Dig and Rise: Artist Talk + Performance + Closing Reception

Artist Talk + Performance + Closing Reception
Date and Time: Thursday, September 21
5:30-7:00pm Artist Talk
7:00-8:00pm Performance by Lani Asunción & Closing Reception

Join us as artists Lani Asunción, Meghana Bisineer, Paola de la Calle, and Trina Michelle Robinson present their work for the insightful Dig and Rise, 2022-2023 Fellowship and Media Arts Fellowship Exhibition! A performance by Lani Asunción will be followed by a closing reception.

Lani Asunción is a Boston based interdisciplinary artist creating socially engaged art. Their work weaves together a visual language guided by historical research, community engagement, and experimental performance connected to their identity as a queer multiracial Filipinx-American.

Meghana Bisineer is an Indian born artist, curator and educator. Her work in the exhibition Beautiful In-between is a multifaceted installation that explores foreignness, the sense of belonging, and ways of connection.

Paola de la Calle is a Colombian-American multidisciplinary artist whose work examines home, identity, borders, and nostalgia through the use of textiles, printmaking, and sculpture.

Trina Michelle Robinson explores the relationship between memory and migration through installation, film, print media and archival materials.

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Kala Artist-In-Residence Application Due Oct 15th

Are you interested in becoming an Artist-In-Residence at Kala? Applications are due via Slideroom on October 15, 2023.

Kala's AIR program is a subsidized fee-based artist residency that provides access to Kala's printshop, digital lab, black and white darkroom, and project spaces as available. Resident artists have 24-hour access to the printmaking studio and digital lab, individual storage space including a flat file and cubby, and opportunities to participate in Kala exhibitions. AIR Alumni: you are welcome to come back and schedule a future residency by contacting [email protected] 1-2 months in advance, no application is needed! Shared Artist Housing is available for 4 artists per month residing outside of Northern California: two shared artist apartments, each unit is a 2-bedroom apartment, meaning you will be living with a roommate and sharing a kitchen, living room, and bathroom across the street from Kala.

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Upcoming Exhibition: The Embodied Press: queer abstraction and the artists? book, Curated by Anthea Black

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 12, 6-8pm
Performance + Artist Panel: Saturday, October 14, 2-5pm
Exhibition: October 12, 2023 - February 9, 2024

The artists’ book is a perfect form to experience the pleasures and politics of the handmade. Saturated ink spreading across a page. Layer upon layer. Looking that quickly opens up a range of senses. The Embodied Press features artist’s books and publications by queer and transgender artists, from graphic novels and collage-works to bold experiments with letterpress, screenprinting, video, performance, and risograph.

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New Fall Teen Studio Programs

Teen Studio: Illustration 101
Thursdays, Oct 5-26, 4-5:30pm (4 sessions)
Instructor: Gideon Egbuchulam
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom

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Acrylic Painting: Expressive Layers of Color
Fridays, Oct 6-Nov 3, 4-6pm(4 sessions)
Instructor: Krista Wright
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom

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Drawing Exploration: Observation, Imagination, and Memory
Thursdays, Oct 5-26, 4-5:30pm (4 sessions)
Instructor: Gideon Egbuchulam
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom

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Save the Date: Community Art Workshop: Day of the Dead - Honoring Our Loved Ones
Date & Time: Saturday, October 21, 11am-2pm

Join us for a Community Art Workshop to celebrate and honor our loved ones who have passed away and are no longer with us (ancestors, family, friends, celebrities, or even a beloved pet). We will provide a variety of materials and templates of Day of the Dead symbols and images that you can use to create meaningful and colorful creations. Art activities facilitated by Teaching Artist Natalie Palms and Kala staff. Open for ages 5+.

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Adult Class Highlights

Batik on Fabric
Saturday, Sept 30, 10am-1pm
Instructor: Vyjayanthi (YJ) Malladi
Location: Kala Community Classroom

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Intro to Printmaking
Wednesdays, Oct 4-Nov 29, 6-9pm
Instructor: Tomoko Murakami
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Artechn?: Botanical Drawing
Thursdays, Oct 5-Nov 2, 6-9pm
Instructor: Eva-Maria Spampinato
Location: Kala Community Classroom

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Intro to Digital Illustration
Sundays, Oct 8-Nov 12, 2-5pm
Instructor: Sejal Popat
Location: Kala Community Classroom

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All Adult Classes

More News... In Brief

With a goal to raise $80,000 in just under six weeks, we have raised $42,000 to date and have $38,000 to go before Sept 30th! Please donate today to support Kala's mission to invest in artists and creative exchange. Thank you!

Amrita Singhal, Kala board member, has work on view at the Berkeley Faculty Club through the end of September.

Residency opportunity at Vermont Studio Center, applications due October 1st.

Center for Contemporary Printmaking open residency call, applications due October 1st.

Join us for the launch party for Dia Bondi's first book Ask Like an Auctioneer, October 27th, 6pm. Profits benefit Kala Art Institute. Get your tickets now!