Artrageous

So if you come to an Artrageous show, you're going to see live painting, music, singing, dancing, comedy and audience interaction, and the artists are always collaborating with the musicians, to try to complete their portraits in the amount of time it takes to do the songs.

It's always just like a rush to the finish - every note is being taken up with creating a masterpiece.” Lauri Francis[5]Artrageous performances are high-energy and crafted to feature immersive theater encouraging audience participation and typically highlighting several genres of music, dance, puppetry, storytelling, and speed-painted visual art.

[7] The various concert elements are highlighted by speed-painted re-creations of iconic works of art (DaVinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’, Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’), colorful portraits of iconic pop culture figures (Freddie Mercury, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ray Charles and more) and American patriotic-themed folk art (American Eagle, Statue of Liberty).

[8] Artrageous paintings, created live-in-concert, are often auctioned for charity and are on display throughout the United States and internationally in public and private galleries and collections.

The artistic community Artrageous calls home is a self-sustaining gathering of like-minded artisans, entrepreneurs and persons of all ages and backgrounds, with a 40+ year history living and working together.

The cohesive element, and a clear distinctive of the group, is their goal to unite persons around the world in service to a re-awakening to the importance of art and community - and how these naturally bring people together to enhance quality of life and health.

The camp aimed to instill different positive values, such as creativity, teamwork, determination, inclusivity, and strength, and culminated in an interdisciplinary student performance for their families at the end of the 5 days.

So we try to create those memorable moments.” Lauri Francis [26]Artrageous donates the paintings completed during their shows to their theater or company patron as a tool to raise funds and awareness for the arts.

We understand the critical importance of creatively using your body, mind and emotions.” Lauri Francis[29] A unique element of Artrageous is that in addition to being performers they also do their own production, show design, videography, logistics, marketing, web development, and promotions all in-house, with the varied skills of their community members.

They have worked with Fortune 500 companies and other corporations since the 90's to design custom events featuring high-energy art performances resulting in a complete experience for the audience; from walking in the theater to after the show with the live, on-stage gallery.

Clients have included the NBA All Stars (2019),[32] Duke University (2016), The Milwaukee Bucks (2015, 2017, 2022), SuperCell (2017), Ford Motors (1998), Marriott Hotels (2019), Bank M (2016) and ABSA Bank with Playback Media (2020), Doterra, VM Ware, Boeing, Gilette and ADP, Behr Paint, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Wells Fargo, IBM, Ink Magazine, Aebal Airlines and Pitney Bowes among others.

International shows have been performed in Paris, Salzburg, Monte Carlo, Brussels, Madrid, Macau, Tokyo, New Delhi, Thailand, Oman, Tanzania, Panama, Dominican Republic, Los Cabos, Cancun, Guanajuato, Bermuda, Bahamas, Virgin Gorda, Toronto and Vancouver among others.