An upcoming exhibit of Santa Monica’s Adler\Smith Gallery aims to raise awareness and support for Montana Pool Service
by showcasing a collection of donated skateboard decks from artists
worldwide aligned with the lifechanging efforts of the nonprofit
organization founded by Jeff (More).
I sent 100 @professorschmitt skateboards into the wild & across the globe and it’s been amazing seeing them come back.
These are last weeks arrivals and how epic are these!?
All boards will be on display on the 31st but each board will auction at different times over the next several weeks. We want the global audience to all have fair access to these amazing boards and help support an even more amazing Foundation.
Our goal is to help raise awareness and funding for MPS (Montana Pool Service) and the many good things they are doing.
Founded by Montanan Jeff Ament in 2005, MPS has organized and contributed to over 40 world class skateparks in rural and Native communities in Montana and the Dakotas to date, with five new ones being built this summer.
The Middle of Nowhere, an art exhibit spearheaded by Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, comes to the Adler/Smith Gallery on Mini Kinney in Santa Monica on Saturday, May 31.The
unique exhibit has been a year and a half in the making. One hundred
skateboard decks were sent to renowned artists around the world as far
as Japan, Peru, Thailand, England, Sweden, Switzerland, and more. Some
found their way into the hands of artists and skate culture legends like
Craig Stecyk, Yusuke Hanai, Wes Humpston, Stacy Peralta, Thomas
Campbell, and Ament himself, creating original, one-of-a-kind pieces. All
100 boards will be on display on Saturday, May 31, from 5 p.m. to 9
p.m.,) with Ament in attendance, and available to bid via an online
auction that will be released soon.Proceeds
from the auction will benefit Montana Pool Service, a nonprofit Ament
founded in 2005. MPS has helped fund and build over 40 world-class
skateparks in rural and Native communities across Montana and the
Dakotas, with five more breaking ground this summer.“Skateboards and art are like peanut butter and chocolate, or corn nuts and PBR,” Ament tells LA Weekly.
“So stoked to have many of the great pioneers, artists, and riders of
skateboard art on the marquee for this incredible night supporting more
concrete for the most isolated riders in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. Montana
Pool Service has five new skateparks going in Montana this year, with a
bunch more penciled in for the future.”
Decks from left: Jeff Ament and Norton Wisdom (Courtesy Adler/Smith Gallery)
PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998 PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000 PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000 PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000 PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003 PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005 PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005 PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006 PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008..... e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008 e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009 e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009... PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009 .PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009. PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010 PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010. BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010 e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011 .PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012 RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012 Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013 AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013 PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013 AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014 AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014 AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014 PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014 AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015 RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016 PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016 PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016 Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018 PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022 AIC Cuyohoga falls Oh. 8/16/2019 SHAWNSMITH Rip 2019Mark Lanegan Band 5/18/19
"Please join us next Sat May 31st 5-10pm For our opening of "Middle of Nowhere” - a skateboard art benefit show for Montana Pool Service. Founded by Montanan Jeff Ament in 2005-MPS has organized and contributed to over 40 world class skateparks in rural & Native communities in Montana & the Dakotas"
Welcome to Summer! We couldn’t be more excited for the next show and the summer rollout.
Please join us this Saturday May 31st from 5-10pm for what is sure to be one of the craziest openings at ADLER\SMITH to date!
“Middle of Nowhere”
“Middle of Nowhere” is a skateboard art benefit show for Montana Pool Service.
Founded
by Montanan Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam in 2005, MPS has organized and
contributed to over 40 world class skateparks in rural and Native
communities in Montana and the Dakotas to date, with five new ones being
built this summer.
We
sent 100 skateboard decks to artists and friends around the world as
far as Japan, Peru, Thailand, England, Sweden, Switzerland, the
Netherlands and all over the US, to create all original, one-of-a-kind
skateboard works of art. The response has been overwhelming and I hope
you find as much joy in seeing these boards as we do!
The
boards will be put into an online auction to have a global audience and
raise the most awareness and funding we can to hopefully build another
skatepark in a much needed area.
A
massive thank you to the many artists that sent back boards. It’s
beautiful seeing these communities blur the lines of surf, skate, music
and art of various forms all coming together for such an amazing project
and great cause. And a big thank you to Paul Schmitt (Schmitt Stix
Skateboards) for giving the artists the ultimate palette to create.
....................
We also wanted to make sure you have plenty of opportunities this summer to come see the amazing shows we have lined up.
The
gallery is always open 7 days a week, but we know life is busy, many of
you keep the same work hours as we do and not everyone is able to
attend openings - so we’re going to show a series of Saturday night
films on the art and part of it’s influential history of skateboarding
during this summer’s run.
Put one (or all) of these dates on the calendar and come celebrate with us.
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Catching up on the “Middle of Nowhere” show for @montanapoolservice / @officialament coming up May 31st.
I sent 100 @professorschmitt skateboards into the wild & across the globe and it’s been amazing seeing them come back.
These are last weeks arrivals and how epic are these!?
All boards will be on display on the 31st but each board will auction at different times over the next several weeks. We want the global audience to all have fair access to these amazing boards and help support an even more amazing Foundation.
Our goal is to help raise awareness and funding for MPS (Montana Pool Service) and the many good things they are doing.
Founded by Montanan Jeff Ament in 2005, MPS has organized and contributed to over 40 world class skateparks in rural and Native communities in Montana and the Dakotas to date, with five new ones being built this summer.
Please join us May 31. 5-9pm
PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998
PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000
PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000
PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000
PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003
PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005
PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005
PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006
PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008.....
e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008
e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009
e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009...
PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009
.PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009.
PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010
PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010.
BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010
e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011
.PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012
RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012
Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013
AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013
PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013
AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014
AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014
AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014
PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014
AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015
RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016
PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016
PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016
PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016
Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris
AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018
PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018
PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022
AIC Cuyohoga falls Oh. 8/16/2019
SHAWNSMITH Rip 2019Mark Lanegan Band 5/18/19
Welcome to Summer! We couldn’t be more excited for the next show and the summer rollout.
Please join us this Saturday May 31st from 5-10pm for what is sure to be one of the craziest openings at ADLER\SMITH to date!
“Middle of Nowhere”
“Middle of Nowhere” is a skateboard art benefit show for Montana Pool Service.
Founded by Montanan Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam in 2005, MPS has organized and contributed to over 40 world class skateparks in rural and Native communities in Montana and the Dakotas to date, with five new ones being built this summer.
We sent 100 skateboard decks to artists and friends around the world as far as Japan, Peru, Thailand, England, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and all over the US, to create all original, one-of-a-kind skateboard works of art. The response has been overwhelming and I hope you find as much joy in seeing these boards as we do!
The boards will be put into an online auction to have a global audience and raise the most awareness and funding we can to hopefully build another skatepark in a much needed area.
A massive thank you to the many artists that sent back boards. It’s beautiful seeing these communities blur the lines of surf, skate, music and art of various forms all coming together for such an amazing project and great cause. And a big thank you to Paul Schmitt (Schmitt Stix Skateboards) for giving the artists the ultimate palette to create.
....................
We also wanted to make sure you have plenty of opportunities this summer to come see the amazing shows we have lined up.
The gallery is always open 7 days a week, but we know life is busy, many of you keep the same work hours as we do and not everyone is able to attend openings - so we’re going to show a series of Saturday night films on the art and part of it’s influential history of skateboarding during this summer’s run.
Put one (or all) of these dates on the calendar and come celebrate with us.
We hope to see you!