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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
DCAC’s SPARKPLUG Announcement
In the past year the District of Columbia Arts Center’s exploration of what being in collective means for visual artists a group of ten individuals set themselves apart through their commitment to DCAC’s Sparkplug through their sustained participation in meetings and their willingness and abilities to step into leadership roles. These individuals have demonstrated serious professionalism and a passionate belief that pursuit of collaborative discussion makes each of them better artists and curators. The decision to limit our numbers at this point in the development of DCAC’s Sparkplug has been a hard one and we wish to thank all of you that have participated in the past year by posting your comments and coming to meetings and events.
With the number of participants limited to ten to fifteen people we will be developing and announcing an application process for future spots. We will continue to use this list for special announcements regarding DCAC Sparkplug events, exhibitions and future openings in the DCAC Sparkplug roster. If you are no longer interested in remaining a member of this email list you can email me at karenjoan@gmail.com with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line or use the unsubscribe link that is at the bottom of this message.
All The Best To You In 2009,
DCAC’s Sparkplug
DCAC does a lot with a little. Resources for individual artists can be hard to come by, something I am sure that those of you that expressed interest in DCAC’s Sparkplug know well. Keep in mind, the District of Columbia Arts Center has so many other opportunities for independent artists and curators looking for a forum for their work
Proposals for use of the gallery are accepted on a rolling basis – more information on how to put together a proposal here: http://www.dcartscenter.org/submit_gallery.htm
Curatorial Initiative - a curatorial apprentice program. Applications happen each November – more information here: http://www.dcartscenter.org/submit_gallery_VAI.htm
Volunteering (a great way to meet artists and people who buy art): http://www.dcartscenter.org/support_internships.htm
We know that many of you are members already, but if you are not, I encourage you to become one as soon as possible. If you are a member – why not ask your friends to join too? http://www.dcartscenter.org/membership.htm
We hope you will continue to be involved with the District of Columbia Arts center as it gets ready to start its 20th year of helping artists be artists.
With the number of participants limited to ten to fifteen people we will be developing and announcing an application process for future spots. We will continue to use this list for special announcements regarding DCAC Sparkplug events, exhibitions and future openings in the DCAC Sparkplug roster. If you are no longer interested in remaining a member of this email list you can email me at karenjoan@gmail.com with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line or use the unsubscribe link that is at the bottom of this message.
All The Best To You In 2009,
DCAC’s Sparkplug
DCAC does a lot with a little. Resources for individual artists can be hard to come by, something I am sure that those of you that expressed interest in DCAC’s Sparkplug know well. Keep in mind, the District of Columbia Arts Center has so many other opportunities for independent artists and curators looking for a forum for their work
Proposals for use of the gallery are accepted on a rolling basis – more information on how to put together a proposal here: http://www.dcartscenter.org/submit_gallery.htm
Curatorial Initiative - a curatorial apprentice program. Applications happen each November – more information here: http://www.dcartscenter.org/submit_gallery_VAI.htm
Volunteering (a great way to meet artists and people who buy art): http://www.dcartscenter.org/support_internships.htm
We know that many of you are members already, but if you are not, I encourage you to become one as soon as possible. If you are a member – why not ask your friends to join too? http://www.dcartscenter.org/membership.htm
We hope you will continue to be involved with the District of Columbia Arts center as it gets ready to start its 20th year of helping artists be artists.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
About entropy.
What I am really interested in, and what I am so powerfully impacted by as a theme that unites Sparkplug members’ work, is not the phenomenon of entropy itself, but the fight against/resistance to/defiance of entropy and stasis that drives the art making process, and – more broadly – is a causal agent in dreaming up and enacting any kind of change to one’s environment. The contra-entropic impulse, if you will. One dictionary definition of entropy is “the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity” – i.e. the chaos and degradation all organisms and systems tend towards when no additional attention or oppositional energy is directed their way. But even artworks that appear at first to brim over with unbridled, noisy, surplus or even accidental energy and information (that is, lots of entropy!) have definite and deliberate organizing principles and patterns. These stratagems and motifs were put into play during their creation, and continue to evolve through viewers’ deepening engagements with the work over time.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
DCAC’s Sparkplug in New York City, Tuesday, Sept 16.
DCAC’s Sparkplug in New York City, Tuesday, Sept 16.
IT’S STILL. IT MOVES. II
E32 = VIDEO PHOTOGAPHY PAINTING MIXED MEDIA PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION DRAWING
Every 3rd Tuesday of the Month in New York City E32 is a video/discussion series that takes place at the 5C Cultural Center in New York City. E32 is pleased to announce DCAC’s Sparkplug is included in the upcoming video/discussion series titled:
IT’S STILL. IT MOVES. II
Tuesday September 16th, 2008
7:30 – 10:00 pm
5C Cultural Lounge
68 Avenue C at 5th Street
New York, New York
The show includes work by members of the DCAC’s Sparkplug including slides of work by: Kathryn McDonnell, Karen Joan Topping, Michael Matason, Lisa McCarty, Jenny Walton, Mark Planisek, Deborah Carroll-Anzinger, Peter Gordon, with Lea Ann Bigelow, curator.
More about E32 at http://e32.hitart.com/.
IT’S STILL. IT MOVES. II
E32 = VIDEO PHOTOGAPHY PAINTING MIXED MEDIA PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION DRAWING
Every 3rd Tuesday of the Month in New York City E32 is a video/discussion series that takes place at the 5C Cultural Center in New York City. E32 is pleased to announce DCAC’s Sparkplug is included in the upcoming video/discussion series titled:
IT’S STILL. IT MOVES. II
Tuesday September 16th, 2008
7:30 – 10:00 pm
5C Cultural Lounge
68 Avenue C at 5th Street
New York, New York
The show includes work by members of the DCAC’s Sparkplug including slides of work by: Kathryn McDonnell, Karen Joan Topping, Michael Matason, Lisa McCarty, Jenny Walton, Mark Planisek, Deborah Carroll-Anzinger, Peter Gordon, with Lea Ann Bigelow, curator.
More about E32 at http://e32.hitart.com/.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Sept 14 - Meeting - Read carefully!
Hello Everyone – I am going to try to nip any confusion about the “PROPOSED MEETING” in the bud right now. It is happening – but read the below closely – it’s a little unorthodox.
While I was away at school this Summer in Philly there were committees and individuals that have been working on DCAC’s Sparkplug for the past year working. I am meeting with them first at the DCAC Gallery on September 14 from 7-8 PM to get their reports about our slide debut in the East Village, NYC, a Sparkplug proposal for a locally themed show of local artists and how to make membership clearer, fairer and help DCAC. Only people that were working on these projects should come to the DCAC Gallery at 7 PM.
We then wanted to have an open forum after that from 8-9 PM (or until it ends) for everyone that had been attending meetings sporadically for the past year and anyone new that might be lurking since we made our blog public (http://dcacsparkplug.blogspot.com/ ). We are all missing the easier going atmosphere we started off with and understand that we all need to get to know each other better if we are going to work together.
PROBLEM is that there is something in the DCAC theater that nite too – so it will not be a great idea for us to have a group larger than 10 or so people in the gallery on the 14th so as not to disturb the patrons in the theater.
THEREFORE, in order to solve this problem as soon as possible, I propose that at 8 PM we will all head over to the bar & pool hall, Bedrock Billiards, located in the Lower level of 1841 Columbia Rd NW. Some of you may recall this is where we first gathered a huge-ish group of people in 2007 to talk about why what they thought being involved in a collective could mean.
I encourage everyone that may be interested to see how we have handled our first year to come on by Sunday night, September 14 as we approach our “Terrible Two’s”. Feel free to email me directly at karenjoan@gmail.com with questions.
While I was away at school this Summer in Philly there were committees and individuals that have been working on DCAC’s Sparkplug for the past year working. I am meeting with them first at the DCAC Gallery on September 14 from 7-8 PM to get their reports about our slide debut in the East Village, NYC, a Sparkplug proposal for a locally themed show of local artists and how to make membership clearer, fairer and help DCAC. Only people that were working on these projects should come to the DCAC Gallery at 7 PM.
We then wanted to have an open forum after that from 8-9 PM (or until it ends) for everyone that had been attending meetings sporadically for the past year and anyone new that might be lurking since we made our blog public (http://dcacsparkplug.blogspot.com/ ). We are all missing the easier going atmosphere we started off with and understand that we all need to get to know each other better if we are going to work together.
PROBLEM is that there is something in the DCAC theater that nite too – so it will not be a great idea for us to have a group larger than 10 or so people in the gallery on the 14th so as not to disturb the patrons in the theater.
THEREFORE, in order to solve this problem as soon as possible, I propose that at 8 PM we will all head over to the bar & pool hall, Bedrock Billiards, located in the Lower level of 1841 Columbia Rd NW. Some of you may recall this is where we first gathered a huge-ish group of people in 2007 to talk about why what they thought being involved in a collective could mean.
I encourage everyone that may be interested to see how we have handled our first year to come on by Sunday night, September 14 as we approach our “Terrible Two’s”. Feel free to email me directly at karenjoan@gmail.com with questions.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Hi DCAC SPARKPLUGGERS
I'm back from Philly - Hope you all had a good Summer. Stay tuned for details on an open forum September meeting. I won't be able to announce the details until after September 8th or so - but I wanted to give people a chance to ask questions and get prepared for what is on our plate at the moment and find out how you can help out.
Ciao, Karen
I'm back from Philly - Hope you all had a good Summer. Stay tuned for details on an open forum September meeting. I won't be able to announce the details until after September 8th or so - but I wanted to give people a chance to ask questions and get prepared for what is on our plate at the moment and find out how you can help out.
Ciao, Karen
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