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Kala Art Institute Newsletter - November 1, 2023
Arts and Entertainment
November 2, 2023
From: Kala Art InstituteEmbodied Press: queer abstraction and the artists? book - Curator Tour and Teen Zine Workshop
Curator Tour with Anthea Black
Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov 9, 4-6pm
Location: Kala Gallery
Curator and critic Anthea Black will present new research on artist’s books and publications focusing on queer and transgender artists in the exhibition The Embodied Press: queer abstraction and the artists? book. Together we will look at artist’s books, zines and graphic novels that feature experiments with letterpress, screenprinting, and risograph as aspects of craft practice.
In particular, Anthea will present works that revel in the potentially defiant possibilities of abstraction and the handmade – conveying experience that is deeply felt, but difficult to publicly express through language or imagery alone.
The talk will be followed by an informal Q+A and cocktails.
Saturday, Nov 11, 1-3pm;
Friday, Dec 8, 4-6pm;
Saturday, Jan 13, 1-3pm
Join us for 1 or all 3 sessions!
Instructor: Elaine Ponce
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
In this workshop, we will look through the gallery of queer expression that has come together in The Embodied Press: queer abstraction and the artists’ book for inspiration.
Participants will see the boundaries of what we call a book to be tested and then participate in creating zines and pushing those boundaries in new directions. Working with a variety of materials we will cover different formats, layouts, and subject matter students can use in their process as well as how zines are a vehicle for independent publishing. Participants are encouraged, as in the exhibition, to “revel in visual abstraction as an antidote to the daily pressure of navigating our identities.”
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Adult Classes Highlights
Tuesdays, Nov 14 - Dec 12, 6-9pm
Instructor: Clinton Reno
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
In this introductory workshop, participants will be guided through the fundamentals of screenprinting and create their own 2-3 color prints. Learn how to take a design and make it print-ready, create film, and prepare screens for printing, all while learning a bit about the history of screenprinted show/concert posters and their designs. All levels welcome!
Saturday, Dec 2, 10am-1pm
Instructor: Liz Schiff
Location: Kala Community Classroom
With simple tools and simple shapes you can make your own holiday cards. You will "carve" a foam plate, apply block ink and transfer to a card. Results are immediate and you will be able to create several cards in class. All levels welcome!
Intro to Cyanotype Printing & Toning With Botnicals
Saturdays, Dec 9-16, 9:30am-3:30pm
Instructor: Christine Huhn
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
In this class, students will be given a brief introduction to the cyanotype printing process using both negatives and found objects. Students will experiment with different botanicals, papers, and textiles to create unique imagery.
New Teen Studio Classes
Thursdays, Nov 2-30, 4-5:30pm
Instructor: Yael Levy
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Teens will be introduced to watercolor techniques and practice controlling this notoriously unpredictable medium. Using nature as our guide, we will learn about color mixing, layering, and blending as well as hard and soft edges and different strokes and effects to create beautiful illustrations. All levels welcome!
Drawing Exploration: Observation, Imagination and Memory
Tuesdays, Nov 28 - Dec 12, 4-6pm
Instructor: Ali Vaughan
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
Join us for a three-week drawing intensive before the New Year that will cover the basics of drawing in contemporary art. Classes will cover three themes: drawing from observation, imagination, and memory. All levels welcome!
Tuesdays, Dec 7-14, 4-5:30pm
Instructor: Yael Levy
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Create your own personalized greeting cards! Students will carve their own printing blocks, try printing with a traditional press, and experiment with some low-prep screen printing. All levels welcome!
10% multi-session / sibling discount and tuition assistance are available.
More News... In Brief
- Call for Entries: California Society of Printmaking?s, Mono Variations, deadline extended to Nov 5th.
- Kala Media Arts Fellow, Charles Lee?s solo exhibition, sweat + dirt at SF Camerawork Nov 7, 2023 - Feb 3, 2024. Opening reception Nov 10th, 6-8pm.
- Call for Entries, Sebastopol Center for the Arts? Illuminating Perspectives Exploring Light in Innovative Art, deadline for submissions, Nov 7th, by 4 pm
- Become a part of the dynamic and creative Kala community by joining Friends of Kala Membership program today. Support Kala and receive all sorts of benefits!