Call For Entries 2011 and Bloom Projects: Dawit L. Petros, Mahber Shaw’ate (Association of 7)

Posted by cafpress on: Mon 25th Jul, 2011

Saturday, August 6, 6:30-8 pm

Opening Reception and Performances

ON VIEW FROM August 7 – October 9, 2011

Main Gallery: Call For Entries 2011: Desiree D’Alessandro, Elizabeth Kunath, Luke Matjas, Michael Powell, Leighton Collier Roux

CAF showcases five stand-outs from the tri-counties in our annual Call For Entries (CFE) group exhibition, an opportunity that invited the artists to present newly commissioned work in the galleries. Guest curated by Kim Beil, the exhibition ranges in media, gender, and point of view, reflecting the sophistication and diversity of our region. Artist Leighton Collier Roux will present a performance artwork during the Opening Reception.

Applicants were selected in Fall 2010 by a panel of distinguished jurors made up of artists and art professionals currently working in the visual arts field including: Kim Beil, Independent Art Writer, Santa Barbara, CA; Stephanie Dotson, Artist and Assistant Printmaking Professor at Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA; Rachel Gugelberger, Independent Curator, New York, NY; and Annie Wharton, Gallery Director at Annie Wharton Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

Special thanks to: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York, NY; Casa Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA; Joe LaCorte Design, Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Barbara Independent; Santa Barbara News-Press; and Wayne McCall & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA.

Bloom Projects: Dawit L. Petros, Mahber Shaw’ate (Association of 7)

Mahber Shaw’ate (Association of 7) are photographs of temporary sculptural installations that investigate permutational possibilities and the disjuncture between physical and abstract materiality. The works appropriate the framework of an east African alphabet script (Tigrinya, Petros’ first language) and found cardboard boxes. Petros integrates performative strategies, sculpture, and installation with legacies of landscape imagery to create a series of photographic tableaus. Each photograph depicts a specific arrangement constructed in various locations around Santa Barbara. The temporary structures merge possibilities inherent to specific cultural references: an African alphabet (a parallel model for seriality) and western minimalist traditions. Petros’ photographs present a hybridized third form, which extracts liberally from both.

Dawit L. Petros was born in Asmara, Eritrea and raised in Kenya and Canada. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. Petros received his M.F.A at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA in 2007 and his B.F.A in Photography at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada in 2003. Petros has shown at The Studio Museum, New York, NY, Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York, NY, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI. He is represented by Alexander Gray Associates, New York, NY.

Special thanks to: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York, NY; Susan E. Bower Exhibition Fund, Santa Barbara, CA; Brush & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA; Casa Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Barbara Independent; Santa Barbara News-Press; and Wayne McCall & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA.

ADMISSION IS FREE

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From Dusk 'til Drawn: 24-Hour Drawing Rally

Posted by cafpress on: Fri 15th Jul, 2011

Friday, July 22 - Saturday, July 23, 6 pm - 6 pm
From Dusk 'til Drawn: 24-Hour Drawing Rally
Closing Reception: Sunday, July 24, 4 - 6 pm FREE to attend and purchase remaining artworks.

CAF is pulling an all-nighter for this 2nd annual, unique 24-hour drawing extravaganza! For only $5, you are invited to join us at this event, where you can watch artists and dabblers drawing and making art, and even participate in the fun! All drawings made will be sold to the public at one of four affordable prices ($25, $75, $150, and $300 plus tax); proceeds and tax will be divided among the drawers and CAF. Drawing is broadly interpreted and works by artists of all disciplines, skill levels, and ages are expected to grace the walls throughout the 24-hour event, so drop by more than once to see it all unfold or scoop up that one-of-a-kind work.

Support for From Dusk 'til Drawn provided by: Art Essentials, Buttonwood Winery, CASA Magazine, City 2.0, Craft Essentials, Crushcakes, The Graphic Vendor, Kalyra Winery, Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro, Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara News-Press, Savoy Café & Deli, Trader Joe's.

Saturday, July 23, 10 am - 1 pm

Before heading to CAF on the Upper Arts Terrace to check out the art created overnight as a part of From Dusk 'til Drawn: 24-Hour Drawing Rally, join in the doodling yourself with an interactive drawing project in Paseo Nuevo Mall's Center Court.

More info: http://www.sbcaf.org/programs/FDTD/index.html

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Forum Lounge: FAST-FORWARD II: A Screening of Contemporary Video Art

Posted by cafpress on: Wed 13th Jul, 2011

CAF welcomes back art video jockey Annie Wharton, who has compiled a stimulating mix of short videos by artists working in the medium. The videos encompass a wide range of subject matter including hilarious slices of life; corporeal, action-based performances; stop-motion graphics; and computer-generated iconography. The artists for this series Brian Bress, Andy Cahill, Tyler Calkin, Kelly Cline, Phoebe Collings-James, Spencer Douglass and Gustavo Herrera, Zackary Drucker, Aaron GM, Jake Jones, Peter Harkawik, Micol Hebron, Justin H. Long, Clynton Lowry, Josh Mannis, Hazel Hill McCarthy III, Nikhil Murthy, Davida Nemeroff, Clover Oak, Tyler Matthew Oyer, Samuel Partal and Carrie Schrick, Carl Pomposelli, Pascual Sisto, and Mark Verabioff, were selected for their diversity of form and strength of execution. The videos run the gamut for video works being made today. (Note: these works may contain adult subject matter.)

Support for Forum Lounge 2011-2012 is generously provided by: the National Endowment for the Arts, Andrea Lang Fund, Daniel Clark, Endevermusic Productions, the Franciscan Inn, KCSB, Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara Winery, and Therese Schweidler. Forum Lounge is presented in association with the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization’s 1st Thursday.

ADMISSION IS FREE

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