THE HILLS HAVE AMPS vinyl release show
Art Amiss is proud to present its latest Arkansas music release, “The Hills Have Amps: Heavy Metal from Northwest Arkansas”, a 12” vinyl compilation featuring original songs from six northwest Arkansas metal bands. This is the first Art Amiss compilation to be released on vinyl and features jacket sleeve artwork by local artists Preston Graves and Amjad Faur. Initial mastering was performed in Arkansas by Douglas Horton and the conception, direction, and production of this compilation is the result of the collaborative efforts of Joel Bunch, Amjad Faur, and Eric Jensen.
Memphis Pencils release Shhh, I’m Rustic and tour U.S.
In early 2011, Art Amiss awarded a $300 grant to the Fayetteville, Arkansas based band Memphis Pencils to assist them with the mastering of their first full-length album, Shhh, I’m Rustic.
On the physical CD release as well as on the group’s Bandcamp page, Memphis Pencils graciously acknowledged Art Amiss’ contribution to their album:
“Mastering paid for by Art Amiss, Inc., a Fayetteville, Arkansas-based artists’ collective with the expressed purpose of giving opportunities to emerging artists living in or working from Arkansas. artamiss.org”
Art Amiss Fashion 8-25-11
Designers that showed collections:
Jennifer Cox Simmons
Lauren Embree Jewelry
Emily Onemanband Smith
Tibetan Fox
Mayapple Boutique
Melissa Arens hair/makeup designs
Art Amiss 14 Literary Magazine
Art Amiss Literary Magazine is a biannual anthology of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, literary translations, short plays and screenplays, and hybrids that combine writing with another art form. The magazine is in its seventh year, and issue 14 will be published in early 2012. Hardcopies and various digital downloads formats are available through MagCloud.