"The Los Angeles Initiative"
A new, multi-year project to award individual $10,000 grants
to emerging artists in the greater Los Angeles area through
The Rema Hort Mann Foundation.
EVENT
"The Los Angeles Initiative" Launch Party
Organized by The Rema Hort Mann Foundation
Thursday, May 12, 2011, 6:30 - 9 pm
$20 suggested donation at-the-door
Beer, drinks, tacos by Juan y Coco and new friends!
An exhibition of 10 emerging artists based in LA and an auction of artworks by LA-based artists Matt Chambers, Brendan Fowler, Thomas Houseago, Alex Olson, Jon Pestoni, Robert Russell, Jonas Wood and others!
VENUE
Honor Fraser Gallery
2622 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Robert Russell, "Untitled," 2010
oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Francois Ghebaly Gallery
(art auction item, May 12)
Alex Olson, "Barnacle," 2011
Oil on canvas, 24"x18"
Courtesy of the artist and Shane Campbell Gallery
(art auction item, May 12)
Jonas Wood, "Upstairs Doorways," 2008
Gouache and colored pencil on paper, 22 1/4 x 20 inches
Courtesy of the artist, Anton Kern Gallery and Shane Campbell Gallery
(art auction item, May 12)
Matt Chambers, "Enlightenment Figures" 2011
oil on cotton fabric, 48 x 48 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Untitled Gallery
(art auction item, May 12)
Congratulations to the following artists nominated to take part in our emerging artist exhibition:
Nicole Belle (nominated by Catherine Opie)
Graham Goddard (nominated by Franklin Sirmans)
Sanya Kantarovsky (nominated by Lari Pittman)
Joel Kyack (nominated by Andrew Berardini)
Nicole Miller (nominated by Lauri Firstenberg)
Matt Siegle (nominated by Thomas Lawson)
David Snyder (nominated by Ali Subotnick)
Kenneth Tam (nominated by Bruce Hainley)
Kara Tanaka (nominated by Christine Y. Kim)
Lisa Williamson (nominated by Sarah Lehrer Graiwer)
Event Committee (as of April 25, 2011)
Clyde Beswick
Blake Byrne & Justin Gilanyi
Sarah Cohen
Alex Couri
Aran Cravey
Victoria Dailey
Spencer Douglass
Tim Fleming
Honor Fraser
Emma Gray
Adam Gross
Julia Holdway
Jon Huck
Nowell Karten
Eric Kim
David Kordansky
Joel Messler
Lucas Michael
Shamim Momin
Catlin Moore
Shirley Morales
Tom Peters
Calvin Phelps
Kathy Rivkin
Alexis Rose
Jan Silverman
Jessica Silverman
Carol Stakenas
Sarah Sullivan
Christopher Yin & John Yoon
Shinae Yoon
To find out more information or to volunteer for this exciting initiative,
please contact Quang Bao, rhmfoundation@gmail.com or 212.966.8444.
www.rhmfoundation.org
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