Closing: Empire Built on Ghosts

Anthony “Tank” Mansfield, Jaimie Filer, Christina Wald

If you missed the opening, check out the show closing bash for Anthony Tank Mansfield, Jaimie Filer, and me on Saturday, January 3rd at Popp=d ART on 2622 Vine St, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 (Short Vine in Clifton) at 7 until 10 pm.





There will also be ninja and zombie cookies courtesy of my friend Katie and her amazing baking skills.

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Making a special appearance...

Vincent is also in the show...

Great Art Events on Main Street for Final Friday

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: A Solo Exhibition by Anthony “Tank” Mansfield
Where: Rock Paper Scissors, 1301 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
When: Final Friday March 28th, 7pm-10pm (Artist Talk 7-730pm)
Cost: Free


“I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” is a solo exhibition by visual artist/illustrator Anthony “Tank” Mansfield that will open at Rock Paper Scissors on Final Friday March 28th in OTR. In 2013, Mansfield was trying to juggle working full time, writing his Masters Thesis, planning/getting married, and running the Ghost Empire Collective, all while trying to create original art. To keep up with his art making, Mansfield started to carry pieces of paper with him at all times and would create ink pen drawings in restaurants and bars. “No matter how busy I am I need to have a creative outlet, especially when I am stressed out while working on multiple projects.” What started out as a form of cheap therapy soon blossomed into a series of 100 small drawings.

The 100 drawings will be shown together as one large image/collage. The show will open at 7pm so that patrons can see the image together as one piece and take pictures with it. At 8pm, the individual drawings will be available for purchase for $5 and will be removed from the wall in real time, thus constantly changing the overall image and how it appears on the wall. The goal is to go from 100 drawings to an empty wall in a span of 2 hours. The show will also include original drawings, paintings, and illustrations that Mansfield has created for Valley of the Sun, The Cincinnati Beard Barons, and MadTree Brewing (he did the illustration for their new Sprye cans) over the past 2 years. Prints will also be for sale.

This will likely be Mansfield's last solo show for the foreseeable future in Cincinnati as the artist has started to show his work nationally over the course of the past 2 years. So far in 2014 he has had a solo show in Columbus, Oh, taken part in a group exhibition at Cricket Press in Lexington, Ky, and will be part of 2 group shows in Los Angeles this May.

The after party will be held across the street at the Drinkery where Mansfield’s art collective, Ghost Empire, will be making live art.


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Across the street:

Ghost Empire Collective Presents: Live Art and Print Sale

This Final Friday join us at the Drinkery for our latest live art and print sale. DJ Gerald and Ria the Redliner supply the music while our artists create live pieces of art together onstage. Prints will be available for sale, so take something home from First Friday besides your bar tab receipt.  

I (Christina) will be there with my fellow artists for some live art!

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Drink and Draw at Rock Paper Scissors Thursday February 20th

 DRINK AND DRAW Rock Paper Scissors + Ghost Empire Collective

7:30 until 11pm

Info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/389169674553464/

Drink and Draw Events in Cincinnati This Week

There are a couple Drink and Draws this week. So, If you want to kick off the new year drawing with friends, check them out!

Thursday January 16th

Where: Maury's Tiny Cove

When:7:30

Additional info: Come to Maury's Tiny Cove for the Cincy ComiCon Drink and Draw! We will have a live cosplay model to draw, and lots of awesome people to hang out with. You don't have to drink, you don't have to draw, but you will have fun at this all ages event!!! There is no cover charge, heck we will even have some art supplies there to use. Remember the fun starts at 730, so get there early for the best spots! 


Friday January 17th

Where: Rock Paper Scissors

When:7:30

Additional info: DRINK AND DRAW Rock Paper Scissors + Ghost Empire Collective: We'll provide some drinks and art supplies but please feel free to BYOB and BYOAS! We'll also have a special 20%-off-because-we-love-drinking-and-drawing-discount.

We'll have small tables if you're looking to drink and draw solo, and large tables for Exquisite Corpse games and collaborative drawings.

https://www.facebook.com/events/508458949271574/

Krampus Arts Market and Music Fest

Mainstay Rock Bar

301 West 5th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

 

November 30th at 8PM

Upstairs will be converted into a pop up art market for the night with both local and national artists selling original pieces of artwork and prints directly to you. This is the perfect holiday event for your hard to shop for relatives and for picking up stocking stuffers.

ARTISTS/VENDORS include....

* Anthony "TANK" Mansfield
* Jaimie "As You Wish..." Filer
* Christina Wald
* John Sebastian
* Snotty RLE
* Aaron Lambert Art
* Kevin O'Neil
* Justin Stewart
* Lauren Shears
* Jason Erler
* Dylan Speeg
* Mike Maydak
* Bret Crutchfield

But thats not all, KRAMPUS will also play host to THE ART OF WAR III: Day of the Return of the Jedi King! Watch as 8 artists compete in an tournament that is one part freestyle rap battle and one part Pictionary. Artists have 5 minutes to draw topics that are suggested by you the crowd and winner of the round is decided by you as well.

One top of all this Mainstay has a fully stocked bar on each floor so that you can drink while you shop, except unlike when your grandmother drinks vodka out of a Diet Sprite bottle at the Kenwood Mall you won't have to hide it. 

More info https://www.facebook.com/events/1377960739107095/?source=1 

Krampu loves what he does!

 

The Art of War Comic Expo After Party

 

What: Ghost Empire Collective Presents The Cincinnati Comic Expo After Party: The Art of War II
Where: Mainstay Rock Bar (2nd Floor Betty Bar), 301 West 5th Street, Cincinnati, Oh 45202
When: Saturday, September 14th 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Price: Free
Contact: Anthony “Tank” Mansfield, tankofalltrades@gmail.com
Website: www.ghostempirecollective.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ghostempirecollective
Event Information Online: Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1398836803662669/

Cincinnati, Ohio- The Ghost Empire Collective, a group of artists from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, will play host of the Cincinnati Comic Expo for the second year in a row. The event will return to the Mainstay Rock Bar’s “Betty Bar” located on the second floor of the establishment. With it’s fully stocked bar, retro décor, and hand painted pin up murals, it’s the perfect setting for artists and comic fans to unwind after a big day of walking the halls of the Convention Center.

To celebrate CCE and the fantastic artists that come in from around the nation for the event, Ghost Empire will stage their second “Art of War” tournament. The Art of War is an artistic competition that pits contestants against each other in a series of quick draw competitions. At the beginning of the night artists can sign up for free to take part in the competition and anyone is welcome to submit a topic to draw into a bucket. Once the tournament starts the event MC will pull a random idea out of the bucket that the contestants have never seen and will have between 5 to 10 minutes to draw it. Last year’s suggested ideas included “Cougars in Over the Rhine” and “Zombie Bear Cannon”. At the end of the time period the crowd will pick by applause, who advances and who goes home. There can only be 1 winner at the end of the night that can take home cash, prizes, and the title of being the grand champion of “The Art of War”.

“The first Art of War was by far our most entertaining event last year and the CCE after party last year had the most talent in terms of artists performing live art, so we are taking the 2 things we do best and turning them into one colossal night” states GEC found Anthony “Tank” Mansfield. “It’s a true pressure cooker for any artist, as you literally have no idea what you are about to draw when you step foot on stage in front of a room full of people; its like improv comedy meets karaoke meets a sports competition.” Admission is free and prints and the original pieces of art from the Art of War tournament will be for sale.

Photo album of last year’s Art of War and Cincinnati Comic Expo Afterparty:

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Final Friday on Main Street: Show by Ghost Empire Collective

When: Final Friday, June 28th, 8pm-1am
Cost: FREE
Website: www.ghostempirecollective.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ghostempirecollective

Cincinnati, OH - Live art collaborations by nationally collected artists, affordable art prints and music from DJ Gerald will converge for a free show on Final Friday, June 28 at the Drinkery.

Cincinnati-based Ghost Empire Collective, a group of local artists who have brought live art to the masses since February 2012, is calling their 8th show on June 28th “The Show That Cannot Be Named.”

The artists for this show include nationally collected visual artists, illustrators, graphic designers, and tattoo artists, including:

• Professional children’s book illustrator Christina Wald
• Poster artist & album illustrator John Sebastian
• GEC founder and City Beat’s 2nd Best Local Artist Anthony “Tank” Mansfield
• International art hustler and tattoo apprentice Jaimie “As You Wish…” Filer
• Visual artist Snotty RLE
• Graphic designer Justin K. Hite
• Designer Kevin O’Neil

The majority of the artist’ pieces will be 11”x17”, printed on heavyweight paper, bagged, boarded, and ready to frame. Prints start as low as $10.

Finally, Ghost Empire’s Live Art is something you must see on Final Friday. It features artists teaming up together to produce one of-a-kind artworks on stage in front of your eyes. You can watch everything from the first pencil mark to the final brush stroke and everything in between. DJ Gerald will be laying down the accompanying soundtrack all night long from his deep collection of music. Combine all of this with the Drinkery’s fully stocked bar and you have a can’t-miss event, a memorable night out, and high quality artwork that you can afford.

Opening Day Show at Neon's

Too much Mad Magazine as a kid causes strange thoughts...

I did a couple paintings for a Opening Day show at Neon's put together by Ghost Empire Collective. It looks like there will be a lot of cool work. Fortunately, the art could focus on mascots so no one would notice my lack of ability drawing actual sporting events.

The show will feature live art and artwork by illustrator/poster designer Jaimie Filer, photographer/visual artist Snotty RLE, videographer/visual artist Justin K. Hite, painter Doug Meyer, designer Justin Barraclough, artist Brian Lalley, artist Sarah Timmerman, visual artist/Ghost Empire founder Anthony “Tank” Mansfield, Mike Maydak and many more. 

Hope to see you there!

Mr. Redlegs has always seemed like a bit of a player. I love this car design based on a real car with a real fin like that.