We finally broke in the awesome sink in the classroom preparing screens in our first silk-screen class Photo Silk-Screening 101. Elise Deringer, exhibiting artist in our current exhibition, ALL ART ARIZONA 2012, was the instructor. Participants learned several methods for creating imagery using the screening method. The most popular technique was using an original or borrowed photographic image. Other fun imagery included drawing with a wax pencil and using contact paper to mask areas of the screen out. Everyone was printing on paper, fabric and even wood.
For those of you familiar with the older method of preparing the screen for the image using messy light sensitive liquid emulsion, you’ll be happy to know we are using a new emulsion material that comes pre-coated on a sheet and is extremely easy to use. Visit our facebook page for more images!
Hundreds of people turned out for the opening reception of All Art Arizona on Saturday evening, June 2nd. There were many opportunities for the public to engage with the artists and for connections to be made within the community. One artist, Lynn Thomson, was exhibiting her iphoneography abstract images for the first time in a gallery setting. She enjoyed the interaction with her audience and the feedback they provided. She was impressed at the opening with the way the variety of work came together and flowed through the space.
Overall, the opening for All Art Arizona was a huge success. The event was a wonderful beginning of a 2 month-long celebration of all forms of art, and an important cultural milestone for Gilbert and the East Valley Community.
The curatorial staff selected 76 works from over 300 that were submitted. It was a difficult process in that we not only wanted to open this exhibition to a wider range of visual media than usually exhibited, but we also wanted to include the largest possible range of levels of experience from student artists to accomplished masters in one exhibition. The gallery features a multitude of different mediums from, painting to drawing, fibers, mixed media, photography, and sculpture.
All Art Arizona is a testament to Art Intersection’s commitment to being a truly professional exhibition space of the highest order while at the same time creating opportunities for artists of all experience levels to be able to complete their artistic process which includes the final stage of bringing their work before a public audience.
Now showing through July 28, 2012, Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-6pm. Free and open to the public. For more pictures of the opening visit our Facebook.
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Gilbert High School
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
May through August, we celebrate the diversity of creative individuals by showcasing work from the community during our Art & Community block of programming.
In our May exhibition we present the work of emerging talent ranging from high school to undergraduate students. Through a jury process, Art Intersection selected a variety of work from the photography programs at these three institutions.
We are dedicated to supporting students in their educational pursuits of self-expression through arts and congratulate each student for their unique vision and dedication to their craft.
Martha Casanave was in town last weekend to give an albumen workshop. There were loads of eggs cracked and silver nitrate stains on everyone’s hands! Everyone got some beautiful images.
Martha also was here for a book signing of her latest book, Explorations Along an Imaginary Coastline.
On Sunday, a group of workshop attendees, members and staff sat down in the east gallery to share a meal with Martha.
For more information on Martha and her work visit her website. To see pictures from the workshop and dinner see our Facebook Page.
It is always a pleasure having Mary Virginia Swanson at Art Intersection. This past weekend, she and fellow consultant, Patrick Donehue gave an informative and enlightening seminar on the shifting marketplace for photographic imagery.
We had a full house of photographers coming from all around the country eager for advice on how to use 21st century tools to effectively get your work noticed. The Saturday evening before the seminar, photographers got together to look at each others photographs and network.
We plan to continue to help photographers navigate the often complicated and competitive world of marketing through seminars, portfolio reviews, and workshops.
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We always look forward to visiting artists coming to Art Intersection. Anna Strickland, an expert in antique photographic processes and Senior Critic in the Photography Department at Rhode Island School of Design is here to mount her solo exhibition opening April 6th, at Tilt Gallery in Phoenix.She spent the past weekend with us at Art Intersection teaching a gum bichromate over platinum/palladium workshop. Students learned how to make high quality digital negatives, using Quad Tone Rip technology, how to make a palladium print and also how to layer the image with gum bichromate.On Tuesday, Anna returned to Art Intersection to meet some of our members and look at their work.
Later that evening we all shared a meal in Romeo’s private dining room.For more images from the workshop visit our facebook page. On April 28 & 29, as part of our visiting artists program, we will be hosting photographer, Martha Casanave. She will be conducting a workshop on albumen printing. We will also have a member’s dinner with Martha on the evening of April 28th. For more information visit our website.
Art Intersection had another one day workshop introducing the expansive world of historical photographic processes. We had a great time learning how to mix the chemistry, how to expose it properly to the sun and how to develop it.
We will continue to offer introductory workshops in many of the wet darkroom processes throughout the year to give the community an opportunity to learn first hand how to create images utilizing some of photography’s most beautiful techniques.
We welcome all levels from beginners to advanced image makers.
For more images form the workshop visit our facebook page!
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We are always excited about collaborations with other art venues and Scottsdale Public Art has been one of our favorite organizations to work with. This past weekend, we had the opportunity to spend time enjoying the outdoors at the annual Scottsdale Art Festival, assisting with the 100+ Journals Project.
It was a wonderful way for the public to engage with the arts in a friendly and accessible manner.
People from ages 2 to 82 participated in journaling activities using free-form needlework, rubber-stamping, image transfer, book making and writing prompts all conducted by experienced artists and writers. Visitors to the festival were fascinated with the story behind 1000 Journals
The project provided participants an opportunity to leave their unique creations in the journals for the community to enjoy for years to come. They will be on exhibit at The Scottsdale Public Library.
To see more pictures from the event visit our facebook page!
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