Recap: Arto Day 2018
Arto Day 2018 was pretty amazing. We planned the day with hopes of sharing a good time with everyone that The Artoholiks holds near and dear, fellow Artoholiks and clients (past and current). We called it “the Field Day you’ve been waiting for…” And that’s exactly what it was, but the adult version. Yes, there was even a ‘field-day-shirt’. After working our asses off in the first half of 2018, we wanted a chance to kick back and unwind with the whole crew.
We ate, drank, played an INTENSE game of volleyball, it got really real, really quick. There was slick talk, diving, sliding, and a few collisions. And to top it all off, we gave out Artoholik trophies. Everyone had a great time and we have the pictures to prove it.
We’ve started something that we hope never stops. We’re already planning the 2nd Annual Arto Day, more friends, more sports, more games, more music, and more drinks. Coming?
SMBNYC x IQUAN Winter 2017
Randomly our Artoholik crew members Steve Cancel @smbnyc & Iquan Worthington aka @iquanw get together at least twice and year and document their hangout through photos and video all just for the fun. With Spring closely approaching, we decided to compile a batch of images from their recent Winter campaign titled smbnycxiquanwwinter. This is the first time that the duo, systematically edited and posted their images together with a proper hashtag and timeline. Oh, and there’s a vlog to go with it if the images don’t tell the story of their day completely.
A Conversation Piece
Last weekend we told football to watch us as we connected with local luxury bag brand Yetu Urithi to shoot their Fall/Winter lookbook. It was simple, we meet at a house, packed the car with the goods, went to a near by park in Verona, NJ, waited about an hour or two for models and then we began flicking away. The goal was to capture the models in the mist of fake picnic with their bags. But we are way too creative for that, we decided to tell a story through photos about certain actions and moods can evoke a CONVERSATION. Stay tuned for the lookbook and see what we came up with and enjoy these behind the scenes photos until then... PEACE!
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AGENDA x MAGIC Vegas
We had the opportunity to head out to Las Vegas and attend the fashion trade shows including Liberty, Agenda Capsule, Magic, MVMNT, Project and Pool. After checking out all of the exhibitors, we handpicked those who spoke to our Artoholik DNA, check them out here.
We kicked it, networked, shoot footage and most of all enjoyed all the fresh discoveries. From denim to foot wear we met brands like Bush Smarts, a hiking accessories brand from Brooklyn that WOW'ed us with nicely branded simple everyday items.
We learned about a lot from the people behind these brands, some creating their brands based on their everyday lifestyle while others woke up and felt the need to create a brand of their own.
We spotted unique booths, cool props and interesting representatives...
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Enjoy more still visuals below, recap videos soon to come. Peace & ELI!
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EXPLORE + LIVE & EXPLORE! (recap)
Well, well, well... What a month and what an outcome. Yesterday's pop-up shop at the Bourgeois Boutique in Hillside was amazing. If you were there, then you witnessed the works of Iquan and Guru throughout the boutique, some hand painted pieces, while all others were digital art infused with photos from the duo's Urban Exploring Excursions. We went into this event thinking it would be a year end celebration, but with all the love and support, how dare we do that.
Event go’ers had to opportunity to enjoy the sounds from fellow Artoholik, DJ Ream Supreme and tasty giveaways from RB’s Sweat Treats. Iquan’s mission was for the space to be designed to inspire you and activate your own mission, from the messaging on the shirts to the art-work on display, each piece had a statement that either you said to yourself once before, or something that made you want to get up off yo ASS.
From the works of art to the tees, customers were excited to get their hands on the piece that they came for.
Some attendees totally shocked us all by buying up everything, while others instantly felt the need to rock their favorite tee.
Overall, it was great to see friends, family, fellow Artoholiks and just everyone out to support and enjoy themselves on a Summer Sunday afternoon. This is the first of many more in steps towards the ultimate goal of an official Artoholik Shop that will be the home not only to Iquan and Guru but to...
See all the photos below, video to follow!
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Color Me RAD 2014 (NYC)
In case you missed it last summer… The Artoholiks took part in the annual Color Me RAD NJ/NY 5K at the METLife Stadium. Okay let me share a secret with you. For those of you who don't know much about the Artoholiks crew, besides our diversity, we’re a dope collective of athletic creative heads who confront every new challenge like artistic dare devils. Any who we love running marathons. Last year we took part in the super kick @## & very nontraditional Color Me RAD NY/NJ 5k at the MetLife Stadium and definitely had a blast. Picture this, starting a 5K in a crispy white T-Shirt or tank top and finishing the run literally showered in a bust of awesome colors. As the folks at COLOR ME RAD said it best, "Historically, running has only been acceptable when trying to escape the law, personal responsibility, the truth, and grizzly bears.” Unfortunate if you missed July 27th festivities to get your fresh white tee color bombed in blue, green, pink, purple, and yellow until every inch of your body: face, shirt, socks, etc is camouflaged. We've got you covered. If you think that was all, you thought WRONG! Imagine also partying at 10AM with DJ Brostradamus after a 5k run. We’re cool peeps so we’ll share a bit with you guys. Watch us and some of our friends get color bombed RAD style & getting our party on. Check the photos below! YES they're free for download and make sure to tag us with @theartoholiks PEACE!
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PHOTOBOOTH: Mott Street Cycles
A few weeks ago we posted Iquan an Guru's travels through NYC on their brand new custom bike from Mott Street Cycles, here are a few of the pictures. Enjoy! Oh, and if you didn't get to see the video, check it out here.
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PHOTOBOOTH: Sunday's Beats for Brunch 2
Yesterday we hosted our 2nd 'Beats for Brunch' event for the year in the lower east-side of New York City at Pianos, and this go around Laytonic featured Newark based DJ and fellow Artoholik 'Ream Supreme' to lead off the event making this his first NYC DJ appearance. Laytonic took over the 1's and 2's and laced a mean set of 90's hip hop instrumentals staying true to his style while providing a dope sound for the crowd to vibe out to. Then NYC based DJ 'Leecy T' closed out the DJ session with a blend that had the crowd dancing and bopping their heads featuring some 90's music as well as some fresh hip-hop and R&B rhythms. Just like our first B4B event back in February, we invited a live band to end the night. This time, Laytonic hand picked Brooklyn based hip-hop group 'ILLEGALIZE' to give our crowd some live and unique sounds.
Overall this event was just as successful as our first. Our mission was to get new people out to discover a different vibe, while enjoying food, music and each other. By the looks of the photo below, our mission was accomplished! Enjoy!
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Urban Exploiring: Lil Wyte (Special Edition)
In this special edition of Urban Exploring, Iquan and Guru get access to hang out with Memphis rap star Lil Wyte and his friends in New York City at the Merchants Cigar Bar for his album release of 'No Sick Days'. Check out the recap of their night.
DISCOVERIES in this EPISODE
Lil Wyte:
Patrick Lanshaw better known by his stage name Lil Wyte, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a member of the rap collective Hypnotize Minds and owner of the independent label Wyte Music. Read More
Merchants NY Cigar Bar:
Cigars & cocktails are accompanied by an American food menu at this clubby basement lounge. Learn More
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Photobooth: The InstaMEET
Here are the photos from Episode 4 of Urban Exploring 'The InstaMEET'
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Photos by Steve Cancel a.k.a @smbnyc
