2008
California Visual Artists (CVA) - (an Open Exhibition)
Exhibition: March 8 to April 10, 2008
Juror: Jay Belloli - The Armory Center for the Arts
Special Event
Lecture/Workshop with Ron Wilkins
February 9, 2008, 2 to 4 p.m.
"Creating and Sustaining Mutually-Supportive
Relationships Between Black and Brown Students."
Special Event
Creativity Salon
January 29, 2008, 7 p.m.
Journey to Black Mexico: A Photographic Discourse
A solo exhibition by Ron Wilkins
Exhibition: January 26, 2008 to February 28, 2008
2007
THIS IS LONG BEACH
Exhibition: December 1, 2007 to January 10, 2008
Largest Exhibition & Performance Display ever by Long Beach artists.
Dia de los Muertos
Exhibition: October 27 to November 23, 2007
Dia de los Muertos Celebration: November 3
Juror: Mark Vallen
Special Event
Compassionate Cuisine
October 6, 2007, 5 to 9 p.m.
By the Friends of Animals.
CORE 3: Defining Ourselves
Exhibition: September 15 to October 18, 2007
Presented by Arts & Services for the Disabled, Inc.
and The Arts & Disability Network of UCLA
Art & Science Exhibition
Exhibition: July 28 to September 6, 2007
Juror: Corby Waste
2007 Members' Exhibition
Exhibition: June 9 to July 19, 2007
Juror: 2nd City Council Board of Directors
News
Exhibition: April 21 to May 31, 2007
Juror: Meghan Daum, The Los Angeles Times
2007 Women's Music, Art, Dance & Word Festival: Celebrating Diversity
Exhibition: March 3 to April 12, 2007
Juror: Sara Cochran, Ph.D
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Festival: Saturday, March 10, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A six-week exhibition and a day-long performance event acknowledging, celebrating and sharing the talents of California's women visual and performing artists.
Dada, Surrealism, Ready-Made & Found Object
Exhibition: January 20 to February 22, 2007
Juror - Christian Jon Meoli
2006
Of the Earth: Glass, Wood, Fiber, Clay, Metal & Stone
December 2, 2006 to January 11, 2007
Juror:
Women Stepping into their Power
A non-juried art show presented by WAV (Women Artist Visibility), a coalition of concerned lesbians to promote lesbian and women artists.
November 17 - 26, 2006
Artist Group FLOOD presents Soundwalk 2006
A one-night walking-tour of sound installations by over 50 local and international sound artists in a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces in the East Village Arts District. Selected pieces on exhibit for a month at 2nd City Council.
October 6 - November 5,2006
Sappho's Return presents a night of lesbian medium & short length films with pieces by Betsy Kalin, "Hearts Cracked Open" (documentary on lesbian tantra, Christel Miller, "Butchlalez" (as seen in this summer's OUTFEST "Queer Nation")?Pati Garcia, "The Buzz" Meet the directors.
September 16, 2006
Special Event
Compassionate Cuisine:
An International Vegetarian Day Celebration and Fundraiser for Animal Acres
Great food from top restaurants, vendors, music by Makena and featured speaker, Lorri Bauston, cofounder of Farm Sanctuary and founder of Animal Acres.
October 1, 2006
2006 Members' Exhibition
August 17 - October 1, 2006
Jurors: 2cc Board of Directors
The Art of Business:
A Tribute to Artists with Day Jobs
June 24 to August 3, 2006
Juror: Judith Luther Wilder, President of the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) &
Founder/Owner of ALW & Assoicates
Special Event
PEARL
Literary magazine PEARL's publication reading for its new Spring/Summer issue. Featured poet Lisa Glatt, along with other local contributors, will read.
Sunday, June 4, 2006 2 - 4 p.m.
Defining Marriage
May 6 to June 15, 2006
Juror: Alma Ruiz, Associate Curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles
Special Event
Elder Christion
New works by Marianne Elder and Chris Christion
April 28 - 30, 2006
2006 Women's Festival of the Arts
March 18 to April 27, 2006
Juror: Barbara Drucker, Chair of the Department of Art, UCLA; Professor of Painting/Drawing, Founder/Director of The Livingroom (an alternative exhibition space) and international artist.
Special Event
Bruce Bishop
Show and Sale
March 11- 12, 2006
Special Exhibition
2005 Women's Festival Award Winners
- Holly Boruck
- Tünde Garai
- Christina Ramos
- Dolores Williams
February 11 to March 9, 2006
Special Exhibition
XOXO
January 11 to February 3, 2006
Long Beach City College's faculty invitational highlight the work of twenty-four outstanding students in the areas of fine art, photography and design.
2005
Special Event
The View From My Window
Artwork by Bethune Elementary School Students
Guidance by artists Steve Elicker, Gregory Navarro-Pickens, Lesa Neal and CSULB Art Education Students
December 19, 2005
In the Name of All that's Holy
December 3, 2005 to January 6, 2006
Juror: Dr. Allen Roberts, Professor of Worlds Arts and Culture UCLA, Advisory Board Member of Islamic Studies and the Center for Religious Studies
Special Event
HABITATION
- Multimedia Event by Suspects, Inc.
- CKL2: The Ocular Collective
- Fuzzbom Studios
- The Suspects Sound Machine presents "Spin Cycle"
- Parris Harris Fashion Show
November 19, 2005, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Reception, Book Reading and Signing
City by the Sea
Winner of the 2005 Jane Buel Bradley Chapbook Award
Authors Judith Florence Grammel, Margaret Ann Towner & Regina Nervo
October 8, 2005 7 p.m.
Home and/or Homeless
October 8 to November 18, 2005
Jurors:
- Dave Burns, artist, Digital Technology & New Media faculty at CalArts
- Matias Viegener, Los Angeles writer; Critical Studies and MFA Writing Program faculty at CalArts
- Austin Young, international photographer and videographer with work in publications such as Andy Warhol's Interview, Surface, Flaunt, Spin, Rolling Stone. Celebrity portraiture work.
See www.fallenfruit.org
Motion and Sound
August 20 to September 30, 2005
Juror: Phill Evans, Owner of Phill Evans Sculptural Design, Noted Kinetic, functional & public artist
Taking a Second Look
"A Photography Exhibition."
July 9 to August 12, 2005
Juror: Cheryl Bennett, Founder, 2nd City Council
2nd City Council's Member's Exhibition
June 4 to June 30, 2005
Juror: 2nd City Council Board of Directors
A Language More Powerful Than Words
"A visual arts exhibition with works that incorporate letters,
words or text; makes literary references or tells a visual story."
April 16 to May 27, 2005
Juror: Suvan Geer, artist, noted writer (Artweek, Artscene, Sculpture Magazine, Public Art Review, Art Nexus etc)?and professor at CSULB
Special Event
so.cal.sonic
a festival of experimental and improvised music
Thursday, April 21, 8 p.m.
2005 Women's Festival of the Arts
March 5 to April 8, 2005
Juror: 2nd City Council Board of Directors
Ten @ Wille's Tin
Celebrating our new home at the former Wille's Tin Shop
Invitational
Ten artists working in a wide variety of metal disciplines
- Dwight H. Bennett
- Johanne Dreyer
- Todd Frahm
- Rick Frausto
- Jim Kovacich
- Lili Lakich
- Dean Smith
- Susanna Speirs
- Tom Walker
- Dolores Williams
January 8 to February 25, 2005
2004
"Honoring the Found"
November 18 - December 30, 2004
Juror: Davy Rothbart, creator & publisher, Found magazine, Peter Rothbart, Musician
New Gallery Renovations Finally Completed!
2004 Women's Festival of the Arts
A Two-Part Celebration at the Long Beach Ebell Club
Arts Festival, March 6 & 7
Fine Art Exhibition, March 6 - 28, 2004
Juror: Irene Hofman, Curator of Contemporary Art, Orange County Museum of Art
Special exhibition by teens from Florence Crittenton
2003
Building Sold. 2nd City Council closed 9/1/03 to locate/renovate new space.
"Why Art?"
August 2 - 29, 2003
Juror: Dr. Rachel Teagle, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
America
June 14 - July 25, 2003
Juror: Wesley Jessup, Executive Director of the Pasadena Museum of California Art
Gay & Lesbian Art Exhibit
A celebration of LGBT artists in honor of 20 years of Gay Pride in Long Beach. Co-sponsored by The Center Long Beach and 2nd City Council.
May 10 - June 6, 2003
2003 Women's Festival of the Arts
March 8, 2003 - April 18, 2003
Juror: Ruth Weisberg, Dean of Fine Arts at University Southern California (USC) and international acclaimed artist
Read the Review
Consumerism
January 25, 2003 - February 28, 2003
Juror: Jim Cronk, Art theorist, painter & sculptor
2002
Bars, Barriers & Borders
An artistic exploration of mental or physical situations that limit, separate or protect.
December 7, 2002 - January 17, 2003
Juror: Jennifer Jaskowiak, Curator for Fisher Gallery, USC
Special Installation by Jesse Gonzales & Raymond Casares, Pelican Bay Prison
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Members' Exhibit
October 26 to November 29, 2002
Laura Siqueiros: A Mexican, Solo Exhibition
September 14 to October 12, 2002
History, culture, social class, politics, legends, current events and corridos become the subject of beautifully detailed and informative encaustic works of art.
In Other Words
Art that incorporates words, makes literary references or tells a visual story.
August 3, to September 6, 2002
Juror: Patt Morrison, Writer, Columnist for the Los Angeles Times, founding host and commentator on "Life & Times Tonight," & host/consulting producer "The Book Show with Patt Morrison."
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America
June 14 to July 26, 2002
Juror: Betti-Sue Hertz, Curator of Contemporary Art, San Diego Museum of Art
Living & Dying
April 26 to June 7, 2002
Juror: Michael Darling, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA).
Women's Festival
March 8 to April 19, 2002
Juror: Barbara Drucker, Chair of the Department of Art, UCLA; Professor of Painting/Drawing, Founder/Director of The Livingroom (an alternative exhibition space) and international artist
Read the Review
Black History Month
February 1 to March 1, 2002
Juror: Archie Boston, Nationally known and award winning art director, designer, educator and author. Professor and Chair of Visual Communication Design Program,CSULB
14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing & Art Exhibit
Featuring the work of Long Beach's high school students
January 5 - 18, 2002
Exhibition Coordinator: Ethel Powers, artist
2001
L.A. Theater Works Art & Children's Project
December 10 - 31, 2001
Graduate Art Students Juried Exhibition
CSU Long Beach
November 26 - December 8, 2001
Juror: Tyler Stallings Curator of Exhibitions, Laguna Art Museum, Artist
Members' Exhibition & 1st Anniversary Party
Teen Photography Exhibit
Rooftop Art Sale
October 5 - November 16, 2001
Juror: Lisa Melandri, Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs at the Santa Monica Museum of Art
Read the Review.
Urban, Suburban & the Boondocks
August 18 - September 28, 2001
Juror: Martin Betz, Director of Exhibitions and Special Programs, Long Beach Museum of Art
America
July 4 - August 10, 2001
Juror: Carol S. Eliel, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, LACMA
Teenagers & Senior Citizens
June 3 - 29, 2001
Juror: Sunny Nash, Award-winning writer and photographer; Author
Interesting, But Is It Art?
May 2 - 30, 2001
Juror: Noel Korten, Director of Exhibitions Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park
CSULB Graduate Art Student Annual Juried Exhibition
April 21 - 27, 2001
Kim Abeles, International artists, curator and author
Automotive Art
March 21 - April 19, 2001
Juror: Richard M. Baron, Art Director, Road & Track Magazine
Special Event
Community Dialogue on Violence
Facilitated by Rene Castro with the Greater Long Beach National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)
March 10, 2001
Violence
February 16 - March 16, 2001
Juror: Todd Gray, Professor of Photography and Digital Imaging At California State University, Long Beach; International Artist
Read the Review.
The Elements: Air, Water, Fire & Earth
January 12 - February 9, 2001
Juror: Tyler Stallings, Curator of Exhibitions, Laguna Art Museum, Artist
2000
Family & Friends-Mainstream & Alternative
December 6 - 30, 2000
Juror: Mary-Kay Lombino, Curator of Exhibition University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach
Beliefs, Faith & Religion
November 1 - 30, 2000
Juror: Cynthia MacMillin, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA)
Race, Culture & Ethnicity
October 1 - 28, 2000
Juror: Berge Aran, PhD, Professor at Istanbul Technical University and lecturer at School of Art and Architecture, UCLA, photographer |
Berge Aran |
