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Artist Mentorship Night / Olympia
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Time: 6 - 8PM
Cost: FREE, RSVP required as space is limited.
Refreshments: There will be a cash bar with suggested donations.
ABOUT THIS EVENT:
Sometimes the art world can seem impenetrable. How can you as an artist break into it? And once you've broken into it, how do you make it? This informal mentorship and networking event gives artists of all disciplines a chance to sit down with artists and organizational representatives in small groups for casual conversations about opportunities, issues, and challenges in the arts world.
*This event is open to artists of all disciplines looking to connect with mentors and resources to support their work.
ABOUT THE MENTORS:
Mariella Luz is a working artist, studio potter and instructor. A graduate of The Evergreen State College, Mariella founded the Olympia All Ages Project and worked as general manager at K Records. She serves on the boards of Artist Trust, the Washington State Arts Comission & Olympia Artspace Alliance.
Miguel Guillén currently serves as the Grants to Organizations program manager at the Washington State Arts Commission. Miguel is a seasoned arts administrator with several years of experience managing arts programs for the private non-profit sector and providing support to community-based arts organizations, small arts groups, community-based projects, and individual artists across Washington State. Born in Mexico and raised in the Skagit Valley of Washington State, Miguel has completed the Arts Management Certificate Program from Seattle Central Community College and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle. He is a practicing visual artist.
MalPina Chan was born in California and received a BFA from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. She is interested in cultural inheritance, cultural shifts, and societal pressures on personal culture. It is her exploration of social justice, history and current discourse that inspires her work. MalPina Chan is a founding member of the Puget Sound Book Artists non-profit organization and currently serves on the board. She received 2012 GAP grant to support studies at Pilchuck Glass School. She was awarded an artist-in-residency at James & Janie Washington Foundation. MalPinas artist books are included in 500 Handmade Books Vol. 2 and 1000 Artist Books: Exploring the Book as Art. Her work can be found in public and private collections: the Cynthia Sears Collection - Bainbridge Island Museum of Art; the collections of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland; Harborview Hospital; UW Medical Center; the libraries of University of Washington, University of Puget Sound, Evergreen State College.
Corey McDaniel is an arts practitioner and administrator working with Shunpike as a client manager. His administrative and management background includes working in executive level management in and out of the entertainment business as well as with non-profits in the arts, wildlife, and human rights. Since moving to Seattle in 2006 he has worked with many local theatre and film companies supporting in marketing, development, fundraising, public relations, education, and administration. Corey is the producing artistic director of Theatre22. He also spends his evenings working as a director and actor where his work has been seen with Book-It Rep, Cornish College of the Arts, ACT, Island Shakespeare Festival, 14/48, Wooden O, Theater Schmeater, Harlequin, Mt. Baker Theater, GreenStage, Seattle Public Theatre, SecondStory Rep, and Theatre22. Prior to moving to Seattle Corey spent numerous years overseas as both an educator and administrator of the performing arts.
Line Sandsmark joined the Shunpike team as its Executive Director in 2016. Her international and local arts leadership experience includes working as producer or executive director for various film organizations in Scandinavia, in addition to her more recent role as managing director of Northwest Film Forum. Her films have been distributed through international festivals and broadcasters, and her work in the field of documentary financing and production has taken her all over the world. Sandsmark has also collaborated extensively with performing arts groups in theater, dance, and music. She earned her Bachelors degree in Comparative Literature at the University of Washington, conducted post-graduate studies in Critical Theory at University of Paris Sorbonne, and earned her MFA in Arts Leadership at Seattle University. She has authored commissioned reports on the viability and sustainability of film and cinema initiatives in both Norway and the Middle East, and has focused on similar issues facing the film sector of the Pacific Northwest. The intersection of art and commerce is a recurring theme in Sandsmarks work, which fuels her passion and a commitment to sustainability in the arts sector.
Mike Sweney joined ArtsWA in 2007 and has led the public art team since 2011. One of the countrys oldest statewide public art programs, Art in Public Places has been a leader in developing and administering best practices for art acquisition and collection care. Mike has managed more than 100 public art projects throughout the state in the diverse communities of Washingtons public schools, colleges, universities, and state agencies. Prior to ArtsWA, he was an art gallery director with Davidson Contemporary in Seattle and Charles Cowles Gallery in New York, and served as board vice president for Seattles Center on Contemporary Art. He currently serves on the Tacoma Art Museums Collection Committee, the Advisory Committee for Washington State Universitys new Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and chairs the Tacoma Arts Commission. He holds a BA degree in Art History and Studio Art from Oberlin College.
Christine Malek is an artist and owner/head curator of Gallery Boom in downtown Olympia. For the last year and a half Gallery Boom has featured over 200 local artists in their 5,000 sq. ft. building. Gallery Boom was voted the Best Art Gallery in the South Sound in the 2017 Best of the Northwest contest put on by the Olympian and the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce. Christine focuses on helping local artists learn the basics of retailing through experience. Pricing, merchandizing, product mix and experimentation are all key to retail success. When she can find the time between bookkeeping and shop keeping, Christine creates the stuffed creatures from recycled clothing that lead her into the life of a gallery owner. The 10 years of designing, creating and selling stuffed creatures in art shows, stores and galleries paired with the 8 years of manager experience in the Natural Foods Industry has informed Christine's passion for helping artists learn the skills to profitably share their art with the world.
ABOUT THE VENUE:
The venue for this event is wheelchair accessible. Guests should not park in the adjacent lot; however, there is ample street parking. The venue has identified as a non-scent-free space with gendered bathrooms. This event is service dog friendly and child friendly, but child care will not be provided. Also, if you do plan to bring your child please keep in mind that certain topics and language may not be appropriate.
PHOTO RELEASE:
By registering for this class you agree that Artist Trust may take and use photographs, that you might be in for future promotional purposes.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
Email Zach Frimmel for any workshop or other accessibility questions.
This program is sponsored in part by Vulcan, Inc.
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LocationGallery Boom (View)
520 Adams St SE
Olympia, WA 98501
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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