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May 2019
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Some Place Like Home
SOME PLACE LIKE HOME A Call for Art on Home and Displacement Avenue 50 Studio is accepting submissions for our August show titled 'Some Place Like Home,' curated by Yeu Q Nguyen. We live in a world where nearly 1 person is forcibly displaced every two-seconds. According to the UN Refugee Agency, 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from their home as a result of conflict or persecution, and 143 million people may soon become climate migrants.…
Find out more »June 2019
The Fine Art of Manual Labor
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: June 8 - July 6, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, July 6, 2-4PM Show Statement: Often times thinking about the world of fine art visions of immaculate white walls, sleek lines and incredibly expensive unattainable pieces come to mind. Almost something out of reach. With this exhibit , however, The Fine Art of Manual Labor has been created to remind one of what came before that, where that all started. At some point,…
Find out more »Moments of Beauty, Paintings from Suzanne Urquiza’s Canyon
Please join us for the opening reception of MOMENTS OF BEAUTY, Paintings from Suzanne Urquiza's Canyon. Opening in our Annex Gallery on Saturday, June 8. Join us for the opening reception from 7-10PM. Free admission, light refreshments & snacks will be served (for a donation of $2-4), valet parking will be available during the reception ($5 donation), or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. See you there! Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8,…
Find out more »Sicilian Fire, Paintings by Roderick Smith
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: June 8 - July 6, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, July 6, 2-4PM Sicilian Fire These paintings are arrangements of form and color drawn upon distant memories from the island of Sicily. Intuitive landscapes. They are improvisations of mountains and buildings, flora and sea. Beneath the pulsating colors are hidden paths and trails buried in the search for compositional clarity. It is an exhilarating process. Not knowing. Getting lost. Finding your…
Find out more »OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO PERCEIVE, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: June 8 – July 6, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, July 6, 2-4PM A Community Weaving Weaving is an ancient art form, known to even the Paleolithic people, as early as 27,000 years ago. The oldest known weavings in the Americas are remnants of finely woven textiles found in Guitarrero Cave Peru, made from plant fibers between 10100 and 9080 BC. Join us in continuing the weaving legacy, here in Highland Park.…
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