Arts in the South End: A May 2023 Roundup

May 3, 2023 By Admin in Native

by Amanda Ong

Art, film, break dancing, and stories — the weather has turned around in the South End, and the arts scene is turning out too! Enjoy getting out and exploring some of these fantastic events happening around the South End this month.

Below, the Emerald has compiled a list of arts, music, theatre events, and more throughout the South End and beyond, so keep reading to find what May has to offer.

May is also Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage month, so stay tuned for our upcoming guide to AA&NH/PI events.

Know of something that should be in our roundup? Let us know at Arts@SeattleEmerald.org!

“30,000 Years of Art” (54″ x 60″) by Xavier Kelly. (Photo courtesy of Wa Na Wari.)

Now through July 9
Wa Na Wari, 911 24th Ave., Seattle

In a number of new exhibits at Wa Na Wari, check out the artwork of Theda Sandiford, Sotonye Jumbo, Dez’Mon Omega Fair, Xavier Kelley, and Amber Henry. From working with fibers, film, and oil painting, these artists come together in a diverse selection of works for Wa Na Wari. Wa Na Wari will also host Theda Sandiford for an artist talk on Thursday, May 25, at 12 p.m. that will be streamed on Wa Na Wari’s Facebook Live and YouTube page. The gallery hours are Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Counting Coup On Curtis 1” (14 x 8.5) by Tammie Dupuis. (Photo courtesy of Columbia City Gallery.)

May 3 to June 18; opening reception on May 6, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle

The Columbia City Gallery will feature the work of four Indigenous women artists, Jennifer Angaiak Wood, Savannah LeCornu, Paige Pettibon, and Tammie Dupuis. The title of the exhibit, “arnaq, hana’ack, smɁem,” is the translation of “women’’ in each of the artist’s tribal languages, Yup’ik, Tsimshian, and Confederated Salish and Kootenai. With mediums ranging from painting and carving, to beadwork, each piece reflects cultural symbolism practices and the experiences of Indigenous women. The exhibit was curated by Kari Karsten, Columbia City Gallery manager and a member of the Seneca Nation. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of The Seattle Project.)

May 5 and May 6
Northwest Film Festival, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle

The Seattle Project, a platform for interdisciplinary, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists, presents Chapters, a live dance performance and film showcase. Each chapter will focus on one of five Black femmes: Akoiya Harris, Ashton Edwards, Nia-Amina Minor, Amanda Morgan, and Kenya Shakoor. Featuring film, home video, poetry, music, and photography, the event will be a reflection on Black femininity through a number of mediums. Tickets are available on the Northwest Film Forum website.

May 11 to May 13
Multiple Venues

With opening night on May 11, Upper Left Comedy Festival will kick off three days of hilarious standup and performance events before closing on May 13. With a range of passes and ticket options, you can see all or just your favorite Pacific Northwest comedians, with some of the biggest-name acts performing on opening and closing nights. Some names you might already know include comedians Amy Miller, Kermet Apio, Josh Gondelman, Dewa Dorje, and more! Tickets and details are available on the Upper Left Comedy Festival website.

May 13 to Sept. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Roberto Maestas Festival Street, Beacon Hill, Seattle

Kicking off a new season, the first Beacon Arts Street Fair of 2023 will be on May 13 and will continue on second Saturdays of the month through September! Live music, food, pop-up art markets, and family entertainment will light up the street. Important community resources and Beacon Hill garden share information will also be available. Performer, vendor, and volunteer applications are available on the Beacon Arts Street Fair website.

(Photo courtesy of Northwest Film Forum.)

May 13 and May 14
Northwest Film Festival, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle

The fourth Seattle Arab Film Festival starts on May 13 and will feature 13 short films made by emerging and established Arab filmmakers. The festival has been divided into four screenings, and each ticket includes the two screenings of the day — Short Documentaries + Loss and Resilience on Saturday, May 13, and Family Matters + Luck of the Draw on Sunday, May 14. All screenings will include a range of films that will engage the audience while highlighting Arab voices, experiences, and talent. Tickets and details are available on the Northwest Film Forum website.

“Leviathan Rising” installation at the Georgetown Steam Plant by Eirik Johnson.

May 13 to May 21
Georgetown Steam Plant, 6605 13th Ave S., Seattle

A photographic and sound-based installation in three chapters, Eirik Johnson’s Leviathan features large-scale photographic projections, a multi-track sound piece of recordings from beneath the surface of the Duwamish River, and daguerreotype photograms made with Daniel Carrillo.

The installation is free and open to the public with an opening reception on May 13 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in conjunction with Georgetown Art Attack. Open hours will continue Sunday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, May 15, through Friday, May 19, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

May 14, 7 p.m
The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle

To aid in relief following the earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye on Feb. 6, The Royal Room is hosting an evening benefit for the Bridge to Türkiye Fund, which is offering comprehensive relief to affected communities following the earthquake. The evening will include performances by Greek and Balkan group Drómeno, Balkan musician, Eleni Govetas Kompania, and seven-piece Klezmer brass band Shpilkis. Tickets are available on The Royal Room website.

May 20 and May 21
Multiple Locations

A BIPOC-led and community-curated program, the fifth annual ACES will be held at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute & Pratt Fine Arts Center on May 20 and May 21. ACES will include art exhibits, live performances, presentations, workshops, film screenings, artist talks, and artist opportunity tables, with the intention to help artists of color empower each other and connect while recognizing and finding solutions to the challenges artists of color face in the Pacific Northwest. Tickets and details are available on the Shunpike website with suggested donation.

May 26, 5 p.m.
Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle

After last year’s success, OneVibe Africa is hosting the Madaraka Festival again this year as a traveling tour with Seattle as their final stop. To empower African communities, this year’s Madaraka Festival in Seattle features three incredible East African musicians: Sauti Sol, Eddy Kenzo, and King Kaka. Proceeds from Madaraka Festival go towards One Vibe Africa, MAMA HOPE, and Refugee Artisan Initiative. Tickets and details are available on the Benaroya Hall website.

May 26, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St., Seattle

7 Stories is a free storytelling event hosted by the Highline Heritage Museum on a monthly basis, with May’s theme being “Disconnecting. Unplugging. Uncoupling.” Storytellers apply in advance, and seven are selected to tell a true story based on the monthly theme. 7 Stories is meant to be an earnest night of storytelling to help build community, empathy, and celebrate diversity. To sign up go to BurienCultureHub.org/7Stories or email them at 7Stories@BurienCultureHub.org.

May 27 to May 29
Multiple Locations

For their 24th annual Massive Monkeys Day this Memorial Day weekend, Massive Monkeys will host their annual break dancing competitions with a number of first, second, and third place awards. Top 16 and Top 8 Open Styles crews will advance to the main event, which will be held on May 28 at the Neptune Theatre and will end on May 29 with a Massive Community Jam and BBQ at Jefferson Park. Find out more from the Massive Monkey’s Facebook page and purchase tickets for the main event on May 28 on the Neptune Theatre website.

Amanda Ong (she/her) is a Chinese American writer from California. She is currently a master’s candidate at the University of Washington Museology program and graduated from Columbia University in 2020 with degrees in creative writing and ethnicity and race studies.

📸 Featured Image: A scene from the film “Prayer III” by Dez’Mon Omega Fair, showing at Wa Na Wari. (Photo courtesy of Wa Na Wari.)

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This massive red sculpture is leaving Vancouver’s Yaletown

May 3, 2023 By Admin in Sculpture

Say goodbye to your love/hatred of this massive sculpture in Vancouver’s Yaletown neighbourhood as the piece is being taken down.

Alaska Native Artist Spotlight: Lisa Andersson (Tlingit)

May 3, 2023 By Admin in Native

About the Author: Samantha Phillips is Tlingit – Kaagwaantaan, Eagle/Brown Bear of Klukwan and grew up in Yakutat. As a young woman she learned of her Tlingit grandmother’s suffering of severe discrimination and mistreatment while attending a residential boarding school. Publicly speaking out about what her grandmother endured served as a powerful lesson to Samantha that Indigenous voices need to be heard. By focusing on making a difference, she has passionately poured her storytelling abilities into various writing pursuits. When she is not writing in her current home in Madison, Alabama, Samantha can be found making memories with her life’s work—her six children.

“I guess the call of the wild was too strong for me,” smiles Lisa Andersson, a twinkle in her eye.

The call of the wild or the call of her ancestors drew her back home to her birthplace of Hoonah, Alaska. Lisa’s Tlingit mother, Pauline Rudolph, and Swedish father, Sven Andersson, met in Juneau after he arrived on a U.S. Marine ship. Eagerly embracing life in Alaska, Sven married Pauline and settled in Juneau. Summers were spent fishing, their five children in tow. Excursions around Icy Strait included venturing to Glacier Bay, Excursion Inlet, Spasski, Point Adolphus, Flynn Cove, and Lisa’s beloved – Hoonah. About thirty miles west of Juneau on Chichagof Island’s north shore, Hoonah is nestled in the majestic Tongass National Forest.

Views of Hoonah, Alaska. Photo Credit: Kerry Tasker for Spruce Root Org.

As a child, Lisa fondly remembers her beachcombing adventures on those fishing trips. Collecting sea stars, sea urchins, Chinese hat snails. Discovering the many creatures of the sea – halibut, flounder, crab. Taking in views of vivid green waters swarming with jellyfish, the beach grass lined coves, the salty ocean air in her lungs. All etched in her memory.

Lisa Andersson fishing as a child — Lisa fishing as a child.

The beautiful land was not the only experience that formed Lisa into the artist and traditional remedy maker she is today. The culture, the people, and a Tlingit concept called Haa Shagóon, were all guiding forces for Lisa. She speaks tenderly of elders who selflessly imparted their knowledge of Tlingit traditions.

“When the elders see you are interested in something, they want to download all they know into you,” Lisa explains.

When asked about her art, her passion for sharing her Tlingit culture, Lisa is quick to deflect. “It’s not about me. It’s about our culture. Haa Shagóon. Everything we do is from our elders. And what we can leave to our children. Culture bearers, everyone is. What we can take from the past and leave for the future. To hand off the knowledge. The elders taught what was coming down the line. It’s just amazing when I think about it.”

It is apparent that Lisa’s respect for the elders who shaped her runs deep.

Lisa Andersson in Hoonah. Photo Credit: Kerry Tasker for Spruce Root Org.

The Tlingit are a matrilineal people. So naturally, Lisa was influenced by her grandmother. As a young girl, she was captivated by her grandmother’s sewing room, filled with sparkling beads. Her grandmother would wake up early to bead and sew baby booties to sell at shows. “One day my mom sat my siblings and I down and showed us how to bead these tiny flowers. She said Grandma needed them for her booties.” At the promise of a few dollars the girls enthusiastically beaded. Over forty years later, Lisa found that those little flower patches were not sold at all, but tucked away safely in a little box.

As important as elders are in Tlingit culture, children are also treasured. Haa Shágoon is a concept of revering ancestors and future generations equally. This was illustrated to Lisa through a gift she made for her grandmother. When Lisa’s mother arranged for her grandmother to have photos taken by a professional photographer, Lisa’s grandmother proudly donned the beaded butterfly necklace she had made for her across her forehead like a headband. “It was clearly made by a child,” Lisa laughs.

Portrait of Lisa Andersson's grandmother — Lisa’s Grandmother proudly wearing Lisa’s butterfly necklace as a headband.

As grounded as they were in their rich Tlingit culture in Southeast Alaska, Lisa’s family transplanted to her father’s homeland of Sweden when she was nine years old. Lisa says her mom had compassion for her father’s mother, not wanting her to be without her son. So the second half of Lisa’s childhood was immersed in her Swedish roots. She did not do so willingly at first.

“I remember telling my siblings I was not going to learn the Swedish language!” she asserts.

While in Sweden, her father encouraged her to start painting. Since both parents were artists and musicians, they had a habit of thrusting their children into performing or making things.

“We were like the Von Trapp family!” she recalls.

Lisa’s mom, an avid gardener, took well to Sweden. Concocting tinctures from wild plants intrigued Lisa. That, along with witnessing her mother make her own regalia in Alaska, both served as inspiration for Lisa’s future endeavors.

At the age of 20, when Lisa returned to Hoonah, the familiar smell of the ocean welcomed her. She took on jobs fishing commercially and as a journeyman painter. She traveled back and forth from Sweden, spending her summers in Hoonah and eventually settled down to stay in 1995. The only one of her siblings to return to Hoonah, Lisa takes time to travel back to her family in Sweden twice a year.

“I love the Swedish culture. Standing in two worlds is not an easy task, although it is definitely enriching,” she says.

“I am home. I am Tlingit/Swedish, I come from two cultures. I live in Alaska because it is who I am, it was who my ancestors were, and it is who my descendants are going to be. Of Alaska.”

Being home for Lisa is a reminder of Haa Shágoon all over again.

Haa Shagóon is a sense of existence, a unity of the past, present, and future. A continuum of past, present, and future circumstances and how we exist in all three simultaneously. How we are today is defined by our past – what we do today – defines our future. It is like being all three at once, our ancestors, ourselves, and our future. A strong sense of being.”
– Lisa Andersson

Lisa’s work embodies Haa Shagóon. She shares wisdom passed on to her through traditional art and offers traditional healing remedies through her line of Tlingit Botanicals. She welcomes visitors to connect with her rich Tlingit culture by visiting her shop Dei L’e.ann in Hoonah. Visitors can arrive by cruise ship or seaplane, with flights offered by Alaska Seaplanes.

Lisa Andersson in her shop, Tlingit Botanicals — Lisa in her shop Dei L’e.ann. Photo Credit: Kerry Tasker for Spruce Root Org.

Dei L’e.ann is located at Icy Strait Point, a privately owned cruise port that once served as Hoonah’s fishing cannery. Alongside a museum and other retail shops, Dei L’e.ann showcases Lisa’s art, carefully designed with Tlingit formline and her local salves and beauty treatments. Collections of authentic Indigenous art from Hoonah artisans are also on display. Prints, painted drums, jewelry, accessories and treasures all await the visitor to discover.

Not able to swing into Dei L’e.ann? You can still take home some of Lisa’s art by visiting her online store and her Tlingit Botanicals website.

Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy Announce Investments for More Diverse Leadership in Art Museums

May 3, 2023 By Admin in Native

Art institutions receive over $11M to develop new leadership and curatorial positions to increase racial equity in the sector

NEW YORK, NY – (May 3, 2023) Today, four national funding partners, Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy announced the Leadership in Art Museums (LAM) initiative. Over the next five years, the LAM funders will commit over $11M in funding to museums to increase racial equity in leadership roles such as curators, conservators, collections managers, community engagement staff, educators and other senior leaders in a manner designed to advance racial equity.

As platforms for civic engagement, museums are vital public spaces. Intended to serve the communities around them, they play a critical role in fostering dialogue, creative expression, and community engagement and fortifying democratic principles. Museum leaders—from curators to board members—play a key role in determining the art on display in these cultural institutions. A 2019 study found that only 1.2% of works in all major U.S. museums were created by Black artists, with 9% for Asian artists and only 2.8% for Hispanic and Latinx artists.

With an expanded group of funding partners, LAM will build on past and existing efforts to create more racial equity in leadership roles across the art museum field. In addition to welcoming new partners—Pilot House Philanthropy and the Mellon Foundation—LAM is bolstered by the learnings from and impact of recent key initiatives; these include the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership (DAMLI) project, the recently created Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, and related initiatives like the Mellon Foundation’s ongoing Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey to increase diversity in museums. Mellon’s recent research and surveys found significant underrepresentation of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Arab, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other people of color in institutional leadership positions. For example: only 20% of museum leadership and 20% of conservation staff identified as non-white. While hiring trends from 2021 and 2022 show slow and steady progress, leadership museum roles are still overwhelmingly held by white staff.

“Ultimately, the future of museums depends on their ability to stay relevant and serve their communities,” said Alice Walton, philanthropist and founder of Alice L. Walton Foundation. “The LAM museums represent a variety of regions across the U.S., and help ensure that we’re increasing access to museum roles in a way that’s inclusive of communities of color, no matter where the art institution is based. With this dedicated group of funding partners, we’re united in our commitment to achieve long-lasting impact.”

“If we want the arts in this country to stay vibrant, moving, and transformational, it’s imperative that these institutions bring in more diverse perspectives and lived experiences,” said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. “Leadership in Arts Museum’s vision is to grow and invest in diverse leadership at U.S. art museums to ensure their excellence and relevance in the future.”

A competitive and thorough selection process identified 19 museums across the country for LAM grants to create and sustain new leadership positions. The museums have pledged to make these permanent. In hiring for these positions, the museums also pledge to develop a diverse pool of applicants in a manner that is inclusive of communities of color, including Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Arab, Asian, and Pacific Islander communities.

“Some of our proudest work recognizes and elevates the role of arts and culture within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities to heal, protect, and restore mental and physical health—not only at the individual level, but also at the community and systems level,” said Joël Barraquiel Tan, executive director at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum. “With this additional support, we can bring in more staff, develop programming in a vibrant, holistic model, and provide training for emerging staff and interns that advances our internal culture of health and wellbeing.”

“Our new Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole curator position, named in honor of the Jacksonville native and internationally regarded educator, scholar, and cultural leader, will help us realize Ninah Cummer’s vision that the museum be a center of beauty for all,” said Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Ph.D., director and CEO at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Florida. “With the LAM support, we are on course to expand our audiences and invite more visitors to explore and engage with our collections, gardens, and programs.”

The LAM recipients are diverse institutions with local and national impact spanning geography, size, and cultural focus. As a shared goal, they are fully committed to developing and nurturing museums’ leadership roles that will demonstrate and create a more inclusive art world.

The 2023 LAM museums receiving these awards are:

Arizona State University Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi
Museum of the City of New York, New York, New York
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Illinois
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Perez Art Museum Miami, Florida
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Seattle, Washington

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About the Alice L. Walton Foundation

Founded in 2017, the Alice L. Walton Foundation works to enhance the quality of life for individuals through providing access to offerings that improve well-being and create diverse and inclusive communities. The foundation focuses on philanthropist Alice Walton’s commitment to increasing access to the arts, improving education outcomes, enhancing health, and advancing economic opportunity for all. Through this work, the foundation strives to deliver meaningful and lasting change to individuals and communities most in need. Learn more at AliceWalton.org.

About The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities. Since 1969, the Foundation has been guided by its core belief that the humanities and arts are essential to human understanding. The Foundation believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom that can be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. Learn more at mellon.org.

About Pilot House Philanthropy

Pilot House Philanthropy is an entity of Barbara and Amos Hostetter’s Boston-based family office, Pilot House Associates, which invests in leaders and organizations that aim to contribute to a kinder, more equitable, creative and sustainable world for current and future generations.

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‘Written In Light’: Corner Gallery/Art Center Ukiah features Student Photography show

May 2, 2023 By Admin in Photography

May is the month for the annual Student Photography Show at Art Center Ukiah and the Corner Gallery. Photography instructor Lech Slocinski is making sure to shake it up a bit to keep things fresh and interesting, so nothing about this show will be repetitious besides the fact that it’s up in May.

Photograph by Taliah Ramos

This is the first year that Lech’s photography students are not all from Ukiah High School. He is now teaching four dual enrollment classes, with high school and college students participating together. One semester he focuses on Photoshop, and the other semester is dedicated to the art of photography. There is a fifth dual enrollment class for advanced students, which adds up to about 125 students studying under Lech this school year.

With this new format and some older students under his wing, Lech is pushing the creative envelope more than ever. Never one to rest on a tried and true format, he embraces the changing technology of our world. “Mirrorless cameras are now popular,” Lech says, “and they are rewriting the field of photography. They feel different. It’s still photography, but the tools are different.”

“A huge new tool is Artificial Intelligence, and it is here,” Lech declares before launching into some of the issues this amazing technology brings up. “What does it mean to create, now that we can use AI? It uses stuff that is already there and mixes it up kind of like in a dream. AI produces fantastic images… but there is always that question… is it a creation or a compilation? All art is actually a compilation of borrowed ideas as well… we just improve on what we already know… so how do we judge any kind of art, including that created by AI?”

Lech continues, “AI can create images – you write the script and AI collects and puts together the image. Depending on the algorithms it will be more or less creative. Is this kind of synthesis of other work creative? You won’t be able to tell the difference since the quality is so good. It can be very interesting, so well done, so fast. So why would a person hire a human graphic artist? Where are we going with this? How will art be defined? It’s the same old question… are we looking at the creation or the creator? Is it about the artist or the tools?”

With all these questions and few answers, Lech muses, “There is still a common denominator, which is light. Whatever we are doing in photography, we are writing in light.” Consequently, the theme chosen for this exciting show is “Written in Light.”

Lech, as a jury of one, will choose what he considers to be the best of all the photos produced in his classes. Instead of every student being represented as they have been in the past, Lech will choose fewer shots and make larger prints to create a more dynamic and approachable show. Some students will have many photos in the show, some one, and some none. Both cell phone and camera work will be represented, and the main criterion will be composition. “Composition is the most important aspect of photography,” Lech explains, “and regardless of technique, it’s the conscious approach to designing photos that matters most.”

A small group of professional photographers (possibly including a former student or two) will serve as the jury. They will choose the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in addition to several honorable mention awards.

“Written in Light” will be presented in the front windows of the Corner Gallery as well as in the Art Center Ukiah space at the back of the gallery. The show is generously sponsored by both the Mendocino County of Education and the Savings Bank of Mendocino County.

The First Friday opening reception for this show will be on May 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. Live music will be provided by Michael Oberg (Obie) throughout the evening. The Corner Gallery is located at 201 S. State St. in Ukiah.

And back by popular demand, Lech will once again teach a free workshop on cell phone photography in conjunction with this show. Last year’s waiting list was long, so it’s imperative to sign up for the class early if you want to enjoy this opportunity to hone your photography skills with the support of a master. The class will be limited to16 participants. The only thing that needs to be brought to the class is your cell phone. Interested folks can call the Corner Gallery at 707-462-1400 (leave a message if we’re not open) to reserve a space, or come by the gallery to sign up in person. The class will be held at Art Center Ukiah, in the back of the Corner Gallery, on Saturday, May 13 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Artist Spotlight: Autumn Riding

May 2, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Autumn Riding is a Running Start photography major and this month’s Clipper Artist Spotlight.
If you have ever seen a picture that emotionally moved you so much that it felt like it reached into your soul, then you have seen the type of work Ms. Riding creates and you will understand why her work deserves to be shared.

Riding has lived alongside the mountains of Utah, in the greenery of Oregon and under the Big Sky of Montana. Her appreciation of nature’s beauty is apparent in her photography portfolio. But Riding’s true passion for photography is embedded in capturing the essence of live concerts and the people that frequent the music scene. Her humble start as a shutterbug began by taking pictures with her iPhone at rock concerts. When she was able to make her way into a photographer’s pit, she saw the joy in the faces of the photographers, and she knew she had to give this calling a try. It wasn’t long till she bought a digital camera and enrolled in classes at EvCC and put her skills to work. Her favorite rock photographers are Steve Thrasher https://www.stevethrasherphoto.com/ and Sarah Carmody https://www.sarahcarmodyphotography.com/. Both photographers have styles that Riding feels a connection to and would like to emulate. Her dream job would be to travel with a popular rock group. If you have ever seen the movie Almost Famous you’ll get an idea of her Rolling Stone-like career aspirations.

Photography by Autumn Riding (Courtesy of Autumn Riding)

In her introduction to Black and White Photography, she found herself experimenting with a dimly lit graveyard scene. While there, she felt a presence and captured a picture that had a misty, spooky figure in the background. For her final project picture, you will see her in a wispy white wedding dress in the middle of the forest. Her vision of creating a translucent ghost-like figure came to fruition in what was one of the class’s best images from the entire quarter. The assignment was to take a picture that would tell a story about a favorite song, the song she chose was, “Funeral Derangements” by Ice Nine Kills.

Riding’s favorite teacher is Ellen Felsenthal and she credits her with major help and encouragement in developing her style.
When asked what advice she would have for a new student at EVCC she replied, “Try not to get overwhelmed, as hard as that sounds, and stay up to task and not fall behind…especially if you are taking more than one class.”

Frederick Book Arts Center hosts Print Day arts activities and demos

May 2, 2023 By Admin in Printmaking

Printmaking can trace its origins back to China’s Han Dynasty, where the first print on paper was made during the 7th century. Although the tools, ink and even paper have

Frederick Book Arts Center hosts Print Day

May 2, 2023 By Admin in Printmaking

Printmaking can trace its origins back to China’s Han Dynasty, where the first print on paper was made during the 7th century. Although the tools, ink and even paper have

49 Met Gala Photos You Won’t See Anywhere Else

May 2, 2023 By Admin in Photography

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The Met Gala is widely considered one of the biggest nights in fashion. Some people would even go as far to say it is a style Super Bowl. It is also a parade of the most famous names in the world, and in the days leading up to the gala, you’re likely to see them all over New York, doing 3AM jewelry try-ons at Cartier like Rihanna or dancing alongside a display of Karl Lagerfeld’s best vintage Chanel pieces at What Goes Around Comes Around like Kendall Jenner. Photographer Vincenzo Dimino ran around New York City this weekend, attending pre- and post-Met Gala parties, capturing all of the famous faces with the sparkling candor we don’t normally get to see in those official red carpet photos.

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Interior Department seeks input on modernizing the Indian Arts and Crafts Act

May 2, 2023 By Admin in Native

The U.S. Department of Interior held a listening session in Albuquerque last week to seek comments on proposed changes to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, which makes it illegal to sell products that falsely suggest they are made by Native Americans.

Fakery is big business with real impacts on Indigenous artisans. In 2019 federal agents charged five men and two businesses in New Mexico for smuggling fake Native American goods from the Philippines and making millions of dollars.

Indigenous art is a large part of the arts and cultural industries in New Mexico, a sector which generates $137 Million dollars in revenue and employs over 43,000 New Mexicans according to the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

Sheldon Velarde is the director for the Cultural Arts and Heritage for the Jicarilla Apache Nation and is also an artist. As a traditional artist, he makes pottery, baskets, beadwork, moccasins, and dresses. He attended the listening session and says that people try to replicate Native American artwork like his and it affects his tribe.

“I do see some of the imitation artwork around and it does bug you. Some of it has the plastic or especially the jewelry,” he said.

The Department of Interior is hosting a series of listening sessions and consultations with tribes around the country to update the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to help ensure artisans are fairly compensated. The proposed updates bring more focus to promotional activities, expand the definition of what is “Native American-made” and implement a new trademark to certify that an item is an “Indian Product.”

The certification trademark will be available for Native American artists individually or a business where 50% is at least owned by a Native American.

Velarde says keeping traditions alive is important because they can easily die out, which almost happened in his tribe. If not for the work of several artisans “we wouldn’t be making pottery. But I’m happy because we all have that common goal of passing it down to the next generation.”

Interior officials expect to issue a draft of the proposed changes in the fall.

The Department of Interior will continue to host listening sessions around the country with the last one in Santa Fe on August 18th during Indian Market.