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)
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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