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Studio Chat with Artist Holly
Presented by the NBPL Foundation
- Date: 09/08/2020 1:05 pm - 1:30 pm
- Location: Zoom Meeting
Zoom Meeting
Newport Beach, California 92660
Studio Chats: A conversation with contemporary creatives in a time of COVID
with curator, writer and NBPL Foundation CEO Meg Linton
Tuesdays, September 8 and 15 at 1:05pm via ZOOM
This 24-minute conversational Q&A format in the artists’ studios gives an intimate glimpse of what three contemporary artists and an architect are working on and thinking about during this time of physical distancing and uncertainty. Creativity never sleeps, so join the NBPLF for inspiring chats about art and now.
The Studio Chat Schedule is below. TO RESERVE a virtual seat for this FREE series, click "REGISTER HERE" under each artist. You will receive a personal ZOOM link and a little light reading about the featured artist. This way you will be prepared with some background information about our guest and be able to jump right into the talk of the day.
Tuesday, September 8, 1:05 p.m. Artist Holly Tempo discusses her abstract paintings inspired by her daily walks in her Inglewood neighborhood. Her painted and conceptual gestures speak to her urban setting’s geographic and cultural history, its state of transition/gentrification, and what it means to be an artist during COVID 19. Ms. Tempo is a 2019-20 City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs COLA fellow and a 2012 recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
Tuesday, September 15, 1:05 p.m.
Artist Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez discusses his recent abstract paintings and sculptures inspired by his neighborhood and growing up in Boyle Heights. When he is not in his studio Mr. Muñoz Hernandez works at the esteemed Robert Graham Studio and was a featured artist in the exhibition, “Bridging Homeboy Industries: Fabian Debora, Alex Kizu and Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez.”
REGISTER HERE
Event details and RSVP Information:
- All virtual Studio Chats take place on Tuesdays at 1:05 p.m.
- Location: NBPL Foundation’s ZOOM Webinar Room
- Virtual Doors open 10 minutes before program begins promptly at 1:05 p.m.
- FREE event with reservation
Questions? 949-717-3818 or kupshaw@nbplfoundation.org