Friday, August 29, 2008

Adios Verano

Summer is almost gone.

Daylight moving slowly to an earlier time...school starts for some summer schedules are over, new show open in the city.

Luck those who enjoyed the sand, the ocean, the countryside and hikes. My blessings to those who left the city to take a break...My kudos to the ones that stayed here, had some ice cream and enjoyed August in NYC.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Material Culture @ Longwood, part I



Hola Friends!

Here are some photos from Material Culture opening on December 5, 2007 and installation views of the exhibition.

Please come and visit us tomorrow and Thursday, February 7, 2008

Besos!

Juanita

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Life at Longwood, part II

Dear Friends,

Happy 2008! Lots of more art, life in the City and other interesting things.

Life at Longwood has been keeping my busy with the Digital Matrix Commissions Program for 2008 and 2009, amd Material Culture.

Digital Matrix Commissions Program is web based projects commissioned by The Bronx Council on the Arts. Four artist are selected from a a pool by arts professionals and granted $5,000 to create new work that will be archived at www.longwoodcyber.org. Past panelist have included Franklin Sirmans, Miguel Luciano and Yasmin Ramirez. Artists have worked on issues about survival and resistance, gentrification, immigration, race and gender and the underground railroad experience. Past commissioned artsits have included Manuel Acevedo, William Crow, Gaye Chan, Nicolas Dumit Esteves, eteam, Mariam Ghani, Prema Murthy, Jenny Polak, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz,Mary Walling Blackburn. For more information visit www.bronxarts.org.
Application deadline is Monday, February 4, 2008

Material Culture, showcases the works of 50 artists working with craft based techniques and material to create artworks addressing issues of gentrification, gender and identity politics, migration, race and globalism. Featured artists include Blanka Amezkua, Keith Anderson, Heather Hart, Donna Huanca, Simone Leigh, Gordon Sasaki, Vered Sivan and others. THe exhibtion will be on view through Thursday, Febraury 7, 2008

Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse, 2,4,5 trains and BX1, BX19 to 149th Street and Grand Concourse. Open Monday to Saturday, from 10am-6pm. Closed on Sundays and major holidays.....

For more information about our programs and exhibtions, visit: www.bronxarts.org and www.longwoodcyber.org

Friday, December 28, 2007

End of the year: notes

Hola Friends!

We will be entering 2008 on Tuesday!

How exciting!

We have lost loved ones, found love, accomplish goals, and still here!
NYC has lots of things to offer during the holidays....Go out and have fun,meet with friends, attend your religious services, dance at your favorite club, make love to others, and enjoy life to its full extent responsibly!


Please check out Persepolis! its a beautiful, powerful and fresh film by Iranian Marje Satrapi! Worth the popcorn the the $11....Check out the not so good but campy Will Smith I am a Legend, a cross between 28 Days Later and the Omega Man, and DO NOT MISS No country for Old Men, with wonderful Javier Bardem!

Happy New Year, 10, 8, 6, 3, 2, 1!

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Life at Longwood

Hey All, Since 2005 I am have been part of the Longwood Arts Project. I joined The Bronx Council on the Arts to manage the Digital Matrix Commissions and to assist my dear director, curator and mentor, Edwin Ramoran..... Two years later and several fun shows later I am still here. On my next report some pics and information about life at Longwood!

Saturday, June 9, 2007