In this Month's
18th Street News:

• SKATE DECK of the MONTH
• CCF SUPPORT
• ARTISTS RFP
• MAIN GALLERY: CULTS
• 2009 ARTIST FELLOW
• ORGANIZATION-IN-RESIDENCE:
  Highways
• VISITING ARTIST-IN-RESIDENT- April Banks
• FUTURE EVENT
• LINKS

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18th Street Arts Center.

SKATE DECK OF THE MONTH

Jason Wheatley, 2008

Purchase a one of a kind skate deck to benefit 18th Street Arts Center

We are pleased to present in each newsletter a one of a kind skate deck painted exclusively for 18th Street Arts Center by the featured artist. These unique artworks are being sold to support the programs at 18th Street Arts Center.

Jason Wheatley is our second artist in our Online Skate deck Store. For the next few months we will continue to feature an artist who has invested in our arts community by contributing their time and energy in creating a ONE-OF-A-KIND skate deck for us. Keep an eye out for our full on-line store coming in the next few months.

Artist Jason Wheatley lives between Los Angeles and Alaska. His painting explores the relationship between people, animals, space and inanimate objects.

Click here to learn more and to purchase this one of a kind skate deck!

18th Street receives support from the
California Community Foundation

We are pleased to announce that the California Community Foundation has awarded 18th Street with a $75,000 grant which will support our core operating expenses, capacity building and policy/advocacy activities for the next 2 years.

“During these unsettling times, we need to support nonprofit's that provide crucial services to the people who need it most,” said Antonia Hernández, president and CEO at the foundation. “We are thankful that we can continue to invest in the community at a time when demand for services is high."

The California Community Foundation is L. A.'s foundation. We've been around since 1915 and have more than $1 billion in assets. Each year we give about $125 million in grants to outstanding nonprofit's. We're known as the biggest supporter of individual artists in the region, the largest scholarship fund manager in L. A. and a national leader in increasing services for returning vets from Iraq and Afghanistan. Thousands of donors choose us because of our personal service and expertise. To learn more, go to www.calfund.org.

REQUEST FOR ARTISTS PROPOSALS

Status Report: The Creative Economy

For our 2010 exhibition year, 18th Street Arts Center is seeking proposals from artists, teams of artists, and curators which addresses a common theme; the status of our creative economy.

For more information please click here

BE A PART OF A GREAT ARTS COMMUNITY FOR 1 MONTH!

For the month of May, be a part of 18th Street Arts Center! For Rent: a 1000 sq. foot fully-furnished live/work studio (kitchen, bath, loft bedroom, studio, cable tv, local phone, all utilities) with skylights and 16' high ceilings. You would also have the opportunity to showcase your work during our 20 year celebration at our next ArtNight, Saturday, May 2, 6-10 pm. The space will be available for $1,500 from May 1-30. Please contact Clayton Campbell at 310-453-3711, ext 112, or arts18thst@aol.com

Jason Middlebrook, Inspired by Countless Trips from My Studio to My House Graphite on paper, 2008

LA 2019: CULTS, COLLECTIVES & COCOONING suggests a destiny of collaborative and community based ventures that focus on the group rather than the individual experience. Featuring objects, installations, photography, drawing and video works by emerging and established artists the exhibition explores three related themes: real and fictional intentional communities, the power of the collective versus the individual, and sustainable solutions for future living.

Artists include: Cathy Akers, Heather Cantrell, Fallen Fruit, Olga Koumoundouros, Jason Middlebrook, Bede Murphy with Unarius, Machine Project with Jim Fetterly, William Ransom, Stephanie Smith (Wanna Start A Commune?), and Joel Tauber
Click here for more info on Cults, Collectives, & Cocooning

Nuttaphol Ma, Untitled Installation, 2008

Nuttaphol Ma, our 2009 Artist Fellow, will transform part of the main gallery into a lemongrass tearoom made from the lemongrass planted in and around 18 Street Art Center.
Click here for more info

Highways Performance Space is Southern California's boldest center for new performance. Since its founding, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages fierce new artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative works.
Click Here to Learn more about Highways

Next event at Highways:

March 26 - 29
LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S THEATER FESTIVAL
16TH ANNIVERSARY: UNITED WE STAND!
For More info click here

April Banks, 2009 Visions from the New California Artist

Photo / Installation
April Banks, is one of six visual artists in California to be a recipient of the 2009 Visions from the New California award. Selected from a pool of over 180 visual artists state-wide, the six recipients each receive a one-month residency at one of the participating California programs, and a $4,000 unrestricted stipend. Supported by a partnership grant between The James Irvine Foundation and the Alliance of Artists Communities.
More on April Banks here

For More Information on how you can become the next Visions from the New California artist click here

Visiting International Artists in April

Joaquin Segura, Mexico
Clodualdo "Dindo" Llana, Philippines

ArtNight Saturday, May 2nd 6-10pm

18th Street and Highways celebrate 20 Years During our Next ArtNight

For more info click here

Special Performance: John Malpede & LAPD All-Stars along with Henriette Brouwers perform at Highways Performance Space. This is a free event sponsored by Highways,
18th Street Arts Center, and OPCC.

Open reception May 2nd Saturday 6-10p.m.
L. A. 2019: Cults, Collectives, and, Cocooning
Curated By Ciara Ennis

Artist Include: Cathy Akers, Heather Cantrell, Fallen Fruit, Olga Koumoundouros,
Jason Middlebrook, Bede Murphy, Machine Projects, With Jim Fetterly, William Ransom,
Stephanie Smith, and Joel Tauber.

Special installation by our 2009 Artist Fellow, Nuttaphol Ma

Latino CAP Grant Recipient Raul Baltazar and his students present a "Toltec" style plaster sculpture

Graffiti Painting demonstration with the Teens of Virginia Avenue Park led by Alex Kizu

In the Pasillo’s: Oxnard City College

For more info click here

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