Back in 2005, WACTAC had the opportunity to hang out with Ed Templeton before his Artist Talk. Unfortunately, it isn’t posted on channel.walkerart.org. but we’ll try to get the video up sometime soon. Skateboarding and art has always been intertwined and Ed has been at the center of it for 20 years. Although I have a moral objection to skateboarding being featured as a “sport,” I’ll be the first to admit that ESPN.com did an incredible highlighting the life of Ed. Check out the video and interview.

Film still by Dallas Cornell

Deadline for submissions:  MONDAY, JUNE 1

Each year, after the St. Anthony Main fireworks, The Soap Factory holds the Ten Second Film Festival. This festival is a raucous, outdoor screening of the top 100 funniest, dumbest, cleverest, and sometimes most thought-provoking ten second films you’ll ever see. Anyone can submit a film and they’re usually pretty low-tech (as is perfectly obvious from some of the previous years’ footage!). It’s a great opportunity to be shown at a leading art gallery. Most films are made on low-tech, alternative movie-making devices, so whip out those cell phones, digital cameras, and iphones and make some ten second magic!

Submission guidelines can be found on The Soap Factory’s website. Email all film submissions to tensecondfilmfest@gmail.com.

For inspiration, check out previous years’ winners on YouTube.

For now, check out our inaugural interview with members of Hardland/Heartland design collective.

Don’t Sleep on It kicks off on May 15 at 6 pm and runs through May 16m with a closing party at 8 pm. A full schedule of artist-led activities and musical performances is listed on this site.  Shoot us an email at teenprograms@walkerart.org if you want to participate in this free event.

This might be grounds for firing.

Min, Zephyr and Revolt hold it down. Check out Zeph rockin’ it with the O.J. glove. Go wash that glove homie, that’s got old Juice got aquitted.