Kala Art Institute

Alex Benedict began working through Kala Art Institute eight years ago to fully explore a process of juxtaposing digital photographic images with his poetry. The physical enjoyment of working with presses led to further study in intaglio, monotype, and other means of creating an interaction of concepts with a variety o...f media. His current project involves large scale printing on canvas of images which are a result of operations of formal geometry and probability, color, and perception. The process of generating and manipulating the images engages Alex’s knowledge of mathematics, computer science and digital photography.
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Nancer Le Moins has been teaching art in the Bay Area for 20 years and is especially interested in community based and activist art. She has been an artist in residence at Kala for 10 years and works primarily as a printmaker and painter. Her work for the past few years has been motivated by environmental and social issues but remains solidly personal. Nancer will be showing slides from several recent series and discussing the fine line between getting a point across with grace and beauty and not being didactic.
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Kala is proud to host Borjana Ventzislavova from Bulgaria as a 2009 CEC ArtsLink Fellow. The CEC ArtsLink Residency Program places artists and arts managers from Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia as ArtsLink Fellows at U.S. arts organizations for five-week residencies.

Borjana Ventzislavova is a visual artist b...ased in Sofia and Vienna. She graduated in visual media art / digital art at the University for Applied Arts, Vienna (2005). She works in the fields of photography, film/ video, installation and new media, addressing issues such as identity and marginalization of individuals, as well as different social groups, migration and cohabitation. In a broader sense, everyday connections and social relations play a central role in her work. Her work has been exhibited internationally in solo and group shows as well as in media art and film festivals.Read More

Gallery Reception: December 10, 2009 – February 27, 2010

Artists’ Conversation: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 2:00 pm
The Harrisons in conversation with an
introduction by critic and art historian Peter Selz

The Kala Art Institute is extremely honored to welcome Helen Mayer Harrison and
Newton Harrison to the Kala Gallery wit...h a major exhibition of their work titled
Green House Britain. For nearly forty years, the collaborative team of Newton and
Helen Mayer Harrison has been internationally respected as visionary pioneers of
the eco-art movement. Often referred to simply as “The Harrisons”, the pair has
worked closely with biologists, ecologists, architects and urban planners to
explore ideas and solutions that support both biodiversity and community
development. The Harrison's expansive practice embraces a range of disciplines
that often casts them in the roles of historians, diplomats, ecologists, investigators,
emissaries and art activists. Presented in an art-viewing context, The Harrisons’
works features extensive mapping, text panels, models, digital animations and
audio-visual presentations. Far from dryly didactic, their impassioned works serve
as both a meditation on global ecology and also as a futuristic vision for
environmental change and recovery. The Harrisons’ previous projects have
focused on watershed restoration, urban renewal, agriculture and forestry issues
among others. Global warming has been a central concern in their work since
1974, placing the team years ahead of the curve regarding environmental issues.
Their boldly visionary projects have often led to changes in governmental policy
and have expanded dialogue around previously unexplored issues leading to
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Museum
by Tina Howe

Saturday, November 14th at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley CA 94702
Box office opens at 7pm, doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm

Directed by:
Stephanie Renée Maysonave

Assistant Directed by:
Claire Zawa

Featuringan impressive cast of 38 performers!

Aficionados, snobs, obnoxious college girls, and a di...sgruntled security guard scrutinize a modern art exhibit on its final day. Performed in actual museums throughout the Bay Area, 38 actors grace the "stage" prodding conceptual art as they observe three seemingly blank canvases and paper human figures hanging from a clothesline accompanied by a bowl of clothespins, which no one can seem to keep their hands off of.

Tickets: $19
Purchase your early bird tickets before November 1st and pay only $12

To purchase tickets visitwww.boxcartheatre.orgor call 1.800.838.3006
For show or theatre information call: 415.776.1747

***We encourage our patrons to sit, stand and move around. We have a limited number of benches, but also provide stools and pillows for those who ask.

The performance is 75 minutes.

Due to the unique nature of this event, we strongly encourage reservations ahead of time.


Kala:
Located in what used to be the Heinz Factory with architecture Julia Morgan had a hand in designing, this vast open gallery offers an exceptional view of the show. Because of its incredible size, this only night in Berkeley performance can accommodate over one hundred patrons, even allowing a few lucky audience members the opportunity get up close and personal and sit right in the middle of the action. Don't worry though-you wont be pulled on stage. Some even say a hint of ketchup still lingers in the air...

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