All posts for the month February, 2010

california arts council

The california arts council site is a great resource for california arts news information including grants, jobs, and open calls.

According to their site they are a state agency whose mission is “… to advance california through the arts and creativity.

The California Arts Council encourages widespread public participation in and appreciation of the arts and creative endeavors. The agency helps build strong arts organizations at the local and statewide level, directly supports arts programs for all citizens, assists with the professional development of arts leaders, supports arts education in schools in all areas of the state, and promotes awareness of the value of the arts. The agency does this by administering a number of competitive grant programs and special initiatives, collecting and disseminating information, and assisting organizations and individuals.”

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by pivotartgallery on February 28, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in california, online contemporary art resource

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 28, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/28/california-arts-council/

pivot

|ˈpivət| – a rendering by me done in the very cool google sketch-up

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by pivotartgallery on February 26, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by pivotartgallery on February 26, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/26/pivot/

510arts.com

Thanks to Tamara Straus for reminding me in this article about the 510Arts.com website. Bringing together the 4 communities of Berkeley, Richmond, Oakland, and Emeryville it is a great place to get started on an exploration of the East Bay Arts Scene.

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by pivotartgallery on February 25, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in calendar, east bay, online contemporary art resource

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 25, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/25/510arts-com/

national arts index


Presented by Americans for the Arts, the National Arts Index is a highly distilled annual measure of the health and vitality of arts in the United States by using 76 equal weighted, national-level indicators of arts activity. This report covers an 11-year period, from 1998 to 2008. Download a pdf, listen to a podcast and find out more here.

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by pivotartgallery on February 23, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in index, resources

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 23, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/23/national-arts-index/

censorship

I would like to highlight an organization that works to combat censorship for the visual arts. The National Coalition Against Censorship has many different programs dedicated to protecting free expression including a project specific to visual arts advocacy.

The NCAC website has many resources including an ‘art law library’ and a news page. The work that they do (an example can be seen in this letter protesting the removal of a painting from an exhibition because it depicted a *gasp* nude figure) is critical to maintaining freedom of expression and inquiry.

The NCAC is also involved with the File Room project by artist Antonio Muntadas.

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by pivotartgallery on February 22, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in california, censorship, resources

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 22, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/22/censorship/

berkeley arts festival calendar


The Berkeley Arts Festival Calendar is dedicated to the notion that in Berkeley every day is an arts festival. A cool online arts calendar!

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by pivotartgallery on February 21, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by pivotartgallery on February 21, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/21/berkeley-arts-festival-calendar/

impressionists with camera and brush

dallas museum of art features impressionists with camera and brush

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by pivotartgallery on February 19, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in current art event, exhibitions, museum, photography

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 19, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/19/impressionists-with-camera-and-brush/

los angeles, ca billboard exhibition

The exhibition How Many Billboards ? looks to be a promising exploration of art in public spaces.

The central question it raises, according to the director Kimberli Meyer, is whether or not contemporary art can or should periodically replace media advertising. A very interesting inquiry with some great artist involvement. Among the 20+ participating artists are Kenneth Anger, Allan Sekula, and Ken Gonzales-Day.

Visit the link for a map, an exhibition blog and many more details…could be the perfect excuse to visit L.A. this spring!

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by pivotartgallery on February 18, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in california, current art event, exhibitions

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 18, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/18/los-angeles-ca-billboard-exhibition/

off of university ave. berkeley, ca

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by pivotartgallery on February 17, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in east bay, image, photography

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 17, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/17/off-of-university-ave-berkeley-ca/

follow-up link -Magnum Archive

a very informative article about the Magnum Archive relocation and sale – from Wired

The Story Behind the Legendary Magnum Archive Sale

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my original post here

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by pivotartgallery on February 16, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in archive, collecting, photography

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 16, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/16/follow-up-link-magnum-archive/

innovation in Indiana

The Indiana Museum of Art announced that its technology department will be taking a new, consultative approach to its engagement with peer institutions and other members of the non-profit arts community. Known as the IMA Lab, the technology team “…will spearhead innovations in museum technology by consulting to other museums and not for profits on digital projects”. Read more here.

They have already developed many innovative uses of technology including an informative and fun blog. I have also mentioned one of my favorites, ‘Art Babble’ before. The Dashboard that they have developed to track data like museum visits, endowment, and even energy consumption is very impressive. This is definitely an institution to keep an eye on!

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by pivotartgallery on February 14, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in artist, museum, technology

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 14, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/14/innovation-in-indiana/

creative spaces in the bay area

a great google map created by the folks at rowan morrison


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by pivotartgallery on February 12, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in online contemporary art resource

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 12, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/12/creative-spaces-in-the-bay-area/

iPhone images in Berkeley

Extended Hours at Giorgi for Pixels Show

The Giorgi Gallery show, “Pixels At An Exhibition,” is a collaboration between composer/artist Knox Bronson’s pixelsatanexhibition.com website and architect/artist Rae Douglas’s Giorgi Gallery in Berkeley.

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by pivotartgallery on February 11, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in berkeley, east bay, exhibitions

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 11, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/11/iphone-images-in-berkeley/

call for entries – Haiti relief poster project

THE HAITI POSTER PROJECT seeks limited edition sets of posters from artists, designers and design firms from around the world. See this link for more information: thehaitiposterproject.com

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by pivotartgallery on February 11, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by pivotartgallery on February 11, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/11/call-for-entries-haiti-relief-poster-project/

artist Steven H. Silberg

Cape Neddick, Maine – August 2007 from Steven H Silberg on Vimeo.

Artist Steven H. Silberg creates work that provokes us into re-evaluating the way we experience everyday images. His expansion of the still photographic image into longer “exposures” presents us with a final image that indicates the passage of time, the subject, and the process in a single visual experience.

By translating the traditional photographic technique of long exposure into contemporary computer imaging methods, Silberg challenges and expands our perception of what information an image can contain and how beautifully that information can be conveyed.

The amazing image below is a compilation of the video above – what an excellent solution to viewing motion in a single frame!

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by pivotartgallery on February 9, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in artist, image, video

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 9, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/09/artist-steven-h-silberg/

Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, CA

Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, CA. Beautiful shadow :-) on Twitpic

Astro_Soichi has been posting regular Twitter updates and amazing TwitPics from outer space.

Hi res image of moon & Earth horizon..Imagen de alta resoluci... on Twitpic

Astro_Jose also has many amazing images.

In my opinion, images are a necessary tool for communication. Of course there are exceptions to every rule and every person has an individual response to different stimuli, but spend some time with the images above and I am sure the experience would have enhanced your perception just a bit.

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by pivotartgallery on February 8, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in image, perspective

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 8, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/08/golden-gate-bridge-san-fransisco-ca/

perspective on collecting

See this interview with Iwan Wirth and his perspective on opening a new gallery after the recession. He also shares his views about the art market in general.

Great questions by Charlotte Burns!

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by pivotartgallery on February 7, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by pivotartgallery on February 7, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/07/perspective-on-collecting/

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mr. Danny Snelson by Brian Droitcour

or information, information, information…

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by pivotartgallery on February 3, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in art, artist, blog, web

Posted by pivotartgallery on February 3, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/03/from-the-mixed-up-files-of-mr-danny-snelson-by-brian-droitcour/

Magnum Photo Archive at UT’s Ransom Center

from Artdaily.org

As a student at UT, I was amazed to see the Harry Ransom Center‘s copy of the 1455 Gutenberg Bible. I am confident that the Magnum Archive will be in good hands.

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by pivotartgallery on February 2, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by pivotartgallery on February 2, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/02/magnum-photo-archive-at-uts-ransom-center/

resource = UbuWeb

UbuWeb is a completely independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts.

All materials on UbuWeb are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights belong to the author(s).

UbuWeb is completely free.

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by pivotartgallery on February 1, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by pivotartgallery on February 1, 2010

http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/02/01/resource-ubuweb/

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