Red Monroe,Kristy Kruger, Sarah Jaffe, DJ Sober, DJ Stephen Ruiz

DALLAS – October 17, 2007 – It was once the launching pad for many legendary blues artists. it has hosted every touring punk band worth their salt and it's a place where some of the most notable visual artists and musicians in town have started and nurtured their careers The chemistry in the sidewalks and warehouses of Deep Ellum has driven the cultural scene in Dallas for decades. This year Art Conspiracy will pay tribute to Deep Ellum's elemental contributions by staging the 3rd annual Art Conspiracy at The-Club-Formerly-Known-As-The-Gypsy-Tearoom, now known as The Door.

At 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 100 artists will have their work auctioned off in the historic Club-Formerly-Known-As-The-Gypsy-Tearoom now known as The Door. Local bands and DJs will play in between the live art
auctions.

Art Conspiracy is one-of-a-kind event because participating artists do their work on site the day before. The artists are issued a canvas and given an allotted period of time to complete their work. Artists bring in their own materials and ideas and work to fill as many canvasses as possible in a 24-hour period leading up to the start of the event. Starting bids for all pieces will be $20.

For the past two years, the Dallas-based art collective, Art Conspiracy, has put on successful guerrilla-style events that unite Dallas-area artists and musicians for a good cause - now Art Conspiracy is making it official by becoming a 501c3 organization.

At 7:00 p.m., Sunday, July 15, at the Sons of Hermann Hall, Art Conspiracy will present Seed, a fundraising event that will pave the way for Art Conspiracy to become a permanent part of the Dallas arts community.

Seed will feature auctions of four images apiece from10 well-known Dallas photographers including Polyphonic Spree video director, Hal Samples, Nathan Schroeder, and Dana McGuire. Participating photographers have been been given the theme "Dallas: Through Your Lens." Starting bids for the photography will be $20 -$40.

At 7 a.m. November 30th, 2006, one hundred fifty empty canvases will be placed throughout the historic Longhorn Ballroom. Dallas artists will take shifts filling as many of the canvases as possible in a 24 hour period.

At 7 p.m. December 1st, 2006, Doors will open to the public for the legendary longhorn ballroom. Pieces will be auctioned to the public with starting prices of $20 per canvas.

At 7 a.m. December 2nd, 2005, one hundred empty canvases were placed throughout the lobby of the Texas Theater. Some of Dallas' most noted artists took shifts filling as many of the canvases as possible in a 24 hour period.

At 7 p.m. December 3rd, 2005, Doors opened to the public for the first time in ten years to Dallas' most historic and infamous theater. The many canvases filling the lobby walls were available to anyone and everyone. The audience determined the price of each piece, and money was collected using the honor system only. By the end of the night, over 800 people had passed through the doors and all but three pieces had sold with the highest going up to $425.