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SUMMARY:LEFT/RIGHT/HERE: An Outdoor Art Experience
DESCRIPTION:Please Join Us For: \nLEFT/RIGHT/HERE: An Outdoor Art Experience\n\nJuly 10\, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nLEFT/ RIGHT/ HERE\nAn Outdoor Art Experience\nPart of Recovery Justice: Being Well \nJuly 10\, 2021 | 7:30 – 9:30 PM\n3026 Airport Ave\, Santa Monica\, 90405 \nOutdoor projections begin at 8 PM\, at sunset. Lionel Popkin’s Six Positions on Uncertainty live performances in the Main Propeller Gallery are at 7:45 PM and 8:45 PM.\nWe will be allowing visitors into the gallery (masks required)\, and to view open studios\, please register for faster check-in at the door. \n \nWhere is here? Can we be together? Can we find stability amidst uncertainty? Join artists Lionel Popkin\, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario\, Yrneh Gabon and Susie McKay Krieser\, Lola del Fresno\, Luciana Abait\, Nicola Goode\, Cognate Collective’s Market Exchange project\, and Debra Disman in a one-night only interactive outdoor and indoor art experience as part of the exhibition Recovery Justice: Being Well. \nBegin and end your experience with a special screening projected onto the Hanger and live performance of Popkin’s Six Positions on Uncertainty in the Propeller Gallery\, contemplating a ritual to aid in both grounding oneself as well as working through the idea of social isolation due to the pandemic. \n\nView vinyl murals including Gabon and McKay Kreiser’s Oneness\, One Mask\, One Love\, One Heart🖤; Fresno’s The innocents (save a million lives); and Abait’s Mattress from Displacement Series on the Hangar’s Glider Wall outdoor gallery.\nCheck out Marcus Kuiland-Nazario’s Sea Change Lab pop-wagon project\, with live performance and installation in the parking lot. ALEXANDMUSHI will be performing their Chair Conversations throughout the evening. Learn more about their performance here.\nDiscover Debra Disman’s new video filmed by videographer Jeny Amaya around self-compassion and book making and see her Artists’ Book\, “Unfolding Possibilities”\, which incorporates words offered up by the community in response to the pandemic through her Arts Learning Lab workshop: Bookmaking with Compassion\, and pick up a copy of Nicola Goode’s limited edition poster with images from Board-Ups\, a project documenting storefronts of Santa Monica’s business district during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.\nExplore the handmade wares of artisan vendors from Cognate Collective’s Market Exchange project\, and experience their crafting demonstrations. Learn more here: https://marketexchange.18thstreet.org/ \nEnjoy food trucks and artist open studios throughout the night!\n\nThis is a live\, in-person event. Masks will be required at all times indoors. Reservations are required.  \nYou may choose to drive through the event\, but due to the June 15 California re-opening\, we will also allow visitors to park and enter inside the galleries to view the exhibition Recovery Justice: Being Well\, Lionel Popkin’s live performance\, and artist open studios. \n\n\nJoin Us!\nRegister here
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/left-right-here-an-outdoor-art-experience/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: 2021 INTERNATIONAL ART OF THE BOOK Show
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled that Burning Bush has been accepted into the Rochester Public Library’s 2021 International Art of the Book show. \n \n\nTHE 2021 ART OF THE BOOK & PAPER SCULPTURE\n“In 2011\, we held the first Art of the Book exhibit in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Rochester Public Library. At the time\, we wanted to celebrate what has been at the core of libraries for centuries–the book. We marveled over the intricate interpretations of this humble format\, and we were thrilled with the response to the exhibit from the community.” \n“In subsequent years\, the exhibit has grown to include entries from all over the world\, featuring well-known artists for their exquisite work. We have built a reputation worldwide among book artists\, and we are so pleased to see that reputation upheld. \nBooks continue to ensnare the imagination\, both for their form and content. Artists manipulate those two components to create breathtaking\, mind-bending works of art that tease and cajole people to consider the intricacies of paper\, ink\, words\, and meaning. \nIn commemoration of the 10th Anniversary\, we are adding Paper Sculpture as a new category. This new category will celebrate the extraordinary use of paper\, in an art form that combines or shapes papers.” \nArtist Books are…\nworks of art realized in the form of a book. They are often published in small editions\, though sometimes they are produced as one-of-a-kind objects referred to as ‘unique.’ Artist Books have employed a wide range of forms including scrolls\, fold-outs\, concertinas\, or loose items contained in a box\, as well as bound printed sheets. Artists have been active in printing and book production for centuries\, but the artist book is primarily a late 20th century art form. \nAltered Books are…\nany book\, old or new\, that has been recycled by creative means into a work of art. They can be rebound\, painted\, cut\, burned\, folded\, added to\, collaged in\, gold-leafed\, rubber stamped\, drilled or otherwise adorned…and yes\, it is legal. They can also be composed entirely of unique materials. \nPaper Sculptures are…\nartworks created as sculptures using paper in some form as the predominant medium. These sculptures are three-dimensional and can be either free-standing or bas relief and would be considered art forms in themselves.  Paper sculpture can be functional or non-functional with attention to pushing the limits of how paper can be used and explores paper in inventive and unique ways. \nJuly 9\, 2021: Show opens\nSeptember 15\, 2021: Reception\, Award Ceremony\, 10th Anniversary party(date subject to change)\nOctober 30\, 2021: Exhibition closes.\nView the show:  AOB_2021_Program (1)\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-2021-international-art-of-the-book-show/
LOCATION:Rochester Public Library\, 115 South Avenue\, Rochester\, NY\, 14604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: LIMINAL at Verum Ultimum Art Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Verum Ultimum Gallery tasks artists to define “Liminal” for this first edition of this exhibition.\nI am thrilled to be part of this first edition of the theme: LIMINAL\, at Verum Ultimum Gallery through which artists are invited to explore the theme\, LIMINAL in any interpretation. Pictured: my work  The Gates\, (interior)\, 2019\, 7.5 x 20 x 10.25”\, mixed media/sculptural artists’ book. \n\n\nLiminal is the space between. What significance does transition (or the “space between“) have in your work or your artistic voice? Does your work reflect the liminal aspects of our pandemic-impacted world and the adaptation to a post pandemic existence? Does your work represent and or challenge the threshold to a more equitable society? Or\, perhaps it reflects a vehicle for expression through pure abstraction. \nAs with all Verum Ultimum’s calls for art\, the curator never seeks to drive the work\, the only hope is to unveil unique visions. All mediums and modes of expression have been welcomed from low brow\, pop surrealism\, realism\, abstraction\, and more. The term Liminal may be interpreted in many ways\, and is not necessarily meant to be a literal elucidation. \nLiminal is defined as\n1. relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process.\n2. occupying a position at\, or on both sides of\, a boundary or threshold.\n​One could argue that artists are conditioned to occupy the liminal state. And a successful studio is a space in flux\, poised for adaptation (to projects\, challenges\, and materials). The focus of the artist is the creative process or the place between the 2 boundaries of “the beginning” and “the outcome or result.” \nA gallery benefits from maintaining that liminal state\, too (adaptation is a constant). \nVerum Ultimum is celebrating it’s eighth year and this exhibition serves to herald the artists unique vision…especially during these challenging times! \nView the Show!!!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/liminal-at-verum-ultimum-art-gallery/
LOCATION:Verum Ultimum Gallery\, 3014 NE Ainsworth\, Portland\, OR\, 97211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: The Fine Art of Denim at Pollak Gallery\, Monmouth University Center for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:I am excited to be included in:\n\n\n\n\nat Monmouth University Center for the Arts Pollak Gallery\nJune 17 – August 14 \, 2021\n \n \nDenim\, with all its symbols and dualities\, is a common item of clothing that unites many around the globe. Dad Jeans\, skinny jeans\, low riders\, bell bottoms\, boot leg\, wide leg\, no leg\, 501s\, 504s\, button fly\, stretch jeans\, the American dress code writ large across centuries. With so many styles available and ways to accessorize/manipulate the fabric\, denim has historically allowed for a freedom of expression representing both individuality and shifts in cultural movements. Denim comes in a wide range of blues and other colors\, washes\, fades and textures making it a perfect\, but not obvious\, medium to create fine artwork. Join us now\, for a re-imagining of the meaning of denim. Denim that was discarded can open up a new way of looking\, a startling way of seeing past the everyday. What we have abandoned\, will be presented again\, re-purposed from the lives we lived\, to moments we experience together “forever in blue jeans.” \nMonmouth University’s Center for the Art is exhibiting the work of artists  who use recycled denim in new and creative ways in paintings\, sculpture\, collages\, small constructions and wall hangings\, etc. from June 17 – August 14 \, 2021 in the Pollak Gallery. Works shown use denim as the principal medium of the piece and the fabric are reconstructed from its original form in some way.  \n \nSee The Show Here!\n\n\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-the-fine-art-of-denim-at-pollak-gallery-monmouth-university-center-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:Pollak Gallery\, Monmouth University Center for the Arts\, 400 Cedar Ave\, \,\, West Long Branch\, NJ\, 07764\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: Backroads: Art\, Less Traveled at Vestige Concept Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in the exhibition: \n\nBackroads: Art\, Less-Traveled\nOPENING RECEPTION: Saturday\, June 5th\, 2021\, 6 PM w/ Special Musical Guest:  Reid Magette! \nThis exhibit showcases works of art that venture off the beaten path\, especially with regard to travel.   Artwork includes places or experiences involving hidden gems\, special or unusual places\, wanderings\, odd travel\, strange encounters\, and/or “lost” and fading places.\n​See new work from: Paul Roden\, Heather Wendelboe\, Julia Scheckel\, Bengu Cetinkale\, Kent Klaudt\, Hannah Ayers\, Edward Rossel\, Walt Padgett\, Majorie and Bob Moskowitz\, Mark Dierker\, Debra Disman\, Kate Snow\, Jeffrey Neumann\, Paige Kleinfelder\, and more! \n\n\n5417 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15201\ncontact@vestigegallery.com\nTel: ‪(412) 532-8969‬ \n\n\nAlexander Sands |  Owner/Artist\nKelsey Dennis |  Media Director \nView the show!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-backroads-art-less-traveled-at-vestige-concept-gallery/
LOCATION:Vestige Concept Gallery\, 5417 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\,\, PA\, 15201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Folded Fan Sculptural Artists’ Book: A Vehicle for Imagination\, Experimentation\, and Play
DESCRIPTION:The California Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers presents: \nA workshop led by Debra Disman\nSaturday\, June 5\, 2021\n1:00 – 4:00 pm\, Pacific Time\nPresented live via Zoom \nThe “Folded Fan Book\,” Debra Disman’s personal name for this fun and versatile book structure\, is comprised of\nan accordion spine\, two covers\, and full size pages which “fan out” when the book is opened.\nThis structure can be treated as a traditional codex or built into a sculptural form limited only by the \ningenuity\, creativity\, and innovation of the maker. \nStudents will gather their own materials based on the supplies list provided and determine the size and content of their books\,\ninspired by examples of different ways this structure can be developed\, reimagined\, and used. \nWe will spend the first part of the workshop creating the basic structure\, then take off into unexplored territory\nwhere students can utilize their chosen materials to transform their books into personal explorations of their own histories\nor potential futures. Will YOUR BOOK become a container of memory\, visualization of an intention\, a container of dreams\, an excavated artifact?\nWhatever participants choose to create\, this book can become a vehicle for imagination\, experimentation\, and play. \nMaterials: Participants will supply and source tools and materials. The use of existing materials in your living/work space is encouraged.\nA list of supplies will be sent one month before the workshop. The Zoom link will be sent the week of the workshop. \nSkill Level: Open to all levels of experience \nRegistration: $50.00 USD for GBW members\,\n$60.00 USD for non-members.\nPlease register by May 15\, 2021. The workshop will not be recorded.\nThere is a cancellation fee of 10% of the registration fee up to 30 days before the workshop. No refunds are given for\ncancellations made within 30 days prior to the workshop. Registrations may not be shared and are non-transferable. \nPlease direct questions to\ncalifornia@guildofbookworkers.org. \nDebra Disman is a Los Angeles-based artist working \nprimarily in the form of the book\, both as a solo \npractitioner and in the public sphere of community \nengagement. She creates work and projects which \npush the boundaries of the book into new forms and \nmaterials. Her work is shown in museums\, galleries\, \nuniversities\, and libraries across the U.S.\ndebradisman.com\nInstagram
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/folded-fan-sculptural-artists-book-a-vehicle-for-imagination-experimentation-and-play/
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210529T120000
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: conVERGEnce at MarinMOCA
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in MarinMOCA’s upcoming exhibition:\nconVERGEnce!\n“In a time of extraordinary flux\, this exhibit will explore concepts of merging\, verging and combining in shape\, form\, color\, and meaning. How do artists investigate coming together—or coming apart—in their practice? The exhibit will feature artists from around the country working in a variety of media. \nThe exhibit has been juried by Susan Snyder who is a partner with Oliver Caldwell in the Caldwell Snyder Gallery\, a leading contemporary art gallery representing many of the most significant international painters and sculptors of the 21st century. Founded in 1983\, the gallery now has three locations in San Francisco\, St. Helena\, and Montecito.” \nThese are the participating artists. \nI am showing\, “Hopes and Fears and…” 2020\, 24.5 x 16.25\, mixed media (textile samples\, linen thread) \n \n\n \n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-convergence-at-marinmoca/
LOCATION:MarinMOCA\, 500 Palm Drive\, Novato\, California\, CA\, 94949\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T130000
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: "Turmoil and Transformation" at the Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be showing “Torrent and Tangle: Keep your House In Order” in  the:\n“Turmoil and Transformation” show at the Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation\, a non-profit\, artist-run organization that  has continued to stimulate discussion and challenge perceptions for over 40 years. This creative space has allowed countless artists a place for transformation\, exploration\, and community with one another which has been BRINGING CREATIVITY TO THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1974 \n“2020 was a year that was filled with worldwide turmoil. The Pandemic. Another reckoning with racism and police brutality. Climate Change\, wildfires\, hurricanes\, and droughts.  The undermining and politicization of science. The widening political divide. An election with voting rights\, healthcare\, immigration\, paid sick leave\, income inequality\, living wages\, reproductive rights\, LGBTQIA rights\, our environment and the future of democracy at stake. \nIs this turmoil leading to transformation? And what kind of transformation is it going to be?“ \n \nHera Gallery/ Hera Educational Foundation presents work that addresses the current turmoil and visions of our future. What are the emotional\, physical and spiritual effects of the turmoil and how might they manifest into the transformation? What does our world look like and what might it look like post-2020. Will transformation reflect the multiplicity of voices of America? How will our future be transformed by the current chaos? \nThe juror\,  Francine Weiss is the Senior Curator at the Newport Art Museum in Rhode Island where she curates exhibitions of contemporary art\, photography\, and American art. Her recent exhibitions include “Andy Warhol: Big Shot\,”  “The Shapes of Birds: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa\,” and “Domestic Affairs” among others. Her past positions include Curator at the Photographic Resource Center (Boston\, MA)\, Acting Assistant Curator in the Department of Photographs at the National Gallery of Art (Washington DC)\, Curatorial Fellow at the deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum\, and Curatorial Fellow of American art at Harvard University Art Museums (both in MA) among others. She has taught art history at Wellesley College\, Simmons College\, and Boston University (all in MA) and has taught and advised students in the MFA program at the Institute of Art and Design at New England College. Dr. Weiss has a Ph.D. in American studies\, specializing in art and photography\, from Boston University and a B.A. from Wellesley College in English. She has received fellowships from the Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC)\, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and Research Center (NM)\, Center for Creative Photography (AZ)\, The Huntington (CA)\, and Harry Ransom Center (TX). She has published widely on photography and American art. \nSee the virtual exhibition\, and hear the artist talks here!\nTorrent and Tangle: Keep Your House in Order\, (aerial view) 2019\, 10.5 x 25 x 18”\, mixed media (book board\, lace\, ribbon\, mulberry paper\, hemp cord\, watercolor paper) \n \nRead about the show here !\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-turmoil-and-transformation-at-the-hera-gallery-and-educational-foundation/
LOCATION:Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation\, 10 High Street\, Wakefield\, RI\, 02879\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Bookmaking with Self-Compassion
DESCRIPTION:Recovery Justice: Being Well\n“Being Well” is what we seek together as neighbors\, and recalls one of the central guiding principles of the City of Santa Monica\, the notion of “wellbeing” as key to civic health. Recovery Justice: Being Well\, aims to highlight the recent circumstances that have evolved during the pandemic (racial justice demonstrations and destruction\, as well as social discontent and general disconnection) into a series of self-organized artist projects that merges the exterior and interior public spaces of City of Santa Monica property. 18th Street Airport Campus at Santa Monica Municipal Airport will be the site where artists reimagine the city and beyond in the midst of complex social unrest globally. Recovery Justice will recuperate through various means the digital and physical footprints left in a city that struggles to reclaim the seemingly peaceful environment it once had. Artists will develop a palette for making and sharing artworks responding to the street experience in safe\, healing and expressive modes. This porous series is a point of departure to reconcile and redefine the concept of justice.  \nWE RISE PROJECTS: THIS MAY\nFor the We Rise series of projects related to Recovery Justice: Being Well\, 18th Street Arts Center will produce a series of artist-led workshops and civic engagement projects addressing mental health for youth and for families in Spanish and English. \nARTS LEARNING LAB @ HOME: CREATIVE SELF-COMPASSION \nThis May\, we are thrilled to present three new Arts Learning Lab @ Home art-making workshops for families all around wellbeing and self-compassion. May is Mental Health Awareness month\, and taking time for creativity together with loved ones is a key part of self-care in these uncertain times. We are partnering with WE RISE LA (https://werise.la/) to bring these moments for creative growth to you\, centered around the theme of wellbeing as we navigate coming out of a pandemic and transitioning to new routines together. \nWe will be providing ALL@HOME Art Kits with materials for each workshop that will be available for pick up from 1639 18th Street\, Santa Monica\, for those that live in the LA Metro area\, but all materials will also be easily found at home or at a local supply store. More information on Art Kit pick-up will be provided once you register for a workshop. Supplies are limited and are first come\, first serve. All of the virtual workshops will be presented on Zoom\, and interpretation will be provided in both English and Spanish. \nMay 15\, 2021 at 11 AM- 12:30 PM [Virtual: Zoom] Bookmaking with Self-Compassion | Debra Disman \n\nDebra Disman\, Narrow Bridge\, (inside) 2016\, 5.5 x 16 x 3.5 inches\, Artists’ Book/Mixed Media (board\, paper\, fabric\, linen thread).\nMake an artist book celebrating your own creative growth!!!\nJoin 18th Street Arts Center artist in residence\, Debra Disman and discover how to create the beautiful\, fun and versatile Flower Fold book into which you can write or paste wishes\, hopes\, prayers and dreams\, make into a chain to hang in your home\, or give as a gift. Explore what the pandemic has meant to you while learning new skills and creating a unique expression of renewal and rebirth during the spring season.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/bookmaking-with-self-compassion/
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: 2021 LA OPEN at TAG
DESCRIPTION:TAG Proudly Presents\nThe Los Angeles Open 2021\nMay 11 — June 5\nVirtual Reception May 20th 7PM PT\nThis year\, TAG celebrates local area artists with a dedicated showcase from May 11-June 5 in our Sky Gallery in the upstairs loft at TAG. \nParticipating artists include:\nMariko Bird\, Milan DelVecchio\, L. Aviva Diamond\, Debra Disman\, David Emmett\, Taz Essa\, Pat Shafer Falkner\, Tony Gangitano\, Daniela Garcia\, Kyoung Han\, Andy Hann\, Gina Herrera\, Tom Lasley\, Nancy Goodman Lawrence\, Monica Marks\, J.D. Mathes\, Nelson Munares\, Vojislav Radovanovic\, Brian Reynolds\, Emily Sunez\, & Michael Usher. \nEach artist will receive 48 inches of linear wall space to highlight their work and will collaborate with TAG’s  in-house team of artist curators and staff to create each display.  \nI will have three wall pieces and sculptural book pieces in the show. \nPictured:\n“Stepping”\n 2019\, 40 x 19” x 2″\, mixed media (denim\, thread\, bandana) \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-2021-la-open-at-tag/
LOCATION:Tag Gallery\, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T160000
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SUMMARY:ARTIST RESIDENCY CULMINATION EVENT: Poetry\, Flag Books and More at the Panorama City Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday April 29th at 4:00PM for a very special program\, as we culminate our Artist Residency at the Panorama City Branch Library\, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs!\nIn celebration of National Poetry Month\, Artist in Residence Debra Disman will lead us in creating a “flag book” that you can personalize with poems written by yourself or your favorite writers.\nIn addition\, Staff Librarians will share their favorite poems and poetry books\, there will be  a slide presentation showing bookmaking projects completed during the 2020-21 Residency\, and YOU will have the opportunity to share YOUR BOOK!\nSo\, mark your calendars\, and call 818.894.4071 and/or email the Library at pnorama@lapl.org and make an appointment to pick up your special materials packet which contains extra art materials and Library goodies to enjoy!\nSee You There!!!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/artist-residency-culmination-event-poetry-flag-books-and-more-at-the-panorama-city-branch-library/
LOCATION:Panorama City Branch Library\, 14345 Roscoe Blvd.\, Panorama City\, CA\, 91402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210420T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210420T173000
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SUMMARY:ARTIST RESIDENCY CULMINATION EVENT: Poetry\, Flag Books and More at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday April 20th at 4:00PM for a very special program\, as we culminate our Artist Residency at the West Valley Regional Branch Library\, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs!\nIn celebration of National Poetry Month\, Artist in Residence Debra Disman will lead us in creating a “flag book” that you can personalize with poems written by yourself or your favorite writers.\nIn addition\, Staff Librarians will share their favorite poems and poetry books\, there will be  a slide presentation showing bookmaking projects completed during the 2020-21 Residency\, and YOU will have the opportunity to share YOUR BOOK!\nSo\, mark your calendars\, and email the Library at wvally@lapl.org and make an appointment to pick up your special materials packet which contains extra art materials and Library goodies to enjoy!\nProgram log-in information\, will be sent once supplies are picked up.\nIf you have any questions\, please send an email to wvally@lapl.org with “Poetry” in the subject line.\n  \nSEE YOU THERE!!!\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/artist-residency-culmination-event-poetry-flag-books-and-more-at-the-west-valley-regional-branch-library/
LOCATION:West Valley Regional Branch Library\, 19036 Vanowen Street\,\, Reseda\, CA\, 91335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210502T170000
DTSTAMP:20210420T194147Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionistia: "A Thousand Words" at Core New Art Space
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be showing “Window Treatment”  as part of the “A Thousand Words” show at Core New Art Space! \n“A Thousand Words” presents works that tell a story. Realistically\, abstractly or expressionistically inspired by literature and legends\, poetry and parables\, novels and narratives\, myths and metaphors\, artworks have their own fictions\, fables\, folklore or fairytales. Artworks can be worth a thousand words. The submitted works were judged on overall impact\, content\, composition and mastery of techniques\, as well as attention to creativity and craftsmanship.”
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionistia-a-thousand-words-at-core-new-art-space/
LOCATION:New Core Art Space\, 6851 West Colfax Avenue\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210401T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210529T180000
DTSTAMP:20210420T194528Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: Fantastic Fibers 2021 at the Yeiser Art Center
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be showing in FANTASTIC FIBERS 2021 at the Yeiser Art Center. \n“One of  Yeiser Art Center’s most engaging and innovative international exhibitions\, FANTASTIC FIBERS is showcasing \a wide range of outstanding contemporary works related to the fiber medium.” \nHISTORY:\nThe show began in 1987 as a wearable art show but has evolved over the years to include a compelling mix of traditional and non-traditional works created from natural or synthetic fibers\, and work that addresses the subject or medium of fiber.  Paducah becomes a Mecca for quilters and quilt enthusiasts each April as more than 30\,000 visitors from across the globe attend AQS QuiltWeek.  \nI am showing “PROFUSION”  a sculptural Artists’ Book made of book board\, mulberry paper\, paint\, canvas\, watercolor paper and hemp cord. It stands upright on a pedestal\, shelf\, table or another surface parallel to the floor. When opened\, it can span up to 24.5″ wide \n  \n \n \nJUROR:  Sandra Johnson\n“My quilt journey started over 30 years ago and I continue to be inspired by the myriad of fabrics and techniques learned over time. I am a passionate teacher who encourages students to create unique fabric creations\, whether the end product is a quilt or garment. Creating what is important to the maker is a joyful experience that I try to pass on in my workshops. Wherever you are in your design process my goal is to inspire your creative “genius” and improve your techniques. \nHand sewing with my grandmother started it all. From the beginning\, the process of transforming fabric into art struck me as magical. Sewing was the foundation that led me into quilting. What started as a hobby turned my passion into an artistic reality.\nI love to hand stitch using the traditional Japanese Sashiko and Boro embroidery styles and incorporating them as a decorative feature into my designs. The concrete\, repetitive nature of this work frees my imagination provides many opportunities for happy accidents and grace to influence the finished product.\nMy core materials for quilting are thread and fabric\, however\, I often employ recycled denim\, yarns\, dyed fabrics and stamps to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. I hold a B.S. in Clothing\, Textiles and Design from Arizona State University\, Tempe\, AZ.\nRecently\, I discovered modern quilting: simple\, crayoned patchworks that resonate deeply with my fiber work. Inspired and invigorated by a renewed sense of continuity\, and awed by the mystery of how creation occurs\, my process allows me to explore visions to enable my creative work to evolve and grow.”  \nTOUR THE SHOW!!!!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/fantastic-fibers-2021-at-the-yeiser-art-center/
LOCATION:Yeiser Art Center\, 200 Broadway St.\, Paducah\, KY\, 42001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210401T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210502T170000
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: "CONTENT" at The Artery
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be included in CONTENT\, a show of Artists’ Books at The Artery\, in Davis\, CA. \nClick Here to Join us for the online reception!\n \n“Artist Books typically defy classification\, definition\, and expectations. They are vessels for an artist’s vision. To understand what an artist book is you have to forget your definition of a book.” \nAccording to the Smithsonian Institute Library blog\, “An artist’s book is a medium of artistic expression that uses the form or function of ‘book’ as inspiration. It is the artistic initiative seen in the illustration\, choice of materials\, creation process\, layout and design that makes it an art object. …” \n“What truly makes an artist’s book is the artist’s intent\, and artists have used the book as inspiration in a myriad of ways and techniques\, from traditional to the experimental. The book could be made through fine press printing or hand-crafted\, the pages illustrated with computer-generated images or cheap photocopies; books became sculptures\, tiny and gargantuan; books were sliced up and reconfigured\, made from all kinds of materials with unconventional objects incorporated\, in unique or limited editions\, or produced in multiple copies. With all sorts of ideas behind them\, artists continue to challenge the idea\, content and structure of the traditional book.” \nThere is a special guest juror for this exhibition: Nikki Thompson of Deconstructed Artichoke Press.\nNikki Thompson is a book artist (aka Deconstructed Artichoke Press) and poet. With an MFA from the California College of the Arts\, her art explores architecture\, feminism\, and the politics of work through the mixed media of bookmaking\, printmaking\, and photography. Her work has been awarded First Prize at Gallerie Renee Marie and a Purchase Prize at 23 Sandy Gallery. She has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and received the College Book Arts Association Project Assistance Grant. Her work can be seen at www.deconstructedartichokepress.com. \nCo-juror: Adele Louise Shaw of Circle A Studio.\nAdele is a book artist and a painter. Her career as an artist has been punctuated with wildly diverse artistic explorations but she grew up surrounded by hand-bound books made by her great-grand parents. Her bookbinding studies started with classes in Japan and Thailand. Adele’s book work is squarely focused on a different\, newish book form referred to as “Artist Books”. Many of her hand-bound books are derived from her work as a painter. She never ceases to try new methods and materials to actualize her vision. She teaches book classes out of her studio in Davis\, California. You can view her work at www.adeleshaw.com. \nI am showing:\n“Narrow Bridge”\, 5.5 x 16 x 3.5″\, mixed media\n“Narrow Bridge” is an “Artists’ Book”\, which can be opened to about 16+” wide\, but can be displayed opened to 8-10″\, standing upright. It is a flag book structure and is made of board\, paper\, linen thread\, and fabric. It says\, “All the world is a narrow bridge\, the important thing is not to fear.” (Indeed…!) \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-content-at-the-artery/
LOCATION:The Artery\, 207 G Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T173000
DTSTAMP:20210224T232000Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Womens' History Month at the Panorama City Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Join us online as the Panorama City Branch Library celebrates: Women’s History Month\nand learn about women artists such as:\nFrida Kahlo\, Faith Ringgold and Georgia O’Keeffe!\nLearn to make your own scroll with Panorama City Branch Library’s artist-in-residence Debra Disman!!!\nAdd images and information to your scroll about\nFrida Kahlo\, Faith Ringgold and Georgia O’Keeffe\nMaterials packets available!\nPick up a bag of craft supplies at the Panorama City Branch Library\n Please call the library at 818-894-4071 to make a pick up appointment\n Please email pnoram@lapl.org to get login information \n For ALL AGES! Size is limited so call to register soon! \nThis program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/celebrate-womens-history-month-at-the-panorama-city-branch-library/
LOCATION:Panorama City Branch Library\, 14345 Roscoe Blvd.\, Panorama City\, CA\, 91402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210620T160000
DTSTAMP:20210420T194954Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: INSIGHT at the Cape Cod Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be showing in The Cape Cod Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition\,  INSIGHT. When spoken\, this word can be broadly understood as – Insight\, In Sight and Incite. \nGrace Hopkins\, gallery director at the Berta Walker Galleries in Provincetown\, and Wellfleet\, MA served a s juror.\n523 artworks were submitted by 272 artists from 30 states across the country for INSIGHT. Only 65 artworks have been selected from 60 artists in 16 states.\nA note from the juror:\n“Narrowing down the artwork for this exhibition was challenging. I first had to digest all 500+ submissions as a whole before any threads of meaning could be drawn between the works\, and a final cohesive subset could be chosen. As a gallery director I am regularly confronted with an aesthetic puzzle. But\, when you throw in the added thematic complexity of INSIGHT and the sheer number of works submitted\, making a final selection was both a demanding and rewarding exercise in distillation. I want to thank everyone who came forward and placed their artwork into this pool. Another juror\, with different values and sensibilities would have solved this very differently. Your collective vision\, ability and insight moved me.”\n -Grace Hopkins\, Juror\, Artist and Gallery Director\, Berta Walker Galleries \nView Virtual Reception and Video featuring statements from the artists\, juror Grace Hopkins and CCMoA Director of Art\, Benton Jones.\nI am showing MAXIMUM SECURITY\, 2018\, 15 x 18 x 10.25″\, Sculptural Artists’ Book\, Mixed Media (Book board\, wood\, mulberry paper\, paint\, canvas\, watercolor paper and hemp cord). \n  \nWATCH VIRTUAL RECEPTION  SEE ALL THE WORKS hear the ARTISTS SPEAKING ABOUT THEM!\nVIRTUAL RECEPTION PART 2!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhbitionista-insight-at-the-cape-cod-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:The Cape Cod Museum of Art\, 60 Hope Lane\, Dennis\, MA\, 02638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210311T173000
DTSTAMP:20210224T233434Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Womens' History Month at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Join us online as the West Valley Regional Branch Library celebrates Women’s History Month!\nOur Artist in Residence\, Debra Disman\, will lead us in creating a “folded fan” book where you can add images and\ninformation about these women artists:\nFrida Kahlo   Faith Ringgold   Georgia O’Keefe\nProgram log-in information  will be sent once supplies are picked up.\nIf you have any questions\, please send an email to wvally@lapl.org with Women’s History in the subject line. \nThis is an online program. Supply packets are limited and required for participation in the program. \nThere is a limit of 2 packets per household. To request yours call 818-345-9806. Supplies will be distributed in order of request. \nThis program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/celebrate-womens-history-month-at-the-west-valley-regional-branch-library/
LOCATION:West Valley Regional Branch Library\, 19036 Vanowen Street\,\, Reseda\, CA\, 91335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210308T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210911T170000
DTSTAMP:20210804T022147Z
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SUMMARY:RECOVERY JUSTICE: Being Well
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in: \nRECOVERY JUSTICE: Being Well\nMarch 8\, 2021 – September 11\, 2021\nat\n18th Street Arts Center (Airport Campus) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Being Well” is what we seek together as neighbors\, and recalls one of the central guiding principles of the City of Santa Monica\, the notion of “wellbeing” as key to civic health. Recovery Justice: Being Well\, aims to highlight the recent circumstances that have evolved during the pandemic (racial justice demonstrations and destruction\, as well as social discontent and general disconnection) into a series of self-organized artist projects that merges the exterior and interior public spaces of City of Santa Monica property. 18th Street Airport Campus at Santa Monica Municipal Airport will be the site where artists reimagine the city and beyond in the midst of complex social unrest globally. Recovery Justice will recuperate through various means the digital and physical footprints left in a city that struggles to reclaim the seemingly peaceful environment it once had. Artists will develop a palette for making and sharing artworks responding to the street experience in safe\, healing and expressive modes. This porous series is a point of departure to reconcile and redefine the concept of justice. \nThis collage of self-organized artist projects was organized around the common theme of Recovery Justice\, facilitated as part of Sara Daleiden’s artist project and ongoing conversations nurtured through a series of online conversations with 18th Street’s artist community called “Creative Roundtables” over the past 8 months. These projects will manifest in outdoor presentations on the side of the building; sculptural\, photographic\, painting and video work in the galleries; and a series of online and drive-in events in Spring of 2021. The artists’ presentations will also be represented online and via a 360 tour for virtual viewing.” \nParticipating artists include: Sara Daleiden\, Nicola Goode\, Susie McKay Krieser\, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario\, M Susan Broussard\, Lionel Popkin\, Yrneh Gabon Brown\, Lola del Fresno\, Debra Disman\, Melinda Smith Altshuler\, Gregg Chadwick\, Luciana Abait\, Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Rebecca Youssef\, and Dan S. Wang. \nSara Daleiden’s residency and facilitation work on these projects is generously supported by the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. Bailiwik is also a supporting partner on this exhibition.\nABOUT THE FACILITATOR\n(such a joy working with Sara)\nSara Daleiden is a Los Angeles-based artist who facilitates civic engagement within developing landscapes\, exercising arts and cultural exchange strategies. She encourages local cultures to value neighborhoods\, public space\, civic art\, land and racial and gender equity. Sara has an expertise in working with artists and other cultural entrepreneurs for civic engagement\, creative placemaking\, network development and small business development. \nHer project at 18th Street Arts Center grows out of the placekeeping work that 18th Street has been engaged in over the past six years through our cultural asset mapping project (culturemapping90404.org) and the Commons Lab\, which involves community voices to define\, center\, and connect cultural practices within their own neighborhoods. Her practice investigates the influence of location\, scale\, market\, values and other regional factors on the production of the arts and cultural identity. Through methodologies involving partnership mapping\, network building\, and the facilitation of self-organizing and advocacy\, Sara aims to enhance the advocacy power of artists in influencing neighborhood development in the city. Her durational engagement with 18th Street will spin off land-based activations with opportunities for neighbors\, artists\, city staff\, and the broader public to participate. Sara has been collaborating with arts workers Nicola Goode\, Susannah Laramee Kidd\, Dorit Cypis and Kimberli Meyer for this artist project. \nPictured is  “Womb”\, 2021\, (plastic\, canvas\, jute cord) and “I Smile At You With My Eyes”\, 2021\, cardboard\, magazine pages\, acrylic paint\, 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/recovery-justice-being-well/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210225T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210401T170000
DTSTAMP:20210305T202652Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: "Home Sick"
DESCRIPTION:Feel the Art Effect with a new show: Home Sick\n \n“Home sick or sick of home? This exhibition shares work that captures how the tumultuous events of 2020 have shaped personal experiences and artistic practice and explores how the phrase “Home Sick” can take on multiple meanings in today’s revolutionary climate.” \nI am excited to take part in this innovative exhibition at The Art Effect at the Trolly Barn Gallery\, showing:\nBedTime Story. This work features faces created from clay and gifted to me by my Mom\, the ceramicist Judy Disman. Thus this exhbition theme\, and concept of “home”\, and “home sick” holds a very deep resonance. \n   \nThe Art Effect announces the launch of its new international juried exhibition series and pilot youth museum studies program in 2021. Home Sick is The Art Effect’s inaugural national juried exhibition in its new 3\,000-sq-ft gallery at the Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn in the heart of the City of Poughkeepsie. This exciting exhibition will be on display February 25 – April 1\, 2021. \n“Home Sick will serve as a core component of a pilot program to put youth in the “driver’s seat” leading exhibitions and programming at the Trolley Barn\,” says Executive Director Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt. Youth at the Trolly Barn Gallery \nThe exhibition theme invitese artists to capture how the concept of being “home sick” can take on multiple meanings in light of a tumultuous year such as 2020.  \nCurator Mary-Kay Lombino\, Deputy Director and Emily Hargroves Fisher ’57 and Richard B. Fisher Curator at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center\, Vassar College\, has worked closely with The Art Effect youth to juror the show made up of submissions from around the world. ”We’re very excited to have youth work alongside established curators like Mary-Kay to co-create high-quality exhibitions and develop the skills needed to pursue careers in the art museum field” noted Fenichel-Hewitt. \nSee the HOME Sick opening!\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/home-sick/
LOCATION:The Art Effect at the Trolly Barn Gallery\, 45 Pershing Avenue\, Poughkeepsie\, NY\, 12601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T173000
DTSTAMP:20210126T214737Z
CREATED:20210121T184145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T214737Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating February at the Panorama Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Learn to Create A Pocket Accordion Book!\nCelebrate February with its many holidays by learning to make your own folded accordion book with pockets to hold photographs\, recipes\, poems\, stories\, drawings\, and keepsakes! You can use this book as a diary\, gift\, album\, sketchbook and more!\nMaterials packets available. To get yours\,contact the Panorama Branch Library and plan a time to pick it up! Limit: two materials packets per family.\n\nPanorama City Library Address:\n14345 Roscoe Boulevard\nPanorama City\, CA 91402\nPhone: 818-894-4071
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/celebrating-february-at-the-panorama-branch-library/
LOCATION:Panorama City Branch Library\, 14345 Roscoe Blvd.\, Panorama City\, CA\, 91402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T173000
DTSTAMP:20210115T203212Z
CREATED:20210115T203212Z
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SUMMARY:Bookmaking and Boxes: Valentines Day at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Valentine’s Day by learning to create the double flower fold book structure\, complete with it’s own box\, to offer as a loving gift for the holiday! Contact the West Valley Regional Branch Library to reserve your spot and pick up your free materials packet! \nThis program is part of my Artist Residency through the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs\, and is online to accomodate participants all over Los Angeles. For all ages. See the instructions on the attached flier! \nWe hope to see you there! \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/bookmaking-and-boxes-valentines-day-at-the-west-valley-regional-branch-library/
LOCATION:West Valley Regional Branch Library\, 19036 Vanowen Street\,\, Reseda\, CA\, 91335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210112T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210112T173000
DTSTAMP:20210105T181123Z
CREATED:20201208T030453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210105T181123Z
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SUMMARY:Calendaring 2021 at the Panorama City Branch Library
DESCRIPTION:Learn to create a calendar for 2021\, and highlight important and meaningful dates and events!\nWith Panorama City Branch Library Artist in Residence Debra Disman\, and supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles! materials packets available!\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/6336/
LOCATION:Panorama City Branch Library\, 14345 Roscoe Blvd.\, Panorama City\, CA\, 91402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T173000
DTSTAMP:20201208T225223Z
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SUMMARY:Calendaring 2021: West Valley Regional Branch Library
DESCRIPTION:Learn to create a calendar for 2021\, and highlight important and meaningful dates and events!\nLed by West Valley Regional Branch Library Artist in Residence Debra Disman\, and supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles! Materials packets available for pick-up!\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/calendaring-2021-west-valley-regional-branch-library/
LOCATION:West Valley Regional Branch Library\, 19036 Vanowen Street\,\, Reseda\, CA\, 91335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210130T000000
DTSTAMP:20210118T045933Z
CREATED:20210118T045933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T045933Z
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SUMMARY:Small Works Big Talent at Las Laguna Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in: \nSmall Works Big Talent\n\n\nJanuary 7 – 30\, 2021\nShowing “Narrow Bridge“\n​“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”   – Vincent Van Gogh\n\n\nFor this selection of work\, Las Laguna Art Gallery received hundreds of submission from artists across the globe. The theme for this exhibition was open\, and the only limitation for this exhibition was that sizes of the art was limited to 18 Inches on any side. Smaller works provides art lovers a great opportunity to begin collecting art.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/small-works-big-talent-at-las-laguna-gallery/
LOCATION:Las Laguna Art Gallery\, 577 South Coast Highway\, Suite A1\, Laguna Beach\, 92651
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Las Laguna Gallery":MAILTO:laslagunaartgallery@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201230T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210801T120000
DTSTAMP:20210803T204009Z
CREATED:20201230T224240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T204009Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: IDENTITY at Art Fluent
DESCRIPTION:“IDENTITY is a display of aspects that usually remain hidden—a bittersweet and raw take on what churns inside us. We all have a certain idea of who we are through our identity\, but to get there\, we need to probe beneath the surface. To get a sense of ourselves\, we need to explore who we are\, how we are viewed by the world\, and the characteristics that define us. This exhibit explores our beliefs\, qualities\, expressions\, and personalities that collectively form our identity.” \nI am honored to participate in this exhibition\, showing “White Zip“. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhbitionista-identity-at-art-fluent/
LOCATION:Art Fluent
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Fluent":MAILTO:hello@art-fluent.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201202T173000
DTSTAMP:20201109T034437Z
CREATED:20201109T034437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T034437Z
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SUMMARY:Make An Envelope Book for the Holidays at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Join us online as West Valley Regional Branch Library\, in partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs\, presents Artist in Residence\, Debra Disman teaching you how to make a fun and versatile “Envelope Book”\, that can be used as a gift or a card for the Holidays! \n \nThis is an online program. To request the program information\, please send an email to wvally@lapl.org with AIR in the subject line. Space is limited and will be filled in order of request. \n\n\n\n\nFor ADA accommodations\, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event. \nPara ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA\, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/make-an-envelope-book-for-the-holidays-at-the-west-valley-regional-branch-library/
LOCATION:West Valley Regional Branch Library\, 19036 Vanowen Street\,\, Reseda\, CA\, 91335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201130T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201130T170000
DTSTAMP:20201109T032619Z
CREATED:20201109T032619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T032619Z
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SUMMARY:ENVELOPE BOOKMAKING WORKSHOP for the Holidays at the Panorama City Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Holidays!\nMake an Envelope Book with Panama City Branch Library Artist in Residence Debra Disman! \nJoin us online on Monday November 30th at 3:30PM and learn to create your own special ENVELOPE BOOK you can use as a gift or a card this Holiday Season and send through the mail! \nThis is an online program. To sign-up and reserve your space\, send an email to bgallego@lapl.org \nArt materials packets will be available to the first 25 patrons who request them! To request yours call 818-894-4071. \nThis program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/envelope-bookmaking-workshop-for-the-holidays-at-the-panorama-city-branch-library/
LOCATION:Panorama City Branch Library\, 14345 Roscoe Blvd.\, Panorama City\, CA\, 91402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201128T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210117T170000
DTSTAMP:20201104T214322Z
CREATED:20201104T213540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201104T214322Z
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Exhibition: "Illuminate" at Springboard Arts Chicago!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in:\n“Illuminate”\n Springboard Art Chicago’s Inaugural Art Exhibition!\nIt would be easy to believe the world is cloaked in darkness. But Springboard Arts Chicago invites you to join us as we illuminate the darkness through art. We believe the arts have the power to brighten our lives. Music\, theatre\, performance art\, dance\, and fine art light up our world. In our inaugural show\, we are featuring 15 inspiring artists. We hope you’ll allow them/us to illuminate your indoor spaces this season.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/inaugural-exhibition-illuminate-at-springboard-arts-chicago/
LOCATION:Springboard Arts Chicago\, 1910 W. North Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Springboard Arts Chciago":MAILTO:hello@springboardarts.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201125T120000
DTSTAMP:20201118T213554Z
CREATED:20201118T213554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T213554Z
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SUMMARY:LACMA Fall Art Camp: The Art of the Book
DESCRIPTION:The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents:\nFall Art Camp: The Art of the Book \nDate/s: Monday-Wednesday\, November 23\, 24\, and 25\, 2020  \nTime: 10 am-12 pm PST \nHours: 2 hours \nLocation: Class will be conducted on Zoom \nClass Description\nCreate your own books using fun folding and gluing techniques! Add your own writings\, drawings\, photographs and more! Sketchbook\, journal\, album\, what will YOUR book become? Each class will teach techniques for creating fun and fantastic books\, and unleash your imagination! With artist Debra Disman. \nTeaching Artist: Debra Disman is a Los Angeles-based artist working primarily in the form of the book\, both\nas a solo practitioner and in the public sphere of community engagement. As a maker and teaching artist she\ncreates work and projects which push the boundaries of the book into new forms and materials and\nencourages her students to do the same while learning bookmaking skills and techniques and having FUN! \nTo participate in this online event\, you will need internet access; a computer or tablet; and these  art-making materials. Questions? Email artclasses@lacma.org  \nDay 1\nAccordion Fold Book with Pockets\nWe will look at Chris Burden’s URBAN LIGHTS sculpture! \nDay 2\nFolded Fan Book with Windows and Doors\nWe will look at Alexander Calder’s Three Quintains (Hello Girls) fountain sculpture/stabile \nDay 3\nFlag Book with Found Writing\nWe will look at Barbara Kruger’s Untitled (Shafted) elevator work
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/lacma-fall-art-camp-the-art-of-the-book/
LOCATION:Los Angeles County Museum of Art
CATEGORIES:Teaching
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