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The Palette
Bringing Arts and Culture to Life in Santa Monica
April 5, 2007
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Art lovers of all genres, disciplines, tastes and sizes will be
heading into Santa Monica on Saturday night so if you’re out and
about, I’d recommend following the traffic flow directly to the
18th Street Arts Center
quarterly
ArtNight.
It will definitely be the hippest happening in town! On Saturday
afternoon, make a pass by the
Santa Monica
Library where you can pick up a scintillating new
book after enjoying a
free concert.
You can also visit a Barker Hangar artist studio on Saturday
afternoon for a peak into the creative process. On Sunday, let’s all
go look for eggs – I like mine over medium, but if you find an extra
one of those solid gold jobbies, I’ll be happy to give it a home! |
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Hip Happenings at 18th Street
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ArtNight at 18th Street
6:00 – 8:30 pm
18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
310/453.3711
You’ll see spellbinding visual art, hear world-class Afro-Caribbean tones,
meet beguiling new compadres, munch on enticing delectable treats and sip
mesmerizing concoctions on Saturday night when the 18th Street
Arts Center presents ArtNight. With opening receptions in two galleries, a
concert and at least a dozen open artist studios, 18th Street is
the ONLY
place to be on Saturday night. Take a look below to see just how
much this night has to offer!
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Group Show Opening in
the Main Gallery
Cross Sections
Main Gallery
18th Street Arts Center
Twelve outstanding artists speak to issues of race, gender, sexuality
and personal identity. Curated by
Bruce Picano
and featuring works by artists
Laura Aguilar,
Lavielle
Campbell,
Alex Donis,
Michael
Massenburg,
Stacy Pyles,
MonaLisa
Whitaker and others, the multi-disciplinary exhibition
imparts viewers with new insight through its unflinching observations.
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Cuban Collective at Project Space Gallery
Bos Taurus
Project Space
Gallery
18th Street
Arts Center
Known for presenting dynamic experimental art,
18th
Street reinforces its reputation with this
taxidermy-based installation by artist collective Los
Animistas, composed
of a visual artist, a video artist, a biologist and a taxidermist. The
team places taxidermy creatures into an artistic environment, posing
them before us to consider aesthetic, ethical, and ecological issues
regarding the animals we have hunted, killed, eaten, sacrificed and
worshipped.
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Angel
Luis Figueroa and Afro-Caribbean Experiment (ACE)
7:30 pm
Parking Lot
18th Street Arts Center
ACE
is an experimental group of folkloric drummers, singers, dancers and
musicians that bring culture to the club scene. Their innovative
rhythms weave together the many roots of latin music - salsa, latin
jazz, rock, pop, reggaeton, and bachata.
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Open Studios
Throughout
18th Street
Arts Center
The Center’s
International Program brings artists from around the
world to Santa Monica. Currently in residence are
Stepanka Simlova,
a media artist from Prague in the Czech Republic;
Grant Stevens,
a visual artist
from Brisbane; and Mexico City based visual artist
Diego Teo.
These and other local artists- in-residence at
18th Street will show new and recent work in their
studio and live/work spaces.
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More Art at the Airport |
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Open
Studio
C.J. Designs and Neidel
of New York
1:00pm to 5:00pm
Saturday, April 7
Barker Hanger
Santa Monica Airport
3021 Airport Ave. 103-B
If you missed the
Santa Monica Airport Art Walk you've can still get a look at the inside of
an artist's studio at the Barker Hanger on Saturday. C.J. Strawn and
Neidel of New York will open their space for a special sale of
Strawn's plein aire paintings and Neidel's hand-painted furniture.
Be sure to check it out before you go to 18th Street!
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Two Generations - One Sound |
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The Three B’s &
Folk-Pop Concert
2:30 pm
Saturday, April 7
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Auditorium
Santa Monica Main
Library
601 Santa Monica
Boulevard
Dorothy Spafard
Hull
handles the B’s -Bach, Beethoven and Brahms – on piano, while her daughter,
Meredith Chapman
performs original folk, pop. and bossa nova on guitar. At their free
concert on Saturday afternoon, they’ll create melodic medleys that are sure
to entertain music fans of all ages!
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And that wraps it up for this week. Have a great weekend everyone and don’t
forget the annual Santa Monica Festival on May 20 where you’ll see
Los Super Elegantes,
the hottest punk-mariachi-hip-pop group on either coast!
Happy Egg
Hunting!
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