Exhibition

Influential Element: Exploring the Impact of Water

January 15, 2011Announcements3pm, Beach Water, Breathtaking Images, Color Pencil, Contemporary Works, Elizabeth Patterson, Everyday Life, Exhibition, Exhibitions, Long Beach Museum, Long Beach Museum Of Art, Long Beach Water Department, Merrill Lynch, Museum Of Art, Oil Paint, Port Operations, Seal Beach, Standpoint, Sunset Highway, Video Color

January 13, 2011 through April 3, 2011

Influential Element will feature 26 contemporary works by California-based artists who seek to explore the infinite ways in which water impacts our everyday life. The exhibition will feature works in a variety of media, including oil paint on a variety of surfaces, photography, video, color pencil, and mixed media. Furthermore, it is especially fitting that Influential Element: Exploring the Impact of Water debuts in a city in which water has historically played a vital and complex role, both from a recreational standpoint and as a major source of industry and commerce supporting Port operations. Not only will this exhibition offer breathtaking images of water, but it will also reflect upon our increasingly complex relationship with the element – immersing the audience in a visual conversation about this unique element. This exhibition has been sponsored by The Long Beach Water Department and Merrill Lynch of Seal Beach.

Sunset Highway, 3pm by Elizabeth Patterson

Artwork: Elizabeth Patterson,Â Sunset Highway, 3pm, Color pencil and solvent

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The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef

November 29, 2010Announcements, ResearchApril 24th, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, Coral Reef, Coral Reef Project, Creative Endeavors, CSPA, Dublin, Ecological Sustainability, Exhibition, Focus Gallery, Global Warming, Hd, Http Www Youtube, Margaret Wertheim, Museum Of Natural History, National Museum Of Natural History, New York City, Ocean Hall, Science Gallery, Smithsonian, Social Initiative, Washington Dc, Www Youtube

Christine and Margaret Wertheim’s Coral Reef Project is another one of the CSPA’s favorites to date. It combines creative endeavors seamlessly with scientific thought and a social initiative. It brings to light issues of global warming and ecological sustainability without being didactic.

If you’re in New York city, you have a month left to view it at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. That exhibition closes in early January.

If you are in Washington DC, please visit the temporary exhibit on the the First Floor of the Sant Ocean Hall, OCean Focus Gallery at the National Museum of Natural History. It is on display through April 24th of next year 2011.

Margaret Wetheim’s TED Talk

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGEDHMF4rLI

At The Science Gallery in Dublin

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsKhi0x4Ni41

A recent interview with Margaret Wertheim

View the video at Smithsonian.com

More information

Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
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Matthias Merkel Hess at Las Cienegas Projects until 10/2

September 30, 2010EcoLOGIC LACienega, Clay Dries, Clay Replicas, Devil S Tower, Editor Publisher, Environmental Sciences, Exhibition, Glimpse, Hess, Journalism, Matthias, Merkel, Notion, Original Works, Outpost, Postcards, Solo Show, Ucla, Wall Posters, Works Of Art

Devil’s Tower has officially become an LA Monument, at least for a little while, until the clay dries in the exhibition of Matthias Merkel Hess‘ new work, which comes down on October 2nd at Las Cienegas Projects. The notion of recreating an iconic natural wonder (the original is located in Wyoming) in an urban setting, even in a gallery, is a novel one. Hess, who is the creator of the EcoArtBlog and editor/publisher of Mammut magazine, which he launched in 2008, is also a recent MFA graduate from UCLA (and undergraduate in Journalism and Environmental Sciences). For his first solo show in a LA gallery, he has chosen to combine his interest in art and ecology with his love of clay, in a brillant “outpost” installation where visitors can purchase handmade postcards, paperweights and miniature color glazed clay replicas of Devil’s Tower, all under $20 each. Wall posters are original works of art and go for a lot more, but still under $1,000. If you cannot afford to go to Wyoming to see the real Devil’s Tower, it is highly suggested you head on over to La Cienega near the 10 Fwy and catch a glimpse of Hess’ handmade wonder ASAP.

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TPS REPORTS: PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTS

September 13, 2010news, Open Calls3d Work, Artist Biography, Artist Statement, Artworks, Curator, Cv, Drawings, Exhibition, Image List, Jane Doe, Mp4, November 15, Promotional Materials, Quicktime, Sculptures, Show Cards, Submission Fee, Tps Reports, Video Files, Wma, Worldwide Work

About the Exhibition:

TPS Reports: Performance Documents is an exhibition of the â€œstuffâ€ that results from performances: detritus, photographs, drawings, sculptures, videos, etc.Â We are not interested in the documentation of the performance itself, just the results. We are mostly looking for the items that were made as the primary goal of the performance.

About The Theme:

How does this stuff live on after the performance? Is it possible or necessary to understand the performance based on what is created through it?

Eligibility:

Open to all artists worldwide.Â Work is limited in size to no more than 1x1x1 meter.

How to Submit Your Work:

Please submit the following items in one email to tpsreports@spacecampgallery.com

Up to 5 artworks
- You may include up to 3 views of detailed or 3D work)
- JPG or PDF for non-moving work
- MP4, WMA, or Quicktime for video or other time based work
Artist Statement about the work
Artist Biography, 3rd person
Artist Resume or CV
Image List including size, media, date, and sale price (if for sale)
List of special instructions/requirements for installation
- Please include your name in each file title (i.e. Jane Doe, Resume.doc)
- Messages are limited to 25MB
- Links are acceptable for large video files
- All documents must be in either Word or PDF format.
- Any accepted work may be used in promotional materials such as show cards or on the website.

Review and Selection:

Work will be reviewed by the curator. Artists will be contacted by November 15, 2010 and informed what works are selected for the exhibition.Â Work will be due to the gallery by January 15, 2011.

Costs:

There is no submission fee to enter or participate, but artists are responsible for shipping both directions.Â Artists will receive 70% of the sale price for anything sold during the show.

Dates to Remember:

Submissions due: October 5, 2010
Artists informed of artwork selected for exhibition by: November 15, 2010
Work received by gallery: January 15, 2011
Exhibition: February 2011
Opening Reception: First Friday February 4, 2011
Artwork returned: End of February

About the Location:

SpaceCamp MicroGallery is a small contemporary arts gallery located in the Murphy Arts Building in Indianapolis, Indiana. SpaceCamp is dedicated to bringing small (size wise) but large (idea wise) national and international art to Indianapolis. The co-gallerists are Flounder Lee, Paul Miller, and Kurt Nettleton. http://www.spacecampgallery.comÂ

The Murphy is a collection of galleries, studios, and restaurants. It is also the temporary home of the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art. The Murphy and SpaceCamp are located in the Fountain Square Arts District near Downtown Indianapolis.Â

About the Curator:

Flounder Lee is an artist/curator/educator living in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has curated several recent shows such as Double Vision: A Dual Channel Video Festival and One Performative Night.Â He is an Assistant Professor of Photography at Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI. He received his BFA from the University of Florida and his MFA from California State University Long Beach.

7 BILLIONTH PERSON PROJECT

September 3, 2010newsAccounting, Belanger, Billionth Person, Citizen, Citizens, Community Health, Creative Expressions, Exhibition, Future Generations, Human Beings, Introspection, New Haven, Person Project, Planet Earth, Proof, Social Justice, Submissions, Valerie, Wooloo, Yale Program, Yale World Fellows Program

We have roughly 1,000 days before the seventh billion human being joins the rest of us on Planet Earth. We do not know what country she will be born in, or who her family will be, or if she will be a she or a he.Â But we do know this being will join the rest of us as a citizen of this world.Â Working on a welcome message to our seventh billion fellow human being provides us with a rare but overdue opportunity for introspection as well as a frank accounting of the implicit responsibilities we have toward other human beings and future generations.Â What would you like to tell her about this world, about life, about your story?Â What would you like to show her about the world? The 7 Billionth Person ProjectÂ aims to collect creative expressions from citizens from around the world.Â Visual submissions are highly encouraged.Â All media accepted.

Partners for the exhibition include The Arts Council of New Haven, Proof: Media for Social Justice, the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, and the Yale World Fellows Program. Â Website:Â http://www.collectiveanswers.org.

Questions?Â Email Valerie Belanger at info@collectiveanswers.org

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New Exhibition at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum! Fritz Haeg

June 20, 2010newsAgriculture, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, American Dream, Animals, Atrium, Compost, Contemporary Art Museum, Definitions, Exhibition, Fritz Haeg, June 27, Museum Staff, Participatory Projects, People, Photographs, Plants, Productive Garden, Studio Projects, Time Lapse

The Aldrich is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition

Fritz Haeg: Something for Everyone

June 27, 2010, to January 2, 2011

Experience Fritz Haegâ€™s unconventional exhibition, Something for Everyone, a series of participatory projects for plants, animals, and people presented in the Museumâ€™s grounds and atrium. One component, Edible Estate #9, places a productive garden on the Museumâ€™s pristine front lawn in Ridgefieldâ€™s historic district, where the Museum staff will grow their own food and create compost, transforming this longstanding symbol of the â€œAmerican Dreamâ€ and questioning definitions of agriculture and art. For updates about programs and events related to the exhibition, as well as time-lapse photographs of the installation, please visit:

www.fritzhaeg.com/studio/projects/aldrich.html

Exhibition Opening

Sunday, June 27, 2010; 2:30 to 5:30 pm

Join us at the reception; explore the work on view; and meet the artist!

New Exhibition at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum! Fritz Haeg.

Fallen Fruit: SHOW US HOW YOU EAT

April 16, 2010newsArt Culture, Contact, Culture And Politics, E Mail Address, Endless Images, Endless Stream, Exhibition, Food Art, Fruits, Inclusion, June 27, Lacma, Meditation, Mouths, Ongoing Project, Participants, Participatory, Presents, Video Project, Youtube

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1EVMWpO8VA

Fallen Fruit introduces Show Us How You Eat, a participatory online video project, 2010, and is seeking your videos of eating, up to 60 seconds in length.

Though there are endless images of food in art, and even still images of food in peoples mouths, we realize there is very little documentation of people actually eating. In Show Us How You Eat we solicit participants around the world on YouTube to send us one-minute clips of them eating not preparing, cutting, or cooking, but actually eating, chewing and swallowing food. These clips are combined into an endless stream of smiling mastication, a meditation on the act of eating that connects each and every one of us.

A selection of the videos submitted to Show Us How You Eat will be included in an exhibition, Fallen Fruit Presents The Fruit of LACMA (June 27-November 7, 2010), as part of EATLACMA, a year-long investigation into food, art, culture and politics.

HOW TO ENTER

Contact information: In order for your work to be considered please include your name and e-mail address with your entry.

Deadline: This is an ongoing project, but in order to be considered for inclusion in the Fallen Fruit Presents the Fruits of LACMA exhibition, submit your entry before May 31.

MORE INFO HERE:Â YouTube – SHOW US HOW YOU EAT.

APInews: Art in Agriculture at Auburn University, Ala.

March 20, 2010newsAgriculture College, Agriculture Food, Ala, Art Department, Auburn University, College Of Agriculture, College Of Liberal Arts, Community Art, Designers, Environment, Exhibition, Exhibitions, Landscape Architecture Program, Natural Resources, Ordinary Citizens, S College, Scientists

This spring, Auburn University continues its annual interdisciplinary series, Art in Agriculture, which brings together artists, designers and scientists to examine a topic related to agriculture, food, the environment or natural resources. This semesterâ€™s series is titled, â€œReclaiming Ground,â€ and includes two exhibitions, several workshops for kids and seven lectures. One exhibition combines agriculture and architecture, called â€œAgritecture,â€ and another features sustainable designs by students in the Landscape Architecture Program, Design Program and Art Department. The lectures investigate questions such as: What is the role of the artist and designer in society at large? Can ordinary citizens make a difference in their local ecologies? How can a university encourage its students to become involved in their community? Art in Agriculture is jointly hosted by AUâ€™s College of Agriculture, College of Liberal Arts and Department of Art.

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JRHS Book Sigining & Exhibit at Dawson’s Books

February 15, 2010Announcements5pm, Appointment, April 3rd, Book Signing, Boulevard, Color Photographs, Dawson Books, Dust Jacket, Exhibition, Historical Documents, Homestead, Jacket Features, Jackrabbit, Larchmont, Michael Dawson, Paypal, Photographic Images, S Books, Signed Books, Southern California Landscape

Kim Stringfellow pleased to announce that Michael Dawson Gallery will host a book signing and exhibition featuring photographs from my most recent publication,Â Jackrabbit Homestead: Tracing the Small Tract Act in the Southern California Landscape, 1938-2008. Published by the Center for American Places, this 136-page hard cover book with dust jacket features sixty-one color photographs with an accompanying text. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase for those unable to attend the event. Signed and inscribed books may also be purchased through PayPal atÂ www.kimstringfellow.com.

Twenty-four photographic images from the book will be on display in the gallery from February 20th until April 3rd, 2010. Historical documents and photos related to the jackrabbit homesteading experience will also be on display.
For more information about this project or to download the JRHS audio tour, please visit the projectâ€™s Web site atÂ www.jackrabbithomestead.com.

OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 2010 FROM 2 TO 4 PM.
Dawson Books/Michael Dawson Gallery
535 N. Larchmont Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90004
PH: 323.469.2186
Hours: Thursday â€“ Saturday 11am-5pmÂ and by appointment.
www.michaeldawsongallery.com

Fallen Fruit Presents EAT LACMA

January 9, 2010EcoLOGIC LAArt Culture, Collectives, Common Ground, Culture And Politics, Curator, David Burns, Exhibition, Food Art, Human Relationships, June 27, Lacma, Matias, Michele, Museum Campus, Presents, Richness, Social Role

Februaryâ€“November 2010

EAT LACMA is a year-long investigation into food, art, culture and politics. Fusing the richness of LACMA’s permanent collection with the ephemerality of food and the natural growth cycle, EAT LACMA’s projects consider food as a common ground that explores the social role of art and ritual in community and human relationships. EAT LACMA unfolds seasonally, with artist’s gardens planted and harvested on the museum campus, hands-on public events, and a concurrent exhibition, Fallen Fruit Presents The Fruit of LACMA (June 27-November 7, 2010). It culminates in a day-long event (November 7, 2010) in which over fifty artists and collectives will activate, intervene, and re-imagine the entire museum’s campus and galleries. EAT LACMA is curated by Fallen Fruitâ€”David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Youngâ€”and LACMA curator Michele Urton.

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