Posted by Altered Barbie Press Posted on: 08/16/07

Event Press Release

Event Press Release

Contact: Julie Andersen
Curator/ Event Producer
ChatterBox Arts Intl.
125 Quint St.
jilleele@yahoo.com
415-240-2202
FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE

August, 2007. San Francisco, Calif. - ChatterBox International presents the 5th Annual Altered Barbie Show, 2007!! Out of the Box: Reclaiming and Recycling Barbie into eco-friendly Art. 75 artists and vendors showcase their visions and creations for saving the planet with a wide range of Barbie & Ken art and re-usable products that includes mixed-media, painting, printmaking, photography, quilts, & 3D Barbies, with video, performance and film.  

Where: Two Gallery Venues

Age Song: 580 Hayes St. at Laguna, San Francisco, CA 94102
Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat 12-7, Sunday 1-5pm 415.431.8143.

Market Street Gallery, 1554 Market Street (between Van Ness &
Franklin), San Francisco, CA 94102
Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 12-6pm Sat & Sun by appt.
When:           August 1st - August 19th at AgeSong Gallery & Market Street Gallery

Barbie Ball & Artist Reception at Age Song 580 Hayes St. on Thursday,
August 2, 2007 from 5:30 PM to midnight.

Come dressed as your favorite Barbie or Ken and meet the artists and vendors who are helping to save the environment. The evening will be covered live by PNN and will include live performances by
various artists, bands and DJ's as well as a demonstration by Allie Buckner the renowned author of the "How to Make an Altered Barbie" and "Barbie Killer" comics. Barbie films to be screened will include "The Tribe" by Tiffany Shlain, "Barbie Nation" by Susan Stern and "How to Make an Altered Barbie" by Michel Fraser. Artists

Reception at Market Street Gallery Thursday, August 2, 2007 from 5:30 PM to 9PM.