Here are a couple of August events to save the date for! And even a September event.
They're Having Their First First Friday at The Makery!
There will be poetry and photography and music and good times. Check out the very first First Friday event at The Makery. Linda Kaye is bringing Poet’s Place to life and will feature The Conga Poet as well as other guests. The currect show that’s exhibiting will be closing this evening, so you can get a last chance to see photography from around the world. And there will be a preview of the classes The Makery will be hosting during the fall season. Registration for those classes opens during September’s First Friday. Good times!
Come on by and have some fun!!
Please join us this Saturday!
The South Pasadena Arts Council Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
“ZooZeum”
a solo exhibition by Daniel Peacock
Saturday, July 16th from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
during the South Pasadena ArtsCrawl!
The South Pasadena Arts Crawl is a free Neighborhood-Night-on-the-Town with Art, Music, Family, Shopping, Food and Friends!
FREE ADMISSION
SPARC Gallery at the South Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce
1121 Mission St., South Pasadena
*Masks are strongly recommended
Multiverse
Bob Landström
curated by Kate Stern
Slim Jelly (2021). Pigmented Volcanic Rock on Canvas.
Bob Landström, known for his abstract, metaphysical paintings made from crushed, pigmented igneous rock, makes his debut in Los Angeles at bG Gallery with his new solo exhibition, Multiverse.
Multiverse includes several new works from Landström and is as much an investigation into his personal fascination with metaphysics and theories about multiple universes as it is a wide-sweeping exploration into the ways we perceive reality and create meaning.
“Landström uses ancient materials to explore the nature of our existence as though upon ashes of the fire in Plato’s cave itself.”
– Om Bleicher, bG Gallery Owner
Opening Reception
4:00 - 7:00pm
Saturday, July 16th, 2022
bG Gallery, 2525 Michigan Avenue A2, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Happy July!! Keep it Safe and Sane...Sane, Hahaha!!
You can hear the fireworks in the distance. It’s that season again. Summer. And who would have thought that for the 4th of July women would have to deal with the reversal of Roe v Wade. We’ve had rights taken away. this is not a time to celebrate. No, it’s time to get angry. Create the change we need. Artists know what to do. Get busy. Get marching. Get to calling your representatives. Hey Jimmy Gomez! Can you hear us? Codify Roe v Wade. Get rid of the filibuster. Impeach lying Supreme Court judges. Simple requests. Anyway, here we are. What’s next? Good question. But in the meantime we do need to keep stimulated and inspired, and the best way to do that is to go see art. Or read some poetry. Check out Linda’s poets over at Poet’s Place.
Now, for the art…where should we start? I’d like to go to The Cheech next. I’m jealous of all of my friends that have already been there. I’m going this coming week. The Cheech houses the largest and most fabulous collection of Chicano art in the world. Go. Enjoy.
THE WEST COAST THEATRICAL DEBUT OF ART DOCUMENTARY MAKE ME
FAMOUS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE 40TH ANNUAL OUTFEST FILM
FESTIVAL.
The 40th Annual Outfest Film Festival will present the West Coast Theatrical Premiere of feature documentary, MAKE ME FAMOUS, a fresh look at the iconic Downtown art scene in NYC in the 1980s.
MAKE ME FAMOUS brings forward a popular era while unearthing many artists, photographers, and stories that have seldom been in the public eye. The 1980s art scene is famous for breakout artists like Basquiat and Keith Haring, but there were many other artists who made a powerful impact. Set during arguably the last great art explosion in American history, MAKE ME FAMOUS tells the story of painter Edward Brezinski in his maniacal quest for fame. Told by the artists and gallery owners themselves, MAKE ME FAMOUS gives an intimate portrait of what it was like to be an artist in NYC in the 1980s, with an unexpected twist at the end when you find out what happened with Brezinski’s mysterious death in the Côte d’Azur. This feature art documentary delves into the spirit of the artists themselves, what drove their generation and what they were up against.
Dates and Times: Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 2PM Director Brian Vincent and Producer Heather Spore will be in attendance for a Q&A following the Harmony Gold screening. Tickets are on sale through www.outfest.org, and single tickets can be purchased for $14. Films are available for streaming after their Theatrical Screening.
La Brea Tar Pits Announces Summer Programming
that Celebrates Museum’s First Confirmed Fossil
WHAT
Through Labor Day, visitors can enjoy special programming at La Brea Tar Pits that celebrates one of the Ice Age’s mightiest predators: the saber-toothed cat. This summer, visitors can experience fantastic tours and programs, witness the Ice Age coming to life in Ice Age Encounters performances, help scientists with their discoveries, and engage in specially guided tours.
As the first confirmed fossil found at La Brea Tar Pits, saber-toothed cats are iconic symbols of Ice Age Los Angeles and California as a whole. In 1974, the saber-toothed cat was officially designated as our state fossil. Just like L.A., saber-toothed cats have killer vibes. This powerful predator is captured perfectly in its scientific name, Smilodon fatalis, coming from the Greek smilodon for “blade” and “tooth”, and the Latin fatalis for “deadly.”
A self-guided scavenger hunt with La Brea Tar Pits’ Saber-tooth highlights is the purrfect starting place.
WHEN
Summer 2022
Visit tarpits.org for tickets and museum hours
Excavator Tours
Daily at 10:30 am and 1 pm – Meet at the Fossil Lab
Saber-tooth Cat Chats
Daily at 3:00 p.m. – Meet at the Fossil Lab
WHERE
La Brea Tar Pits
5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
MORE INFO
https://tarpits.org/saber-toothed-summer
SPECIAL EVENTS
Fossilized and Realized: Tar Pits Video Festival
Friday, July 22, 2022 / 8:30pm-9:30pm
Fossilized and Realized: Tar Pits Video Festival will feature a selection of videos submitted by the public, a screening of a new film about La Brea Tar Pits by our moderator and host Nic Cha Kim, and a discussion on LBTP’s significance in art and popular culture with the Natural History Museum’s Archivist Yolanda Bustos and artist in residence Mark Dion.
Opening at The Makery This Friday Night!
Here's a Mid-Month Update of Cool Things You Should Go Do!
June is over halfway done. Wow! Next week marks the first day of summer as well as the longest day of the year. How are you celebrating? I have some suggestions listed below. Take a look.
Mika Rottenberg's debut exhibition in Los Angeles will feature video works as well as new kinetic sculptures, drawings and installations.
A first-ever discussion between Mika Rottenberg and Paul McCarthy will take place 23 June, in Los Angeles, moderated by Anne Ellegood.
EMMA RUTH RUNDLE
Lethal Amounts
BY EMILY BABETTE
"Dowsing Voice is an ambitious multimedia exhibition, combining Rundle’s visual art as well as her music."
THE BROAD’S SUMMER HAPPENINGS MUSIC + PERFORMANCE SERIES
KICKS OFF JUNE 18
ALL QUEER LATINX LINE UP FOR PRIDE REFLECTS ON THE COMPLEX MEANINGS OF
THE UNITED STATES FLAG
COME HEAR THE WORLD’S ONLY LBGTQ+ MARIACHI BAND AND SO MUCH MORE
LATE NIGHT MUSEUM ACCESS FOR ALL TICKET HOLDERS.
The Broad kicks off our 2022 summer performance on June 18th with artists reflecting on the complex meanings and symbolism of the United States flag represented in The Broad’s special exhibition This Is Not America’s Flag.
Celebrate Pride Month with the first Now We’re Here performance event, featuring barrier-breaking rapper Niña Dioz, genre-bending singer Rubby, performance artist and filmmaker Xandra Ibarra, poet and healer féi hernandez, the world’s first and only LGBTQ+ mariachi band Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, and a wildcard, all-vinyl set on the decks by local cult favorite DJ Cocteautwinks, exploring immigration, gender and sexuality, spirituality, colonialism, and more at the intersections of Indigenous and ancestral heritage and contemporary pop culture.
Now We’re Here lays the groundwork for artists to celebrate their own roles and identities in today’s artistic and sociopolitical landscape, the joys and struggles of self-defining “place,” citizenship and national identity, and the profoundly individual ways in which they arrived at this moment in their journeys. Doors open at 8pm and ticket price includes access to the museum, including the special exhibitions This Is Not America’s Flag and Takashi Murakami: Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow. $25
Presents
Ryoko Kaneta
In Our Nature
Downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) is proud to announce their next major solo show In Our Nature, featuring new works from Japanese artist Ryoko Kaneta and set to premiere June 25th in Gallery 3.
One of the leading figures of Japan’s up-and-coming generation of artists, Kaneta will be making her U.S. solo debut with her upcoming show at CHG, which features 14 new works. The Tokyo-based artist paints according to ancient Japanese philosophies, including the thought that God dwells in all beings. Her descriptive paintings are embedded in historic cultures yet exist as fleeting spectacles of nature. The artist applies acrylic paint to canvas and masterfully blends to create an image that actively develops and moves with cyclicality. Her artworks suggest a passing of time and celebrate nature’s ephemerality.
OPENING RECEPTION
June 25, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
ON VIEW
June 25 – July 30, 2022
COREY HELFORD GALLERY
571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033
Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Visiting Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
(310) 287-2340
SUPERVISOR HILDA L. SOLIS AUTHORS MOTION TO PROCLAIM
"ARTS AND HEALTH WEEK"
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Weeklong Celebration Includes Offsite Events Throughout LA County,
Featuring June 15 Arts and Health Summit
from LA Opera and Department of Arts and Culture
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has proclaimed "Arts and Health Week" in Los Angeles County, from June 13 through June 18, 2022. The Board’s motion states: "From arts education for young people to arts programming for older adults, the arts have been proven to make individual lives better and strengthen communities. They improve health and well-being, and they improve cognitive skills. There is growing research and proven connections demonstrating that arts can make a positive impact on health across mental health, physical health, and public health, for all communities." The motion further recognizes LA County’s work at the intersection of arts and health, including LA Opera, and the County’s Departments of Arts and Culture, Mental Health, Public Health, and Health Services, and other partners.
June...Ahhh, Summer is Almost Here!
What is your favorite season? I’m partial to the time between spring and summer. It’s really nice out most of the time. Yeah, there’s some June gloom we contend with, but once it burns off, it’s usually pretty freakin’ nice. I’m sharing my appreciation for this time of year. I also appreciate that the good weather coincides with many art events around the city. Check out what is listed below. And as you do every month, check out Poet’s Place, our round up of fabulous poets doing what they do best.
Let’s start with AMOCA over in Pomona. Click on the link and find out more about what’s in store for the month of June.
Over at Hauser Wurth. Paul McCarthy.
Over at Corey Helford later this month…Downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) is proud to announce their next major solo show Fight to Live in the Void, featuring new works from Japanese artist Hikari Shimoda and set to premiere June 25th in the Main Gallery.
Now for some information that artists can use from CCI, Center for Cultural Innovation. Learn about grant opportunities and good things like that.
Submissions Open for Fossilized and Realized: Tar Pits Video Festival, happening on July 22, 2022
Celebrate the iconic site by creating a one-minute (or shorter) video that may be selected to be screened
Submission deadline: July 1, 2022
Fossilized and Realized: Tar Pits Video Festival
Los Angeles, CA (June 10, 2022) — Calling all video makers and Tar Pits enthusiasts! This summer is your opportunity to have your short video screened outdoors in the heart of Los Angeles during the Fossilized and Realized: Tar Pits Video Festival, happening on July 22, 2022.
Write a script for your dire wolf puppet, choreograph a tar dance, create a montage of all your favorite tar pits-inspired movie scenes, or whatever else comes to mind to show us why this site is special to you, to Los Angeles, and to the world.
Videos chosen can qualify to win a sabertooth cat scull cast awarded for Favorite Video. The videos (one-minute or less) can be animated, live-action, shot on your cell phone– and they don't need to be filmed at Hancock Park. International submissions are welcome.
Join us on July 22, 2022 for Fossilized and Realized: Tar Pits Video Festival featuring select videos from the callout, a screening of a new film about La Brea Tar Pits by our moderator and host Nic Cha Kim, and a discussion on the site's significance in art and popular culture with the Natural History Museum of L.A. County’s Archivist Yolanda Bustos and La Brea Tar Pits artist-in-residence Mark Dion.
This event is part of LBTP x Pacific Standard Time: Mark Dion, an artist's residency at LBTP funded by the Getty Foundation as part of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time 2024: Art x Science x L.A. initiative, a series of exhibitions, public programs, and publications that will explore connections between the visual arts and science from prehistoric times to the present and across different cultures worldwide.
Learn more and submit your videos here.
May Means One More Month of Spring! Don't Forget to Smell the Flowers. And May the Fourth Be With You.
It’s time to mobilize. Women’s rights are dear to me. We are seeing the disregard and disrespect for women in this nation. We cannot allow 5 individuals to reak havok on the lives of women across this country. We in California are fortunate to have a safe haven for those in need of reproductive healthcare, but when you see the maps of the regions where women will loose control of their bodies, it’s heartbreaking. I’m not sure the Republicans have any idea of what they are unleashing. I know this is the red line I draw in the sand and I will protest, volunteer, contribute to make sure that those responsible for doing this to 51% of the population, need to be removed from their jobs. Artists need to get to work. Come scream with me! Create artwork and send it here to post.
Check out Poet’s Place this month. Linda Kaye is gathering her poets, to share their work with you. Now, here’s some of what is happening around the LA art scene.
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles in MacArthur Park
Celebrating 15 years of free live music with an outstanding diverse lineup
Welcoming music fans of all ages from across Los Angeles and beyond to MacArthur Park for 30 free concerts
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (Levitt LA) is thrilled to announce its 15th season of summer performances in MacArthur Park that continues to reflect the cultural mosaic of Los Angeles with an outstanding lineup while enjoying an iconic LA outdoor setting.
The electrifying 2022 lineup features international greats as well as LA's own superstar talents performing a wide variety of genres including cumbia, rock, soul, ska, salsa, electronic dance music, Hip-Hop, folklorico music from Mexico, Central & South America, and more. Levitt LA’s concerts will once again transform MacArthur Park into a sonically-charged urban oasis featuring free live music under the stars.
Levitt LA is pleased to announce that concerts will be live-streamed and available after the season on YouTube, expanding the accessibility of free high-quality concerts for all.
“We’re coming back stronger than ever this summer” says Matthew Himes, Levitt LA’s Director of Programming and Production, “with over 150 performances, 50 genres, and many surprises, there’s a little something for everyone. We can’t wait to see everyone dance, laugh, and enjoy the incredible music under the stars with all their friends and families and make new connections with each other.”
Launching the season, Levitt LA is partnering with LACMA's Latin Sounds and La Banda Elástica to co- present the concert series’ opening night on June 18, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm featuring El Gran Silencio, Buyepongo, Las Chikas, and La Banda Elástica DJ’s.
This season will also feature the soulful oldie sounds of Joe Bataan, Mexican sonidero sounds of Grupo Soñador, to the neo-perreo beats of Andrekza, dancing all night with LA's hottest DJ's to a festival celebrating Filipino culture & beyond !!
With long built trust Levitt LA teams up with local heritage groups and music collectives who often serve as culture bearers to celebrate the distinct communities that make LA so unique. The Sunday concerts showcase exciting new and traditional music for an immersive crosscultural experience with food, dance, and more!
Such as: INCA, The Peruvian Ensemble and TAIKOPROJECT- presented in partnership with The Music Center, plus Yola At HOLA, HOLA Music Studios.
For more information about the Levitt LA Summer Season 2022, please visit www.levittlosangeles.org.
May at AMOCA
New exhibition and a new podcast!
April was a remarkably busy month at AMOCA, and May is shaping up to be just as vibrant: a new exhibition featuring work by Alina Hayes opens in the Vault Gallery, a podcast launches featuring AMOCA's very own Exhibition Manager Pam Aliaga, the Huntington celebrates Fiber Arts Month, and more classes and workshops in the ceramics studio have been posted!
April Starts a New Quarter and New Beginnings
See that poster above. That’s where my new studio space is, The Makery. Lucky me. Come to our opening and see cool art, made by cool people. And this weekend The Brewery Art Walk is back!! Disclosure, I’ll be there too, at The Jesus Wall Gallery.
Poet’s Place for April has posted and I think you should check out this month’s selection of poetry. Linda puts together fabulous groups of poets, and we’re so fortunate to host their work here. If you are a poet and want to submit, contact Linda Kaye.
Brand 50: Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
The Associates of Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale, California announces its 50th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper celebrating not only the artists chosen this year, but the many who have been featured in the past 50 years. Cash awards total over $4,000 including a Juror’s Award. All accepted artworks will be included in a show at the Brand Gallery and in both printed and online exhibition catalogs.
Entry Deadline: May 13, 2022
All submissions must be made via CaFE (callforentry.org)
I’ll be here with my beads and glass.
NATION’S LARGEST PAID SUMMER ARTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OPENS FOR LA COUNTY COLLEGE STUDENTS
Program Expands Creative Career Opportunities and Learning
LA County’s long-running creative workforce development program, the LA County Arts Internship Program (AIP), will provide 228 university and community college students with paid on-the-job experience in the arts at over 140 nonprofit organizations starting this summer. Applications for interested students are now open.
March - A Time for Change
I’m distracted. It’s a combination of things. Moving my studio, world issues, and moving my studio. March is a good time for change. Spring arrives, we have the time change, and I’m moving my studio…but this isn’t all about me. I can’t help be reflective on these things. Just as it feels like the pandemic might be receding enough to act like things might get normal, that idiot Putin decides to start WWW 3. Distracted.
This is where art can be helpful. My move is into a cool space down in Little Tokyo, The Makery, with cool people, and we will do cool things. We’re planning on having art shows, and classes and workshops, and it’ll be a maker space. These are all good things. Here’s our first call for artists!
Another Call to Artists - “There From Here”
Over at Art Share, in downtown LA, They have teamed up with the fabulous Baha Danesh for a Call to Artists. Hurry as the deadline is upon up.
There From Here is an exhibition that revolves around the idea of “‘place”’ and how it affects artists. Artists will explore their own surroundings and highlight key elements within their own context of self and surroundings.
Artists will explore concepts through a variety of mediums, ranging from charcoal and oil paint to digital media. Figurative and environmental works are rendered with a whimsical touch and address themes pertaining to humanity, such as memory, identity, mental health and fantastical worlds created not only through our experiences, but those of ancient cultures as well. Embrace your inner dreamer and wander amidst the many realities of everyday life.
February...What's Your Creative Outlet?
Month two of 2022. What’s going on with all of you? What’s your creative outlet? We’ve been in a strange place for almost two years now, and most of the artists I know have been creating art and music and have maintained their creativity. But what is your outlet? Sometimes for me it’s cooking or baking. Sometimes it’s writing. Whatever it is, it cleanses my creative spirit, and allows me to go back to my regularly scheduled creativity, ready to go. What about you? Maybe you need a fresh creative outlet.
Go over to Poet’s Place, the page curated by Linda Kaye, and let her posse of poets inspire your writing, or painting, or music, or dance! Maybe you should try a class. A workshop. Find a new talent or passion. You can scroll down to find some places that offer class and opportunities to expand your mind. Or check out some art at some of the local galleries.
Full disclosure…I’ll be here selling cool glass goodies. It’s Valentine’s Day soon after all. Hope to see you there!
Intersect Palm Springs Takes Place This Week, February 10-13, 2022
Cara Romero, TV Indians (2017), archival print, 39 x 60 in, Edition of 3. Image courtesy of the artist and Blue Rain Gallery. Included in the exhibition Zzyzx Redux at Intersect Palm Springs.
The Boutique Art and Design Fair Includes Over 50 Galleries, a Sculpture Garden, Two Special Exhibitions, and a Robust Program of Talks and Events
New York, NY, February 8, 2022—Intersect Palm Springs, a boutique fair that brings together a dynamic mix of more than 50 emerging and established contemporary and modern art and design galleries, takes place February 10 through 13, 2022. An Opening Night Preview on Thursday, February 10 will be followed by General Admission from Friday, February 11 through Sunday, February 13. Works from the Fair will also be online at Artsy.net, Intersect’s exclusive online marketplace partner, from February 10 through March 3, 2022.
Focus on Form: Sculpture Garden provides a spotlight on sculpture at the entry to the Fair, featuring 18 large-scale works by such artists as Stephanie Bachiero (Peter Blake Gallery), Michael DeJong (New Discretions), Andy Dixon (Over the Influence), Tara de la Garza (bG Gallery), Richard Hudson (Michael Goedhuis), Robert Indiana (Galerie Gmurzynska), Dominique Labauvie (Bleu Acier), Robert Raphael (SITUATIONS), Alex Schweder (Edward Cella Art & Architecture), Jesse Small (Nancy Hoffman Gallery), Julian Voss-Andreae (HOHMANN), and Ben Allanoff.
Says Becca Hoffman, Managing Director of Intersect Palm Springs, “We are thrilled to kick off 2022 being in person in Palm Springs in February and are pleased to see resounding support from our galleries, cultural partners, and the local Southern California and Palm Desert communities.”
Tim von Gal, CEO of Intersect Art and Design, adds, “Intersect Palm Springs will be an excellent opportunity to reconvene in person in one of the most beautiful places in the country. Our hope is to repeat the success we had at Intersect Aspen in 2021, by drawing a dedicated group of collectors and art enthusiasts to the Fair.”
Palm Springs Convention Center
277 N Avenida Caballeros
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Opening Night Preview:
Thursday, February 10 | 5 - 9 pm (VIP/All Access Pass required)
General Admission:
Friday, February 11 | 11 am - 7 pm
Saturday, February 12 | 11 am - 5 pm
Sunday, February 13 | 11 am - 4 pm (10 - 11 am VIP Brunch)
SPRING/BREAK Art Show
LOS ANGELES 2022
NEW LOCATION
5880 Adams Blvd, Culver City Arts District
EXHIBITORS INCLUDE:
Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Ambre Kelly + Andrew Gori, Ankita Mukherji + Elisabeth Smolarz, Anna Evtiugina, Brigitte Engler + Dale Wittig, Carlton Dewoody, Casey Jex Smith, Chris Bors + Fred Fleisher, Christopher Lynn + Janessa Lewis + Malachi Wilson, Coco Dolle, DC Smith, Erika Hirugami, Evan Snyderman + Gabrielle Shelton, Galerie Wolfsen, Gentle Giants Projects, Heinz Patatzki, Hilde Lynn Helphenstein + Matthew Capasso, The Untitled Space, iv gallery, Jay Gaskill, Jessica Goehring + Max Rippon, Katie Hector + Adam Sabolick, LaiSun Keane, Leila Wahba + Seline Camli Anjel, Maria Petrovskaya + Zak Vreeland, Maripol, Marrow Gallery, Michael Slenske, Mike Chattem, Natalie Kovacs + Arnoud Verhaeghe, New Art Projects, Nora Lucia Boyd, Patrick Geske + Cody Miner, Pietro Alexander, Queenie Wong, Rebecca Bird, Rick Herron, Shane Darwent, Shelter Serra, Shona McAndrews, Tara de la Garza, The ƒ/Ø Project, The New Arts Foundation, Track 16, Transformer, Valery Estabrook + Corey Escoto, Yulia Topchiy, Zahra Sherzad
PARKING INFORMATION:
Valet parking on-site // Additional Parking nearby at ARQ at Cumulus: 3311 La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Rideshare encouraged
Wanna Learn Something?
Los Angeles is filled with places where you can learn something new. Things that can be made include shoes, knives, glass items, paintings, jewelry, food…the list goes on. Whether you want to take a semester full of classes via an extension program at one of the local colleges or just a one time experience blowing glass, Los Angeles has it. Check out the Classes Around LA page to see some of the options out there.
ACME-RE Creates Scholarship Program
Please check out this cool opportunity being created by ACME Real Estate, where I am a real estate agent, full disclosure. ACME is creating a scholarship program to offer to recent high school graduates, to bring more young people from under represented neighborhoods in Los Angeles. This is a wonderful opportunity!
Home ownership empowers. Knowledge inspires. Representation transforms. Share the opportunity.
Happy Freakin' New Year! Let's See Some Art, But Don't Forget Your Mask!
Welcome to 2022! Here we are in a similar, yet slightly different place than last year. Still got the Ronas, still gotta mask up, and we still want to get are groove on. In a city that is mostly vaccinated, we should be able to return to some sort of normal, but nooooo, we got the Omicron…so, like I said, mask up, and be patient.
The LA Art Show is weeks away and I am looking forward to the over stimulation that can come from aisles of art from around the world. The people watching is always good as well. Tickets are available.
Poet’s Place is up and Linda Kaye, our poetry curator extraordinaire, has assembled a great group of poets and their poetry. Below, you’ll find links to 2022 grant info and opportunities to get your art groove on.
January 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you'd like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art.
Open Calls
The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition that recognizes innovative bodies of work that haven't been featured in major publications or exhibitions. One winner will be published in Aperture magazine, receive a $3,000 prize, and have a solo show in New York.
Deadline: 10:59 p.m. on January 7, 2022.
Applications are open for The Other Art Fair's 2022 schedule in cities like Los Angeles, Dallas, New York City, Chicago, Melbourne, and Sydney. Sign up for its newsletter to stay up-to-date with application deadlines.
Deadline: Varies by the city but the first are January 7, 2022.
Frankenthaler Climate Art Awards
Artists and collectives who've made video works (e.g. digital video art, animation, film) or videos about visual works (e.g. sculptures, photos, paintings, installations, or performances) that address the climate crisis are eligible for the Frankenthaler Climate Art Awards, which will give winners $15,000 each.
Deadline: January 20, 2022.
Booooooom's New Photo Book Circles
Booooooom is hosting an open call for photos of the strange, beautiful, and unforgettable circles all around us. Chosen images will be compiled in the publication's third book.
Deadline: January 21, 2022.
MediaFutures Support Programme
Artists and collectives who use data to inform their work are encouraged to apply for the MediaFutures program, which will grant up to €30,000 per awardee. Proposed projects should utilize data both critically and materially to question technology's impact on society, including addressing misinformation and disinformation.
Deadline: 12 p.m. CET on January 27, 2022.
Prix Viviane Esders Photo Prize
The Prix Viviane Esders prize recognizes European photographers over age sixty whose careers have impacted the history of the medium. One winner receives a €60,000 award and showing in Paris.
Deadline: April 15, 2022.
Grants
Prospect Art awards a $500 mini-grant to visual artists twice each year as part of its NEW WORK program, which is designed to support projects that don’t fit into commercial galleries. Submissions should be representative of today's moment.
Deadline: January 15, 2022.
Robert Giard Grant for Emerging LGBTQ+ Photographers
Open to international applications, Queer|Art will award $10,000 to support the work of emerging LGBTQ+ photographers whose projects address issues of sexuality, gender, or identity. The first-runner up will receive $5,000, and funds can be used for new or ongoing work at any stage of development.
Deadline: January 17, 2022.
Sustainable Arts Foundation Grants for Artists with Children
Twenty artists and writers with children under age 18 are eligible for a Sustainable Arts Foundation grant for $5,000. Each award is unrestricted, and there's a $20 application fee.
Deadline: 5 p.m. EST on February 25, 2022.
Creative Capital’s Wild Futures 2023/2024
During two years, Creative Capital will award 100 artists up to $50,000 each, with additional advisory services per project. 2023 is open to performing arts, technology, and literature, and 2024 is seeking visual arts and moving image/film.
Deadline: April 1, 2022, for 2023 applicants.
$500,000 Creative Capital x Skoll Foundation Fund
Kickstarter, Creative Capital, and Skoll Foundation launched a $500,000 Creative Capital x Skoll Foundation Fund to support projects by Asian, Black, Indigenous, and Latinx creators. Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing.
Deadline: Rolling.
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund
Adobe's Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.
Residencies & Fellowships
Caltech-Huntington Art + Research Residency Program
The Art + Research Residency Program provides two artists the opportunity to collaborate with the Caltech and Huntington research communities during a four-month stay. Residents will be awarded an all-inclusive stipend up to $35,000, must have an MFA or Ph.D., and their work should engage with social justice issues.
Deadline: 12 a.m. PST on January 5, 2022.
South Arts Southern Prize and State Fellowships
Open to visual artists in the South (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee), the South Arts Southern fellowship will award $5,000 to winners in each state. Each awardee will be eligible for an additional $25,000 and $10,000 prize.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on January 10, 2022.
Right of Return USA Fellowship
The Right of Return USA Fellowship will award six formerly incarcerated artists a $20,000 grant each for a project that considers criminal justice reform. Fellows will participate in a group retreat in the spring of 2022.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on January 14, 2022.
Based in Utica, New York, Sculpture Space is offering a two-month residency slated for 2023. There's a $35 application fee to apply.
Deadline: January 15, 2022.
The sixth annual Artaxis Fellowship will award two ceramicists up to $2,000 to fund a two-week summer workshop at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine. Applicants can be at any stage of their careers.
Deadline: January 15, 2022.
StudioWorks Artist-in-Residence Program
The StudioWorks program offers a $2,000 stipend for a four-week term at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art. International emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: February 1, 2022.
Open across disciplines including architecture, film and video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual art, the MacDowell Fellowship awards 300 artists each year. The program is open internationally and requires a $30 application fee.
Deadline: February 10, 2022.
Curatorial Fellowship at the Center for Craft
Three fellows will be awarded up to $5,000 to develop an exhibition at the Center for Craft in Asheville, North Carolina. They will work with program staff to produce the exhibition, develop didactic material and an exhibition catalog, and lead a curatorial talk.
Deadline: February 14, 2022.
Ceramic Artist in Residency at Clay Art Center
Held annually in September, the residency at Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York, offers one emerging artist a year-long stay to develop their craft. The program includes a private studio, free firing, a $500 monthly stipend, paid teaching opportunities, and an exhibition.
Deadline: April 8, 2022.
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At bg Gallery This Weekend
Quaranta
A SEISMIC ISOLATION
curated by Susan Lizotte and Jenny Hager
Opening Reception
5:00 - 8:00pm
Saturday, January 8th, 2022
bG Gallery, 2525 Michigan Avenue A2, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Masks are required inside the gallery. If safety conditions for covid change we will respond and modify or reschedule the event in a responsible manner.
Full Dates: January 6th - January 27th, 2022
General Hours: Tues.-Sat. 12:00 - 5:00pm
Living through and understanding that we are in the midst of one of the more seismic events of the twenty-first century has affected us as citizens of the world, as well as individually. The Pandemic and the Quarantine have disrupted multiple aspects of our lives while the specter of death and illness has been consistently present. Most visual artists are solitary creatures by nature in regards to studio practices, but the Quarantine brought a different type of isolation. Work produced during the Quarantine, by nature, is a visual documentation of artists’ emotional response, either directly, or indirectly.
The Quarantine allowed for some artists to delve more deeply into a continuous body or work, such as the human impact upon our ecological environment, while some artists experienced shifts in formal expressions or content in a desire to find hope amidst daily unease. Additional artists found their mode of work in the public sphere completely disrupted, and had to find alternative ways of working. “Quaranta” presents works created during the Pandemic, and the artists included reflect the cultural mosaic of the Quarantine, its uncertainty, and how it is reflected in the collective experience and adjustments for a continually changing world.
Exhibiting Artists:
Luciana Abait | Douglas Alvarez | Ray Beldner
Sijia Chen | Dani Dodge | Steven Fujimoto
Tara de la Garza | Jenny Hager | Susan Lizotte
Diane Meyer | Lena Moross | Alan Shaffer
Gay Summer Rick | Curtis Stage | Alexandra Wiesenfeld.
For inquiries: reply to this email or contact bggallery@bgartdealings.com
Artworks from top to bottom: Carry On by Alexandra Weisenfeld, La Serenissima I by Diane Meyer
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bG Gallery, 2525 Michigan Avenue A2, Santa Monica, CA 90404, United States
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Featured Exhibition Highlight: Jane Kahan Gallery
We’re excited to welcome Jane Kahan Gallery as an exhibiting gallery in the Modern and Contemporary section of the LA Art Show 2022! The New York City-based gallery specializes in Modern Master prints, sculpture, paintings, important 20th Century Fine Art tapestries and Picasso Ceramics.
In the upcoming Show, Jane Kahan Gallery is presenting one of this year's Featured Exhibitions, CONCEPTUAL TRADITIONS, a selection of artworks from its collection of 20th century art by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and Alexander Calder. This exhibition brings together five works that highlight the collaborative process of creating art in specialized mediums such as tapestry, printmaking and ceramic.
Pablo Picasso
Femme Sur L’Echelle, 1955
Original Aubusson Tapestry
Unique Edition | Atelier C. Legoueix | 6.6 x 5.8 ft
Courtesy Jane Kahan Gallery
Known for creating powerful images inspired by the beauty of the natural world, these artists often shared their artistic drives with artisan workshops that guided their visions to realize large-scale concepts. With methods and materials sourced directly from the earth, the featured works give viewers a chance to observe stylistic similarities and technical skill across mediums.
Alexander Calder
L’Etoile, 1970S
Original Aubusson Tapestry
Conceptualized c. 2016 | 4.9 x 6.5 ft
Courtesy Jane Kahan Gallery
“We are thrilled to be participating in the 27th annual LA Art Show, which means we move forward with the tête-à-tête contact necessary for all human creatures,” said gallery director Jane Kahan. “Kassandra did tremendous work for the 2021 edition and I’m so glad that she is continuing to lead the show.”
Marc Chagall
L’Ange Passant, 1974
Original Aubusson Tapestry
Unique Edition | Atelier Yvette Cauquil-Prince | 6.9 x 5.4 ft
Courtesy Jane Kahan Gallery
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Welcoming ROOTS Galleries to the LA Art Show
Honoring the voices and movements that came before, ROOTS is the LA Art Show’s exhibition space dedicated to galleries that showcase historical works and contemporary artists following in those traditions. Among the galleries in the ROOTS section for 2022 are Rehs Galleries and J. Sabry Fine Art Gallery.
Rehs Galleries
We are delighted to welcome back Rehs Galleries as an exhibiting gallery in the ROOTS section of the LA Art Show. Rehs Galleries has been a participating exhibitor with the LA Art Show since the very beginning and the only gallery that has participated every year—that's 27 years! Thank you, Rehs Galleries!
"We have fond memories of the first show, back in 1994, when 14 Fine Art Dealers Association members held an exhibition at the Pasadena Convention Center. That year, about 300 people attended the show," said gallery owner Howard Rehs.
Edouard Leon Cortes – Café del a Paix, 1949
Courtesy Rehs Galleries
Based in New York City, Rehs Galleries is considered one of the world's preeminent dealers of 19th and early 20th-century European paintings. This year at the LA Art Show, Rehs will present a selection of fine art including works by Edouard Leon Cortes, Emilio Sanchez Perrier, Arthur John Elsley, John Stobart, Leon Perrault and Mark Lague.
Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault (1832-1908) was a mid-nineteenth century French academic
classical painter who focused on representing subjects that reinforced the affluent bourgeoisie
in their desire to have beautiful pictures adorning their homes.
J Sabry Fine Art Gallery
We are very pleased to welcome J Sabry Fine Art as an exhibitor in our ROOTS section! Based in Beverly Hills, California, the gallery specializes in contemporary and historical traditional and Western works of art by pre-eminent artists from Norman Rockwell to Frederic Remington.
Whether a collector is looking for a multi-million dollar painting, a modestly priced art treasure under $10,000, or something in between, J Sabry Fine Art is focused on helping collectors find art they will love and enjoy owning for years to come.
“We feel very blessed to be able to help collectors with their art collections and we look forward to visitors from the LA Art Show dropping by the booth and getting a chance to view some of our beautiful art!” said gallery co-owner Joanne Watson.
Among the selected works the gallery will present at the LA Art Show, are highly collectible paintings by Pino and Norman Rockwell.
Born in New York City, Norman Percevel Rockwell (1894–1978) was an American painter and illustrator who became famous for his illustrations of everyday life featured on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post magazine for almost five decades.. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture.
Pino Daeni (1939–2010) was an Italian artist who captured feelings of warmth, nostalgia, love and family in his work. His paintings are often set on the vibrantly sunny beaches of the Mediterranean, where he grew up. Born Giuseppe Dangelico, Pino became known worldwide for his ability to convey the movements and expressions of his subjects.
COVID protocols at the LA Art Show: Protecting Your Health and Safety
The LA Art Show will observe the latest COVID protocols to keep everyone safe. All visitors must show proof of vaccination or show a negative 48-hour PCR or 24-hour Rapid test at admission. In addition, all visitors must wear masks on the premises. For your convenience, a Same-Day Health rapid testing facility is located outside Staples/Crypto.com Arena, within walking distance of the Convention Center.
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Boom! It's December! Where Did the Year Go?
‘Tis the Season!
In what feels like the longest blink of the eye, it’s December and 2021 is about to be over. Uh…yeah. I’m sure most of you can call this year one of the strangest out there. What has your creative outlet been? For all of you artists out there, you probably have been creating as if there wasn’t much different going on out there in the world. Some people write poetry and every month Linda Kaye gathers some of those poets for Poet’s Place. Check out this months readings.
There are holiday events going on all over this great big city and I’m listing some of them here.
Disclaimer…I’m selling here. Come do some Christmas shopping.
November - The Holiday Season has Begun!
Once trick or treating has ended, it’s officially the holiday season. I drove by a house with their Christmas lights up already. People need normal. The holidays can feel like normal. Go with it. Anyway, holiday season means shopping and eating. For your shopping needs, consider buying from an artist. Not only will you get something unique and of course, handmade, but you’ll help that artist and not a big box store, or worse yet, Amazon. Check around your local stores, or look for holiday shows. I know I’m doing as many as I can. I made a lot of stuff during the pandemic. Anyone need some glass?
And don’t forget all the art that’s out there. Fortunately most shows are in person, finally! And as of this month you must show your vaccination card to get into most venues, restaurants, and other larger businesses. Fine with me. Ask away, I’m ready. Are you? I know my buddy Linda Kaye is. We were out recently and had to show those cards. I was excited. And about that LInda…she handles Poet’s Place every month here at LA Art News. Go over there and check it out.
Also check out this article written by Dale Youngman, who has recently started writing for Art Report Today. Check out her article about artist Andrea Marie Echavarria.
Coming in January 2022!
Over at Odd Ark in Eagle Rock
Marnie Weber
Songs Forevermore
EXHIBITION DATES: November 13 - December 4, 2021
Marnie Weber, The Day of Forevermore, 2019. Unique hand-painted and collage LP album cover for The Day of Forevermore soundtrack.
You can do all of your holiday shopping here!!
October - Fall has Arrived.
It finally feels like fall and I’m ok with that. You know what else I’m ok with is showing my vaccination card at the door of an establishment. It happened and I was happy. The more they ask, the more people will get vaxxed, or they can’t hang with the rest of us. OK. But what about the art? Oh, there’s a bunch. And music. Like this weekend at Sycamore Grove Park, you’ll find Councilmemeber Gil Cedillo’s 8th Annual Latin Jazz and Music Festival. Always a good time there! I’ll be at the Culver City Art Walk and Roll slinging my wares and talking to folks. Cactus Gallery will be having there first in person reception at the Spring arts Collective from 106pm on Saturday. I wish I could be in two places at once. Go see them if you can’t come see me.
Other cool information is also listed below. Another place to visit here on the site is Poet’s Place. Linda Kaye compiles a wonderful gathering of poets and their poetry.
Found over at the web site, This is Colossal I found this article about a show here in Los Angeles…
If you’re in Los Angeles, stop by The Golden Pagoda between October 14 and 24 to see the quirky, spirited works in person, and check out the available pieces on Instagram. As with previous shows, 10 percent of all sales will be donated to cat care, with this year’s funds going to Kitt Crusaders, Faces of Castelar, and Milo’s Sanctuary.
Alexandra Dillon. All images courtesy of Cat Art Show, shared with permission
Another show I’m planning on checking out is the Warhol Show at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex.
Here are a Few "Save the Dates!"
An Evening with Ellen Durkan
On this evening, we invite you to join us in welcoming Ellen Durkan as she shares her unique and exquisite work in an hour long talk and visual feast, followed by a question-and-answer period. This event is a prelude to her three-day class in Forging Fashion that will begin the following morning in Adam’s Forge.
Highland Park Independent Film Festival is Almost Here!
The HPIFF showcase includes 1 Narrative Feature, 4 Documentary Features and 25 Shorts. These include 9 World Premieres and 3 LA Premieres.
This year’s festival also includes - Film Fan Fest - a free event which takes place outside of the Highland Theater and includes music, dancing and live painting by Highland Park artists as an outreach component. This year DJ Ama B will provide live music Al Fresco Red Carpet on Figueroa.
Opening night is Friday October 1st and following the red carpet, there will be a screening of the feature documentary “Carlos Almaraz, Playing with Fire” directed by Elsa Flores Almaraz and Richard Montoya. The film explores the life of Carlos Almaraz, a Chicano activist, sexual outlaw, and visionary painter of some of the most unforgettable images of Southern California. A special mention will be made since the Highland Theater is directly across the street from the old Centro de Arte Popular that Carlos Almaraz co-founded and because it was recently approved by The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission to the city's list of Historic-Cultural Monuments as a location important to the Chicano Arts Movement.
Directly before the screening, HPIFF will present the 2021 HPIFF Humanitarian Award to Juan Escobedo. A son of East Los Angeles, Juan uses film and photography to portray issues in society such as domestic violence, HIV prevention, and human trafficking. With the support of nonprofits in Boyle Heights, East LA and Watts, he creates films depicting characters and communities affected by these issues. Juan founded the East LA Society of Film & Arts (TELASOFA) in 2005, a nonprofit which heals children and their families through art and film. Three years later he also started the East LA Film Festival (ELAFF) where youth could showcase their films alongside Hollywood professionals. After 14 years, ELAFF has grown with the help of the East LA community screening films from Australia, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Mexico, USA and his beloved East LA. Juan directed the award-winning short film “Marisol”, based on a true story about a little girl from East LA who dreams of the perfect quinceañera dress until her life takes a drastic turn after an incident with domestic violence. The film too the “Arts and Culture Award” from the East LA Women’s Center, Hollywood Reel Independent Festival “Best Drama” and qualified for the Oscars in 2018. The script is now in the OSCARS ACADEMY Margaret Herrick Library available for research to filmmakers and the public. Juan continues to work with young adults with a grant from Eastside Arts Initiative to provide internships on projects produced by TELASOFA. One of his next projects is BLAXICAN, about an aged out foster youth dealing with generational trauma. He is also in pre-production for CRY LADY, CRY! A film about professional mourners called moirologists.
Closing night is Saturday October 2nd with the screening of the feature film “Lorelei” directed by Sabrina Doyle. A working-class fable about a biker, a mermaid and three shades of blue starring Jena Malone and Pablo Schreiber. Directly after the screening, there will be a question and answer with Sabrina Doyle, Writer/Director, Stephen Paar, Cinematographer and Arnold and Jianulla Zimmerman, Executive Producers who will be in attendance.
Awards will be held directly after the screening. Awards will be given for Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Short Film, Best Documentary Short, Best Cinematography, Best Musical Composition, Audience Awards and Honorable Mentions.
It's September...Art Season is Coming, Right Along with the Heat!
September has arrived. Summer is almost over, yet it sure is warm outside. New shows are opening and some of the shows have in person receptions.
Go over to Poet’s Place and check out who Linda’s got this month.
Scroll down to see some of the shows that are coming up, as well as artist’s grant opportunities.
Over at Artwork Archives you can find out tons of information that is so relevant to artists. They’re showing upcoming shows for September, as well as grant opportunities. Check them out!
August...Deep Into Summer. Play Music on Your Porch, Things are Still Open, But Don't Forget Your Mask!
To all those that are vaccinated, I thank you. If there are any of you reading this that aren’t vaccinated, please get the shots. We don’t want you to get sick. Or pass it on to the vulnerable. That said, here we are mid summer and it’s hot and sweaty out. Good time to kick it and relax. Isn’t that what summer is for? At least August is.
Poet’s Place is up. Go check it out. Also, there’s a fresh post over at The Creative Space.
On the last Saturday of August it’s Play Music on the Porch Day, which has been created by Brian Mallman over 5 years ago. People gather on their porches from all over the world to Play Music. It’s a beautiful thing. Check out Brian’s Facebook page to learn more about it.
LA Art Show Starts Thursday!
The LA Art Show is delighted to welcome back Citi as a sponsor this year. We’re thrilled that Citi has partnered with us to create a series of LA Art Show Gallerist Talks, to be presented live and broadcast globally during the show weekend, July 29th - August 1st. Presented by Citi, this state-of-the-art program will provide viewers with engaging in-depth looks at select exhibiting galleries through an immersive 3D virtual gallery experience, which can be found here.
Citi proposed the creation of this innovative platform last April, in an effort to include galleries from other parts of the world who might be limited in their ability to travel because of the pandemic. Committed to helping small businesses around the world, Citi hoped to show artwork by international artists in a new interactive format made accessible to potential collectors and audiences everywhere.
During the show weekend, Citi will host LIVE conversations about the outstanding artworks in the virtual exhibitions. Conversations will be livestreamed from Citi’s gallery space on the show floor, which will be curated with pieces from participating galleries. These Talks, including Q&As with the gallerists, will be broadcast globally from our 24-hour online channel on the LA Art Show website.
We invite you to join us throughout the weekend - in person at the LA ART SHOW, or virtually – to experience this exciting program. Please see the full event schedule below.
Citi Collection – Art & Industry Ad Campaign
Gallerist Talk July 29 at 9 pm PST
A close-up look at how Citi commissioned prominent artists from the mid-century into advertising between 1945 and 1959. For the first time, Citi will share highlights of this historic art and advertising campaign from its own collection.
Pigment Gallery – Mediterranean Views
Livestream Gallerist talk – July 30 at 2 pm PST
See Pigment Gallery’s beautiful space in Barcelona and learn about five artists, all from Spain, who use different media to capture beauty in two and three-dimensions.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery – Vibrant Motility
Livestream Gallerist Talk - July 30, 6 pm PST
Join us for a visit to this well-known gallery in Napa California, featuring a show of all-women painters who create resounding, energetic and beautiful interpretations of what they imagine.
Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery – IMAGO
Livestream Gallerist Talk - July 31 at 1 pm PST
Don’t miss an inside look at the beautiful space of Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery in London, featuring a fascinating mix of spectacular indigenous Australian art, alongside European contemporaries.
Simard Bilodeau – Finding Truth
Livestream Gallerist Talk – July 31 at 5 pm PST
In Finding Truth, Eve Marie and her husband and partner Guy, present artistic expressions of personal truths from their international roster of artists from Iran, Mexico City, Sweden and Brazil.
For more information on the Citi Virtual Gallery program at the LA Art Show visit: https://www.laartshow.com/citi/
To see our 24 hour content channel, viewable during the show weekend, click here.
Happy July!! It's a Busy Month!!
Shows are back! In person, I’m standing next to someone style, shows have opened. No zoom…real people. Excited? I am. July is a busy month. LA Art Show. Pasadena Bead and Design Show. Art openings. Musical events, the Bowl is open! Of course I do keep my mask with me, just in case, as should you. Is there anything you’re excited about seeing? And excited about doing too!
Poet’s Place is up for July. Check it out. And scroll down to see information about all kinds of happenings around town.
Enter Your Film!
Hurry Up! Last call for entries to the Highland Park Independent Film Festival. This event is always a good time and a great opportunity for film makers far and wide.
Always a Fabulous Time!
If you haven’t been to a bead show, well, I just don’t know what to say. This is one of the best, disclaimer, I’m showing in it! Come to Pasadena. Admission is good for all three days and there’s a discount you can use on the poster below. See you there. Find me and come by to say hi!
Take advantage of the discount code shown in the poster.
And next month, don’t forget about
Play Music on the Porch Day!
Summer Starts Monday and...What are You Doing This Weekend?
Can I admit right here and now that my current guilty guilty pleasure is Bennifer 2.0. There, I said it. Anyway, summer is pretty much here, it’s hotter than it should be, and there’s a closing shin dig over at the park for the Arroyo Arts Collectives “Fools for Hope”. Festivities begin at 2:00, Saturday June 19th. La Tierra de la Culebra @ 240 Ave 57. HighlandPark.
Join them this Saturday, June 19, from 2-5pm at La Tierra De La Culebra Art Park for the closing reception featuring a musical performance by Jessica Fichot. Our Poets will be back to read along with artist conversations and fun giveaways.
It's FREE to attend for all age groups, so feel free to invite your friends and family.
Come a little early and enjoy making art with nature
1:00pm - Workshop / Cyanotype Printing:
Cidne Hart invites you to make your own blue and white nature print with sunlight, leaves, water, dirt, and other found materials, using a photographic process that dates back to the 1840s.
Artists
Katrina Alexy, Ronald Carrillo, Mona Jean Cedar and Jeff Boynton, Joanne Chase-Mattillo, Mary Cheung, Cat Chiu Phillips, Pascaline Doucin-Dahlke, Lillian Doyle, Richard Ferguson, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, Cidne Hart, Linda Hoag, Heather Hoggan, Kristen Johannesen, Patty Sue Jones, Yvette Nicole Kolodji, Ashley Kruythoff, Lisa Montagne, Bill Ratner, Josie Roth, Robyn Sanford, Mary Torregrossa, and Ricardo Tomasz.
For a full list of exhibiting artists and poets, please visit: https://arroyoartscollective.org/fools-for-hope/
Email us your questions at arroyoartscollective@gmail.com
Fools For Hope is made possible in part through the generous support of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Los Angeles City Council Member Gil Cedillo, First District.
Out Of The Dark: Tessie Dong Brings Light To Glendale
87-year-old Chinese American artist exhibits monumental work in MONA’s windows featuring hand crafted stained glass, metal, and neon.
One of my favorite ladies on the planet, Tessie Dong has a window over at MONA, the Museum of Neon Art, in Glendale. Please check out her beautiful work and what MONA says…
Glendale, CA Artist Tessie Dong and the Museum of Neon Art were planning to display the artist's monumental and delicate work in summer of 2020. Due to the pandemic, the exhibition of work by the 87-year-old artist was postponed until now, when visitors can enjoy the delicately handcrafted screen for free from the windows. Tessie Dong has been an artist all her life. “I've wanted to be an artist since I was in the first grade in China,” states Dong. Since the 1970’s Tessie Dong has created multimedia artworks ranging in scale from a few inches to up to 40 feet with materials such as steel rods, patinated sheet metal, paint, stained glass, textile, and neon. Tessie states, “I was working for a lot of banks creating woven pieces that were 40 feet long.To add dimension I proposed creating a welded metal structure to an architect with lace like metal and they approved it, when I got home I thought- what have I done? I realized I had to teach myself how to weld so I bought a welder and got to work.” Through her work in metalwork and neon, Dong creates elegant and rhythmic compositions that play with weight, delicacy, and light. The screen and chair that are displayed in the Museum of Neon Art’s windows are composed of undulating curves and circles that unify but also complicate the composition that contains stained glass, hand bent, and blown neon glass.
Tessie Dong was born in Canton, China. She moved to Arizona as a teenager and received an Associates of Art from Eastern Arizona College and later moved to Los Angeles for further study. She received her education at Art Center College of Design, specializing in commercial illustration. After photography grew in prominence as an advertising medium, Dong pivoted from illustrator to work in architectural model building. This attention to space and proximity to architects led her to propose monumental works, designed with architecture in mind. She conceived of and created large-scale architectural installations for banks, restaurants, tennis clubs, private homes and synagogues. The mediums she used ranged from batik canvases, painted dimensional murals, and multimedia sculptures. She is a skillful welder and glassblower who hand makes each element in her work, embracing the transformative capacities of color, light, and material. “I had to learn how to bend neon tubes in order to add them to my metal work so it's integrated in the whole,” states Dong. Dong’s 20-foot tower Enlightenment is permanently installed at the Chinatown branch of the LA Public Library.
The second degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, avid gardener, and artist states “I keep on going.” Several years ago Tessie Dong was offered a large art commision the same week that she was diagnosed with cancer. The artist pushed through with the commission, secretly battling her diagnosis through studio sessions, chemotherapy, radiation, and naps. Every day she would move towards completing the work, promising herself she would not die before it was finished. “I almost died of cancer, but designing and completing my 24' x 6’ x 2’ wall sculpture helped me to survive,” states Dong. The artist has been cancer free since.
Dong states, “My work is about interplay of space and form, of natural lines and industrial materials, of harmony and tension- it's sometimes hard to delineate where my pieces start and stop and where work and life intersect. There is nothing about my world that is not part of a vast composition: My garden, my house, my studio, my life. They reflect the same symbiosis of organic chance and composition which typifies my evolving work.” Tessie Dong’s work has been exhibited internationally and she has participated in several museum exhibitions. Her work is held in various private and corporate collections.
“My art is a continual process. My goal is to design and create multi-media works for public and private spaces to enhance human communication through artistic media. I grow with each project and then apply my extended experience to each future work,” says Dong.
“Tessie Dong’s work bursts with vitality and elegance. Though she often uses industrial materials, she subverts expectations of the materials she uses. We waited a year to share Tessie’s work and it was well worth the wait,” states MONA Executive Director Corrie Siegel.
Though the work can be seen and appreciated all day long, the best time to see it is at dusk or after nightfall. The exhibition will be on view until December of 2021.
It's June and the City is Reopening!
Traffic is back. I just picked up a to-go order at an almost full restaurant. What I am truly looking forward to is less mask wearing, more hugging, sharing close spaces (with friends, not sure about strangers yet.) I look forward to more options and opportunities to see art and hear music. To share food and experiences with friends. Art openings…museums…I’ll be there. So please allow me to share some of the things I find interesting to go see and do. And of course go over to Poet’s Place and check out the offerings from Linda and her fabulous group of poets.
This weekend at These Hands Collective in Venice
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!! There are two classes, soldered chain bracelet and silver metal clay. You can do one or both. Check out the schedule over at These Hands, sign up, and we’ll see you Sunday!!
Metal clay is pretty darn cool.
You know you want to make your own sterling silver bracelet.
Artillery Gallery Rounds
Check out the kids over at Artillery as they guide you through the galleries you should visit this coming week.
FEDERICO SOLMI
Luis De Jesus
BY COLE SWEETWOOD
“The show…points a finger towards the rampant deification of these historical figures…”
AMOCA Reopens June 19
With New Exhibitions: Don Reitz & Amy Santoferraro
Pictured: Installation views of Don Reitz: Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal exhibition.
TORRANCE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES AN ULTRA!
ADVENTUROUS SUMMER SCHEDULE
JULY 17 - AUGUST 28, 2021
The Torrance Art Museum (TAM) proudly presents the schedule for the Summer 2021 exhibitions, beginning with an adventurous new community-based public art exhibition called Ultra! from July 17 through August 28, 2021.
SAVE THE DATE
JULY 29—AUGUST 1, 2021
The LA Art Show returns as a live in-person event this summer! Join us when the most comprehensive contemporary art show in America returns to the LA Convention Center July 29 - August 1, 2021. Tickets are on sale now!
To purchase tickets, visit:
LA Art Show Ticket Center
June Opportunities for Artists
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Each month we seek out and compile the best opportunities for artists. These are the best opportunities for artists with June deadlines.
Over at The Huntington starting August 28, 2021
Chinese Garden’s New Art Gallery Will Make its Debut with an Inaugural Exhibition Featuring Contemporary Calligraphy
Fu Shen 傅申 (born 1937, Shanghai; active Taiwan, United States, and China). Court of Assembled Worthies 集賢院, 2018. Handscroll, ink on paper; calligraphy written in running script. Image: 16 3/4 x 45 1/2 in. (42.5 x 115.5 cm); Mount: 17 1/2 x 54 in. (44.5 x 137 cm); Roller: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm). The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.