Debra Disman

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18th Street Arts Center

18(1): Working at 18th Street Arts Center

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I became a local artist in residence at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica the third week in September, 2018. My posts, while a chronicle of sorts of the experience, won’t necessarily , nor summarily, begin at the beginning.


Works in various states of completion.

Love lots of Light. Let There Be Light in the studio.


A work begun during my studio residency at the Art Lab at 1450 Ocean (in Santa Monica)

Like a book, or any work, this is a process.  The beginning, can be seen from many viewpoints.


Canvas, hemp cord, found cord, book board, watercolor paper.

Like life, work ifs filled with loose ends.


Spine

Sometimes these can be beautiful.


Page turner

We turn the page.


Moving through, loose ends, unraveling, stitching, keeping it together.

Something new emerges. just that slightly different then the before.

Moving on.

“We the Artists” at 18th Street Arts Center!

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If you are in the Los Angeles Area, please join 18th Street Arts Center from 7-10PM November 10th for a special event:

“We the Artists” celebrates the 30th birthday of the largest artist residency program in Southern California!

I am thrilled to have recently become a local artist in residence, and will be opening my studio to the along with others from 7-8AM during the event.

18th Street Arts Center: “Where Art Happens
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2018-2019, 18th Street Arts Center is one of the top 20 artist residency programs in the US, and the largest in Southern California. Conceived as a radical think tank in the shape of an artist community, 18th Street supports artists from around the globe to imagine, research, and develop significant, meaningful new artworks and share them with the public to foster radical imagination, empathy, and positive social change.”

“WE THE ARTISTS: 18th Street’s 30th Anniversary Celebration!
November 10, 2018 | 7-10 PM

Santa Monica, CA – 18th Street Arts Center celebrates 30 years as Southern California’s leading artist residency program with a live performance art event and free public birthday party on November 10, 2018 from 7-10pm. The event is co-hosted by 18th Street’s founding ‘compadres’ La Pocha Nostra and Highways Performance Space. The evening spectacular features new live art works by 18th Street artists Kenyatta AC Hinkle, Asher Hartman, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, Amitis Motevalli, and site-specific installations by Kate Johnson, Daniel Canogar, Po-Yen Wang, and more! Enjoy live performances, video installations, exhibitions, music, artist’s studios, LA’s gourmet food trucks, and craft beer. ” 

RSVP here for a free ticket.
18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404 United States

Hope to See YOU there!

 

“We the Artists” at 18th Street Arts Center

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WE THE ARTISTS 18th Street’s 30th Anniversary Celebration!
November 10, 2018 | 7-10 PM

Artist In Residence Open Studios 7-8PM!

18th Street Arts Center kicks off a yearlong party celebrating 30 years as Southern California’s leading artist residency program. This evening spectacular spotlights new collaborations with 18th Street’s founding ‘compadres’ La Pocha Nostra and Highways Performance Space, new commissions by alumni including Kenyatta AC Hinkle, Kate Johnson, Asher Hartman, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, Amitis Motevalli, and performances curated by Highways Performance Space featuring Egrets on Ergot, Sebeyu, and Bethany Ward-Lawe!

Enjoy live performances, video installations, exhibitions, music, open artist’s studios, LA’s gourmet food trucks, and craft beer!   RSVP here for a free ticket.