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SUMMARY:Future Now // Futura Ahora
DESCRIPTION:Atomic Culture in collaboration with the Loisaida Inc. Center as part of the 2017 Art Residency Program at Loisaida. presents: \n\nFuture Now // Futura Ahora\n\nExhibition open from February 4 to March 18\, 2017 \nClosing: March 18th\, 2017 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm \n\nDetails: \nFuture Now // Futura Ahora calls to attention the movement of artists reclaiming and reconfiguring their cultural disposition and narratives with society at large. Through sound\, installation\, literature\, and visual arts each artist presents compelling possibilities for the future by embracing and reclaiming their histories\, traditions\, and present-day experiences. \nDuring Atomic Culture’s curatorial artist residency at the Loisaida Center. They will bringing together 15 artists native to the southwest United States\, Texas\, New Mexico\, Colorado\, Arizona\, and California to discuss futurism and geopolitics. Futurism is not just about technology but an act of self preservation and concern toward the creation and dismemberment of invisible borders\, pillaging of natural resources\, and colonization. Through decolonization and reclamation of traditions\, personal culture\, land and natural medicine. \nWithin the exhibition and workshops each artist addresses these issues blending their complex histories with a contemporary perspective creating a new trajectory. \nFuture Now/Futura Ahora will host multiple workshops on reclaiming use of the land and the natural remedies she provides you\, discussions and screenings on chicanx futurism. The exhibition serving as a catalyst to discuss and initiate thinking and being in a time of increased tension and unknown. \nArtists: \nElectronic Disturbance Theater 2.0\, Nani Chacon\, Gilbert “Magú” Luján\, Ryan Dennison\, Zeke Pena\, Chico MacMurtrie\, Claudia X. Valdes\, Ruben Ortiz Torres\, William Camargo\, Rick Cortez\, Lindsay Kane\, Delilah Montoya\, Cristobal Martinez\, Scott Williams\, Cultural Workers\, and a SSSK Distro retrospective.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/future-now-futura-ahora-9/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening
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SUMMARY:2017 Community Screen Printing Workshop - Rescheduled!
DESCRIPTION:The Loisaida Center \n   proudly presents: \n Community Screen Printing Workshops (CRITICAL UPDATE) \n\nDue to unforeseen circumstances this workshop has been re-schedule for Wednesday\, March 15th! \n10 sessions – 1 day a week for three months \nAll sessions now on Wednesdays! \nfrom 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm  \nFREE! Ages 18+ \n\nRSVP for information session below (*REQUIRED to attend one) \n\n Overview: \nThis program aims to bring art and creative placemaking opportunities to Asian and Latino immigrant communities in the city of New York. The program introduces participants to a new art form and a vocabulary that can be used to strengthen and communicate to others their understanding of their environment. This program will expose participants to careers in art and design\, developing skills and abilities that have transformative for individual growth and development\, community beautification and belonging\, and cross-cultural understanding. Art will be the vehicle that unites members of Asian and Latino immigrant communities to discuss\, create and build the artistic capacity necessary for socio-cultural change. Our goal is to create opportunities to develop important artistic skills while sharing across differences that would not otherwise be possible. \n\nStudents will learn: \n• The methodology\, techniques and procedures of water base screen-printing for printing. \nt-shirts\, posters and others on similar types of material; \n• How to utilize all equipment\, tools\, and supplies to produce a quality screen-printed product. \n• How to translate their ideas into images – specifically\, students will be encouraged to \nexplore issues of immigrant identity\, community\, and difference. \n\nObjectives: \n• To engage students in the process of exploring their individual artistic vision by \ndeveloping personal imagery; \n• To create an art project generated by using iconography\, social and cultural community \nissues; \n• To appreciate the enrichment that art brings to his/her own life experience and the \npossibilities for career development; \n• To create a basic artist portfolio with the work performed during the work shop; \n• To develop self-motivation\, self-direction and a strong work ethic; \n• To think critically\, work creatively and collectively across difference. \n\nThe Program \nOur medium will be water-base screen printing with an emphasis on photo emulsion processes.Students will be exposed to various techniques for making silkscreen prints\, will gain basic mastery of these processes\, and by the end of the program\, will develop a series of their own single\, and multiple color edition prints. Students will be encouraged to investigate their own interests and concepts in terms of content and image making in the process of printing. Themes of cultural history and preservation\, art and activism\, and immigrant identity will all be explored. \nWorkshop Timeline:\nUnit 1: Introduction to Screen Printing\nUnit 2: Image Preparation\nUnit 3: Screen Preparation\nUnit 4: Reclaiming the Screen\nUnit 5: Screen Printing Operation\nUnit 6: Substrates and Inks\n\nUnit 7: Presenting and communicating to the broader community
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/2017-community-screen-printing-workshop-2/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2017,Free Workshop / Class
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