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Spirit in the Arts Exhibits & Events

Spring 2007 ExhibitsGalleriesMore InformationProposal GuidelinesFriends of the Arts

Welcome—

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

In 2007 we find Spirit in the Arts turning its attention to the paradoxical nature of life’s realities: the beauty that exists in our relationships to each other and the earth, as well as environmental ruin and the profane devastation of war. Our spring 2007 lineup of artistic visionaries address suffering and existential concerns through book art, painting, photography, and mixed media works. This group of artists generates dialogue on such relevant topics as protest, reconciliation, and freedom—subjects that affect our local and global communities.

Art gives a voice to the unspeakable and the unimaginable in our current time of social unrest and political fragmentation. Join us this spring to reflect on the artist response to the challenges of the day.


Adriana Marchione
Art Curator, CIIS

Click on any title for more information.

THE SACRED IN PROFANE
Paintings by Pauletta Chanco




January 15 – February 28
CIIS Main Building, Third Floor

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

MANY PEOPLE ARE SEEKING
Ten Years of Photography (1997–2006)
by Adam Shemper


January 22 – March 30
CIIS Main Building, Fourth Floor

Reception and Slide Presentation
Friday, February 2, 7–9pm
CIIS Main Building, Staff and Faculty Lounge, Fourth Floor

NEW-CLEAR VISION:
ARCHETYPAL EVOLUTION BEYOND THE MYTHOS OF WAR

Paintings and Drawings by Catherine Firpo

January 22 – March 23
CIIS Minna Street Center

Reception and DVD Presentation with Original Music:
Friday, March 16, 7–9pm
CIIS Minna Street Center

LIFTING THE VEIL Mixed-Media Works on Paper by Pamela Lanza and Ellie Wilder

March 5 – April 27
CIIS Main Building, Third Floor

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

EFFECTS OF WAR:
ALTERED LIVES, ALTERED BOOKS

A Group Exhibit of Book Arts Curated by Tanya Wilkinson and Priscilla Otani


April 2 – May 31
CIIS Minna Street Center


Reception and Presentation
Friday, April 6, 6–8 pm
CIIS Minna Street Center

EMERGING ARTIST EXHIBITION
Funded by the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts

April 16 – June 22
CIIS Main Building, Fourth Floor
Reception

Friday, April 20, 7–9pm
CIIS Main Building
Staff and Faculty Lounge
Fourth Floor


See Fall 2006
See Spring 2006
See Fall 2005 exhibits
See Spring 2005 exhibits


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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.


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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