#FirstFriday – 5 September 2014

This #FirstFriday, head over to the Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts and come to the 3rd BIG RED SHINDIG, our annual party and fundraiser from 7 - 10pm. We still have plenty of tickets available for purchase at the door, cash only, but be sure to get there right when the event begins because they are limited. Big Red & Shiny is a volunteer-run nonprofit organization that relies on donations to operate, your $20 ticket purchase will help to ensure that we are able to continue our mission by funding BR&S for another year. It will also get you entry to the party and free beer/wine at the Shindig for those 21 and up.

We'll have work by Sean Downey, Giovanni Giacoia, and Emma Rhodes, with Liz Nofziger's Boston Center for the Arts Public Art Residency project "Bounce," an interactive outdoor installation in the courtyard in front of the venue. Music stylings will be provided by DJ Flack, DJ DayGlow, DJ Pace. In addition to all of the amazing artists and DJs already announced and listed, we've now confirmed that we'll have Visuals by Samo and more music by Scam Cassell.

While in the South End you can, as always, make your way to the SOWA District art galleries—open from 5-8pm. SOWA galleries and artists’ studios are FREE and open to the public of all ages.

We hope to see you all tonight to celebrate!

Here's a run-down of some of what you can find tonight at the SOWA Galleries:

Ars Libri
Samira, Alikhanzadeh

Joe Zane Welcome, 2014. Acrylic and glitter on linen, 20x24"

Boston Sculptors Gallery
Larry Pollans In Relief: Sculpture and Drawing; Nancy SelvageForecast

Bromfield Gallery
Fall Frontal: Bromfield Gallery Artists

Carroll & Sons
Justin Kimball Where We Find Ourselves; Joe Zane Who Should a Person Be?

Chase Young Gallery
Bernd Haussmann The Lost Paintings: mixed media work & photography

Find and Form Space
Cody Justus, Samara Pearlstein Season IV

Galatea Fine Art
Ruth T. Segaloff The Baggage We Carry and the Legacies We Leave; Barry Margolin Emptiness and Luminosity; Becky Kisabeth Gibbs Ocean's Edge

Gallery Kayafas
August Sander Just Women; Jess T. Dugan Every Breath We Drew