Internal Contrasts
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
131 No. Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042
Ph: (323) 258-1435
Date: January 1, 2006
The works of artists Magda Audifred, José Lopes, Ana Marini Genzon,
and Deborah Thomas display a breadth of style – from the emotional
to the spiritual -- that transforms visual reality into color, line or form.
"A
Short and Sweet Epiphany " aka
Dia De Los Reyes
Tropico de Nopal Gallery-Art Space
1665 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213.481.8112
Dates: January 06-14, 2006
Opening Reception: January 06, 2006
at 07:00pm
Small contemporary interpretations based on the Epiphany.
Participating artists include: David Avalos, Rudy Calderon, Carolyn Castaño,
Pat Gomez, Reyes Rodriguez, and many others.
For more information, please visit http://tropicodenopal.com/home/home.html
Meditations on the Natural World
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Ph: 213-763-DINO
Exhibiton Dates: January 6 - March 12, 2006
Opening Reception: January 06 2006 at 5pm
This exhibit reveals an artist’s perspective on this region as a place in which turbulent physical forces continually define the land, the sea, and the sky. Based in her close observation of natural phenomena, but also charged with her fervent expressionism, Vallejo’s landscapes of Southwestern America invite our reflection on how we inhabit and experience our world, in all of its astounding power and fragile beauty.
For more information, please visit http://www.nhm.org/
"Don't Talk About Religion or Politics "
Avenue 50 Studio
131 No. Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA. 90042
Exhibition: January 07 through February 06, 2006
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 7, 2006. 7-10 pm
The Avenue 50 Studio invites you to an art exhibit focusing on questions of religion and politics. Featured artists are Sergio Hernandez, Gwyneth Leech, Poli Marichal, John Paul Thorton, and Mark Vallen.
For more information, please visit http://www.avenue50studio.com
Mojácar Flamenco
El Cid Restaurant
4212 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90029
Date: Every Wednesday night (starting Wed. Jan. 11) at 8:00pm
Cost: Dinner: $29.95 or Cover Charge without Dinner: $15
Award winning MOJÁCAR FLAMENCO brings its explosive,
unique blend of Flamenco, Latin and Jazz to the famous El CID RESTAURANT,
Los
Angeles' longest running flamenco nightclub. The ensemble, led by guitar virtuoso
Stephen Dick and the beautiful flamenco dancer Katerina Tomás, merges
flamenco music and dance with jazz harmonies and Latin rhythms, weaving guitar
music, percussion and footwork together in tight interplay.
Joining Mojácar Flamenco on stage at El Cid is the brilliant flamenco
dancer Rocio Ponce, and Latin and Flamenco percussion wizard Johnny Sandoval.
For more information, please visit http://www.mojacarflamenco.com
Artist's Forum on Art & Politics
Ave 50 Studio
131 No. Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA. 90042
Exhibition: Thursday, January 12th., 7 to 9 pm
As part of the exhibition Don't Talk About Religion or Politics exhibit with Mark Vallen, Sergio Hernandez, Gwyneth Leech, John Paul Thornton, Poli Marichal, the Avenue 50 Studio will present an artist's forum where all of the exhibiting artists and the public can discuss the meanings and motivations behind the works on display. This exciting event will also include a slide presentation of artworks by participating artists.
For more information, please visit http://www.art-for-a-change.com/exhibits/religion.htm
Cocktails at the Cortez: A Fundraiser for Urban Gallery '06
310 Mesa
El Paso, TX
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2006 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cortez Building Tea Room & Mezzanine
Never before has there ever been a project like Urban Gallery 06, a billboard exhibit presented in collaboration with the Border Art Residency. This exhibit is intended to critically intervene in the visual landscape of El Paso’s public arena by invading the sky and streets and thus creating an unorthodox venue for innovative art practice through the use of billboards.
Tickets are $50 and may be purchased the day of the event (cash and check for the amount only please - checks should be made out to the Border Art Residency, your donation is tax deductible)
Interview on Pacifica Radio, 90.7 KPFK
Date: Friday, January 13th., from 12:00 to 12:30
Long time PACIFICA Radio producer, Jay Kugelman, has interviewed the artists behind the Don't Talk About Religion or Politics exhibit. His interview with Mark Vallen, Sergio Hernandez, Gwyneth Leech, John Paul Thornton, Poli Marichal, and Ave 50 Studio Director Kathy Mas-Gallegos, was conducted at Vallen's studio on the eve of the exhibit's opening. Further insights into the making of this extraordinary show are provided in Kugelman's lively discussion with the artists, which will air on his Sound Exchange broadcast, an exploration of "the creative imagination in its social and political context. Tune in to 90.7 FM KPFK Los Angeles or 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara on Friday, January 13th., from 12:00 to 12:30.
For further information, visit the KPFK website, at: http://www.kpfk.org.
Gaytino
National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation
1701 4th St. S.W.
Albuquerque, N.M. 87102
Dates: January 13-14, 2006 at the Albuquerque Journal Theatre,
8pm
Cost: General admission $25 adults, $15 students & seniors
Universal themes of self-discovery, self identity and acceptance are at the heart of ¡Gaytino!, a hysterical narrative chronicling Guerrero's life as a gay man and a Chicano in East Los Angeles in the '50s and New York City in the early 60s. Guerrero intertwines stories of his dad, the legendary father of Chicano music, Lalo Guerrero, as well as his treasured boyhood friendship with Carlos Almaraz, driving the piece through decades of Chicano history and the gay experience. With biting humor, sincere drama, and music drifting from Spanish to English, ¡Gaytino! is a hilarious, touching, and provocative evening not to be missed.
For more information, see http://nhccnm.org/calendar/01_jan2001.html
A Man of Letters
Patricia Correia Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave., #B-2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Exhibition: January 14-March 11, 2006
Opening Reception: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, 5-8pm
Come see the featured exhibit on Xavier Cázares Cortéz.
For more information, see http://www.correiagallery.com
GRONK: The Ainadamar Opera Paintings
Patricia Correia Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave., E-2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-264-1760
Exhibition dates: January 14 - March 11, 2006
Reception date: Saturday, January 14, 2006, 5:00 - 8:00pm
Patricia Correia is pleased present new paintings by Los Angeles based
artist GRONK. In his second solo show at the gallery, GRONK continues to
explore imagery inspired by his set design for the new opera Ainadamar
(Osvaldo Golijov, composer; Peter Sellers, director). GRONK's bold, dramatic
style, influenced by Expressionism and Cubism, creates a complex passage of
intertwined, visually suggestive parts. GRONK's exposed, organic
cross-sections reveal the connective roots and underlying source of
generative potential, the seed. Ainadamar, “Fountain of Tears,” is the name
of the Spring in the Spanish city of Granada where poet and playwright
Federico Garcia Lorca was assassinated 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.
Ainadamar had its opening with Sante Fe Opera, New Mexico in the Spring of
2005 and will have its Lincoln Center, Rose Theater premier, January 2006.
Sir Real Show
Kent State University
PO Box 5190
Kent Ohio, 44242-0001
(330)672-7853
Exhibition:
January 18, 2006 –February 18, 2006
Opening Reception: 5:30pm-7:30pm
The Sir real exhibition is about the passion for making
art and explores both the philosophical and the buzzer. Artists include
Carlos G. Gomez, Julie Tourtillotte, William Tourtillotte, Mark Soppeland,
Franz Spohn, Jack Thompson, and Janis Wunderlich.
Confessions of a singing' Vaquero
116 Blue Star
San Antonio, TX-78204
Exhibition Dates : January 19, 2006 to March 13, 2006
Opening Reception: January 19, 2006 at 06:00 PM
This is Ricky A. Armendariz's first major solo exhibit in San Antonio and only the third San Antonio artist to have a solo exhibition in the Main Gallery of Blue Star. Originally from El Paso, Ricky is in his second year of teaching painting at UTSA after receiving his MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. The show was curated by Arturo Almeida, Curator for The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Mojácar Flamenco
Club Tropical
8641 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA
(310) 559-1127
Date: January 20, 2006 at 8:30PM
Cost: $10 cover charge; $5 for students with ID
Join Mojácar Flamenco at the wonderful CLUB TROPICAL
for hot
flamenco, Latin, and Jazz music and dance. Featured artists include award
winning guitarist Stephen Dick, flamenco dance dynamo Katerina Tomás,
the great Flamenco/Latin percussionist/drummer Johnny Sandoval, and Brazilian
bass guru Paulo Gustavo.
For more information, please visit http://www.mojacarflamenco.com
Life Cycles: Reflections of Change and A New Hope for Future Generations
California Museum of Photography
Oculorium Gallery Project Series
3824 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92501
Exhibition Dates: January 21, 2006
Reception: January 21, 2006 07:00-09:00pm
The exhibit depicts immigrant and migrant farming families
in the
Coachella Valley. García spent a year taking thousands of pictures.
The exhibit includes 84 photographs, arranged in seven grids that each represent
a different family.
For more information, please visit http://www.cmp.ucr.edu
Poetas y Pintores: Artists Conversing with Verse
CWIL
9 Havican Hall
Saint Mary's College
Notre
Dame, IN 46556-5001
Ph: (574) 284-4051
Exhibition: January 27 through March 3, 2006
Opening Reception: January 27, 2006
"Poetas Y Pintores: Artists Conversing with Verse" is a collaborative
project sponsored by the National Endowment of the Arts, initiated by the
Center for Women's InterCultural Leadership at Saint Mary's College and the
Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. The interdisciplinary
project will present the work of both established and emerging poets as inspiration
for the creation of original artwork, allowing Latino/a artists to enter
into "dialogue" with
the work of Latino/a poets.
For more information, please visit: http://www.saintmarys.edu/~cwil/PoetasyPintores/Jaurique-Rios.htm
