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DRAGNET, Durden and Ray

Come check out Durden and Ray’s new Bendix Building location at the opening reception for “DRAGNET: 832” from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 30!!

“Dragnet: 832” features the work of over 40 artists, kicking off the collective’s curatorial programming at their new gallery in Los Angeles’ Fashion District. The move to the Bendix Building places Durden and Ray in the company of numerous other artist-run galleries like JOAN, Chateau Shatto, Monte Vista Projects, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, PØST, and Track 16, as well as countless artist studios and ateliers, creating a hub of art and culture in the 92-year-old industrial building.

Durden and Ray organizers cast a wide net with “Dragnet: 832”, asking each member from the collective to invite one artist with whom they share a mutual admiration from diverse media and backgrounds.

“Dragnet: 832” artists include: Kim Alexander, Richard Ankrom, Carlos Beltran Arechiga, Carl Berg, Arezoo Bharthania, Sandow Birk, Jorin Bossen, Rochelle Botello, Gul Cagin, Jennifer Celio, Sijia Chen, Joe Davidson, Dani Dodge, Tom Dunn, Roni Feldman, Yvette Gellis, Ed Gomez, Iva Gueorguieva, Jenny Hager, Matt Hayward, Ben Jackel, Dion Johnson, Kysa Johnson, Brian Thomas Jones, Gegam Kacherian, Jeremy Kidd, David Leapman, Albert Lopez, Jr., Constance Mallinson, Alanna Marcelletti, Abdul Mazid, Rebecca Niederlander, Sean Noyce, Sabine Pearlman, Ty Pownall, Max Presneill, Mei Xian Qiu, Umar Rashid, Sam Scharf, Kristine Schomaker, David Spanbock, Curtis Stage, Ami Tallman, Valerie Wilcox, Sergio Witrón, Steven Wolkoff, and Alison Woods

“Dragnet: 832” is the second iteration of the show, which was originally conceived by Kio Griffith (Manhattan Beach Art Center, 2014).

‘DRAGNET: 832’ AT DURDEN AND RAY
Opening reception: Saturday, June 30, 2018, 7-10 p.m.
Run of show: June 30 – July 28, 2018

Hours: Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

Location: Durden and Ray, 1206 Maple Ave. #832, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Other days by appointment: ?(510) 414-7756?

Closing Night

The Lovers photo by Mei Xian Qiu

Long Hall Gallery in Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046

Round Hole Square Peg, will have its closing night reception on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17, from 6-9 PM, at the Long Hall Gallery, in the center of  West Hollywood’s Plummer Park.  A portion of all closing night sales will benefit AIDS/LifeCycle which  helps fund medical care, testing and AIDS prevention services in Los Angeles’ LGBT Center.

Round Hole Square Peg  is a juried, international photography competition – an ongoing quest to discover original visual archetypes for our changing society. This is the third edition of the show, which stages every two years.

In a recent edition of Huffington Post, pop culture journalist, Lisa Derrick states, “Round Hole Square Peg focuses primarily on portraiture, exploring new sexual modalities that redefine the essence/s of what a man or a woman can be. Expect to be challenged and moved by the images.”

What is Queer photography? Is it masculine? Is it feminine? Is it non-binary or genderfluid? Jurors Laura Aguilar, Paul Bridgewater, Zackary Drucker, Bert Green, Robert Summers, and Phil Tarley evaluated over 500 images from 9 countries to select the fifty artist-photographers presented. An expanded Wall of Fame of top LGBTQ photographic artists, curated by Phil Tarley,  makes this an immense and important show with  59 artists showing 69 photographs. Tarley, the founder of Round Hole Square Peg says:

Queer artists have a perspective to contribute to society that is wholly our own. We have developed a unique view of self-worth, self-image, beauty, and love, and we want to share it with the world.  In 2018, Dark Trumpian clouds are forming, threatening to rollback hard-won civil rights.  Having a strong presence in front of a large audience helps the Queer community defy and resist negative stereotypes.  

Photo art sales will be handled by artist-television-drag personality, Sham Ibrahim. Mixmaster DJ Paul V.  will be spinning for the night. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free. Closing night will also include a cycling display from one of the riders from AIDS/LifeCycle, dressed in his riding St Patrick’s Day green.

Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 1-5 pm and by appointment email:roundholesquarepeg3@gmail.com
See the live video feed from opening night and other compelling news items on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Roundholesquarepeg/
Sponsored by City of West Hollywood WeHo Arts Program,
 Tom of Finland Foundation, West Hollywood Lifestyle and Fabrik Magazines.
Link

stARTup Fair Panel: Staying Alive: Side hustles and how they make the artist’s life viable


the Kinney
737 Washington Blvd
Venice, CA 90292

Please go to Links section of the website to view video.

Thanks you Megan and fellow panelists for an enjoyable afternoon!

Moderator: Megan Frances Abrahams? is a Los Angeles based painter, writer and art critic. The editor of Fabrik Magazine, Megan is also an artist member of the Los Angeles Art Association / Gallery 825. She paints between editorial deadlines.

Other Panelists:

Rob Grad is a visual artist, musician and co-owner of a marketing and design agency. His mixed media work has been featured in galleries internationally. One of his commissioned works hangs in the San Francisco Airport. His music has been featured in film and television. Grad was also a TEDx speaker in Culver City, CA.

F. Scott Hess is a Los Angeles based American painter and conceptual artist whose work is represented in international public collections. Hess is an Associate Professor with the MFA & BFA programs at Laguna College of Art + Design.

Brendan Lott is an artist who investigates the formal qualities of painting and photography. He’s always had an eclectic practice not tied to specific medium or materials.? Currently, chance, choice and color are his primary inspiration?s?. Brendan is the former owner of a corner newsstand.

Round Hole Square Peg

Round Hole Square Peg at Long Gallery

Saturday, February 3 from 6-9PM,  Round Hole Square Peg LGBTQ Photo Show  opens at the Long Hall Gallery in Plummer Park,  7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046.   This show is one of the biggest queer photographic group exhibitions ever staged.   DJ Paul V from Dragstrip 66 will be spinning. Admission is free. Refreshments by Locali.  International drag queen-TV personality, Sham Ibrahim, will be selling photo art raffle tickets to benefit the Trevor Project, a national organization devoted to suicide prevention for at-risk LGBTQ young people. The exhibition will run until March 17, 2018 .

Gallery hours are Friday,Saturday and Sunday 2-5 pm and by appointment 

M.A.S. Attack

GALLERY ONE:

THE FINAL MAS ATTACK

NOVEMBER 12, 5 – 9 PM

LET’S SEE THE MAS OFF WITH A BANG AND A FUN CHANCE FOR SOME NEW FRIENDS TO BE MET AND TO HANG WITH OUR OLD ONES