Gallery Oct/Nov 2006

 

 

Open Studios Oct 14^th & 15^th    11am-6pm

 

 

 

Anti/Social

MISSION 17's Third Annual Juried Exhibition

Juried by Clark Buckner, Cheryl Meeker, Elaine Santos, and Michael Zheng

December 1st, 2006 - January 7th, 2007

Opening Reception: December 1st, 2006, 6 - 9pm

EXTENDED DEADLINE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH

Please drop off submission Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2-6pm

 

 

"other side of life" at the Eleanor Harwood Gallery

*Located at 1295 Alabama Street in San Francisco’s Mission district,
Eleanor Harwood’s promising new gallery is currently displaying Paul
Wacker’s “other side of life” which opened October 20th and runs through
November 24th.Wacker works at the intersection between landscape and the
multi-leveled vernacular of architecture; the fate of the environment is
the subtext in these smart and sensitively rendered paintings. While at
first glance they read like old-fashioned paint-by-number pictures,
ultimately they transcend categorization through the plasticity and
sheer beauty of the paint. Pools of lava and swimming pools converge in
a contemporary, yet oddly primordial, landscapes that refer to suburban
malls, modern 20th century architecture, and moonscapes that cause us to
reflect on the nature of human existence.*    by Lani Asher

 

28th Annual The Women's Building Celebration of Craftwomen
November 25-26 & December 2-3, 2006
Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

Now in it’s 28th year, The Women’s Building Celebration of Craftswomen offers a unique opportunity to find gorgeous, one-of-a-kind holiday gifts, fine crafts, and contemporary art all by women. The show features the work of 300 female artists - 150 different artists each weekend.

 

The Celebration of Craftswomen will be held from 10-5 on two weekends: Nov. 25-26 & Dec. 2-3, 2006. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, and free for children under 12. A two-day pass that can be used any two of the four days is $14.

 

The Fort Mason Herbst Pavilion is located at Buchanan Street and Marina Blvd. Parking with shuttle service is available at Marina Middle School, on Bay Street between Buchanan Street and Webster Street.

 

This event benefits The Women’s Building, a multi-cultural community center where women and girls achieve self-sufficiency and pursue their dreams. Monies raised though the raffle, admission fees, and booth fees go to the organization. Programs offered by The Women’s Building include a free bilingual Spanish/English information and referral service, educational support for low-income adults, financial counseling, and community events that promote arts, culture, and discussion. The first women-owned community center in the U.S., the Women’s Building houses ten diverse community groups and has helped launch more than 160 women’s programs and initiatives in San Francisco.

 

For additional information about the Fair, visit The Women’s Building Celebration of Craftswomen web site: http://www.womensbuilding.org or call the information line

 

 

America: photographs by Ursula G. Huete @ ATA

 

America is a photographic project about the artist's time in the United States. There are two collections of pictures: the San Francisco project and the California project. The San Francisco project is a collection of pictures taken in the streets of the city. The California project is about the feeling of being outdoors. Ursula Huete is originally from Barcelona, Spain.

Terror?

 

@ Intersection for the Arts 446 Valencia Street
September 11 - November 11, 2006, FREE

Gallery Hours: Tues by appointment, Wed - Sat, 12-5pm

Terror? is an international interdisciplinary project investigating how each one of us experiences fear and how it affects our lives.

Opening on the 5th Anniversary of 9/11, this ambitious exhibition will include hundreds of works on paper from around the world - creating a cacophony of personal and collective response to some of the most immediate questions and issues of our times. What is terror? Who perpetrates it? How does fear control us, and the world around us? Who are we taught to be afraid of, why? What does fear cost? Where does personal fear intersect with larger societal and political messages of terror? It is our hope and intention to engage with and share voices and perspectives from a diversity of cultures, political situations, and artistic practices, and to counter the continuing trend towards defining and understanding notions of terror and fear as a monolithic paradigm framed by the ongoing "war on terror." In addition to an exhibition in our gallery, Terror? includes a film screening, readings, public discussions and performance.

TERROR? ATTENDANT EVENTS

Mondays - September 18, 25 & October 2, 9 - 7-9pm
Photography Salon Workshop with Chloe Atkins

Saturday October 14, 6 - 7pm, FREE
Litquake 2006 - The Anxiety Chronicles: How Fear Shapes Politics, Sex and Language
A panel discussion with Susie Bright, Mark Hertsgaard & Geoffrey Nunberg, moderated by Jack Boulware

 

 

The MAPP– MISSION ARTS & PERFORMANCE PROJECT

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

 

The Mission Arts & Performance Project is a bi-monthly collaboration between visual artists, musicians, poets and performers. The MAPP puts art and performance on the street level by using alternative spaces such as private garages, basements, and studios. It’s a block party of the arts for inspiring in ourselves, and others, the desire for a creative existence, an ever widening experience of life.

By transforming garages and backyards into mini-galleries MAPP shows how ordinary spaces can be made extra-ordinary to bring people together to share in a diverse experience of fine art and performance. The garages, as they are unpretentious and open to the street, pose the possibility of exposing the arts to a lot of folks who might not ever enter a gallery or theater. This process helps take the art from the margins of our communities to where it may come to be more widely see and understood as a vibrant and vital force necessary to the health of our society. It is our hope that local residents and others attending the MAPP will be inspired to seek expression of their own experiences and feelings through creative means and join in sharing what they have discovered in the MAPP events to come.

1PM-4PM
The FAMILY MAPP
- Red Poppy Art House -

The MAPP now offers a full afternoon of activities for youth. Mural & sidewalk art, face painting, tie dye, drum circle, dance, and healthy snacks.

7PM-11PM
The MAPP

Art Exhibits, Music, Poetry, Dance, & Film in 13 Locations!

The MAPP features performances and art exhibits simultaneously and for one night only at locations listed below. There's no way to see everything, but this is part of the fun. It happens all at once, like a creative bomb going off in the neighborhood. The following is a list of spaces with some of the acts and exhibiting artists. Check back for more info as we get closer to the date.

  MAPP TOUR 7PM
Begins at the Art House and tours all MAPP locations. Recommended for MAPP newcomers.
Programs/Maps will be available at MAPP locations.

 

CALL FOR ARTISTS & COMMUNITY

Dia De Los Muertos 2006
La Fiesta de los Huesos
A party for the dead... and the living

Curator: Patricia Rodriguez
Exhibition Dates: OCT 27 - NOV17.

AWARDS!
$500 for the best “Contemporary Altar”
$500 for the best “Traditional Altar”

Deadline for Entries: September 8thEntries must be postmarked by September 8, 2006. No Exceptions.
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ENTRIES: Please include a $15 check payable: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA), an entry form, a statement of intent, a drawing of your proposed altar or installation, along with any one of the following: 3 slides in a 2 x 2” plastic mount, labeled with your name, title, dimensions and year or photographs to:

Mission Cultural Center
for Latino Arts
Attn: Patricia Rodriguez, Curator
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110