MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Thesis Exhibition Chapter II

I cannot believe that this is actually happening- My MFA thesis show reception is on this Friday, 7th, 530-830pm.... I don't even know how I feel about it, in a very very good way.

Photographs will be up later this weekend :)

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We and Stories Exhibition

Now the We and Stories, the exhibition on personal narrative is over. I posted some pictures of the show and the link is on the right column under "Links", please take a look at them! Great thank you to everyone who participated!!!

Call for Entries

I am going to curate a show which will be up on February 2010, and here is the call for entries.

I would like to have works of art that deal with personal narratives.

Please please contact me if you are interested in participating!! I would like to have many submissions!!

We and Stories

Prospectus:

This exhibition will show contemporary art work that deals with personal narratives. Investigating how artists represent / tell / transform the personal narrative through their work, examining the dynamics of their approaches and the notion of the personal and the universal. How can one’s personal story impact others? How can visual art function to deliver the personal into universal? How is storytelling important to each artist and is their process visible in the finished work of art?

Date/Venue:

The exhibition will be in February 2010 at the 6^th Floor Printmaking Gallery, Anderson Hall, at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Call for Entries:

Eligibilities: Artists’ work must deals with a personal narrative (either artists’ own or others). There is no size limitations for submitting the works, but it would be a consideration because of the limited space at the venue.

Submission Guidelines: Please send following by January 5^th, 2010 via e-mail to (asayoshie@gmail.com)

- 1-3 JPG images each of 1 or 2 works, 72dpi, approximately 600 x 400 pixels

- A word document that has a brief description of each work, including size and year. (about 40-70 words)

- Artist’s Bio (about a paragraph long)

- If the work is a video piece, please contact the curator directly via e-mail before the final submission.

*Please label each image file with artists’ last name, title of work, and number as needed for details.

Timeline:

-Deadline for Submission of work: Jan 5^th 2010

-Announcement of selected works: Jan 10^th 2010

-Delivery of accepted works: Jan 25^th 2010

-Opening of the show: Feb 5^th – 26^th 2010

-Reception: Friday Jan 5^th 2010

-Closing of the show/ de-installation Feb 27^th 2010

-Return work by 2^nd week of March 2010

Loan forms will be sent to each participant.

Shipping Instructions will be announced after acceptance of work.

Book Party

We have Book Party every year in the end of each semester here at UArts!
December 17th, Thursday, 4-7pm
Come and get artists' books, blank journals, prints, T-shirts, etc... perfect for Christmas gifts and it is fun with good food!

Poster is made by me, printed silkscreen on handmade recycled paper :)))

paper airplane in progress

This is the project I worked on throughout this semester. The title is Paper Airplanes. It is printed offset at the Borowsky Center in the University of the Arts.
There was an opportunity to donate this book to the collection at the arts library at Oberlin College, and the collection is exhibited together at the Free Library of Philadelphia now. The show is called Show and Bestow, things are organized by Alice Austin at the Library Company of Philadelphia. The collection is for her friend, who found out that her life will be cut short by cancer(from her description on this collection). At the reception this past Monday, we could handle some books that are in the display cases, and they are really an impressive collection of artists books.
My Paper Airplane could be a part of the collection, and it was pretty nice and I felt greatful... the fact I handed it to Alice right after the deadline because I just finished binding them and she just happened to be at the school....

I am in process of binding the 130 copies of this book together. The book comes with 6 post cards in the paper wrapper and I am selling it for $15... if anyone is interested, please contact me....

I am also printing the posters for upcoming book party in December! Before that, I am also participating Book Paper Scissors at the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is kind of art/craft/book fair. I will get a table with friends and sell some small good things :)

Reception

The reception of our exhibition, Pages of Pandemonium, on last Friday went well.
Great people, great food, great art. Thank you for those who came, and thank you for all the support we got.

Pages of Pandemonium

Our Works in Progress Exhibition, Pages of Pandemonium, is now up! It looks good in the NEW gallery space. (another exciting part!) Please also go to the school website, (www.uarts.edu) and the image of the postcard is up at the front page! that leads to our exhibition blog!

I am very excited for everything is now together.

I have two books and cite specific installation with handmade paper in the show. More pictures to come later.


(the vinyl is the one that Steph did :))