Thursday, January 7, 2016
Friday, January 1, 2016
IT'S OFFICIAL, ANITA P. LOWE, OF "POSEY STUDIO" HAS CLOSED
The VADP has closed its office at the studio and gallery of artist/board member Anita P. Lowe. The VADP since the early 1990s has visited Auburn to conduct exhibits, studio visits, workshops, retreats, Kwanza Celebrations, dinners, clay days, pit firings, and in 2013 altar making. Anita will be missed by all who worked with her and played with her.
We are all invited to Ohio to her land to bless it in 2016. TBA
TO YOU MY FRIEND!
At birth we boarded the train and met our parents,and we believe they will always travel on our side.However, at some stationour parents will step down from the train,leaving us on this journey alone.As time goes by,other people will board the train;and they will be significanti.e. our siblings, friends, children,and even the love of your life.Many will step downand leave a permanent vacuum.Others will go so unnoticedthat we don't realizethey vacated their seats.This train ride will be full of joy,sorrow, fantasy, expectations,hellos, goodbyes, and farewells.Success consists of having a good relationshipwith all passengersrequiring that we give the best of ourselves.The mystery to everyone is:We do not know at which stationwe ourselves will step down.So, we must live in the best way,love, forgive, and offer the best of who we are.It is important to dothis because when the time comes for us to step downand leave our seat emptywe should leave behind beautiful memoriesfor those who will continue to travel on the train of life.I wish you a joyful journey on the train of life.Reap success and give lots of love.More importantly, thank God for the journey.Lastly, I thank youfor being one of the passengers on my train.
Re-posted for Anita P. Lowe
Alpha Bruton, Chicago Illinois
Talver Germany-Miller- Mather California
Anita Lowe- Georgetown Ohio
Jennifier Andrea Porras- Sacramento California
Caryl Henry Alexander- Clinton Maryland
Toni Collie Perry- Sacramento California
Thursday, December 31, 2015
VISUAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT- ART AND ACTIVISM
 |
Alpha Bruton, Toni Collie Perry (VADP Board members) presenting.
Panel Discussion- Creative Conversation "Are Black Women Loud"- Del Paso presented by Sojo Art Museum- 2013, this photo image becomes the art for Creative Conversations, on Blog Talk Radio. The show is a place where artists can schedule a time to call in and talk about their curatorial projects, rant, casual talk, or have a platform to discuss issues that matter.
The show was launched October 10th - 18th, as part of the United States Department of Arts and Culture, "Dare to Imagine" Imagination Station. Stay tuned for more talk, as researchers invite artists to discuss "TACTICAL URBANISM." |
Jennifer Andrea Porras, presentation during the Art and Activism
Porras has long been inspiring thoughtfulness around civil justice through dance, song, theater, and education. She shared stories from a life of activism, which she has passed on to her young son. Porras is the art center manager for the Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer in Woodland.
Presentation at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. YaYa Porras has built her world around activism for decades. The daughter of educator activists, standing up for her beliefs came naturally.
“I learned how to march before I knew how to walk,” she said during her presentation.
The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized Indian tribe. The Tribe has been listed by the Secretary of the Interior as such since 1985. The Tribe’s Rancheria land is a 67-acre parcel in Amador County just outside the town of Buena Vista.
Ancestor
YAYA', presents the work she is doing in "Art and Social Justice", and how she and members of her tribe are advocates for social justice issues.
On Nov. 19, four artists from Northern California and beyond presented their work and stories of activism at the Crocker Art Museum’s second Art Beyond Fear panel discussion. The artists who took to the stage represented diverse backgrounds ethnically and professionally, showing how activist art can be woven into our society’s most important conversations through various channels. Dance, education, spoken word, theater, public political actions, and painting were the avenues these artists have used to unite communities in hopes of a better future.
Panelist Artistic Presentations:
On Nov. 19, four artists from Northern California and beyond presented their work and stories of activism at the Crocker Art Museum’s second Art Beyond Fear panel discussion. The artists who took to the stage represented diverse backgrounds ethnically and professionally, showing how activist art can be woven into our society’s most important conversations through various channels. Dance, education, spoken word, theater, public political actions, and painting were the avenues these artists have used to unite communities in hopes of a better future.
Panelist Artistic Presentations:
- Oakland native Milton Bowens opened the night with commanding spoken-word pieces accompanied by multimedia collage paintings.
- Chucha Marquez, a queer Chicano printmaker, and digital illustrator, art is about authentic voice and accessibility.
- Sarah Wellington came all the way from New York to share her experience with WE WILL NOT BE SILENT, an ongoing public action language project.
Tickets to the final talk, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m., can be purchased online or by calling 916-808-1182.
Research: Copyright Credits Art & Activism Go Hand-in-Hand
Posted on November 25, 2015, by TUBE Magazine.
Sunday, December 20, 2015
ANITA P. LOWE JOURNALING HER MOVE TO OHIO
We finally made it Smiley face agrees. (deflated)
In April 2015 My Daughter in Law Penny and I drove across the country in her 30 foot RV, to visit Alexis my Great-granddaughter, and Penny’s Granddaughter for her third birthday. While there visiting, we decided we wanted to live closer to interact with them as they develop and grow especially, since my Granddaughter Marina was having another child in September.
When we got back to our California house, we made the decision to start packing and put the house on the market. This meant three months of packing; after all, I had lived in my Auburn home for over 32 years. We also had to pack my pottery studio and all my inventory…240 boxes later the move was on.
At first, we thought we would move to Tennessee, that way we would be close to my sister who lived in Atlanta, and to the Great Grand. who lives in Cincinnati? After checking the property in the area, we decided it’s was not the place for us. Finally, we decided on moving to Cincinnati to be very near the Children. Property hunting was a success and we purchased 30 acres of land, on US Highway 68 in Georgetown OH.
The property has a three-bedroom 100-year-old farmhouse and three barns, all the buildings are white with red roofs and as pretty as a picture. The property was covered with 15 acres of corn and is overlooking White Oak Creek water feeding in from the Ohio River. At the time of purchase I wasn’t able to see all the property because of the corn that covered 15 acres, we have yet to find the pound. (The prior owner said he had not mowed it in a long time).
The house in Auburn went on the Market on June 26, 2015, it sold on August 19, 2015. We were surprised at how fasted the house sold. After packing up the house and getting all moved out, we left California on our sojourn to Ohio on September 2, 2015, seven days later we arrive in Ohio. My Daughter-In-Law Penny had a custom-built “Tiny House” and since Penny couldn’t transport it because it was a “wide load”, she barters traded for a Ski Boat. We were bringing out our carpenter Tony who built the “Tiny House” and was able to pull the boat for her. Penny’s RV towed my Ford Fusion and I drove the SUV. As we caravan from California to Ohio Tony was “Johnny” on the spot and we may not have made it without his help. Tony rescued us three times when the RV overheated and broke down.
The birth of Marina’s baby didn’t wait for us to get to Ohio, Kaylee Mae Canterbury was born, on September 4, 2015. Yes, during the trip our 2nd Grand/Great Granddaughter was born. We arrived in Georgetown Ohio on September 9, 2015. Met Kaylee for the first time on Sept 10 and we took possession of the property on September 11, 2015. We took it as a good omen because It was Leonard’s, my late Husband's, birthday. Leonard is the Grand/Great Grand Pa of the children.
From September 11 until October 10, 2015, the prior owner was busy cleaning out the three barns. He emptied one of the small barns before my furniture arrived. I was able to put all the Studio boxes and furniture there. He had one month to get all items out of the three barns and there was a lot. When all was done, Tony was able to clean up the large barn and made his own space for sleeping and all his tools. From Oct 10 to December 10, Tony was to build my studio and gallery in the two barns. After a lot of haggling with the Brown Township, Clermont County, and getting architecture drawings letting them know we were only going to have a group showing and no running water in the barns.
That meant I didn’t need a septic tank and I didn’t need architecture drawings just to enclose the barns. So after all that stress and trouble, on the first of November Tony said He couldn’t get the Barns finished in the allotted time he was staying and went back to California. We were able to get quotes on what it would cost to have the two small barns enclosed as a gallery and workshop. I hired TM Fano Custom Builders to preserve the 100-year-old building allowing the wood to be shown inside and out when they enclosed the two barns as my gallery and workshop. He said he hopes to have them finished by early spring.
On November 2, 2015, three large machines came and mowed and shucked the corn down It was interesting how it was done The machine mowed the corn stocked down and the corn passed through an area that shucked the corn and spits out the cob. Then the shucked corn was passed into a truck. Taking them 3 hours to mow, shuck and process the 15 acres of corn. I’m now able to look out and see my property along with my neighbors I didn’t know lived so close.
One of our neighbors came over and introduced themselves to us. They wanted to know if anyone was going to be hunting deer on the back of my property. When I told them, no, their 12-year-old son asked for permission to shoot deer on my property, which I gave to him letting him know to shoot away from the houses. He promised he would give us a deer roast if he got one. So I’m hoping he did (smile)
Christmas is almost here and the weather has been extremely warm for Ohio. We have been busy getting things winterized. The cars are done and Penny has bails of straw place around her RV, she also had her boat winterized and put in the big barn. I purchased a Kubota Mower and bucket. The bucket will help clear out the snow in the winter and the mower will do the lawn in the spring. The bucket helped a lot when they were putting down gravel to cement the barn floors.
The year 2015 has been exciting, stressful, and interesting. I’m hoping 2016 will be just as good if not better than in 2015.
 |
| Kaylee & Alexis |
In April 2015 My Daughter in Law Penny and I drove across the country in her 30 foot RV, to visit Alexis my Great-granddaughter, and Penny’s Granddaughter for her third birthday. While there visiting, we decided we wanted to live closer to interact with them as they develop and grow especially, since my Granddaughter Marina was having another child in September.
 |
| Smiley face in the back of the car as we leave. (inflated) |
When we got back to our California house, we made the decision to start packing and put the house on the market. This meant three months of packing; after all, I had lived in my Auburn home for over 32 years. We also had to pack my pottery studio and all my inventory…240 boxes later the move was on.
At first, we thought we would move to Tennessee, that way we would be close to my sister who lived in Atlanta, and to the Great Grand. who lives in Cincinnati? After checking the property in the area, we decided it’s was not the place for us. Finally, we decided on moving to Cincinnati to be very near the Children. Property hunting was a success and we purchased 30 acres of land, on US Highway 68 in Georgetown OH.
 |
| The Farmhouse |
The property has a three-bedroom 100-year-old farmhouse and three barns, all the buildings are white with red roofs and as pretty as a picture. The property was covered with 15 acres of corn and is overlooking White Oak Creek water feeding in from the Ohio River. At the time of purchase I wasn’t able to see all the property because of the corn that covered 15 acres, we have yet to find the pound. (The prior owner said he had not mowed it in a long time).
 |
| The Farmhouse |
 |
| Soon to Be My Studio |
The birth of Marina’s baby didn’t wait for us to get to Ohio, Kaylee Mae Canterbury was born, on September 4, 2015. Yes, during the trip our 2nd Grand/Great Granddaughter was born. We arrived in Georgetown Ohio on September 9, 2015. Met Kaylee for the first time on Sept 10 and we took possession of the property on September 11, 2015. We took it as a good omen because It was Leonard’s, my late Husband's, birthday. Leonard is the Grand/Great Grand Pa of the children.
 |
| To be My Showroom |
That meant I didn’t need a septic tank and I didn’t need architecture drawings just to enclose the barns. So after all that stress and trouble, on the first of November Tony said He couldn’t get the Barns finished in the allotted time he was staying and went back to California. We were able to get quotes on what it would cost to have the two small barns enclosed as a gallery and workshop. I hired TM Fano Custom Builders to preserve the 100-year-old building allowing the wood to be shown inside and out when they enclosed the two barns as my gallery and workshop. He said he hopes to have them finished by early spring.
On November 2, 2015, three large machines came and mowed and shucked the corn down It was interesting how it was done The machine mowed the corn stocked down and the corn passed through an area that shucked the corn and spits out the cob. Then the shucked corn was passed into a truck. Taking them 3 hours to mow, shuck and process the 15 acres of corn. I’m now able to look out and see my property along with my neighbors I didn’t know lived so close.
One of our neighbors came over and introduced themselves to us. They wanted to know if anyone was going to be hunting deer on the back of my property. When I told them, no, their 12-year-old son asked for permission to shoot deer on my property, which I gave to him letting him know to shoot away from the houses. He promised he would give us a deer roast if he got one. So I’m hoping he did (smile)
Christmas is almost here and the weather has been extremely warm for Ohio. We have been busy getting things winterized. The cars are done and Penny has bails of straw place around her RV, she also had her boat winterized and put in the big barn. I purchased a Kubota Mower and bucket. The bucket will help clear out the snow in the winter and the mower will do the lawn in the spring. The bucket helped a lot when they were putting down gravel to cement the barn floors.
The year 2015 has been exciting, stressful, and interesting. I’m hoping 2016 will be just as good if not better than in 2015.
Monday, June 1, 2015
CALL for Abstract Artists/Installation Artists/Performance Art /Media/Film
Phantom Gallery Chicago Network:
Miami Art Basel Dec 3-6, 2015
Application Deadline Extended July 31th,2015
Application documents
Please copy application format from, http://phantomgallery.blogspot.com/p/art-fair-applications.html, and submit as ONE PDF DOCUMENT (max 10 mg) to phantomgallerychicago@gmail.com Subject: Miami/application-
Please note that websites cannot be
taken into account in the selection process.
Please do not include digital catalogs.
Please do not include digital catalogs.
Application fees
The nonrefundable application fee of $40, for each application form, must be paid, before sending in the application. Application fees can be paid by credit card via online to Phantom Gallery Chicago Network Paypal. A receipt confirming payment has been received and processed will be generated.
Participation
prices:
Feature in online catalog and, 10’ x 10’
entry $100Outdoor Installation……………………………………………. $100
Additional Fees:
Desired booth wall spaces: S-250sf M, 500 sf L-750 sf XL- 1000 sq.
(Each artist will be given catalog featured photo, artwork, and bio)
Storefront: $10 square footage- (building owner)
Tent- (City of Miami- event tent fee’s, include licenses, security etc.)
The number of participating
artists/curators is limited contingent upon spaces available. Decisions on
admission are made exclusively by the curatorial selection committee.
Questions
We will be happy to answer any questions
you may have about your application/ please contact our Gallery and Project
Manager, via email at phantomgallerychicago@gmail.com
Lavon Nicole
Pettis is a Creative Business Development Specialist who blends her background
of Psychology and Sociology into the world of creative professionals such as
fine artists, writers, actors, and cultural arts musicians with all of the
business acumen of a comprehensive fine arts company.
Scrapbook Files
 |
| 2014 Art Africa, Miami Arts Fair, Lavon Pettis and Collector |
Friday, May 22, 2015
Fine Art Exhibition and Reception
Friday June 19, 6-9pm
Griffin Gallery
FINE ART & INTERIOR DESIGN
2233 S. Throop St. #209
Chicago, IL 60608
A matriarchy is a social organizational form in which the mother or oldest female heads the family. Descent and relationship are determined through the female line. Most anthropologists hold that there are no known societies that are unambiguously matriarchal, but some authors believe that exceptions are possible, some of them in the past.
GRIFFIN FINE ART proudly presents the work of five outstanding women artists. As they have created incredible artworks from that intangible, primordial space that is the spirit and essence of female expression. They visually reflect upon the stories of life in the nurturing tradition that is uniquely feminine and fundamentally, matriarchal.
Monday, May 4, 2015
North Auburn Art Studios Tour Mother's Day Weekend
Free North Auburn Art Studios Tour
|
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
“Mud Cloth Roots” Straight Out Scribes, Staajabu and Dr. V.S. Chochezi
Reposted by Alpha Bruton
SACRAMENTO: It’s Women’s Herstory Month and mother/daughter poetry duo Straight Out Scribes, Staajabu and Dr. V.S. Chochezi, are celebrating 25 years of team work by unveiling a new poetry collection, “Mud Cloth Roots”.
Join them:
Wed. March 11, at 12 pm at Sac. City College, Cultural Awareness Center;
Mon. March 16, - 7:30 pm at the
Sacramento Poetry Center, 25th and R St.
Sat. March 21 at 3 pm at the
N. Sacramento-Hagginwood Library,
2109 Del Paso Blvd.
The Scribes will entertain, inspire and inform with their wide range of poetic offerings and knowledge of mud cloth fabric made by women in Mali Africa.
All programs are FREE. Children and elders are welcome and encouraged to attend.
For more info: Dr. V.S. Chochezi, 916-921-5166 or sananaa7@yahoo.com.
Friday, February 20, 2015
ANNUAL CLAY WORKSHOP
 |
| Ceramic Artists, Anita Posey Lowe |
THE VISUAL ART DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (VADP)
IS SPONSORING OUR ANNUAL
CLAY WORKSHOP in partnership with the African American Women's Health Legacy
WHEN:
Saturday, March 7 and March 14, 2015
from 10am to 4pm
WHERE: 1855 Christian Valley Road, in the scenic
hills of Auburn,CA
COST: $50.00 and will includes supplies, coffee, donuts and
lunch.
 |
| Talver Germany Miller - VADP Faculty |
March
7 will
consist of handbuilding and wheel throwing clay.
March
14 we will do Raku, and smoke clay
firings.
APPLICATION- submit to: aposeylo@jps.net
Subject line: Annual Clay Workshop to
Name:
Address:
City State Zip
E-Mail
Media
Please RSVP bye-mail
February 28, 2015 . Please make check for $50.00 payable to Anita
L. Lowe and Bring with you on March 7, 2015 or mail by March 1, 2015 to Anita
L. Lowe, 1855 Christian Valley Rd, Auburn, CA 95602. For more information call Anita Posey Lowe at
530-878-8034 or
email aposeylo@jps.net
Space is limited- early registration is suggested.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)