GAWD. what a bunch of whiners....Gutter should be glad to get ANY kind of free press!

So when's Gutter going to come up with a 'Gutter Bride" edition? Hail to commercialized fluff I say!

"Gutter Bride" is an AWESOME idea K!

The great thing about GUTTER is, when it finally gets around to its Top Ten Proctologists issue, it won't have to look any further than its own staff for material.

BIff,
we have no proctologists on staff at present. perhaps you could recommend one? You seem to be at the age where one is necessary.
And we don't have a Top Ten issue. Perhaps you mean B-mag.

I guess the cocky truth ended up working! Congrats Gutter!

Whenever i pick up a copy of baltimore magazine while waiting to check out at safeway, i never get a chance to read any content...by the time i get through all the ads in the beginning, it's my turn to check out.

i also love how half of their best of's aren't even in baltimore.

"How can someone with no interest in music own a record store?"

You are invited to attend an exciting and very colorful art exhibit! this event is free and open to the public.  Your attendance would be greatly appreciated. Any support in spreading the word for us via posting our event or forwarding this invitation to your colleagues, friends and family would also be greatly appreciated as well! We would also love to have you attend/interview/document this event, if that is possible! Please see attached flyer for full details. I am sure you will find this event to be "thought provoking" as well as visually pleasing and interesting!

THE INTERCULTURAL MUSEUM ART GALLERY

presents

"THE URBAN INDIVIDUALISTS"

This artist collective was
born from the vision of Helene Ruiz, an artist who resides
and works out of her apartment in the Bronx, NY. Her vision
is to assemble a group of artists, both visual and
performing, into a collective body.
This group represents a
multicultural network of collaborating individualists
cohesively working as a unit. Ms. Ruiz has worked long hours
to link her dream to the aspirations of others.
The Urban Individualists
believe that we can make an impact in art as a collective
body, separated only by our distinct styles. We have a voice
that needs to be heard and a vision that needs to be seen.

Presenting:
"ECLECTIC URBANISM, SPACE, TIME AND RHYTHM"
this exhibit contemplates apparent aspects of space, time
and rhythm as well as an "eclectic" and "urban" perspective
of the connections and disconnections between space, time
and rhythm.

Opening reception April 18, 2009 from 4:00PM - 8:00PM

IMAG
1118 LIGHT STREET SUITE 202
BALTIMORE, MD 21230

(443)691-4267 (410)234-8195 (410)448-2276
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Featured artists: Paul Deo, Gary Dunn, Helen Bascom,
Kraig A. Blue, Keith Duncan, Billy Fleurima, Robert Daniels,
Helene Ruiz, Mariam Muradian, Booker T. Williams, Miron
Abramovici, Gloria Holwerda-Williams,Mia
Hernandez and Damien Venditti

** a special exhibit of an art collaboration
by the 6th grade students of M.S.88 in Brooklyn, NY;
"Awareness Brings change" **
Special Music Performance by Haiti's own,  Mr. Billy Fleurima
** a short video by Miguelangel "Miky" Ruiz "El Vejigante-Luchador" **

This exhibit closes May 16th, 2009 from 4:00PM - 7:00PM

"THE URBAN INDIVIDUALISTS"

This artist collective was born from the vision of Helene
Ruiz, an
artist who resides and works out of her apartment in the
Bronx, NY.
After becoming disabled in 2002 due to severe spinal
injuries, she
realized how. in the past, she had been neglecting her gift
as an
artist and learned how her gift had become a part of her
healing
process, how it became her medication and her means
to cope with
chronic pain. She paints about her life's
transformations and her story
is told on canvas, wood or any medium she can use to paint
it on. She
has a very surreal style, and she has been called "the
modern day
frida" by some. You can see her works on
www.redbubble.com/people/heleneruiz. Her vision is to
assemble a
group of artists, both visual and performing, into a
collective body.
This group represents a multicultural network of
collaborating
individualists cohesively working as a unit. Ms. Ruiz has
worked long
hours to link her dream to the aspirations of others.

The Urban Individualists believe that we can make an impact
in art as a
collective body, separated only by our distinct styles. We
have a voice
that needs to be heard and a vision that needs to be seen.
Through Ms.
Ruiz's dream/vision we have just begun our journey
along with her to
unite artists internationally, in various mediums, with
vast cultural
diversity to begin our baby steps into a new movement in
art history.

Please take the time to view her works and consider a
review/story on
her remarkable works and powerful means of inspiration to
many of us in
the art world, as well as just an inspiration on
determination and
strong will to survive and cope, without ever giving in or
up. We hope
you would consider writing about this artist, Helene Ruiz.

Sincerely yours,

R.Douglas and J. Cordero, longtime friends and admirers of
Ms. Ruiz's work and dream