Please join us for
>> FAST FORWARD >>
A selection of 2007 graduates from Los Angeles area art schools
curated by Simon Watson and Craig Hensala of Scenic
presented by Marc Selwyn Fine Art
at The Brentwood Country Mart, Space 33, 26th St. & San Vicente
Saturday, June 30, 8 10 pm, immediately after the opening of
Some Kind of Portrait at Marc Selwyn Fine Art
€ Chris Badger (USC)
€ Justin Beal (USC)
€ Joseph Deutch (UCLA)
€ Alexandra Klein (UCLA)
€ Vincent Ramos (CalArts)
€ Heather Rasmussen (CalArts)
€ Mika Soma (Otis)
€ Jacob Stewart-Halevy (UCLA)
€ Jonathan Lee Stevens (Pasadena Art Center)
* Music for opening night by everlovely lightningheart. -- Art works are on view by band members: Chris Badger (USC Œ07) , Faith Colaccia
(Otis Œ04) and Kelly Akashi (Otis Œ05).
Thanks to James S. Rosenfield (President, J.S. Rosenfield & Co.) and the Brentwood County Mart team for their generous support.
Special thanks to: Pamela Auchincloss, Mary Leigh Cherry, Meg Cranston, Clarissa Dalrymple, Lauri Firstenberg, Pete Franciosa, Hugo Hopping, Kris Kuramitsu, Meg Linton, Catherine B. Lord, Lorraine Molina, John Ryan Moore, Viet-Nu Nguyen, Lizabeth Oliveria, Alan Power, David Quadrini, Sarah Russin, Marc Selwyn, Pilar Tompkins, and Irene Tsatsos for their insights.
>> FAST FORWARD >> will be open to the public every
Saturday & Sunday from 12-6pm through July 29.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Meetings, More Meetings
I wanted to have a community meeting soon. What do everyone's schedules look like? I would love to have Hugo as a guest speaker!
Friday, June 1, 2007
Who wants to go with me~♪
FRIDAY, JUNE 8–SUNDAY, JUNE 10 (I'm going on Sunday)
St. Vibiana’s
Catholic Cathedral
210 South Main Street,
Downtown L.A.
8:30pm
STRING THEORY LIVE! AT VIBIANA
String Theory is a hybrid performance ensemble featuring sonic sculpture, original music, and dance. The group will transform the interior of St. Vibiana&#! 8217;s into a giant 200-foot long-string harp. Fifteen musicians and dancers will perform an eclectic mix of musical styles and choreography.
St. Vibiana’s is within walking distance to MOCA Grand Avenue. On June 9, you can attend String Theory’s performance, and then visit MOCA Grand Avenue for the first night of NIGHT VISION: MOCA After Dark until midnight. On June 8 and 10, you can visit MOCA Grand Avenue until 6pm, and then have dinner before the performance.
TICKETS $20–$30; $5 off String Theory’s performances at St. Vibiana’s for MOCA patrons who call 310/822-6321 and mention MOCA, or who present this flyer at the door.
INFO stringtheoryproductions.com
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THURSDAY, JUNE 14
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
AND THE GEFFEN
CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
noon–8pm
DOWNTOWN ART WALK
MOCA is a participating venue.
INFO downtownartwalk.com
FREE tions are required
RSVP 213/633-5373
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Saturday, June 16
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
6pm–midnight
NIGHT VISION: MOCA AFTER DARK
MOCA stays open late on Saturday nights through August 11 for artmaking, screenings, DJs, live music, spoken word, gallery tours, and a cash bar and light fare at Patinette Café.
HIGHLIGHTS
7pm: Hands-on artmaking workshop with artist Michael Coughlan inspired ! by current exhibitions.
8pm: Screening of music videos from Film Independent’s Los Angeles Film Festival.
8pm: Performance by Honeycut
10pm: Screening of Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea
INFO 213/621-1734 or for a complete schedule, visit moca.org/nightvision
FREE with museum admission
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this one, is quite expensive...i don't know if I will go, but it sound interesting to me....
Thursday, JUNE 28
SOTHEBY’S
9665 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, BEVERLY HILLS
6:30pm
ART PANEL SERIES 2007: ART CRITICISM
Join the MOCA Contemporaries for this fascinating discussion of how art critics look and write about art. Moderated by art critic and West Coast editor of ArtReview magazine Emma Gray, this special art panel will include ARTnews contributor Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, along with Christopher Knight and David Pagel of the Los Angeles Times.
Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
INFO 213/633-5381
TICKETS $100
St. Vibiana’s
Catholic Cathedral
210 South Main Street,
Downtown L.A.
8:30pm
STRING THEORY LIVE! AT VIBIANA
String Theory is a hybrid performance ensemble featuring sonic sculpture, original music, and dance. The group will transform the interior of St. Vibiana&#! 8217;s into a giant 200-foot long-string harp. Fifteen musicians and dancers will perform an eclectic mix of musical styles and choreography.
St. Vibiana’s is within walking distance to MOCA Grand Avenue. On June 9, you can attend String Theory’s performance, and then visit MOCA Grand Avenue for the first night of NIGHT VISION: MOCA After Dark until midnight. On June 8 and 10, you can visit MOCA Grand Avenue until 6pm, and then have dinner before the performance.
TICKETS $20–$30; $5 off String Theory’s performances at St. Vibiana’s for MOCA patrons who call 310/822-6321 and mention MOCA, or who present this flyer at the door.
INFO stringtheoryproductions.com
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THURSDAY, JUNE 14
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
AND THE GEFFEN
CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
noon–8pm
DOWNTOWN ART WALK
MOCA is a participating venue.
INFO downtownartwalk.com
FREE tions are required
RSVP 213/633-5373
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Saturday, June 16
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
6pm–midnight
NIGHT VISION: MOCA AFTER DARK
MOCA stays open late on Saturday nights through August 11 for artmaking, screenings, DJs, live music, spoken word, gallery tours, and a cash bar and light fare at Patinette Café.
HIGHLIGHTS
7pm: Hands-on artmaking workshop with artist Michael Coughlan inspired ! by current exhibitions.
8pm: Screening of music videos from Film Independent’s Los Angeles Film Festival.
8pm: Performance by Honeycut
10pm: Screening of Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea
INFO 213/621-1734 or for a complete schedule, visit moca.org/nightvision
FREE with museum admission
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this one, is quite expensive...i don't know if I will go, but it sound interesting to me....
Thursday, JUNE 28
SOTHEBY’S
9665 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, BEVERLY HILLS
6:30pm
ART PANEL SERIES 2007: ART CRITICISM
Join the MOCA Contemporaries for this fascinating discussion of how art critics look and write about art. Moderated by art critic and West Coast editor of ArtReview magazine Emma Gray, this special art panel will include ARTnews contributor Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, along with Christopher Knight and David Pagel of the Los Angeles Times.
Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
INFO 213/633-5381
TICKETS $100
JUNE 07 >>WHAT: "PUBLIC ART LAW: FROM BRONZE SCULPTURES TO MURALS"
hi, i'm going to this with Aaron if you wanna join us....
WHEN: Thursday, June 7th, 2007
TIME: Check-In Begins: 6:45pm, Workshop: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center)
685 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
SPARC is located at the Historic Venice Jail, adjacent to the Historic City Hall, and the Venice Fire station. It is located between Lincoln and Abott Kinney.
TO REGISTER: Call California Lawyers for the Arts at (310) 998-5590, or send an email to us (including your contact information) at UserCLA@aol.com
General office hours are from 10:00am – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.
Please register at least 24 hours in advance so we can expect you. Limited space available!
ADMISSION: FREE!
see you there!
California Lawyers for the Arts is a non-profit service organization which provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, educational programs, publications and a resource library to people in the creative arts and arts organizations. Founded in 1974 by lawyers and artists, C.L.A.'s programs and services are designed to help artists understand and apply legal concepts.
http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/California Lawyers for the Arts is pleased to announce...
WHAT: "PUBLIC ART LAW: FROM BRONZE SCULPTURES TO MURALS"
You have just been awarded a commission to create a bronze sculpture or a mural. Now what? An attorney, foundry owner knowledgeable in bronze sculptures and a muralist will discuss the legal issues and the nuts and bolts steps necessary for the artist’s successful completion of the project.
Speakers: Louis E. Greenwald, Esq., Sandy Decker (Decker Studios- Fine Art Foundry Services), and Emily Winters, Muralist.
*This workshop was made possible, in part, by a grant from the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Cultural Affairs.
Louis E. Greenwald is an attorney who practices employment, contract, and art law at the law firm Choi & Greenwald. Mr. Greenwald represents artists, art galleries, art foundries, and art appraisers. Mr. Greenwald has represented artists seeking payment for services and seeking to prevent the destruction and/or modification of their art. Mr. Greenwald has also drafted and negotiated many contracts for artists, art galleries, art foundries, and art appraisers.
Sandy Decker: DECKER STUDIOS FINE ARTS FOUNDRY SERVICES Sanford Decker is the Owner of Decker Studios Fine Arts Foundry, in North Hollywood, CA. Sanford has been a founder and sculptor for over 40 years, in which time he has executed numerous Public Arts Sculptures and Monuments nationally and internationally. Sanford not only executes the projects in bronze and other metals, but he is usually involved from inception to installation. He is thereby able to guide and oversee the project for the artists and/or municipalities thru the process of sculpting, casting, installing, and frequently the engineering requirements needed for permanent installation.
More information at: http://www.deckerstudios.com/
WHEN: Thursday, June 7th, 2007
TIME: Check-In Begins: 6:45pm, Workshop: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center)
685 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
SPARC is located at the Historic Venice Jail, adjacent to the Historic City Hall, and the Venice Fire station. It is located between Lincoln and Abott Kinney.
TO REGISTER: Call California Lawyers for the Arts at (310) 998-5590, or send an email to us (including your contact information) at UserCLA@aol.com
General office hours are from 10:00am – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.
Please register at least 24 hours in advance so we can expect you. Limited space available!
ADMISSION: FREE!
see you there!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
lecture Idea....Hugo Hopping?
How about having Hugo Hopping,
from ESL(Esthetic as a Second Language http://www.eslprojects.org/,
for our next meeting?
He'll be gone for a while and I thought we should hear things from him before he goes.
from ESL(Esthetic as a Second Language http://www.eslprojects.org/,
for our next meeting?
He'll be gone for a while and I thought we should hear things from him before he goes.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Space for our meeting
Donna found a place that we can use to have our meeting!
it's at 4536 West 118th Street.
And if you have idea what you want to do for the next meeting, please post it!!
thanks!
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Group Names
Hello everyone!
I hope most of you have had a chance to recover from the show/graduation.
Congratulations to everyone!
As we move away from the structure provided by the institution known as OTIS, we will no doubt go through some structural changes of our own.
To help us grow as a community, we need a good name! Something identifiable, memorable, and hopefully easy to type.
Any suggestions?
I hope most of you have had a chance to recover from the show/graduation.
Congratulations to everyone!
As we move away from the structure provided by the institution known as OTIS, we will no doubt go through some structural changes of our own.
To help us grow as a community, we need a good name! Something identifiable, memorable, and hopefully easy to type.
Any suggestions?
Saturday, May 12, 2007
LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
6522 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
t: 323.957.1777 | f: 323.957.9025
more taste opportunities:
Christine Nguyen's installation In Search of You in the Cosmos is on view now at LACE. Be one of the 75 LACE members and Taste ticket holders to get this special taste! Price per panel $165 includes sales tax (limit 5 per collector). Call Meagan Mattingly at (323) 957-1777 x17 for details.
LACE will also debut the highly anticipated LACE limited edition,Skateboard, by sculptor Jason Meadows with skateboarding pioneer Tony Alva. Meadows joins other Contemporary Editions Los Angeles artists such as Amy Adler, John Baldessari, Monica Majoli, and Mike Kelley, to name a few.
Auction Art on exhibition
Wed - Sun 12 - 6pm, Fri 12 - 9pm
FEATURING OVER 100 WORKS
LACE invites you to experience TASTE | LACE's 28th Annual Benefit Art Auction on Saturday 19 May 2007. This signature annual event is an exceptional evening of distinct flavors, mouthwatering treats & delicious art for auction where patrons can purchase original artwork by some of the most important established and emerging artists working today.
TASTE will feature artworks by artists such as Sarah Cromarty, Tomory Dodge, Sean Duffy, R. Buckminster Fuller, Iva Gueorguieva, Barbara Kruger, Michael Lazarus, Jack Pierson, Sterling Ruby, Goody-B. Wiseman, Eve Wood, Mario Ybarra, Jr., and The Institute for Figuring and many more. For more information on participating artists and our sponsors and to purchase tickets, visit the TASTE website.
The evening's program
7:00pm
Super Cocktails by Big Shot Motor Co.,
Snacks by FoodyTeria Chefs and LACE Television
8:00pm
Live Auction
9:00pm
Marvimon presents FoodyTeria
10:15pm
Silent Auction Closes
Marvimon's FoodyTeria
features incredible edibles, drinkables paired by mixologists, listenables, watchables, and funny stuff by an all-star ensemble including: Basically Barry, Fallen Fruit with Scoops, AMMO, Jonny & Vinny (stars of next season's Food Network hit series, Food Dudes), Elizabeth Belkind and Gloria Felix (owners of soon to be opened Silverlake restaurant, Reservoir), Big Shot Motor Co. Mixology, Small Town Talk and Ultra-Red.
Ticket prices:
General Admission: $50 advance/$75 door
Silver Circle: $500 duo/$250 solo
Presenters Circle: $1,000+
Entrance on Schrader Boulevard
Valet parking available
For information and tickets:
Call 323.957.1777 x17 or email development_at_artleak.org
ABOUT LACE
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) is a nonprofit contemporary art center located in the heart of Hollywood. Internationally recognized as a pioneer among art institutions, LACE curates and produces art and events that inspire the public imagination and engage with timely issues that shape local and global life. www.welcometolace.org.
6522 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
t: 323.957.1777 | f: 323.957.9025
more taste opportunities:
Christine Nguyen's installation In Search of You in the Cosmos is on view now at LACE. Be one of the 75 LACE members and Taste ticket holders to get this special taste! Price per panel $165 includes sales tax (limit 5 per collector). Call Meagan Mattingly at (323) 957-1777 x17 for details.
LACE will also debut the highly anticipated LACE limited edition,Skateboard, by sculptor Jason Meadows with skateboarding pioneer Tony Alva. Meadows joins other Contemporary Editions Los Angeles artists such as Amy Adler, John Baldessari, Monica Majoli, and Mike Kelley, to name a few.
Auction Art on exhibition
Wed - Sun 12 - 6pm, Fri 12 - 9pm
FEATURING OVER 100 WORKS
LACE invites you to experience TASTE | LACE's 28th Annual Benefit Art Auction on Saturday 19 May 2007. This signature annual event is an exceptional evening of distinct flavors, mouthwatering treats & delicious art for auction where patrons can purchase original artwork by some of the most important established and emerging artists working today.
TASTE will feature artworks by artists such as Sarah Cromarty, Tomory Dodge, Sean Duffy, R. Buckminster Fuller, Iva Gueorguieva, Barbara Kruger, Michael Lazarus, Jack Pierson, Sterling Ruby, Goody-B. Wiseman, Eve Wood, Mario Ybarra, Jr., and The Institute for Figuring and many more. For more information on participating artists and our sponsors and to purchase tickets, visit the TASTE website.
The evening's program
7:00pm
Super Cocktails by Big Shot Motor Co.,
Snacks by FoodyTeria Chefs and LACE Television
8:00pm
Live Auction
9:00pm
Marvimon presents FoodyTeria
10:15pm
Silent Auction Closes
Marvimon's FoodyTeria
features incredible edibles, drinkables paired by mixologists, listenables, watchables, and funny stuff by an all-star ensemble including: Basically Barry, Fallen Fruit with Scoops, AMMO, Jonny & Vinny (stars of next season's Food Network hit series, Food Dudes), Elizabeth Belkind and Gloria Felix (owners of soon to be opened Silverlake restaurant, Reservoir), Big Shot Motor Co. Mixology, Small Town Talk and Ultra-Red.
Ticket prices:
General Admission: $50 advance/$75 door
Silver Circle: $500 duo/$250 solo
Presenters Circle: $1,000+
Entrance on Schrader Boulevard
Valet parking available
For information and tickets:
Call 323.957.1777 x17 or email development_at_artleak.org
ABOUT LACE
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) is a nonprofit contemporary art center located in the heart of Hollywood. Internationally recognized as a pioneer among art institutions, LACE curates and produces art and events that inspire the public imagination and engage with timely issues that shape local and global life. www.welcometolace.org.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
some events at MOCA this month
THURSDAY, MAY 3
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
6:30pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
A screening and dialogue with video artist Koki Tanaka and MOCA Curatorial Assistant Gabriel Ritter in conjunction with Out of the Ordinary: New Video From Japan. Click here to view the trailer.!
INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org
FREE
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SUNDAY, MAY 6
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
1–3:30pm
FIRST SUNDAYS ARE FOR FAMILIES EVENT
Discover magic in humble materials and find surprises in the process of sculpting with artist/educator David McDonald in this workshop created in celebration of The Art of Richard Tut! tle.
INFO 213/621-1712 or carias@moca.org
FREE; no reservations required
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm, (50 min.)
SCREENING
The second screening in the series Out of the Ordinary: New Video from Japan showcases contemporary Japanese video with an emphasis on sound and animation by Ryoko Aoki + Zon Ito, Taro Izumi, Tomoki Kakitani, Takehito Koganezawa, Chikara Matsumoto, and Tabaimo. Click here to view the trailer.
Screening is FREE and open to the general public.
Space is limited; reservations are required
RSVP 213/633-5373
THURSDAY, MAY 10
MOCA GRAND AVENUE AND
THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY
AT MOCA
noon–8pm
DOWNTOWN ART WALK
MOCA is a participating venue.
INFO downtownartwalk.com
FREE
SATURDAY–SUNDAY, MAY 12–13
THROUGHOUT YUCCA AND WONDER VALLEYS
HIGH DESERT TEST SITES: WEEKEND EVENT
High Desert Test Sites hosts a public weekend event in conjunction with Andrea Zittel: Critical Space. Participating artists include Lisa Anne Auerbach, Piotr Urkanski, and And! rea Zittel, among others. Zittel will install customized wagon stations at A–Z West for the occasion.
INFO highdeserttestsites.com
SUNDAY, MAY 13
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
3pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
Exhibition curator Madeleine Grynsztejn of SFMOMA discusses The Art of Richard Tuttle.
INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org
FREE with museum admission
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
3–5pm
TEENS OF CONTEMPORARY ART (TOCA) EVENT
Find art in the everyday in Poetics of the Handmade and create your own utilitarian art object with artist Carolyn Castaño. Snacks provided.
INFO 213/633-! 5310 or dgray@moca.org
FREE; no reservations required
MONDAY, MAY 14
THE GEFFEN
CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
LAST CHANCE TO VIEW ANDREA ZITTEL: CRITICAL SPACE
Don’t miss this remarkable survey of the work of American artist Andrea Zittel. The exhibition focuses on the artist’s investigation of fundamental aspects of contemporary domestic and urban life in Western society. Exhibition closes May 14 at 5pm.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm, (70 min.)
SCREENING
As the final screening in the series Out of the Ordinary: New Video from Japan, MOCA presents the world premiere of NA-MU (2004–07) by Hiroyuki Oki. Chronicling the artist’s journey from his home on the Japanese island of Shikoku! to Israel and Tibet, this video collage presents a poetic vision of personal epiphany. The screening will be followed by a Q & A session with the artist.
Screening is FREE and open to the general public.
Space is limited; reservations are required
RSVP 213/633-5373
THURSDAY, MAY 17
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
6:30pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
Exhibition curator Alma Ruiz leads a walkthrough of MOCA Focus: Alexandra Grant.
INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.or! g
FREE
SATURDAY, MAY 19
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
2pm
PANEL DISCUSSION AND BOOKSIGNING
Celebrate the release of GRAFFITI L.A.: Street Styles and Art. The panel, moderated by James Prigoff, will include a slide presentation by author Steve Grody and a discussion about the stylistic distinctions a! nd evolution of Los Angeles graffiti with several veteran graffiti writers. A booksigning will follow at the MOCA Store.
INFO 213/621-1710
FREE with museum admission
SUNDAY, MAY 20
MOCA PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER
LAST CHANCE TO VIEW SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: CONTEMPORARY PREFABRICATED HOUSES
Challenging common preconceptions about prefab homes, the exhibition features a variety of modern modular dwellings that capture the spirit and imagination of a new generation of architects and homebuyers. While you’re there, explore a broad selection of con! temporary art books at the MOCA Store featuring ART CATALOGUES. The exhibition closes May 20 at 6pm.
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL,
1010 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD.
11am–6pm
(Open studios
11:30am–4:30pm)
28TH ANNUAL VENICE ART WALK & AUCTIONS
An annual celebration of art, architecture, music, and fine cuisine benefiting the Venice Family Clinic. Highlights include a 400–piece silent art auction, self-gui! ded tours of over 60 artists’ studios, special exhibitions, and live music.
INFO veniceartwalk.info
TICKETS $50 general; 15% discount for MOCA members; price includes catalogue
To purchase tickets, call 310/392-9255 by May 16.
MOCA member discount is valid through May 16 for tickets purchased by phone only.
PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER, SILVERSCREEN THEATER
2pm
THE RALPH TORNBERG/MUSEUM DIRECTOR’S
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
Griselda Pollock presents “Cultures of Life: Why did feminism make such a difference to art at the end of the twentieth century?”
Pollock is a celebrated British feminist art historian and cult! ural analyst currently teaching at the University of Leeds. Her main research interests are in the issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality in international modern and contemporary art and cinema.
Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, the Tornberg series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological, and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.
TICKETS $15 MOCA members; $20 nonmembers
Advance tickets required; no refunds
Tickets are available at all MOCA box offices or online. To purchase tickets, click here.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm,
(74 min., English subtitles)
SCREENING
In collaboration with Out of the Ordinary: New Video From Japan, MOCA hosts a Getty presentation of Video Letter (1982). One of the most well-known pieces of early video art from Japan, this video features a poignant, philosophical, and often! comical exchange of “video letters” between poet Shuntarō Tanikawa and playwright and filmmaker Shūji Terayama, in the months leading up to Terayama’s death.
RSVP 213/633-5373
FREE; reservations required
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
6:30pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
A screening and dialogue with video artist Koki Tanaka and MOCA Curatorial Assistant Gabriel Ritter in conjunction with Out of the Ordinary: New Video From Japan. Click here to view the trailer.!
INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org
FREE
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SUNDAY, MAY 6
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
1–3:30pm
FIRST SUNDAYS ARE FOR FAMILIES EVENT
Discover magic in humble materials and find surprises in the process of sculpting with artist/educator David McDonald in this workshop created in celebration of The Art of Richard Tut! tle.
INFO 213/621-1712 or carias@moca.org
FREE; no reservations required
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm, (50 min.)
SCREENING
The second screening in the series Out of the Ordinary: New Video from Japan showcases contemporary Japanese video with an emphasis on sound and animation by Ryoko Aoki + Zon Ito, Taro Izumi, Tomoki Kakitani, Takehito Koganezawa, Chikara Matsumoto, and Tabaimo. Click here to view the trailer.
Screening is FREE and open to the general public.
Space is limited; reservations are required
RSVP 213/633-5373
THURSDAY, MAY 10
MOCA GRAND AVENUE AND
THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY
AT MOCA
noon–8pm
DOWNTOWN ART WALK
MOCA is a participating venue.
INFO downtownartwalk.com
FREE
SATURDAY–SUNDAY, MAY 12–13
THROUGHOUT YUCCA AND WONDER VALLEYS
HIGH DESERT TEST SITES: WEEKEND EVENT
High Desert Test Sites hosts a public weekend event in conjunction with Andrea Zittel: Critical Space. Participating artists include Lisa Anne Auerbach, Piotr Urkanski, and And! rea Zittel, among others. Zittel will install customized wagon stations at A–Z West for the occasion.
INFO highdeserttestsites.com
SUNDAY, MAY 13
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
3pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
Exhibition curator Madeleine Grynsztejn of SFMOMA discusses The Art of Richard Tuttle.
INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org
FREE with museum admission
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
3–5pm
TEENS OF CONTEMPORARY ART (TOCA) EVENT
Find art in the everyday in Poetics of the Handmade and create your own utilitarian art object with artist Carolyn Castaño. Snacks provided.
INFO 213/633-! 5310 or dgray@moca.org
FREE; no reservations required
MONDAY, MAY 14
THE GEFFEN
CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
LAST CHANCE TO VIEW ANDREA ZITTEL: CRITICAL SPACE
Don’t miss this remarkable survey of the work of American artist Andrea Zittel. The exhibition focuses on the artist’s investigation of fundamental aspects of contemporary domestic and urban life in Western society. Exhibition closes May 14 at 5pm.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm, (70 min.)
SCREENING
As the final screening in the series Out of the Ordinary: New Video from Japan, MOCA presents the world premiere of NA-MU (2004–07) by Hiroyuki Oki. Chronicling the artist’s journey from his home on the Japanese island of Shikoku! to Israel and Tibet, this video collage presents a poetic vision of personal epiphany. The screening will be followed by a Q & A session with the artist.
Screening is FREE and open to the general public.
Space is limited; reservations are required
RSVP 213/633-5373
THURSDAY, MAY 17
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
6:30pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
Exhibition curator Alma Ruiz leads a walkthrough of MOCA Focus: Alexandra Grant.
INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.or! g
FREE
SATURDAY, MAY 19
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
2pm
PANEL DISCUSSION AND BOOKSIGNING
Celebrate the release of GRAFFITI L.A.: Street Styles and Art. The panel, moderated by James Prigoff, will include a slide presentation by author Steve Grody and a discussion about the stylistic distinctions a! nd evolution of Los Angeles graffiti with several veteran graffiti writers. A booksigning will follow at the MOCA Store.
INFO 213/621-1710
FREE with museum admission
SUNDAY, MAY 20
MOCA PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER
LAST CHANCE TO VIEW SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: CONTEMPORARY PREFABRICATED HOUSES
Challenging common preconceptions about prefab homes, the exhibition features a variety of modern modular dwellings that capture the spirit and imagination of a new generation of architects and homebuyers. While you’re there, explore a broad selection of con! temporary art books at the MOCA Store featuring ART CATALOGUES. The exhibition closes May 20 at 6pm.
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL,
1010 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD.
11am–6pm
(Open studios
11:30am–4:30pm)
28TH ANNUAL VENICE ART WALK & AUCTIONS
An annual celebration of art, architecture, music, and fine cuisine benefiting the Venice Family Clinic. Highlights include a 400–piece silent art auction, self-gui! ded tours of over 60 artists’ studios, special exhibitions, and live music.
INFO veniceartwalk.info
TICKETS $50 general; 15% discount for MOCA members; price includes catalogue
To purchase tickets, call 310/392-9255 by May 16.
MOCA member discount is valid through May 16 for tickets purchased by phone only.
PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER, SILVERSCREEN THEATER
2pm
THE RALPH TORNBERG/MUSEUM DIRECTOR’S
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
Griselda Pollock presents “Cultures of Life: Why did feminism make such a difference to art at the end of the twentieth century?”
Pollock is a celebrated British feminist art historian and cult! ural analyst currently teaching at the University of Leeds. Her main research interests are in the issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality in international modern and contemporary art and cinema.
Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, the Tornberg series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological, and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.
TICKETS $15 MOCA members; $20 nonmembers
Advance tickets required; no refunds
Tickets are available at all MOCA box offices or online. To purchase tickets, click here.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm,
(74 min., English subtitles)
SCREENING
In collaboration with Out of the Ordinary: New Video From Japan, MOCA hosts a Getty presentation of Video Letter (1982). One of the most well-known pieces of early video art from Japan, this video features a poignant, philosophical, and often! comical exchange of “video letters” between poet Shuntarō Tanikawa and playwright and filmmaker Shūji Terayama, in the months leading up to Terayama’s death.
RSVP 213/633-5373
FREE; reservations required
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
THIS WEEKEND > The National Association of Artists' Organizations [NAAO]
This week, there is a very interesting, and useful for artists event happening.
Check this out. http://www.naao.net/conference.htm
"The National Association of Artists' Organizations [NAAO] is a nonprofit dedicated to serving and strengthening artist-driven groups and organizations. NAAO addresses the field's ongoing struggle with issues relating to artists' rights, organizational stability, working conditions, and professional isolation across all disciplines and communities."
Here are small portion of the hilights for the event....
Check this out. http://www.naao.net/conference.htm
"The National Association of Artists' Organizations [NAAO] is a nonprofit dedicated to serving and strengthening artist-driven groups and organizations. NAAO addresses the field's ongoing struggle with issues relating to artists' rights, organizational stability, working conditions, and professional isolation across all disciplines and communities."
Here are small portion of the hilights for the event....
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Introduction to Public Art, Alan Nakagawa, Metro Art
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Getting Your Sh*t Together (Artists), Bari Ziperstein, GYST-Ink
Board Development and Engagement, Michael Royce, NYFA
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Doing It All, Mark Allen, Machine Projects
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Digital Technology as Super Tools, Anne Bray, LA Freewaves
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Individual Artists and Healthcare, Laura Zabel (moderator), Springboard for the Arts
- Claudia Bach, Advis Arts
- Kathleen Bitetti, Artists Foundation
- David Rice, Strategic Policy Concepts
- Adam Forest Huttler, Fractured Atlas
- Everything you need to know about health and the arts.
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Advocacy,Barry Hessenius
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Earned Income Strategies, Jon Lapointe, Side Street Projects
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Community Arts Partnerships, Glenna Avila, Community Arts Partnership, CalArts
The Artist as Mediator
Randall Packer, US Department of Arts and Technology
for more info,http://www.naao.net/conference.htmMonday, April 16, 2007
Websites to check out...
Check out what kind of organizations are out there
to help you with your artistic practices in the near future...
Artists Organizations and Affiliates
18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, CA
www.18thstreet.org
Alliance for the Arts, New York, NY
allianceForarts.org
Appalshop, Inc., Whitesburg, KY
www.appalshop.org
Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix, AZ
www.arizonaarts.org/
Artists Space, New York, NY
www.artistsspace.org
Artspace, New Haven, CT
www.artspacenh.org
Asian American Arts Centre, New York, NY
www.artspiral.org/
Beacon Street Gallery and Theatre, Chicago, IL
www.beaconst.org
Bush Foundation, St. Paul, MN
www.bushfound.org
Capital City Arts Initiative, Carson City, Nevada
www.arts-initiative.org
Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago, IL
www.caconline.org
Center for Women and Their Work, Austin, TX
www.womenandtheirwork.org
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
www.cacno.org
COSACOSA art at large, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
www.cosacosa.org
CounterPULSE, San Francisco, CA
www.848.com
Creative Capital Foundation, New York, NY
www.creative-capital.org
CSPS - Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
www.legionarts.org
Cultural Odyssey, San Francisco, CA
www.culturalodyssey.org
DiverseWorks Artspace, Inc., Houston, TX
www.diverseworks.org
Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc., New York, NY
www.franklinfurnace.org
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
www.hallwalls.org
Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
www.iaogallery.org
Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
www.intermediaarts.org
Juxtaposition Arts
http://www.juxtaposition.org
Junebug Productions, New Orleans, LA
www.gnofn.org/~junebug/
McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
www.mcknight.org
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore, MD
www.midatlanticarts.org
Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis, MN
www.artsmia.org/collection/maep.cfm
New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
www.newlangtonarts.org
Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
www.oac.state.oh.us/
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK
www.ovac-ok.org
Organization of Independent Artists, New York, NY
www.oiaonline.org/
Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA
www.paintedbride.org
Pentacle, New York, NY
www.pentacle.org
Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
www.phoenix-gallery.com
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
www.prh.org
Real Art Ways (RAW), Hartford, CT
www.realartways.org
Sculpture Space, Inc., Utica, NY
www.sculpturespace.org
Several Dancers Core, Decatur, GA
www.severaldancerscore.org
Side Street Projects
www.sidestreet.org
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
www.soex.org
Space One Eleven (SOE), Birmingham, AL
www.spaceoneeleven.org
SPACES, Cleveland, OH
www.spacesgallery.org
Springboard for the Arts
www.springboardforthearts.org
Texas Commission on the Arts, Austin, TX
www.arts.state.tx.us/
The Maine Artists' Space, Portland, ME
www.masonlinegallery.org
The Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY
www.micromuseum.com
The Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
www.bkny.net/rotunda
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
www.artsfestival.net
Tigertail Productions, Inc., Miami, FL
www.tigertail.org
Transformer, Washington, DC
www.transformergallery.org
Tulsa Artists' Coalition, Tulsa, OK
www.tacgallery.org/index2.htm
Visual AIDS, New York, NY
www.visualaids.org
Walker Art Center
www.walkerart.org
WESTAF/Western States Arts Federation, Denver, CO
www.westaf.org
Artists' organizations are encouraged to add their name to the list! Email us at info@naao.net. And of course joining or rejoining NAAO most appreciated! Click here for more information.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Opening Receptions
Here are listings of shows going on now- I just got these off of the LA Weekly Site:
http://www.laweekly.com/index.php?option=com_lsd&task=venuelist&attr=Galleries&Itemid=108
Most of these are opening this weekend.
Avan and I will meet to plan an itenerary asap.
If any of you have preferences, post a comment to this post, and we will work it in.
I chose events that I felt were of particualr relevence to us- I will try to elaborate on this as the Itenerary is solidified.
http://www.laweekly.com/index.php?option=com_lsd&task=venuelist&attr=Galleries&Itemid=108
Most of these are opening this weekend.
Avan and I will meet to plan an itenerary asap.
If any of you have preferences, post a comment to this post, and we will work it in.
I chose events that I felt were of particualr relevence to us- I will try to elaborate on this as the Itenerary is solidified.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
emerge : art : log 2nd meeting Report
emerge : art : log
2nd meeting 04.11.2007
Location : Otis Galef 209 (5 – 6)
Report>>
Please use this information for your advantage!
For more information about each idea, I put the names of people to contact with, so you can ask them what the idea is about, and if interested, you can offer to help them make the idea happen together.
*If you think your name is missing on the topic that you are involving with, or if you have any questions, please contact Mika Soma at mikanorange@mac.com or 626.367.7788. Thank you-*
1: introduction/Report to the new people
a. Report from last meeting (ideas for our group activities)
*Group critiques (everyone) (once a month so far)
*Opening group visits (Avan)
*Blog/Website (Aaron, Robert, Mika Soma) Yahoo Group (Linda/Marjan)
*Image Pool of the members’ art works (Marjan, Aaron)
*Artist lecture series (Krista, Linda, Mika Soma)
*Book/reading club (Aaron)
*Group Exhibition (Anna, Mika Soma)
*Grant Application Workshop (Marjan)
*Field Trip to “Art City” by Mary Beth Adler (Marjan)
*Empty Home exhibition (Krista)
*Stolen Food Dinner(Natalie)
*Online/group publication (Robert)
b. Report from last meeting (Suggestions for improvement)
*Send email list to everyone (Aaron)
*Get other people involved through group meetings
*Getting involved with other groups (Mika Soma, Linda, Marjan)
*Places to meet (Krista>House in close to the beach,
Mika Soma>Dorit Cypis’s office in China town)
*Record note, meeting hours if decided to generate NPO in the future (Marjan)
*Look into LAAA members & gallery 825 membership (Linda)
*Alternate exhibition locations for our group exhibition, such as a tobacco shop (Marjan)
2 : Additional ideas from new members
a. Additional ideas for group activities
*Workshop with school kids (Mackenzie)
*Final Otis Critique/First group activity Critique
on the “EXITVISION” show-on May 5th :the day before the show opens
(Holly, Natalie, Mika Soma)
*Bringing Mexican Artists to have a panel(?) (Delia)
b. Additional suggestions for improvement
*On our Blog, create sections to post possible meeting spaces (Mackenzie)
*Use Yahoo Group instead (?)
*Make hard copies of our contact list
*Talk to Jerry Allen for opportunity advice(Tom)
*Free exhibision space near LA Fashion district (Sharron)
Committees:
Name of the committee ------ Activity status : Core coordinators
Opening visits ------------------ Starting this week( 2nd week of Apr 07)
:Avan, Aaron, Mika Soma
Artist Lecture Series ---------- Need discussion :Mika Soma, Linda, Marjan
Book/Reading Club ----------- Need discussion(?) :Aaron
Group Exhibition --------------- Need discussion / Need more coordinators
:Anna, Mackenzie, Robert, Mika Soma,
…I can’t remember who else?
Meeting Location search: (suggestions)
*Krista’s house close to the beach
*Dorit Cypis’s office in China Town
Exhibition Location search:(suggestions)
*Free space in LA Fashion district, reserve year in advance (Sharon)
Next group activity scheduled:
{Group Critique on “EXITVISION” }
core coordinators : Holly, Natalie, Mika Soma)
Our first group activity is going to be a 12 to 24 hour long group critique on Otis senior show, “EXITVISION.”
>> May 5th (Sat) after all the installations are completed
Next monthly meeting date:
May 15th (Tue) (Post Otis!!!)
Next meeting Ideas:
*Discuss the ways to get other people involved in the group
*Hugo’s talk?
*Jerry’s talk?
How about get as many faculties as possible to ask for final advice to their students?
2nd meeting 04.11.2007
Location : Otis Galef 209 (5 – 6)
Report>>
Please use this information for your advantage!
For more information about each idea, I put the names of people to contact with, so you can ask them what the idea is about, and if interested, you can offer to help them make the idea happen together.
*If you think your name is missing on the topic that you are involving with, or if you have any questions, please contact Mika Soma at mikanorange@mac.com or 626.367.7788. Thank you-*
1: introduction/Report to the new people
a. Report from last meeting (ideas for our group activities)
*Group critiques (everyone) (once a month so far)
*Opening group visits (Avan)
*Blog/Website (Aaron, Robert, Mika Soma) Yahoo Group (Linda/Marjan)
*Image Pool of the members’ art works (Marjan, Aaron)
*Artist lecture series (Krista, Linda, Mika Soma)
*Book/reading club (Aaron)
*Group Exhibition (Anna, Mika Soma)
*Grant Application Workshop (Marjan)
*Field Trip to “Art City” by Mary Beth Adler (Marjan)
*Empty Home exhibition (Krista)
*Stolen Food Dinner(Natalie)
*Online/group publication (Robert)
b. Report from last meeting (Suggestions for improvement)
*Send email list to everyone (Aaron)
*Get other people involved through group meetings
*Getting involved with other groups (Mika Soma, Linda, Marjan)
*Places to meet (Krista>House in close to the beach,
Mika Soma>Dorit Cypis’s office in China town)
*Record note, meeting hours if decided to generate NPO in the future (Marjan)
*Look into LAAA members & gallery 825 membership (Linda)
*Alternate exhibition locations for our group exhibition, such as a tobacco shop (Marjan)
2 : Additional ideas from new members
a. Additional ideas for group activities
*Workshop with school kids (Mackenzie)
*Final Otis Critique/First group activity Critique
on the “EXITVISION” show-on May 5th :the day before the show opens
(Holly, Natalie, Mika Soma)
*Bringing Mexican Artists to have a panel(?) (Delia)
b. Additional suggestions for improvement
*On our Blog, create sections to post possible meeting spaces (Mackenzie)
*Use Yahoo Group instead (?)
*Make hard copies of our contact list
*Talk to Jerry Allen for opportunity advice(Tom)
*Free exhibision space near LA Fashion district (Sharron)
Committees:
Name of the committee ------ Activity status : Core coordinators
Opening visits ------------------ Starting this week( 2nd week of Apr 07)
:Avan, Aaron, Mika Soma
Artist Lecture Series ---------- Need discussion :Mika Soma, Linda, Marjan
Book/Reading Club ----------- Need discussion(?) :Aaron
Group Exhibition --------------- Need discussion / Need more coordinators
:Anna, Mackenzie, Robert, Mika Soma,
…I can’t remember who else?
Meeting Location search: (suggestions)
*Krista’s house close to the beach
*Dorit Cypis’s office in China Town
Exhibition Location search:(suggestions)
*Free space in LA Fashion district, reserve year in advance (Sharon)
Next group activity scheduled:
{Group Critique on “EXITVISION” }
core coordinators : Holly, Natalie, Mika Soma)
Our first group activity is going to be a 12 to 24 hour long group critique on Otis senior show, “EXITVISION.”
>> May 5th (Sat) after all the installations are completed
Next monthly meeting date:
May 15th (Tue) (Post Otis!!!)
Next meeting Ideas:
*Discuss the ways to get other people involved in the group
*Hugo’s talk?
*Jerry’s talk?
How about get as many faculties as possible to ask for final advice to their students?
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Opening/Events Info
Please us this topic to post any opening/Events info that you think you should share with other people.
"Galleries, Museums -- Participations wanted"
I don't know, maybe this blog is not the best blog to use...??
but it's still a test run, if anyone has any suggestions on how to build a website or pragmatic use of a blog, pleeeease contact us.
Anyway, I have some info to share with you, so I am starting this topic....
Please use this topic to post any info about
>>Galleries or Museums looking for help or participations<<
but it's still a test run, if anyone has any suggestions on how to build a website or pragmatic use of a blog, pleeeease contact us.
Anyway, I have some info to share with you, so I am starting this topic....
Please use this topic to post any info about
>>Galleries or Museums looking for help or participations<<
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Blog Posting suggetion....(leave "comments" under this topic please!)
Hi everyone!
So we are running this blog as our first test run, and one thing that I noticed so far is that
we could really use sections by "categories", and people should post their info under the topic as a "comment". (instead of "New Post")
Topics that I can think of are....
"Exhibitions to check out" (share your info about cool shows to check out. You can also use this to form a group of people to go to the shows together.)
"Submissions wanted" (if you hear about submission opportunities)
"Participations wanted" (if you hear about some artist group/artist needing participation for the art work)
"Material wanted" (if people need some materials)
"Material to offer" (if people have "stuff" to offer)
"Job opportunities" (share job opportunities with everyone else)
"Opinion Box" (a place for everyone to throw ideas to develop this site)
names of the topics can be smarter if you can think of better ones, but what do you think?
**Please use the "comment" button at the bottom of this post to leave your comments**
Thank you!
mika
So we are running this blog as our first test run, and one thing that I noticed so far is that
we could really use sections by "categories", and people should post their info under the topic as a "comment". (instead of "New Post")
Topics that I can think of are....
"Exhibitions to check out" (share your info about cool shows to check out. You can also use this to form a group of people to go to the shows together.)
"Submissions wanted" (if you hear about submission opportunities)
"Participations wanted" (if you hear about some artist group/artist needing participation for the art work)
"Material wanted" (if people need some materials)
"Material to offer" (if people have "stuff" to offer)
"Job opportunities" (share job opportunities with everyone else)
"Opinion Box" (a place for everyone to throw ideas to develop this site)
names of the topics can be smarter if you can think of better ones, but what do you think?
**Please use the "comment" button at the bottom of this post to leave your comments**
Thank you!
mika
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
hey everyone,
here are some things that were forwarded to me:
GABRIELA Network is hosting a Political Fashion Show to celebrate International Women’s Day. @ Shatto Recreation Center 31914 west 4th street LA CA, 90020 March 24th 6:00p.m.- 10:00p.m. $10
Contact info: Los Angeles@gabnet.org 619. 316 0920
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Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to share with you the attached call for proposals in
the area of "Women's Rights and Multiple Discrimination." Please
distribute it to your networks and feel free to recommend groups who
can make outstanding contributions to cutting edge thinking and
action in this realm.
We would also be very pleased to collaborate, so do contact us with
ideas.
Thank you,
Warm regards,
Marla
Open Society Institute Network Women's Program
www.soros.org/women
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: WOMEN AND MULTIPLE DISCRIMINATION
The Women's Program of the Open Society Institute works to promote
women's human rights and gender equality as central to building open
societies. The Women's Program serves as a resource and catalyst on
gender issues for the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundations
Network.
Key themes for 2007 are:
o Defending the Rights of Women Facing Multiple Discrimination
o Promoting Women's Rights in Transitional Justice Contexts and
Institutions
o New Voices and New Visions for 21st Century Women's Movements
Women and Multiple Discrimination
"The Independent Expert on Minority Issues of the United Nations
Commission on Human Rights, Gay McDougall, has stated that new and
urgent attention must be given to the rights of women facing
multiple forms of discrimination, exclusion, and violence. Amongst
the most disadvantaged and vulnerable are women from minority
communities, who face problems compounded by their uniquely
disadvantaged positions in society. Such women face discrimination
both because they belong to certain minority communities, and also
because they are women.
In a statement marking International Women's Day 2006, Gay McDougall
called for all actors at the community, national and international
levels to rise to the challenge of improving the security,
opportunities, and life chances of such women."
--United Nations Press Release, March 7, 2006
Women's human rights advocates and policymakers increasingly
recognize that women are not a homogenous group of rights holders.
In order to protect, promote, and advance women's human rights,
advocates and policymakers must take into account differences among
women with respect to age, socio-economic status, racial/ethnic
background, religion, national origin, citizenship status,
health/HIV status, sexual orientation, and disability, among others.
The OSI Women's Program seeks to increase successful advocacy
campaigns, policy initiatives, strategic litigation, or action
research that address different forms of women's multiple
discrimination.
Global and local civil society, national governments, regional
courts and institutions, and international institutions increasingly
recognize women's rights through such international instruments as
the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW) and regional mechanisms like the Maputo
Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa to the African Charter on
Human or Peoples' Rights or the European Union Gender Equality
Directives. Other mechanisms, such as the Convention to Eliminate
Racial Discrimination (CERD), occasionally address the rights of
minority women. However, there are very few efforts that link these
mechanisms to promote the rights of women facing multiple forms of
discrimination.
The Women's Program is particularly interested in supporting
innovative initiatives that link women's rights strategies with
other rights strategies, raising awareness about women's multiple
discrimination. We invite proposals from groups operating at local,
national, regional, continental, or international levels.
The Women's Program will support organizations working in any of the
following areas:
* fostering partnerships between women's rights organizations and
other civil society groups working on anti-discrimination;
* educating advocates, policymakers, lawyers, and judges about
multiple discrimination;
* providing training or targeted opportunities for women
experiencing multiple discrimination to get involved in policy
processes.
* investigating, documenting and exposing human rights abuses of
women vulnerable to multiple forms of discrimination;
* monitoring government institutions to ensure state compliance
with, adherence to, and respect for international human rights law;
* initiating pilot advocacy models that seek to expand human rights
norms to encompass and better recognize multiple discrimination;
* creating cutting-edge campaigns to influence public policy agendas
and debates among stakeholders, including media campaigns;
* shaping anti-discrimination and equal opportunity policies and
promoting legal reform;
* generating innovative advocacy strategies to ensure
implementation, enforcement, and linkage of relevant international
instruments (such as CEDAW, CERD, the Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, etc.), regional instruments (such as the Maputo
Protocol, the EU Race Directive, etc.), or relevant national
instruments in addressing women's multiple discrimination;
* litigating landmark civil or criminal cases to prosecute
violations of women's human rights to bring offenders to justice,
and that would have resounding, high-profile impact regionally or
globally;
Organizations can apply for the following types of support:
* Think Tank Fund - for initiatives led by organizations that expose
rights abuse, monitor government institutions, generate innovative
or pilot advocacy strategies to inform public policy and shape legal
reform, strategically engage and educate relevant stakeholders, and
amplify the voices of women facing multiple forms of discrimination.
The Women's Program will only fund academic research that is: a)
policy-relevant or action-oriented research, and b) is through an
institution or NGO. The Women's Program cannot fund individuals.
* South - South / East - East Exchange - for building the capacity
of women's rights organizations defending the rights of women facing
multiple discrimination via human rights training or exchange
programs.
* Strategic Litigation Fund - for fostering legal action to litigate
landmark civil or criminal cases to prosecute violations of women's
human rights that would have resounding, high-profile impact
regionally or globally, and which would expand upon existing
jurisprudence.
I. Who can apply?
Preference is given to:
* organizations located in the countries where OSI is active (
www.soros.org );
* local/indigenous, independent non-governmental organizations, or
initiatives that link local and international organizations'
expertise;
* organizations managed and led by women, including young women;
* organizations that forge partnerships with other civil society
groups working on anti-discrimination;
* organizations that are catalysts for women's rights organizations
nationally and/or regionally, playing a role in mobilizing women's
movements;
* organizations that have a 5+ year track record and demonstrate
sustainability.
II. Grant amount and funding period
Organizations can apply for a 1 year grant ranging from $25,000-
$100,000.
III. How to apply
Proposals should be submitted in English by email (preferred), fax,
or mail no later than May 15, 2007 to:
Network Women's Program
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019 USA
Fax: +1-212-548-4616
Email: women@sorosny.org
We suggest that organizations contact the Women's Program staff
prior to submitting a proposal if you have questions regarding our
grant making guidelines or deadlines.
Please contact staff liaisons for your region:
Emilie Neumann: Latin America and Multi-Regional:
eneumann@sorosny.org
Phoebe Schreiner: Asia, Central Asia, the Caucuses, Turkey:
pschreiner@sorosny.org
Marla Swanson: Middle East and North Africa; Central and
Southeastern Europe, Western NIS, and the Baltics:
mswanson@sorosny.org
Heather Sweeney: Eastern, Western, and Southern Africa; and Western
Europe: hsweeney@sorosny.org
For more information, please visit the Open Society Institute's
website at www.soros.org/initiatives/women.
IV. Decision-making process
Finalists will be notified of the decision by July 15, 2007, and
grant awards will be made approximately six to eight weeks after the
final decision.
Proposal Guidelines
Title page:
1. Organization name
2. Project title
3. Amount requested
4. Contact information (mailing address, street address, telephone,
fax, email, website)
5. Contact person(s), including the executive director and the
proposal contact
Requirements
1. A description of the organization and its capacity to carry out
the proposed project.
2. Bios or CVs of the organization's executive director and key
staff members working on the project and a list of the Board of
Directors or other managing body, if applicable.
3. Statement of need for the project, its relevance to the mission
and mandate of the OSI Women's Program, and the type of funding
requested (Think Tank Fund, Strategic Litigation Fund, or South-
South/East-East Exchange).
4. Detailed explanation of project objectives, a timeline,
methodology and how outcomes/impact will be measured.
5. A project budget, as well as an organizational budget, noting
additional sources of funding received or anticipated.
6. Requested amount for the grant, including the dates of the grant
period.
Lobbying Restrictions
In no instances are any grants to be used, directly or indirectly,
to engage in partisan political activity such as for the support of
or opposition to political parties or individual candidates for
elective office at any level of government.
United States law not only prohibits the Open Society Institute from
funding any electioneering, including the support for or opposition
to political candidates or parties in the United States or abroad,
but also prohibits the earmarking of grant funds for lobbying
activities.
Lobbying is defined as an attempt to influence federal, state, local
or non-US legislative bodies, or the outcome of referenda and ballot
initiatives. This proscription includes attempts to influence treaty
ratification by legislative bodies.
The prohibition against lobbying includes (but may not necessarily
be limited to) communications with legislators or legislative staff
that express a view on pending legislation or specific legislative
proposals, and communications with the general public reflecting a
view on specific legislation or a specific legislative proposal
where such communication includes a "call to take action" by the
public.
Public education, analysis and research on social issues of broad
public interest, including issues that are also the subject of
pending legislation, may constitute an exception to the lobbying
prohibition.
Similarly, the production of non-partisan studies, analysis and
research providing a full and fair exposition of the facts and
arguments may not constitute lobbying. Responses to written requests
for technical assistance made on behalf of a legislative body,
committee or subcommittee may also not be lobbying even though the
problems discussed may be the subject of pending legislation.
If you have questions concerning whether your grant proposal
includes lobbying, please contact us at women@sorosny.org.
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Greetings from the Center for Tactical Magic!
The CTM is dabbling in several venues this spring with an enchanting
mix of mirth,
magic, and mysticism. Here's a brief schedule of activities with
more details
further down your screen. We hope you can partake of the potion....
3/17 & 3/18 - The Tactical Ice Cream Unit rolls into S.F. for the
12th Annual Bay
Area Anarchist Book Fair. Come grab some sweets, treats, & food-for-
thought. Aaron
Gach will be speaking about the T.I.C.U. at 2pm in the cafe.
3/22 - 7pm - Join us at Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama Street,
San Francisco,
for part one of the three part reading/performance/screening series
PULP: Mystery!
Romance! True Adventure! Hosted by the Bay Area art journal Article:
Art and the
Imaginative Promise.
3/29 - 4/1 Transmodern Festival in Baltimore, Maryland will help
facilitate the
CTM's Third Tier of Free Occult Services: A Do-It-Yourself
Institutional Hex
And more events coming in May/June so stay tuned!!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The 12th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair
SATURDAY, March 17, 10am-6pm
SUNDAY, March 18, 11am-5pm
www.bayareaanarchistbookfair.org
Where: San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden
Gate Park, near Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Admission: FREE
The Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair is one of the world's
largest gatherings of anarchist and radical
literature, and a San Francisco tradition since 1995.
The Bookfair has expanded to two days for 2007!
There will be even more anarchist books, speakers,
panelists and political groups from the Bay Area and
around the country.
SPEAKERS: Jen Angel, Melody Berger, Chris Carlsson,
Ward Churchill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Stephen Dunifer,
Fly, Aaron Gach, Tiny Garcia, James Kelman, Saul
Landau, Josh Macphee, Wendy-o Matik, Keith McHenry,
Cindy Milstein, David Solnit, Michelle Tea, James
Tracy, Marina Sitrin
PANELS:
Solidarity & Paths of Self-Determination
Everyone is invited!
For more information and directions:
www.bayareaanarchistbookfair.org
solidarity!
=====================================
Join us at Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama Street, San
Francisco, for part one
of the three part reading/performance/screening series PULP: Mystery!
Romance! True
Adventure! Hosted by the Bay Area art journal Article: Art and the
Imaginative
Promise, PULP will present a variety of engaging performances from
local, national
and international artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers. URL:
www.articlejournal.net/pulp
Part one of the series, Mystery, will take place on Thursday, March
22 at 7 pm.
What lurks beyond the borders of our knowing? Unravel your suspicions
as they lead
you to the darkest corners of the world...
Act One is a performance/presentation by the Center for Tactical
Magic. A fusion
force summoned from the ways of the artist, the magician, the ninja,
and the private
investigator, Tactical Magic is an amalgam of disparate arts invoked
for the purpose
of actively addressing Power on individual, communal, and
transnational fronts.
http://tacticalmagic.org/
Act Two is a screening of Miami video artist Jane Hsu's "Girdle of S
Trilogy" and
"And We Were Two," accompanied by an improvised performance on glass
tube by
composer Juan Calderon. Jane Hsu makes bizarre yet unselfconscious
videos.
http://www.girdleofs.com/ "Girdle of S Trilogy" is a love story about
horticulture,
seedpods, disappearances, destiny, and the deepest spot in the
world. "And There
Were Two" follows the development of a roadkill eater. Dr. V. takes
a bite of a
childhood pet, meets the Devil in Myanmar and finally eats his
apprentice, John.
Composer Juan Calderon played in Occultus, the death metal band in
Colombia. He
escaped a hit list to come to Miami where he studies classical
composition.
http://www.myspace.com/juanmuzak
Eleanor Harwood Gallery is enjoying its first season in its new
location. Eleanor
Harwood formerly curated the Adobe Books Backroom Gallery.
http://www.eleanorharwood.com
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The 4th annual Transmodern Festival (Live.Art.Action) will be held in
Baltimore from
March 29th through April 1st. This unique and critically acclaimed
festival occurs
across five locations in five days including Goucher College,
Maryland Institute
College of Art, Load of Fun Studios, Creative Alliance, and one day
of site-specific
performances at Wyman Park in Charles Village. The 2007 festival
features
internationally renowned experimental performance, sound, and visual
artists Nao
Bustamante, Baraka de Soleil/ D UNDERBELLY, Center for Tactical
Magic, Temple
Crocker, Ijeoma & Oluyemi Thomas and many others. http://
www.transmodernage.com.
Transmodern Festival exhibitions, performances, and installations
provide a rare and
comprehensive glimpse into some of the world?s most radical
contemporary artists.
The artists presented in the festival defy traditional genres and
embrace radical
innovation through transmedia, clashes of organic vs. artificial
intelligence,
psychogeography, dislocation of consensus reality, real politic, and
collective
cultural action.
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Tickets now on sale!
Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution , the Tornberg series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological, and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.
Featuring
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2pm
Lucy Lippard, writer and activist
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2pm
Linda Nochlin, author, art historian, and professor of Modern Art at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2pm
Griselda Pollock, feminist art historian, cultural analyst, and professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at University of Leeds
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2pm
Angela Davis, writer, scholar, activist/organizer, and professor, History of Consciousness, University of California at Santa Cruz
Colburn School, Herbert Zipper Concert Hall
Individual tickets: $15 MOCA members/$20 nonmembers
Series tickets: $45 MOCA members/$60 nonmembers
Advance tickets required; no refunds
To purchase tickets, click here.
For event information, please call MOCA membership at 213/621-1782.
The Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of The Ralph Tornberg Trust.
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Sat. Mar. 31
>
> Indie Collective Gallery for Art and Fashion hosts
> Opening Reception for Hiroko Watanabe (incredible
> collages and
> collage shoes)
>
> Indie Collective Gallery for Art and Fashion
> 6039a Washington Blvd.
> Culver City, CA 90232
>
> 310-837-7714 || www.indiecollective.com
>
> 6:00 - 8:00pm
> No need to RSVP, just stop by for some wine, art and
> shopping :).
>
> Check out this intimate art opening held in the
> newest must-see
> fashion and art boutique, in the heart of Culver
> City's artist district.
>
> Named after the "modern street couture" line of the
> same name, Indie
> Collective, the store is newly opened by
> multi-creative artist/
> designer Gülbin Yavuz. She plans to host art
> openings in her new
> space every 4 - 6 weeks for any (medium) artist that
> moves her.
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We are pleased to announce our first series of Urban Arts Workshops at the William Grant Still Arts Center through generous donations by our partners, Hi-Def Media, Angeles Records, Soul Assassins and Loudmouth Magazine. Workshops are free and require confirmed registration. The workshops are open to all 13 years and older, but our neighborhood youth are given priority. Space is limited, so please call us at 323-734-1164 or email ami.motevalli@lacity.org. Also see attached flyer.
Saturday March 24
DJing - 1-4pm
Beatmaking - 1-4pm
Sunday March 25
Lyricism - 1-4pm
Beatmaking - 1-4pm
Saturday March 31
Making Zines - 1-4pm
Sunday April 1
Stenciling - 1-4pm
Beatmaking / Song Production
Teaching the basics of recording and composing music with Reason and recording vocals and instruments in to a computer. Also teach mixing and blending, and layering with different musical genres, programming beats and loops. 5-6 participants per session
DJing
For beginners to intermediate getting hands on the turntables and learning about basics of the equipment and how to mix, blend and scratch records and cds. Covers some history of turntableism and teaches student how to critically listen to structure of songs. 6 students per class. About 7-8 participants
Lyricism
Writing workshop, discussing content, flow, rhyme in songs and raps. Participants will also listen to music and analyze lyrics over beats and samples, a song's breakdown and the use of hooks. Covers writing techniques of hip hop. About 15 participants
Stenciling
Design, composition, layout and carving techniques for creating stencil art. Understanding flat and multiple toned works and how to layer for effects. About 15 participants
Making Zines
Critically looking at media techniques in print. Studying the visual codes and icons used to communicate. The class will critically examine the effects media has on our culture today and how to make their own easy and inexpensive versions. Participants will also look at the aesthetic of zines. About 15 participants
William Grant Still Arts Center
A facility of the City of Los Angeles,
Department of Cultural Affairs
2520 S. Westview St.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90016
323-734-1164
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Lorraine O’Grady Art Talk
MOCA Art Talks Presented by Gallery C
Thursday, March 22
6:30pm
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Join Lorraine O’Grady as she discusses her work in the context of WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution.
FREE
http://studioart.arts.uci.edu/faculty/resident/ogrady.html
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This week in NYC there are three readings from this HUGE anthology
from Soft Skull, each with a different cast of collaborators.
I think I will be at the Cornelia Street one on Wednesday night (I
hope). Hope to see some of you there!
More info on the just-released book here. It was my last big hurrah
(as project editor/book designer) for Soft Skull, and if I may say, is
a terrific collection of rare and romping pieces by more than 200
poets & their friends, including many Pussipos!
Monday, March 19, 7 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Readers include: Elaine Equi, Joanna Fuhrman, Noelle Kocot, Chris
Martin, Jean-Paul Pecqueur, Susie Timmons, Karen Weiser, Susan Wheeler,
and Rachel Zucker
KGB
http://www.kgbbar.com
85 E. 4th St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY
212-505-3360
FREE
Subway: 6 to Astor Place or F/V to 2nd Ave
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 6-8 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Readers include: Tom Breidenbach, Guillermo Castro, Ron Drummond. Tom
Fink, Eric
Gamalinda, Stacey Harwood, Jacqueline Johnson, Nathan Kernan. Timothy Liu, Bob
Rosenthal, Daniel Shapiro, David Shapiro, Sparrow, Mike Topp, and
William Wadsworth
Cornelia Street Cafe
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com
29 Cornelia St
New York, NY
(212) 989-9318
$6 includes a drink
Subway: A/C/E or B/D/F/V West 4th
Saturday, March 24 2007, 3:00 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
with Jeff Conway, David Trinidad & others
Ear Inn
http://www.mbroder.com/ear_inn/
326 Spring Street
New York, NY
FREE
Subway: C/E to Spring Street; 1/9 to Canal Street; N/R to Prince Street
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here are some things that were forwarded to me:
GABRIELA Network is hosting a Political Fashion Show to celebrate International Women’s Day. @ Shatto Recreation Center 31914 west 4th street LA CA, 90020 March 24th 6:00p.m.- 10:00p.m. $10
Contact info: Los Angeles@gabnet.org 619. 316 0920
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Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to share with you the attached call for proposals in
the area of "Women's Rights and Multiple Discrimination." Please
distribute it to your networks and feel free to recommend groups who
can make outstanding contributions to cutting edge thinking and
action in this realm.
We would also be very pleased to collaborate, so do contact us with
ideas.
Thank you,
Warm regards,
Marla
Open Society Institute Network Women's Program
www.soros.org/women
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: WOMEN AND MULTIPLE DISCRIMINATION
The Women's Program of the Open Society Institute works to promote
women's human rights and gender equality as central to building open
societies. The Women's Program serves as a resource and catalyst on
gender issues for the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundations
Network.
Key themes for 2007 are:
o Defending the Rights of Women Facing Multiple Discrimination
o Promoting Women's Rights in Transitional Justice Contexts and
Institutions
o New Voices and New Visions for 21st Century Women's Movements
Women and Multiple Discrimination
"The Independent Expert on Minority Issues of the United Nations
Commission on Human Rights, Gay McDougall, has stated that new and
urgent attention must be given to the rights of women facing
multiple forms of discrimination, exclusion, and violence. Amongst
the most disadvantaged and vulnerable are women from minority
communities, who face problems compounded by their uniquely
disadvantaged positions in society. Such women face discrimination
both because they belong to certain minority communities, and also
because they are women.
In a statement marking International Women's Day 2006, Gay McDougall
called for all actors at the community, national and international
levels to rise to the challenge of improving the security,
opportunities, and life chances of such women."
--United Nations Press Release, March 7, 2006
Women's human rights advocates and policymakers increasingly
recognize that women are not a homogenous group of rights holders.
In order to protect, promote, and advance women's human rights,
advocates and policymakers must take into account differences among
women with respect to age, socio-economic status, racial/ethnic
background, religion, national origin, citizenship status,
health/HIV status, sexual orientation, and disability, among others.
The OSI Women's Program seeks to increase successful advocacy
campaigns, policy initiatives, strategic litigation, or action
research that address different forms of women's multiple
discrimination.
Global and local civil society, national governments, regional
courts and institutions, and international institutions increasingly
recognize women's rights through such international instruments as
the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW) and regional mechanisms like the Maputo
Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa to the African Charter on
Human or Peoples' Rights or the European Union Gender Equality
Directives. Other mechanisms, such as the Convention to Eliminate
Racial Discrimination (CERD), occasionally address the rights of
minority women. However, there are very few efforts that link these
mechanisms to promote the rights of women facing multiple forms of
discrimination.
The Women's Program is particularly interested in supporting
innovative initiatives that link women's rights strategies with
other rights strategies, raising awareness about women's multiple
discrimination. We invite proposals from groups operating at local,
national, regional, continental, or international levels.
The Women's Program will support organizations working in any of the
following areas:
* fostering partnerships between women's rights organizations and
other civil society groups working on anti-discrimination;
* educating advocates, policymakers, lawyers, and judges about
multiple discrimination;
* providing training or targeted opportunities for women
experiencing multiple discrimination to get involved in policy
processes.
* investigating, documenting and exposing human rights abuses of
women vulnerable to multiple forms of discrimination;
* monitoring government institutions to ensure state compliance
with, adherence to, and respect for international human rights law;
* initiating pilot advocacy models that seek to expand human rights
norms to encompass and better recognize multiple discrimination;
* creating cutting-edge campaigns to influence public policy agendas
and debates among stakeholders, including media campaigns;
* shaping anti-discrimination and equal opportunity policies and
promoting legal reform;
* generating innovative advocacy strategies to ensure
implementation, enforcement, and linkage of relevant international
instruments (such as CEDAW, CERD, the Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, etc.), regional instruments (such as the Maputo
Protocol, the EU Race Directive, etc.), or relevant national
instruments in addressing women's multiple discrimination;
* litigating landmark civil or criminal cases to prosecute
violations of women's human rights to bring offenders to justice,
and that would have resounding, high-profile impact regionally or
globally;
Organizations can apply for the following types of support:
* Think Tank Fund - for initiatives led by organizations that expose
rights abuse, monitor government institutions, generate innovative
or pilot advocacy strategies to inform public policy and shape legal
reform, strategically engage and educate relevant stakeholders, and
amplify the voices of women facing multiple forms of discrimination.
The Women's Program will only fund academic research that is: a)
policy-relevant or action-oriented research, and b) is through an
institution or NGO. The Women's Program cannot fund individuals.
* South - South / East - East Exchange - for building the capacity
of women's rights organizations defending the rights of women facing
multiple discrimination via human rights training or exchange
programs.
* Strategic Litigation Fund - for fostering legal action to litigate
landmark civil or criminal cases to prosecute violations of women's
human rights that would have resounding, high-profile impact
regionally or globally, and which would expand upon existing
jurisprudence.
I. Who can apply?
Preference is given to:
* organizations located in the countries where OSI is active (
www.soros.org );
* local/indigenous, independent non-governmental organizations, or
initiatives that link local and international organizations'
expertise;
* organizations managed and led by women, including young women;
* organizations that forge partnerships with other civil society
groups working on anti-discrimination;
* organizations that are catalysts for women's rights organizations
nationally and/or regionally, playing a role in mobilizing women's
movements;
* organizations that have a 5+ year track record and demonstrate
sustainability.
II. Grant amount and funding period
Organizations can apply for a 1 year grant ranging from $25,000-
$100,000.
III. How to apply
Proposals should be submitted in English by email (preferred), fax,
or mail no later than May 15, 2007 to:
Network Women's Program
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019 USA
Fax: +1-212-548-4616
Email: women@sorosny.org
We suggest that organizations contact the Women's Program staff
prior to submitting a proposal if you have questions regarding our
grant making guidelines or deadlines.
Please contact staff liaisons for your region:
Emilie Neumann: Latin America and Multi-Regional:
eneumann@sorosny.org
Phoebe Schreiner: Asia, Central Asia, the Caucuses, Turkey:
pschreiner@sorosny.org
Marla Swanson: Middle East and North Africa; Central and
Southeastern Europe, Western NIS, and the Baltics:
mswanson@sorosny.org
Heather Sweeney: Eastern, Western, and Southern Africa; and Western
Europe: hsweeney@sorosny.org
For more information, please visit the Open Society Institute's
website at www.soros.org/initiatives/women.
IV. Decision-making process
Finalists will be notified of the decision by July 15, 2007, and
grant awards will be made approximately six to eight weeks after the
final decision.
Proposal Guidelines
Title page:
1. Organization name
2. Project title
3. Amount requested
4. Contact information (mailing address, street address, telephone,
fax, email, website)
5. Contact person(s), including the executive director and the
proposal contact
Requirements
1. A description of the organization and its capacity to carry out
the proposed project.
2. Bios or CVs of the organization's executive director and key
staff members working on the project and a list of the Board of
Directors or other managing body, if applicable.
3. Statement of need for the project, its relevance to the mission
and mandate of the OSI Women's Program, and the type of funding
requested (Think Tank Fund, Strategic Litigation Fund, or South-
South/East-East Exchange).
4. Detailed explanation of project objectives, a timeline,
methodology and how outcomes/impact will be measured.
5. A project budget, as well as an organizational budget, noting
additional sources of funding received or anticipated.
6. Requested amount for the grant, including the dates of the grant
period.
Lobbying Restrictions
In no instances are any grants to be used, directly or indirectly,
to engage in partisan political activity such as for the support of
or opposition to political parties or individual candidates for
elective office at any level of government.
United States law not only prohibits the Open Society Institute from
funding any electioneering, including the support for or opposition
to political candidates or parties in the United States or abroad,
but also prohibits the earmarking of grant funds for lobbying
activities.
Lobbying is defined as an attempt to influence federal, state, local
or non-US legislative bodies, or the outcome of referenda and ballot
initiatives. This proscription includes attempts to influence treaty
ratification by legislative bodies.
The prohibition against lobbying includes (but may not necessarily
be limited to) communications with legislators or legislative staff
that express a view on pending legislation or specific legislative
proposals, and communications with the general public reflecting a
view on specific legislation or a specific legislative proposal
where such communication includes a "call to take action" by the
public.
Public education, analysis and research on social issues of broad
public interest, including issues that are also the subject of
pending legislation, may constitute an exception to the lobbying
prohibition.
Similarly, the production of non-partisan studies, analysis and
research providing a full and fair exposition of the facts and
arguments may not constitute lobbying. Responses to written requests
for technical assistance made on behalf of a legislative body,
committee or subcommittee may also not be lobbying even though the
problems discussed may be the subject of pending legislation.
If you have questions concerning whether your grant proposal
includes lobbying, please contact us at women@sorosny.org.
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Greetings from the Center for Tactical Magic!
The CTM is dabbling in several venues this spring with an enchanting
mix of mirth,
magic, and mysticism. Here's a brief schedule of activities with
more details
further down your screen. We hope you can partake of the potion....
3/17 & 3/18 - The Tactical Ice Cream Unit rolls into S.F. for the
12th Annual Bay
Area Anarchist Book Fair. Come grab some sweets, treats, & food-for-
thought. Aaron
Gach will be speaking about the T.I.C.U. at 2pm in the cafe.
3/22 - 7pm - Join us at Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama Street,
San Francisco,
for part one of the three part reading/performance/screening series
PULP: Mystery!
Romance! True Adventure! Hosted by the Bay Area art journal Article:
Art and the
Imaginative Promise.
3/29 - 4/1 Transmodern Festival in Baltimore, Maryland will help
facilitate the
CTM's Third Tier of Free Occult Services: A Do-It-Yourself
Institutional Hex
And more events coming in May/June so stay tuned!!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The 12th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair
SATURDAY, March 17, 10am-6pm
SUNDAY, March 18, 11am-5pm
www.bayareaanarchistbookfair.org
Where: San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden
Gate Park, near Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Admission: FREE
The Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair is one of the world's
largest gatherings of anarchist and radical
literature, and a San Francisco tradition since 1995.
The Bookfair has expanded to two days for 2007!
There will be even more anarchist books, speakers,
panelists and political groups from the Bay Area and
around the country.
SPEAKERS: Jen Angel, Melody Berger, Chris Carlsson,
Ward Churchill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Stephen Dunifer,
Fly, Aaron Gach, Tiny Garcia, James Kelman, Saul
Landau, Josh Macphee, Wendy-o Matik, Keith McHenry,
Cindy Milstein, David Solnit, Michelle Tea, James
Tracy, Marina Sitrin
PANELS:
Solidarity & Paths of Self-Determination
Everyone is invited!
For more information and directions:
www.bayareaanarchistbookfair.org
solidarity!
=====================================
Join us at Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama Street, San
Francisco, for part one
of the three part reading/performance/screening series PULP: Mystery!
Romance! True
Adventure! Hosted by the Bay Area art journal Article: Art and the
Imaginative
Promise, PULP will present a variety of engaging performances from
local, national
and international artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers. URL:
www.articlejournal.net/pulp
Part one of the series, Mystery, will take place on Thursday, March
22 at 7 pm.
What lurks beyond the borders of our knowing? Unravel your suspicions
as they lead
you to the darkest corners of the world...
Act One is a performance/presentation by the Center for Tactical
Magic. A fusion
force summoned from the ways of the artist, the magician, the ninja,
and the private
investigator, Tactical Magic is an amalgam of disparate arts invoked
for the purpose
of actively addressing Power on individual, communal, and
transnational fronts.
http://tacticalmagic.org/
Act Two is a screening of Miami video artist Jane Hsu's "Girdle of S
Trilogy" and
"And We Were Two," accompanied by an improvised performance on glass
tube by
composer Juan Calderon. Jane Hsu makes bizarre yet unselfconscious
videos.
http://www.girdleofs.com/ "Girdle of S Trilogy" is a love story about
horticulture,
seedpods, disappearances, destiny, and the deepest spot in the
world. "And There
Were Two" follows the development of a roadkill eater. Dr. V. takes
a bite of a
childhood pet, meets the Devil in Myanmar and finally eats his
apprentice, John.
Composer Juan Calderon played in Occultus, the death metal band in
Colombia. He
escaped a hit list to come to Miami where he studies classical
composition.
http://www.myspace.com/juanmuzak
Eleanor Harwood Gallery is enjoying its first season in its new
location. Eleanor
Harwood formerly curated the Adobe Books Backroom Gallery.
http://www.eleanorharwood.com
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The 4th annual Transmodern Festival (Live.Art.Action) will be held in
Baltimore from
March 29th through April 1st. This unique and critically acclaimed
festival occurs
across five locations in five days including Goucher College,
Maryland Institute
College of Art, Load of Fun Studios, Creative Alliance, and one day
of site-specific
performances at Wyman Park in Charles Village. The 2007 festival
features
internationally renowned experimental performance, sound, and visual
artists Nao
Bustamante, Baraka de Soleil/ D UNDERBELLY, Center for Tactical
Magic, Temple
Crocker, Ijeoma & Oluyemi Thomas and many others. http://
www.transmodernage.com.
Transmodern Festival exhibitions, performances, and installations
provide a rare and
comprehensive glimpse into some of the world?s most radical
contemporary artists.
The artists presented in the festival defy traditional genres and
embrace radical
innovation through transmedia, clashes of organic vs. artificial
intelligence,
psychogeography, dislocation of consensus reality, real politic, and
collective
cultural action.
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Tickets now on sale!
Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution , the Tornberg series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological, and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.
Featuring
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2pm
Lucy Lippard, writer and activist
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2pm
Linda Nochlin, author, art historian, and professor of Modern Art at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2pm
Griselda Pollock, feminist art historian, cultural analyst, and professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at University of Leeds
Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater
SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2pm
Angela Davis, writer, scholar, activist/organizer, and professor, History of Consciousness, University of California at Santa Cruz
Colburn School, Herbert Zipper Concert Hall
Individual tickets: $15 MOCA members/$20 nonmembers
Series tickets: $45 MOCA members/$60 nonmembers
Advance tickets required; no refunds
To purchase tickets, click here.
For event information, please call MOCA membership at 213/621-1782.
The Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of The Ralph Tornberg Trust.
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Sat. Mar. 31
>
> Indie Collective Gallery for Art and Fashion hosts
> Opening Reception for Hiroko Watanabe (incredible
> collages and
> collage shoes)
>
> Indie Collective Gallery for Art and Fashion
> 6039a Washington Blvd.
> Culver City, CA 90232
>
> 310-837-7714 || www.indiecollective.com
>
> 6:00 - 8:00pm
> No need to RSVP, just stop by for some wine, art and
> shopping :).
>
> Check out this intimate art opening held in the
> newest must-see
> fashion and art boutique, in the heart of Culver
> City's artist district.
>
> Named after the "modern street couture" line of the
> same name, Indie
> Collective, the store is newly opened by
> multi-creative artist/
> designer Gülbin Yavuz. She plans to host art
> openings in her new
> space every 4 - 6 weeks for any (medium) artist that
> moves her.
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We are pleased to announce our first series of Urban Arts Workshops at the William Grant Still Arts Center through generous donations by our partners, Hi-Def Media, Angeles Records, Soul Assassins and Loudmouth Magazine. Workshops are free and require confirmed registration. The workshops are open to all 13 years and older, but our neighborhood youth are given priority. Space is limited, so please call us at 323-734-1164 or email ami.motevalli@lacity.org. Also see attached flyer.
Saturday March 24
DJing - 1-4pm
Beatmaking - 1-4pm
Sunday March 25
Lyricism - 1-4pm
Beatmaking - 1-4pm
Saturday March 31
Making Zines - 1-4pm
Sunday April 1
Stenciling - 1-4pm
Beatmaking / Song Production
Teaching the basics of recording and composing music with Reason and recording vocals and instruments in to a computer. Also teach mixing and blending, and layering with different musical genres, programming beats and loops. 5-6 participants per session
DJing
For beginners to intermediate getting hands on the turntables and learning about basics of the equipment and how to mix, blend and scratch records and cds. Covers some history of turntableism and teaches student how to critically listen to structure of songs. 6 students per class. About 7-8 participants
Lyricism
Writing workshop, discussing content, flow, rhyme in songs and raps. Participants will also listen to music and analyze lyrics over beats and samples, a song's breakdown and the use of hooks. Covers writing techniques of hip hop. About 15 participants
Stenciling
Design, composition, layout and carving techniques for creating stencil art. Understanding flat and multiple toned works and how to layer for effects. About 15 participants
Making Zines
Critically looking at media techniques in print. Studying the visual codes and icons used to communicate. The class will critically examine the effects media has on our culture today and how to make their own easy and inexpensive versions. Participants will also look at the aesthetic of zines. About 15 participants
William Grant Still Arts Center
A facility of the City of Los Angeles,
Department of Cultural Affairs
2520 S. Westview St.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90016
323-734-1164
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Lorraine O’Grady Art Talk
MOCA Art Talks Presented by Gallery C
Thursday, March 22
6:30pm
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Join Lorraine O’Grady as she discusses her work in the context of WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution.
FREE
http://studioart.arts.uci.edu/faculty/resident/ogrady.html
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This week in NYC there are three readings from this HUGE anthology
from Soft Skull, each with a different cast of collaborators.
I think I will be at the Cornelia Street one on Wednesday night (I
hope). Hope to see some of you there!
More info on the just-released book here. It was my last big hurrah
(as project editor/book designer) for Soft Skull, and if I may say, is
a terrific collection of rare and romping pieces by more than 200
poets & their friends, including many Pussipos!
Monday, March 19, 7 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Readers include: Elaine Equi, Joanna Fuhrman, Noelle Kocot, Chris
Martin, Jean-Paul Pecqueur, Susie Timmons, Karen Weiser, Susan Wheeler,
and Rachel Zucker
KGB
http://www.kgbbar.com
85 E. 4th St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY
212-505-3360
FREE
Subway: 6 to Astor Place or F/V to 2nd Ave
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 6-8 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
Hosts: Denise Duhamel and David Trinidad
Readers include: Tom Breidenbach, Guillermo Castro, Ron Drummond. Tom
Fink, Eric
Gamalinda, Stacey Harwood, Jacqueline Johnson, Nathan Kernan. Timothy Liu, Bob
Rosenthal, Daniel Shapiro, David Shapiro, Sparrow, Mike Topp, and
William Wadsworth
Cornelia Street Cafe
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com
29 Cornelia St
New York, NY
(212) 989-9318
$6 includes a drink
Subway: A/C/E or B/D/F/V West 4th
Saturday, March 24 2007, 3:00 pm
Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
with Jeff Conway, David Trinidad & others
Ear Inn
http://www.mbroder.com/ear_inn/
326 Spring Street
New York, NY
FREE
Subway: C/E to Spring Street; 1/9 to Canal Street; N/R to Prince Street
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good morning meow-meows
hi guys and gals! just stopping by to say "hi!" and very glad to be a part of our wonderful group. imagine....the possibilities of life after Otis...if we believe in magic, magic will happen. xo, jade.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Welcome to Emerge:Art:Log !
Hello everyone!
We are up and running. Lets plan our next event, and discuss the topics raised at our last meeting.
Here's what we covered:
getting online:
yahoo groups, blogger, artslant- linda,aaron
community activities:
critique groups-robert
go to openings together-avan
group work sessions- avan
group studio visit sessions- drew
grant application workshops-marjan
artist lecture group- krista
art city excursion (mary beth adler)- marjan
group excursions- natalie
group projects/sub groups:
book/reading club- aaron
organize some shows ourselves- anna
empty home exhibition- krista
stolen food dinner- natalie
online/group publication-robert
travel network- resource pool for traveling artists- natalie
group organization/ideas:
send email list to everyone-aaron
get other people involved through group meetings
getting involved with other groups- mika, linda
image pool of works to exhibit- marjan
places to meet-krista
record notes, meeting- minutes- npo- marjan
get speakers- linda, mika
become LAAA members- gallery 825- membership = community
alternate exhibition locations- (tobacco shop)- marjan
contact real estate agents for available spaces
Wow!
Thats alot of stuff, guys.
I will start adding links and comments to things that Im interested in.
Will you all do the same? I will have to work on how to organize this stuff on our blog, but just do what works for now, and we will work out protocol later.
Thank you, and Welcome!
Aaron and Mika
We are up and running. Lets plan our next event, and discuss the topics raised at our last meeting.
Here's what we covered:
getting online:
yahoo groups, blogger, artslant- linda,aaron
community activities:
critique groups-robert
go to openings together-avan
group work sessions- avan
group studio visit sessions- drew
grant application workshops-marjan
artist lecture group- krista
art city excursion (mary beth adler)- marjan
group excursions- natalie
group projects/sub groups:
book/reading club- aaron
organize some shows ourselves- anna
empty home exhibition- krista
stolen food dinner- natalie
online/group publication-robert
travel network- resource pool for traveling artists- natalie
group organization/ideas:
send email list to everyone-aaron
get other people involved through group meetings
getting involved with other groups- mika, linda
image pool of works to exhibit- marjan
places to meet-krista
record notes, meeting- minutes- npo- marjan
get speakers- linda, mika
become LAAA members- gallery 825- membership = community
alternate exhibition locations- (tobacco shop)- marjan
contact real estate agents for available spaces
Wow!
Thats alot of stuff, guys.
I will start adding links and comments to things that Im interested in.
Will you all do the same? I will have to work on how to organize this stuff on our blog, but just do what works for now, and we will work out protocol later.
Thank you, and Welcome!
Aaron and Mika
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