DDR Projects is proud to welcome Canadian artist Alexa Hatanaka to {open} on Saturday February 4th, 2012 at 6:00PM for an exhibit of her recent screen printed and hand embellished works done during her recent tour of China.
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Mar 26 – July 17: Ashes in Orange Peels “Predator Instinct”
New works on wood by Ashes in Orange Peels (artist Suzanne Walsh). Show runs March 26 – May 22, 2011.
Jan 29: Opening art reception for “Bookish” by Amy Thompson
Bookish by Amy Thompson
Curated by DDR Projects
January 29 – March 31 2011
www.amyalice.com
Opening reception
Saturday, January 29, 7-10pm
FREE
About Bookish
These pieces are meant to be images from a librarian’s daydreams. Little glimpses of life, awaiting their escape from between dusty book jackets within the stacks. The librarian works quietly to herself, inputting, organizing, re-shelving, following Dewey decimal’s order [...]
In Mongolia: a student photo exhibit
In June 2007, Kim Bogardus moved to the rural Mongolian town of Erdenet, where she taught a photography class for a small group of children who had never taken an art class before.
Hand to Hand – a coast-to-coast collage collaboration
A collection of collaborative collages from artists Rebecca Trawick and David Wallace. May 30 – July 19, 2009
the story of {open} art auction
Featuring Blaine Fontana’s “Fernwoods Lorax,” plus 11 more original pieces.
Robert Pokorny’s latest work, Transitions
Robert Pokorny is a secret Long Beach legend: Though some may not know his name, most are familiar with his work
Last Saturday: “Bewilder Me” by Justin Lovato
This Last Saturday, 4th Street is going on sale with an all-day Sidewalk Sale from noon to 8pm! Shops along the street will have sales and specials … including {open}! So come get the books you’ve been eyeing, before they’re gone for good!
*TONS of books from 50 cents to $1 … plus 15% off [...]
Review of SOUND!
Retro Row Features Evening Of Art
By Julian Bermudez /Gazette Arts Writer
Last Saturday turned out to be a successful art night for Fourth Street’s “Retro Row.” Throngs of artists, musicians, gallerists and the public-at-large took part in an evening filled with art, entertainment, food, drink and dance.
First on the list was Open.
“camera eye” opens March 29
“Camera Eye”
Polaroid photography from artist Marleah Tobin
opening reception // saturday, mar 29 // 6-9pm // free
Marleah Tobin’s work is unplanned, unchoregraphed and unscripted, what she calls “a left-hand path to digitization.”
Her goal is to capture an image as it happens, “the way your youth was captured. Tangible, visceral, but simultaneously dreamlike.Things immortalized not [...]
Michelle Caplan – Art Reception :: Saturday 4/28 6-8pm
Please join us this Saturday to celebrate our innaugural artist Michelle Caplan and her amazing collection of work in our new location.
Saturday, April 28th 6-8pm
light refreshments :: live dj
p.williams “Smoke Moves Like Ghosts Through The Trees” :: Nov. 25 – Jan. 14
p.williams
“Smoke Moves Like Ghosts Through The Trees”
Nov. 25 – Jan. 14
*opening reception November 25 // 7-10pm
w/ DJ’s Sean & Jon
more info @
www.pwilliamsart.com
Joshua Clay “Leave the Mystery Behind” // oct 28-nov 19
Leave the Mystery Behind
new work and window installation by Joshua Clay
opening reception: Saturday, October 28, 7 to 10pm
with DJ’s and a performance by Nihil Communication, (aka Andre Custillo) 9pm
free, with refreshments
Show runs October 28th through November 19th
Details on Joshua Clay’s work can be found at:
jclayart.com
myspace.com/nihil
2006 has been an important year for the dynamic, illustration-tinged
artist. In [...]
Glenn Bach – Atlas EVAD // sept 30 – oct 22
“Atlas EVAD”
new work by Glenn Bach
Long Beach artist Glenn Bach presents “Atlas EVAD,” the most recent project in his extended Atlas series. Over the summer of 2006, Bach walked and investigated the East Village Arts District in downtown Long Beach, California
Using drawings, photographs, found texts, and sounds, Bach has created a multi-faceted portrait of [...]
j.frede ‘Grey Rooms’ // aug 26 – sept 24 //
artist: j.frede
show: gray rooms
august 26 – september 24
Los Angeles based artist j.frede presents Gray Rooms, a collection of new works based on the Beat Generation. frede is a multi-disciplinary artist and this show represents his work in the photography, sound sculpture and print, following the conceptual boundaries set in reference to the location in which [...]
Jamie Hammel-Russom
Jamie Hammel-Russom
Floating Shift
Mixed Media
June 24 - August 22
Opening Reception July 29, 6 to 10pm
w/ an acoustic set by VAVAK @ 9pm
info:
Equally balanced with current forward thinking trends and his origins of eclectic gritty-beach soul, VAVAK is finding a niche within the diverse sounds of Long Beach, California. From the city that gave us Snoop Dogg, [...]
