Before getting back to regular programming here it's time for a little self promotion. If you should find yourself in Eastern Europe in June please be sure to make a run over to MOCA Minsk to catch the show From America. It will include many local artists like: Meg Cranston, Solomon Huerta, Ed Ruscha, Roland Reiss,Michael Salerno, Shirley Tse, Connie Zehr and of course...
OK artists. There is no reason you shouldn't get work shown this year. Here are three great opportunities for you all. I expect you all to submit while I'm gone. Good luck. First up is it's time for the Greater LA MFA exhibition & Film Screening show again. So if you be an MFA student in the greater LA area go here now and get all the info you need to get hung or installed, performed or whatever. Don't forget about the Tour Des Artistes to be...
Time to mark your calendars. On Saturday May 19th the annual HB Art Center Benefit Auction will take place. This will be your prime opportunity to add to your collection or just get one started. There will also be a Meet the Artists party on Friday May 12th from 7-9pm where you'll have a chance to check out all the work and hang with really nice artists. Participating Artists include: Joe Biel, Travis Collinson, Robin Repp, Courtney Oquist. Jennifer Faist, Finishing School, Rebecca Hamm, Roland...
Add another to the list of things I'm bummed I'm going to miss (the opening atleast). This Saturday night from 7-10pm enView Gallery opens a show by San Francisco based photgrapher Aliza Violet. I'm sure it will be a great show and you all should go. I plan on catching it when I get back. ...
I'm leaving town for a couple of weeks on Saturday (Argentina/Uruguay) so I'm bummed I'm going to miss the CSULB Open Studios to be held on May 7th from 3-8pm. But you shouldn't miss it. They have a great website featuring all the artists and samples of their work if you can't make it. ...
Today Mr. Ed Giardina came by and picked me up and we ran over to the Brewery Artwalk. Fun was had by all. My feet hurt. Bad photos follow: The Brewery Ed & Mat Gleason of Coagula fame. Leigh Salgado Leigh Salgado Leigh Salgado Coagula LA Skyline Dawn Arrowsmith Roland Reiss Michael Salerno Mike Tracy York Chang ...
Thought I'd let you all know that I will be helping out for the innaugural fine art exhibition for this years annual Tour Des Artistes held in the East Village Arts District in Long Beach. The Tour Des Artistes held in June will be a day long art party with lots of music, food, people and of course great art. There's some great people attached to the project so I'm sure it will be a rockin event. Heading it up is Chloe Flores from enView...
In the spirit of continuing the sneak preview thing. Next month The Office will open Naida Osline's several year Polaroid project The Captiva Collection and we are also excited to introduce Jenna Gallemore's polaroids in our project room. I've wanted to do a Polaroid show for several years now so I'm fired up it's going to happen. More to follow I'm sure. Naida Jenna ...
Both Todd Gibson at FTF and Tyler Green over at MAN weigh in on Without Boundary: Seventeen Ways of Looking currently at MOMA on their blogs today. I haven't seen the show so I can't comment but I especially liked Tyler's Quote: At a time when it's important for Americans to engage more with the Islamic world, its history and its traditions -- and at a time when it's especially important for American institutions to show and share the humanizing power of art, pretty much...
Well we hit the three year mark. Thanks for coming out everybody and supporting the space. Hopefully we got three more years in us. Great opening tonight. Great work, great company. Some bad pics follow: Charleton Christy Charleton Christy Travis Collinson showing some love Collinson Collinson Collinson Jean Robison. My camera doesnt take good pictures of video work, sorry. OsCene Curator Jacqueline Bunge Laguna Art Museum Curator & Artist Tyler Stallings with the Office's May artist Naida Osline. Office May artist Jenna Gallemore Artist Courtney...
It's time again for another opening at The Office. This Saturday night from 6-8pm we'll be opening Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself featuring Jean Robison, Carelton Christy & Travis Collinson. I'm really excited to introduce these 3 very talented artists to our audience and I'm sure you will be pleased if you come on out. All the details can be found here. Hope to see you there. Side note: There was another request to have pizza at the opening again, so come hungry! Image: Travis...
It's first Saturday time so that means Santa Ana is the place to be. Details follow: Enigma/Healing/Revelation & UNION Art Space American Beauties @ spaceonspurgeon Tina Strong @ Assunta Fox Blaine Fontana @ Scribble Theory Love Nest Fest courtesy of Rat Powered Films Delusionarium 3 @ GCAC Confessions @ OCCCA Tom Dowling will be in the Memphis back room. ...
I've discovered over the last several months that gallery owners are a sensitive lot. I use to think artists owned the market on insecurity (justifiably so) but I now believe gallerists own the title. No wonder artists and gallery people have a hard time getting along. The battle of insecurities. It seems the Smart Money is starting to take a closer look at the market and that means the swing will move back to the established artist. which really means everything Will start slowing. The sheep...
It's that time again. The Laguna Art Museum is now seeking submissions for the next OsCene: Contemporary Art and Culture in Orange County which will open in November. If you missed it last year it was a blast and I'm this year will be even better. This year's Curator will be Jacqueline Bunge local Curatorial star and the basic details are: Submit your stuff (resume/statement/slides/cd's,etc) to : Curatorial Dept., The OsCene Attn: Jacqueline Bunge Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 You have...
This Saturday night local Orange County revolutionaries Finishing School will be heading over to the 909 to participate in the new show opening at the Sweeney art gallery at UCR. People for a Better Tomorrow, guest curated by Meg Cranston, will open at 6pm and run until 8pm. Go support the home team. "People For A Better Tomorrow"Guest Curator: Meg Cranston April 1 - May 7, 2006Reception: April 1, 2006, 6-8pm Center For Tactical MagicEverlovely LightningheartFinishing SchoolShana LutkerAmy MaloofBen ShafferEfrat ShalemMario Ybarra "People For A Better Tomorrow" focuses on artists...
Ran over to the Torrance Art Museum for the first time tonight to say hi to Mark Dutcher and David Ross and catch the Telling show. Nice space with some progressive programming so I'm sure you'll be hearing more about them soon. After that we jammed across town to catch the Impression/Ism show at the Brea Gallery. Great show with lots of painting talent on view. Don't miss it. Some bad photos follow: Mark Dutcher w/installation Enjoying Kelly McLane's work Brad Spence Crowd shot ...
This Saturday night the Brea Gallery will open Impression/Ism. The opening will run from 7-9pm and there's going to be a bunch of great artists involved. Contributing artists include: Tony Berlant, Jane Callister, Sherie' Franssen, Jeff Koegel, Laura Owens, Monique Prieto & others.This exhibition examines contemporary Impressionism and its emphasis on the urban experience. Focus will be given to contemporary artists, working in various mediums, who are creating a new focus on Impressionism. The collection exemplifies the progression and changes of an iconic art...
Ran down to the HB Art Center tonight to catch the Talking Heads show. Great show. If you are in the area get on down and take a look. As usual here's some photos: Rebecca Hamm Rebecca Hamm Linda Day Linda Day Joe Biel Joe Biel detail Beautiful floor piece by Connie Zehr. The photo doesn't do it justice. Go see it. HB Art Center Curator Darlene DeAngelo Robbie Miller & Emily Artist Courtney Oquist Noah Thomas, Ali Smith & Travis Collinson Joe Biel Talking Heads...
Ran over to Boxed 2.1 at The Beall to catch KnifeandFork's 5 'til 12 exhibit before it came down. It had something to do with evolutionary algorithms & game theory but that stuff makes me think of math, and even though I'm officially in the tech industry, math sucks. Although there was one dude who talked about his sweet Honda Civic with flames that was pretty funny. Some bad photos follow: Mrs. OCArtBlog listening in. The Beall has great snacks...
Before I forget, next Thursday Greenleaf Gallery opens up Sacriluscious featuring an installation by Vandallister, the collaborative team comprised of the artists Jennifer Vandelpool and Jane Callister. The opening will run from 7-9pm and I'm sure it will be rocking. ...
