Co. getting some notice!

2010-02-19T09:33:00.000-08:00

The dust is slowly settling and the walls are almost white again, but the word is getting out about our first EXTRAVAGANZA!

+ MR.PRVRT got a nod from Wooster Collective on Saturday Feb 13, 2010.

+ Erich and SMC got a nod on Mob Skateboards' (out of Germany) MOBERNISTS section.

+ and just today, Lea Rizzo's work got a nod on 12ozprophet from Martha Cooper herself, the photographer who shot the photo of Lady Pink that inspired Lea's tribute.

Thank you all! We are stoked you dig what we are doing!

Check out the official flickr page of SM Co.

2010-02-03T20:47:00.000-08:00

Check out pictures from the show on our official flickr page. Hope to see everyone Friday night for one more night of sweetness.

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

THIS FIRST FRIDAY - closing reception 6-9pm!

2010-02-01T20:12:00.000-08:00

We really didn't expect to be able to keep it up any longer than the weekend, but we were able to squeeze out a few more days so that we could reopen the space THIS FRIDAY for a First Friday closing reception! If you missed it the first time or want to come back to check out all the details that you missed the first time around, now's your chance!

Once again, admission is free, but there is art and goodies for sale!

SWEET MEAT CO. - EXTRAVAGANZA! closing reception

Friday Feb 5, 2010

6-9pm

The Hungerford Bldg.

1115 E. Main St.

Rochester, NY

Thank you from all of us at SMC (including our guest artists not pictured!)

The EXTRAVAGANZA was amazing!

2010-01-31T19:51:00.000-08:00

I just posted a bunch of photos of the installation up on my flickr account! check it out!! Saturday night's EXTRAVAGANZA was simply wonderful! We'll have photos from the opening up as soon as we can!

Sweet Meat Co's EXTRAVAGANZA! - A set on Flickr!

-e!

On the eve of our first event . . .

2010-01-28T19:21:00.000-08:00

I found these pics of the space, pristine and bare, and wanted to share these with you so that those of you who make it out can really get a grasp on just what has transpired!

See you Saturday!

- e!

Just over a week away!!!

2010-01-21T00:00:00.000-08:00

We are "starin' down the barrel of the gun" as they say, and I don't think we could be more excited. This is when the good stuff starts happening! Come join us Saturday January 30th and partake in our EXTRAVAGANZA!

-e!

A busy, busy weekend. 1/16 - 1/17

2010-01-18T20:51:00.000-08:00

From here on out, we'll just be offering snippets, because we still want you to come have SOME surprises!

A lot of hours were put in this weekend, and things are looking pretty awesome.

Cheers!
- e!

The Sweet Meat Co.; a brief overview

2010-01-12T00:16:00.000-08:00

The Sweet Meat Co. is a newly-formed art collective out of Rochester, NY.

This is the glowing moment of inception, experimentation, and growth. Our inaugural show, Saturday, Jan 30th, will be a culmination of seven artists working collectively for a one-month period within the walls of a temporary 2500 sq. ft. space in the Hungerford building. We will be hosting a one night only showing - a party celebrating the artistic heartbeat of Rochester and its beautiful, raw potential. Our materials have been found and foraged from Rochester’s thrown away treasures and resurrected in our space, a room set within a once thriving “fruits and flavors” factory building, that is now home to artists, local businesses, and social deviants alike.

We have come together, young artists all navigating our ways through our chosen creative paths, dealing with the distractions of everyday life, of the jobs that pay our way, of even our loved ones, and we are feeding off each other’s struggle, passion and talent.

Come join us for our one night only creative extravaganza and see for yourselves what we’re all about! (January 30th from 7pm-1am, 1115. E. Main Street, Door 2, 2nd floor).

The eyes have it. 01/10

2010-01-10T21:42:00.000-08:00

It seemed like a good productive Sunday for everyone.

True, True

I realized there were a lot of eyes in the space already.

You are never alone.

Here's a few other snaps of everyone else's progress.

Group night - 01/07

2010-01-07T23:07:00.000-08:00

The house was packed to night between all the main players and our friends and co-conspirators. Enjoy a few pics!

It begins.

2010-01-03T20:36:00.000-08:00

We'll be posting up progress shots as we go so you, the viewer, can watch our process.

Day 01 with the whole group. It's getting exciting!

From L to R: Sarah (on ladder), Lea, MRPRVRT, St. Monci. (Erich took the pic)

(Click on the pic for the fullsize to see Monci and MRPRVRT)

WELCOME TO THE EXTRAVAGANZA!

2009-12-15T20:06:00.000-08:00

Come one, come all! The Sweet Meat Co. presents a one night only creative extravaganza!

January 30, 2010

7 pm (or so) until 1am (or so).

The Hungerford Building

Rochester, NY

Stay tuned here for more information!