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Hello and welcome to Open Access, an 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 >>
Hello and welcome to Open Access, an 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 >>
Montalvo's Lucas Artists Residency Program is proud to announce its latest jury selections for incoming Fellows.
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Curatorial essays. Video interviews with participating artists. Photos and write-ups about related programming.
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Former and current Lucas Artists Fellows routinely make headlines around the world. Read the latest they've been up to.
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Recent Articles
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Interview Between RADIOEE.NET and Lucas Artists Program Curator Donna Conwell
Lucas Artists Program Curator Donna Conwell sat down with RADIOEE.NET for a wide ranging conversation about their work and upcoming broadcast project AUTOPILOTO. The collective explore their interest in radio and mobility and the impetus for their new broadcast focusing on the evolving technology of self-driving transit in this edited interview. What will our streets and cities look and sound like in a driverless future? How will society and infrastructure systems adapt? What might humans do during their newly available transit time? In what ways do machines imitate human's auto-pilot modes of engaging with the world? Read More >> |
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A Taste of Place: Eden’s Greens
By Andrea Blum, Montalvo Culinary Artist Knowing where your food comes from is a key aspect of the menus created here each day. Eden’s greens are a fixture at the LAP table and they are very special--Eden only grows them for us. This is not the run-of-the-mill salad mix that you might see at Whole Foods or even at the farmer’s market. They are an art to themselves, with layers of flavor that brighten with each bite. They are alive and full of energy and when you eat them you notice a special power with every forkful. Read More >> |
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This Week in my Studio
During any given week of the year, a vibrant assortment of international artists are actively at work in their studios at Montalvo's Lucas Artists Residency. As part of our "In My Studio" series, we ask them to share a snapshot of their experience. See their faces and read their words in the posts below. Read More >> |
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A Taste of Place: Edible Flowers with Kija Lucas
By Andrea Blum, Montalvo Culinary Artist Visual artist Kija Lucas came for a visit last week. We have been working on a project for over a year, documenting the seasonal ingredients I use in my meals, with the goal of creating a unique Montalvo-centric book with recipes and stories that play off her incredible images. Those special ingredients come from my travels to the farmer’s markets, from excursions into the woods, from dives into the sea, from walks on the beach, from my garden, and sometimes from the side of the road or plucked from a tree and into a basket. For me, finding food is an adventure. Read More >> |
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Spotify Mixtape: June 2018
By Emily Borchers With the start of June comes the rise in temperatures and the beginning of summer, of course! For this month's playlist, we've put together a nostalgic rock-filled set of songs to get you in the right mindset, total and complete relaxation. Listen Here >> |
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Fellows in the News: June 1, 2018
For this edition of Fellows in the News, we feature: three LAP Fellows are featured in a performative two-day event at LACE, Dario Robleto premiers some of his latest pieces in a solo exhibition at Inman Gallery, Wu Fei is the 2018 MAP Fund recipient, Cassils is one of 14 artists chosen to receive a City of Los Angeles fellowship grant, and Jen Shyu's We Have a Voice Collective creates a Code of Conduct for the performing arts. Read More >> |
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A Taste of Place: Tongan Feast and Giving Thanks
By Andrea Blum, Montalvo Culinary Artist Tongan Artist Kalisolaite ‘Uhila has family at the center of his practice. “The importance of family in my work signifies being grounded and community,” he told me recently. Before leaving Montalvo at the end of April, he invited his extended family and the other residents for a Tongan feast. Read More >> |
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2018 Spring Update
It has been an exciting spring season at the Lucas Artists Program (LAP), and two new sections of our blog give you behind-the-scenes access! In January, we hosted internationally recognized multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, then jazz great Henry Threadgill in February. Through our new This Week In My Studio series, you can see artists working in their studios and hear what they are up to. And at the end of the day, they come together around the table for dinner in the LAP Commons. Our new blog series Around the Table gives you a peek into that shared experience, from recipes of the meals served to a taste of the conversations that happens there. Join us! Read More >> |
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A Taste of Place: Fava Beans and Mezcal
By Andrea Blum, Montalvo Culinary Artist I didn’t know I would be pairing fava beans with distilled mezcal last week, but I did. And it was under the auspices of the SETI institute, the scientific organization dedicated to exploring and understanding the origin and nature of life in the universe. How wonderful that one can combine food, drink and our relationship to the universe, all in one meal! Read More >> |
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ON THE MENU: Wisteria Dinner
Amid the peppery smell of white wisteria picked from the front terrace of the LAP dining room, the artists lean together and talk about the global power of textiles, the benefits of journaling, and the books they are reading. Read More >> |
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A Taste of Place: Anchovies
By Andrea Blum, Montalvo Culinary artist Have you ever had a fresh anchovy? Most people only experience them packed with oil and preserved with salt on some random Caesar salad. But this fish, this tiny unassuming guppy-like sea creature is a love of mine, eaten fresh or preserved. Read More >> |
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Changing Patterns: Dominoes after Dinner
By Lori Wood, Lucas Artists Residency Manager After dinner in the LAP Commons, a season of dominoes. With the fireplace lit and the lights down, the Commons is filled with the sound of dominoes clicking, subtle boasts, and bursts of triumphant laughter. The tiles stretch out in patterns across the redwood table. The patterns change. Read More >> |
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A Taste of Place: Sablefish
By Andrea Blum, Montalvo Culinary Artist What I love about sablefish is that it’s hard to overcook. The high fat content helps this fish not to dry out and instead to caramelize as it cooks. I cook it in a hot wood oven with garlic, miso and ginger, a truly magical combination. Next week, I plan to cook it in the smoker. Read More >> |
