hello all,

i am so sorry i've been so out of touch. there has been much going on with having moved the studio, beginning a new school year with students, settling into new space, and much more.

so here i am putting finishing touches on the new space and putting off posting because i have so much to say, don't know where to start - and then fear another month will go by. so please bear with me... over the next couple of weeks i will post many different bits of info, photos,updated wish-lists, etc... so check back.

thanks so much
love, dylan

Dylan gearing up for a full day of OPEN STUDIOS... pictured here getting his favorite cup of coffee at Salvagetti on Platte Street, Denver.

Click on the photo below to read a recent neighborhood blog (Riverfront Park - thanks chris) posting about good coffee, bicycles, and sent(a)mental studios.

introducing...  lead with your heart ...
an ongoing collection of
sent(a)mental studios - youth project.

This collection began at the 2nd Annual Queer Youth Summit this year in Denver CO. Sent(a)Mental Studios was there providing a day long open-studio environment. The theme this year was "lead with your heart" partially due to the timing being so close to Valentines Day. I began by thinking about how when i was in grade school the goal was really all about collecting as many valentines as I could... definitely more about quantity than quality. This led to my thoughts around how if we are truly to lead with our hearts - perhaps it should start with our own - and so this collection was born. The idea being to use the image of the heart as a template to fill and show how your heart feels on the inside and to use the space outside of the heart to show what is effecting and influencing it. Each person took it there own way and a variety of work was created. I decided to continue this as an ongoing project in the hopes to collect the expressions of individual hearts and hang them together as the project grows... to show how the heart connects us all.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection just shoot me an email through the contact page on this site and I will send you the page to work from so you can print it out and then you can send it to me.

As many of you know the sent(a)mental studios youth project's annual art show opened this past Friday (May 7th). It was awesome. Thank you so much to all the youth who chose to participate this year. As a result over 80 youth are represented in this years show. Many students, parents, teachers, and community members showed up to support the youth this year. If you did not get a chance to stop by seriously make time over the next few weeks. Here is a picture - but really, a visit in person is so much better.

Show Dates: May 7th - May 28th
Gallery Hours: 12-5 Tues-Sat
Location: The Other Side Arts - Community Gallery
              1644 Platte St. Denver CO 80202
              (303) 561-3000

Use the contact page of this site if you would like to schedule a different time to view the show or if you have any other questions.

You can click on the photo below to be directed to more
photos of the show or to learn more about the project
on the SAM-Youth Page.

look forward to seeing you around.

love, dylan

The Sent(a)Mental Project: A Memorial to GLBTIQA Suicides will be on exhibit starting October 6th in the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Pecos Campus Library and will be on display until November 20th.

The Sent(a)Mental Project is a collection of creative works about, by, or for individuals or groups affected by suicide. The goal of this memorial project is to bring visibility and awareness to those lost within the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, queer, and allied (GLBTIQA) community to suicide and mental health. The project provides and opportunity and safe space for psychiatric and suicide survivors to have their voices heard as well as loved ones share the stories of those who have been lost.

Library hours are Monday through Thursday 7:30am to 9:00pm, Friday 7:30am to 2:00pm, and Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Location: Chandler Gilbert Community College Library 2626 East Pecos Road Chandler, AZ

Sent(a)Mental Projects
Community Photo Series

A Call For Submissions

This a new addition to the Sent(a)Mental Project - A Memorial to GLBTIQA Suicides. This does not replace the previous calls for submissions... but can be an additional submission or simply a way for those people who do not feel they are in a place that they can create and complete a larger piece for the project.

If you have lost someone to suicide, had someone close to you attempt suicide, or have attempted suicide yourself please send a random photo of yourself and/or the persons who have attempted or that you have lost (together or separate) to be used in an ongoing photo series collected by artist Dylan Scholinski (founder/witness of Sent(a)Mental Studios). These photos will become part of the Sent(a)Mental Project – A Memorial To GLBTIQA Suicides and will be collected and displayed at all showings of the SAM Project. The mission of this particular part of the SAM Memorial Project is to begin to represent the community surrounding and affected by suicide.

Important Things to include with any submission:

Please include the name you would like to be listed, if any, with the submission. If no name is listed the pieces will be listed as “anonymous” by default. Photos cannot be larger than 8x10. Also include or send $5-$20 for your submission to cover framing and processing. Give more or less if you can or cannot... i basically trust people to pay what they can and to help support the project if and when they can. Dylan typically looks for old abandoned thrift store frames and happily accepts donations of money and/or frames. Sent(a)Mental Studios is a Non-Funded Project and only survives on the kindness and support of others.

Please mail photos to:
Sent(a)Mental Studios
PO Box 2537
Denver, CO 80201

Use This Address if package is larger
or shipped FedEx or UPS
Sent(a)Mental Studios
1644 Platte St.
Denver, CO 80202

OR SIMPLY EMAIL YOUR SUBMISSION TO:
lastdress@aol.com
Subject heading “SAM Project Submission”

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To make a donation or pay submission fee:
simply visit PayPal using the link listed here:
https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=marketing_us/send_money
and use the email address:
DYLANSCHOLINSKI@AOL.COM

or you can mail checks made out to the
Sent(a)Mental Project to the address above. Please contact me with any questions, concerns, or if you just want to brainstorm about ideas.

Thanks in advance.
love, dylan

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAM PROJECT.