18th Street Arts Center

June 13, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALENDAR/ART

CONTACT: Ronald Lopez
310-453-3711, X103
office@18thstreet.org
“CITIZEN ARTISTS MAKING EMPHATIC ARGUMENTS”
Continues a year long examination of electoral issues at 18th Street Arts Center
Curated by Adolfo V. Nodal
July 12 – September 13, 2008
Opening Reception Saturday, July 12, 6-9 pm

Santa Monica, CA – In this election year, who will turn “saving energy” from a mere ad campaign to a real lifestyle change, who will step up to the plate to make radical changes from green washing media hype into revolutionary living beyond crude oil and other accepted fossil burning “necessities” – and what will be the impact on the future of the nation?

18th Street Arts Center turns its gallery yet again to a myriad of work that is profound, inspiring, active, and charged with social implications with its show “Citizen Artists Making Emphatic Arguments.” The exhibition, which opens July 12 and continues through September 13, forms the third installment of “Future of Nations,” 18th Street’s yearlong examination of issues related to the 2008 presidential campaign. “Citizen Artists Making Emphatic Arguments” is curated by Adolfo V. Nodal and includes works by Ala Plastica, Lauren Bon, BULBO, CoLabART (Lynn Small + Dennis Paul), Echo Park Film Center, Fallen Fruit, Invisible 5, Natalie Jeremijenko, Newton & Helen Mayer Harrison, Tom Reddock, Shannon Spanhake, Kim Stringfellow, and Robert
Tannen, as well as an installation in the project room by Los Animistas, 18th Street’s 2008 artist fellow.

We are pleased to host open studios for visiting international artists Michael Arcega (Visions from the New California Grant Recipient), Peter Atkins(Australia), and Hui-Yu Su (Taiwan).

Gallery hours are Monday – Friday 10am-6pm. 18th Street Arts Center is located at 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica. For further information and images please visit our pressroom/gallery at www.18thstreet.org/pressroom.html.