Inglewood Open Studios Tour Celebrates It’s Sixth Year! Tour: Saturday, November 10 – Sunday, November 11, 2012 Group Show: Saturday November 10 – Sunday, November 11, 2012 Opening Reception: Friday November 9, 2012

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Inglewood Open Studios
Tour Celebrates It’s Sixth Year!


Tour: Saturday, November 10 – Sunday, November 11, 2012


Group Show: Saturday November 10 – Sunday, November 11, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday November 9, 2012


LOS ANGELES, CA – Inglewood has become the fastest growing artist community in Los Angeles and for the Sixth year, an increasingly large collection of Inglewood artists will open their studios to the public the weekend of November 10- 11th, 2012 from 1:00pm to 6:00pm both days during the Sixth annual Inglewood Open Studios tour.

The event, hosted by Inglewood artists and nonprofit Inglewood Cultural Arts (ICA), will allow visitors to personally tour the studios of established and emerging artists working in drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, photography, print making, installation, video and performance. As the starting point for the tour, Inglewood Open Studios will feature a Group Show, which includes work by all participating tour artists, at Beacon Arts Building on Saturday, November 10th and November 11th, 2012. An opening reception for the Group Show will be held Friday November 9^th from 6-10pm. Beacon Arts Building is located at 808 N. La Brea, Inglewood CA 90302.

Convenient free shuttle bus service that will run in a continuous loop, will be provided to the public on both Open Studios tour days. Buses start at the group show location, at Beacon Arts Building. Printed maps with Open Studios location details are available online and will be at the group show and each artist's studio on both tour days. For additional information on Inglewood Open Studios, including the printable tour map, please visit  www.inglewoodopenstudios.com and 

https://www.facebook.com/events/499027863441560/?fref=ts

Participating Artists -

Inglewood Open Studios participants include art educators, self-taught, emerging and established artists. Following is an alphabetical list of participating artists in the 2012 Inglewood Open Studios tour:

Adrienne Adar, Susan Amorde, Doug Archer, Brian Biedul, Martin Blake, Pat Blake, Virginia Broersma, Daniela Calandra, Marylene Camacho, Lee Clarke, Morgan Culture, Jeanne Dunn, Tori Ellison, Renée A Fox, Catarina Gates, Scott Grieger, Cindy Gunadi , Zeal Harris, Anne Hieronymus, Kohl King, Deborah Lambert, Alma Lopez, Michael Maas, Muriel Mandel, Stuart Marcus, Michael Massenburg, Gale McCall, Chris Mercier, Melise Mestayer, Emily Nyburg, Kenneth Ober, David Peters, Snezana Petrovic, Jhoiey Ramirez, Joan Robey, Deborah Salt, Lindsey Schulz, Jan Scruton, Karen Sikie, Emily Silver,  Stanley Smith, Lisa C Soto, David Spanbock, Holly Tempo, Ginger Van Hook, Luke Van Hook, TJ Walker, Arlene Weinstock.

Inglewood, CA -

Inglewood is bordered by the LAX International Airport, in close proximity to Otis College of Art and Design and is surrounded by the nearby cities of Culver City, El Segundo, Playa Del Rey, Marina Del Rey, Westchester, and Torrance -- nestled in the center of Los Angeles County.

Inglewood Cultural Arts -

Inglewood Cultural Arts (ICA) is a multidisciplinary nonprofit arts organization serving residents of Inglewood and its surrounding communities. ICA's mission is to enhance the quality of life in the community by providing diverse cultural arts programs.www.inglewoodculturalarts.org 

For additional information, please contact press liaison Ginger Van Hook at gingervanhook@gmail.com

Images to follow

"Lineamenta" Curated by Renée Fox Opened at Beacon Arts Building on May 12, 2012! PhotoJournal by Ginger Van Hook

"Lineamenta" curated by Renée Fox opened at Beacon Arts Building on May 12th, 2012.


Artists included: China Adams, Steven Bankhead, Fay Ray, GeoVanna Gonzales, Kate Harding, Doug Harvey, Flora Kao, Jed Lind, Nuttaphol Ma, Jessica Minckley, Sandeep Mukherjee, M.A. Peers, Antoine Roegiers, Leigh Salgado, Amy Sarkisian, Lisa C Soto and Tim Youd.      http://beaconartsbuilding.com/pr-lineamenta


Curator, Renée Fox, exhibited  a wide variety of artwork that encompassed the examination of drawing in a multisensory experience with video, sound, sculpture, drawing, and installation. Each of the artists demonstrates the theme of "Lineamenta" in a unique style. 

"Lineamenta", is an exhibition which  examines and expands on the definition of drawing. 

This group of work by different artists from Los Angeles to Geneva seeks to redefine drawing, not as an abstract means to an end but as a finite genre, encompassing many different types of media. Drawing is commonly understood as a vague plan or a sketch of an idea for something else. It is this limbo of undefined territory that the work in this show will inhabit, placing drawing in the spotlight as finished work, using sculpture, video, installation and both traditional and unusual drawing techniques throughout the gallery.

At the opening of the Beacon Arts Gallery, one is welcomed with an ornamental calligraphy of the title and each of the artists names inscribed on the wall appearing almost as hieroglyphs in an elegant line. Subsequently, each artist interpreted the line in drawing as the beginning of a new project and followed it through with such detail as to present the viewer with the whole process in layers of planes. The sculpture at the center of the gallery, for example provides a triangular object similar to the construction of a pyramid only that the lines of the skeleton remain to reveal it's path. 


GeoVanna Gonzales interpreted the theme in swirls that creates delicate bird nests on the wall where she also added the shadow. Up close, one sees even the remnants of transparent lines that appear as blown glass fragments or icicles formed at the tips.


Kate Harding interpreted her line drawings into a quaint demonstration of a landscape complete with the white picket fence, the trees and the path it follows into a canvas of brown drawing paper with the white fence interweaved through the paper marking a delicate balance of winter branches.


Additionally,  art pieces created  for "Lineamenta" are utilized to imbue a space of wonderment and fulfillment as one proceeds through the exhibit discovering new ways to see the process of where lines begin, where they end and often, where they disappear into the work of art to sustain the concept of the theme.


"Lineamenta" runs through the end of June 2012 and the closing reception is held on Sunday afternoon June 24th from 1-4pm at Beacon Arts Building in Inglewood, California. This exhibition "Lineamenta" is a significant grouping of artwork that is really worth coming to see this summer, please put this one on your calendars!    


Exhibition special includes a closing reception / brunch catered by IHOP on Sunday, June 24th, 1:00 – 4:00pm. Moderated by art critic Peter Frank, a closing conversation with the curator and some of the participating artists will also take place 2:00pm-3:00pm on Sunday June 24th.


Beacon Arts is located at  808 N. La Brea Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302. Regular gallery hours are from 1:00pm to 6:00pm Thursday through Saturday, Sundays 1:00pm – 4:00pm. 
All Lineamenta events are free.
For additional information please call 310-419- 4077 or visit 
http://www.beaconartsbuilding.com

GeoVanna Gonzales. Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012

Artwork by Flora Kao. Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012

The Gallery –

Housed within the iconic Beacon Arts Building, the gallery offers innovative art

programming to enrich the cultural landscape of Los Angeles. Its primary directive is to

provide and maintain the integrity of an exhibition space for contemporary fine art by

Southern California artists working in all media, including painting, sculpture, installation,

video, and performance art. Works by both emerging and established artists are presented

in an effort to provide a variety of ideas in different forms that both challenge and inspire.

As a catalyst and advocate for new ideas, the endeavor enriches public understanding and

appreciation of contemporary fine art by creating conversations through special events,

lectures, symposia, and panel discussions with intellectual commentary on exhibitions.

Exhibiting artists are encouraged to forge new relationships and learn from arts

professionals through programming such as the gallery’s inaugural Critics-as-Curators series

– consecutive shows conceived and curated by art writers and critics. This series ran for

the first year of the space, from October 2010 to October 2011. The gallery plans to

continue the tradition of exciting guest curators with the series; Tastemakers of the LA

Artscene. Invited curators (TBA) will be prestigious artists who are also beloved educators

at our internationally renowned Los Angeles art schools. The gallery will continue to

champion LA artists with self-curated shows like Lineamenta, a group exhibition expanding

the definition of drawing, closing June 24.

Beacon Arts Building –

32,400-square-foot Beacon Arts Building is an iconic four-story, solid reinforced concrete

structure located in the heart of the burgeoning Inglewood Arts District. Having stored

inanimate items for close to sixty years, originally as the legendary Bekins Moving and

Storage Company, this dramatic, 1951 edifice has now transformed into a springboard and

“beacon” for artistic expression. In addition to ground floor gallery and retail spaces, the

building offers a gorgeous New York warehouse-style environment for professional artists,

with spaces in various sizes up to 780 square feet with 11’6” ceilings. It has a high rear

loading facility, large freight elevator, WiFi availability, and sprinkler system throughout.

Beacon Arts Building sits prominently on La Brea Avenue, just South of Centinela, located

only 11 minutes south of the 10 Freeway (I-10). Free parking is available in the on-site lot

or on La Brea. For further information about availabilities in the Beacon Arts Building,

please contact Scott Lane at 310-576-3543 or scottlaneco@yahoo.com.

For more information, images, and interviews please contact Caroline Meer @

impulse2impact@gmail.com

prince at the forum Organized by Steven Bankhead and Jesse Benson. Photo Journal by Ginger Van Hook

Saturday, March 24 – Sunday, May 6, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA — 

Beacon Arts is pleased to announce the group exhibition Prince at the

Forum. Initially inspired by the geographic juxtaposition between Beacon Arts Building 

and stadium venue The Forum in Inglewood, Prince at the Forum utilizes the

potential for slippage of meaning in the exhibition’s title to allow for a pluralistic voice 

from an array of artists working in different media, modes and concepts. 

In developing the exhibition, the organizers considered the

ancient Roman forum, the complex social histories of The Great Western Forum, and the

definition of “beacon” as something that has potential to both summon and warn off. Taken from

the headlines of a religion-filtered concert series performed by Prince in 2011, the exhibition’s title

gives way to the exploration of a broad range of dualistic themes such as site/nonsite, past/present,

power/weakness, chastity/desire, and vulgarity/taste. The works being produced for the show are

totally interdisciplinary and will include drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, video,

performance, and collaborative works.

A catalogue featuring new texts will be produced and released in conjunction with a second event

organized by Steven Bankhead toward the close of the exhibition.

Prince at the Forum runs from Saturday, March 24 to Sunday, May 6, 2012. Exhibition special

events include an opening reception on Saturday March 24, 6:00 - 9:00pm with musical

performance by Big Girls [Hannah Greely and Elana Scherr] and a Catalog Release Champagne

Brunch with special event (to be announced) on Sunday April 29 1-4pm. 

The exhibition closes Sunday, May 6, 1:00 - 4:00pm 

with organizers Steven Bankhead and Jesse Benson in attendance.

Beacon Arts is located at 808 N. La Brea Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302. Regular gallery hours are

from 1:00pm to 6:00pm Thursday through Saturday, Sundays 1:00pm - 4:00pm. All Prince at the

Forum events are free. For additional information or photos, please call director Renée Fox at

310-621-5416 or visit http://www.beaconartsbuilding.com

Participating artists (Los Angeles-based unless otherwise noted):

Steven Bankhead, Jesse Benson, Big Girls (Hannah Greely and Elana Scherr), Aline Bouvy and

John Gillis (Brussels/Luxembourg), Joshua Callaghan, David Catherall (Brussels), Tami Demaree,

Scott Grieger, Dennis Hoekstra and Noah Olmsted, Marie Jager, Matt MacFarland, Brian Mann,

Pentti Mohnkonnen, Joshua Nathanson+ [Fiona Connor, Bella Foster , Meghan Petras, Jessica

Williams, Alivia Zivich], Chris Oatey, Allison O'Daniel, Clunie Reid (London), Amanda Ross-Ho,

Joe Sola , Torbjorn Vejvi, Pernille Kapper Williams (Brussels/Copenhagen), Liat Yossifor

-Organized by Steven Bankhead and Jesse Benson

Saturday, March 24 – Sunday, May 6, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA — 

Beacon Arts is pleased to announce the group exhibition Prince at the

Forum. Initially inspired by the geographic juxtaposition between Beacon Arts Building and

stadium venue The Forum in Inglewood, Prince at the Forum utilizes the potential for slippage of

meaning in the exhibition’s title to allow for a pluralistic voice from an array of artists working in

different media, modes and concepts. In developing the exhibition, the organizers considered the

ancient Roman forum, the complex social histories of The Great Western Forum, and the

definition of “beacon” as something that has potential to both summon and warn off. Taken from

the headlines of a religion-filtered concert series performed by Prince in 2011, the exhibition’s title

gives way to the exploration of a broad range of dualistic themes such as site/nonsite, past/present,

power/weakness, chastity/desire, and vulgarity/taste. The works being produced for the show are

totally interdisciplinary and will include drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, video,

performance, and collaborative works.

A catalogue featuring new texts will be produced and released in conjunction with a second event

organized by Steven Bankhead toward the close of the exhibition.

Prince at the Forum runs from Saturday, March 24 to Sunday, May 6, 2012. Exhibition special

events include an opening reception on Saturday March 24, 6:00 - 9:00pm with musical

performance by Big Girls [Hannah Greely and Elana Scherr] and a Catalog Release Champagne

Brunch with special event (to be announced) on Sunday April 29 1-4pm. The exhibition closes

Sunday, May 6, 1:00 - 4:00pm with organizers Steven Bankhead and Jesse Benson in attendance.

Beacon Arts is located at 808 N. La Brea Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302. Regular gallery hours are

from 1:00pm to 6:00pm Thursday through Saturday, Sundays 1:00pm - 4:00pm. All Prince at the

Forum events are free. For additional information or photos, please call director Renée Fox at

310-621-5416 or visit http://www.beaconartsbuilding.com

Participating artists (Los Angeles-based unless otherwise noted):

Steven Bankhead, Jesse Benson, Big Girls (Hannah Greely and Elana Scherr), Aline Bouvy and

John Gillis (Brussels/Luxembourg), Joshua Callaghan, David Catherall (Brussels), Tami Demaree,

Scott Grieger, Dennis Hoekstra and Noah Olmsted, Marie Jager, Matt MacFarland, Brian Mann,

Pentti Mohnkonnen, Joshua Nathanson+ [Fiona Connor, Bella Foster , Meghan Petras, Jessica

Williams, Alivia Zivich], Chris Oatey, Allison O'Daniel, Clunie Reid (London), Amanda Ross-Ho,

Joe Sola , Torbjorn Vejvi, Pernille Kapper Williams (Brussels/Copenhagen), Liat Yossifor

-Organized by Steven Bankhead and Jesse Benson