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JULY/AUGUST 09 M E M B E R S H I P N E W S

VOL. 07/08-09

SAN DIEGOART INSTITUTESINCE 1941

Museum HoursTuesday - Saturday: 10am - 4pmSunday - Noon: 4pmClosed Monday

website: sandiego-art.org

Financial Support for the San Diego Art Institute (OSP 2008) is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, QUALCOMM Incorpated, and the Chris and Lorraine Wolfe Fund.

MOLA’s Poetry & Art Series 2009 Presents: 3 for $300 Poetry Slam, July 22by Michael Chung Klam

At our April event, there were representatives from regional slam teams (LA, Hollywood and

Chino), as well as students from all the universities in town, and admin from San Diego Museum of Art and Eveoke Dance Theater. Diversity ranged from 16-year-olds to 60-year-olds of every race, gender, orientation and culture. A good part of the door admis-sion -- $1,000 went to the SD Slam Team to help them get to the National Poetry Slam in Florida, where they will compete against 83 other teams from around the nation. It was an amazing night.

On Wednesday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m., Poetry & Art hosts another poetry/visual art combination slam for writers, artists and perform-ers. This is a poetry com-petition with a slight twist: Performers who bring and show visual art connected in some way to their poetry will earn extra points. Performers may also use (and are encouraged to use) artwork hanging in the museum’s current exhibit. Simply pick a painting, and we’ll display it front and center for the audience while you read. Winners take home $150 (1st Place), $100 (2nd Place) and $50 (3rd Place).

What is Poetry Slam? Here is the official word from Poetry Slam, Inc.: “A poetry slam is a competi-tive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by mem-bers of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to 10 scale) based on the poets’ content and performance.”

Signups start at 6:30 p.m. Performers can obtain more info by emailing poetryandartsd@gmail.com. Due to the number of people who want to participate in our slams, we will take ONLY 18 performers! Come on down and slam, judge or simply enjoy the show!

Entry is $5, free for members. Event takes place at SDAI/MOLA, 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park. Contact Michael Chung Klam at mkklam@gmail.com, 619-957-3264 (direct) or 619-236-0011 (museum) for more information. Please visit the museum Web site: www.sandiego-art.org. And for further information, visit Puna Press, www.punapress.com.

Dear Members, Many of you are aware of the Institute celebrating 50 years of producing our International Exhibition. However, it is also a milestone for our Ginger Award, whose purpose is to honor those who support the visual arts in special or remarkable ways as is the case with the awards namesake, Ginger Wallace. This year, we will celebrating the 10th Ginger Award. This award, normally given during our International, will be “Stand Alone” and presented during a special installation: 50 years of Art: San Diego. The Exhibition will run for several weeks only. I would like those who would volunteer to help in this undertaking to please contact Kerstin in the office at 619 -236-0011.

As the Institute, as a corporate identity gathers its years in age, we have many firsts also coming our way. The recent and continuing situation which is inevitable in our lives, is the passing of our family and the perceived conflict of our mission of the work and professional development of our living artist and the eventual passing of our artist, and with our growth and success so grows this eventuality.

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SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTEMuseum of the Living Artist

House of Charm, Balboa Park, 1439 El PradoSan Diego, CA 92101-1617

(619) 236-0011 • Fax (619) 236-1974website: sandiego-art.org

email: admin@sandiego-art.org

San Diego Art DepartmentEducational Facility: 3830 Ray St.,

San Diego, CA 92104(619) 299-4278

email: info@sdartdept.comwebsite: www.sdad-sdai.org

Board of GovernorsBill Hawkins, Schuyler Hoffman, Susan Leonard

Ted Mintz, Ginger Wallace, Chris & Lorraine Wolfe

Board of DirectorsChair: Elaine Ellis

Vice Chair: Claire Slattery (past COVA Board Member)

Secretary: Jimmy Van NormanTreasurer: Ruth Hoffman

(Alpha Board of Directors)

Kathye KramerJean McKeeJoe Nalven

Larry Poteet (Attorney)

Educational & Outreach CommitteeAndrea Chamberlin

Bruce Groff

SDAI Advisory BoardVincent Andrunas

(Social Editor: Décor/ Style Magazine)

Elizabeth Basinet (Barrett Resource Group)

Liliana Garcia (Host / Univis)

Pamela HartwellGeorge Lofland (Founder/Art Dept.,Ray Street)

Debra A. Morse – AttorneyPeter B. Rutman (AdminEstate Corporation)

Vaughn Woods, CFP

Co-SponsorsCommission for Arts & Culture, City of San Diego

Friends of SDAI

San Diego Art Department/Ray StreetDirector – Andrea ChamberlinStudio Assistant – Alex Field

Studio Assistant – Jack Harmanian

Staff of SDAIPresident & CEO – Timothy J. Field

Executive Administrator – Kerstin RobersGallery Assistant/Public Relations – Marc Pickett

Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator - Jack WadePoet Program Coordinator – Michael Klam

PR & Development - Debora WellsEducational Programs – Andrea Chamberlin

Elene RamirezClerical /Accounting Assistant – Joanne Mell

Journal StaffTim Field, Kerstin Robers, Jack Wade,

Deb Wells, Richard ChauDavis Photos – Richard Messenger, L. J. Sullivan,

Website DesignMichael Hanes, Roark Dority

Glen MaxionSDAI Featured Artist: July 17, 2009 – August 24, 2009

“ Between the Sun and the Sand”Artist’s Statement:

My first featured artist exhibit at SDAI was in 1985, and now I am back again for the first time.

I believe that art is as much about a process as a product. Not the process of technique, but the process of exploration, adjustment, and discovery. It is a story of how we got where we are, what we learned along the way, and where we will go from here. No painting is a failure. My biggest calamities are the under paintings of some of my most successful works, and, for me, lend to their richness.

My passion has always been for the figure. I work from life and reference photos. When working from the model, I frequently find the most interesting gestures are expressed in the un-choreographed moments between poses. Those moments seem to be the natural state of children, and provide the inspiration for much of my recent work.

Suzanne LaJoieSDAI Featured Artist: July 17, 2009 – August 24, 2009

“Natural Instinct” “Natural Instinct” is a series of small and large paintings of real animals, which I had fun creating. The animals, abstracted or deconstructed, bring out their essence and humanity is indebted to them. These animals we are bound up with, sprawling from the dawn of humankind and well represented in caves, follow a spiritual or “delicately refined”1 pathway through the Ages. In today’s ages, humans appreciate animals that fill our earth, as small as the ingenuous spider and as big as an aristocratic, majestic camel. We love their manners, as frightening or entertaining as they can be, they have a way of leaving us breathless perhaps perplexed in their natural endeavors towards life and us, as opposed to our perfected society. For instance, the spider will build its web from a silky thread emanating from its mouth can we do the same? On the other hand, the camel will fill its hump full of water for days. It is these differences that connect us to them, and our similarities in their countenance or presence of mind that we sought and cannot duplicate nor explain; as animals fill the world they fill our heart and soul with verisimilar gestures I believe I call truths.

A blend of textured collage and mixed media for effect on lines and shapes create a natural form, which develops on its own. I like to use natural elements as sculptural elements and create the peculiar life forms that are present and somewhat humorous in animals; some recognizable, unrecognizable or taken from my mind, some are just plain humorous, others reflect the essence in certain animals.

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Through SDAI’s c o l l a b o r a t i v e partnership with the San Diego

Japanese Friendship Gardens, Paint Out artists are NOW able to enter the beautiful gardens, Free of Charge, and use it as a backdrop for their art creations. Co-Hosted by Maura McHugh and Lee SautereauMaura McHugh is currently studying fine art in the Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. In 2001 she started painting and taking classes at the Athenaeum in La Jolla and studied there under Pat Kelly. She has a BA in Visual Arts from University of San Diego where she studied under John Halaka. Maura has been a participant of the SDAI Paint Out since the program started in 2003, is on the SDAI Gathering Committee and often volunteers for SDAI, Museum of the Living Artists. Not only has Maura’s work been exhibited throughout the San Diego area but her work has also been selected to receive Juror’s Choice honors.

Lee Sautereau started painting in Plein Air (outdoors) in 2004. Since then he has studied with some of California’s top Plein Air painters and attended many workshops throughout the United States. He has been honored with awards in many local competitions and exhibitions and has been a regular at the SDAI Paint Out since 2005. Lee enjoys painting in oil, watercolor and acrylic, and is a participating artist member of San Diego Art Institute and the San Diego Watercolor Society. His work can be seen at his website: www.leescapes.com.

Admission: FREE to members & guests

Sat., July 18 & Sat. Aug 15, 20099:00am-12:00pm Paint/draw/explore Balboa Park and the San Diego Japanese Friendship Gardens Whether you work in oils, acrylics, watercolor, digital, charcoal, pencil, pastels or mixed media; all artists, amateur to professional are encouraged to participate. At noon meet back at SDAI for a group discussion of the work created (and other relevant topics).During this time there’s a potluck meal (bring food and/or drink to share). For more information about this event call 619.236.0011

Neil Greenstein SDAI Featured Artist:

July 17, 2009 – August 24, 2009

“A Slice of Life”“I received no formal art education - but became active in the arts later in life. My educational background was technical – from Brooklyn Technical High School through a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from New York University - with time out as a soldier in World War II.

Before moving to San Diego in 1998, I had lived in New York for 71 years where I exhibited in such art groups as Salmagundi, Knickerbocker, Allied Artist’s of America and Lincoln Center.

Being a former engineer and a more left-brain dominant, methodical person – my art tends to be realistic, philosophical, humanistic and emotional.

My 13-year-old grandson says that I “Rock”. Hopefully you enjoy it also”.

Shawn L. HoullisTrevor L. CopenhaverTerry YarnellMary E. LemkeChi EssaryJohn C. SweeneyRachael M. McDanielSusannah M. BiondoJames A. HoneycuttLorraine S. Klotz

Welcome SDAI New Members!Craig M. DeutschIda D. CandelariaFred and Christine PierceAndrea VillaSarah Conte and Jeffrey DrummondRobert LovellPatricia NeuhoffMark SlusserJo & Milton Coulthurst

North Park Nights on the 3rd Saturday of every monthMore than 30 San Diego Businesses work together to host North Park Nights, an event organized by a collective of North Park businesses dedicated to promoting arts and culture in the neighborhood.North Park Nights (NPN) is the pulling together of North Park businesses to continue promoting arts and culture as the foundation of its unique community. The monthly event is held on the 3rd Saturday of every month as a way to highlight the local art, culture and businesses in the North Park area.

NPN is a community based project supported in part by The San Diego Art Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to building arts and culture in San Diego.

For more information on North Park Nights, calendar of upcoming events and a map of participating businesses visit www.northparknights.org

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The San Diego Art Institute’s Educational Facility; The San Diego Art Department provides an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters artistic expression, for all ages and proficiencies, using art to contribute value and diversity to the community with educational programs, exhibitions and workspace.

There is still time to sign up your children for SDAD’s Youth Summer Art Workshops!

This summer, SDAD presents five week-long art workshops where kids can discover and imagine new ways to try their ideas with art. Our summer camps take place in the professional art studios of our North Park facility. Each weekly workshop includes two classes per day from 9:30 – 3:30pm / Fee: $250 per week. Call 619-299-4ART to register or if you have any questions. Ages 6-12 (10% sibling discounts & scholarships available) / ONE TEEN WEEK for Ages 12 – 17

Week 1: July 13 - 17, 2009 Jewelry Design and Creation With Denise J. Bonaimo& Art Explorers: Painting With Thia Nevius

Week 2: July 20 - 24, 2009 Mixed Media Sculpture Goes Green! With Alexis Archibald & Creative Movement and Dance Traditions At Eveoke Dance Theatre (2811-A University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104)

Week 3: July 27 - 31, 2009 SKATEBOARDS AND SHOE DESIGN - TEEN WEEK for Ages 12-17& Creative Movement and Dance Traditions At Eveoke Dance Theatre (2811-A University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104)

Week 4: Aug 3 – Aug 7, 2009 Comic Creations With Billy Martinez of Neko Press& Clay All The Way With Alexis Archibald

Week 5: Aug 10 – 14, 2009 Draw it All!With Sally Phillips & Watercolor PaintingWith Thia Nevius

SDAD is located on 3830 Ray Street in North Park. For a detailed schedule of our classes please visit the website: www.sdad-sdai.org or call: 619-299-4ART.

“LEAP INTO THE ARTS” FEATURING ARTWORK BY Zamorano Elementary from May 15 – July 15th

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Skyline Elementary from July 15th – September 15, 2009

Student artwork is on display for the two month duration at the corporate offices of Leap Wireless located in Sorrento Valley.

About the Partnership: Through it’s collaboration with Leap, SDAI will feature a

quarterly, rotating exhibition of art at the corporate offices of Leap Wireless, highlighting both young and professional artists in the San Diego community, with a goal to broaden the understanding and exposure of the visual arts into the corporate culture and San Diego community.

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This program will provide an opportunity for artist members to share work, questions and information through vi-sual representation and dialogue.

New members: this is a great opportunity to meet other members, show your work and see the work being created in the San Diego area.Everyone else: show us your work, whether you’re getting into the juried shows or not, we want to see what you are doing and have the opportunity to talk with you.Members: Free Nonmembers: $5.00

The next Gathering will be: July 5, 2009Description and schedule:4-6pm Sunday. 4-4:30 bring artwork and check in; 4:30 doors locked. If there is a guest artist the presentation will begin at 4:30.

Members can bring up to 3 pieces of artwork and will be displayed either leaning on the wall around the gallery, on empty pedestals or easels if available or they bring them.

From 4-6pm artists have the opportunity to discuss their work; ask questions of other artists; discuss general and specific artist issues and share information.

Artists are encouraged to bring books, announcements, magazines, etc. to share.

Artists may also bring food and beverages to share.

Cosponsored by:

The Professional Artist Lecture Series presented by the San Diego Art Institute is geared to educate artists in running a successful business, as well as, expanding their knowledge of art techniques.

Upcoming Professional Artist Lectures:

“What Galleries Are Looking For”Date: TBD from 6:00 – 8:00pm

(Postponed from June 17th)Guest Speaker:

Alessandra Moctezuma

Description: Learn what galleries are looking for when they decide what artists they select for exhibition. The specific elements of a complete and attention-grabbing portfolio will be unveiled. The following questions will be answered: What impresses curators and gallery directors? Does a long resume really matter? So for those who endeavor to be successful exhibiting artists please come out to this informative lecture.

All lectures are held at the “Museum of the Living Artist: San Diego Art Institute”

1439 El Prado, The House of Charm, Balboa ParkAdmission:

$5 SDAI/SDAD members$10 non-members

For more information about the lecture series please contact, Andrea Chamberlin at: eduprogramSDAI@gmail.com

SAN DIEGO WRITERS, INK & SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTEJULY 19, 10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Celebrate fine art and fine writing at the 4th annual Authors & Art event at the Museum of the Living Artist in the heart of beautiful Balboa Park. Authors & Art celebrates the artistic accomplishments of some of our best lesbian and gay writers and visual artists. The event will feature readings by San Diego writers including Rob Williams and Fergal O’dougherty.

The celebration begins with a reception that will help you jump start your Sunday morning with Starbucks coffee, mimosas, and delicious Starbucks pastries. During the reception, guests will have an opportunity to take in the outstanding exhibition at the Museum of the Living Artist, featuring artwork from regional San Diego Artists.

Join us at this unique cultural event, merging contemporary literature and art, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 19th. Authors & Art is presented by San Diego Writers, Ink (www.sandiegowriters.org) and the San Diego Art Institute (www.sandiego-art.org). Tickets are $12 regular price / $2 off for those who mention “PRIDE” or are members of SDAD/SDAI or San Diego Writers Ink.

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• Ruth PageRuth Page is featured artist with her “face it” Series. They can be found at Café Futo, 3620 30 th Street. The Café specializes in Hungarian delights. Ruth’s work is often described as San Francisco style. Asked to define that, she said “Maybe like what you’d see in a surreal dream”.• Josie RodriguezEscondido Municipal Gallery, Art and Science Exhibition, June 13-July 3, 2009. San Diego Hospice Art Exhibition. Reception July 12, 2009, 2-4 pm. Exhibition from June 27—August 28, 2009.

Our SDAI Artists - Award Winners at the San Diego County Fair:

Lois Adler Roussell – 2nd Place for “Let’s Dance” (printmaking)Janice Allen – Honorable Mention for “ Opening the Door” (mixed media)Joseph Allen – 1st Place for “Pom Grenade” (oil – non representational)Sandra Burgener – 3rd Place for “Leaf Box” (ceramics)Ida Candelaria – Honorable Mention for “Zebras – 2” (acrylic – animals/representational)Fran Carder – Honorable Mention for “ Woman in the Past” (acrylic – people/representational)Petey Dietz – 3rd Place for “Seated Woman” (oil – people/representational) // Honorable Mention for “This Little Piggy” (recycled art)Patricia Dispenziere – 2nd Place for “Nessebari” (watercolor – cityscape/representational)// Honorable Mention for “By the Sea” (collage)//Honorable Mention for “Beach Browsing” (watercolor – people/representational)D. Dodge – 2nd Place for “She” (acrylic – people/representational)Chovy Frohlich – 1st Place for “Best Friend” (oil – animals/representational)Edward Gennetten – 1st Place for “Pits of Phi” (other 2-D)Renetta Happé – Honrable Mention for “North County Campesinos” (mixed media)Jean King – Honorable Mention for “Where Was I ?” (acrylic – people/representational)Suzanne LaJoie – 2nd Place for “Bull’ (collage)Florence Maio – Honorable Mention for “Enchanted Village 2” (watercolor – cityscapes)Carol Mansfield – 2st Place for “Escape” (watercolor – non-representational)//Honorable Mention for “Book Fair” (acrylic – non-representational)Jennifer Nilles – Honorable Mention for “Exaltation” (oil – landscape/representational)Victoria Polyak – 1st Place for “Welcome to California” (oil – cityscape/representational)//Honorable Mention for “When One Door Closes Another One Opens…” (oil – people/representational)//Honorable Mention for “Alex” (oil – people/representational)//Honorable Mention for “Los Angeles Pastimes” (oil – cityscape/representational)Marjorie Rauch – 3rd Place for “Starry Night” (acrylic – landscape/representational)Carol Ripley – Honorable Mention for “ZNP – Narrows #1” (oil – landscape/representational)Susan Salazar – Honorable Mention for “Potassium Sticks” (drawing – color)Karen T. Sano – Honorable Mention for “Initial Bailout Prediction” (ceramics)Barbara Schmidt – Honorable Mention for “It’s Over” (oil – Still Lifes & Florals/representational)Mark Smith – 3rd Place for “Twisted Trails” (oil – cityscapes/representational)//Honorable Mention for “Museum of Man” (watercolor – landscapes/representational)Monique Straub – Honorable Mention for “ Tin Kin #2” (pastel)Elisabeth Westlake – Honorable Mention for “ Trois Morceaux En Form De Poire” (acrylic – Still Life & Florals/representational)Mary Lou Zimdars - 1st Place for “Samisen” (collage)//Honorable Mention for “A Stitch Or Nine” (collage)

The San Diego Art Department is pleased to announce their first Open Call Fundraiser Exhibition:

THE ART OF TRANSITIONS. The world is full of transitions, whether it be internal or external, we are all affected by the passage from one form, state, style or place to another. Young to old, college to profession, single to married, daugh-ter/son to mother/father, season to season, rich to poor, life to death. THEME: Transitions SIZE: 12” x 12”, properly wired, ready to hang (need not be framed), or ready for display MEDIA: All (2D/3D), originals only ENTRY FEE: SDAD/SDAI Members $5 for one entry, $10 for two, $15 for three; Non-members $10 for one entry, $15 for two, $20 for three JUROR: Kevin Freitas of Art as Authority FUNDRAISER PURPOSE: To update and revamp class equip-ment and facilities DATES: August 1, 2009 Drop-off deadline at SDAD, 3830 Ray Street, San Diego 92104; August 15 Awards reception from 6 to 9pm at SDAD; August 15 through September 14, 2009 The Art of Transitions Exhibition AWARDS/PRIZES: Best in Show, First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Honorable Mention and People’s Choice SUBMITTALS: Please provide Title of 12” x 12” work, medium/media type, artist’s comment (optional), artist’s name, artist’s email, artist’s phone The Art of Transitions exhibition will take place during the popu-lar, monthly Ray at Night and North Park Nights evening events. For more details and information, please contact the San Diego Art Department at 619.299.4278or email us at info@sdartdept.com.

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art The world is full of transitions, whether it be internal or external,we are all affected by the passage from one form, state, style or place to another.

Young to old,college to profession, single to married, daughter/son to mother/father,season to season,rich to poor,life to death.

CALLFORENTRY

The San Diego Art Department is pleased to announce their first Open Call Fundraiser Exhibition.

THEME: TransitionsSIZE: 12” x 12”, properly wired and ready to hang (need not be framed)MEDIA: All, originals onlyENTRY FEE: SDAD/SDAI Members: $5 for one entry, $10 for two, $15 for three Non-members: $10 for one entry, $15 for two, $20 for threeFUNDRAISER PURPOSE: To update and revamp class equipment and facilitiesDATES: August 1, 2009 Drop-off deadline August 15 Awards reception AWARDS/PRIZES: Best In Show, First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Honorable Mention and People’s Choice

For more details and information, please contact the San Diego Art Department at 619.299.4278 or info@sdartdept.com

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About Art from Artists by LJ Sullivan

With appreciation for the perspective that artists themselves bring to an exhibit – two more SDAI members – Lemke and Martin – were asked to rearrange their crowded schedules and squeeze in an early trip to the Museum of the Living Artist. Their mission? To choose one or two favorites out of all the art displayed in the June 2009 regional show. The results are in. Rising to the occasion, oil painter Brian Lemke avoids the shadow of nepotism by choosing art by someone other than his wife Mary. He focuses (guest-artist integrity intact) on a work by Annalu. Overscheduled artist Douglas James Martin begs off. He enlists dog-art-critic “Baudelaire” to step in for him. Paparazzi spot “Baudelaire”, the legendary art dog, as he critically saunters through the museum attempting to anonymously make his selections.

Lemke’s Choice: “Sweetest Perfection 2” by AnnaluThe movement and energy of this wonderfully sophisticated piece of art by Annalu’ stopped me in my tracks as I strolled completely alone thru the gallery early this morning. It reminds me of a classic Japanese watercolor, with its’ clean simplicity and strong composition. The subtle three dimensional element to the work – not an overdone treatment for affect – requires a second look. Frailty of nature comes to mind. I love the idea of a delicate flower and it’s equally delicate benefactor (a butterfly) being blown to bits in the movement of a storm. Powerful yet elegant. Brian Lemke

Baudelaire’s Choices: Just because I’m a German shepherd doesn’t mean I have any

particular appreciation for Max Ernst, or for Claude Lorrain. In fact, it might be said with justice, that “I know a lot about art, but don’t know what I like.” Nevertheless I did have some special favorites from the June exhibit.

One Foot Show: Tim Fischer, “Untitled”Art is a difficult marriage between a beam of white light, and a barrel of pitch, between order and desire. The piece that, for me, captured

that lively balance most effectively was Tim Fischer’s photograph, “Untitled,” of an unlikely chimera, half man, and apparently half-duck, framed by a simple classical portico. The bright toned symmetry of the stone functioned on the one hand as a force for the rational containment of the strange beast within, while on the other hand serving only to emphasize by contrast an irrepressible instinctual energy.

Regional Show: Anna Jenkins, “Uneven Bebe (Triptych)”The “human form divine” in art may be most expressive when the word is made flesh, but never spelled out. Thus the figures in Anna Zappoli’s triptych “Uneven Bebe,” emerge from a shadowy background in smudges of black and brown pigment, in splashes of red, and in fragments of embedded cheesecloth. Are they a procession of the dead, or memories of my lost masters? As a dog, I resent the fawning obedience that sometimes wells up within me, but for these icons I am happy to howl sadly at the moon.

Baudelaire

Please visit the San Diego Art Institute’s website. Check for the lastest information, events and updates. Get the newsletter online, see the current gallery shows, look over the events calendar and find out about what classes are offered.

Also, you can find most SDAI artists bios and samples of their work along with an archive of previous shows.Artists take advantage of posting your work on the member’s space so you are missing out on a service the

Institute offers to you for free. So check it out at www.sandiego-art.org.

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Specifically, I am referring to those artists that have made a mark in our community as well as national and international and have produced a body of work of quality and interest. This would be the case of Thierry Chatelain. Thierry’s library was donated to us along with all his posters and several of his original works. We,however, do have access to work spanning his life and the body of works speaks of the association that Thierry maintained with SDAI and San Diego patrons that supported his efforts in his career. His legacy exemplified our purpose, and hence the start of our Legacy Artists whose life and works supports the mission of SDAI and an exhibition of his work would continue to benefit the artist and our mission and the community as a whole: Born is the Legacy Artist Exhibitions, which will be exhibited in December 2009.As you can see, the natural scope of our work and the additional programs and exhibitions that are natural to our organization potentially would bury us if we do not expand our exhibition and educational facilities. This situation is also compounded by the growth and stagnation of the Art Department in its present space and its need to expand, along with the expansion and growth of MOLA’s permanent collections which have grown substantially in a real physical sense. Our membership needs to be involved in our efforts to expand and fund these projects. We have doubled our exhibitions and have set schedules of classes and partnerships that are handled by our few employees and contract workers, all of whom we consider as family and they are supported by some volunteer efforts, interns, and Board of Directors and Advisors. This, however, is not enough and

real estate acquisition is absolutely necessary for growth and stability of SDAI and its programs. Our unique position in the community has us obligated to support early arts education (K-12) and professional programs designed to reintroduce arts into the primary schools curriculum. Our patron base needs to be expanded and also programs developed to address the needs of our patron and maintain the financial support which realistically would be 30-55% of our budget. This ASK OF FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT is necessary and sincere and is the cornerstone of our decade of growth, meaning we have always to have a foot in planning and executing process for the future today. I am being very sincere when I say the membership needs to invest in itself and do it at remarkable levels not asked of it before. Membership should be responsible for the funding of this project no less than 50%. Every person involved with us knows no less that 2 people that they can elicit help from, be it financial or in-kind. The entire project will be laid out shortly for the membership and friends to know the full scope of our project however funding is ongoing for our present situation.I will be 13 years here with SDAI and this by far will be the most important step for us and if done correctly starts SDAI-MOLA-SDAD on the road to a wonderful and funded future, which in turns brings a future for the living artist more accessible and honorable.

Tim Field – President & CEO

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SDAI Reception - June 12, 2009

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