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Tuesday, June 11,2013
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East Village mural’s in jeopardy

A commissioned work of art will most likely be shut down

By Alex Zaragoza
Not all public art is welcomed warmly in San Diego. Pamela Anderson of ArchitectureArt, a company of artists who create large-scale commissioned murals, is finding that out firsthand.
Tuesday, June 4,2013
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New mural in Golden Hill

Giancarlo Pia beautifies the corner of 25th and B streets

By Alex Zaragoza
Artist Giancarlo Pia loves Golden Hill, mostly because of its large community of creative people and cultural diversity. So, when he was given the opportunity to create a mural that represented Golden Hill, he jumped at the chance.
Tuesday, June 4,2013
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Scott White Contemporary is in a ‘Spiral’

Artist Gail Roberts views the world through bird nests and math sequences

By Alex Zaragoza
Nature is connected in a complex yet structurally perfect way. Everything fits just as it should, and nature's cycles speak to life, death and the stuff that fills the in-between. This will be explored in Spiral, an exhibition of new paintings by Mount Helix artist Gail Roberts.
Wednesday, May 29,2013
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Master works on view in 'MFA 2013'

UCSD grad-student show opens May 30

By Alex Zaragoza
UCSD’s visual-art’s department is known for developing and fostering artists who don’t so much walk the line between experimentation and art as much as tap dance all over and around it.
Wednesday, May 29,2013
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Katherine Brannock gets published

It’s a book of 44 sketches done by Bic pen

By Alex Zaragoza
Like many artists, Katherine Brannock is rarely seen without her sketchbook. It’s to her as a warm blankie was to “Peanuts”’ Linus van Pelt.
Wednesday, May 22,2013
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New art-venue alert: Sparks Gallery

Downtown location will open in June for the exhibition 'New Contemporaries VI'

By Alex Zaragoza
A Gaslamp Quarter building that once housed a theater full of dancing girls and a lady trapeze artist in the late 1800s and early 1900s now holds the city’s newest art space, Sparks Gallery (530 Sixth Ave.).
Wednesday, May 15,2013
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In Case We Missed It

Check out ‘Madre’ at Downtown’s Chee Chee Club

By Alex Zaragoza
A semi-regular feature that highlights cool exhibitions we didn’t preview in the weeks before.
Wednesday, May 15,2013
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Artists pull an all-nighter for ‘The Day After’

Sleep deprivation might be a factor at Voz Alta Project

By Alex Zaragoza
Some artists will create new pieces in one night for the exhibition The Day After. They’ll bring their sleeping bags and caffeinated drinks to the Voz Alta Project in Barrio Logan, working on Saturday night to produce artwork inspired by their surroundings.
Tuesday, May 7,2013
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Escondido Municipal Art Gallery explores ‘Contemporary Realism'

Exhibition reveals the beauty in ordinary objects

By Alex Zaragoza
One can argue that realism in art is boring. What's so interesting about a house or a chair or any other common object depicted just as it is?
Tuesday, May 7,2013
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Green Public Art Consultancy looking for artists

Organization seeks environmentally friendly art for a special parade

By Alex Zaragoza
The Green Public Art Consultancy is trying hard to combine public art and environmental awareness.
 
 
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