visual arts

Upcoming Event

We are pleased to announce that our latest film 'LAST NIGHT IN EDINBURGH' has been nominated for 2 BAFTA NEW TALENT awards for Best Drama and Best Actress. Congratulations to the nominees. Please visit our website for more details www.LNEfilm.com

"Glitter, glamour and glory: HUNDE VERBOTEN"

January 25, 07 - March 11, 07
created during a residency at Kunsthaus Tacheles in Berlin
multimedia installation by BOX 1035: Alysse Stepanian & Philip Mantione
Project site: http://www.box1035.com/hundeVerboten.html
Poem by Stepanian

"Utility of Obsession: All Things Orange"

project website:  http://alyssestepanian.com/orange.html
August 26 - October 7, 2005, Branchville Gallery, Connecticut, USA
Multimedia installation by BOX 1035: Alysse Stepanian & Philip Mantione

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Curators’ Talk for A Marriage of Craft and Design: The Work of Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman with curators Jo Lauria and Dale Carolyn Gluckman

Event Date: 
03/27/2011 - 3:00pm

Join the curators for a walk-through of the exhibition as they discuss the Ackermans’ more than 50-year collaboration and their legacy as mid-century California designer-craftsmen.  Jo and Dale will discuss their curatorial vision for this comprehensive retrospective and why there is renewed interest in the Ackermans' work.

A CRAFTlab Workshop: Fun for the whole Family! Clay Creations

Event Date: 
03/12/2011 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm

What’s your favorite animal or bird?  Come learn about how to work with clay and create an assortment of your favorite critters!

** Family members are also invited to join us before the workshop for a special tour of our current exhibitions from 1:00-1:30pm.

Make a Scarf with Tanya Aguiñiga

Event Date: 
03/20/2011 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Crossing the Line artist Tanya Aguiñiga transforms traditional materials into contemporary objects of warmth and function.  Spend the afternoon learning about wool and felting techniques with Tanya and design a gorgeous, unique scarf!

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.  Please visit www.cafam.org or email: workshops@cafam.org

Community Printmaking Sessions with Holly Jerger

Event Date: 
03/01/2011 - 6:30pm - 03/15/2011 - 6:30pm

Are you interested in printmaking but need a space to work? Whether you are a novice or expert printer, join other like-minded folk for our printmaking sessions that offer space, basic supplies, and casual instruction.  Come as often as you need to become the printmaker you always wanted to be.  A small etching press and letterpress will be available for use.

Collage Workshop with Armando Ruiz and Nancy Baker Cahill

Event Date: 
02/26/2011 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Armando Ruiz and artist collaborator Nancy Baker Cahill will discuss the unique process of creating “Unprecedented,” and lead a collage workshop at the Levantine Cultural Center. Ruiz and Baker Cahill will also share about the art program at Homeboy Industries, an organization that assists at-risk and formerly gang-involved youth in becoming positive contributors to society.

Film Screening: Sweet Old Song

Event Date: 
02/14/2011 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a screening of Sweet Old Song at Lucy Florence Cultural Center!  The film shares an intertwined tale of love and creativity between artists Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong and Barbara Ward. Armstrong performed for most of his nearly 100 years of life, ever since his father carved his first fiddle from a wooden crate.

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