Eclectic Angelino

The Avenue 50 Studio Presents:

“Universal Struggle” — Nathanial Bustion

Continuing with our Black/Brown Dialogues:

“Lives at the Intersection”

Mely Barragan · Nathaniel Bustion · Pamela Davis · Jan Jackson ·
Jacobo Ramirez · Oscar Sanabria

Curated by Dr. Gerda Govine Ituarte, Ed.D.

Opening Night Reception:  Saturday, August 9, 2008 from 7-10 pm

The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present “Lives at the Intersection,” an exhibit featuring multi-media works of art by six Los Angeles artists.  The works are as diverse as the artists.  Many of us live at the intersection of bi-racial, bi-cultural, intra-cultural and immigrant realities.  Black/Brown relationships are stretched across a racialized domestic and international landscape sprinkled with preconceived stereotypes. Our exhibit focuses on a “value added” (strength and benefit) perspective regarding the spaces created at that intersection.  Each artist created a space for conscious dialogue exploring commonalities and possibilities. They capture moments shaped by their experiences and truth, and invite the audience to consider the multi-faceted opportunities.  Join us as we journey to and through “Lives at the Intersection.”

August 9, 2008 through September 7, 2008

Sponsored by:  Myra Booker, Ph.D.; Sandy Bleifer, Artist; Lisa Boags, Documentary fillmaker (Tuskegee Airmen); Eleanor Brownn; Christina and James Cook, M.D.; Joann Edmond; Ruthie and Attorney Joe Hopkins (Publishers of the Pasadena San Gabriel Valley Journal); Lara Larramendi; Alex and Jaylene Moseley; Attorney Angela Oh; Rebecca S. Rojas, Ph.D.; Linda Rose, Ph.D. (Cerritos College); Shirley Spencer; Professor Jack Turman, Ph.D. (USC); Attorney Carolyn Williams; and COFAC.

“The Black/Brown Dialogues:  Lives at the Intersection” is supported in part by the Ford Foundation, JP Morgan, Chase, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Southwest Airlines through a grant from the NALAC Fund for the Arts.