Welcome to Drogo's Art Shows!
"I document events or collections where I display, participate, or perform with other artists in random places or with caring communities; but I have mostly recorded interviews and videos and photos of other people's shows. Every year I add to the total collection of my own works, and I hope to be in more gallery shows, but I am mostly interested in sharing and expressing rather than winning awards or fame extracted from the wealth of others. My own shows can be private or public, depending on what is available. Modern art (Impressionist-Abstract) began as revolution against rich elites who had social standards of quality based on class, but became part of snobby establishment style standards. The Whistler-Ruskin lawsuit debate, was an example of how radical it was to show "pieces of lesser quality". Ruskin slandered Whistler's impressionist piece "for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face". I cannot frame my art without wondering if i can sell it for the hundreds it costs to frame, but perhaps I should accept the 'pay to play' lottery aspect of professional art. At this point in my career I want to represent lower class artists, from the common sense financial perspective. I think more artists should be able to show publicly without having to pay elite fees the equivalent of our monthly bills. Most of us cannot afford to gamble with that much money which must be used for month-to-month living expenses. To get savings, we need to earn more than we are paying to survive. Thanks for your interest in my work, enjoy!" - Drogo
"We should have more shows that are more like informal parties, rather than formal events." - Chance McCoy
"We were made for this, things will get better!" - Chris Robinson
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US Library of Congress - HABS & HAER project collections 1990s-2000s
Bog Peeps Show - 2015 Jazz Jam, Stowell Galleries Garden Party
Goddess Shows - 2019 private, SCOD Music Video series,
General Art Collection - 2017 digital, 2020 digital, 2012 'Art Beyond Reality' book
Music Shows - Links to Music, Drum Circles, Harpers Ferry River Music Fests 2016-17, Chance McCoy 2019, other informal Concerts
Book Shows - Published Book List, Frederick Library 'Local Author Showcase',
Frederick Library Memorial Exhibit 2022 - 'Expression Is Art: Everyone Is An Artist'
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SCOD Partners have included: Aeyla of Mulberry, Beamer, Tom Overbey, Wim Verveen, CODIAK (AMM), BOG Peeps, Mike Gleason, Linda Rago, Marie Maccabee, Christine Maccabee, Chris Ousse, Brandon Barnard, the Boe Family, Nina Tewsley, Carolina Saravia, Brent Smoot, Sama, Pat Long, Jess Conley, Mike Remmers, Chris Robinson, Chance McCoy, Darlock & Drako, and my parents.
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