May 13th, 2008 — Museum
WEDNESDAY EVENING!
May 8, 2008- On Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 6:30 pm, the Riverside Public Library and the Inlandia Institute will host a reading and discussion with Mary H. Curtin, author of “Mine: A Name for Herself”, based on the life of the internationally renowned Riverside artist Mine Okubo. Okubo, an alumnus of RCC, traveled internationally with her work, painting alongside the famous muralist Diego Rivera, among others. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Okubo was exiled to a Japanese internment camp, where she wrote and illustrated her most famous work, Citizen 13660. Curtin, a distinguished longtime Riverside writer and a friend and admirer of Okubo, will discuss the artist’s work and perspective of the Japanese-American experience in Riverside. Curtin will also share more about the incredible life of this, her first play: among its notable achievements, “Mine” has been performed at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program in remembrance of Executive Order 9066, and the play will be performed again at LA’s EDGEfest in 2008.
The event is free to the public and begins at 6:30 pm in the Main Library’s second floor auditorium, located at 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Downtown Riverside.
For more information, please call (951) 826-2420 or visit the library’s website.
May 5th, 2008 — Museum
This weekend we had an amazing workshop at RAM. Taught by Dan Welden, inventor of the Solarplate, the workshop focused on solarplate etching and relief printing. From a photographic or hand-drawn transparency image, participants used the sun or an exposure unit to create a metal plate. This metal solarplate can be inked up and run through the press as a way to do acidless etching. We had a great time and the participants created great art. A smattering of photos follows:
All photos here by Curtis.
Dan Welden, Mary Granyer, Mario Rosales
Jeff Ribaudo
More photos after the jump.
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April 29th, 2008 — Museum, music, receptions, workshops
This Thursday is Arts Walk from 6 - 9PM. Each month at RAM we have a hands-on art project. This month we’re building buildings! In conjunction with American Institute of Architects/U.S. Green Building Council 2008 Regional Architectural Design Awards Exhibition. Inspired by Ray and Charles Eames, we’ll re-use exhibition cards to create maquettes within the exhibition.
And the same night, check this out at Division 9 North, brought to you by the Sweeney Art Gallery.
More info including the schedule after the jump.
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April 28th, 2008 — Museum
April 28th, 2008 — exhibitions
April 28th, 2008 — exhibitions, music, video
April 9th, 2008 — Museum, music
April 4th, 2008 — Museum
April 3rd, 2008 — Museum, exhibitions, music, receptions
HUGE SUCCESS! Thank you to everyone who came to the opening. About 500 people came in the 3 hours we were open. In front of the museum, students from Norte Vista High School exhibited and sold their artwork. Artists Jon Roach and Dan Nguyen were on hand to show off their installations in the museum’s display cases. Raymond Pettibon’s work hung brightly in the Alcoves. And Clare Rojas and Barry McGee created a beautiful installation of surf boards, banjos, paintings, tags, video art, giant canvases and some amplitude. To cap it off, Peggy Honeywell performed a tight set of folk music, and the audience enjoyed fruit, and a keg of microbrewed root beer. If you were there, you may have seen Jeff Soto, Ed Templeton, Juxtapoz, Current TV and others in attendance. Root beer floats for all!
We just want to take a moment here and thank everyone who participated and showed up for the opening reception.
All photos by William Nicoletti
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March 28th, 2008 — Museum
ART GALORE!
Special performance by PEGGY HONEYWELL! Root beer keg! Barry McGee! Clare Rojas! Raymond Pettibon! Jon Roach and Dan Nguyen of Demonslayer! Local teens selling their art on the museum lawn! Food! NEED WE SAY MORE?!
