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Kala Art Institute News: January 31, 2024
Arts and Entertainment
February 5, 2024
From: Kala Art InstituteKala @ CODEX 2024 and The Embodied Press Reception
Kala is hosting a gallery reception on Saturday, February 3rd , 3pm – 6pm for our current exhibition, The Embodied Press: queer abstraction and the artists’ book, curated by Anthea Black. Please check the CODEX website for details.
And stop by Kala’s table-W42, at the upcoming CODEX Book Art Fair. We'll have work by Gale Antokal, Lynn Beldner, Janine Brown, Cheryl Derricotte, Holly Downing, Beth Fein, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Corrine Hatt, Ellen Heck, Nancy Mintz, Katie Murken, Karen Olsen-Dunn, Emily Payne, Carrie Ann Plank, Nick Shick, Toru Sugita, Seiko Tachibana, Sandy Walker, Michelle Wilson,and Susan Wolf. We’re super excited to be a part of this event and hope to see you there!
The CODEX Foundation's 9th International Biennial Book Art Fair & Symposium will be held February 4–7, 2024 at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, CA. The symposium and related events will take place in Berkeley and across the Bay Area.
Kala's 2024-2025 Fellowship Application Open
The 2024-2025 Kala Fellowship application is open! The Fellowship is for local, national, and international artists working in a variety of disciplines. In 2024, Kala will award six artists a $3,000 stipend, unlimited access to Kala’s facilities for one to nine months, one Kala class, and a culminating show in the Kala Gallery.
This year the submissions will be juried by Kala’s Co-Director Mayumi Hamanaka, Fellowship alum Weston Teruya, and Anthony Graham, Senior Curator at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Artists interested in the Fellowship Program are welcome to apply online at kala.slideroom.com – 2024-2025 Fellowship deadline is March 15th (9:00 pm PT) – apply here! here!
Community Art Workshop: Lunar New Year
Date & Time: Saturday, February 3rd, noon-3pm
Location: Kala Gallery and Community Classroom
Cost: Free and Donate-What-You-Wish tickets available, RSVP via Eventbrite
Lunar New Year brings families and friends together to celebrate the new year. In this workshop, participants will create bead embroidery artworks inspired by The Year of the Dragon and other cultural symbols we recognize as part of this celebration. This community art workshop will be facilitated by artist Demetri Broxton and Kala staff.
2024 Camp Kala Youth Arts Program - Accepting Proposals
Are you an experienced arts educator or have some experience teaching young people (ages 6-18 years) and are available to teach or assist this summer? If you’re interested, complete our online application by Monday, February 2, 2024. After this date, will be reviewing proposals on a rolling basis.
Adult Class Highlights
Saturdays, Feb 10-March 16, 10am-1pm
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
Using iPads, styluses (i.e. Apple pen) and Procreate as our main tools, we’ll go through several activities building skills and familiarity with the interface. This course will survey various approaches to digital illustration and include specific exercises focused on color, composition, texture, designing your own digital brushes, and defining your illustration style.
Mokuhanga 1: Japanese Woodblock Printing
Saturdays, Feb 17-March 2, 10am-4pm
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Mokuhanga 1 introduces a traditional Japanese woodblock printing process, ukiyo-e technique. Participants will learn to carve the woodblock, use Japanese carving tools, and print with water-based ink on Japanese paper. Learn to carve your own woodblocks and create a small edition of multi-color prints! All levels welcome.
Saturdays, Feb 17 & 24, 10am-2pm
Instructor: Christine Huhn
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
In this class, students will be given an introduction to the camera-less photographic process, lumen printing. Create unique imagery in the photographic darkroom using silver gelatin (black and white) paper, found objects and light. Students will be able to experiment with different light sources and photographic papers. Students may also bring negatives to class to experiment with if they have them.
Intro to Collage & Zine Making
Sundays, Feb 18-March 24, 10am-1pm
Instructor: Dio Brooks
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Participants will learn and practice collage techniques with the goal of creating spreads and motifs for a zine project. The collage portion of the class will emphasize collage as a creatively expanding exercise for artists, a tool for mocking up and creating novel imagery, and explore the relationship between collage and digital media.
Teen Studio Programs
Tuesdays, Jan 30-March 12, 4-5:30pm
Instructor: Ali Vaughan
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
During this 9-week winter session, the class will focus on contemporary methods and techniques in drawing. Teens will learn how different materials and methods can create different textures, surfaces, and effects in drawing.
All levels are welcome!
Thursdays, Feb 8-29, 4-6pm
Instructor: Gideon Egbuchulam
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
Come explore illustration as a way of observing and drawing references to the natural world to tell a story or communicate an idea.Participants will take inspiration from prominent styles of past and contemporary artists including comic artists who have shaped the creative landscape as we know it.
All levels are welcome!
Not sure if you?d like to register yet? Sign up for a Trial Day/Drop-In session now!
10% multi-session / sibling discount and tuition assistance are available.
After School Programs
Join Kala’s After School Program today! Our fun and interactive art-making experiences are designed for young artists in 1st-5th grades. Participants explore a variety of visual art media, techniques, and concepts, and learn about diverse artists, artistic practices, and themes related to personal and community experiences.
After School Studio (Thursdays)
Thursdays, Jan 30-May 23, 2:45-5:30pm
Instructor: Jennifer Mazzucco
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
After School Studio (Tuesdays)
Tuesdays, Feb 1-May 21, 2:45-5:30pm
Instructor: Natalie Palms
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
Not sure if you?d like to register yet? Sign up for a Trial Day/Drop-In session now!
10% multi-session / sibling discount and tuition assistance are available.
More News... In Brief:
-- Become a Sponsor, Purchase Auction Tickets, Learn more about KALA 50 - Kala's Art Auction Benefit & 50th Anniversary Celebration, March 21 - April 27, 2024.
-- What was in the water in 1974? Read the KQED article by Sarah Hotchkiss, All Your Favorite Arts Organizations Are Turning 50 This Year, to see who Kala is celebrating with and alongside this year.
-- Squeak Carnwath, Honorary Auction co-chair for Kala 50, solo exhibit at pt.2 gallery. On view through Feb 16th.
-- Become a part of the dynamic and creative Kala community by joining Friends of Kala Membership program today. Support Kala and receive all sorts of benefits!