Reported by Katherine Sweetman [A Press Release that came to me via FAB LAB] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A Place Where You Can Make Almost Anything Opens its Doors in San Diego San Diego, California – March 1, 2012 – MakerPlace, a 14,000 square-foot fabrication facility is opening its doors to the public, allowing community members the opportunity to become the […]
A Place Where You Can Make Almost Anything Opens its Doors in San Diego
Art By Adelaide
Tweet San Diego Talent Launches a Global Consciousness Project By Adelaide Marcus Two talented San Diego artists have found their way to making a Global impact. Akira Chan (AkiraChanArts.com) is a leader in the world of conscious media, and a true visionary in his creation process. Pair that with Adelaide Marcus’ (ArtByAdelaide.com) ability to perform and conceptualize story lines, and […]
Memorial for Dennis Paul Batt, Oceanside Museum, 2/25/12
Reported by Katherine Sweetman A memorial for Dennis Paul Batt to be held at the Oceanside Museum of Art Saturday, February 25th, 4:30-7pm. See: San Diego Loses an Important Figure in the Visual Arts
San Diego Loses an Important Figure in the Visual Arts
[Obituary] RIP Dennis Paul Batt (1952-2012) Tweet Reported by Katherine Sweetman Selections from Dennis Paul Batt personal website: Dennis was a Past-President of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild and a former trustee of the San Diego Museum of Art (2000-2002). As Guild President he developed the first democratically juried art exhibition for the organization at the Boehm […]
Other Than Arts (OTA) #2: NFC CAGE FIGHTS – THIS FIRDAY: Jan 20t
(OTA) #2: NFC CAGE FIGHTS Tweet By Katherine Sweetman In this reoccurring blog column, I’d like to highlight things that are not typically considered “Art”. One might think, perhaps this means Dance, Fashion, Theater… but, no. More like Tattoo Arts, Martial Arts, Extreme Performance Arts. That’s more along the lines of what I had in mind. I can’t remember the […]
The Dark Arts of Dolls, Interview with Lynn Dewart
Lynn Dewart’s upcoming exhibition of work at Expressive Arts @ 32 & Thorn Tweet By Katherine Sweetman For almost 20 years artist and scholar Lynn Dewart has been creating magical, sculptural, figurative creatures. OK I’ll call them dolls. But these “dolls” aren’t for kiddies. Well, perhaps some of them could be. For 17 years Lynn has been facilitating workshops to help […]
Saigon Cool: Posters, Tattoos and “Chicken Girls” + Interview with Punk Rocker and Bar Owner Ben Burns
Saigon Cool: Posters, Tattoos and “Chicken Girls” + Interview with Punk Rocker and Bar Owner Ben Burns Reviewer Goes Abroad Tweet By Katherine Sweetman Should you ever find yourself in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (aka Saigon), I have four recommendations: 1) Shop at Lotus for vintage propaganda posters where you can get the originals and/or smaller prints of real Vietnamese agitprop […]
Art Fair Vital Necessity and Dirty Whore
Miami Art Scene Tweet Art Fair Vital Necessity and Dirty Whore By Katherine Sweetman Each year thousands of patrons (65,000+ this year) make the pilgrimage to Art Basel Miami Beach and/or the countless other happenings, satellite fairs and parties that intentionally overlap this weekend of art-flavored events. This was the 10th year for the Miami fair that’s billed as “the […]