by Bob Martin | Oct 21, 2009 | Art, Artist, Exhibits, Galleries, Lecture, Theater
Artists on Artists: Thursday Oct. 22nd 6:30PM
Free “Arte Gigante Variety Hour”
Stage 2 Theater – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
“A fantabulous cross-disciplinary event combining artist panel, game show, and reality competition. Get to know artists and their works as they compete in a brain busting quiz game, shake their money-makers as they dance with the stars, and finally, spend some quality time chatting with the lovely hosts who just happen to be members of SMoCA’s Artist Advisory Committee.”
by Bob Martin | Oct 21, 2009 | Artist, Exhibits, Lecture
Just saw this! it is this evening.
“REFLECTIONS”
LOCALS ONLY and PHANTOM SIGHTINGS: ART AFTER THE CHICANO MOVEMENT
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4pm and 7pm
Phoenix Art Museum – Whiteman Hall Central at McDowell
Admission is Free – Everyone is Welcome
A panel discussion featuring artists’ reflections on Phoenix Art Museum’s 
two recent shows Locals Only and Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement will be moderated by Dr. Sara Cochran, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. This lively discussion will range from artists’ personal philosophies and aesthetic practices to broader questions of identity and the duality and richness of cultural expressions. While Phantom Sightings emphasized the work of a newer generation of Latino artists who addressed a tradition of conceptual art and urbanism that emerged during the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Locals Only explored a diversity of artists’ voices paint, print and sculpt here in the valley.
Panel members include artists Claudio Dicochea, Annie Lopez, Martin Moreno and Hector Ruiz who represent two different generations. Additional comments will be made by April Bojorquez and Casandra Hernandez, graduate students at ASU who organized Exhibiting Ourselves: Representing Cultures in Museums and Cultural Centers, a very successful national symposium that addressed key topics of cultural representation within arts institutions. Phantom Sightings was organized by Los Angeles County Museum of Art. However, Locals Only, dealing with valley artists who are working in parallel context and thinking about complementary concerns and questions, was conceived and arranged by Phoenix Art Museum’s Dr. Sara Cochran.
by Bob Martin | Jun 16, 2009 | Art, Artist, Books, Culture, Events, Lecture, Live Performance
SAT JULY 11TH BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT “VIVA FRIDA!” FEATURES THE PHOENIX FRIDAS CRAFT COLLECTIVE
The Valley’s most popular craft collective, The Phoenix Fridas, returns to Tempe’s Changing Hands Bookstore on Saturday July 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. for “Viva Frida!” to celebrate the birth of the world’s most renowned Mexican female painter, Frida Kahlo.
“We play! We have pain and passion.
We love to paint and we live in Phoenix.
We are the Phoenix Fridas!
Rising up from triple-digit temperatures for the sake of art and craft!”
Last year’s event drew hundreds of Frida fans to Changing Hands, 6428 S. McClintock Drive, @ Guadalupe in Tempe; (480) 730-0205.
“This year we’ve ramped up our presentation to include cooking, a silent auction and photo fun,” says Carmen Guerrero, known as “Frida Beader.” Carmen, a jewelry maker and musician, will perform. A special look at the life of the artist also is scheduled.
Participants will be able to purchase original art and crafts from members of the Phoenix Fridas, including paintings, jewelry, hand-crocheted tops plus home and fashion accessories. A silent auction to benefit a local nonprofit will feature members of the Phoenix Fridas: Kathy Murillo, Emily Costello, Anita Mabante Leach, Lucia Madrid. April Edwards and Carmen Guerrero.
The Frida Photo Frame-Up, allows store guests to “pose” as Frida for a quick snapshot. “From Palette to Plate;” features food inspired by the bright colors of the artist’s palette will be presented by Anita Leach and will be shared with the audience.
Come make a special “Make and Take” craft with Author Kathy Murillo.
“Toxic Love” is a lecture presented by visual artist April Edwards.
The afternoon will rap up with a Panel Discussion by all the Fridas on how the artist has influenced their personal lives.
The Phoenix Fridas, voted Best Art Collective by the Phoenix New Times in 2007, take their inspiration from the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The group’s members each take the artist’s name to create a personal crafty moniker.
Contact: Carmen Guerrero
(480) 834-5731
by Bob Martin | Oct 25, 2008 | Art, Creativity, Lecture
In Praise of Impurity: Universal Values versus Geo-aesthetics in Contemporary Art
David Elliott
Starting with genetic theory, research and a consideration of pre and early history, David Elliott will examine different kinds of pictorial creativity and how influence is, and always has been, spread through art and different types of cultural interchange.
He will argue that it is only relatively recently that this “natural” state of affairs been disrupted by ideas of nationhood which unfortunately stressed the separateness and hierarchy of cultures. He believes that this has had disastrous historical effects and, in spite of recent theories of “globalization,” has continued, in a debased form, to the present. Elliott argues that now, as before, it is the normal and desirable state of one culture to beg, steal and borrow from other cultures.
This, and the fact that all culture – even one’s own – has to be acquired, means that an openness of mind and willingness to learn are the basic tools that are needed to appreciate and enjoy what is best in the contemporary cultures of the world.
Bentley Projects
Monday October 27th, 7pm
Please contact Sarah Munter, sarah.munter@asu.edu, with any questions.
by Sandy | Jul 8, 2008 | Art, Creativity, Culture, Dance, Dancers, Education, Events, Exhibits, Lecture, Live Performance, Poem, Writers
NBAF *Atlanta – July 18, thru July 27, 2008
Music, dance, film, theater, poetry, literature – all presented here, all celebrating the vibrant life and art of people of color.
There will also be special tributes to Gladys Knight, minus the “Pips”, and Judith Jamison of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (did you ever see her perform “Cry”?, Stunning).
National Black Arts Festival – 7/18 thru 7/27/08
1230 Peachtree St., NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA
“The mission of NBAF is to engage, cultivate and educate diverse audiences about the arts and culture of the African Diaspora and provide opportunities for artistic and creative expression.”
www.nbaf.org
(Image credit: Shannon McCollum/National Black Arts Festival)
by Bob Martin | May 22, 2008 | Artist Awards, Creativity, Education, Lecture
The Künstlerhäuser Worpswede are one of the largest residencies in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Among former grant holders are many well-known international artists such as Emmett Williams, Koeken Ergun, Yuri Leiderman, Dan Perjovschi, Katharina Sieverding or Egill Saebjoernsson.
The Künstlerhäuser Worpswede are supported by the Barkenhoff Stiftung, Worpswede, and the private initiative Atelierhaus e. V., which collectively make the studios available. Besides the regular presentation of works produced in the studios both within and outside Worpswede, there are also, on a discursive level, artists’ discussions, workshops and symposia on artists’ support, which take place at the Barkenhoff.
The grant body is also supported by the state of Lower Saxony through the award of a monthly grant of 1.400 Euro.
A restriction concerning age or nationality does not exist.
Selection is made by a specialised jury in the fine arts and sound art respectively.
Applications for the 2009 residencies in the fields of fine arts and sound art for a duration of up to 6 months are requested as of now. The deadline is July 10th 2008 (date of postmark).
Contact
Künstlerhäuser Worpswede
attn. Mr. Bernd Milla
Bergstrasse 1
D – 27726 Worpswede
Germany
Phone: 0049-4792-1380
Fax:
Contact: Bernd Milla
ausschreibung2009@artistresidency.net
Applications
