I have rounded up some of our past student exhibition postcards for a quick review. To date, Kent Bellows Mentoring Program has produced about 60 exhibitions featuring over 3,345 original works of art and performances by teens since 2008. We have also created 47 murals in the community and…
Storm This week is all about Storm. Storm is most known for her role in the X-men and her ability to control the weather. She can command wind, rain, lightening and snow at will and she can fly around which is an added bonus. Her medium is weather and…
On Friday October 20 the KBMP mentor exhibition, Cross-section opened at our studios on Leavenworth St. This was a chance to showcase the talents that our mentors bring to the program across the visual arts, as well as music and fashion. Students were able to see in person the…
At the Kent Bellows Mentoring Program (KBMP) we encourage teens to explore, observe, think, and create in the arts. Teens want and need a space that provides a balance of freedom and support. Each day before the teens come buzzing through the door I ask myself, “How can I…
Is protecting the whole universe really someone’s job? Yep, and his name is Quasar (originally Wendell Vaughn). Gifted with quantum bands, Quasar can manipulate quantum fields and travel at superluminal speeds. According to his card, he can create solid objects out of cohesive energy – so basically he is…
Marvel Mondays #2 Today’s Marvel tarot card draw is Venom. Venom is the result of the merger between a human and the venom symbiote (a corrupted alien Klyntar that couples with hosts to survive). Originally, the venom symbiote’s first host on earth was Spider-man, but thankfully he was strong…
This morning marks the first of my Marvel Monday Tarot series where I randomly select a marvel superhero card from an old deck of Marvel Masterpieces stashed at my desk and use it for insight into the creative process. Today I selected Strong Guy who was originally a bodyguard…
“An artist’s life is an unconventional life. It leads away from the example of the past.” –Agnes Martin In a recent article for New York Magazine, Jerry Saltz pronounced the art historical paradigm we have embraced for the last 200 years to not only be suffocating itself, but already dead. Referring to it…
Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure of documenting the books and reference material that sit in Kent Bellow’s studio. Through the process of adorning intro pages with a ‘From the Library of Kent Bellows’ stamp and scanning in ISBNs, I have had many special moments…
If you haven’t spent much time in the late Kent Bellows’ art studio on 33rd and Leavenworth then you might not realize just how much neat stuff is packed into such a small place. Adorning the walls of Kent’s art studio you will find a myriad of family photos…