Milvia/Addison Windows Reception

Date & Time: Thursday, July 13, 5-6pm
Location: Milvia/Addison Windows outside at 2100 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704

Join us for an artist reception for Strata, a new installation by Angelica Trimble-Yanu at Milvia/Addison Windows. Stop by and say hello!

"As an Indigenous Oglála Lak?óta Artist, My interdisciplinary approach to printmaking and sculpture evokes an ancestral remembrance through the careful consideration of my sacred homelands in the Mak?óši?a (Badlands) and the ?e Sápa (Black Hills). My Monotypes feature graphic black and white strokes that linger between representation and abstraction, absence and presence, and the tangible and intangible. This in-between space that my work exists in, is a reclamation of Indigenous worldview, landscape, and history. I look to explore physicality and spirituality by merging the site-specific processes of sculpture and printmaking and examining the Lak?óta relationship between the human and non-human world. I look to bridge the spiritual and physical world together into an enticing embodiment of ceremony through a Lak?óta perspective, Mitákuye Oyás’i? (“All My Relations”). These acknowledgments of Lakota kinship while respecting and evoking protection of our sacred is at the heart of my work and is a powerful container to hold these traditional Lakota positions around shape, color and sacred numerical theologies" - Angelica Trimble-Yanu

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2023-2024 Artist-in-Residence & Jen Cole Award

Artist-in-Residence application, including the Jen Cole Award - last call! Deadline is July 15, 2023

Are you interested in becoming an artist-in-residence (AIR) at Kala? Apply for Kala’s AIR program and the second annual Jen Cole AIR Award in Slideroom. For consideration for the Jen Cole Award make sure to answer question #4 in the current AIR open call. Deadline to apply is July 15th 9:00pm PDT!

Kala's AIR program is a subsidized fee-based artist residency that provides access to Kala's printshop, digital lab, black and white darkroom, and more. Resident artists have 24-hour access to the printmaking studio and digital lab, individual storage space including a flat file and cubby, and opportunities to participate in Kala exhibitions. Kala’s shared artist apartment is available on a limited basis for artists coming from outside of Northern California (a 2 bedroom apartment, meaning you will be living with a roommate and sharing a kitchen, living room, and bathroom). Find out more here!

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Upcoming Fellowship Exhibition: Dig and Rise

Opening Reception: Thursday, July 20, 6-8pm
Exhibition Dates: July 20, 2023 - September 22, 2023
*Kala Gallery will be closed from July 28 - August 1

Kala Gallery is excited to present the exhibition Dig and Rise featuring new works by 2022-2023 Kala Fellowship and Media Residency artists: Lani Asunción, Meghana Bisineer,  Paola de la Calle, Rayelle Gardner, Sungjae Lee, Jessica Doe (née Mehta, Tyner), Nasim Moghadam, Khadijah Morley,Rosa Park, Sass Popoli (2021-2022 Fellow), and Trina Michelle Robinson.

Dig and Rise celebrates diverse voices and research, with a focus on resilience and hope that each artist in the exhibition carries and amplifies through their projects.

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Kala is Hiring!

Do you have experience selling art, supporting artists, collection management, writing content for digital and printed materials, marketing, fundraising, and/or grant writing? Kala has two full-time positions currently open - Art Sales and Collections Manager and Communications and Development Manager. Positions are 4 days a week and include health, dental, vision, paid time off and other benefits. We’re seeking candidates aligned with Kala’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion as we build creative opportunities for artists and the community. Check out the job descriptions, salary ranges, and details. We’ll be interviewing on a rolling basis so apply today (and no later than Aug 15)!

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Adult Class Highlights

Expressing the Self Through Character

Saturday, July 15, 10am-1pm
Instructor: Yasmeen Abedifard
Location: Kala Community Classroom

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Collagraph Printing: Sculpture, Texture & Composition

Saturday & Sunday, July 29 & 30, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Meg Pohlod
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Intro to Cyanotype Printing & Toning with Botanicals

Tuesdays, Aug 2-23, 6-9pm
Instructor: Christine Huhn
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Screenprinting Basics: Single & Multi Color Printing

Saturdays, Aug 5 - Sept 2, 10am-2pm
Instructor: Ryan Harrison
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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All Adult Classes

More News... In Brief

 - Commons Archive was featured in @KR_Foundation’s 2022 Turning Points report. Kala was grateful to be an Open Spaces grantee with Commons Archive. Click through here to?see how Bay Area artists and arts organizations are creating visionary works of art and centering community.

 - Don't miss Berkeley Art Center's Member's Exhibition: Excursions, on view through July 29th. The show highlights Bay Area artists, many affiliated with Kala, across a range of mediums.

 - Intersection for the Arts have launched a new program: Incubate to Accelerate designed specifically for emerging artists and arts administrators to help grow skills and confidence in the business of art. This 10-week program runs from Aug 28 - Nov 1 and includes virtual and hybrid participation options.

 - Become a part of the dynamic and creative Kala community by joining Friends of Kala Membership program today. Support Kala and receive all sorts of benefits!