18th Street Arts 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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