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Kala Art Institute News - July 6, 2023
Arts and Entertainment
July 7, 2023
From: Kala Art InstituteKala is Hiring!
Do you have experience selling art, supporting artists, collection management, storytelling, marketing, fundraising, and/or grant writing? Kala has two full-time positions currently open - Art Sales and Collections Manager and Communications and Development Manager. We're looking for artists/arts administrators ready to be a part of Kala's creative team working to foster, fund, and promote a welcoming artist-centered community. Each position is 36 hours a week and includes health, dental, vision, and other benefits. We’re seeking candidates aligned with Kala’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion as we strive to nurture a place of creativity, discovery, and mutual respect, celebrating diverse artists and art practices, and building creative opportunities for artists and the community. Check out the job descriptions, salary ranges, and details. We’ll be interviewing on a rolling basis so apply today!
Archana Horsting: Closing Reception
Last call to see the amazing 50 year survey exhibition of work by Archana Horsting at the Kala Gallery through July 7th, On the Fringe of the Field, A Survey of Works 1972–2022.
Please join us for the closing reception Friday, July 7th, 4-6pm that will include a celebration of the work and of Archana herself! The closing reception will begin at 4pm with the short program honoring Archana starting at 5pm.
Archana retired at the end of 2021, but because of the pandemic we did not have a chance to truly honor her then and are putting together a short program for July 7th to thank her for creating and then sustaining Kala for close to fifty years. We have a handful of speakers who will share stories and appreciation about Archana's friendship, leadership at Kala, and impact supporting artists over the long arc of her career. We'll raise a toast to Archana and celebrate her creativity, accomplishments, and work to come!
You are also invited to email [email protected] with an appreciation, memory, sketch, photo, or personal story celebrating Archana for us to put together for her.
Exhibition catalogs are available at the Kala gallery for $30 + tax or online $45 (shipping/tax included).
Digital prints of a small selection of Archana's oil stick paintings are available on Artsy.
2023-2024 Artist-in-Residence & Jen Cole Award
Artist-in-Residence application, including the Jen Cole Award - deadline is July 15, 2023!
Are you interested in becoming an artist-in-residence (AIR) at Kala? Apply for the AIR and Jen Cole Award in Slideroom, the Jen Cole Award consideration is question #4 in the current AIR open call. Deadline to apply is July 15th 9:00pm PDT!
Kala's AIR program is a subsidized fee-based artist residency that provides access to Kala's printshop, digital lab, black and white darkroom. Resident artists have 24-hour access to the printmaking studio and digital lab, individual storage space including a flat file and cubby, and opportunities to participate in Kala exhibitions. Kala’s shared artist apartment is available on a limited basis for artists coming from outside of Northern California (a 2 bedroom apartment, meaning you will be living with a roommate and sharing a kitchen, living room, and bathroom). Find out more here!
Adult Class Highlights
Tuesdays, July 11-Aug 1, 6-9pm
Instructor: Whitney Humphreys
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
Expressing the Self Through Character
Saturday, July 15, 10am-1pm
Instructor: Yasmeen Abedifard
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Collagraph Printing: Sculpture, Texture & Composition
Saturday & Sunday, July 29 & 30, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Meg Pohlod
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
Intro to Cyanotype Printing & Toning with Botanicals
Tuesdays, Aug 2-23, 6-9pm
Instructor: Christine Huhn
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
Camp Kala 2023 - Week 4 Recap
Camp Kala 2023 is now in full swing at Kala! Check out the highlights of our fourth full week of camp, Drawing from Life: Expression Through Seeing (ages 11-17).
More News... In Brief
Berkeley Art Center is hosting an online artist talk with the 2023 Juror's Award winners for this year's Member's Exhibition: Excursions. Awardees include Kala affiliated artists Lee Oscar Gomez and Helia Pouyanfar. Thursday, July 20th, 6:30-7:30pm on Zoom, RSVP today!
Twenty contemporary artists and writers, including Kala affiliated artists Gail Anderson and Carissa Potter, reimagine Corita Kent's iconic Ten Rules. Get your copy from the Corita Art Center today!
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!