July AIR / Jen Cole Award

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At Kala, Artists-In-Residence (AIRs) work in a productive and professional communal studio alongside other working artists. Kala’s print studio and digital media lab are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 1, 2, or 3 month, full time or part time contracts are available. For more information, check our website!

Jen Cole Artist-in-Residence Award

In celebration of the work and legacy of beloved artist Jen Cole, Kala’s community of artists have come together to create a one-month, annual Artist-in-Residence (AIR) award in Jen’s name. This opportunity is for a local printmaker to come to Kala for a one-month artist residency at Kala and includes a small stipend for supplies. This award is meant to support an artist who is at a pivotal point in their practice, needs support financially or in other ways, and for whom this opportunity will be transformative creatively. Apply for this award via the July 15th Artist In Residence slideroom.

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Upcoming Exhibition

Opening reception on Thursday, July 21 ,6-8pm!

Kala Gallery is excited to present the exhibition Forever Was Never Till Now featuring new works by 2021-2022 Kala Fellowship and Media Residency artists: Jamal Ademola, Esy Casey, Ting Ying Han, Ai Iwane, Alisa Ochoa, Mariana Ramos Ortiz, Ron Moultrie Saunders, Cherrie Yu, and Lena Wolff.

Kala Fellowships and Media Residencies are awarded annually to a group of innovative artists working in printmaking, photography, painting/drawing, installation, video, sound, performance, and mixed media.

Exhibition Dates: July 21 - September 30, 2023

Gallery Hour: Wed-Fri, 12-5pm

Related Event:

Wednesday, July 27 and Thursday, July 28, 6-8pm

A Cinema of Hybridity - Film Screenings with Jamal Ademola & Esy Casey

at the Pearson Theatre at Meyer Sound

RSVP link coming soon!

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Job Opportunity: Artist Residency Manager
Kala is hiring! As we say goodbye and thank you to Meg Pohlod who is leaving her role as Artist Residency Manager after four years, we are looking to fill this position. This position works with artists through the entire process of application, acceptance, arrival, in-residence programming, and check-out/departure. The right candidate will be aligned with Kala’s vision of nurturing a place of creativity, discovery, and mutual respect, celebrating diverse artists and art practices, and building opportunities for inclusion and belonging.

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