People were lined up down the street to get into Artopia last night, and man, did it turn out to be quite the party! Between Ian Toms’ and Justin Lytle’s tongue-in-cheek beer pong game, the acrobatic stunts of a Teatro Zinzanni aerial performer, and fire dancing by Womanipura, not to mention the free drinks, the crowd stayed rowdy and loose throughout the night. It was art without the pretentious attitudes, set to a nightclub vibe complete with live bands and dancing. Thank you to everyone who came! Although it may have been hard to get up this morning, it was worth it!Photos by Catherine AnstettPublished on July 15, 2011
Aerial performer from Teatro Zinzanni.
Catherine with her elegant face painting for Artopia, in front of a sculpture by Allyce Wood.
Art installation by Nate Manny.
Sampling sweets from The Confectional.
Charles Leo Gebhart IV has a new album Begin Again.
Thai influenced appetizers from Ravish.
Artopia raised funds for Coyote Central, which inspires creativity in teens.
The most sober-looking group of people there (minus the guy on the far right).
Models Brittany Hartman, Morgan and Ayako pose in dresses created from Seattle Weekly newspapers as part of a design competition.
Teatro Zinzanni’s yodeling dominatrix Manuela Horn poses with Daniel O. Woolett.
…which Natalie Massey and Candice Jackson took advantage of to shoot themselves.
Justin Lytle installed disposable cameras around the club…
Artists transformed thirty Seattle Weekly paper boxes into works of art.
People pose for photos in front of Julia Freeman’s artistic wallpaper.
Winner of the dress design fashion show, Heather Sanders, shows off her trophy. Her designs can be seen at TUTU+BETZ.
Dress designer Tatiana Mariesa and husband Jordan Mosley.
Colored pages from Seattle Weekly get new life in this beautiful dress.
When was the last time you made a paper fan? Bet you didn’t think to use it as an accessory.
