Homewood Studios Event Calendar

Friday, January 6 - Saturday, February 18, 2012

STILL...PIECES IN MOTION

Fresh from their January 2011 show, PIECES IN MOTION, Peyton, Ben Janssens and Josh Lemke (Jawsh), skilled and committed artists influenced by the graffiti ethic and vocabulary, have scheduled a "one year later" show with a mind to charting their continuing exploration of bringing graffiti elements inside.

In addition to the traditional opening reception and gallery talk, there will be a community workshop offing for teens and families.

Opening Reception - Friday, January 13th from 6p to 9p

Gallery Talk - Tuesday, January 24th beginning at 7p

Graffiti Names Workshop - Saturday, January 21st from noon to 3p. Limit 10 participants. Reservations required. (See separate calendar page notice.)

Thursday, February 23 - Saturday, March 3, 2012

MARY BOWMAN-CLINE: A Face in the Crowd (ceramic sculpture)

Long-time friend of Homewood Studios, sculptor Mary Bowman-Cline, visits the gallery with new work - sculpture and framed pieces.

About this show, Mary writes, A Face in a Crowd is about the diversity of the human face. Color, shape, lines, expressions and emotions all mold the way our faces look and are seen by others in the world. In this series I have hand built the faces from clay and added them into 12 x 12 inch framed mosaics. The faces come from my subconscious memories of people I know or perhaps from a movie actor or face I have seen in a crowd. Most are wall pieces, some frames are decoupaged to become part of the piece. I use tile, rocks, buttons, old clothing patterns, found objects and faux fur to make them fun and unique.

Also on display, small figures and my "Brick People" - ceramic heads and hands attached to bricks turning them into little abstract figures.

Opening Reception: Friday, February 24th from 5p to 9p [note the earlier than usual start time]

Gallery Talk: Tuesday, February 28th beginning at 7p

Monday, March 12, 2012

IMPROVISED MUSIC AT HOMEWOOD STUDIOS

Milo Fine (m-drums II [electronics], B flat clarinet [electronics], E flat/alto clarinets) / Erkki Huovinen (guitar, keyboard, contra alto clarinet, harmonica) / Elaine Evans (violin)/Daniel Furuta (cello) / Bryce Beverlin II (percussion, voice)

Things start happening at 7p. Suggested donation $5.

Thursday, March 15 - Wednesday, April 4, 2012

CLARA SAPRASA: Survival

Clara began dropping in to our gallery, attending our gallery talks, getting to know us in late 2010. We learned she is a member of the Art History Channel and that her paintings will be featured on the cable TV show "21st Century Artists" in March 2011.

Clara has shown her work locally and in New York, Chicago, Kentucky and California.

Details about opening reception and gallery talk coming later...

Friday, April 6 - Monday, April 30, 2012

NORTH HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS: 1966-1994

David Tomlinson taught art at North Community High School in Minneapolis from 1964 to 1994. During those halcyon years, David collected art from a few of his students he thought might go on to become serious artists. Some of these students have continued to pursue their careers in art, while other have followed other paths. In 2009 David suggested an exhibition of this collection, each piece paired with new and current work by those former students, might hold some interest for the North Minneapolis Community. A conversation with Homewood Studios about the show has continued and the exhibition is now going to take place.

Most of these students have been contacted and have expressed strong willingness in participating. Several have written statements about their art experience as North High students and about their current art activity. These texts will appear in the show, along side the work by each artist.

The earliest work is a watercolor painting from 1966, the most recent is... . Painting and prints make up the majority of the work displayed.

Tuesday, May 1 - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

DAVID KERKHOFF: Children's Art from Sisid-Anejo, Equador

Like his wildly successful show of children's art from Dwinyana, Ghana, this new show features the magical art of children from a far-away culture. After spending nine months in the village of Sisid-Anejo, high in the Andes Mountains in Equador, David will mount a show of the art he taught children to make with local materials.

Children's Art from Sisid-Chico, Ecuador, 2011

More info to follow...

Monday, May 14, 2012

IMPROVISED MUSIC AT HOMEWOOD STUDIOS

Milo Fine (drum set [bowed cymbals], B flat/alto clarinets) / Paul Metzger (stringed instruments) / Elaine Evans (violin, pocket trumpet)

This trio begins its never-to-be repeated explorations at 7p. Suggested donation $5.

Friday, June 1 - Thursday, June 28, 2012

DAISY GILES

Our good friend Sondra Samuels introduced us to Daisy and suggested we get to know her and her art. We did. And now Daisy has a show, her first solo show, in our gallery.

More details following...

Friday, June 29 - Saturday, July 21, 2012

DAVID EKDAHL / D.C. ICE

Our good friend, carving and sculpture artist David Ekdahl has invited his frined, visual artist D.C. Ice, to join him for at show at Homewood Studios gallery.

Details following...

Monday, July 9, 2012

IMPROVISED MUSIC AT HOMEWOOD STUDIOS

Milo Fine (drum set [bowed cymbals], orchestra chimes, B flat/E flat clarinets) / Davu Seru (cello) / Charles Gillett (guitar) / Viv Corringham (voice) / Elaine Evans (violin) / Daniel Furuta (cello)

Daniel Furuta joins the IMatHS family for the first time. His introduction to our audience begins at 7p. Suggested donation $5-$10.

Monday, September 10, 2012

IMPROVISED MUSIC AT HOMEWOOD STUDIOS

Milo Fine (electronic piano, B flat/alto clarinets) / Scott Newell (tenor sax, voice) / Jason S. Shapiro (electronic piano) / Davu Seru (drum set)/Charles Gillett (guitar)

Four of the "old timers" join Milo this evening. The unexpected begins at 7p. Suggested donation $5.

Wednesday, October 10 - Saturday, October 20, 2012

HAMLINE IMAGINES NO MALARIA

Hamline University's Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service and Social Justice has partnered with Homewood Studios and Imagine No Malaria, a national network of United Methodist churches and colleges, to eliminate malaria in Africa by 2015. It is hoped this show will help accomplish that goal by raising awareness, money, and education about those in malaria-stricken locations.

Every 45 seconds a child in Africa dies of malaria. It is one of the most deadly diseases in the world, but is also 100% preventable and treatable. In fact, $10 is enough to save a life. Money raised at this show will be donated to Imagine No Malaria.

Whether through Urban Vinyl or Visual Poetry, each artist will bring her or his vision of what it means to imagine no malaria. The show features work from students majoring in studio art and creative writing, as well as pieces by established Hamline alumni and community partners. Sometimes gritty and realistic, sometimes light and joyous, each piece carries with it the hope for a world without malaria.

To learn more, visit our website.

Monday, November 12, 2012

IMPROVISED MUSIC AT HOMEWOOD STUDIOS

Milo Fine (marimba [electronics], B flat/E flat/alto clarinets)/Viv Corringham (voice, electronics)/Aerosol Pike — Philip Mann (alto/tenor saxes, bass clarinet, drum set)/Ryan Reber (soprano sax, cello)/Rick Ness (drum set, B flat clarinet, alto sax, multi-toned tenor bugle)/Kevin Cosgrove (electric shelf, wave drum)

Sonic perambulations commence at 7p. Suggested donation $5-$10.

Saturday, December 1 - Monday, December 31, 2012

ENCAUSTICS SHOW

Homewood Studios resident artist, Linda Maylish, is planning a show with three or four of her fellow artists who work with encaustics.

Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid/paste is then applied to a surface - usually prepared wood, though canvas and other materials are often used. The simplest encaustic mixture can be made from adding pigments to beeswax, but there are several other recipes that can be used - some containing other types of waxes, damar resin, linseed oil, or other ingredients. Pure, powdered pigments can be purchased and used, though some mixtures use oil paints or other forms of pigment.

Metal tools and special brushes can be used to shape the paint before it cools, or heated metal tools can be used to manipulate the wax once it has cooled onto the surface. Today, tools such as heat lamps, heat guns, and other methods of applying heat allow artists to extend the amount of time they have to work with the material. Because wax is used as the pigment binder, encaustics can be sculpted as well as painted. Other materials can be encased or collaged into the surface, or layered, using the encaustic medium to adhere it to the surface.

Details about participating artists, opening reception, gallery talk &c. following anon...