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Hurley interview Craig ‘Skibs’ Barker / ‘Fresh’ opens Feb. 12th @ Thinkspace

February 1st, 2010 Andrew Hosner No comments
[caption id="attachment_2371" align="aligncenter" width="532" caption="Craig 'Skibs' Barker - 'There You Are My Sweetest Friend' - new work featured in 'Fresh' opening Feb. 12th @ Thinkspace"]Craig 'Skibs' Barker - 'There You Are My Sweetest Friend' - new work featured in 'Fresh' opening Feb. 12th @ Thinkspace[/caption] Craig 'Skibs' Barker is one of the featured artists in our upcoming ‘Fresh’ exhibition. ‘Fresh’ is a showcase of emerging artists that we will be exhibiting in various group shows and special events in the year ahead. We’re excited about their work and wanted to give them a platform to help launch the year that lay ahead. Check out a recent interview Hurley did with Craig 'Skibs' Barker here: http://www.hurley.com/index.cfm/aid/37932/FEATURED-ARTIST--CRAIG--SKIBS--BARKER If you missed our recent interview with Barker, check it out here: http://www.sourharvest.com/category/thinkspace-artists/craig-skibs-barker-thinkspace-artists/ Check out a ‘Sneak Peek’ of the works in ‘Fresh’ here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157622753999003/ ‘Fresh’ Featuring new works from Craig 'Skibs' Barker, , Dabs Myla, Jacub Gagnon, Linnea Strid, John Park, Wesley Burt, and Josie Morway Opening Reception: Fri, Feb. 12th 7-11PM Exhibition runs: Feb. 12th – March 5th Thinkspace 4210 Santa Monica Blvd (near Sunset Junction in Silver Lake area of LA) www.thinkspacegallery.com
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Help save the Dept. of Cultural Affairs…

February 1st, 2010 Andrew Hosner No comments
[caption id="attachment_2369" align="aligncenter" width="538" caption="The historic Watts Towers"]The historic Watts Towers[/caption] The City of Los Angeles Budget and Finance Committee has put forward a motion to eliminate the Department of Cultural Affairs' dedicated source of revenue, 1% of the Transit Occupancy Tax (TOT).This means the immediate elimination of the Department of Cultural Affairs' grants program, and much of the administration funding for 18 of the city's arts centers, including the Watts Towers. As you know, arts and culture are important economic drivers for Los Angeles, and are an important part of our economic recovery. Arts mean jobs, arts bring cultural tourists, arts lower youth crime rates, and arts create economic development. With no plan for reinstituting this dedicated source of revenue, this motion could mean the end of public investment for arts and culture for generations to come. Please take two minutes of your time to contact your councilmembers, or the sponsors of the motion, to voice your support for the arts and your opposition to this motion: Eric Garcetti, the City Council President http://advocate.artsforla.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1712 Jan Perry, the City Councilmember for Downtown Los Angeles- http://advocate.artsforla.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1708 Join Arts for LA at the Los Angeles City Council meeting on February 3rd, 2010, to give public testimony regarding the value of the Department of Cultural Affairs. https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5768/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=18394 Check the Arts for LA for updates: http://www.artsforla.org/
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