My new single, “Up Above”, is a song that I wrote about my late grandmother, who passed away from Alzheimer’s/Dementia. I was incredibly close with her growing up, so this is a piece of music that is very near and dear to my heart. I couldn’t...
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June Gallery Artist: David Rubin Creating Order out of Chaos As a child, David Rubin felt connected to The Art Institute of Chicago because of its accessibility and the impressionist art featured in the collection. When he had children of his own, Rubin wanted to encourage them...
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Art Of Mind Charles Adair: Empathy Through Art Ever since I was 6 years old, I have played the piano. One of the main reasons that I chose to learn piano instead of another instrument was because my grandfather was an amazing pianist. Anytime he would pass...
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Composition In the early 1900s, there was a Russian psychologist named Lee Vygotsky, famous for his theory called the 'Zone of Proximal Development,' which simply put, broke learning into 3 sections: 1) easy, where the learner would generally become bored, 2) frustratingly difficult 3) and optimal,...
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We wanted to start off 2019 with a big party, so we decided to go hard with a little friendly little art competition which we referred to as “Basement Battle”. The name was inspired by our locale as an underground creative venue. A call went...
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Members spoke – Imurj listened! "World-famous", "award-winning", open mic at Imurj expands hours and changes format! Imurj adjusted Wednesdays’ open mic in response to member complaints about our randomization of the sign-up list. Some of our youngest…and some of our oldest…members have difficulty waking for school…and work…on Thursday,...
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Imurj presents another Artist Member Spotlight featuring CLINE, Francis Patrick, and Ashlar Sargent. Kicking off the show, Francis hit the stage with his alternative singer-songwriter sound. He combines acoustic pop-punk with a country flair, and is constantly experimenting with as many styles as possible. With...
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I sat down with Cheryl McCardle to learn a little more about her work and her experience in the Member Mayhem gallery… 1- How would you describe yourself and your artistic style? I have been seriously creating art through painting and sculpture for over 20 years. I...
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Imurj will be hosting the Pseudo Cowboys Video Premier and Patreon Launch party, Saturday December 15th. The Pseudo Cowboys are a Raleigh-based band with a “captivating blend of raucous original rock and roll, channeling the classic sound of great 70’s rock-era bands and coupling it...
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Imurj presents another Artist Member Spotlight featuring Dustin Buck, Spur, Jenny Lyden with Brian Jones, and For Good Measure. Opening the show, Dustin Buck hit the stage with his “guitar forward, alternative rock sound.” Influenced by musicians like The Beatles, Tame Impala, and Rex Orange...
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