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Kala Art Institute News - March 13, 2024
Arts and Entertainment
March 15, 2024
From: Kala Art InstituteFellowship Call for Entry
Artists who work in and across media and time-based art are encouraged to apply. We recommend submitting your application for the March 15th Fellowship deadline as we may not have the opportunity for an open call for the Media Arts Fellowship program this coming year as we look for additional funding. Kala's Fellowship is a funded artist residency opportunity for local, national, and international artists. Artists producing innovative work in printmaking, photography, book arts, film/video, sound, animation, performance cinema, media arts, and installation are eligible to apply. Find out more about past recipients, program resources, and application guidelines.
The deadline to apply is March 15th (9:00 pm PT) – complete your application here!
KALA 50 - Art Auction Benefit & Exhibition Preview Party
Preview Party: Thursday, March 21, 6-9pm
Exhibition: March 21-April 27, 2024
Join us for a free, family friendly kick off party and artist mixer in the Kala gallery to connect with friends, meet the artists in the exhibition, and get the bidding started.
Kala Art Institute and Honorary Auction Chairs Squeak Carnwath and Richard Nagler invite you to join us for KALA 50, an exhibition, auction, and benefit to support Kala!
Celebrating Kala’s 50th year, KALA 50 brings together Kala’s creative community and features the inventive and meaningful art being made right here in the Bay Area. We are thrilled this year to celebrate David Huffman, Emily Payne, and Rupy C. Tut as the 2024 honored artists.
Kala’s 50th anniversary is a very special milestone, the auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and the auction directly supports Kala’s arts education, artist residencies, and exhibition programs.
Follow Kala?s new IG account, @kalagallery_berkeley, for auction highlights and to see work from Kala?s gallery and art sales program!
KALA 50 - Non-Linear Memorial Timeline
We are creating a non-linear memorial timeline to commemorate Kala’s milestone anniversary. We’d love for you to share a short message about your experience at Kala.
These messages will be displayed at the upcoming KALA 50 Auction, March 21 - April 27, and throughout the year of 2024. Your testimonial may also appear on Kala’s website, social media and other public materials. Kindly please submit your testimonial by Friday, March 15, 2024.
If you have any questions, contact Mayumi at [email protected]. Thanks so much for participating!
New Spring Teen Studio Programs
Tuesdays, March 19-May 21, 4:00-5:30pm
Instructor: Ali Vaughan
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
During this 9-week course, we will focus on drawing as a form of design and imagination. Teens will learn how to use drawing skills to draw things that they cannot see or observe in the world around them, but rather that come from their own imaginations and ideas. Students will practice prompts and tasks that encourage them to generate new and creative ideas and learn about drawing as the most immediate way to capture an idea as it appears. All levels are welcome.
Mondays, April 8-May 6, 4-6pm
Instructor: Yael Levy
Location: Kala Community Classroom
This 5-session class will offer students the opportunity to dive deeper into the art of painting. We will look at some great masters of painting as well as contemporary and local artists and consider composition, color theory, subject matter, and the many different textures and layers one can achieve with acrylic. We will try painting from observation, photos, and our imaginations and have a chance to work on more than one painting simultaneously as we start to consider the idea of a series. All levels welcome.
Teen Studio After School (Spring)
Wednesdays, April 10-May 22, 4-6pm
Instructor: Yael Levy
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
During this spring session, teens will continue to explore different modes of expression and creative processes while improving technical, representational, and conceptual skills. In this supportive studio environment, participants will gather weekly in skill-based art-making projects and practice different drawing, design, and print media tools and techniques including other mixed media to further explore visual storytelling and artivism. All levels welcome.
Teen Studio: In Focus - Studio Photography
Thursdays, April 11-May 2, 4-6pm
Instructor: Lee Oscar Gomez
Location: Kala Community Classroom & Digital Lab
In this photo class, teens will learn the fascinating history and multifaceted applications of studio photography such as fundamentals of the medium such as lighting, working with live models, and composing images within the frame. Participants will also learn about the historical roots of portraiture and how studio photographers influenced the world of fashion as we know it. All levels welcome but participants should be familiar with their camera?s settings.
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.
Adult Art Classes Highlights
Saturdays, March 23-April 13, 10am-3pm
Instructor: Mary V. Marsh
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
An introduction to letterpress printing using linoleum cuts and handset type to make a print. Through examples and ideas, we will talk about combining words and images to create an expressive print. Using a Vandercook proof press, we will learn to hand set lead and wood type, carve images with linoleum, and combine them into a letterpress print. We will also cover how to ink the press, lock up the press bed with type, set up linoleum for printing and clean the press. Participants will print a small edition of a two-color print.
Saturdays, March 30 & April 6, 10am-1pm
Instructor: Njeri Akosua
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Using fiber reactive dyes, participants will learn various folding and dyeing techniques on fabric. We’ll experiment with different color combinations and learn some color theory to inform our work. Using these new skills, we will be able to upgrade some of our own garments to give them new life. No prior experience necessary!
Tuesdays, April 2-30, 6-9pm
Instructor: Gideon O Egbuchulam
Location: Kala Gallery & Community Classroom
Participants will learn about illustrating the human anatomy from head to toe. Develop your observational eye and technical skills through exercises, live model drawing, experimenting with materials, in-class discussions, and one-on-one support as needed to inform your draftsmanship. No experience necessary, all are welcome!
Simple Book Binding with Handprinted Covers
Thursdays, April 11-May 2, 6:30-8:30pm
Instructor: Jennifer Mazzucco
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Participants will explore how to create a simple codex binding out of paper, found objects, and a variety of printmaking techniques to adorn our covers and pages. Participants will be led through a series of step-by-step instructions on how to create the book and binding. They will also learn how to use Gel Plates, stencils, and hand carved stamps to create beautiful printed papers that will be used for the cover, clasp, and decorative elements inside its pages.
More News... In Brief:
-- Intersection for the Arts is hiring a Finance Manager, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
-- Center for Cultural Innovation?s Cali Catalyst grant applications for round 1 opens March 13 and closes May 6. Apply now!
-- Curator led gallery walk through SFCB?s A Radical Alteration: Women?s Studio Workshop as a Sustainable Model for Art Making, March 16, 1-3pm. RSVP required.
-- This year marks fifty years of Kala supporting artists and engaging the community. We have exciting plans ahead to make sure Kala is thriving for the next fifty years. Donate today to help launch Kala's Fund for the Future.