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Picked RAW for March 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia, Sheena Ghanbari, Katherine Sweetman and Lesely Ma who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
A panel discussion on Public Culture, Public Options, and Artistic Practice will be held at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library at 7:30pm on Thursday, March 4. Part of the Public Culture in the Visual Sphere lecture series at UCSD, the panelists include Matthew Coolidge, Suzanne Lacy, Rick Lowe, and Rebecca Solnit. Teddy Cruz, architect and professor for public culture and urbanism at UCSD, will moderate. Participation is free.
. For more info: Sheena Ghanbari 858.822.7755
Drive yourself to St. Madeline's Sophie's Gallery to check out Driven by Silvia Vaentino. Opening reception March 5. Exhibition March 5 to April 5. For more info: Silvia Valentino, 619.379.6514
Barbara Weldon: Color and Texture Infused is opening on Fri, March 12 from 6-9 pm in conjunction with Kettner Nights, at Perry L. Meyer Fine Art. The show closes on May 1 and gallery hours are Tuesday -Thursday: 11 – 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday: 11 - 6 p.m. or by appointment. For more: Perry L. Meyer619.358.9512
Don't forget our other two SD Art Prize Spotlight New Contemporary III 2010 exhibitions this month.
Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic is opening on Sat. Jan 30, 5 -7 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art ( 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside , 92054) There is a gallery Walk and Talk with Renshaw on Thurs. Feb 25, 7 pm and the show continues until June 20. More info: Danielle Susalla 760.435.3720
David Adey; John Henry runs Feb 27 - April 3 at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall St , La Jolla, 92037) More info: Jennifer Pyun 858.454.5872.
Louisa Garcia is a Rehabilitation Specialist by day, Writer by night who lives in Carlsbad, CA with her loving husband David. In her spare time, she loves to read, do Bikram Yoga, hang out with her fabulous friends and relax on the beach with her new husband.
Sheena Ghanbari is currently the Program Promotion Manager of UCSD’s Visual Arts Department. She has a Masters in Arts Management from the Heinz College of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and has completed her undergraduate studies in visual arts and communications at UCSD. In her spare time she enjoys writing, swimming, and painting.
Katherine Sweetman is an artist, educator, curator, and freelance writer for San Diego City Beat and the San Diego Visual Arts Network. She has an MFA in Visual Arts from UCSD and a B.A. from Cal-State San Marcos. She is also the Director of Lui Velazquez, an alternative art space and gallery in Colonia Federal, Tijuana
Lesley Ma is currently pursuing her Ph. D. in Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the University of California, San Diego. She graduated from Harvard College and received her M. A. in Museum Studies from New York University. She is an editor of Lovely Daze, an artist publication out of Paris.
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Picked RAW for February 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia, Sheena Ghanbari, Katherine Sweetman and Lesely Ma who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
The Martha Pace Swift Gallery Grand Opening (Building 201, NTC, 2820 Roosevelt Road, SD, 92106) is coming to soon! The inaugural exhibit The Garden of Mythos: Abstraction in Collaboration with Nature- Anna Zappoli curated by the Expressive Arts Institute is on view with an opening reception at 6 to 9 pm on Feb 5. Show continues until April 2. Admissions is free. For more info: Judith Greer Essex 619 239 1713
State of Mind: A California Invitational , a sum view of the latest photographic practices of twenty-one Californian artists is presented at the Museum of Photographic Arts. The exhibition is on view from Feb 6 to June 6, Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. More info: Jana Holsenback 619.238.7559
Circle of Complication showcases the kinetic sculpture and drawings of David Ghilarducci. The exhibit will be running from Feb 4 – 28, with an opening reception from 6 -9 pm on Feb 5, at Sushi Performance and Visual Art. For more information please contact Patrick Stewart
Don't forget our other two SD Art Prize Spotlight New Contemporary II 2009 and III 2010 exhibitions this month.
Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic is opening on Sat. Jan 30, 5 -7 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art ( 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside , 92054) There is a gallery Walk and Talk with Renshaw on Thurs. Feb 25, 7 pm and the show continues until June 20. More info: Danielle Susalla 760.435.3720
Tania Alcala and Silvia Valentino Karabashlieva will give an artist talk Thur. Dec 10 at 8 pm. Their show continues until Feb 15, 2010 at L Street Gallery 628 L Street, SD, 92101 at the Omni Hotel. Info: Ann Berchtold 858.254.3031
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Picked RAW for January 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia, Sheena Ghanbari and Katherine Sweetman who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
Start the New Year off right, check out Movers and Shakers2: Who's Who in SD Visual Arts at the Arts Expressions Gallery. Opening reception Thurs Jan 21 from 6:30-8:30, Exhibition Jan 21 to Feb 6. Opening Days Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am to 5pm. For more info: Patricia Frischer 760.943.0148
An exhibit of Neda Miranda Blaževic-Krietzman’s photography will be showing at the Athenaum Music & Arts Library from January 9 – February 13 and is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am - 5:30 pm and Wednesday 10:00 am - 8:30 pm. The opening reception is on Friday, January 8, from 6:30-8:30 pm; for more information please email events@ljathenaeum.org
Come out Saturday, January 9th, to take part in A Casual Conversation with Artist Michele Guieu at the Art Produce Gallery as part of her exhibition that is currently on display titled Lucy, Darwin and Me, 6:30pm, 1/09/10. For more info contact Lynn Susholtz 619.584.4448
Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic is opening on Sat. Jan 30, 5 -7 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art ( 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside , 92054) There is a gallery Walk and Talk with Renshaw on Thurs. Feb 25, 7 pm and the show continues until June 20. More info: Danielle Susalla 760.435.3720
Don't forget our other two SD Art Prize Spotlight New Contemporary II 2009 exhibitions this month.
Matt Stallings, Fri, Dec. 11th, 6-10 pm shows until Jan 10, 2010 at Subtext ( 2479 Kettner Blvd. SD, 92101) More info: Dyla Jones 619.546.8800
Tania Alcala and Silvia Valentino Karabashlieva will give an artist talk Thur. Dec 10 at 8 pm. Their show continues until Feb 15, 2010 at L Street Gallery 628 L Street, SD, 92101 at the Omni Hotel. Info: Ann Berchtold 858.254.3031
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Ally Bling Bling for publication in the next RAW column which you can see by clicking here. All sources are, of course, kept confidential.
