DAP Events
Mezamiz Mondays Doodle Night
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DAP began a doodling event on Monday nights beginning in March 2022 at Mezamiz Coffee House. All ages are welcome to join in the creative fun on sticky notes and a 12"x12" canvas.
Chris Allen leads doodlers with Band prompts each week. Supplies are provided. Baristas will be ready to craft your favorite coffee beverage or hot tea! Each Monday a winner will be selected by the baristas and will receive a $10 Mezamiz gift card.
If you're not able to make it on a Monday night, you still have a chance to win! Supplies with instructions are available.
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3909 S 7th St | Abilene TX 79605
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14 January 2023 was the opening reception of DAP's premier doodle art exhibit.
What an incredible evening! People came from near & far to view the doodles & doodle art and to celebrate all that is DAP. |
Finally! What everyone waited for: The DAP Exhibit!
1117 Studios & Gallery hosted DAP's art exhibit featuring an entire wall of sticky-note doodles known as The Tapestry. In January 2023 gallery visitors experienced doodle art like they've never seen before. The Tapestry measured 28' with 720 individual doodles. Each sticky note doodle is 3" x 3" and was carefully merged into one gigantic piece. There were more than 100 contributors!
Other installations included during the exihibit:
Where did all these doodles come from, you ask?
Throughout Summer & Fall of 2022, DAP Doodle Submission Boxes were placed at five local coffee houses. The bulk of these Squared doodles were received in this manner. In July, DAP hosted its first DAP Doodle Art Party @ Majestic Coffee in downtown Abilene. It was a success with clever artists & fun first-timers competing for top prizes in five categories (see further below). Chris also participated in First Friday @ Peoples Plaza in August and caused a whirr of excitement from artists and attendees. Others were simply mailed to DAP--over 250--from as far as the Midwest and New York & even Denmark!!
1117 Studios & Gallery hosted DAP's art exhibit featuring an entire wall of sticky-note doodles known as The Tapestry. In January 2023 gallery visitors experienced doodle art like they've never seen before. The Tapestry measured 28' with 720 individual doodles. Each sticky note doodle is 3" x 3" and was carefully merged into one gigantic piece. There were more than 100 contributors!
Other installations included during the exihibit:
- Rotatable community doodles on 12" x 12" canvases
- Smaller tapestry of surplus doodles in various ink colors & pencil and on other-colored sticky notes
- Collaborative doodles showing the transformative process
- Imaginative mini doodles
- Surplus doodle submissions on larger paper
- Highly interactive on-site doodling: Doodles done on site joined the exhibit!
Where did all these doodles come from, you ask?
Throughout Summer & Fall of 2022, DAP Doodle Submission Boxes were placed at five local coffee houses. The bulk of these Squared doodles were received in this manner. In July, DAP hosted its first DAP Doodle Art Party @ Majestic Coffee in downtown Abilene. It was a success with clever artists & fun first-timers competing for top prizes in five categories (see further below). Chris also participated in First Friday @ Peoples Plaza in August and caused a whirr of excitement from artists and attendees. Others were simply mailed to DAP--over 250--from as far as the Midwest and New York & even Denmark!!
We have photographs of small sections of the tapestry on our website here. The idea is you can zoom in and look for yours and show family & friends or simply zoom in on all sections. So whether you were able to visit the gallery or are browsing from the coziness of home, you can explore the unique pieces.
The Tapestry submissions totaled 900+ sticky-note doodles. You read that right. Chris measured and calculated the number of sections, as he calls them, to fit the main wall for The Tapestry. Because we received so many doodles, we decided to highlight a second smaller tapestry. This included overflow of black ink doodles, doodles on non-yellow stickies, & colorful doodles. You can see one section of this smaller tapestry in the photo above.
If you contributed, please check out the up-close images in the sectioned slideshows!! Zoom in and show your friends, family, & coworkers. Share your fantastic contribution(s) to this one-of-a-kind first-time exhibition.
The Tapestry submissions totaled 900+ sticky-note doodles. You read that right. Chris measured and calculated the number of sections, as he calls them, to fit the main wall for The Tapestry. Because we received so many doodles, we decided to highlight a second smaller tapestry. This included overflow of black ink doodles, doodles on non-yellow stickies, & colorful doodles. You can see one section of this smaller tapestry in the photo above.
If you contributed, please check out the up-close images in the sectioned slideshows!! Zoom in and show your friends, family, & coworkers. Share your fantastic contribution(s) to this one-of-a-kind first-time exhibition.
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These local Abilene, TX, businesses graciously allowed DAP to place a Submission Box for sticky-note collection. DAP thanks them!
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Past Events
In January 2023, Chris "Ceej" Allen participated in First Friday at The Peoples Plaza & Artwalk in downtown Abilene, Texas. Sharing the news about DAP's premiere gallery exhibit reception was fun for all ages & fruitful for DAP's mission to spread the art of doodles!
DAP was invited to participate in the People's Plaza First Friday for August 2022.
Fun was had by all!
Fun was had by all!
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July 2022 - DAP Doodle Art Party @ Majestic Coffee
Winners from July 2022 DAP Doodle Party
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ALL Entries for our 1st Doodle Art Party are below:
