Planet B-Boy at Academy of Arts

The rumblings are true: Planet B-Boy, the hit film that was brought to Hawaii at last year’s IIFF will be making a return to the islands, courtesy of the groundUP Pirates and the Academy of Arts.

The screening will go down this Friday night at the Academy Of Arts.  There will be an open b-boy floor, for those interested, and a DJ to keep things moving.  There’s also word that writer/producer/editor/local boy Benson Lee will also be in attendance that night, so be prepared to talk shop with the man.

All this goes down 6pm this Friday night at the Academy of Arts on South Beretania St.

For more info on the movie, check out Planet B-Boy online.

Imagination at the O Lounge this Friday

groundUP invades the O Lounge with Imagination: a collaborative event that mixes music, art, dance and poetry in one awesome event.  The roster of groundUP artists is mind boggling, as darn near most of your favorites will be there for the event.  Also, there’s a number of other things going on as well, including a Lion Dance and University Drumline collabo that sounds intriguing on paper and Youth Speaks throwing down on the mic.

This all goes down this Friday night at the O Lounge.  Doors open at 6:30pm and is open to those 18 and over.  $8 with the flyer, $10 at the door.

For more information: projectimagination@yahoo.com

groundUP vs. Jedidiah – STAND UP

The groundUP Pirates are currently venturing towards their first ever Mainland art tour… and they’re gonna be all hands on deck.

The tour, which will span from Cali to New York, kicks off this Friday in San Diego at the Airport Lounge.  Yes, the spot is called the Airport Lounge.  No, it is not located at the airport.

Th groundUP crew will be live art-ing it up with Koak, Eukarezt, Pancho, Amy Wagner, Ryan Greenly, Shaun Castro, Efren, Kelli Murray, Ekundayo, KMDZ, Persue, Tim McCormick and many more.

The event is 21+, so be sure to have your IDs ready.  The show is being held in conjunction with Jedidiah, Fallen, and thegluenetwork as a benefit for Stand Up For Kids, a national organization that helps out homeless and street kids.  Enjoy a dope night of art and support an awesome cause.

For more info on the shows, check out the Airport Lounge website or the groundUP Website.

For more info on Stand Up For Kids, check out their website.

groundUP Pirates First Friday art walk show

This First Friday looks to be pretty epic, as the groundUP crew is throwing an impromptu art show to benefit their upcoming art show tour on the Mainland. All the artists involved with the tour will be doing some last minute fund raising. Pancho, Eukarezt, Koak, Efren, Shaun Castro, Amy Wagner and Ryan Greenly will all be in attendance, as well as the othe rpirates you’ve come to know and love.

The show goes down this First Friday at 5pm and it’s FREE to the public, so make this part of your art walk this Friday night.

For more info, check out the groundUP Movement website.

Rzone’s First Wall Painting

groundUP’s own resident Venezuelan, RZone, will be hosting her first ever solo art show and gigantic wall painting at Ong King.  You may have remembered that RZone was part of the last First Firday event at Ong King, the 50-50 art show.  Well, she’s on the solo tip now and is ready to amaze with her blend of paint, photos, digital illustration, and high energy personality.

This Friday IS First Friday, so, make this part of your art walk.  The show goes down this Friday night, starting at 5pm at the Ong King Gallery at the beginning of North King Street.  If that doesn’t get you more hyped, check out the promo video after the break.

groundUP website now LIVE!

After a long wait, the official groundUP Pirates web page has just landed on the collective consciousness of the unsuspecting art public.  Yeah, I just used all those words in succession.  Nice, huh?

Anyway, the Pirates make the big step into officialness, as if they weren’t official enough.  To celebrate, they’ll be holding a…

groundUP Pirates present “Invisible Giants”

Just when you thought that was it for the year…

…the groundUP Pirates crew comes back for another dope art show.

The usual suspects are back for one last go-round for 2007. The amazing collection of audio, visual, and fashion is back, as well as the live mural. But, that’s where the similarities end. The Invisible Giants will feature the first team mural battle. Three teams full of Hawaii’ best will be battling it out for supremacy and bragging rights as the best team.

To list down the entire teams would just not be doing justice to how dope this battle will be. Just check the flyer for the teams and be prepared for an amazing mural to come out from all three teams.

Also, the amazing amount of people performing and doing displays would also be too much for words. Just know that this is the art event to hit up. I honestly don’t you could get much better than this lineup.

Invisible Giants goes down this Saturday night at the Chinatown Courtyard at 1116 Smith Street. Doors open at 7PM and rocks until midnight. $7 gets you in the door, $5 if you got a groundUP shirt, a collar or a skirt on.

For more info, check out the groundUP myspace.