18th Street Art Center

HOT SUMMER LINEUP |  CALL FOR PROPOSALS: LEGACY |  2 NEW GRANTS

PROGRAM COORDINATOR RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP | LOCAL ORGANIZATION-IN-RESIDENCE: CONTINUUM STUDIO

VISITING INT’L ARTIST-IN-RESIDENT from AUSTRALIA: CHRIS FOX | LINKS

18TH STREET’S “HOT” SUMMER LINEUP OF EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS

Martin Durazo, (detail) "Bigger Than 2," Ready Made Objects, 2006

Opening Reception Saturday, August 7, 6-10 pm

Ana Guajardo,TIANGUIS, July 6 – September 24, 2010

Opening Reception Saturday, August 7, 6-10 pm

Currently on view in the Main Gallery: Carla Herrera-Prats, PREP MATERIALS, until June 25 & in the Project Room Matthias Merkel Hess, FINE ART 626-394-3963

18th Street announces a call for proposals from Los Angeles artists for our 2011 exhibition season, based on the theme of “Legacy”, and due by August 1!

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18th Street Receives 2 New Grants

Tsering Nyandak, "Bound Underwater," oil and acrylic on canvas, 130x95cm, 2007

18th Street Arts Center is pleased to announce that we have received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Asian Cultural Council and a grant for $20,000 from the Trust for Mutual Understanding.

The Asian Cultural Council grant will support a two month residency in late 2010 for the very first Tibetan artist to come to 18th Street, Tsering Nyandak and the Trust for Mutual Understanding grant will support two Polish artists scheduled to be in residence in the year 2011.

Ronald Lopez introducing Francisco Aguabella, the late legendary latin Jazz musician, ArtNight 2009

NAMAC (National Alliance for Media Arts + Culture) recently selected twenty leaders from visual arts organizations across the nation to be a part of this year’s Leadership Institute for Visual Arts Organizations. 18th Street’s current Program Coordinator, Ronald Lopez, is one of the recipients of this fellowship. Lopez will be given the opportunity to participate in a “five-day intensive intergenerational workshop, designed to encourage and sustain visionary leadership in the arts.”

The Leadership Institute for Visual Arts Organizations is an annual fellowship for arts leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to leadership in their communities, the national field, or in their own professional development, and who have the most potential to contribute to the advancement of the visual arts nationally.

This fellowship is underwritten by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

To see the full list of arts leaders selected, click here

Continuum Studio’s workshops bring life and energy to 18th Street Arts Center.

Throughout the week, streams of people come to 18th Street eager to immerse their minds, bodies and spirits in the Continuum experience. Beginning July 6 and continuing through July 17, the founder of Continuum, Emilie Conrad, and her supporting staff will host a series of three workshops called the “Creative Arts Series” in the Continuum Studio.

To find out more about the “Creative Arts Series” workshops or other upcoming workshops, click here

Australian Artists Residency Program Celebrated

Chris Fox (left) entertains his guests

Saturday May 22, 2010, Australian artist Chris Fox hosted a show that celebrated 19 years of 50 amazing Australian artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center through the sponsorship of the Australia Council for the Arts.

Groups of past artists, friends, and 18th Street supporters filed into Fox’s spacious studio to view the installations of his and past Australian artists’ work and also to commemorate the legacy of exceptional Australian artists at 18th Street. By the end of the night, Fox’s studio became a full-out artist party with funky tunes spun by an in-house DJ and enough Aussie-style BBQ on the grill to serve the whole complex.

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• LA Marathon Recap
• Artistic Director Receives Fellowship
• Main Gallery: Prep Materials
• Project Room: Fine Art (626) 394-3963
• LOCAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE:
  Santa Monica Youth Workshop
• VISITING INT’L ARTIST-IN-RESIDENT from POLAND:
  Maciek Stepinski
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This Saturday, May 1, 2010, 18th Street Arts Center will kick-off its well-renowned ArtNight festival. This event features two exhibition-opening receptions, a dynamic outdoor video and sound installation, and Highways Performance Space’s highly acclaimed 6th Annual Poetry Contest.
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Putting the “FUN” in Fundraising!

18th Street’s LA Marathon Fundraiser and The Library Alehouse Post-Race Celebration raised nearly 12,000 dollars worth of donations for the 18th Street organization.
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Artistic Director Receives MacDowell Colony Fellowship

Artistic Director Clayton Campbell was awarded the MacDowell Fellowship this year, and was in residence at the artist colony between April 5, 2010 through April 24, 2010.
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Photo of a Reading heads and Magnetic-core memory module of early 1960; a Dekatron-tube counter module from Model I era, 1956; Samples of printed circuit cards, ca. 1960-1970 (four bags) Special Collections and University Archives, The University of Iowa, Iowa City From Papers of John V. McMillin II, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9 Inkjet archival prints, 30 x 40 inches, 2008 (courtesy of artist)

Artist Carla Herrera-Prats’ project Prep Materials is debuting in the main gallery at 18th Street. This installation explores how the creative process is affected when standardized testing and democratic doctrines are maintained. Herrera-Prats looks closely at the history, design, and fabrication of the first standardized test-scoring machines and investigates their accuracy as resources for evaluating student competency.
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Matthias Merkel Hess, Fine Art Bandir Sign (1 of 100)

In the project room artist Matthias Merkel Hess is conducting a public access project that investigates what the public wants from artists. Hess has already installed  “bandit” telephone pole signs around Los Angeles that say Fine Art (626) 394-3963.
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Student Designs of Santa Monica photo by Nicole Gordillo

Rojas Challenges Santa Monica Teens
At 18th Street’s May 1st Art Night, the teens from Pico Youth and Family Center will reveal the final model design from artist James Rojas’ Design Urban Planning Workshop.
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Maciek Stepinski, V8 car culture project, California…, work in progress during residency courtesy of artist

18th Street’s newest international artist Maciek Stepinski is a native of Poland, but spent 8 years in France teaching photography before recently returning to his hometown, Warsaw, Poland. His charming and cheerful disposition has made him a great addition to the artist community and he has already begun to build friendships with many of the residents at 18th Street.
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Visiting Int’l Artists in May
Chris Fox, Australia
Hernain Bravo, Mexico (coming mid May)

Artist in Residence Opportunity
Visions from the New California are providing a grant opportunity for all California Artists. The residency is for one month and includes a $4,000 award. To apply or for more information visit http://www.artistcommunities.org/CAvisions/index.html

18th Street is Looking for a NEW INTERN
18th Street is looking for an amazing, energetic, proactive college student to work as a Catalogue Design/Gallery Assistant for their Getty internship program.
The intern would be employed by 18th Street for 10 weeks during the summer and would receive a weekly stipend of $350.00. To qualify for this internship, one must be an undergrad student not scheduled to graduate before December 2010, have excellent communication skills, experience working with various graphic design software and be from one or more of the following ethnicity groups: African-American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander decent.
For application instructions email ajones@18thstreet.org

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