Global Event/Contest - #LipSexArt with Colin Christian

In an effort to give our Mind Key community of talented artists and friends another outlet to release their babies into the wild, see below for an amazing contest opportunity to be featured in a gallery show!  Remember to Hashtag (#) #MindKey and tag @Mind.Key (on Instagram) also when you participate!  We'd love to see what you come up with!

 

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In celebration of the new, exclusive "Lipsex" by Colin Christian,  AFA Gallery and the Artist invite fans to participate in a social media photo challenge!

 

Print the lips from our website, feature them in an original photo, and share the image on Instagram and Facebook via the tags:      #LipSexArt  @AFANYC  @ColinChristian    One person will win a pair of mini candy apple red lips by the Artist. (Please remember to keep social media platform rules and guidelines in mind. Full contest terms can be found on the AFA website.) Download and Print the Photo Challenge PDF Here More Information, pr@afanyc.com 212.226.7374           LIPSEX PHOTO CHALLENGE RULES ABOUT COLIN CHRISTIAN ABOUT AFA GALLERY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

 

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"Yin and Yang: The Duality of Balance"- The Mind Key Anthology, Second Edition

As the Mind Key Project continues to grow and evolve, we are looking ahead at some exciting collaborations.  One of them is the second edition of the Mind Key Anthology, a collection of art, stories and poems that reflect Mind Key’s passion for life and discovery to one’s purpose. 

The first edition of “The Mind Key Project:  An Anthology” attracted the exquisite work of many artists and writers, all of which contributed to the book by sharing their love and passion for life.  The beautifully composed book shared captivating images of nature, magic and health while reflecting on intrinsic stories of faeries, Celtic rituals, and much more. Visit www.mindkey.me/anthology to see some interior images and purchase a copy of this first edition.

Mind Key is thrilled to announce the making of a Second Edition.  Focusing on the balance of life and of the human spirit, “Yin and Yang: The Duality of Balance” will reflect on the essential equilibrium of light versus darkness.  Centering this theme on a gray scale tone and wintery attitude, the visual book will explore the ever changing world, where light and darkness work together to achieve balance and harmony. 

The Second Edition of the Anthology will delve deeper into the Mind Key focus.  The understanding and mastering of balance is the core of Mind Key’s message to discover what makes us whole individuals and how to achieve a healthier, more passionate life.  

Mind Key editor, Charla Dury, who also edited and contributed to Anthologies, says, “I’m excited about the new Anthology as a place to explore the darkness and the light within myself.  I also enjoy watching others’ experiences of the same concept because they’re never the same as my own.”

“Yin and Yang: The Duality of Balance” will be an 8.5" x 11" glossy photo book, its contents contributed by talented artists of any genre.  The Mind Key community and anyone interested in submitting their work are encouraged to do so. 

Click here to view our guidelines and deadlines and to submit your work. Artists will be notified by November 1^st if their work has been selected to appear in the Anthology.

Charla's story of Mind Key - Charla Dury

I’ve been blogging off and on for nine years.  That’s right, I said 9 whole years!  I started on MySpace (can you believe that I mentioned MySpace to a younger coworker today and he had no idea what I was talking about?) and I gained a tremendous following.  Over 300 subscribers.  I blogged about  family, friends, life, politics, love, kids, poetry (and poetry games) and personal experiences. Pretty much anything.  Except fiction.  I read fiction, I don’t write much of it.  

Sadly sinking MySpace

I blogged on MySpace for a few years, making many new friends along the way.  I created Charlapalooza and Walk The Word (incredibly attended and insanely popular poetry games,) was picked up as a weekly poet on TheBlueDoodle.com and, with the friends I acquired, edited many a story.  

Then one day, MySpace sadly sprung a leak and Facebook grew in its place.

While I am on Facebook, it’s not my thing.  I much preferred the MySpace platform setup.  I loved blogging and having folks eager to see what I wrote and comment to let me know what they thought.  I loved the continuous dialogue of the MySpace blogging platform.

Last year, my friend Danielle Rose (the creator of the MindKey community,) who I had met and befriended on MySpace, approached me about becoming a member of Mind Key, her growing community of dedicated practitioners of personal health and well-being.  People following their  

passion.

www.mindkey.me

At first, I was stymied at how I could contribute.  I’m just a blogger, and at that point I wasn’t even blogging because the platforms available didn’t have the exposure I had come to expect.  OK, so I’m a bit more than a blogger.  I’m a wife, a mother, a full time office and accounting manager, an editor and the treasurer for several community programs.  I was already living a full life as it was!  How could I find time to actively contribute to something so near and dear to my friend’s heart?  

I didn’t want to let her down, though, so I agreed.  I had no idea what to expect.

The Mind Key Project, An Anthology (Cover)

How incredibly I’ve grown through this wonderful process!  Through Mind Key, I’ve begun blogging again at www.charladury.com.  Having the Mind Key Community as support, I’ve gained people who are interested in what I have to say.  I’ve been lucky enough to be part of the MindKey Anthology as both an editor and contributing member.  I’ve also been honored to be one of the first readers of Danielle Rose's Mind Key, the Novel.  Editing my way through the incredible story of Noelle Ricci and her personal growth has helped me grow as a person as well, remembering and cultivating my editorial roots.

Thanks to my membership in the Mind Key Community, I feel like a flower beginning to reopen.   Reaching up and grasping onto more of life’s experiences.