UCSD Arts Libraries » Community Arts Events http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib UCSD Arts Libraries Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:20:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Vanishing America http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/07/08/vanishing-america/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/07/08/vanishing-america/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:02:16 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/07/08/vanishing-america/ Beautiful pictures from Michael Eastman are currently on view at DNJ Gallery in Los Angeles. Vanishing America is images of those beautiful heartwrenching small town beauties that are swiftly falling down or coming down.

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These pictures kill me, but be sure to visit his site to see all of his work as his Cuba series will also blow your mind.

Via Materialicious

]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/07/08/vanishing-america/feed/ Clean Mic: Laughing Til It Hurts http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/05/08/clean-mic-laughing-til-it-hurts/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/05/08/clean-mic-laughing-til-it-hurts/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 14:51:55 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/05/08/clean-mic-laughing-til-it-hurts/ The African & African-American Studies Research Project, The UJIMA Network, The UCSD Cross-Cultural Center, and the UCSD Arts Library present:
A free film screening with filmmaker Will Gorham
Friday, May 9 at noon in the Seuss Room, Geisel Library, UCSD

Will Gorham, a filmmaker from Washington, D.C., will screen his new independent documentary on black stand-up comedians and the question of racialized humor.
The film, titled Clean Mic, stars Dick Gregory, Paul Mooney, SNL alum Dean Edwards and Don Imus co-host Karith Foster.
In addition to actual stand-up performance footage, Mooney & Gregory spend time in the film talking about stereotypes in comedy, Hollywood, and much more. Click here for a preview!

Call (858) 534-8074 for more information about the free screening, or better yet bring your lunch and we’ll see you at noon on Friday!

]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/05/08/clean-mic-laughing-til-it-hurts/feed/ Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/03/10/concerto-for-theremin-and-chamber-orchestra/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/03/10/concerto-for-theremin-and-chamber-orchestra/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:08:44 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/03/10/concerto-for-theremin-and-chamber-orchestra/ March 10th, 11th and 14th you can see our very own Scott Paulson with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra performing composer Linda Kernohan’s Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra. Click here to listen to a little and to visit the composers site.
Buy your tickets now, it’s sure to sell out!

]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2008/03/10/concerto-for-theremin-and-chamber-orchestra/feed/ Political Equator II http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/11/13/political-equator-ii/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/11/13/political-equator-ii/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:33:57 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/11/13/political-equator-ii/ The organizers of the Political Equator II, in conjunction with TRANSITory PÚBLICo | PUBLIC TRÁNSITOrio, invite you to a two day (November 16-17, 2007) trans-border artistic, active happening.
You can download the SAVE-THE-DATE (pdf) for event details or go to the website,for up-to-date information. Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Visual Arts Department of UCSD, the haudenschild Garage, Casa Familiar, Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), and inSite and co-sponsored by the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA), Division of Arts and Humanities of UCSD, Woodbury University San Diego, The New School of Architecture, and Lui Velazquez, collaborating with Patronato de Arte Contemporaneo (PAC) and Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (FONCA).

]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/11/13/political-equator-ii/feed/ Third Thursdays in Solana Beach! http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/16/third-thursdays-in-solana-beach/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/16/third-thursdays-in-solana-beach/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:43:45 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/16/third-thursdays-in-solana-beach/ Sanctuary 143 will celebrate the season on the evening of October 18th with a Day of the Dead inspired SUPER NATURAL Art and Music Festival in the Solana Beach gallery. S143 invites guests to join in a celebration of life and death with a lively night of artwork, dancing, and assorted treats. (Easy directions here!)

DJ Hogie, direct from the Hogie Club rock venue in Hollywood, will be mixing a selection of obscure, haunting vintage soundtracks and dance music. The artwork will be equally eerie, featuring Aki Kaneko’s “evil box,” an interactive installation piece with visual projections and fearsome artifacts.

Hogie McMurtrie will be exhibiting his four by eight foot pen and ink piece “Populis Panorama,” in which supernatural creatures wander through a highly detailed futuristic landscape based on a sold out comic book series. Also highlighted will be paintings by Orange County artist Jeff Faeth and photographs by Tony Greene.

Learn more about the event & Sanctuary143 here! and look for links to other gallery events happening at the Cedros Design District Third Thursdays.

]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/16/third-thursdays-in-solana-beach/feed/ Shakespeare on Screen http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/04/shakespeare-on-screen/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/04/shakespeare-on-screen/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:33:55 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/04/shakespeare-on-screen/ Don’t miss MoPA’s The Film’s the Thing, Shakespeare on Screen The program, guest curated by Beth Accomando, KPBS Film Critic and Co-host of Film Club of the Air, includes educational workshops for students and film screenings for the general public. This week it’s Akira Kurosawa’s 1957 masterpiece, Throne Of Blood, with guest speaker Stefan Tanaka from UCSD. Thursday October 4th at 7 pm.
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]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/04/shakespeare-on-screen/feed/ The Educator’s Open House http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/04/the-educators-open-house/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/04/the-educators-open-house/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:51:47 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/04/the-educators-open-house/ Museum of Photographic Arts presents
The Educator’s Open House
October 17th, 2007 from 4:00-6:00 p.m.

This FREE event is an opportunity for educators to preview current exhibitions, learn about MoPA’s Education Staff, and reserve tours and workshops. Come visit the museum store and enjoy an evening of conversation and light refreshments.

Learn how you can enter students in our 3rd Annual Youth Exhibition, Writing with Light.

Enter the raffle and win a free bus reimbursement for your next visit to MoPA and Balboa Park!

R.S.V.P. by calling 619.238.7559 EXT 235 or teachers@mopa.org

For more information on Educators’ Events…

]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/10/04/the-educators-open-house/feed/ Smellovision Attempting a Comeback http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/09/13/smellovision-attempting-a-comeback/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/09/13/smellovision-attempting-a-comeback/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:01:07 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/09/13/smellovision-attempting-a-comeback/ From The Associated Press Monday, September 10th, 2007.
Megan Dickerson always loved the rich colors and melodic scores of the film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” But she also longed to experience the sweet scents of chocolate and schnozberries. A self-proclaimed multisensory artist, Dickerson is now trying to revive “Smellovision.”
She’s staged outdoor showings of “Willy Wonka” for hundreds of people and used oscillating fans and artificially scented oils to distribute aromas of blueberry pie and banana taffy during the film. With help from local art houses and the Boston Children’s Museum, she plans to bring other films for sniffing to theaters this fall.
“There’s been a crazy response to the movement,” Dickerson said. “I guess there just aren’t enough opportunities for wonder out there, but there’s something nostalgic about this art action that makes you feel like a kid again.”

Smellovision never quite caught on, though it dates back to the late 1950s, when a signal from a “smell track” (more…)

]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/09/13/smellovision-attempting-a-comeback/feed/ UCSD has it’s own staff “idol” contest! http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/07/26/ucsd-has-its-own-staff-idol-contest/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/07/26/ucsd-has-its-own-staff-idol-contest/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:00:58 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/07/26/ucsd-has-its-own-staff-idol-contest/ Vote for your favorite Idol contestants! Voting begins each week on Tuesday at noon and ends at 12 P.M. the next day.
This will continue each week through August 15, 2007. Click here to listen & watch, and then click here to vote!

]]> http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/07/26/ucsd-has-its-own-staff-idol-contest/feed/ Excited about Comic-con? Well check out Siggraph too! http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/07/26/excited-about-comic-con-well-check-out-siggraph-too/ http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/07/26/excited-about-comic-con-well-check-out-siggraph-too/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:55:53 +0000 lgfriedman http://blog.ucsd.edu/artslib/2007/07/26/excited-about-comic-con-well-check-out-siggraph-too/ The University of California, San Diego will host three days of digital art performances and installations by international artists and technologists who illuminate the role digital media play in shaping, extending, and reflecting our view of the world. The cutting-edge program will take place August 4-6 at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) and the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA) at UC San Diego.

The innovative, new-media performances and site-specific installations are part of the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery: Global Eyes, a component of SIGGRAPH 2007, to be held this year at the San Diego Convention Center August 5-9. Registration for the conference and exhibition is open to the general public and will attract approximately 25,000 computer graphics and interactive technology professionals from around the world to San Diego. For more info check this out.

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