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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  What Stories Would the Unintended Beneficiaries Tell takes a new look at equity, equality, our collective history, and the erasure of marginalized history. The Center on Contemporary Art Seattle (CoCA) presents What Stories Would the Unintended Beneficiaries Tell (WSWUBT), an exhibition featuring artists Monyee Chau, Bonnie Hopper, Lisette Morales, Charly ‘Carlos’ Palmer, and Carletta Carrington Wilson. WSWUBT is a group exhibition that encourages artists to peel back the layers of white-washed history and examine the 19th Amendment, a non- inclusive historical moment, through new perspectives that cannot be ignored or erased. On Aug. 18th, 1920 the 19th Amendment was ratified. It stated, “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex”. This in effect gave every female citizen the right to vote under the Constitution, although in reality it only Continue reading CoCA presents What Stories Would the Unintended Beneficiaries Tell By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world. Seattle’s Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) is pleased to introduce our new Executive Director, Royal Alley-Barnes, MAT. Alley-Barnes brings to CoCA an extremely successful history of arts leadership. She has extensive experience with development, finance, education, and fostering robust relationships. Continue reading CoCA Announces New Executive Director Royal Alley-Barnes By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Northwest Mystics 2019: Women of the PNW presents over 20 women artists for a representation of power found in the feminine mystique and, ultimately, communicates an inspired message that will leave viewers uplifted, hopeful, and with a little joy in their heart. From December 5 through 21, Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) presents, “Northwest Mystics 2019: Women of the PNW.” CoCA will wrap up their 2019 year of amplifying the voices of women and femme-identified artists with an exhibition, not only of women, but also works from select CoCA members. A 2019 Mayor’s Arts Award recipient, CoCA has been an artistic staple in Seattle since 1981 and continues to challenge the status quo while exploring cultural assumptions and highlighting the essential role of art in a global conversation. “Northwest Mystics 2019: Women of the PNW” will include a wide variety of artists from different backgrounds to include a Continue reading Northwest Mystics 2019: Women of the PNW By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  The Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), is pleased to announce our upcoming show, Ceci N’est Pas une Pipe d’un Homme, in partnership with REFRACT. This show will be opening Oct. 3rd through Nov. 23rd and feature all women flameworkers from the Pacific Northwest and is in keeping with CoCA’s 2019 mission to amplify women and femme-identified voices. CoCA will be hosting an opening reception Thurs Oct. 3rd from 6 – 9PM, we hope to see you there! “Ceci N’est Pas une Pipe d’un Homme” shifts its focal point to the experiences and artistic vision of womxn glass artists in a male-dominated medium Posse by Patricia Davidson (photo credit: Alec Miller). Opening October 3, Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) presents a group show, Ceci N’est Pas une Pipe d’un Homme. A partner organization with “Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience,” the show seeks to empower the skill and work of Continue reading CoCA to Present Ceci N’est Pas une Pipe d’un Homme By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world. CALL FOR ART: 2019 COCA MEMBERS’ SHOW Center on Contemporary Art 114 Third Ave, Seattle, WA, USA (map) We are thrilled to present Motherland: 2019 CoCA Members’ Show from March 7 – April 20, 2019, a juried salon-style exhibition of artworks by CoCA’s artist members at our downtown Seattle gallery. This year’s juror for the exhibition is artist and writer Amanda Manitach. In addition to working extensively in the field of drawing and multi disciplinary visual art, she has also served as Visual Arts Editor at City Arts Magazine, was a previous curator at Hedreen Gallery at Seattle University, and co-founded multiple alternative art spaces and events across Seattle in the past decade. Members have a special opportunity to have work reviewed for the exhibition by Manitach, as well as have her highlight her juror’s pick in the catalog, CoCA’s newsletter, and blog. All current artist members will participate Continue reading CALL FOR ART: 2019 COCA MEMBERS’ SHOW By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  This November, Seattle’s Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) and La Sala announce new events for the exhibition, (Where) Do We Belong? The public is invited to join CoCA and La Sala at the First Thursday Art Walk for a performance by Milvia Berenice Pacheco Salvatierra. Pacheco is an Afro Latina artist, born in Caracas, Venezuela, where she trained in dance and theater. Her art is inspired by early traumatic experiences and she has devoted her life to reaching liberation through art and movement as a contemporary dancer, choreographer, performer,bodyworker,mother and community organizer.Marías, is a work-in-progress dance and poetry performance inspired and created by Pacheco during the recent staged reading of the book, Killing Marías, written by Washington State’s Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna.Recorded music by Trio Guadalevin will accompany the piece. Drawing on Mexican Son Jarocho and Huasteco, melodies sung in Zapotec, Spanish xácaras, Italian ciaccona, Andalusian song, Continue reading CoCA and La Sala Present Programming in Seattle for (Where)Do We Belong? By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  (Where) Do We Belong? Reflects on America, A Place Many Immigrants Call Home Jake PrendezTwo DreamersOil on canvas 36″ x 24″ x 1″ From October 4 through November 17, Seattle’s Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) will present the group show, (Where) Do We Belong?. This exhibit shares the realities and challenges surrounding immigration and includes artworks that are a response to Trump’s “Zero-Tolerance Immigration Policies”—amplifying diverse artistic voices with direct experience. A wide range of media including installation and textile to video and paintings will present artworks from Humaira Abid, Hawo Ali, Tatiana Garmendia, Hiba Jameel, Rohena Alam Khan, Jake Prendez, Marcia Santos, and Judy Shintani. Humaira AbidTogether But Not Together: Mother and ChildCarved Mahogany and Pine wood 18″ x 11″ x 2.5″ Not only are family separations consistent, but xenophobia, racism, and bigotry have been constant, taking different forms in the lapse of America’s Continue reading CoCA Reflects on America, A Place Many Immigrants Call Home By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world. ![Gary Hill: Linguistic Spill ([un]contained) at CoCA Seattle](https://blogs.soartists.com/ArtMatters/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GaryHill_PRimage_press-150x84.jpg) Gary Hill: Linguistic Spill ([un]contained) at CoCA Seattle Exhibition dates: July 26 – September 29, 2018 Opening Reception to Public: Aug. 2, 6-9pm Pioneer Square Artwalk: Sept. 6, 6-9pm Located at CoCA in Pioneer Square: 114 Third Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104 Public gallery hours: Thursday – Saturday, 11am – 6pm cocaseattle.org/exhibitions/gary-hill-linguistic-spill Gary Hill presents Linguistic Spill ([un]contained) at CoCA July through September SEATTLE, WA (June 29, 2018) – From July 26 – September 29, Seattle’s Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) presents globally renowned artist Gary Hill’s latest improvisation with “old growth” technologies in Linguistic Spill ([un]contained). “Spilling” from his current installation in the Boiler Hall at the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon, Portugal, Hill will create a unique visceral experience of light and sound that envelops CoCA’s gallery space. Via a pile of video projectors in the darkened gallery space, reverberating electronic sounds are Continue reading Gary Hill at CoCA, Seattle, July 26 – September 29 By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world. Center on Contemporary Art Presents a Slice of Four Decades of Seattle’s Art History in the CoCA Digital Archives www.cocaarchives.weebly.com SEATTLE January 16, 2018 – Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) is delighted to introduce the CoCA Digital Archives (CDA), the public portal to the history of one of the Pacific Northwest’s longest-running and most colorful arts organizations. The CDA presents over 30 exhibitions curated from the CoCA Archives Project, the physical collection of materials spanning the organization’s four-decade history. Featured exhibits include James Turrell’s inaugural 1982 “Four Lights Installation,” the infamous 1990 Survival Research Laboratories performance, and the ground-breaking 2013 “Ceci N’est Pas Une Pipe: Flameworking on the Brink of Legalization.” Boxes of postcards, videotapes, documents and ephemera were rediscovered in 2013 when the Henry Art Gallery approached CoCA for information for Turrell’s retrospective. In 2015, with grant funding from Continue reading CoCA Presents a Slice of Four Decades of Seattle’s Art History By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1982 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  ARTifACTs: We Almost Didn’t Make It addresses fears, despair and grief surrounding climate change, and other ecocide assaults on the psyche of humanity From January 20 to February 24, Seattle’s Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) will feature the activist art collective ARTifACTs with the interactive and generative gallery installation, We Almost Didn’t Make It. The exhibit focuses on the outcome of our choices in a time where the effects of our participation in the destruction of our planet seems so short-sighted. In a game-like installation, visitors will be presented with work tables covered with “ingredients” and “recipes” that make an artifact which represents aspects of our current world that may not exist in the next 150 years. Each participant will place a commitment to an action into that artifact that will help future generations not only exist, but thrive. The lead artist on Continue reading ARTifACTs We Almost Didn’t Make It January 2018 Exhibition at CoCA in Seattle | |
