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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Tunnel Bookmaking Workshop at the Northridge Library!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Northridge Branch Library as we learn to create the fun and fantastic Tunnel Book structure in honor of Springtime and Storymaking!\nSaturday May 3 –  11AM-12:30PM\nFREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!    All materials included!\n\nI am thrilled to work  with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR).  I am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from February through May\, 2025\, on selected Wednesday afternoons\, 3:30-5:00PM\, and Saturdays 11:00am – 12:30PM\nPlease note date change\, May 21st Saturday program is now May 14th! Same time and place!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-tunnel-bookmaking-workshop-at-the-northridge-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T110000
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Single Signature Bookmaking at the Northridge Library in Honor of National Poetry Month!
DESCRIPTION:Join us and learn how to create a Single Signature Book at the Northridge Library in Honor of National Poetry Month!\n\nSaturday April 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm\n\n\nFREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!    All materials included!\n\n\n \n\n\n\nI am thrilled to work  with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR).  I am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-single-signature-northridge-library-in-honor-of-national-poetry-month/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250416T153000
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Sidebound Bookmaking Northridge Library in Honor of National Poetry Month!
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we learn to create the fun and fantastic Sidebound Book structure in honor of National Poetry Month!\nWednesday April 16  3:30-5PM\nFREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!    All materials included!\n  \n\nI am thrilled to work  with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR).  I am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from February through May\, 2025\, every other Wednesday afternoon\, 3:30-5:00PM\, and Saturday 11:00am – 12:30PM\nJOIN US!\n \n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-sidebound-bookmaking-northridge-library-in-honor-of-national-poetry-month/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Flower Fold Bookmaking Workshop at the Northridge Library in Honor of National Poetry Month!
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we learn to create the fun and fantastic Flower Fold Book\, in honor of National Poetry Month!\nSATURDAY April 5  11 AM – 12:30 PM\nFREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!    All materials included!\n                             \n\n I am thrilled to work  with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR).  I am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from February through May\, 2025\, every other Wednesday afternoon\, 3:30-5:00PM\, and Saturday 11:00am – 12:30PM\nJOIN US!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-flower-fold-workshop-at-the-northridge-library-in-honor-of-poetry-month/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T170000
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SUMMARY:Intersection: where art and community meet with Debra Disman
DESCRIPTION:Intersection: where art and community meet with Debra Disman\nTuesday\, April 1st | 5PM – 7PM\n18th Street Arts Center\n1639 18th Street. Santa Monica\, CA 90404\nFree + Open to the Public \nFormally Happy Hours and Potlucks\, these gatherings are dedicated to gathering our community around good food\, conversation\, and art. Please stop by for a bite and chat with our community and spotlight artist: Debra Disman. \nPlease join us to create & learn\, express & enjoy together! Debra Disman will lead us through the making of fun and fantastic “Flag Books”\, made of an accordion-folded spine and intimate flag pages onto which you can inscribe your own text\, found or otherwise\, imagery or any combination of these to tell your own story of the present moment as you are experiencing it. All materials will be provided but if you would like\, please bring ephemera and memorabilia to personalize to your book.\n\n\n \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/intersection-where-art-and-community-meet-with-debra-disman/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Olympic Campus\, 1653 18th Street\, Studio 1\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T123000
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Double Signature Bookmaking Workshop at the Northridge Library!
DESCRIPTION:IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY and WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH!\nSATURDAY March 22  11 AM – 12:30 PM\nJoin us as we learn to how to create a fun and fantastic Accordion Fold Book with Pockets AND Pages at the Northridge Branch Library in honor of Women’s History Month\, International Women’s  Day\, and Women Artists everywhere!\nLearn about ground breaking women artists Faith Ringgold\, Frida Kahlo\, Yayoi Kusama \, Louise Nevelson\, Betye Saar\,  Georgia O’Keeffe.\nFREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!    All materials included!\n\n \n          \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am thrilled to work  with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR).  I am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from February through May\, 2025\, every other Wednesday afternoon\, 3:30-5:00PM\, and Saturday 11:00am – 12:30PM\nJOIN US!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-double-signature-bookmaking-workshop-at-the-northridge-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250320T063000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "A Woman's Place - Visual Voices" at The EBELL of Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in “A Woman’s Place: Visual Voices”\, a tribute to the profound impact of women’s narratives. This exhibition\, in celebration of Women’s History Month\, serves as a platform for artists to amplify stories that have often been overshadowed or marginalized. It provides a space where the rich tapestry of women’s experiences can be vividly depicted and shared in a manner that crosses language and cultural barriers.\nHeld at the historic Ebell of Los Angeles\, 743 South Lucerne Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA 90005\, on view from March 20 to April 24\, 2025.\nOpening Reception: March 20\, 2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm\n\nIf you have questions about this event\, please email: tickets@ebellofla.org or call 323-931-1277 x 131.\nJuried by:  \n\nAndi Campognone has over 30 years of arts experience in the western region of the United States. She is the Owner/Director of AC Projects\, a private consulting organization focused on promoting arts and culture through museum quality projects that include the production of books\, films and traveling exhibitions. Campognone is the Founding Director of Kipaipai Professional Development Workshops. She is also the Museum Manager/Curator for the Museum of Art and History (MOAH) in Lancaster\, California with a mission of exhibiting and highlighting the history and contributions of southern California post 1945. She has served as Cultural Arts Commissioner for the City of Pomona\, California where she contributed to the writing and adoption of Pomona’s Cultural Arts Master Plan and Art in Public Places Policy. She currently serves as a Director on the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation Board\, Director on the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Art Association\, is a grant panelist for Los Angeles County Arts Commission and California Community Foundation\nBased in Los Angeles\, Lilly Dawson is an independent curator and Principal of Gray Dawson Art Advisory\, dealing with institutional and private clients in the United States and Europe. She specializes in American and European Impressionist and Modern art\, contemporary and photographs. She has held senior positions at Christie’s\, Sotheby’s\, Driscoll Babcock Galleries in New York and Dickinson Gallery in London.\nJennifer S. Li  is an art advisor\, writer and educator with over 20 years of experience in the art world. She is the LA Desk Editor for ArtAsiaPacific and her art criticism and writing also appears regularly in publications such as Art in America\,  Frieze\,  Architectural Digest\, Sight Unseen\, and more. She also currently works with collectors across the United States to build collections focusing on emerging as well as established and blue-chip artists. Previously\, Jennifer worked for institutions such as the Getty\, the Art Institute of Chicago\, and LACMA.\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-a-womans-place-visual-voices-at-the-ebell-of-los-angeles/
LOCATION:The EBELL of Los Angeles\, 741 S Lucerne Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Closed-Spine Accordion Bookmaking Workshop at the Northridge Library!
DESCRIPTION:IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY and WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH!\nJoin us as we learn to how to create the fun and fantastic Closed-Spine Accordion Book at the Northridge Branch Library in honor of Women’s History Month\, International Women’s  Day\, and Women Artists everywhere!\nLearn about ground breaking women artists Faith Ringgold\, Frida Kahlo\, Yayoi Kusama and Georgia O’Keeffe.  All materials included!\n \nWednesday March 19 @ 3:30 – 5PM\nFREE!\nAll materials included!\n\n\n\n\n\nI am thrilled to work  with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR).  I am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from February through May\, 2025\, every other Wednesday afternoon\, 3:30-5:00PM\, and Saturday 11:00am – 12:30PM\n\nJOIN US!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-closed-spine-accodionworkshop-at-the-northridge-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250314T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250425T170000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Cut/Fold/Press" at Craft Alliance!
DESCRIPTION: I am  thrilled to participate in “Cut/Fold/Press” juried by artist and educator Buzz Spector at Craft Alliance showing “Burning Bush”\n\n\n7.5 x 11 x 5.5″\, board\, mulberry paper\, sewing thread\, linen thread\n“At times\, paper is often thought as a vehicle for other artistic practices. This exhibit embraces the transformational quality of paper and the art created using paper as a primary material. Juried by Craft Alliance’s inaugural Visiting Artist\, Buzz Spector\, this exhibition brings together compelling work on a seemingly simple material and craft form. CUT/FOLD/PRESS asks paper artists to explore and consider the many forms that paper art takes—books\, sculpture\, and sheet.  \nThe exhibition presents artists who use paper as their primary medium or create artworks made on\, of\, or about paper including cut paper\, folded paper\, woven paper\, glued paper\, drawings\, paintings\, pastels\, printmaking\, photographs\, paper sculpture\, 3D\, bound books\, collage\, or as the subject of a video and installation.” \nBuzz Spector is an artist\, writer and emeritus professor of art at Washington University in St. Louis. His academic career includes five years’ service as dean of the College and Graduate School of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2009–2013). Spector has also taught at Cornell University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a full professor and at numerous institutions as visiting or adjunct faculty. \nSpector’s art practice makes frequent use of the book\, both as subject and object\, and focuses on relationships between public history\, individual memory and perception. He has had numerous exhibits in private and institutional galleries and museums in the U.S.\, Europe and Asia\, and his solo or two-person museum exhibits have taken place at the Saint Louis Art Museum; Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery of Art\, Washington\, D.C.; Huntington Museum of Art\, West Virginia; Mattress Factory\, Pittsburgh; Orange County Museum of Art\, Newport Beach\, California; Cranbrook Art Museum\, Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan; and most recently\, Rockford Art Museum\, Rockford\, IL. \nSpector has also published two books\, Buzzwords (Sara Ranchouse Publishing\, 2012) and The Book Maker’s Desire (Umbrella Editions\, 1994). He has also written numerous exhibition catalog essays\, including for exhibits by Luis Camnitzer\, Ann Hamilton\, Dan Ramirez and Dieter Roth.  Additionally\, Spector received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Teaching of Art award in 2013. \n Craft Alliance is located in The Maker District of  St. Louis\, is a hub for artists\, enthusiasts\, and students to explore\, learn\, and celebrate the world of contemporary craft. We offer studios for ceramics\, print and paper arts\, metals\, fibers\, glass\, wood\, an artists-in-residence program\, robust community programs\, and an exhibition program.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-cut-fold-paste-at-craft-alliance/
LOCATION:Craft Alliance\, 5080 Delmar Blvd.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T110000
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SUMMARY:"We Write The Book" FLAG BOOK Workshop at the Northridge Library!
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we learn to create the fun and fantastic FLAG BOOK at the Northridge Branch Library in honor of Women’s History Month\, International Women’s  Day\, and Women Artists everywhere!\nLearn about ground breaking women artists Faith Ringgold\, Frida Kahlo\, Yayoi Kusama and Georgia O’Keeffe.  All materials included!\n\n\n\n\nI am thrilled to work  with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR).  I am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from February through May\, 2025\, every other Wednesday afternoon\, 3:30-5:00PM\, and Saturday 11:00am – 12:30PM\n\nJOIN US!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-flag-book-workshop-at-the-northridge-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: 62nd Annual Juried Competition: Mazur Museum
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in “The 62nd Annual Juried Competition” at  Mazur Museum! \nAbout the Exhibition\nThe Masur Museum of Art’s Annual Juried Competition showcases contemporary artists throughout the United States of America working in any medium. First started in 1964\, the Annual Juried Competition is the Masur Museum’s longest-running tradition and one of its best-reviewed exhibitions each year. This year\, 1400  artworks were submitted by artists all over the nation\, in all styles and media.\n\nExhibition on view Feb 20 – May 3\, 2025\nPublic Reception: January 20\, 2025 5:30 – 7:30 PM \nI am honored to show: “The Body Politic: Black and Gold”\n\n2024\, 8.5 x 23 x 7″\, bk board\, paint\, canvas\, metal leaf\, lace\, cord\, netting\, trim\, beads \n \nAbout the Juror\nAnnemarie Sawkins\, PhD\, is a Milwaukee-based independent curator\, who has curated several exhibitions for the Masur Museum of Art including Kogyo: Japanese Woodblock Prints (2022)\, Treasures of Art Nouveau (2019) and Afghan War Rugs: The Modern Art of Central Asia (2018). Her more recent projects include Profound Prints: Art by Exceptional Women at the Hilliard Art Museum and A Creative Place at the Trout Museum of Art. From 1999 to 2012\, she was a curator at the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University. A frequent juror and portfolio reviewer\, Annemarie Sawkins has a MA and PhD in Art/Architectural History from McGill University in Montreal\, Canada. \nSponsored by The Northeast Louisiana Arts Council  \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-62nd-annual-juried-competition-mazur-museum/
LOCATION:Mazur Museum\, 1400 South Grand Street\, Monroe\, LA\, 71202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T170000
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SUMMARY:"We Write The Book" February Kick-off at the Northridge Branch Library!!!!
DESCRIPTION:“We Write The Book” comes to Northridge!\n\nBeginning February 19 2025 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm\nJoin us and learn to create an accordion-fold book with pockets!\n\n\n\nI am thrilled to work again with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR)\n\nI will be an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from February through May\, 2025\, every other Wednesday afternoon\, 3:30-5:00PM\, and Saturday 11:00am – 12:30PM\nI am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA.\nLet the bookmaking begin!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-february-kick-off-at-the-northridge-branch-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250313T000000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "PAPER" Presented by SITE: BROOKLYN
DESCRIPTION:“PAPER” is presented online by Site: Brooklyn\nFebruary 13\, 2025 – March 13\, 2025\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nThe 20th century marked the peak\, and subsequent decline\, of paper’s dominance over everyday life. “Paperwork” is still a near-universal experience\, but like everything else\, has taken a more-and-more virtual form. Paper\, unlike most artistic mediums\, is a substrate first and artistic medium second. Created from textile waste\, paper is woven very deeply into the fabric of modern life. It can be equally associated with the transformation of work\, easy replication\, industriousness\, disposability\, creativity\, and experimentation. Since its invention\, these qualities have encouraged artists to prepare\, design\, and experiment on paper. Ironically\, it was in the later part of the 20th century when artists like Dorothea Rockburne. Ed Ruscha\, and Robert Rauschenberg took the investigations of the Cubists into papier collé and developed paper as both a physical object\, and a subject. Site:Brooklyn is looking for works that continue and expand this tradition.  \nExhibition Juror\, Rachel Gladfelter\,  is the Director at Pace Paper. Previously\, she was the gallery director for the Pace Prints NYC\, a fine art print gallery specializing in original\, limited-edition prints in collaboration with printmaking affiliates\, Pace Editions and Pace Paper. Before that\, Gadfelter held the position of Studio Director for Dieu Donne Paper.  \nSite:Brooklyn Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting the current practice of contemporary artists. We are taking Site:Brooklyn online with a new series of interactive exhibitions. Our goal remains the same\, to connect artists with an expert and diverse set of jurors through the open call format. Our new program focuses on online open call exhibitions\, selected by a cast of new jurors\, solo artist features\, and spotlights.  \nSEE THE SHOW HERE!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-paper-presented-by-site-brooklyn/
LOCATION:Site: Brooklyn\, New York City\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T170000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBTIONISTA: "PENDULUM" at A.D. Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am happy to participate in the exhibition PENDULUM\, at The A.D. Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. \n“Gains/losses\, highs/lows\, submerge/emerge……our human experience swings on a pendulum. While we all aim for homeostasis\, the moments the pendulum swings are often when we feel the most alive\, when we are called to act or react. In the past 20 years\, we have faced major political\, social\, environmental\, and personal shifts. These shifts have presented us with obstacles\, challenges as well as moments for reinvention and emergence. This call looks for art that visualizes a swing in the pendulum\, a life altering moment\, a shift in the trajectory.” \nJuror: Emily Beck\nEmily Scott Beck is an interdisciplinary artist and professor in the Department of Art\, Art History and Design at the University of Notre Dame. Her work manipulates and re-contextualizes aspects of our identity that are often hidden within the layers of human communication and interaction. Using video\, animation\, photography\, sculpture\, fibers\, installation\, and sound\, she captures experiences of emotional vulnerability\, unrehearsed performances\, gender construction\, systems of belief\, and women’s labor and leadership. A focus on art as a powerful tool for visual communication and social change is a common thread between her studio practice and her teaching. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States\, including the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh\, NC\, the South Bend Museum of Art in South Bend\, IN\, Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin Texas\, and Woman Made Gallery in Chicago\, IL.\nI am showing my page-less Artists’ Book\,\n“It’s Not Black and White”\, 2021\, 9 x 22 x 7.5″\nbook board\, canvas\, paper\, typewriter ribbon\, hemp cord\, typewriter ribbon\, hemp cord\n\n\nREAD THE PRESS RELEASE!\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibtionista-pendulum-at-a-d-gallery/
LOCATION:A.D. Gallery\, Locklear Hall PO Box 1510\, Pembroke\, NC\, 28372\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T153000
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SUMMARY:Bookmaking with Love at the West Hollywood Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to lead a Valentine’s bookmaking program February 8th\, 2025\, at 2PM at The West Hollywood Library\, a beautiful and welcoming place for the whole community!\nLearn to create your own accordion fold book with pockets and pop-ups you can give a a gift for Valentine’s Day or keep for yourself!  \nPut special messages into the pockets\, and learn how to create fun pop-ups including hearts!\nRefreshments and all materials included.\nJoin us and Feel the Love!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/bookmaking-with-love-at-the-west-hollywood-library/
LOCATION:West Hollywood Library\, 625 N San Vicente Blvd.\, West Hollywood\, CA\, 90069\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20250121T222157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T222157Z
UID:13552-1738584000-1740848400@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:EXHIBTIONISTA: "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" at the the Cultural Center of Cape Cod
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in: \n“Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover“\, an evocative visual art exhibition designed to challenge our perceptions and invite us to look beyond the superficial. This engaging showcase\, presented at the Cultural Center\, features a variety of artists who use unexpected materials\, surprising forms\, and innovative techniques to question the initial impressions and judgments we often make.\nEach piece in the collection serves as a metaphor for the complexity of identity and the hidden depths beneath external appearances. By juxtaposing the seen with the unseen\, this exhibition encourages viewers to reconsider how they interpret not only art but each other in everyday life\nJoin us from February 3 – March 1\, 2025\, for a transformative journey that redefines what it means to truly ‘see.’
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibtionista-dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-at-the-the-cultural-center-of-cape-cod/
LOCATION:Cultural Center of Cape Cod\, 307 Old Main Street\, South Yarmouth\, MA\, 02664\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Cultural Center of Cape Cod":MAILTO:mollyd@cultural-center.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20250121T215300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T192355Z
UID:13544-1738407600-1743440400@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: EXPO 44 at B.J. Spoke Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in EXPO 44  presented online by B.J. Spoke Gallery.\n \nJuror: Emily Olek is a Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Drawings and Prints at the Museum of Modern Art\, New York. Before joining MoMA\, Emily was the Janet and Craig Duchossois Curatorial Research Assistant in Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago\, where she worked on projects including Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Saw\, Hairy Who? 1966-1969\, and Lygia Pape: Tecelares. She also worked on exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Emily recently completed her M.A. at the University of Illinois at Chicago with a concentration in American works on paper and holds a B.A. in Art History from Loyola University Chicago. Her Master’s Thesis entitled “So-Called “Outsiders”: A Case Against the Moniker” won UIC Graduate College’s 2022 Outstanding Thesis Award.\n\nView my WORK in the show here! \nReception will be Thursday\, February 6\, 2025\, at 7:00pm (EST) via ZOOM. The reception will be recorded.\nEverybody will be there:\nSelected Artists! Juror! Gallery Members! Guests!\nRegister below and Zoom will send you a link to enter the reception.\nJOIN US!\nRegister HERE for Expo Reception\n\nView my WORK here!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-expo-44-at-b-j-spoke-gallery/
LOCATION:B.J. Spoke Gallery\, 299 Main Street\, Huntington\, NY\, 11743\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="B.J. Spoke Gallery":MAILTO:https://www.bjspokegallery.org/about-bjspokegallery/contact-membership/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20250103T201448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T193955Z
UID:13449-1738407600-1740243600@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:EXHBITIONISTA: "Visual Language of Modernity" with WHOSMUSEUM at the Sasse Museum
DESCRIPTION:I am looking forward to participating in the upcoming exhibition “Visual Language of Modernity“ \n“Visual Language of Modernity” is visioned to be a resourceful group exhibition showcasing contemporary artworks by international artists. The artworks have been chosen to provide a unique lens at the complexities and modernity of multi-cultural backgrounds and identities in globalization and diaspora. The exhibition will showcase a wide range of art forms\, medias and materials\, from traditional techniques to digital work and installation art. The exhibition has been designed to reflect the multi-aspects of modern creation. \n“Visual Language of Modernity” a juried exhibition masterfully curated by Shuai Xu\, emerges as a groundbreaking showcase of contemporary artworks that challenges our understanding of identity in an increasingly interconnected world. This international exhibition brings together artists whose works navigate the complex intersection of tradition\, displacement\, and cultural evolution in our globalized society.”–Sasse Museum of Art\n \nIn collaboration with WHOSMUSEUM and Sasse Museum of Art\, the “Visual Language of Modernity” will take place in the  Sasse Museum of Art located in the diverse-cultural Downtown Pomona Arts Colony at 300 S. Thomas St.\, Pomona.\nThe exhibition will run from February 1st to February 22nd\, 2025.\nThe local art community and world-wide art lovers are encouraged to experience this dynamic exploration of  art\, culture\, and aesthetic presentations emerging from multi-cultural artists’ communities\, their artistic languages integrated with innovation and modernity. \nI am very happy to be showing:\n“Concurrencies I: Charlotte Salomon Eva Hesse”\, 2022\, 58 x 19.5″\, denim\, varnish\, hemp cord\, gold thread \n \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhbitionista-visual-language-of-modernity-with-the-whosmuseum-at-the-sasse-museum/
LOCATION:Sasse Museum of Art\, Progress Building | Basement Level 300 South Thomas Street |\, CA\, Pomona\, CA\, 91766\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250124T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20241208T035300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T192654Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: LA OPEN 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Artists Gallery (TAG) Presents:\nThe L.A. Open 2025\nWednesday\, January 8 through Friday\, January 24\nAwards Reception: Saturday\, January 11th\, 2025\, 5 – 8 pm\n TAG and the L.A. Open celebrate art and creativity in Los Angeles County!\nI am thrilled to show two works in this fun and fantastic annual show!\n\nThe Body Politic: Black and Gold\, 2024\, 8.5 x 23 x 7″\, book board\, paint\, canvas\, metal leaf\, lace\, cord\, netting\, trim\, beads\n\nHopes and Fears and…\, 2020\, 24.5 x 16.25″\, textile samples\, linen thread\n \nJUROR: Genie Davis \nGenie Davis is a writer who loves and writes about art as well as a wide range of other subjects as a journalist\, biographer\, novelist\, and WGA-W screen and television writer. You can see her written work in the arts on her own www.diversionsLA.com as well as in past publications of Artillery\, Art & Cake\, Art Scene\, Fabrik\, and Riot Material.\nShe is the curator of 2023’s Leaving Eden\, a two-person thematic exhibition at Keystone Art Space; September 2024’s Thresholds\, a small group exhibition at Gallery of Hermosa; and upcoming in March 2025\, the international exhibition Windswept at Wonzimer Gallery.\nMORE INFO HERE!\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-la-open-2025/
LOCATION:Tag Gallery\, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="TAG GALLERY":MAILTO:info@taggallery.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T192736Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "DWELLINGS: An Exhibition of Inhabited Spaces" at ARTLINK
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in the exhibition: “DWELLINGS: An Exhibition of Inhabited Spaces” at ARTLINK\, at the Auer Center for Arts and Culture\, Fort Wayne\, Indiana. I love to get my work involved in events and shows all across the country\, in areas not considered major art centers and off the edges of the US. I find the commitment and caliber of shows\, curators/jurors\, artists and work to be audacious and  inspiring on all fronts. \n“For the exhibition DWELLINGS\, juried by Steve Garst\,  Artlink invited artists to submit works of any media that involve homes\, shelters\, forts\, nests\, burrows\, or any other forms of inhabited space used by humans or non-humans. Where a creature lays its head can be a place of refuge\, sustenance\, and identity.  They are cauldrons of growth\, filled with love\, hurt\, anger\, learning\, and memory.  Often\, homes are constructed and\, in turn\, end up constructing the lives of those who dwell within them\, for better or worse.  Artlink is excited to offer an exhibition exploring the variety of human and non-human places that serve as home\, in all its numerous manifestations.”  \nI am showing “Window Treatment”\n\nWindow Treatment\,  2018\, 13 x 38 x 9.25″\, book board/file folders/file cards/hemp cord\, wax\n \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-dwellings-an-exhibition-of-inhabited-spaces-at-artlink/
LOCATION:ARTLINK-AUER Center for Arts and Culture\, 300 East main Street\, Fort Wayne\, IN\, 46802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251231T000000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20250102T220519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T022308Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "REWRITING HER STORY" at the Hera Gallery
DESCRIPTION:“Writer Elizabeth Lesser asks “What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her?” \nFlipping through the pages of your high school history textbook\, how many stories are written about women as monumental protagonists? When was the last time you watched a movie that passed the Bechdel test? When was the last time there were more women than men on the Supreme Court voting on the right to our bodies?  \nAs brands of “faux” feminism partnered with consumerist culture push out media representing women’s liberation through a patriarchal gaze\, how can we reclaim the visual language to share more authentic stories? How can our art share the stories of women\, trans women\, and non-binary folks written out of the history books? How does your work give voice to the overlooked and underrepresented?  \nHera Gallery presents 52 works that rewrite this cultural consciousness for a more inclusive human history.” \nI am honored to have two pieces in this salient exhibition\, and participate in a small way\, in Rewriting Her/Our/Their Story.\nWHITE ZIP\n\n \nand \nINTO THE BUSH\n\n \nPlease see the SHOW here.\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibtionista-rewriting-her-story-at-the-hera-gallery/
LOCATION:Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation\, 10 High Street\, Wakefield\, RI\, 02879\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation":MAILTO:info@heragallery.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20241125T202629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T202629Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: MAS Attack at the Torrance Art Museum:  a pop-up exhibition of solidarity!
DESCRIPTION:MAS Attack Returns to TAM Dec 13th!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAS Attack Returns to the Torrance Art Museum (TAM) – Friday\, December 13th\, 6-9pm\nCalling all artists in SoCal—join us for a pop-up exhibition of solidarity!\nAfter a challenging and divisive period\, many artists are uncertain about the future. But the future starts now—and we are stronger together. Join us for the return of the Mutual Appreciation Society event—MAS Attack! This one-night-only exhibition invites all artists to share work that reflects these turbulent times\, whether political\, emotional\, or personal. Art that speaks to where we are\, and where we are headed. This is an opportunity to show that community counts\, and that we are not alone. \nHow to Participate\nNo registration or application is required! Artists are invited to drop off their work at TAM from Tuesday\, December 10th to Friday\, December 13th\, 10am-4pm. The opening reception will be Friday\, December 13th\, 6-9pm. At 9pm\, artists can take their work home with them. \nWhat’s at stake?\nWith recent tensions and the aftermath of a divisive election\, many artists are wondering what comes next. We need to reinforce our sense of community—so we can replace grief\, anger\, and anxiety with hope\, resilience\, and strength. MAS Attack is about showing up\, sharing art\, and reminding each other that we are in this together. We invite all forms of art\, all styles\, and all voices. Your voice matters. \nThis is just the beginning. Small steps\, but important ones. Let’s come together\, renew our bonds\, and support each other. Join us on Friday\, December 13th—and be part of the future. \nSpread the word!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-mas-attack-at-the-torrance-art-museum-a-pop-up-exhibition-of-solidarity/
LOCATION:Torrance Art Museum (TAM)\, 3320 Civic Center Drive\, Torrance\, CA\, 90503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="Torrance Art Museum":MAILTO:MPresneill@TorranceCA.Gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251231T080000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20241113T205559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T203618Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Paper + Fiber" at 1202 Contemporary
DESCRIPTION:  \n1202 Contemporary proudly presents its 4th annual Paper + Fiber show\, celebrating two mediums that women artists have traditionally used for centuries\, but have always been considered “craft\,” or less than fine art.  Uplifting and supporting artists who have worked in textile\, fiber\, and/or paper mediums\, this exhibition centers and hones in on the theme of figure.\nClick HERE to view the show!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-paper-fiber-at-1202-contemporary/
LOCATION:1202 Contemporary\, 7397 Monterey Road\, Gilroy\, CA\, 95020 US\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="1202 Contemporary":MAILTO:info@gallery1202.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241026T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241026T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20240902T215436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240902T215722Z
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SUMMARY:"Create the Fun and Fantastic Flag Book" at the West Hollywood Library!
DESCRIPTION:Learn How to Create the Fun and Fantastic Flag Book at the West Hollywood Library!!\n\n\nA Free Workshop produced by Friends of the West Hollywood Library\nJoin us to  “Create the Fun and Fantastic Flag Book” where participants will learn how to make a unique fold-out book featuring flag-shaped pages that move and groove when the book is opened and closed. \nThe workshop will take place on Saturday\, October 26\, 2024 from 10:00 – 12:30 p.m. \n \nHeld at the West Hollywood Library’s Community Room\, this free workshop will be facilitated by Debra Disman\, a Los Angeles-based teaching artist known for her work inspired by books. Debra’s work can be seen in galleries\, museums\, libraries and art centers across the country.\n \nThrough learning hands-on techniques in visual arts & crafts\, participants will be able to design their own personal one-of-a-kind flag book. All materials will be provided\, and free parking is available. \nThis workshop is proudly sponsored by the Friends of the West Hollywood Library\, a 501c (3) nonprofit\, committed to the promotion and enhancement of the West Hollywood Library‘s collections\, facilities and programs. Friends also operates the Friends Bookstore\, located adjacent to the West Hollywood Library at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard\, selling gently used books & films\, with proceeds benefiting the West Hollywood Library. \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/create-the-fun-and-fantastic-flag-book-at-the-west-hollywood-library/
LOCATION:West Hollywood Library\, 625 N San Vicente Blvd.\, West Hollywood\, CA\, 90069\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="West Hollywood Library":MAILTO:https://lacountylibrary.org/contactus/#form
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20241007T205615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T205615Z
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SUMMARY:Open Studios October 20th at 18th Street Arts Center!
DESCRIPTION:Join us to attend 18th Street Art Center‘s  Change the Future event and Artist Open Studios on Sunday\, October 20th from 3-7 PM.\nI am thrilled to open my studio and participate!\nOlympic Campus: Artist Open Studios\nSunday\, October 20 | 3-7 PM\n18th Street Arts Center Olympic Campus\n1639 18th Street\, Santa Monica\, CA 90404 \nFree + Open to the Public \nThe artists at 18th Street Arts Center Olympic Campus are opening their studios to the public on Sunday\, October 20th from 3 to 7 PM as part of our Change the Future event. \nParticipating Artists: David McDonald\, Diana Taylor\, Anne Krinsky\, Debra Disman\, Dan Wang\, Ara Oshagan\, Labkhand Olfatmanesh\, Luciana Abait\, Les Guthman\, Susan Kleinberg and Yvette Gellis \nSign up below (as part of our Change the Future event) to RSVP and receive automatic reminders about this event! Pre-registration is appreciated\, but not required to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re just over two weeks away from our Change the Future event including Artist Open Studios on Sunday\, October 20th from 3-7 PM. \nThis all-ages event blends creativity\, technology and environmental action. Explore interactive installations\, fly a giant augmented reality kite over Santa Monica\, participate in hands-on workshops\, and tour artist studios\, all while discovering ways to protect our planet. \nFREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ALL AGES WELCOME!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI’ll Be There!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Peek Inside: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnne Krinsky combines painting\, print\, photography and video with archival and geographical research. She is fascinated by the passage of time and the ephemeral nature of the physical world. Since 2018\, she has been working on an international project about vulnerable wetlands and climate change.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Taylor works across painting\, textiles and print media\, exploring notions of time\, loss and ruin in visual culture. Recurring motifs that reflect her interests are appropriated from museum catalogues\, architectural reference books\, craft kits\, botanical guides\, books on geology\, ancient ruins\, domestic patterns and other print ephemera.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid McDonald works in both sculpture and painting. The visual qualities of his work vary\, but they are connected through a belief in process and intuition as a way of developing work. He believes all things in the natural world are interdependent\, and creates situations within his work where this is true.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebra Disman is a Los Angeles-based artist known for her work inspired by the book\, which traverses textiles\, installation\, sculpture and performance to push the familiar into forms that arrest and baffle\, while simultaneously offering places of contemplation and solace.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/open-studios-october-20th-at-18th-street-arts-center/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Olympic Campus\, 1653 18th Street\, Studio 1\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="18th Street Arts Center":MAILTO:office@18thstreet.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T120000
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SUMMARY:Flag Book and Variations: Book Structures Workshop with artist Debra Disman
DESCRIPTION:ENJOY BOOKMAKING IN COMMUNITY IN A GALLERY SETTING!\nPresented by Textile Arts LA!\nIn Conjunction with Patricia Sweetow Gallery\nIn this hands-on workshop\, participants will learn how to create the kinetic and versatile “Flag Book” structure\, as well as a full-page variant\, termed the “Folded Fan”. You’ll learn how to make folded page variations\, and how to create one and two-cut apertures and pop-ups. With a focus on textiles and fiber\, participants will explore ways to develop\, embellish\, and adorn their books with texture\, color\, pattern\, and image\, as well as how to employ “found writing” to add text.\nDebra will guide you in the methods and extensive applications of the accordion fold in bookmaking\, gluing\, and collage techniques\, ways of adding stitching/sewing\, and how to create poetic text effortlessly will also be covered. The last hour of the workshop will be devoted to bringing projects to completion as time permits\, how to add techniques from the participants’ chosen art forms and expertise to their books\, and sharing completed or in-process books as desired. \n\n\n\nMaterials Included:\nBook board prepared for book covers\nAcid-free paper prepared for book spines\nAcid free- glue sticks\nNeutral pH Adhesive/brushes\nScissors\nFolding tools\nAwls/punching tools\nHemp and other cord and thread\nDrawing and Writing Materials\nPrint Media (repurposed)\nFabric and paper scrap and samples (repurposed)\nDesigner wallpaper and textile samples \nMaterials/Tools to Bring if Desired:\nFavorite scissors for cutting paper and fabric\nAwl or other “punching” tool\nCollage materials (that can be glued with a glue stick or fluid adhesive)\nPrint Media to cut up and repurpose (magazines/books/brochures/postcards)\n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase Workshop\n\n\nSUNDAY\, SEPTEMBER 29\, 2024. 12:00 – 4:00 PM at Patricia Sweetow Gallery 1700 So. Santa Fe Ave. Suite 351\, Los Angeles\, CA 90021.\nparking available\nSIGN UP HERE!\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/flag-book-and-variations-book-structures-workshop-with-artist-debra-disman/
LOCATION:Patricia Sweetow Gallery\, 1700 So. Santa Fe Ave\, Suite 351\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90021\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="TEXTILE ARTS LA":MAILTO:email — membership@textileartsla.org email — carrie@textileartsla.org DM — @textileartsla
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T143000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
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SUMMARY:"We Write the Book" Artist Residency 2024-25 KICKOFF!
DESCRIPTION:“We Write The Book” Goes to Northridge!\nJoin us for our kickoff program Saturday September 28th 1PM!\n\n\n\n\nI am thrilled to work again with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR) program for 2024-25!\n\nI will be an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from September 2024 through April 2025 on selected Saturdays as well as during the week after school.\nI am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA. Let the bookmaking begin!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-artist-residency-2025-26-kickoff/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Northridge Branch Library":MAILTO:https://www.lapl.org/user/84/contact
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20240825T023937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T190841Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "White and Texture (Monochrome Unity)" at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in  “White & Texture [Monochrome Unity]” at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod! \nAs the call stated: \n“Artists were invited to explore the profound subtleties and striking complexities of using white as the driving color and how texture within the white and informs the execution and the narrative of an artwork\, as well as to to explore the effect of this limitation – without a “conventional” color palette. \nWhen the artist is freed from tradition\, from expectation\, and from the weight of history\, there is an opportunity for release\, exploration\, and the unexpected. For White and Texture [Monochrome Unity]\, artworks were sought that find the emotion without using color. Uniformity\, tranquility universality\, simplicity\, purity\, or abstraction may all come to the surface and create a beautiful tension between what is missing – color\, tradition\, and form – and what is gained – innovation and the unexpected. \nOur desire from the artist is not the search for simplicity but the discovery of a new way of creating and a different way of expression. We hope Monochrome Unity will drive the artist to look for new solutions to an artistic challenge; to use shades of white and embrace texture to provide the ‘color’ that will then provide the energy and emotion. \nUsing the work of such artists as Michael Buthe\, Piero Manzoni\, Joan Nixon\, and ceramic sculptor Maria Barttuszova provide us with a broad template of the experience to create in the Cultural Center. \nWhite & Texture [Monochrome Unity] will fill our galleries\, creating a visual harmony and coherence and like never before\, give a visitor experience like no other.” \nI am showing WHITE ZIP\n21.25″ x 20.5″ x .25″\, canvas\, acrylic paint\, lace\, zipper\, hemp cord\, linen thread\, wood\n\n(detail) \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-white-and-texture-monochrome-unity-at-the-cultural-center-of-cape-cod/
LOCATION:Cultural Center of Cape Cod\, 307 Old Main Street\, South Yarmouth\, MA\, 02664\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Cultural Center of Cape Cod":MAILTO:mollyd@cultural-center.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T070423
CREATED:20240811T010844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T185702Z
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SUMMARY:"We Write The Book" Goes to Northridge!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to work again with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR) program for 2024-25!\n\nI will be an artist-in-residence at the Northridge Branch Library\, conducting bookmaking workshops and events for the local community and library patronage from September 2024 through April 2025 on selected Saturdays as well as during the week after school.\nI am honored to be serving the City of Los Angeles again through the DCA. Let the bookmaking begin!\nThree-hole pamphlet stitch single signature binding with fold-outs by Dawn Banker
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-rides-again-in-northridge/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Northridge Branch Library":MAILTO:https://www.lapl.org/user/84/contact
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240809T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240913T170000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: Word and Weft: Visualizing the Word
DESCRIPTION:I am happy to participate in: \nWord and Weft: Visualizing the Word\, at Webster Arts\nI am showing: “Concurrencies I: Charlotte Salomon Eva Hesse”\,  58 x 19.5″\, denim\, varnish\, hemp cord\, gold thread\n\n \nJuror: Noriko Yuasa\nNoriko Yuasa was born and raised in Yokohama\, Japan. Noriko holds a BFA in Visual Communication Design from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, and an MFA in Visual Studies\, emphasis in Graphic Design from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Prior to teaching at Webster University\, her professional experience includes working at Duffy\, New York\, a Fallon Company in New York City. Projects included branding\, editorial design\, package design\, product design and advertising. Her recent work involves nonprofit based\, culturally centered projects. Her work is devoted to the development of visual language and systems for effective communication. \nSEE THE SHOW ONLINE!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-word-and-weft-visualizing-the-word/
LOCATION:Webster Arts\, 2 Summit Avenue Webster Groves\, (314) 279-1800\, Webster Groves\, MO\, 63119\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Webster Arts":MAILTO:info@webster-arts.org
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