BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Debra Disman - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Debra Disman
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://debradisman.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Debra Disman
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20190310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20191103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20200308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20201101T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20210314T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20211107T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20220313T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20221106T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210502T170000
DTSTAMP:20210420T194147Z
CREATED:20210402T200823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T194147Z
UID:7068-1618574400-1619974800@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1000Words_Flier_2021_CORE.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Core New Art Space":MAILTO:https://www.coreartspace.com/new-page-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210401T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210529T180000
DTSTAMP:20210420T194528Z
CREATED:20210304T062518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T194528Z
UID:6943-1617278400-1622311200@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/dd2.22.19-244.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Yeiser Art Center":MAILTO:office@theyeiser.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210401T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210502T170000
DTSTAMP:20210406T203712Z
CREATED:20210310T220938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T203712Z
UID:7000-1617274800-1619974800@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ContentGraphicsm.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="The Artery":MAILTO:arteryinfo@omsoft.com ;
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T173000
DTSTAMP:20210224T232000Z
CREATED:20210224T230258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T232000Z
UID:6892-1616083200-1616088600@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/MARCH-2021-DCA-Artist-in-making-scroll-residence-flyer-1.pdf
ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210620T160000
DTSTAMP:20210420T194954Z
CREATED:20210304T054235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T194954Z
UID:6928-1616061600-1624204800@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MaximumSecurity2.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210311T173000
DTSTAMP:20210224T233434Z
CREATED:20210224T232643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T233434Z
UID:6887-1615478400-1615483800@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/031121-AIR-Womens-History-Month-FINAL.pdf
ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210308T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210911T170000
DTSTAMP:20210804T022147Z
CREATED:20210201T032814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210804T022147Z
UID:6739-1615204800-1631379600@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WOMB_1_RC_2021.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="18th Street Arts Center":MAILTO:office@18thstreet.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210225T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210401T170000
DTSTAMP:20210305T202652Z
CREATED:20210118T035319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T202652Z
UID:6631-1614256200-1617296400@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BedTimeStory3.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="The Art Effect at the Trolly Barn Gallery":MAILTO:https://feelthearteffect.org/#section-contact
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T173000
DTSTAMP:20210126T214737Z
CREATED:20210121T184145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T214737Z
UID:6694-1613059200-1613064600@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Program-Flyer_-Create-a-Pocket-Accordion-Book-DCA.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T173000
DTSTAMP:20210115T203212Z
CREATED:20210115T203212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T203212Z
UID:6625-1612886400-1612891800@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/FLYER-Valentine-Box-Book-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210112T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210112T173000
DTSTAMP:20210105T181123Z
CREATED:20201208T030453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210105T181123Z
UID:6336-1610467200-1610472600@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PCBL-Calendar-Making-Program-Flyer-1-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T173000
DTSTAMP:20201208T225223Z
CREATED:20201208T024912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T225223Z
UID:6327-1610035200-1610040600@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Calendar-Making-Flyer-2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210130T000000
DTSTAMP:20210118T045933Z
CREATED:20210118T045933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T045933Z
UID:6686-1609977600-1611964800@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/conTEXTual-1_F.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Las Laguna Gallery":MAILTO:laslagunaartgallery@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201230T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210801T120000
DTSTAMP:20210803T204009Z
CREATED:20201230T224240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T204009Z
UID:6499-1609329600-1627819200@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ForCafe_WHITE_ZIP-2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Art Fluent":MAILTO:hello@art-fluent.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201202T173000
DTSTAMP:20201109T034437Z
CREATED:20201109T034437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T034437Z
UID:6183-1606924800-1606930200@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WVRBL_Flier_Dec_WinterHoliday_EnvelopeBk.pdf
ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201130T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201130T170000
DTSTAMP:20201109T032619Z
CREATED:20201109T032619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T032619Z
UID:6178-1606750200-1606755600@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WEB_2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201128T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210117T170000
DTSTAMP:20201104T214322Z
CREATED:20201104T213540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201104T214322Z
UID:6151-1606561200-1610902800@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Springboard-Arts-Presents-Illuminate.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Springboard Arts Chciago":MAILTO:hello@springboardarts.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201125T120000
DTSTAMP:20201118T213554Z
CREATED:20201118T213554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T213554Z
UID:6231-1606125600-1606305600@debradisman.com
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/EVENTS1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201125T120000
DTSTAMP:20201111T221710Z
CREATED:20201111T221514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T221710Z
UID:6188-1606125600-1606305600@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:THE ART OF THE BOOK at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art!
DESCRIPTION:Kids Art Class: Fall Art Camp—The Art of the Book (Ages 9–12)\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!\nWith artist Debra Disman. \nJoin on your computer or tablet wherever you have internet. A Zoom link will be sent prior to camp start. Materials are included in tuition. \nThree Days: Monday–Wednesday\, November 23–25\n\n\n\nMon\, Nov 23\, Tuesday Nov 24\, Wednesday Nov 25\, 2020\n10 am–12 pm PT\nOnline\nArt Camp is designed for children ages 9-12; children ages 8 and under will not be admitted.\nNexGenLA Members $100; General Public $125\nPre-registration is required for all classes\nTuition includes materials.\nAdditional fee for shipping.\nFor additional art class information\, please contact ArtClasses@lacma.org.\nFor ticketing support\, contact boxoffice@lacma.org.\nPlease visit LACMA’s FAQ page for our refund policy.\n\nGet Tickets\nAdd to Calendar
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-art-of-the-book-at-the-los-angeles-county-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:Los Angeles County Museum of Art
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WEBp3.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201102T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201102T173000
DTSTAMP:20201008T190158Z
CREATED:20201008T190158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T190158Z
UID:5987-1604332800-1604338200@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:Making Memory Albums for Dia de los Muertos at the West Valley Regional Library
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/making-memory-albums-for-dia-de-los-muertos-at-the-west-valley-regional-library/
LOCATION:West Valley Regional Branch Library\, 19036 Vanowen Street\,\, Reseda\, CA\, 91335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WVRBL_wkshp_1_flier_draft-1_0820.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="West Valley Regional Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201028T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201028T160000
DTSTAMP:20201013T032424Z
CREATED:20201009T195811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T032424Z
UID:5996-1603900800-1603900800@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:The Book As Art\, vol. 8: Infinity - ARTIST TALK!
DESCRIPTION:The Book As Art\, vol.8: Infinity- Artist Talks\n\n\nby Georgia Center for the Book\n\n\n\n\nFree\nOctober 28\, 2020\n7:00PM EST\n4:00PM PST\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an artist talk every Wednesday in October with artists featured in the 2020 Book As Art\, vol.8: Infinity Exhibition.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nJoin us for an artist showcase\, featuring 5 artists’ who have pieces in the 2020 The Book as Art v.8: Infinity exhibition: Debra Disman (“Maximum Security”; “Prairie”)\, Christian Feneck (“The Unmade Room”)\, Julie Fordham (“The Dream”)\, Nicole Polonsky (“32xF”)\, and Chris Revelle (“Living Monuments”). For more information about their work\, visit the catalogue for the exhibition here: Book As Art\, vol.8: Infinity Catalogue \nDebra Disman is a Los Angeles-based artist working primarily in the form of the book\, both as a solo practitioner and in the public sphere of community engagement. As a maker and teaching artist she creates work and projects which push the boundaries of the book into new forms and materials. Her work is shown in museums\, galleries\, universities and libraries across the US including The Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale\, CA\, Craft Contemporary in LA\, The University of the Arts in Philadelphia\, and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Disman was the featured artist for the Big Read in LA in 2016; is the recipient of a WORD: Artist Grant / Bruce Geller Memorial Prize in 2016 to create “The Sheltering Book”\, a life-sized book structure; and was commissioned by LA’s Craft Contemporary Museum to create an interactive book for their 2017 exhibition\, “Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California.” She was a Studio Resident at the Camera Obscura Art Lab in 2018\, and was awarded five Artist-in-Residence grants from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs since 2017 to work with the diverse Valley communities of LA. \nArtist Christian Feneck combines his architectural training with painting\, print\, and installation art to create visual experiences of space using color. Feneck’s paintings explore the relationship of vision and the understanding of space by using architectural perspective conventions in combination with a layered series of translucent color fields.. Born in Massachusetts but raised primarily in Hawaii\, California\, and Florida\, Feneck has resided in Fort Lauderdale since 2004. Feneck was a Visiting Professor of Architectural Design and Theory at Florida Atlantic University and participated in the FATVillage Artist Incubator Residency and the IS Projects Existent Books Residency programs. Feneck contributed to numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout South Florida as well as curated several installation art exhibitions. \nJulie Fordham is a mixed media artist working in Atlanta\, Ga. She attended Rhode Island School of Design where she studied Illustration. Julie’s work is a personal narrative. She uses plants\, animals\, and insects along with her figures to interpret the world and the people around her. She creates intuitively and enjoys experimenting with new materials. She loves tedium and contrast. The combination of rough texture with feminine details. Tons of miniscule stitches and lace. Bright colors with dark heavy feeling imagery. Words are added as a source of texture. Her work explores the symbolism tied to animals and plants and reframes them in a way that establishes her own visual vocabulary. She has shown around the city of Atlanta and Nashville\, and participated in many shows at the Tannery Row Artist Colony in Buford. \nNicole Polonsky is a visual artist whose practice encompasses limited-edition prints\, bookworks and multiples; drawing and unique object-making; writing; film\, installations and performance. She also devises and produces group projects and exhibitions\, and collaborates with other artists to realize cross-disciplinary ventures. Nicole gained her bachelor’s degree at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art\, University of Oxford\, and master’s in Print at the Royal College of Art\, London UK. She has shown extensively throughout her career. Recent exhibitions include lapse:re:lapse\, MOCA London WE UK; Lighting Up Time\, Northern Print and Side Cinema\, Newcastle UK; A Pollock’s Gallimaufry\, and The Contemporary Print\, Flatbed Press and Gallery\, Texas USA. In 2019 Nicole received an Arts Council England Project Grant for Lighting Up Time; she was shortlisted for the 2018 Flourish Award for Excellence in Printmaking and the 2016 Neo:Printprize .Nicole’s artworks are held in private collections internationally and public collections at Museum of Modern Art and Lafayette College; Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art\,and the Victoria and Albert Museum\, among others. Her work was featured in a number of publications including Creative Review\, Art Monthly and Printmaking Today\, as well as The Word is Art. Nicole lives and works in London\, UK. \nChris Revelle is an interdisciplinary artist with a socially-engaged and research- based studio practice. Through the examination of history\, language\, and visual culture\, Revelle’s work confronts the failures and abuses of social\, political\, and economic systems. The goal of his practice is to challenge public memory while inspiring discourse and empathy. Revelle has exhibited in the United States\, Hong Kong\, London\, South Korea\, and India. He was the recipient of the 2018 Idea Capital Grant and a finalist for the 2017 Hong Kong Human Rights Art Prize. Revelle has created work for United Nations organizations\, and was formerly the Chair of Fine Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design\, Hong Kong\, and a Faculty Instructor of Painting and Drawing at Arizona State University. He earned his Master of Fine Arts from the School of Art at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) in Valencia\, CA.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-book-as-art-vol-8-infinity-artist-talk/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Presentations
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BkTalkOct28.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201125T170000
DTSTAMP:20201013T022855Z
CREATED:20201013T022126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T022855Z
UID:6051-1603886400-1606323600@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:Chasing Ghosts V: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance\, legacy\, & beyond
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be participating in:  \nChasing Ghosts V: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance\, legacy\, & beyond\nThis show emphasizes the idea of revealing the unseen or the soul in a work of art. The term ghost may be interpreted in many ways\, not necessarily meant to be a literal elucidation. This year’s interpretation might be loaded with the added turmoil of current social\, health\, environmental\, and political climate.  The exhibition asks artists: “Does your process manifest an identity within your work that somehow speaks to the past? Do you express your deepest fears or concerns through your work? Do current political\, health\, and environmental concerns follow you into the studio and shadow or define your work? What ghosts or parts of the past leave their mark on your work? Is a legacy revealed through your work or your process? Is memory a vital vehicle of expression for you? Do you inadvertently honor something from your past or concern for the future through your work? ”  \n Verum Ultimum never seeks to drive the work\, the only hope to unveil unique visions. \nVerum Ultimum Gallery has engaged audiences of artists and collectors since its founding in Northeast Portland in 2013. \nThe brainchild of artist Jennifer Gillia Cutshall\, Verum Ultimum (meaning the ultimate truth) showcases work that demonstrates the deepest connection to the creative process.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/chasing-ghosts-v-art-that-pierces-the-veil-through-remembrance-legacy-beyond/
LOCATION:Verum Ultimum Gallery\, 3014 NE Ainsworth\, Portland\, OR\, 97211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dd2.22.19-254.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Verum Ultimum Gallery":MAILTO:fineartvu@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T210000
DTSTAMP:20201023T193659Z
CREATED:20201023T193226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201023T193659Z
UID:6116-1603825200-1603832400@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:Textile LA Textile Slam Presentation!
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SLAM! OCTOBER 27\nPLEASE JOIN US!\nTuesday\, October 27th\n7pm\nonline\n \nLooking forward to seeing you Tuesday evening October 27\, 2020 for Textile Slam! \nfrom $10.00\n\nTextile Slam! is an opportunity for friendly conversation and networking\, featuring a rotating slate of presenters\, each of whom will deliver an informal six-minute (or less!) slide show / improv / show-and-tell presentation.  \nWe invite members\, artists\, designers\, architects\, educators\, and all-around neat thinkers to talk about their work\, ideas that interest them\, or projects they are exploring or have completed or would like help with. \nThe Slam! as a casual\, community\, conversation-oriented event. \n\nFeaturing Lea Feinstein\, Kathy Nida\, and Debra Disman talking about current work\, creating in a pandemic\, thriving. \nTickets $10 members; $20 non-members. Thank you for your support! \nINFO HERE
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/textile-la-textile-slam-presentation/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Presentations
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TALA_textile-slam-header.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T170000
DTSTAMP:20201008T185652Z
CREATED:20201007T224120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T185652Z
UID:5976-1603812600-1603818000@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:FALL HOLIDAY BOOKMAKING Through the Panorama City Branch Library
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/fall-holiday-bookmaking-through-the-panorama-city-branch-library/
LOCATION:Panorama City Branch Library\, 14345 Roscoe Blvd.\, Panorama City\, CA\, 91402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/October202FallBookmaking_flier-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Panorama City Branch Library":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201026T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201215T170000
DTSTAMP:20201023T184603Z
CREATED:20201011T034744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201023T184603Z
UID:6005-1603710000-1608051600@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:"Building Networks of Empathy"
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition Building Networks of Empathy is the second of a two-part show that asks us to consider the ways in which art empowers not only the artist\, but its viewers to transform their most difficult experiences into enlightened outcomes. The first part of the show is an ongoing online-only exhibition entitled Facing Darkness\, which encouraged artists in our community to reflect internally on our current moment of pandemic\, isolation\, and structural inequity laid bare. \nFor this second part\, which will be physically installed in 18th Street Arts Center’s spacious Airport campus hangar galleries\, artists were asked to respond to how they have changed as a result of their inner reflections on darkness\, and to imagine new futures and societal structures as we see our way out of crisis. Each artist grapples as well with the role that art can play in social reflection\, expression\, and cultural paradigm shifts as a result of a deeper understanding of each other\, and the empathy that follows. The exhibition sees empathy not only as a way to share and understand what others are going through\, but also as a natural and endless resource that we can all rely on when crisis and emergency hit\, with hopes that we can turn this moment of collective fear into a sublime experience. \nDebra Disman\, Chromatic Interactions: The Golden Thread\, 2020. File cards\, pencils\, crayons\, thread. Installation. 76 x 90 inches.\nPhoto by Debra Disman. Courtesy of the artist.\n“I was commissioned to create an interactive book for Craft Contemporary’s 2017 exhibition\, Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California\, which opened shortly after the 2016 presidential election. Visitors could choose file cards in an array of colors\, draw and write on them\, and insert them into the pocketed pages of the book. A range of feelings\, responses\, and concerns were expressed through the cards\, which the Museum Staff saved and gave to me at the end of the show. I stitched them together grouped loosely by theme\, to express the network of empathy they depicted\, held together by golden thread.” \nThis exhibition may be viewed by appointment only. Please visit here to sign up to visit the exhibition! \nParticipating artists include: Alexandra Dillon\, Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Luigia Gio Martelloni\, Rebecca Setareh\, M Susan Broussard\, Julia Michelle Dawson\, Lionel Popkin\, Ameeta Nanji\, Siru Wen\, Elham Sagharchi\, Debra Disman\, Luciana Abait\, Sheila Karbassian\, Daniela Schweitzer\, Joan Wulf\, Loren Harris-Heller\, Nung-Hsin Hu\, and Susie McKay Krieser. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by a live Zoom panel featuring Alma Ruiz and Karen Sherman\, moderated by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez\, on November 12\, 2020 at 12pm. For this panel discussion\, curators\, artists\, activists\, advocates\, and scholars are invited to meet virtually  to reflect on the public opening of Facing Darkness\, and consider how the show renders a public crisis and artists’ circumstances evident and knowable. Moderated by artist-scholar Paul Bonin-Rodriguez\, with talks by curator Alma Ruiz and dancemaker Karen Sherman\, (Inter)facing Darkness will frame a dialogue on how artists are operating as second responders\, as thought leaders\, and resource gatherers at this time. Participants will be invited to speak on their experience of the show at this moment. Register here.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/building-networks-of-empathy/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DebraDisman_Chromatic-Interactions-The-Golden-Thread_6.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="18th Street Arts Center":MAILTO:office@18thstreet.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200909T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201001T170000
DTSTAMP:20200820T191342Z
CREATED:20200820T185954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200820T191342Z
UID:5795-1599652800-1601571600@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:2020 California Open Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:CONGRATULATIONS 2020 CALIFORNIA OPEN ACCEPTED ARTISTS\nJuror Kate Mothes selected 101 unique objects of fine art from 99 artists. \nNearly 1\,000 entries were submitted to the artist call.   \nThe 2020 California Open displays at TAG in all of our downstairs galleries from September 9 — October 1. Fine art viewings are available by appointment only until Stay Home orders are lifted for Los Angeles. Please call or email the gallery for more information. \nI am thrilled to be showing “FALLING”\, 2018\, 11″ x (up to) 23″ x 7.5″\, mixed media\n  \nFront view  (interior/exterior)                                     Detail   (interior/exterior) \n  \n  \nDetail (interior/exterior)                                                    Back view (exterior)
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/2020-california-open-exhibition/
LOCATION:Tag Gallery\, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Falling2_for_SITE.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="TAG GALLERY":MAILTO:info@taggallery.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200822T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200905T170000
DTSTAMP:20200827T193539Z
CREATED:20200812T173636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T193539Z
UID:5768-1598097600-1599325200@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:Tarfest 2020: Transition
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in: \n\n\n\nTarfest is a free multidisciplinary festival produced to provide artists performance/exhibition opportunities and audiences from all over Los Angeles with unique arts programming in the Miracle Mile District.cing Aret Exhibition\nAs significant transitions are evolving on multiple fronts\, we are examining and redefining our relationships with one another as well as the physical space we occupy. \nRecognizing this historic time\, the artists of Tarfest 2020’s “Transition” open call juried exhibition respond to core concepts of change with their work. This exhibition brings together artists from across So California whose practices engage with change through process\, concept\, culture\, chance\, and more. \nLAUNCH presents “Transition” in conjunction with Tarfest– our free multidisciplinary arts festival now in its 18th year. For 2020 and in response to Covid-19\, Tarfest moves from Tar Pits Park to multiple venues over multiple days- allowing for safe gatherings with appropriate social distancing. \nSee the show!\n \nExhibition Aug 22- Sept 5\, 2020.\n170 S. La Brea Ave.\, Upstairs\nLos Angeles\, CA 90036 \n \nLAUNCH LA believes exposure to the arts enhances quality of life and strengthens community through the shared appreciation of creative expression in all its forms and hybrids. LAUNCH LA is passionate about providing artists with quality opportunities to present themselves and their creations that reflect our times to a curious and enthusiastic audience at important happenings throughout Los Angeles. \nHOLLY JERGER is the exhibitions curator at Craft Contemporary (formerly Craft & Folk Art Museum) in Los Angeles\, CA. Since 2015\, she has organized or co-organized numerous exhibitions at Craft Contemporary\, including Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California\, Gronk’s Theater of Paint\, Betye Saar: Keepin’ it Clean\, and Melting Point: Movements in Contemporary Clay. Prior to her appointment as exhibitions curator\, Jerger served as senior curator of public engagement (2005-2014)\, developing 90 programs annually. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ball State University\, Indiana\, and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln\, where she also taught. She has served on the boards of the Museum Educators of Southern California (MESC) and the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. \nLAUNCH LA believes exposure to the arts enhances quality of life and strengthens community through the shared appreciation of creative expression in all its forms and hybrids. LAUNCH LA is passionate about providing artists with quality opportunities to present themselves and their creations that reflect our times to a curious and enthusiastic audience at important happenings throughout Los Angeles. \nLAUNCH LA addresses these core values by presenting arts and culture programming throughout the year at its gallery and project space on La Brea Avenue\, through multidisciplinary programs at TARFEST\, our free music and arts festival held annually at the La Brea Tar Pits Park\, now in its 13th year\, as well as periodic showcases and collaborations in important Los Angeles communities. \nJames Panozzo – Founder/Executive Director\nJames created the non-profit social enterprise LAUNCH in 2010 to oversee the production of TarFest annually while also providing unique programming and exhibition opportunities to important artists in Los Angeles. He served as the Director of Lawrence Asher Gallery from 2004 – 2010\, exhibiting emerging and mid-career painters\, sculptors and installation artists. James co-founded TarFest in 2003 and continues to develop and manage its programs which provide opportunities to emerging artists at venues in the Miracle Mile District of LA. \nI am showing:\n“Torrent and Tangle: Keep your House In Order“\n2019\, 10.5 x 25 x 18”\, mixed media \n\n \nView a Facebook Live tour of the exhibition with James Panozzo: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/LaunchLA/videos/2350520525255774/?comment_id=2351347821839711&notif_id=1598253654604511&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/tarfest-2020-transition/
LOCATION:Launch LA\, 170 S La Brea Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DD10.31.198214-Edit-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Launch LA":MAILTO:info@launchla.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200817T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201017T000000
DTSTAMP:20200908T004936Z
CREATED:20200707T014649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T004936Z
UID:5565-1597622400-1602892800@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity
DESCRIPTION:The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity\nJurors: Bexx Caswell-Olson\, Ann Kresge\, Joe Sanders\nOpening Reception\nFriday\, Aug. 28 | 7–9 pm\nA book begins as a small mass of material\, formed and pressed into life by ideas\, words\, and machines. A concept becomes thought\, becomes word\, becomes book\, becomes sculpture. From the tactile complexity of handmade paper\, to the alteration of existing volumes\, to a variety of other materials and concepts\, these objects\, in an increasingly digital world\, stubbornly survive. The objects in this exhibition will interpret the concept of the book and invite the viewer to look beyond the printed page to where word has become form. \nI am showing two pieces in the exhibition:\nPrairie\,  2018 (10.25″ x 45″ x 15.25″\, mixed media)\n  \n\nMaximum Security\, 2018\, (15 x 18 x 10.25″\, mixed media)\n   \n  \nThe Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity  will be presented online until further notice.\nHowever\, the exhibition will be installed at the Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library\, in anticipation that the Periodicals Gallery at the Decatur Library may be open for limited viewing before the advertised end of the exhibition (October 17). \nView The Book as Art v.8: Infinity Virtual Opening!\nVirtual programming is in development to supplement and enhance viewer experience. I an honored to be participating in an Artist Talk at 7PM EST on Friday October 28th!  \nLive Zoom Events (FREE tickets via Eventbrite\, links available soon)\nOct. 7: Artist Talk with Valerie Aranda and Clemente Orozco Farías\nOct. 14: Artist Talk with Stephanie Russ and Isabelle Fleurelien\nOct. 21: Artist Interview: Peggy Johnston\nOct. 28: Artist Showcase and Discussion: Nicole Polonsky\, Christian Feneck\, Chris Revelle\, Debra Disman \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-book-as-art-v-8-0-infinity/
LOCATION:Decatur Library\, 215 Sycamore Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dd2.22.19-266-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200804T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200911T140000
DTSTAMP:20200711T021542Z
CREATED:20200711T021108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200711T021542Z
UID:5650-1596538800-1599832800@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:Crafting Histories: Bookmaking with Debra Disman an Online Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:a Philanthropies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Older Adult\nOnline Workshop Series\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Art of the Book: Crafting Our Stories By Hand\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrafting Histories: Bookmaking with Debra Disman an Online Workshop Series\n\n\nThe Art of the Book: Crafting Our Stories By Hand is an online workshop series specifically designed by Craft Contemporary and artist Debra Disman for adults over the age of 55. This program is made possible by funding from Aroha Philanthropies and is part of a nationwide campaign to bring thoughtful and specialized programs to a valuable population that is often undeserved by arts institutions.We invite you to register for this cycle’s participant cohort. This 8-session bookmaking series taught by artist Debra Disman will meet through the online platform Zoom\, every Friday at 11am – 1pm. Starting August 7 through September 11\, 2020. The program will conclude with a final presentation and discussion of works and experiences\, participants will also be provided a group document and online presence to share their work with friends and family. \nThis program is completely free of charge and courses are specifically developed to meet the needs of our participants. If you are interested in this opportunity and you are over the age of 55\, we invite you to apply today! We only ask that registrants MUST commit to participating in all 8 program sessions including the culminating event. \nSpace is limited to 12 participants that will be selected from their application response. Deadline to apply is Monday\, July 27\, 2020 by midnight. All participants will be notified on their application status by Friday\, July 31\, 2020. \nFor questions or more information please contact:\nandres@craftcontemporary.org \nClass Objective: Learn how to create folded\, glued and sewn book structures. Learn how to use bookmaking as an expressive vehicle for communication. Learn to share stories through the medium of bookmaking \nParticipants will be introduced to ideas of storytelling through materials and the handmade. We will explore what the term book means\, why books are important\, and how they have functioned through time and culture. \nOrientation: Tuesday\, August 4 \nSession 1: Friday\, August 7\nSession 2: Friday\, August 14\nSession 3: Friday\, August 21\nSession 4: Friday\, August 28\nSession 5: Friday\, September 4\nCritique & Wrap-up: Friday\, September 11 \nCulminating Event: Friday\, September 25
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/crafting-histories-bookmaking-with-debra-disman-an-online-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Craft Contemporary\, 5814 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bookmaking_1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Craft Contemporary":MAILTO:info@cafam.org 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200727T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210630T120000
DTSTAMP:20210406T052523Z
CREATED:20200722T051756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T052523Z
UID:5720-1595851200-1625054400@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: FACING DARKNESS
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be included in FACING DARKNESS\, an online exhibition of works created by artists from 18th Street Art Center‘s 18th street and airport campuses. \nTour the Show!\n“In our darkest hours\, it is natural and human to seek connection with others\, to face the darkness together so that we can imagine a brighter path forward. In our current pandemic-time of crisis and isolation\, this instinct can feel thwarted\, and lead us to even darker places. Art is one of the ways that communities can find resilience in isolation\, a method of aesthetic communication that empowers both the artist and the viewer to transform the most difficult and paradigm-breaking experiences into new visions for the future. Even as the arts and cultural infrastructure in the US is in deep crisis\, the work of artists reflecting on this time and its socio-cultural reverberations is even more necessary for binding us together and rebuilding our world. As Californians for the Arts director Julie Baker quipped “A first responder comes in and saves a life. A second responder comes in and helps rebuild a life.” \nArtists are second responders\, and this exhibition of 25 varied artists from 18th Street’s artist community present multivalent ways that artworks that address the human capacity to overcome hardships on both global and personal scales. From meditations on memory\, investigations into the warped passage of time\, working through fraught familial relationships\, and grappling with fear and longing in a time of public health crises and inequities laid bare\, the artists in this show address our current moment both obliquely and directly\, with humor\, melancholy\, and uncomfortable propositions. Creation during this time feels nothing like luxury; rather it is deeply necessary in navigating the darkness ahead.”  \nCollective – “The only way out is through”\n“Hopes and Fears and…”\, 2020\, 24.5 x 16.25\, mixed media\n18th Street will host related online events over the course of the exhibition. \nParticipating artists include: Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Beth Davila Waldman\, Elham Sagharchi\, Gwen Samuels\, Rachel Chu\, Debra Disman\, M Susan Broussard\, Lionel Popkin\, Leo Garcia\, Alexandra Dillon\, Gregg A Chadwick\, Ameeta Nanji\, Yrneh Gabon\, Claudia Concha\, Luciana Abait\, Rebecca Youssef\, Crystal Michaelson\, Susie McKay Krieser\, Melinda Smith Altshuler\, David McDonald\, Julia Michelle Dawson\, Daniela Schweitzer\, Luigia Gio Martelloni\, Sheila Karbassian\, and Joan Wulf.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/facing-darkness/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Facing-Darkness-Facebook.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="18th Street Arts Center":MAILTO:office@18thstreet.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR