Art and Fear

Art & Fear is a must read for any artist, designer, engineer, mechanic or if you’re just a creative soul period. It touches on points whether you’re an artist or not, due to the fact we all are creative in ways we don’t realize. The book was very direct from the start, stating everything an artist feels as well as questions one is afraid to say. One thing David Bayles and Ted Orland did unlike some authors is that they didn’t leave those questions unanswered. I think we realize that we can’t all be Monets, those gifted individuals come along once in a great while. “Art is in the eye of the beholder” as the saying goes. So whose to say what is art and what is not just because it may not hold up to a Rembrandt? Who made this the standard, was it one person or all of us who created a façade in search of something more divine? I feel this is one topic definitely debatable when it comes to creating and viewing art. Realistically a lot of what we create as artists rarely comes out the way we wanted and the viewer never sees the work the way it was intended. The way the book explains it, we want to adapt the views of the viewer when that is totally irrelevant to the artist. We should only be concerned with how to work on our own work and the intricacies that come along with it. Art & Fear is one of those books you can read again and again and each time come out with a different perspective than your previous read. As Bayles and Orland stated, “Audience comes later. The only pure communication is between you and your work”.

CAMPO VACCINO

By now the Getty Museum will have put the Turner masterpiece CAMPO VACCINO on display. It was purchased last July for 45 million dollars. The British government postponed export of this painting until February, hoping to raise enough money to keep the national treasure from leaving the country. The money was not raised, probably because of the poor economy. There have only been two owners; the Earl of Roseberry bought it in 1878, while on a honeymoon with his wife Hannah. There are other Turner paintings at the Getty Museum, the Huntington Library, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Lorelei McGroarty, ART 5

Post-it Show

Chaffey Art Organization Post-it Show on view NOW at Chaffey College, Center for the Arts Student Gallery.

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Artists and Their Day Jobs
Moderated by Nicole Farrand
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
5:00pm • CAA-211

Discussion panel led by Nicole Farrand on all the things artists do to make a living outside of making art.

John Kline - Painter
MFA in Painting, Claremont Graduate University
Exhibition Production Manager - Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena

Douglas McCulloh – Photographer
BA in Renaissance History, UC Santa Barbara
BA in Sociology of Collective Behavior, UC Santa Barbara
MFA in Photography and Digital Media, Claremont Graduate University
Curator
Author
Corporate Photographer
Faculty – Long Beach Community College

Allison Miller – Painter (represented by ACME)
MFA in Painting, UCLA
BFA in Printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design
Assistant Painting Conservator (2001 – 2008)
Visiting Lecturer – UCI and CGU

ARTicles, Issue 6

ARTicles, Issue 6, is now available. Find your copy at the Center for the Arts and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art or view it online at http://www.chaffeyarticles.com/ (links for all issues are at upper-right corner of page).

Issue 6 includes an interview by Sheila Taylor with Xavier Cázares Cortezis on his exhibition SOMETHING about nobody knowing ANYTHING for sure; a review of Found Beats at the Pomona Art Walk by Jules Ebe; and an article on the Center for the Arts Student Gallery by Dominique Silva.

ARTicles is a student-driven publication of the Chaffey College Center for the Arts. It is published twice each semester by a consortium of students with a passion for arts, entertainment and culture. The content reflects a diverse sample of the cultural life at the college. ARTicles is generously supported by the Chaffey College Marketing Department.

The Great Wall of Los Angeles

Today Chaffey College Art History professors John Machado and Denise Johnson and Director of the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Rebecca Trawick, accompanied 45 students on a tour of the Great Wall of Los Angeles. The bus trip was co-sponsored by the Associated Students of Chaffey College and the One College/One Book Committee.

The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a mural designed by Judy Baca in 1976 and executed by community youth and artists coordinated by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC). It is located in the San Fernando Valley community of Valley Glen, on the concrete sides of the Tujunga Wash. The project depicts the history of California from pre-historic times through the 1950s. The mural is credited as the longest in the world at a length of 2,754 feet (840 m).


We were also very lucky to have an opportunity to meet Judy Baca and discuss the history and future of this project. It was a great day.

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ARTIST CALL

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC ART - ARTIST CALL

The Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College and the Art Department at Chaffey College are pleased to solicit your proposals for a public art project. The work will be installed on the area surrounding the Wignall Museum on the Rancho Cucamonga campus for one week during our annual event, Family Day at the Wig! An Earth Day Celebration, April 16, 2011. All works must be installed outdoors and must be constructed to withstand exterior conditions for the duration of the week.

Theme of the Art and Proposals Desired
The themes selected should represent one or more of the following:
• Chaffey College culture
• Earth Day awareness/relatedness

All art must be family friendly and safe for visitors. The work will be on view during an annual event, Family Day at the Wig! An Earth Day Celebration which caters to children of all ages and their families.

Budget/Grant
A maximum of 5 grants in the amount of $100 is available to complete the total project, including the costs of design, fabrication, installation, any protective measures needed to protect the art, and all other related costs. All costs over $100 will be the artist’s or group of artists’ responsibility to provide. You must submit a budget that includes all expenses as part of your application/proposal.

Selection Process and Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed by a panel composed of representatives from the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College and Art Department faculty. Proposals will be judged on: (1) the appropriateness of theme and medium to the location and community; (2) artistic ability and originality as demonstrated in applicant's proposed work; (3) the artist's ability to complete the work as proposed; and; (4) appropriateness of a family-friendly themed event.

Timeline
• March 4, 2011 Deadline for submittals
• March 7, 2011 Finalists chosen by Committee
• April 16 - April 22, 2011 Public display of art works
• April 15, 2011 Public Art Installation 10am-5pm
• April 16, 2011 Public Art Installation 9am-noon
• April 23, 2011 Public Art De-installation noon-4pm

PROPOSAL & QUALIFICATIONS
All artists interested in applying must submit the following materials:
• A statement of interest, no longer than one page, describing the proposed concept.
• Illustrations of the proposed art work, including detail as to material, color, fabrication, and installation.
• List of proposed dimensions and location of work. Please note final determination for location will be determined by event organizers. Your requests will be considered.
• Contact Information for the artist or collective. If more than one artist will be involved, submit a list of names of each member of the team, along with email addresses and phone numbers. If one artist, please include name/contact info.
• The complete budget for the work being proposed, including all elements listed in the budget section above.
• Include a list of all art, photo, and digital media courses completed and/or the instructor’s name. Applicants must be a current art student who has completed at least two art courses.
• The names and contact information for one Art faculty reference that the committee may contact about previous work and abilities.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
• The Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art and the Art Department will not be responsible for damage to public artwork installations due to the elements or due to vandalism.
• The Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art and the Art Department will not be responsible for art works that are not removed/de-installed by the deadline. Work that is not removed on the specified date may be disposed of or destroyed.

Application deadline: MARCH 4, 2011

All application materials must be received at:
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College
5885 Haven Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
Or drop-off in-person: CAA-321

Contact: Rebecca Trawick, Director/Curator
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
email: Rebecca.trawick@chaffey.edu
Phone: (909) 652-6493
Website: www.chaffey.edu/wignall

Contact: Misty Burruel, Assistant Professor Art
Chaffey College, Art Department
Email: misty.burruel@chaffey.edu