portrait of Mychelle (Chuck Close style)
--------------alien ballerina
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alien with an all seeing eye
He says very little because there is so much to say.
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Art is Good at Camp Jinka
I teach art at a healing & wellness camp called Camp Jinka...
Campers create their own alien portraits.
We also create lifesize portraits


This project is called "What's in Your Head". Campers make art about their thoughts.
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Alien workers having lunch atop a Skyscraper

alien Jimmy Page (with alien Robert Plant)

stars are setting suns
20x16" acrylic on canvas.

alien Neil Young
8"x10" acrylic on canvas.

alien seeking answers
8"x10" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien Dracula vs. Frankenstein
24"x18" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien got milk
24"x 32" acrylic and sharpie marker on wood.

aliens love java
8"x 10" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien seduction
5"x 7" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien ben franklin
24"x 16" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien einstein
24"x 18" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien elvis
16"x 20" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien john lennon with yoko and may pang
16"x 20" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

part of the metaphorical series "similar alien"

alien creation of adam
24"x 18" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

click image to see more alien paintings or scroll below

alien mick jagger
16"x 20" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

click image to see more alien paintings

alien jimi hendrix
16"x 20" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien last supper
12"x 6" acrylic and sharpie markeron canvas.

 

alien road
8"x 8" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien willie
8"x 10" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien jerry garcia
16"x 20" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien night fever
8"x 10" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

alien derek jeter
20"x 16" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

click image to see more alien paintings

The Puzzle Project Exhibition Reception on Wednesday, July 6th at Art Connects New York was an amazing evening.

Roger Clark of NY1 came and visited the installation and interviewed Tim Kelly & Jessie Chism of the puzzle project and Jamie Johnson of ACNY. Click to watch the segment.

Hundreds of artistic puzzle pieces created by hundreds of individual artists, ACNY, In Rivers Art Space, Reaves Gallery, the YMCA, etsy.com, PS16, PS177, The Queens Museum of Art, Inwood House, South Richmond High School, Seaview Academy, as well as others in NYC will be on display at the Spattered Columns until July 27th. Come check it out, it's worth the trip.

Art Connects New York | 491 Broadway | 5th Floor | SoHo | 646.546.5334 | Tues-Thurs noon-6pm
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Click to watch a segment about the puzzle project in Soho that aired on Sino TV of China. Jocelyn Wang interviewed Tim Kelly. The clip is in Mandarin Chinese, so enjoy...
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aliens on the stoop,
10x8, acrylic & sharpie marker on canvas
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The alien Mike Tyson
8x10, acrylic & sharpie on canvas

alien Bruce Lee
8"x10" acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas.

what's news...

CreativeSeven Studio
Greenpoint Brooklyn, NYC
(a place full of good ideas)
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Click to Buy my Similar Alien art on etsy

Artwork can also be purchased through PayPal
or Square
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Click here to DONATE to The Puzzle Project and help sustain its growth.

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Art Connects New York / ACNY Exhibition Space
220 36th Street, B-515
Brooklyn, NY 11232
www.artconnectsnewyork.org
Pickup Your Blank Puzzle Piece!
Stock is Limited
Gallery Hours:
Tues-Thurs
noon-6pm
646.546.5334 (you may want to call ahead)
A donation per piece is appreciated.
Return your puzzle piece
when you feel most comfortable
email: tk@timkellyartist.com to arrange pickup or return of your jigsaw art.
Group discounts apply.
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The puzzle project was profiled on CBS during a segment of "Eye on New York". Click to watch it.
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Click to watch our quick flick about the puzzle project.
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I'm the House Artist at Camp Jinka
The camp is an awarding Summer program provided to kids & teens from the brain tumor support community. I teach my Art is Good workshops for four weeks that culminate in our C3 Exhibition of the work created. It's one of my favorite things in the world. The best kids on the planet.

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MY JUNE 2012 ARTISTIC BENDER:

> The Figment Art Fair
on Governors Island
on June 9th & 10th, 2012

The event was amazing.
Tim Kelly & The Puzzle Project were one of 200+ artists and performers. We drove on & off the island via ferry for installation & breakdown. It was an artful four days. Click to check out all of the artists, art and puzzle art making.

> Puzzle Making at The Lorge School in Manhattan on Friday, June 15th. One of the Figment curators asked me to bring the puzzle project to her art class. So I did and I'm glad. It was lovely.

> Northside Art Festival In Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Saturday, June 16th. They shut down bedford and filled it with art, artist and art lovers. Click for pics.

> On Sunday, June 17th I hosted an Art is Good workshop at
The St. John's Health Fair in
Far Rockaway, NYC. Click for pics.

> On Sunday, June 24th,
I hosted an Art is Good workshop for the families at the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center.


> June's art bender started with the removal of a few hundred puzzle pieces from Chelsea Market in NYC. They were on display 50ft in the air, so the other events, festivals & workshops this month have seemed EZ as pie.
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On Friday, February 24th, along with Hoboken HS art students, I installed 200 puzzle pieces at the Monroe Center for the Arts in Hoboken NJ. Then on Wednesday, February 29th, I installed more than 100 in NYC's Chelsea Market. It's been a busy week for the puzzle project. Art is good.
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In the next couple of months I will be administering several Art is Good puzzle making workshops in NY, NJ, VA & DC. There are also dozens of schools and groups currently working independently on their puzzle art and will send it to me in NYC after tyhey are finsished exhibiting them. Have you made a puzzle piece?

NY1 covered the Exhibition in Soho at Art Connects New York 491 Broadway | 5th Floor | SoHo

Hundreds of artistic puzzle pieces created by hundreds of individual artists, ACNY, In Rivers Art Space, Reaves Gallery, the YMCA, etsy.com, PS16, PS177, The Queens Museum of Art, Inwood House, South Richmond High School, Seaview Academy, as well as others in NYC were on display at the Spattered Columns throught July 2011. Click to watch the NY1 segment
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on December 7th, The Alien George Washington was on display at ACNY in Soho as part of a winter group exhibition. Click to see the larger version of GW.
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a young artist from the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center made this puzzle piece at our workshop in September. We have monthly free Art is Good workshops for the families from the center and the brain tumor support community.
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Prior to our recent opening reception at ACNY for the puzzle exhibition in Soho, I was given a gift from a participating artist. This is a picture of us posing together with the artistic pillow she made for me. This talented young lady has a bright future in art. Receiving this present is one of the sweetest things that I've experience while creating collaborative art with others. Art is good!
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4 Weeks of Art is Good
at Camp Jinka at the Middletown Arts Center.

This Summer I taught art to kids and teens that have been impacted by brain tumors. We created some really meaningful art together.


artists made many amazing puzzle pieces during Camp Jinka. Our exhibition is on October 6th at Middletown Arts Center. You're invited.
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This package containing dozens of puzzle pieces from Slovakia arrived sooner than we thought. Cannot wait to open it and enjoy each new piece that will join our main puzzle installation. Slowly we are gathering all the pieces from across the country and around the world.

Several schools across Europe have been puzzle art making as part of the Comenius Project. Their puzzle pieces will be arriving in NYC by the end of the month. To learn more about the schools from Slovakia, The Czech Republic, England, Germany & Italy
click to see photo's of puzzle art making in Europe.
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On Thursday, April 28th we brought Art is Good to the Queens Museum of Art making puzzle art. Click for pictures.
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On Wednesday, April 20th, Jessie & I brought Art is Good to the Valerie Cancer Center
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On Thursday, April 14th we filmed a segment on NY1
Click to watch.
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Late on Wednesday, April 13th we encased In Rivers in Puzzle pieces for the NY1 segment. Click to see it happen.
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On March 11th, the Puzzle Team went to The Deal Elementary School. Click for pics.
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On Wednesday, April 13th, we visited JSAS. Click for photos
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OnApril 4th Jessie and I went to South River library to make puzzle art. Click to see.
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On April 10th we hosted a Art is Good workshop for the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center
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On March 21st we made art with the kids at the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center
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Another fun night making art at the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center
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TimeOut New York mentioned the Puzzle Project in the Dec. 2nd issue. Click to enlarge.
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The Puzzle Installation & Collaborative Project exhibition and reception at Middletown Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 5th, 2011
Click to see photos
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click for the upcoming
Puzzle Workshop Schedule
February | March | April
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Artistic Double-Header
On Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 2011
Jessie & I started the day with a puzzle making workshop at Seaview Academy in NY
Then drove to NJ for an Art is Good workshop at Monmouth Medical Center with the folks from the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center

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The Reaves Gallery
at 526 W26 St., Suite 706
Chelsea, NYC hosted an open puzzle making workshop on Saturday, Dec. 18th & Tuesday, Nov. 30th from 6-9pm.
Click for photos
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The Art is Good Workshop at Monmouth Medical Center on 10.25.10 was fun and productive.
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Click to hear the radio interview on 99.8FM about the puzzle project.
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Art is Good Workshop
SurfTaco, Belmar.
on 11.14.10 for the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center
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South Richmond HS/IS Students @ IS7 hosted a puzzle making workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 3rd. It will hopefully be their first of many workshops.
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Artists and Fleas
I was a merchant at "Artists and Fleas" in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on October 2,3,9,10.
Click to learn more.
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Click to check out the "Market's in New York" feature on me and my Similar Alien artwork and Puzzle Project.
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The C3 Art Exhibition
on Wednesday, September 29th
at Middletown Arts Center
featured the artwork created at Camp Jinka and the many Art is Good workshops provided for the brain tumor support community. It was a magical event.
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The Art of the Taco #7
on Dec. 4th, 2010
at SurfTaco in Belmar
was a great success.
The show featured a silent auction benefiting the Jinka Foundation.
click to see pictures from the event
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On Saturday, September 18th, I exhibited and sold my Similar Alien paintings and prints at the Algonquin Arts Theatre Surf Bash at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan.
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Principal Mary Renny stands in front of some of the 300 puzzle pieces installed at PS16 in Brooklyn
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On Saturday, August 21st, I exhibited and sold my Similar Alien paintings and prints at the Clearwater Festival at Sunset Park in Asbury Park.
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I taught Art is Good creative workshops for 2 weeks at Camp Jinka at Middletown Arts Center to kids effected by brain tuors. it was artsolutely amazing.

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From July 19th thru August 7th I was on a workshop bender: 16 Art is Good workshops in 3 weeks.

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On Tuesday, July 27th we offered an open puzzle making workshop for anyone that wanted to make a puzzle piece.
The resulting pieces were amazing additions to the project.

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ETSY, hosted an evening of puzzle making at their Downtown Brooklyn labs on Thursday, July 28th.
The ETSY mission is
to enable people to
make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers.

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An Art is Good workshop was provided to the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center on Tues, July 20th

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The Valerie Cancer Center hosted an Art is Good workshop on Thursday, July 22nd at their Summer event.

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On Sunday, June 22nd we hosted a Art is Good Workshop for St. John's Episcopal Hospital. It was a lot of fun.
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Art is Good Workshops were held 2 days a week during the YMCA's Summer camp in Brooklyn
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On Sunday,June 6th we hosted an Art is Good workshop for the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center. The workshop was funded by the Jinka Foundation. Click to see pictures.
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On Saturday, June 5th we hosted an Art is Good puzzle making workshop for the Monmouth & Ocean County Brain Tumor Support Group. Click to see photos.
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On Sunday, June 13th we hosted an Art is Good workshop for the Compassionate Friends support group in Spottstown, NJ (www.compassionatefriends.org. Click to see images.
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On Saturday, May 1st we hosted an Art is Good workshop at the Cinco de Taco Festival at SurfTaco in Jackson. We had our tent buzzing with creative energy. Click to download fun event pictures.

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The Greenpoint Gazette in Brooklyn wrote an article about the puzzle project. Click to check it out.

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The Asbury Park Press profiled the Puzzle installation at there headquarters in Manalapan. Click to read about it.

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Check out the Puzzle Art Project. Puzzle making workshops have been held 6 days a week for the first 2 months of 2010. The artists have created some amazing art.

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The Puzzle Project is International!!
The Secondary School of Applied Arts in Kosice in Slovakia is participating in the Puzzle Project, as part of the Comenius Project. The project may expand to schools in the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britan & Italy. Click to learn more.

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The David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center has booked an Art is Good creative workshop for July 20th at SurfTaco in Belmar

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PS16 in Williamsburg Brooklyn is creating their own puzzle installation with over 300 pieces as part of the Puzzle Installation & Collaborative Project.

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On Thursday, July 22nd the Jinka Foundation is funding an Art is Good creative workshop for the Valerie Center
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June 27th is an Art is Good creative workshop at St. John's Episcopal in Far Rockaway.
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Become a Fan of our Puzzle Installation & Colaborative Project Facebook page. Please recommend it to your friends, so that we can spread the word. Click to visit our page.

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This is my Goddaughter Cecilia...she's my Protégé

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Check Out My New List
of All Similar Alien Paintings

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On Monday April 12th, The YMCA crew at PS16 had their Spring Expo featuring their puzzle project sub-installation
click to see pictures
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On Sunday April 11th, we provided an Art is Good workshop to The David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center. click to see pictures

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On Sunday March 14th, we provided an Art is Good workshop to The David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center
click to see pictures

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On Wednesday, March 10th we provided an Art is Good workshop to kids at the Valerie Center Oncology Family Night
click to see pictures

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Check out the Puzzle sub-installation at the Monmouth Library Headquarters

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The YMCA in Williamsburg & Greenpoint Brooklyn is offering Art is Good Puzzle Making Workshops at four of their 10-week after-school art programs

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Check out the YMCA Puzzle sub-installation at the Strong Kids Kickoff event on 3.11.10

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Click to see an interesting list of "Seven creative habits you need to acquire". It was posted on a creative blog called, Creative Something.

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Click here to read some press about the puzzle installation and collaborative project.

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An Art is Good workshop
will be held on Sunday,
April 11th for the
David S. Zocchi
Brain Tumor Center
at SurfTaco

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Click to check out pictures from
The Monmouth & Ocean County
Brain Tumor Support Group
Puzzle making workshop on 12.5

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Click to check out pictures
The David S. Zocchi
Brain Tumor Center
Art is Good
Creative Workshop
0n 11.15.09

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The Art of the Taco #6
on Friday, Dec. 18th.
was a great success.

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Click to check out pictures
from the SurfTaco HarvestFest
Jessie and I provided an
Art is Good
Pumpkin Painting Workshop
0n 10.10.09

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Monmouth Library System has booked seven puzzle making workshops throughout Monmouth County for Jan-Feb '10

The puzzle pieces will be included in the historic Puzzle Installation Project

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Please check out
unitedstatesartists.org's
" An American Paradox"
Click to link to article.
This is truly sad to me.
How about you?
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Check out an article written about the artist, Michael Alan in Ant-Mag. His studio resides next to mine. His "Draw-athon Theatre" is like nothing you have ever seen.

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Tim completes portrait
of Shawn Grawl
for SurfTaco
click to view

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Check out pictures from the
Puzzle Making Workshop on
Friday, July 24th at Monmouth
County Library in Howell.

Tim Kelly hosted a puzzle making workshop on Friday, July 24th at the Monmouth County Library in Howell, NJ

We supplied the art materials and the artists
brought their good ideas. They just didn't make something, they made something meaningful.

Monmouth County Library, Howell
318 Old Tavern Road, Howell, NJ
(732) 938-2300

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Check out pictures from the
Puzzle Making Workshop on
Sunday, July 26th at SurfTaco.

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We are asking for $10 donations in exchange for a blank puzzle piece. $5 will go to the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Fund and $5 toward sustaining the puzzle project.

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mount sinai artshow

mount sinai hospital of queens hired tim kelly to develop, curate & promote a community art contest & exhibition event at their mount sinai family health associates location on 6.22.09.
check out some pictures
from the art event.

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mount sinai arts

mount sinai hospital of queens had tim kelly provide
an outdoor creative workshop for kids at their community health fair on 6.6.09.

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on wednesday, 6.3.09, i was a guest speaker at
wall high school's national honor society induction ceremony event.

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our Puzzle making workshop on Thursday May 14th helped us grow our puzzle installation

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belmar artwalk

sunday, april 5th was the belmar artwalk. i was at surftaco. we were installing new puzzle pieces into our puzzle project.

We were mentioned in an artcle in the Coast Star.

come see the puzzle installation and make your own piece of the puzzle.

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teen arts festival

on march 17, 19-20 '09, i was an arts instructor at the teen arts festival sponsored by the monmouth county arts council at brookdale community college. my project was a group installation involving student artists from monmouth county high schools.

prior to the festival we visited several of the participating schools and discussd
art and the "puzzle" project. we handed out approx. 400+ blank 2'x2' puzzle pieces.

we encouraged the students to get creative with their individual pieces. some have been painted, drawn on, collaged and decorated with various other mix media.

we then assembled the pieces together as part of a huuuuge installation project at the festival. it was big fun.
click to check it out!!

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on thursday, 3.12, i hosted a casual puzzle piece creative session at the st gallery at the jersey shore. local artists, teen arts ambassadors and surftaco employees were in attendance.

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the teen arts ambassadors met at the monmouth museum on feb. 24th to review the current group exhibition on display. sandy taylor and tim kelly held discussions with the arts ambassadors about each piece of art and also listened to spoken word by 3 teens and enjoyed a beautiful dance performance by another. the night was casual and interactive. dave taylor provide acoustic rhythms for a melodious background. good evening of art.

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read the press release about my art workshops for the david s. zocchi brain tumor center

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download your 2009
"similar alien"
calendar pdf today

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art is good
creative workshop

on 2.15.09 i hosted kids, teens and adults from the david s. zocchi brain tumor center for an art workshop. it was an impactful creative experience.
click to check out some of the fun workshop pictures.

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Check out my new alien series called "similar alien"

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check out the "art of the taco 3" info

artwork © 2010 tim kelly