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By ajones, January 27, 2012 5:09 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VENUE ADDRESS: 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404

CONTACT: Amber Jones

PHONE: 310-453-3711 103 or 108

CONTACT EMAIL: ajones@18thstreet.org

WEBSITE: WWW.18THSTREET.ORG

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MATANA ROBERTS PHOENIX: A Radical Exploration of Sight/Sound/Journey

Matana Roberts: Saxophone, composition

Jeff Parker: Electric guitar

Alex Cline: Drums

Friday, February 17, 2012

8:00 pm

The Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage

Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center

1310 11th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401

Santa Monica, CA-18th Street Arts Center is pleased to announce internationally recognized saxophonist, composer and sound conceptualist, Matana Roberts in concert at the Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage in the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center on February 17th at 8 pm. Roberts and her dynamic ensemble will premiere her latest original works in an intimate performance.

More than a jazz musician, Roberts is an artist who translates images, memories and personal experiences into avant-garde compositions. Inspired by her own African American genealogy and oral traditions, as well as the roots and history of the New Orleans jazz scene, Roberts’ pieces are often musical journeys through time and space. By using improvisational sound techniques and visual elements, Roberts gives her audience an electric, multi-sensory experience.

Chicago-born and New York-based, Roberts has performed across the U.S., Europe, and Canada and has recorded five solo albums and numerous collaborative projects. Investigating various forms of performance, she has created alongside visionary experimentalists in the disciplines of dance, poetry, visual art and theater. Roberts is the first recipient of the 18th Street Arts Center’s Make-Jazz Residency funded by the Herb Alpert Foundation.

While free and open to the public, this event has limited seating. Reservations required by February 14, 2012.

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RSVP by February14, 2012 at rsvp@18thstreet.org

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For press passes and inquiries please contact Amber Jones, 310-453-3711 Ext 108, ajones@18thstreet.org

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ABOUT 18TH STREET ARTS CENTER

18th Street Arts Center is a community which values contemporary art making as an essential part of a vibrant, just and healthy society. Its mission to provoke public dialogue through contemporary art making.

18th Street Arts Center supports the work of individual artists and nonprofit arts organizations and fosters the public’s engagement with a spectrum of approaches to contemporary ideas that reflects the cultural richness of the region. Focusing on financial and technical support of the creative projects by California artists, 18th Street maintains three programs that reflect its mission: a Residency Program, a Visiting Artist-in-Residence Program, and a Public Events and Presenting Program.

Gallery hours: Monday – Friday, 11 am – 6 pm

For more information visit www.18thstreet.org

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In Loving Memory of Ronald Lopez

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By ajones, January 24, 2012 4:03 pm

18th Street Arts Center is deeply saddened by the passing of Ronald Raphael Lopez.

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A memorial service planned by his family will be held on

Saturday February 4^th, 11:00 am at Mosaic Church

7107 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. The service is open to the public.

Ronald was a part of the 18th Street Arts Center family for twelve years having begun his journey with this organization as an intern in 1999 before spending several years living in Istanbul, Turkey where he developed and directed the Aden Art Center, a space dedicated to exhibitions, performances, artist residencies and workshops. He returned to Los Angeles in 2005 and served as Art Director Assistant at 18^th Street until 2007. That year he was promoted to Program Coordinator, a position that he held until 2011 when he moved on from 18th Street Arts Center to new opportunities.

Ronald was a dedicated father of two amazing boys, a friend and a supporter of artists from all over the world. He had a true love of the arts, a great sense of humor, robust energy and great passion for life. He will be sorely missed as part of our community. We mourn his loss, and send wishes for peace, comfort and love for his family.

Ronald is survived by his two sons Everen and Devante, his mother and father Annette and Rafael Lopez, his sisters Robyn Tubbs and Danielle Lopez, his brother Rafael Lopez and his wife, the mother of his two children, Christine Lopez.

18th Street Arts Center has set up an altar at our offices in memory of Ronald. We invite his loved ones, friends and colleagues to contribute to this remembrance through flowers, candles and cards.

Loving contributions are appreciated and may be made in care of his sister Danielle Lopez through PayPal at https://www.paypal.com. Please click on send money and then direct your gifts to Danielle’s email address at dnlllopez(at)yahoo.com

Please check back again for more details regarding his memorial and other ways to support Ronald’s family. We will continue to update this webpage.

Cards may be sent to his parents home
4026 E. Michigan Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90063

Sincerely,

18th Street Arts Center

Announcements, News

Lita Albuquerque’s “Spine of the Earth” for PST

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By ajones, January 22, 2012 9:48 pm

In conjunction with the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival, 18th Street is proud to present resident artist Lita Albuquerque’s recreation of her seminal work “Spine of the Earth.” Originally performed in the Mojave desert in 1980, this performance will take place at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook on Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 12-2pm. Lita is seeking volunteer performers for this large scale performance. To participate in this historical art event, sign up here: http://www.spineoftheearth2012.com/.

The Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival is organized by Glenn Phillips of the Getty Research Institute and Lauri Firstenberg of LAXART.

Spine of the Earth was originally created on El Mirage Dry Lake bed in the Mojave Desert of California in the Fall of 1980.
It was an ephemeral pigment based land work that was commenced with a performance by Long Beach State University art students who laid red, yellow and black pigment on the desert floor in a geometric pattern over six hundred feet in diameter.

Albuquerque used the earth as an almost two-dimensional drawing surface and the final piece could only be seen in its entirety from the sky above.
For Spine Of The Earth 2011, Albuquerque will emphasize the connection between the piece on the earth and its view from above with a performance event at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook.

Note: Lita needs volunteer participants for this large scale performance. If you are interested in being a part of this historical piece and available Sunday January 22nd from 8am to 2pm, please sign up HERE

Location: Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook

6300 Hetzler Rd Culver City, Ca 90232

Time: 12 pm- 2 pm

More information on this public performance coming soon…….

Events

A Fresh Start at 18th Street Arts Center

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By ajones, January 19, 2012 11:55 pm

18th Street Arts Center

ENGAGE…..PROVOKE….INSPIRE

Participate in Spine of the Earth 2012

With less than a week left until the unveiling of Lita Albuquerque’s Performance, Spine of the Earth 2012, Lita is still accepting volunteers interested in participating in this re-interpretation of her seminal 1980 Mojave Desert earthwork. Volunteer for this performance and become a part of art history! This large-scale outdoor project is presented in conjunction with 18th Street Arts Center and the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival organized by Glenn Phillips of the Getty Research Institute and Lauri Firstenberg of LAXART.

To participate in this historical piece taking place at the breathtaking Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook (6300 Hetzler Road, Culver City) on Sunday, January 22nd from 8am to 2pm, please sign up at: www.spineoftheearth2012.com

PROJECT ROOM: Michiko Yao

Artist Michiko Yao is in residence in the 18th Street Arts Center Project Room from January 3rd through March 31st. Michiko is a recipient of the 2012 Visions from the New California Award supported by the Alliance of Artist Communities. Continuing 18th Street’s approach of presenting its galleries as artist laboratories, Michiko will produce new photo and video works and host several open studio nights to dialog about her practice. Feel free to join her on the following Thursday evenings from 4 pm to 7 pm: January 26th, February 2nd, 11th and 23rd, and March 8th and 22nd. Born in Osaka, Japan, Michiko is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the psychology behind unique social behaviors and fantasies of Japanese women, and the relationship of Western and Japanese imperialism. For more information on her work visit: www.michikoyao.com

VISITING ARTIST: Ahn Sungseok

Visiting Artist Ahn Sungseok comes to 18th Street Arts Center from Seoul, South Korea. Focusing on photography and video, his work speaks to layers of time and history co-existing in a single physical location. In a recent body of work, Ahn depicts buildings and structures from Korea’s dynastic period, today surrounded by contemporary architecture of the urban environment. The artist then projects an historical image referencing destruction and degradation these sites incurred under Japanese imperialism or during the Korean War, for example, onto a screen lined up with the same site. These cultural signifiers existing in the same place at different moments in time connect public and private memories from the narrative of Korean history, past and present. One such image of the Hwaseong Fortress (constructed in 1796) in the city of Suwon-si will be installed as a new photo mural along 18th Street at the end of January.During his residency in Santa Monica, Ahn has become interested in seeking out the memories of changing space in Southern California, investigating the history of Route 66 and its end at the Santa Monica Pier specifically. As the artist states, he seeks to uncover how “time is embedded in places.”

18th Street’s Community Project

This month, 18th Street Arts Center and artist Vincent Ramos kick-off the 2012 Latino Community Access Participation (CAPS) project, consisting of a 10-week series of investigative art workshops taking place every Saturday to serve Latino youth at the Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center in Santa Monica. The workshops will focus on exploring the history of the Mexican-American community in Santa Monica through walking excursions, group projects, guest speakers, and film and video viewing. At the end of the workshop, the youth participants will fuse their findings to create an art installation to present at 18th Street’s next ArtNight on April 14.

New Grants for 2012

18th Street is pleased to announce that we have receive funding from the Irvine Foundation in the amount of $175,000 that will support 18th Street’s artists and programs for the next three years. In addition, we also received a grant from the Herb Alpert Foundation that will directly fund our second Jazz residency in 2012.

Save the Date: 18th Street’s Annual Benefit Dinner!

18th Street Arts Center will host its intimate Benefit Dinner where friends will join together in celebration of 18th Street’s many successes as an internationally recognized creative community supporting contemporary artists and culture. Private studio tours with resident artists, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, guest speakers and a raffle of an artwork from a notable artist will also be a part of the gala. Mark your calendars for April 21, 2012 from 6-10 pm, because this is an event you won’t want to miss!

Thanks for Helping 18th Steet

18th Street Arts Center thanks all of our friends, supporters, and artists that donated to our 2011 Year End Appeal. With your generous help, we are able to continue our work in supporting local and visiting artists or provide free events to the public. Thank you very much! If you would like to help us reach our $3,000 goal for our year-end appeal, it’s not too late – we are almost there. Click HERE to Donate Now. (Image Caption “Collaboration Labs” Opening, September 24, 2011, photo cedit: Wyatt Colon)

Artist in Resident News

Resident Artist Yvette Gellis is participating in a group show entitled To Live and Paint in LA, opening at the Torrance Art Museum on January 21, 2012. (Image Caption: “Breaking Point”, Exterior, 66″x102″, oil, acrylic, pencil, 2011, photo courtesy of artist)

Resident Artists Henriette Brouwers and John Malpede, founders of L.A.P.D.(Los Angeles Poverty Department) are hosting the Festival for All Skid Row Artists on January 27th and 28th from 12 pm to 4 pm in Gladys Park for participant artists from that community. California Lawyers for the Arts, an organization in Resident at 18th Street, is offering three workshops this month that will address the following issues: artist immigrant/non-immigrant visas, business entities for creative projects, and a live webinar on public art contracts. For more information on the dates and location of these workshops visit: http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/calendar/socal

Resident Artist Arzu Kosar, organizer of 18th Street’s notorious yarn bombing at our 2011 June ArtNight, is continuing the momentum of her group, YBLA (Yarn Bomb L.A.). On January 22, 2012 at 6:30 pm, YBLA will present their works for Art Soup Night at the BA restaurant in Highland Park in efforts to raise seed money for their upcoming project Chains of Friendship. They also have a new show entitled Forest for the Trees opening this month at the Craft and Folk Art Museum. The opening reception is January 28, 2012 from 6 pm to 9 pm.

18th Street Organization in Residence, Otis College’s M.F.A.Public Practice debuts in an exhibition entitled Portable Parks IV: Past, Present, Future = A.L.L., by Bonnie Ora Sherk, January 27 through February 5. This is a large-scale garden and series of public art projects that will be at the Santa Monica Place Mall in conjunction with the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival. For more information on this project visit: http://pacificstandardtimefestival.org/events/portable-parks-iv-past-present-future-a-l-l-by-bonnie-ora-sherk/

Get Your Tickets to the Affordable Art Fair L.A, running January 18-22, 2012. CLICK HERE to buy tickets.

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Kristian Skylstad

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By ajones, January 5, 2012 12:52 pm

November 1, 2011-Janaury 1, 2012

Kristian Skylstad (born in Oslo, Norway 1982) has been working as a photographer, gallerist, curator, fiction writer, art critic and videoartist and is dealing with an ongoing conceptual art practice that is mostly connected to poetry, which lately has been built down to give more time for his documentaries. The last three years he’s been working on the 97 min long documentary Violence of Silence, which is made in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, and is dealing with the ongoing great depression. One year ago he started the artist run gallery NoPlace (Oslo) together with Stian Gabrielsen, Petter Buhagen and Karen Nikgol. His work is mimicking a strongly subjective approach, but this is just a method for getting attention towards an extensive output of the collective research, aesthetics and political standpoints of his own generation. Click here to see more of Kristian’s work

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