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Welcome to our online magazine and archive project dedicated to providing readers with a window inside the creative incubator of the Lucas Artists Residency Program at Montalvo Arts Center.
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Welcome to our online magazine and archive project dedicated to providing readers with a window inside the creative incubator of the Lucas Artists Residency Program at Montalvo Arts Center.
Learn More >>
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Upcoming Events
Arts events at Montalvo are often led by fellows in the LAP. The Lucas Artists Program is also proud to present its signature event series, Open Access, designed to showcase artists’ work, offer a behind-the-scenes view into how they generate ideas, and provide a forum for dialogue. Find out what is happening now and what is coming soon! Read More >> |
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SCRATCH SPACE
The Possible Impossible: Lex Brown & Kristina Wong Join us for a conversation with artist, musician, and writer Lex Brown and performance artist, comedian, and writer Kristina Wong for a wide-ranging conversation on dismantling internalized and external racism and sexism through art and humor. Read More >> |
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SCRATCH SPACE
Afterglow: Raqs Media Collective on the Yokohama Triennale Join us for a conversation with Delhi-based artistic trio Raqs Media Collective discuss their vision for the Yokohama Triennale, one of the first major art events to take place after a flood of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More >> |
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SCRATCH SPACE
AntigoneNOW: A Virtual Screening and Conversation with Margaret Laurena Kemp Join us for a conversation with multi-disciplinary performing artist Margaret Laurena Kemp as she discusses her recent work during lockdown, and introduces a virtual screening of AntigoneNOW, a contemporary response to the classical play she co-directed. Read More >> |
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SCRATCH SPACE
The Appearance of Black Lives Matter Join us for a conversation with activist and scholar Nicholas Mirzoeff, visual artist Carl Pope, and poet Karen Pope as they discuss their collaborative work and revisit their 2018 publication The Appearance of Black Lives Matter from the perspective of our current moment of racial reckoning. Watch Here >> |
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OPEN ACCESS
Follow up on F.U.N. Kelly Sicat, Director of the Lucas Artists Residency Program (LAP), is joined in conversation by vocalist, activist, and LAP Guest Fellow Jennifer Johns as they discuss self-care, joy, vision, interdependence and freedom, and the evolution of her "Free U Now Manifesto." Watch Here >> |
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LONE SOME CONVERSATIONS
Meeting Where We Are On August 6, 2020, lone some participant Alyson Provax was joined by Christina Amini, steward of the Susan O’Malley estate and longtime collaborator of the artist, to discuss text based art in public space and meeting the people where they are. Watch Here >> |
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LONE SOME CONVERSATIONS
How much of sight is invention? On July 30, 2020, lone some participant Chloë Bass was joined by photographer Jules Allen to discuss the power of image construction for public presentation and the secrets they hold. Watch Here >> |
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LONE SOME CONVERSATIONS
What's goin' on? On July 23, lone some participant Modesto Covarrubias was joined by Chris Evans, Ernest Jolly, and Constance Lewis to discuss their practice, their projects, and coping in times of isolation, cultural shifts, and social pivot. Watch Here >> |
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LONE SOME CONVERSATIONS
Island On July 16, 2020, lone some participant Jane Chang Mi was joined by artist Ulrik Lopez to discuss isolation, sustainability, colonization, and islands of the ocean in the second installment of our lone some conversation series. Watch Here >> |
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LONE SOME CONVERSATIONS
Poetry of Connection On July 1, 2020, Leena Joshi, Imani Elizabeth Jackson, and Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta joined us for an hour of poetry reading and conversation around themes of loneliness, isolation, and connection in today's world in our first installment of our lone some conversation series. Watch Here >> |
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EXHIBITION
lone some Featured on 25 independent public sites around the Bay Area, including Montalvo’s public park and the entry foyer of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, lone some includes works by Lucas Artists Fellow Chloë Bass, Modesto Covarrubias, Jane Chang Mi, Leena Joshi, Susan O’Malley (1976-2015), and Alyson Provax. Each artist created work considering the theme of isolation and loneliness in the ever-changing landscape of our urban areas. Read More >> |
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SPOTIFY MIXTAPE
Summer 2020: Quarantine Edition By Emily Borchers Fix those quarantine blues with a playlist to celebrate the beginning of summer! Filled with all new 2020 songs from our past Fellows and Guest Artists, this playlist is meant to emulate the flow of a typical summer day. Beginning with the energetic dance music of Jennifer Johns and ending with the atmospheric sounds of Helado Negro, this playlist with take you from those bright mornings into the those chilly nights. Listen Here >> |
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FELLOWS IN THE NEWS
Art Fairs Online, Art Basel June 2020 Congratulations to our 14 LAP Fellows who have work featured in Art Basel's June 2020 online viewing rooms! Learn more about the artists and see their exhibited work through the link below. Read More >> |
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AUDIO
Weeping Mary "Weeping Mary was composed by Matthew Petty after spending time in Weeping Mary, TX and meeting the eldest descendants of those freed slaves whose land was stolen. Mr. Petty asked me to record the song in his studio while we were Lucas Artist Fellows at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, CA. It was recorded in 2018 and today we can feel the profound resonance for the times in which we are living. It is time to be shared. Listen, weep, mourn, love and keep and moving." —Alva Rogers Listen Here >> |
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SPOTIFY MIXTAPE
Spring 2020: Quarantine Edition By Emily Borchers We know being stuck inside can be hard, so we've compiled a set of songs from our LAP Fellows and Guest Artists to ease your mind during quarantine. Listen Here >> |
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OPEN ACCESS
What's Next for Earth? Join Montalvo Arts Center and Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB) as we honor the work of artists in celebrating the earth on this 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This conversation is co-organized with eco artist and arts educator Michele Guieu, and will feature a presentation on the complex human predicament by one of the world’s leading environmentalist, Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies and President of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. Artists Ivan Sigg, Shannon Amidon, and Kija Lucas will share works that honor our interconnectedness with each other and the environment. Guieu will also introduce participants to the Open Global Community Art Project, a new platform for creators as we consider: What’s Next for Earth? Watch Here >> |
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PRESS RELEASE
Montalvo Announces New Lucas Artists Fellows in Visual Arts for 2019 Montalvo Arts Center’s Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program is proud to announce its most recent Lucas Artists Fellowship awards to 33 artists of exceptional talent from across the US and the world. This distinguished group includes individuals from 16 countries working in the fields of visual arts, architecture, urbanism, and design. Read More >> |
