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Blog – ‘4th Fridays’ Art Event at Starline Factory 2017 Oct 27
Friday, February 9, 2018
Our 2017 Grand Final '4th Fridays' Art Event is still being talked about... Read more!
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“4th Fridays” Art Event at Starline Factory – 2017 August 25
Monday, January 8, 2018
August 25th's '4th Fridays' was beyond our expectations and we shoot pretty high.... Read more!
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“4th Fridays” Art Event at Starline Factory – 2017 July 28
Sunday, July 30, 2017
July 28th's attendance and art sales make sense of what we do for regional artists and the arts.... Read more!
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“4th Fridays” Art Event at Starline Factory – 2017 June 23
Sunday, June 25, 2017
June 23rd was nothing short of rocking with attendees traveling from up to 2 hours away... Read more!
“4th Fridays” Art Event at Starline Factory – 2017 May 26
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
The May 26th “4th Fridays” completed our 5th of 9 events for 2017... Read more!
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“4th Fridays” Art Event at Starline Factory – 2017 April 28
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
“4th Fridays” continues to woo and wow as we move into our 7th year of art event magnificence... Read more!
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“4th Fridays” Art Event at The Starline Factory – 2017 Mar 24
Monday, March 27, 2017
“4th Fridays” delivers a heightened art experience full of the details that keep our art-bar high while consistently delivering a fresh + fun art experience like no other... Read more!
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“4th Fridays” Art Event at The Starline Factory – 2017 Feb 24
Thursday, March 2, 2017
February 24th's "4th Fridays" at the Starline Factory brought in close to 700 guests and sold artwork allllll night looooong... Read more!
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“4th Fridays” Art Event at The Starline Factory – 2017 Jan 27
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
January 27th started out our 7th year for "4th Fridays" at the Starline Factory with over 600 attendees and some brilliant award winners... Read more!
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Creative Process – Step 5 : Implementation
Friday, February 10, 2017
Inside the 5th step, Implementation is where the real work starts. The mix is a little scary but mostly invigorating, although those feelings can vie for first place all the way through. This is the “let’s do this” step... Read more!
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Creative Process – Step 4 : Evaluation
Monday, January 30, 2017
Evaluating is being in first gear of “Let’s Do This”. Evaluating is testing and tossing. The goal is to answer the question, “Is this worth doing?”... Read more!
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Creative Process – Step 3 : Illumination [Insight]
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Out of nowhere - BAM - NOVEL IDEA. But not really out of nowhere. Start carrying an idea notebook to collect these AHAs that fly in at unexpected and inopportune times... Read more!
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Creative Process – Step 2: Incubation
Friday, January 6, 2017
Incubation is the second step in the creative process… and the part that makes the end product taste better. New and expanding ideas have to stew and bump... Read more!
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Creative Process – Step 1: Preparation
Friday, July 24, 2015
Waiting on your creative process is like waiting for a two year old to clean their room. There can be progress and fun but fruition is elusive. Read more!