Spirit in the Arts at CIIS

Spring 2008 Exhibits • Galleries • More Information • Proposal Guidelines • Friends of the Arts

Women’s Awelye Bush Melon,
Minnie Pwerle, acrylic on canvas

Welcome—

Spirit in the Arts at California Institute of Integral Studies celebrates creativity and affirms the power of art as an agent of change. Through art exhibits and events, Spirit in the Arts offers contemporary perspectives that integrate the spiritual, psychological, and aesthetic dimensions of life.

Welcome to our Spring 2008 arts programming in which we bring another season of fresh and diverse viewpoints on creativity. We have been graced during the last few years to collaborate with many arts organizations who are breathing new life into what art can offer us in this fast-paced world. These partners include such notables as the Oakland Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery, Pacific Center for Book Arts, Lucid Art Foundation, and greenmuseum.org.

This spring is no exception as we cosponsor exhibits with Creativity Explored and ArtHouse, and feature Australian Aboriginal art, mixed media art by James Montgomery and Tanya Wilkinson, acrylics by Priyanka Gupta, and our annual Emerging Artists exhibit, now in its fifth year.

From costume, time, storytelling, and dreams, a variety of concepts find their way to our walls and grace us with their ability to find expression through imagination and story.

Adriana Marchione
Art Curator, CIIS

Click on any title for more information.

The Manifest Dream
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Paintings

January 14–March 5
CIIS Main Building
Third Floor

Reception and Presentation
Friday, February 8, 7pm–9pm
CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall

It’s About Time
Mixed Media Artwork by James Montgomery of Creativity Explored

January 22–March 28
CIIS Minna Street Center
Second Floor

Reception
Friday, January 25, 7pm–9pm
CIIS Minna Street Center

Life and Its Mysteries
Acrylics by Priyanka Gupta

March 10–April 30
CIIS Main Building
Third Floor

Reception and Presentation
Friday, March 14
7pm–9pm
CIIS Main Building
Namaste Hall

Tell Tale/Tall Tale
Mixed Media Works by Tanya Wilkinson

April 1–May 31
CIIS Minna Street Center
Second Floor

Reception and Talk
Friday, April 4, 7pm–9pm
CIIS Minna Street
Center

Emerging Artists Exhibition

Funded by the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts

April 18–June 27
CIIS Main Building, Fourth Floor and Arthouse Gallery

Reception
Friday, April 18, 7pm–9pm
CIIS Main Building
Staff and Faculty Lounge, Fourth Floor

Emerging Arts Call for Submissions

Previous Exhibits at CIIS Galleries

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CIIS Galleries

CIIS Main Building
1453 Mission Street (between 10th and 11th Streets)
Monday-Friday (except holidays), 9am-6:30pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9am-3pm

CIIS Minna Street Center
695 Minna Street (at 8th Street)
Monday-Friday (except holidays), 9am-6pm

More Information

For questions or information about art exhibits,
receptions, and events, contact:
Adriana Marchione, CIIS Art Curator, at 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu.

Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts

The Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts promotes the arts at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and within the San Francisco Bay Area community. Created in 2003 in honor of CIIS staff member and artist Phyllis Jackson, the fund assists emerging artists, underwrites art exhibitions, and encourages art education.

For inquiries about making a gift to the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts at CIIS, contact Dorotea Reyna, Director of Development, at 415.575.6135 or at dreyna@ciis.edu.

For inquiries about the programs funded by the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts at CIIS, contact Adriana Marchione, Art Curator, at 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu.

Proposal Guidelines

If you are an artist interested in submitting a proposal for an exhibition, please download the Artist Proposal Guidelines (Microsoft Word document).

Join Friends of the Arts at CIIS

Friends of the Arts at CIIS comprises members from the
community and the Institute dedicated to supporting and
promoting the arts program at California Institute of
Integral Studies. A gift of $1,000 will establish you as
a Supporting Member of the Friends, and $500 as an
Associate Member. Both membership levels entitle you to
participate in quarterly art salons held at private homes,
where Friends, guests, and exhibiting artists gather to
share lively conversations related to art in an intimate,
festive ambiance. Contributions of any amount to support
Spirit in the Arts exhibitions are gratefully accepted.

To send in your membership gift or for more information about the
Friends of the Arts at CIIS, please contact Dorotea Reyna,
Director of Development, at 415.575.6135.

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Address: 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone: 415.575.6100