WHEELS AS ART

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Wheels As Art 1999 was a great success! We thank those of you who attended and participated. We had 38 local artists and 8 cars from out of town. We welcome you to register for Wheels As Art 2000 next summer.
PARTICIPANTS 1. "The Cork Truck" by Jan D. Elftmann 2. "House of Balls Blues" by Allen David Christian 3. "Green Geer Volvo" by Ruthann Godollei 4. "Magic Taxi" by Martha Floerchinger 5. "The Mercedes-Bonz" by B.J. Zander 6. "Pestilenca" by Cheri Brugman 7. "Crayola Mobile" by Lisa McDonald 8. "The Beast From Within" by Lisa Mahar 9. "Car Cozy" by Ursula C. McCarty 10. "Ductmobile Gone Awray" by Josie Winship, Bryan Nelson and Children 11. "Oops!" by Rhesa Schwartz 12. "The AeroCar 600" by Dave Major 13. "The Ironic Racecar" by Alan H. Davidson 14. "Gardens" by Beth Nohner 15. " The White Camper" by Karl and Roger Van Westerberg 16. "Linnea's Louge" by Linnea Stenson 17. "Magnets Over Rust" by Pam Kriesel-Koll 18. "Wontchya Marry Me, Bil?" by David Southgate 19. "The Funomena Mobile Museum of the Weird and Strange" by Gerri Ann Siwek 20. "State Fair Spin Art" by Jill Waterhouse 21. "Ambulance to the Future" by Peter A. Lochren 22. "The Spring Car" by Alan M. Bolle 23. "Art Bell and the Cutting Edge of Obsolescence" by Paul Anderson 24. "Roadkill" by Bernard Gonzalez 25. "Guts!" by Eric Franzen 26. "Celtic Tercella" by Mina Leierwood 27. "The Bird Car" by Dan Klein 28. "Meat Wagon" by Noah Comer 29. "Blau Oak Dragons" by Joshuwa Bialik 30. "Sister's Camelot" by Sister's Camelot 31. "Lounge Around Town" by Gerard Meegan 32. "The Town and Country Tiger" by Rebecca Trost 33. "Botero AIDS Car" by Wanda Anstett 34. "KKE Groov'n" (boy" for KKE Architects by 35. "Second Generation Coming of Age in Good Shape" by Cynthia McArthur 36. "FREE LOOP Bus" by Alyce Santoro and Jean-Paul Jacquet 37. "The 'Vegas Players' Cadillac" by the people at Art Materials 38. "The Trophy Mobile" by Flip McDonald 39. " Lucky!" by Lisa Mabley 40. "Shall We Dance" by Mary Bowman Cline 41. "C.E.W." by Wendy Griffin 42. "Austin Horse Powers Shagmobile" by Pat Burns 43. "The Zebra" by Rebecca Trost 44. "Batmobile" by SuperStar Cars Ltd. 45. "Cartoos" by Daniel and Marty Gill 46. "The Lions Mane" by Wayne Wilcox	Wheels As Art Awards 1999 Category Winner Funniest "The Funomena Mobile Museum of the Weird and Strange" by Gerri Ann Siwek Most Esoteric "Blau Oak Dragons" by Joshuwa Bialik Best Theme "Ambulance to the Future" by Peter A. Lochren Most Whimsical "The AeroCar 600" by Dave Major Happiest "The Spring Car" by Alan Bolle Best Constructed Contraption "Art Bell and the Cutting Edge of Obsolescence" by Paul Anderson Wildest "Pestilenca" by Cheri Brugman Daily Driver "KKE Groov'n" by Alex Boies Best Decorated scooter "Cork Bike" by Olivia Elftmann Honorable Mentions "Surprize" by Josie Winship, Bryan Nelson and Children "The Bird Car" by Dan Klein "The Trophy Mobile" by Flip McDonald People's Choice "Austin Horse Powers Shagmobile" by Pat Burns Fashion Show winners: "Eat Me" by Allen Christian "Hub Cap Dress" by Hubba Hubba "The Wedding Party" by David Southgate Our esteemed judges voted all categories but People's Choice: Stephan Ford Armando Gutierrez Jan Spencer

ART CAR FACTS

In Minneapolis

The annual Wheels as Art event, presented by Intermedia Arts during the LynLake Street Fair, is one of the three largest annual Art Car events in the nation (along with the events in Houston and San Francisco).

The fifth annual Wheels as Art kicks off on Friday, August 13, at 8 p.m., with the official Wheels as Art Symposium at Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis. The rally, parade, fashion show, and judging follow on Saturday, August 14, commencing at 1 p.m. at Lake Calhoun and finishing at sundown at Intermedia Arts.

Among other activities, the symposium features a presentation on the history of art cars in Minnesota and around the world by art car artist and Macalester College professor Ruthann Godollei. She also gave this presentation at Houston's Roadside Attractions this year.

As the times evolve, the term "art car" has proven too limiting. This event features art bikes, art skates, art carts, art wagons, and art "what’s-its," all acknowledged in the awards category "Best Contraption." The "Best Lowrider" award pays tribute to that near-forgotten era of pop culture that gave us bell bottoms and heavy eyeliner.

Artistic expression spills beyond the streets and onto the runway at the Art Car Fashion Show, where artists strut fashions made from car parts or elements of the décor on their Art Cars.

Jan D. Elftmann, Wheels as Art coordinator and creator of the "Cork Truck," will drive her award-winning labor of love in the parade as well. The "Cork Truck," perhaps the LynLake area’s best-known art vehicle, took third place last year at the Orange Show in Houston, Texas, among more than 200 entries.

In the Nation

Today, over 300 art cars exist in the United States, some gaining notoriety in such famed art journals as The New Art Examiner (December 1995), The Smithsonian (March 1996), Life Magazine (April 1998), and The New York Times (April 1997).

Houston, Texas, hosts the country’s most renowned art car rally, called Roadside Attractions: The Artists Parade. This spring the rally draws tens of thousands of people to a ball, a symposium, and a parade and competition of over 200 art cars.

Some other large art car events include the ArtCar Fest in San Francisco, California, and the Burning Man rally, which takes place in northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.

Further information about art cars is available on these web sites:

http://www.artcars.com

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/1485/artcar.html