Artist Talk with Alisa Ochoa, Ron Moultrie Saunders & Lena Wolff

Saturday, September 24 at 2pm

Kala Gallery

We're returning to in-person artist talks in the Kala Gallery with Alisa Ochoa, Ron Moultrie Saunders and Lena Wolff on Saturday, September 24 at 2pm. Join us to learn about their creative process and project ideas!

There will be a screen printing session as a part of Lena’s project. Lena Wolff created 2022 VOTE posters in collaboration with Hope Meng to take action and help fight for reproductive rights, trans rights, gun control, climate action, and more! Print a poster (B/W version) and take it home with you. You can also download the posters from their website, or come visit the Kala gallery and pick up the posters while the exhibition is up through September 30.

Special thanks to the Association of Print Scholars for supporting public programming events for 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.

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Book Launch – Sonya Rapoport: Objects on My Dresser by Alla Efimova and Terri Cohn

Thursday, September 29, 6-7:30pm

Kala Gallery

Please join us for a book launch to celebrate Sonya Rapoport: Objects on My Dresser by Alla Efimova and Terri Cohn. With exclusive access to archival materials and interviews with the artist during her lifetime, Efimova and Cohn decode Rapoport’s expansive, enigmatic art project and position it within the canons of Conceptual, Feminist, and early computer art. The authors reveal Objects on My Dresser (1979-83) to be a psychological self-portrait for the digital age. 

An artist with deep roots in the San Francisco Bay Area, Rapoport (1923-2015) was a long-time supporter of Kala Art Institute. The book is co-published by the Sonya Rapoport Legacy Trust and Kala Art Institute and funded, in part, by the Jay DeFeo Foundation.

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Kala is Hiring!

We are looking for a Communications and Development Manager to join Kala's creative team. Do you have experience with marketing and fundraising? We'd love to hear from you. This full-time position will work with Kala’s staff to foster, fund, and promote creative and welcoming artist and community programs.

Applications are due October 7 and Interviews planned for later in October.

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After School Program - Registration Now Open!

Join Kala’s After School Program! We are continuing to enroll students and tuition fees will be adjusted after the first day of the program.

Discounts, scholarship and tuition assistance available. More info here.

Fall Program

FALL 2022:Kala Arts Enrichment: Wednesdays, 2:15-5pm

Wednesdays through December 7, 2022

Teaching Artists: Joey Rose

FALL 2022: Kala After School Studio: Thursdays, 2:45-5:30pm

Thursdays through Dec 15, 2022

Teaching Artists: Lead Artist Natalie Palms and Teaching Assistant Joey Rosea

Kala Arts Enrichment Wednesdays

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More News... In Brief

With a goal to raise $68,000 this month, we have raised $45,000 to date and have $23,000 to go before Sept 30th! Please donate today to support Kala's mission to invest in artists and creative exchange. Thank you!

We're excited to welcome Missy Whiteman, a McKnight Fellow, to Kala this coming week. Mark your calendar for Friday, Sept 30 for a 7pm screening of Missy's work The Coyote Way: X at the Kala gallery.

Pacific Felt Factory is looking for new members to join their artist community! Benefits include workspaces, career development workshops, and creative events. Applications open thru Oct 3.

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!