Raccoon Collective (the den)

OLY summer squash schedule

2009-06-22T17:57:00.000-07:00

OKAY FOLKS:

So the complete schedule is online here in pdf form and can also be found at many of your favorite

Oly hang outs including: Last Word, Vics, Old School, Cafe Vita, Sizzizzis,

the food Co-ops, B&B, Oly Coffee Roasters

May Artswalk map

2009-05-29T22:39:00.000-07:00

Sorry it took so long but thanks for everyones hard work here is the map you've all been waiting for...

Pan-OLYmpia Summer Squash Festival

2009-05-25T11:03:00.000-07:00

The Raccoon Collective Presents:

Olympia Summer Squash Festival 2009

June 24th-28th

The Raccoon Arts Collective presents Olympia's first annual Summer Squash! From Wednesday June 24th through Sunday June 28th, the community will join in a celebration of all that we have to offer. Integrating performance and participation we hope to deconstruct the barrier between life and art. Working and playing together we form a stronger and more meaningful community. For five days, in formal venues, as well as houses and gardens, Olympia will actualize this greater vision of itself. Summer Squash incorporates visual art, performance, music, athletics, gardening, teaching and learning into a single event. We hope to achieve a breadth and scope that will engage all members of the Olympia area. Our days will be filled with murals, sports and workshops; our nights with theater, dance and music, everyday unique and inspiring. This is an event for the people, by the people, of the people. Our goal is to support community members in seeing their visions become reality. Motivating each other we can achieve more than we would alone. What will you do to be a part of the fun? For more information contact: olysummersquash@gmail.com Weekly organizational meetings open to all: Wednesdays 7pm @ Media Island 816 Adams SE Mission Statement: Support community based culture by establishing venues for individuals and groups to celebrate with the greater population. Integrating performance and participation in these venues deconstructs the barrier between life and art.

2 yr Anniversary Westside Artswalk Map

2009-01-31T14:33:00.000-08:00

2yr Anniversary Westside Artswalk

2009-01-15T19:03:00.000-08:00

Hey friends, On Sat Jan 31st is presenting our 2 year Anniversary Westside Artswalk complete with food, eclectic music, installation, visual arts, and lots of dancing with your friends. Things have been shaping up really nicely. So far we have some excellent events including:

Marching band
Acoustic shows
Secrete cafes
Electric shows
Get your craft on workshops
Art and installations
Animal Costumes

If you would like to participate as a artist, volunteer, or venue please to a brief but essential meet up on Sunday 5pm @ The NEW house 431 Percival ST NWor email us with details.... Please spread the work we're looking for volunteers, visual artist, dancers, hookas?, and stout event ideas. Oh and animal costumes will be lackadaisically enforced don't forget!!!! check back for further updates and for map of participating houses.

New Valerie Park Distro

2008-12-18T20:45:00.000-08:00

The Bad news:

We've had to cancel one too many artswalks lately because of general over commitment to basic survival

The Good news: We will do artswalk at the end of January which will be our official two year anniversary. Think Party. Big Party

We're also pround to annouce our partnership with local upcoming Ms. Valerie Park Distro

This is a new (small-ish, humble-ish) Olympia-based distro. It's CD's, zines, tapes, vinyl, and handmade things from local (mostly Oly, Seattle, Portland) folk. Check it: www.msvaleriepark.blogspot.com/ Everything's real cheap and more stuff is getting added all the time, so keep comin' back! Thanks to all who can support it and make it work for the artists involved. Look for work by Raccoon collective member artist. Words.

Beehive Collective come to Oly this friday

2008-11-05T18:13:00.000-08:00

Hey our friends in the Beehive Design Collective will be doing a workshop up at Evergreen this Friday 7pm Seminar building II room A1105. The beehive collective based in Maine works on alternatives to corporate imperialism and globalization through art, design, cross border outreach and education. We love the bees and we're excited to see they're new poster which has been years in the making. These folks are truly stout!!!

Raccoon Winter Revival Begins Sat 11/6 CALL to ARTIST!!!

2008-11-05T17:40:00.000-08:00

Yes! It's here at last! Raccoon Winter Revival. What is it? Well, it's the anniversary of our radical arts collective, it a autonomous community artswalk that hosts art, music, installation, film, poetry, food, drink, workshops and more, plus it's just a ridiculous amount of fun. Please join your community Sat December 6th (6pm-midnight) on the Westside of Oly as we celebrate two glorious year of collective art. As always, we call on all artist, performers, musicians, poets, writers, crafters, ect to participate and show, sell, and distribute their wonderful gifts to all. If you would like to join the collective by volunteering (we always want and need new folks involved), or if your house would like to become a venue, or for all other questions, ideas, whatever....please email: raccooncollective@gmail.com

MAP and Schedule Westside Artswalk ninja power

2008-04-05T00:50:00.000-07:00

View Larger Map Find schedule here:http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d9kjdcr_18cv88crds

The 9/11's @ Westside Artswalk

2008-01-29T12:31:00.000-08:00

01/26/2008 Westside Artswalk

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01/26/2008 Westside Artswalk

2008-01-29T12:29:00.000-08:00

01/26/2008 Westside Artswalk

2008-01-29T12:28:00.000-08:00

01/26/2008 Westside Artswalk

2008-01-29T12:27:00.000-08:00

Venu @ Westside Artswalk

2008-01-29T12:25:00.000-08:00

January 28, 2008 Westside Artswalk

2008-01-29T12:24:00.000-08:00

ONE year anniversary artswalk Map

2008-01-25T15:43:00.000-08:00

1st year Anniversary

2008-01-05T19:13:00.000-08:00

JAN 26th 2008!!! Hope you enjoyed your holidays now it's time to really party! Yes, it's true, the ONE year anniversary of the Raccoon Collective is here and we have decided to do the most amazing artswalk to date, but we need your bohemian energy! So give it over. NOW-- just kidding, actually I'm not at all. Anyway we're looking for the following: *Houses and venues for music and wacky events *Peeps to do publicity and graphics *People who like to cook amazing food *Artists who would like to display work *Anybody who who would like to show films or do performance *People who would just like to help and get involved with the collective so we can do even more in the commune E T ....stout! {Email us with any info.} So our first meet up will be Sunday the 6th at Media Is. (816) Adams, Hopefully there will be SNACKS and fizzy drinks. P.S. If you got the time you should check out the Procession of Species Luminary ball studio behind the Royale bar on capital.

Olympia artesian well

2007-12-28T16:43:00.001-08:00

Olympia artesian well, originally uploaded by dreamsjung.

Kenny

2007-12-28T16:42:00.001-08:00

(?), originally uploaded by dreamsjung.

Collaborative stencil project between Sam Mascari and Freeplay of the Raccoon Collective celebrating the value of Olympia Free artesian Well to the community

WESTSIDE ARTSWALK 5

2007-10-22T18:49:00.000-07:00

the 5th WESTSIDE ARTSWALK

2007-10-21T19:12:00.000-07:00

The 5th Westside Artswalk SAT Oct 27- 5-12pm maps and all that jazz coming soon!!! check back

Fantoche (2 times)

2007-09-30T14:09:00.001-07:00

This is a amazing animation from one of the worlds greatest street artist I hope you enjoy

Hipster Olympics

2007-09-10T14:19:00.001-07:00

this is just completely hilarious I hope you agree

Amazing benefit concert 9/7

2007-08-29T14:43:00.000-07:00

You don't want to miss the incredible filastine, Orkestar Zirkonium and others... 9/7/07 @ the Manium