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SUMMARY:Virtual | Artist Conversation with Ambrose Rhapsody Murray and Isis Davis-Marks
DESCRIPTION:3pm PT / 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET\n\n\n\nPlease join us for a virtual Artist Conversation with Ambrose Murray and New York-based freelance writer and artist\, Isis Davis-Marks.\n\n\nAmbrose Rhapsody Murray was born in September in Jacksonville\, Florida\, child of a creative writer and bluegrass musician. Raised up in the mountains of Western North Carolina\, you may have found a young Ambrose in the forest assembling fairy houses out of bark and moss. Through sewing\, painting\, collage and material experimentation\, making home for Spirit and the mystical to reside has become the grounding force in their work. Ambrose was transformed by Black Studies while at Yale College where they received their BA. Dedicated to the stories\, lives and bodies of Black girls\, women and queer folks\, their work and practice are rooted in ethea of care\, reverence\, intimacy\, time-travel\, healing\, grief and attending to the stories of the dead. \nIn the Press: Galerie Magazine – Next Big Things: Ambrose Rhapsody MurrayWhitewall – Ambrose Murray: Veiling/Unveiling the Ancestral RealmCultured – Artist Ambrose Murray Is Working to Make Viewers Feel Seen \nIsis Davis-Marks is a freelance writer and artist based in New York City. Her work has appeared in the Nation\, Artsy\, Smithsonian Magazine\, Philips Auctions\, Cultured Magazine\, the Columbia Journal\, and elsewhere. In her writing practice\, Isis focuses on covering contemporary art\, and most of her written work draws from philosophical and art historical texts to discuss issues like representation and contemporary visual culture. \n\n\nAdmission \n\n\n\nArtTable Circle Members – FreeAll Other ArtTable Members – $10Non-Members – $20\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan’t make the program at this time? Register anyway to receive a recording after! \n\n\n\nPlease note that this program will offer automatic closed captioning services. If you require additional accommodations\, please email programs@arttable.org. \n\n\n\nArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization. All programs are non-refundable. Click here to view our cancellation policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages: Ambrose Murray (Photo by Celeste Burns) and Isis Davis-Marks. \n\n\n\n\nThis program is generously supported by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation has been a leader in providing grants enabling emerging and established artists to focus on their work. Funding helps artists to create new work\, acquire art supplies\, rent studio space\, and prepare exhibitions. The Foundation also provides grants to organizations that directly engage with artists\, such as artist residency programs. Please visit www.pkf.org for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLink.
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SUMMARY:Northwest | Ginny Ruffner Studio & Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join ArtTable’s Northwest chapter for a special Members-only Studio & Garden tour with renowned artist\, Ginny Ruffner.  \n\n\n\nWe will take a tour of the studio and hear about the plans for the future of Ginny’s space\, which will eventually be converted to the headquarters of the artist’s nonprofit foundation\, SOLA. ArtTable member extraordinaire\, Marge Levy\, and Director of SOLA\, Nichole DeMent\, will discuss Ginny’s artwork\, her career\, and her continued legacy to uplift the local arts community in Seattle. \n\n\n\nThis program is open to ArtTable members only for $35. Please note that attendance is capped at 25 attendees due to space limitations. \n\n\n\nNot a member? Join today! \n\n\n\nPlease read before registering:\n\n\n\n Health & Safety Face masks must be worn while indoors\, regardless of vaccination status.  Accessibility The studio and gardens are wheelchair accessible. This will be a walking tour with a fair amount of standing required\, but there is seating available in the garden as well as in the studio if needed.  Getting There The studio is located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. The exact address and directions will be shared upon registration. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artist\nGinny Ruffner is a Seattle-based artist\, trained at the University of Georgia as a painter\, graduating with honors and an M.F.A. Ruffner has had 88 solo shows\, several hundred group shows\, and her work is in 55 permanent museum and public collections around the world. Seattle public art installations include a 30-foot tall kinetic water feature downtown and a permanent installation in the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Recent Augmented Reality projects include ‘Weston Riff’ at Photo Center NW\, ‘Branches’ at Seattle International Film Festival\, ‘Poetic Hybrids’ at Seattle Art Museum\, and the Institute for Systems Biology\, and the NFFTY festival at Seattle Center. The next exhibition: ‘Reforestation of the Imagination’ was exhibited at the Smithsonian in DC; June 28\, 2019-Jan 5 2020. Accompanied by a book\, it is currently traveling around the US. \nShe has written two books and been the subject of an award winning\, full-length documentary titled “A Not So Still Life\, the Ginny Ruffner Story”. In 2016 Ruffner founded the non-profit SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) to recognize female artists. SOLA’s mission is to award cash grants\, professional support and greater recognition to female visual artists over 60 who are currently working and living in Washington State and have created a body of work spanning at least 25 years. The SOLA Award honors accomplished yet under-recognized women artists for their dedication and persistence. Ruffner has lectured and taught extensively and has served as an artist in residence numerous times at schools and universities around the world. \n \n \nMarge Levy\, Ginny Ruffner\, and Nichole DeMent \n \n \n\n\nImages: Interior of Ginny Ruffner’s studio\, courtesy of the artist; Ginny Ruffner
URL:https://www.arttable.org/event/northwest-ginny-ruffner-studio-garden-tour/
LOCATION:Seattle\, WA\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98107\, United States
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SUMMARY:DC | Alexandria Art Tour - Artist Talk with Blu Murphy & Public Art Viewing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an art tour in Alexandria\, VA led by Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Curator of Exhibitions Leslie Mounaime.  \n\n\n\nWe will meet at Old Town Alexandria Waterfront Park to view and learn more about the “I Love You” public art installation by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt of R&R STUDIO. From there we will make our way into the Torpedo Factory to see Target Gallery’s solo exhibition “LE DRIP: The Uncontainable Sauce of Black Essence” by artist Blu Murphy. Attendees will enjoy a private talk with the artist to learn more about the exhibition and her process. We will then have the option to continue on a walkthrough of studios and galleries in the Torpedo Factory Art Center with Leslie. \n\n\n\nAdmission: \n\n\n\nArtTable Members – $10Member Guests – $15\n\n\n\nNot a member? Join today! \n\n\n\nPlease read before registering:\n\n\n\n Health & Safety Face masks are recommended to wear inside the Torpedo Factory Art Center and some studios require it\, so guests should come prepared (though extras will be available in the gallery should that be necessary). This is subject to change but at this time masks are recommended while inside.  Accessibility There are handicapped parking spots directly in front of Waterfront Park\, as well as the Torpedo Factory\, which may be accessed by turning left from Prince St. We will be walking a short 2 minute walk from the park to the Torpedo Factory (about 400 ft) and then the TFAC itself has accessible entrances from the waterfront\, which we will use. Accessible bathrooms are available at the TFAC\, as well as a freight elevator if needed. We recommend people bring mobility aids as necessary. A wheelchair is available and must be requested in advance so the venue can prepare. You may find more accessibility information on the Torpedo Factory website here.  Getting There Driving / Ride-share - There is garage and street parking available\, as well as free 2 hour street parking further down Union St by Founders Park (other side of the TFAC). Metro - You may travel via the blue or yellow line metro and get off at the King St Metro station. There is a free trolley that will come pick people up and drop them off at City Hall which is about 2/3 blocks away from the TFAC. It’s about a 20 minute walk on foot from King St Station. Water Taxi - The water taxi will drop you off at the harbor directly behind the Torpedo Factory\, simply exit to the left and walk toward Waterfront Park with the large “I Love You” installation (about 400-500 ft). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers\nLeslie Mounaime (she/her) is an art historian and curator with a master’s in art history with a focus in contemporary art and post-colonialist theory from George Mason University. As a curator she is interested in themes of identity and our relationships with ourselves\, other people\, and the world around us. Leslie has been the Curator of Exhibitions at the Torpedo Factory Art Center since 2016\, where she focuses on supporting emerging and mid-career artists with professional exhibition opportunities. In addition to this\, she manages the Post-Graduate Residency artist program\, an artist residency that supports recently graduated BFA or MFA students with studio space and networking opportunities. Prior to that\, she worked in contemporary art venues such as Artisphere and Art Whino. She also earned a bachelor’s in art history from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been a member of ArtTable DC since 2018. \nBrandy “Blu” Murphy (she/her) is a Washington\, D. C. based artist is known for capturing the strength of her subjects through photography and utilizing graffiti\, texture\, and color to tell the story of disenfranchised African-Americans who are often unheard and unseen and showcasing them as works of art. \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the art\n\n\n\nI Love YouOn view March – November\, 2022The City of Alexandria presents its newest public art installation\, I Love You\, in Alexandria’s Waterfront Park (1 Prince St.). This new temporary installation by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt of R&R STUDIOS is the fourth in the Site See: New Views in Old Town annual public art series. \n\n\n\nLE DRIP: The Uncontainable Sauce of Black EssenceExhibition Dates: April 23 – July 17\, 2022LE DRIP: The Uncontainable Sauce of Black Essence is a solo exhibition by Washington\, DC based artist Blu Murphy\, Target Gallery’s 2022 solo exhibition recipient. The LE DRIP series is a group of mixed media portraits created as a tribute to the black community and celebrates the essence\, beauty\, and magic of this resilient and often undervalued group of people. The subject matters included in this series are elementary and middle school students who attend a title one school in southeast D. C.\, where the artist also teaches arts education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to ArtTable member Leslie Mounaime for helping to organize this program. \n\n\n\nImage: I Love You installation by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt of R&R Studios; artwork by Blu Murphy
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LOCATION:Old Town Alexandria Waterfront\, 1 Prince Street\, Alexandria\, Virginia\, 22314\, United States
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SUMMARY:NoCal | An Afternoon at Headlands Center for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of art\, food\, and wine in the unparalleled landscape of the Headlands! The day begins with a welcome from Headlands’ Executive Director\, Mari Robles\, followed by visits to the studios of Torreya Cummings and Shara Mays. At 1pm\, continue the conversation over lunch\, prepared by Headlands’ chef Damon Little and enjoyed al fresco in The Commons! \n\n\n\nAdmission: \n\n\n\nArtTable Members – $35Member Guests/Non-Members – $50\n\n\n\nYour purchase includes access to the event\, artist studios\, and lunch. \n\n\n\nPlease note that registration for this program will close on Tuesday\, May 16 at 11:59pm PST. \n\n\n\nNot a member? Join today! \n\n\n\nPlease review the below before registering:\n\n\n\n Health & Safety Masks required indoors for all individuals\, regardless of vaccination status. Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed.  Accessibility First-floor spaces and The Commons are accessible to people with mobility aids. Artist studios are currently accessible only by stairs. Please prepare accordingly. Note that there is a steep hill from the MUNI 76X bus stop up to the Headlands campus. If you would like more information about accessibility or need accommodations for this program\, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org.  Getting There Headlands Center for the Arts is located at 944 Simmonds Road\, Sausalito\, CA. The center is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area\, a unit of the National Park Service. Please find directions here to reach Headlands Center for the Arts by car\, bicycle\, bus or ferry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization and all programs are non-refundable.Click here to read our full cancellation policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\n\n\nTorreya Cummings is a project-based visual artist working with ideas of space\, place\, and time\, particularly around unlearning dominant narratives of the American west. Their methods include photography\, sculpture\, installation\, performance and video with a particular emphasis on making spaces for action. Cummings uses drag aesthetics\, substitutions\, hardware store materials\, the unsettling relationship of history and fiction\, landscape\, research\, ambivalence\, theater tricks\, bad illusions\, props\, sets\, and interpretive sites. They have exhibited solo projects at the Oakland Museum of California\, Aggregate Space Gallery\, and more\, and have presented performances with Machine Project\, Southern Exposure\, and the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts\, among others. Cummings received an MFA in sculpture from California College of the Arts and lives and works in Emeryville\, CA. \n\n\n\nShara Mays (she\,her) is a visual artist whose practice is deeply rooted in painting\, using the medium to explore the fluidity of memory and the transcendence of self through the language of abstraction and landscape. Born in Tarboro\, North Carolina\, Shara currently lives in Oakland\, California. She received her BFA degree from The Corcoran College of Art and Design at George Washington University. She received her MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums such as the de Young Museum of San Francisco\, Root Division in San Francisco\, the Diego Rivera Gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute\, and recently at Round Weather Gallery in Oakland\, California. She has\, in the past\, been awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson\, Vermont\, and is a current Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito\, California. Her work is included in both public and private collections. She will have her first solo show at Chandran Gallery in San Francisco in August 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to ArtTable members Dorothy Dávila and Kitty Teerling for organizing this program. \n\n\n\nImage: Non View of the Lake\, Tunnel 6 Entrance\, 2019; Torreya Cummings; Shara Mays
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LOCATION:The Commons at Headlands Center for the Arts\, Between 944 & 945 Simmonds Road\, Sausalito\, CA\, 94965\, United States
CATEGORIES:Northern California
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