Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of January (aka 01.07.26) when we’ll be doin’ the open mic voodoo that we do at Barbara’s Pavillion! We will get things started with some musical grooves brought to you by our long standing house band Swirve! (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks). Then, starting at 8pm, hosts Johnny O & MH Clay will …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.27.25
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. Henry Miller ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Knowledge engineering an incubating egg” by Resident Artist Mitchell Pluto To see all of Mitchell’s cosmically trippy & chaotically gorgeous canvases, as well as our other past featured artists, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.20.25
One size does not fit all. Frank Zappa ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Conspires” by Resident Artist Mitchell Pluto To see all of Mitchell’s cosmically trippy & chaotically gorgeous canvases, as well as our other past featured artists, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we got classroom fame for taking …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.13.25
Study what thou art / Whereof thou art a part / What thou knowest of this art / This is really what thou art. / All that is without thee also is within. William Drummond ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Occultations” by Resident Artist Mitchell Pluto To see all of Mitchell’s cosmically trippy & chaotically gorgeous canvases, as well as our …
Mad Swirl Merch : Holiday Sale 2025
NOW thru December 25th get 10% OFF using promo code > MADMERCH25 ‘Tis the season to be MAD! That’s right, the whole mad swirl of merch begins in our online store! If you haven’t already got yourself some mad threads to sport, then you’ve come to the right post. We have mens & ladies tees, zipped hoodies in all sizes …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.06.25
The true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths. Bruce Nauman ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Narcissistic Nationalism” by Resident Artist Mitchell Pluto Mad Swirl is thrilled to welcome the wonderful Mitchell Pluto back into the gallery, with more mixed-media pieces that riff on collage but push beyond it: layers of paint, paper, and unexpected texture colliding in ways that …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 12.03.25
This past 1st Wednesday of December (aka 12.03.25) Mad Swirl Open Mic was found whirling up the Swirl at Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the Mad mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there! This month we hosted our annual Ho-Ho-Holidaze Hijinx! Grats to ALL the participators & swirlabrators who helped ring in this holiday season: Hosts: Johnny O MH Clay …