Just notice that Art Center is holding their MFA open studios this saturday. Details: http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/events/college.jsp?y=2007&m=04#event5463
Also I wanted to provide a quick COTA update... I am working with Zion to finalize our 2007 2008 grant proposals. I am proposing 4 grants for FAR during the COTA meeting next wednesday the 25th. They are Open studios, GLAMFA, an Annual CSULB MFA BFA review and publication, and also a visiting artist stipend. The first 2 grants are pretty self explanatory.
Regarding the 3rd proposal, Christen and I (as well as Evan of the Photo Guild) have been tossing around the idea of an Annual review exhibition and publication of final year MFA and BFA students. A show (which may just exist virtually for longevity) that is accompanied by a 'yearbook' of artists of sorts. This physical publication would be patterned very loosely after the faculty book that was created a couple years back. This document could be created using ibook, shutterfly or such programs. FAR would publish in limited quantities to distribute to faculty at CSULB and maybe some select other institutions, museums, and galleries (such as Mark Moore) that we hope to build ongoing relationships with for our graduates. This publication could happen in the spring as a preview to the Open studios and GLAMFA to ferment some interest in our department over the summertime and draw larger crowds when the events hit in the fall. Since an ibook can live on virtually on line, any interested party or student could then order as many copies as they like on their own and our extended involvement after creation would be next to nothing. I think short blurb with a link on the Open Studios webpage to direct you to the purchasing site would suffice.
Regarding the fourth proposed grant, if anybody has a suggestion for a great visiting artist that we could bring onto the campus give me an email asap so I can drop some names on the 25th. Many of the other organizations are proposing grants to bring in visiting lecturers and performers. I think it would be a good thing for FAR to take the initiative to bring in a really kick ass visiting artist without the involvement of the department. Just because of recent talk in the graduate seminar course about his local residence, maybe Bill Viola? Anybody got a wish list for this? We can ask for up to $400 - $500 bucks for this so we could get a really great artist in the LA area (to reduce travel and lodging expenses).
Feedback on these last two is much appreciated, Michael
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I think it's unlikely that Bill Viola would appear for less than several thousand dollars, and since he was just here as a commencement speaker, he would not be the best to propose.
I feel like proposing a visiting artist might not be the best idea, since COTA could respond by saying we already have a visiting artist program. Maybe something similar, but less common... a panel discussion with local curators? local publishers of art related magazines websites? critics? put some critics and artists in a jar and let them fight? some combination of the above?
I have no idea on Bill's going price...
The grant is already electronically submitted as a request for funds for a visiting artist. COTA won't deny us funds simply because the dept. brings in visiting artists as well, but I do like your suggestion of spinning the concept to a panel discussion. The grant paperwork does not need these details as far as exactly who or why is concerned. We can decide this later as an organization.
I must orally present the grants in front of the COTA counsel on Wednesday the 25th and was hoping to drop a few names of people we may be interested in bringing to the campus so that the counsel would know that we have some people in mind. The mention of these names does not limit us to those listed. Likewise, I am only interested in getting FAR some money for 07-08 right now, what is done with it will be FAR's burden next year.
If you have some critics or curators in mind, drop some names on me so that I can sound like I know what I am proposing on Wed. If I can spin the event to be a bonus to the current visiting artist schedule, then we will most likely get some sort of funding.
Gallerists/curators:
Mark Moore (Mark Moore Gallery)
Javier Peres (Peres Projects--LA, NY and Berlin)
Ann Philbin (UCLA Hammer)
Chris Acuna-Hansen and/or Blair Sands Hansen (Acuna-Hansen Gallery)
Parker Jones (Black Dragon Society)
Critics:
Jan Tumlir (Artcenter faculty; has written for Artforum, LA Weekly, X-tra and many others)
Christopher Knight (LA Times)
Doug Harvey (LA Weekly)
Peter Frank (LA Weekly)
Matias Viegener (CalArts; written for Artforum, Artweek, Art Issues and many others)
I think we could also propose asking Chris Miles to be the moderator of any panel discussion we arrange.
Hope that helps.
take care,
James
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