MUNNY SPOTLIGHT: JERMS LANNINGHAM

Leading up to our final day of bidding on Oct. 29, The Record Exchange is showcasing the artists who donated their talents to the fifth annual Munny Silent Auction Fundraiser. Today’s featured artist is Jerms Lanningham.

TITLE:
51 Eyed Purple People Eater
MATERIALS:
Acrylic and ink (Koh-I-Noor Papidograph pens)
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Seeing how Halloween is coming up and the show kicked off in October this year, I went the creepy route. This guy (Purple People Eater) has popped up in my work in the past, and I thought it would be fitting to bring it to life Munny style. I really needed to break away from the owls that perch up in my noggin. That, and I was really stoked on Julia Green’s use of purple in a recent painting she did.
BID ON THIS MUNNY HERE

RECORD EXCHANGE MUNNY AUCTION STARTS ON FIRST THURSDAY, OCT. 7! PINK PROJECT BRA WALK & SALE TOO!

The Record Exchange is proud to announce our fifth annual Munny Silent Auction Fundraiser. The Munnys will be unveiled at The Record Exchange on First Thursday, Oct. 7 (5 to 9 p.m.), and will remain on display for bidding through Oct. 29. On the 29th, The Record Exchange will be joined by the Boise Rock School for a special performance (5:30 p.m.) as the kids help us rock toward the close of the auction.

The Record Exchange also will be holding a special First Thursday sale in conjunction with the Pink Project and Artful Bra Walk, a showcase of artful bras created by local breast cancer survivors and supporters. In addition to viewing and voting on the bra featured at The Record Exchange, customers can save 20% off CDs and vinyl LPs by female artists and 20% anything in the RX Gift Shop! (Sale/Clearance items excluded.) For more information on the Pink Project, visit komenboise.org.

As in past years, many of Boise’s most talented artists have generously donated their time and creativity to custom-designing our favorite vinyl toy, kidrobot’s Munny. Finished Munnys have already started trickling in, and judging from what we’ve seen so far, this looks to be the best year yet.

This year’s fundraiser has been moved up to October in conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The beneficiary of the auction is the Women’s and Children’s Alliance (WCA) of Boise. Representatives from WCA will join us on Oct. 29 for the final night of bidding.

The Women’s and Children’s Alliance (wcaboise.org) exists to provide safety, healing and freedom to victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Since 1980, the WCA has been in the forefront of providing services to women and their children escaping violent circumstances. Since that time, the WCA’s crisis program has evolved into one of the most vital, unduplicated, comprehensive programs in our community and region. The Women’s and Children’s Alliance is proud to be a community leader in providing critically needed services to women and children victimized by domestic and sexual violence and was recently approved as a specialty substance abuse provider for pregnant and parenting women and women with children.

For more information on the Munny Silent Auction Fundraiser, email The Record Exchange HERE.

MUNNY MUNTH EQUALS A RAD DEAL: BUY ONE GET ONE FREE 7″ MUNNY!

Did you know that 2010 marks the fifth anniversary of the Munny? To celebrate our favorite 5-year-old friend, The Record Exchange is offering buy one get one free classic 7-inch Munny figures during Munny Munth (through June 30)!

And that’s not all. Starting June 10, you can visit kidrobot.com and enter the Munny Customizing Contest! This HUGE contest features celebrity judges and, in kidrobot’s own words, bajillions of prizes!