Jen Cole Artist-in-Residence Award

In celebration of the work and legacy of beloved artist Jen Cole, Kala’s community of artists came together to create a one-month, annual Artist-in-Residence (AIR) award in Jen’s name. This is the second year Kala is offering an opportunity for a local printmaker to come to Kala for a one-month artist residency at Kala with a small stipend for supplies. This award is meant to support an artist who is at a pivotal point in their practice, needs support financially or in other ways, and for whom this opportunity will be transformative creatively.

Apply for this award and others via the Artist-in-Residence application in SlideRoom, the Jen Cole Award consideration is question #4 in the current AIR open call. Deadline to apply is July 15th, 9pm PDT.

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2023-2024 Media Arts Residency

The Media Arts Fellowship application is now open! Deadline is July 1, 2023

Apply today for Kala's Media Arts Fellowship supporting artists working on innovative projects in and across film + video, sound, animation, performance cinema, and media arts installation. This opportunity is open to local, national, and international artists. Kala will award 4 artists a $3,000 stipend, unlimited access to Kala’s facilities for up to 9 months, one-month artist housing at the Higby (for artists outside of the area), one free Kala art class or workshop, and a culminating group exhibition with the 2023-2024 Fellowship and Media Arts Cohort in the Kala Gallery.

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Community Figure Drawing Session

Date & Time: Monday, July 24, 6-9pm
Location: Kala Gallery and Classroom
Facilitators: Kala Staff

Come draw with us in the spacious Kala gallery! We will have a model for the full 3 hours during which participants can practice their figure drawing at their own pace, work on incorporating a figure into an existing piece, or however they’d like to use their time! Kala staff members – who are also practicing artists – will facilitate the session and offer any desired feedback or support. Kala will provide drawing boards and standing easels, but recommend that participants bring tools and surfaces of their choice to the session. Kala will have limited basic materials for general use (such as charcoal, graphite, and newsprint). The session will include a series of short poses (1 – 5min) as well as some longer poses (10 – 20min).

This community workshop is open to all 18 and above. The figure model will be unclothed for the duration of the drawing session. As of this month, mask-wearing is recommended but optional for all visitors in Kala’s gallery and community classroom. Space limited, please RSVP via Eventbrite.

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Adult Class Highlights
    
Collage Mounted Prints: Scraps to Scenes

Saturday, June 24, 10am-5pm
Instructor: Meg Pohlod
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Introduction to Reductive Linocut

Saturdays, July 8-22, 6-9pm
Instructor: Rich Fowler
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Multiple Plates and Color Intaglio

Sundays, July 9-23, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Kazuko Watanabe
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Textile Printing Techniques

Tuesdays, July 11-Aug 1, 6-9pm
Instructor: Whitney Humphreys
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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All Adult Classes

Camp Kala 2023 - Week 2 Recap

Camp Kala 2023 is now in full swing at Kala! Check out the highlights of our second full week of camp (ages 6-11) which took place in our community classrooms, led by our amazing teaching team.

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Camp Kala Highlights

Imaginative Puppets for Storytellers
Ages 6-11

Monday-Friday, July 31-Aug 4, 9am-3pm
Instructor: Risa Lenore Anderson Dye
Location: Kala Community Classroom & Gallery

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More News... In Brief

 - Exhibition catalogs for Archana Horsting, On the Fringe of the Field, A Survey of Works 1972-2022 are now available! Copies are available for purchase at the gallery for $30 + tax or online for $45 (shipping/ tax included).

 - Several of Archana Horsting's oil stick works are now available as digital prints! Contact [email protected] for more information.

 - Open Call for Sebastopol Center for the Arts international exhibition, People, juried by Kala Board member, Alice Beasley. Application deadline September, 1, 2023.

 - 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!