{"id":2604,"date":"2015-11-11T19:45:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T03:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artuitive.net\/blog\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2015-11-12T09:43:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T17:43:14","slug":"water-a-necessary-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artuitive.net\/blog\/2015\/11\/11\/water-a-necessary-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Water: A Necessary Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>&#8220;Water: A Necessary Conversation&#8221; Exhibition\u00a0\u00a0Opens 7 &#8211; 9 pm &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0<b>Sat. Nov. 14th<br \/>\n<\/b>If you&#8217;re at NELA Artwalk in Highland Park\u00a0his Saturday evening, November 14th, stop in to <strong>Avenue 50 Studio<\/strong>. You&#8217;ll\u00a0see my &#8220;Water Signs &#8211; Laguna Woods&#8221; \u00a0plus wonderful paintings and posters celebrating water and bringing attention to our need to focus attention now.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2605\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artuitive.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Water_LW.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2605\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artuitive.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Water_LW.jpeg\" alt=\"First in my new &quot;Water Signs&quot; series of digital photo collages. 20 x 16&quot;, on White Aluminum Composite\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First in my new &#8220;Water Signs&#8221; series of digital photo collages. 20 x 16&#8243;, on White Aluminum Composite &#8211; &#8220;Water Signs &#8211; Laguna Woods&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>My digital &#8220;painting&#8221; was created using iPhoneography &#8211; photos taken with my iPhone of condos and golf course, a street sign and water utility street cover in Laguna Woods. These photos were then collaged into a cohesive statement using several layers of photos and colors in the Procreate app.<\/b><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Water: A Necessary Conversation&#8221; brings together contemporary art and past posters focused on water as a vital and limited resource. It includes abstract and representational artworks by 20 contemporary artists working in an array of media from painting, prints, video to photography. Curated by art historian\u00a0<b>Susan M. King<\/b>, the selection of works strikes a dialogue between past and present art meant as a social lever around water issues.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is\u00a0\u00a0organized by the Southern California Women&#8217;s Caucus for Art as an Art as Activism project with assistance from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.<\/p>\n<p><b>PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Elaine Alibrandi<\/b>,\u00a0Melissa Richardson Banks,\u00a0<b>Mariona Barkus<\/b>,<b>Andrea Broyles<\/b>,<b>\u00a0Danielle Eubank<\/b>,<b>\u00a0Karen Hansen<\/b>,<b>\u00a0Shelley Heffler<\/b>,<b>\u00a0Brenda Hurst<\/b>,<b>\u00a0Ann Isolde<\/b>,<b>\u00a0J. J. L&#8217;Heureux<\/b>,<b>\u00a0Yana Marshall<\/b>, Andrea Monroe,<b>\u00a0Eva Montealegre<\/b>, Therese Moriarty,\u00a0<b>Sandra Mueller<\/b>,<b>\u00a0Seda Saar<\/b>,<b>\u00a0Karen Schifman<\/b>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Susie Stockholm<\/strong><\/span>, Stephanie Sydney, Teresa Young and the &#8220;Artists Formerly Known as Women&#8221; collective. (Bold indicates WCA member).<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Avenue 50 Studio,\u00a0131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042, 323-258-1435<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>Closing Conversation:<\/b>\u00a0Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 to 4 pm<br \/>\n<b>Hours:<\/b>\u00a0Tuesday thru Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm (closed Friday)\u00a0\u00a0<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Water: A Necessary Conversation&#8221; Exhibition\u00a0\u00a0Opens 7 &#8211; 9 pm &#8211;\u00a0Sat. Nov. 14th If you&#8217;re at NELA Artwalk in Highland Park\u00a0his Saturday evening, November 14th, stop in to Avenue 50 Studio. You&#8217;ll\u00a0see my &#8220;Water Signs &#8211; Laguna Woods&#8221; \u00a0plus wonderful paintings and posters celebrating water and bringing attention to our need to focus attention now. 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