Ideas flourish when The Artists Alliance's Programs proudly join the Howl! Festival, produced by the Federation of East Village Artists, and provide a weekend of free arts programs for kids, drawing classes for adults, and openings of new AAI programs and contemporary art exhibitions.
Artists Alliance's opening of Cartoonisiada at Cuchifritos Gallery, L.E.S. Art Show at 107 Suffolk Street (4th floor), the reception of the 2004 LES Rotating Studio Program recipients and the launching of the Matzo Files - an AAI program that will serve 250 artists and the Lower East Side community, smack in the middle of the Streit's Matzo Factory- all happen during the Howl! Festival.

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PHOTO GALLERIES OF ALL THE FREE EVENTS SPONSORED BY AAI FOR HOWL! 2004!

Tuesday, August 17th-24th, 12pm - 5.30 pm
L.E.S. Art Show
What: A group art show with Artists working in the Lower East Side at 107 Suffolk Street, south wing of 4th floor.
Where: AAI: Artists Alliance, Inc, 107 Suffolk St,
Room 411, 4th floor

Friday, August 20th - 4-6pm (on view: Aug 20th - Oct 2nd )
Cartoonisiada: Opening Reception
What: Comic Art Forces of the Lower East
Side/East Village in exhibition
Where: Cuchifritos art gallery/project space at 120 Essex Street (south end, inside the Essex Street Market)

Saturday and Sunday, August 21st and 22nd - 12-7pm
¡Splash! Meets Art Around the Park
What: Hands on. It's simple, unstructured, and immediate.
Kids just jump in and paint, anywhere on the canvas they want, Artists Alliance, Inc. collaborates with Howl! Jr.on the North side of Tompkins Square Park.
Where: The Midway in Tompkins Square Park

Saturday and Sunday, August 21st and 22nd - 12-7pm
Safe-non-toxic-no-sharps
recycled sculpture in the park
What: Sculpture with recycled materials with experienced artists from Artists Alliance as a part of Howl! Jr.
Where: The Midway in Tompkins Square Park

Saturday and Sunday, August 21st and 22nd - 12-6pm
AAI Life Drawing Class
What: Semi-nude live models in the park! Come join artists from the Artists Alliance, Inc. who will teach a wide range of basic skills on figure drawing right out in the open!
Where: The Midway in Tompkins Square Park

Monday, August 23rd - 5-7pm
Matzo Files
At Streit's Matzo Store, Suffolk and Rivington
What: The Matzo Files! What does some artwork and matzo have in common? They're FLAT!! Flat files and boxes full of art by 250 artists, sponsored by Artists Alliance, Inc. with the support of Streit's Matzo Store.

Also on view: Shared - organized by Mark Power
Where: Streit's Matzo Store, NE corner of Suffolk and Rivington

Monday, August 23rd - 6-8pm
AAI's Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program Reception
What: Artists Alliance invites you to meet the four 2004 LES Rotating Studio Program recipients who receive 6-month free studio space at 107 Suffolk Street, on the 4th floor and view the exhibition L.E.S. Art show.
Where: Artists Alliance, 107 Suffolk St, Room 410

Artists Alliance, Inc. programs are also supported, in part, by New York State Council on the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, Puffin Foundation, New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York Foundation on the Arts, Department of Cultural Affairs and Materials for the Arts, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and the generous contribution of a number of non-profit and civic leaders, expert consultants, friends, wonderful interns and volunteers.3

Shared - organized by Mark Power

AAI's Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program ArtistSun K. Kwak

The Howl Festival

The L.E.S. Art Show

Cartoonisiada:card for the opening.

¡Splash! Meets Art Around the Park

Safe-non-toxic-no-sharps

AAI Life Drawing Class

Matzo Files Preview