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HEROES, HISTORY, PINS AND GUNS
Artist: Alison Wright
Exhibition Dates: September 28 to November 30, 2012 (Exhibition dates extended)
Guest Curator: Sharon Greco
Artist Talk: Friday, September 28, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Opening Reception: Friday, September 28, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Installation artist and architect, Alison Wright's solo exhibition includes video, photography, and sculpture. With this work, Wright explores the questions surrounding what qualities make a hero. Are heroes still heroes when they change what they do and where they appear in history? For more information and images visit Alison Wright's Flickr page.
3rd Annual Manhattan Beach Older Adults Art Show
Exhibition Dates: September 7 to September 20, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, September 7, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
The exhibition will display artwork in a variety of media from more than 40 Manhattan Beach residents and students from the Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation art classes for ages 55-plus. In recognition of Manhattan Beach's Centennial, the theme of this year's exhibition is "Memory."
Centennial Photo Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: July 28 to August 30, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
To celebrate the centennial of the City of Manhattan Beach, the Creative Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of historical photographs contributed by members of the community. Come rediscover the rich history and culture of our beloved city.
Contributors: Jan Dennis, Robi Hutas, Chris Miller, The Beach Reporter, Hermosa Beach Historical Society, Manhattan Beach Historical Society, Manhattan Beach Older Adults Program
Public Programming: Exhibition walk through with Manhattan Beach Historian Jan Dennis, and Chris Miller of the Hermosa Beach Historical Society. Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 2:00 PM.
Kit and Caboodle
Artists: Edith Abeyta and Joyce Dallal
Exhibition Dates: June 8 to July 12, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, June 8, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Kit and Caboodle is a two-woman show of installation based artworks, by Edith Abeyta, and Joyce Dallal. Both artists create work with used personal items from multiple individuals as their medium; their artwork has a depth and richness in its visual symbolism that comes from a converging of individual and collective perspectives. The installation works in this show exemplify this experience: “T-Shirt Doodle with Pelican Skeleton” by Edith Abeyta, and “Receptacle” by Joyce Dallal. Their process of art making contains two layers of actions. First, the artists collect donations of materials or scavenge objects from their everyday environment – in this case used t-shirts and old and broken toys. This action encourages communication and participation with others, adding a social context to the artwork. The second phase can be defined as “aesthetic recycling,” in which the collected materials merge with one another taking shape into a new form, which represents the specific meaning and concept of the artist. The completed installation is the product of personal vision and collectivity intertwined to make a new visual statement.
Used and Broken Toy Drive: Drop off toys during gallery hours
Public Programming: T-shirt as Medium - Saturday, June 23, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Guest Speaker 1: Carol Zou - Artist 11:00 AM
Guest Speaker 2: Rob Abeyta Jr. - Creative Director and Artist 12:00 PM
Guest Speaker 3: Joey Grana - Owner Scout LA 1:00 PM
Guest Speaker 4: Carole Frances Lung-Bazile aka Frau Fiber 2:00 PM
T-shirt as Medium is a free day long mini-conference organized by artist Edith Abeyta at the Manhattan Beach Creative Arts Center. Explore the infinite possibilities of this ubiquitous garment. T-shirts, supplies, equipment, artists, designers and speakers will be on hand to assist you to turn salvaged t-shirts into yarn, pillows, collages, bags or an upcycled fashion statement. Sewing machines, silk screens, ink, scissors, trim and stuffing are available for your garment transformation. This event is free and open to the public. All ages welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
36th District Congressional High School Art Competition
Exhibition Dates: May 25 to June 2, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, May 25, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Each Spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. This contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our congressional district. The over-all winner of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will include artwork from other contest winners nation-wide.
Pastel Society of Southern California Third Annual Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: April 14 to May 4, 2012
Opening Reception and Awards Presentation: Saturday, April 21, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pastel Demonstrations: Saturday, April 14, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM by Joe Mancuso and Saturday, April 28, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM by Bob Rohm.
The Pastel Society of Southern California will host its third annual exhibition showcasing members’ works, featuring more than 50 paintings by nationally recognized pastel artists as well as local PSSC members from the South Bay. Juried entries will be judged by the internationally acclaimed oil and pastel artist Bob Rohm. Two free pastel demonstrations will be offered to the public. For information, visit the Pastel Society of Southern California website.
The Colour of Hindsight (Curated by Ann Martin)
Artist: Catherine Tirr
Exhibition Dates: February 2, 2012 to March 8, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Catherine Tirr’s new body of work focuses on the world of dreams, daydreams and fragmented recollections incorporated in a tapestry like landscape. Throughout her work we see a porous membrane through which reality slowly seeps, falls away and evaporates. Her work is both contemplative and meditative and leaves interpretation open to the viewer.