CALL FOR ART: Krampus Night Holiday Benefit Extravaganza

If you've been good all year, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU! Sure you’ve seen holiday displays of cheery seasonal art, festive twinkling lights and adorable character animatronics.  THIS IS NOT THOSE THINGS! The 5th annual Wreck The Halls (WTH) exhibition is the “not-so-holiday” holiday show where local artists create and build the holiday monstrosities they always wanted to build and you always wanted to see!  And again, we are clearing up our walls for demented holiday wall art! Call For Not-So-Holiday Art, Displays & Animatronics!!! Calling all naughty/demented/twisted/disturbed/fun artist to submit your “holiday-themed” artwork and display/installation proposals!  WTH is now open to all mediums from small ornaments to large wall pieces to giant displays. GUIDELINES/RULES: There are none! Well, other than your submission MUST contain some form of December holiday/seasonal theme. Other than that, go crazy. ARTWORK: Wall, pedestal and freestanding art does not need to light up or be animated, but we would love to see it generally assault the viewer’s senses. DISPLAYS/INSTALLATIONS: Proposals are accepted and will be replied to ASAP to allow maximum planning time. If selected, there will be at least 2.5 days at the venue to put together your project. If it lights up or is animated, electricity will be supplied. Triggered sound/music is allowed but volumes need to be adjustable. It is FREE to enter and the deadline is Friday November 13th 2015.  For further details and to submit, visit: http://www.krampusnightdetroit.com/wreck-the-halls/ And while there, check out the rest of the Krampus Night festivities in store for your naughty self!  We look forward to seeing your WTH art! KRAMPUS NIGHT V - Holiday Benefit Extravaganza December 4th 2015 – 7pm until 2am – Strictly 18+ Tangent Gallery, 715 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MIhttp://www.facebook.com/KrampusNight http://www.twitter.com/KrampusDetroit Merry Krampus and stay naughty!!! Holly Kramp...there's more! Oh you better watch out…'cus he's coming back to town! On Friday December 4th 2015, Krampus is at it again with the 5th annual festive event: KRAMPUS NIGHT A HOLIDAY BENEFIT EXTRAVAGANZA Who is Krampus? Only the swellest devil to accompany ole' St Nick on his rounds during the holidays. Unlike Santa, he joyfully punishes the naughty by swatting them with switches…but who doesn't? However, on this day he's a devil with a cause helping those in need with a… Toys For Tots & BWBD Benefit Bring in some new toys or cans of food and get in on the cheap (and some good feels)! All toy donations are taken directly to aToys For Tots center to benefit less fortunate children during the holidays and all canned donations go to Burners Without Borders Detroit to help feed the homeless (click here for details). But he's not stopping there with his benevolent malevolence! He's also helping to support local artists with a… Krampus Bazaar of Local Art Buy some swell affordable art gifts for the naughty on your list (or for your naughty self)! You'll find everything from small unique stocking stuffers to large original art pieces. And to make this a Black Fridayyou won't regret, there's also a… Silent Art Benefit Auction   Generously donated by various artists of the DAMNED Exhibition, Corpus Illuminata and the Krampus Bazaaryou can bid to take home some amazing fine art while helping the homeless! 100% of all auction funds go directly to Burners Without Borders Detroit to help purchase much needed supplies to create survival backpacks for the homeless (click here for details).  But wait! There's also the 5th annual… Wreck The Halls Exhibition It's an “anti-holiday” holiday art & animatronics show! See the animated holiday monstrosities you've always wanted to see! Take home some disturbing holiday-themed art for your upcoming family party! This is definitely NOT your grandma's decor. (The Call for Art is now open!) And for your “entertainment”, we once again bring you the hilariously disastrous… Christmahanakwanza Variety Show Spectacular Come experience a wild night of amazingly bad lip syncing, barely rehearsed skits and impromptu shenanigans loosely based on your favorite holiday television and film classics! Featuring Satori Circus, Lushes LaMoan, Sofía Syntaxx,Bootsie La Fontaine, Scott Dambacher and lounge singer extraordinaire Konrad Lee! And if that wasn't enough, there's also… A full bar with all the boozy trimmings and spiked punch! Swanky holiday lounge music all night…in the lounge So-bad-they're-good vintage holiday B-movies all night Demented decor by the Krampus Undecoration Anticrafting Party Yummy festive food and delicacies by the Fargin Chef on-site And THE BIG MAN HIMSELF will be present on his throne to hear how naughty you've been all year. Will you get switched or candy? That's HIS call. NEW OLD LOCATION Tangent Gallery / Hastings Ballroom 715 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI Schedule 07p – Wreck The Halls & the Krampus Bazaar opens 10p – Christmahanakwanza Variety Show Spectacular Pt1 11p – Christmahanakwanza Variety Show Spectacular Pt2 01a – Last call (& bidding fight!) for the Silent Auction 02a – GO HOME! Admission $10 with New Unwrapped Toy and/or 3 Canned Food Donation* $15 for rotten Scrooges without either *non-Scrooges also receive a coupon worth $5 off their purchase of $25 or more in theKrampus Bazaar! There is no dress code but creative/naughty/festive holiday costuming welcome!   Krampus Night V – A Holiday Benefit Extravaganza Friday December 4th 2015 – 7pm until 2am – Strictly 18+ Tangent Gallery/Hastings, 715 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI Merry Krampus and Stay Naughty!!!