ArtX January Press Release

356 East 3rd Street Long Beach, CA 90802 562-491-0278 arthappens@artexchangelb.org www.artexchangelb.org

WHO

ArtExchange

WHAT

SECOND SATURDAY OPENING EVENT: Exhibitions, Open Artist Studios, Live Music, Spoken Word, and Free Art Activities for all ages!

WHERE

340 - 356 E 3rd St., Long Beach, CA 90802

WHEN

Saturday, January 11th, 6-10 PM

CONTACT

Nicolassa Galvez, CEO of the ArtExchange at Nicolassa.Galvez@ArtExchangeLB.org / 562 999 1482

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The ArtExchange is an innovative visual arts center at the East Village Arts District in downtown Long Beach.

Creative programming, artist studios, galleries and special events define the ArtExchange as a unique place to experience art.

356 East 3rd Street Long Beach, CA 90802 562-491-0278 arthappens@artexchangelb.org www.artexchangelb.org

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Corner Gallery Exhibition @ 356 E 3rd Street Join the ArtExchange in showcasing over 40 local Long Beach artists displaying over 250 pieces of paintings, illustrations, sculptures, street art works, and more! In the spirit of the French style salon we are filling the gallery from floor to ceiling. We even built rolling gallery walls to fit all the work! The Exhibition Catalogue is on our website at www.ArtExchangeLB.org/exhibitions. Photograph below, courtesy of one of our Studio Artists, Leah Dixon of illuminodial Arts.

Sample of artwork is pictured below (left to right): First row – Tania Cruz, Pin Up Downtown; Emily Quest, Mickey and Minnie Mouse; Jose Coesk Alcaraz, Skate or LIVE. Second row - Kimberly Eaton, Huntington Beach Pier; Artemis Nolasco, Goddess of the Hunt; and Randi Angel Carter from Arts and Services for Disabled Inc.

356 East 3rd Street Long Beach, CA 90802 562-491-0278 arthappens@artexchangelb.org www.artexchangelb.org

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Corner Gallery Event @ 356 E 3rd Street Spoken word with Jragonfly Jon, Philosophy and Charles Snyder. Spanish Reggae with Mas Fuego and Mr. KEES (Big Time Tune Sound) on the drums. Check out this video of Mas Fuego live at the House of Blues on Sunset in September. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDobycgR5fE

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Classroom @ 352 E 3rd Street Free Family Art Activity: This month’s activity focuses on the concept of “radial symmetry” with the making of circular mandalas. Start by drawing circles with the “madalator” and fill in the symmetrical design with colorful rubber stamps. This is an engaging art activity that allows all ages to create successful piece of artwork to take home with you.

356 East 3rd Street Long Beach, CA 90802 562-491-0278 arthappens@artexchangelb.org www.artexchangelb.org

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Carlos East @ 352 E. 3rd Street

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Andrea Padrie @ 352 E. 3rd Street During this Second Saturday Event come out and meet the latest artist to utilize the Art Exchanges Studio Pass Program. Andrea Patrie will be working in the large classroom space in the main building creating mono print designs. Come out and experiment with different colors and textures and surface types. Monoprints are known as the most painterly method among the printmaking techniques; it is essentially a printed painting. The characteristic of this method is that no two prints are alike. The beauty of this medium is also in its spontaneity and its combination of printmaking, painting and drawing media.

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Rogue Gallery: Levi Gadson, Zach Howard, and Renzo Revelli Studio @ 350 E. 3rd Street Join Renz De Madrugada of Listen Clothing, Zach Howard and Levi Gadson as they paint live open their joint Art studio and Gallery… The ROGUES GALLERY!

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Zach Howard, aka "ESIC" and Levi Gadson will be live painting, exhibiting all of their new pieces.

Renzo will be silk screening live with fresh designs from Listen Clothing, ESIC, Levi Gadson and a few others TBA. Bring a clean blank garment and pick a design to print on it.

All of that and The ROGUES Gallery is proud to present a new member!!! Sparc, a Long Beach local with a flare and talent for street art. Come check out the New Designs, New Art, and the New ROGUE

356 East 3rd Street Long Beach, CA 90802 562-491-0278 arthappens@artexchangelb.org www.artexchangelb.org

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Institute for Labor Generosity Workers and Uniforms (ILGWU) @ 346 E 3rd Street http://ilgwu.wordpress.com

Action Quilting Revolution Textiles: Sewing with the People and a Stitch in Time, are two activist quilts Frau Fiber produced with communities in Chicago, IL and Greensboro NC. These quilts along with object and photographic archives will be on exhibit this month. During the opening on Second Saturday and 3rd Thursday, Frau Fiber will be quilting a commemorative quilt from textiles collected in 2007, for the restoration of New Orleans post Katrina.

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Margie Darrow Studio @ 344 E. 3rd Street www.margiemargie.com or www.facebook.com/margiedarrowstudio The working art studio / gallery of Margie Darrow is a studio that offers a unique gallery presentation of artwork in various stages of completion by the artist. Visitors are privy to art and ideas in process as well as finished pieces. Darrow has a unique ability to intersect the real with the abstract with pieces that showcase a phenomenal eye for color. Her wide range of work: paintings, woodwork, drawing, and installation makes for an inviting and interesting gallery walk that provides a creative, eclectic and educational environment in which to explore.

In the window is Darrow’s vintage inspired front window installation “Vintage Circus,” Featuring lowbrow style of the “Tattoo Lady” and “Vintage Apothecary” Visitors can enjoy and amuse in the installation, or find interest in Darrow’s recreation of an 1800’s traveling apothecary case. Also exhibited are the detailed and delicate flora and fauna color pencil designs and Botanical paintings and animal themed pieces that are slowly transforming the studio into a menagerie with a turn of the century vintage flavor. Unique and affordable selection of original art and limited edition items for anytime gift giving.

356 East 3rd Street Long Beach, CA 90802 562-491-0278 arthappens@artexchangelb.org www.artexchangelb.org

Margie Darrow Studio cont‌ New this month on display is a selection of collaborative artwork by the disbanded Fallopian Artopians. The Fallopian Artopians were a Live Collaborative Female Painting Troupe (Yvonne Sanders, Justine Serebrin and Margie Darrow). All paintings are rendered by rotating the canvas between the three artist on timed 30 minute intervals. Ending the painting process when the paintings were complete or a 2 1/2 hour performance was complete.

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Room and Border Gallery and Studio @ 342 E 3rd Street Room and Border Gallery invites you to our second exhibition and open studio by Studio Artists Noel Madrid and Julian Francolino. Live drawing by Noel Madrid

356 East 3rd Street Long Beach, CA 90802 562-491-0278 arthappens@artexchangelb.org www.artexchangelb.org

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Illuminoidal Arts, Leah Dixon Studio @ 340 E 3rd Street https://www.facebook.com/illuminoidalarts illuminoidal artist Leah C. Dixon invites you to her studio-gallery for the Second Saturday Artwalk as we kick off 2014! Many new projects are in the works, including an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to keep the art flowin! Also on display for Open Studio Night will be a selection of paintings by Turkish artist Elif Bridges. Elif's inspiration originates in the artistically and culturally rich environment of her home in Ankara, where she was employed as an animator and produced her own cartoons for Turkish television.

Her painting style is expressive, cartoony, and rich in color, and is informed by her surroundings and the places she travels to. full FB invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/1500866900138885