Great Park Tag

[caption id="attachment_6776" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Matt Maust, Dum Vacation, 2016, detail images[/caption] The worlds of rock music and fine art have long traded personnel back and forth, from John Lennon dropping out of art school to make music as one of the Beatles to Captain Beefheart dropping out of music to make paintings as Don Van Vliet. Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh, whose solo show at the Akron Museum of Art just ended, is a more recent exemplar of the creative spirit who is able to walk in both...

The Orange County Great Park in Irvine is seeking four artists from ALL (visual & performing arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature and poetry, design, and architecture) creative disciplines for a 6-month artist residency program.  This interactive residency will allow artists to engage with the community through public studio hours, screenings, performances, exhibitions, workshops, or lectures plus a $7,500 stipend is offered per artist. For full description, guidelines, and application: https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=553 Call closes April 8, 2011. -Krystal ...