Interlude
Department of Art Interlude week, April 10 – 16
No experience necessary in any of the activities
All materials supplied (only Alaia surfboard has a fee)
Sign up for both Open and Limited Activities
Carpool to field trips
Picture Gallery of Ongoing Events
SUNDAY, April 10
LA Art and noodles field trip
Activity host- Laurel Beckman, beckman@arts.ucsb.edu
Open
Noon-5ish
Meet at noon in front of MOCA, leave SB at 9:30am and find parking near MOCA <https://www.moca.org/visit/grand-ave>
MOCA – $6.oo entrance fee with student id
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Hauser, Wirth & Schimmel – no entrance fee, but good pricey coffee across the street
901 E 3rd St
LA
Visit Hito Steyerl’s great new video installation (US premiere) Factory of the Sun at MOCA, ramen noodles in Little Tokyo, bonus trip likely to LA’s Art District to see Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947 – 2016 at the new Hauser Wirth & Schimmel gallery
MONDAY, April 11
Build an Alaia/Paipo Surfbaord
Activity host- Joel Sherman, joelsherman@hfa.ucsb.edu
Open to 5 participants, *materials fee- $200.
Starts Monday 9-12, 1-5, Tuesday 9-12, 1-5, Wednesday 9-12, Thursday 9-12
Meets in woodshop
Kick Off Community Pot-Luck Lunch
Noon-1:30
Animal Vision/Zoomorph
Activity host- Lisa Jevbratt, jevbratt@arts.ucsb.edu
Open
meet at 1:30 sharp in the e-studio: Arts rm#2220, 1:30-4pm
Zoomorph is an app that simulates how other species see color. During an informative walk, participants are invited to use the app to see the world with the eyes of another species. The app works on all iOS devices. Download iphone version here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zoomorph/id707190886?mt=8
Tour Local Juvenile Detention Center
FULL
Activity host – Richard Ross, rross@arts.ucsb.edu
Open to 20 participants
Meet at 3:15
4500 Hollister Ave. Goleta
Just past Goleta Valley Little League Field on the left….and JUST after crosswalk; up driveway. We have to be on time at 3:30, so come a little early. Cameras OK. No pictures of kids.
Beachcombing/Drawing with Coal
FULL
Activity Host- Tom Pazderka, tompazderka@gmail.com5-7pmOpen to 15 participantsmeet at 5 at Coal Oil Point by the picnic tablesScavenging and drawing, beach style.Participants should wear old shoes or flip flops because they will get tar on them. Old clothes or painting clothes are good to wear, coal is dirty. Stuff to bring which is all optional: sunscreen or long sleeves, hat (especially if they don’t want to get burned by the sun), sunglasses (so we can look at the sunset), plastic bag or ziploc bag to put coal into, also handy if there is trash on the beach, and a sketchbook.
TUESDAY, April 12
Silk Scarf Dyeing
FULL
Activity host – Carol Talley, ctalley@hfa.ucsb.edu
1 hour sessions offered from 9am-noon, 1-5pm, 2 or more people each session
foundation room Arts #1345
Create a dyed silk scarf using permanent fabric dye. Cool effects come from using rock salt and spray bottles of water. All supplies will be provided, including undyed scarves.
Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dye on, or bring an apron. If you don’t want to dye a scarf, you can bring a t-shirt or tote bag; clean and mostly cotton.
Bronze Pour Demo
10:30-noon
Atrium yard
Lunchtime Movie, something funny, something poignant
Activity host – Laurel Beckman, beckman@arts.ucsb.edu
Open
12:30-2
Photo Classroom, rm # Arts 1237
Guitar Wizardry
FULL
Activity host- Kip Fulbeck, fulbeck@arts.ucsb.edu
Open to 6 participants
Meet in front of the old Muddy Waters at 508 E Haley St
3pm (3-5pm)
Guitar set-up & repair with master tech: Come meet John Mooy in his shop … he’s known as “The Guitar Whisperer” and has worked for everyone in the industry, most recently as George Benson’s personal guitar tech on his world tour. John will only meet with clients that are recommended to him. We will visit his workshop, where he will talk about his work and passion, then work his magic on one of my guitars.
Experimental Print and Ballroom Dancing Lessons
Activity hosts- Cathy Ellis & Aurora Valentine, cathy@cathyellis.org
Open, drop in
6:30-8pm
Print Studio Arts #2235 for printing, Arts courtyard for dancing
Experimental print making + dancing, a few smocks available, or wear a work shirt
WEDNESDAY, April 13
Printerlude
Activity host- Harry Reese, reese@arts.ucsb.edu
Open, drop in, a few smocks available, or wear a workshirt, supplies provided
9am-noon, maybe longer
Print Studio, Arts #2235
Belly Dancing
Activity Host- Carol Talley, ctalley@hfa.ucsb.edu
Open to first 25 people
11 am-noon
Arts Atrium ‘clean room’
Learn non-traveling (that means you stay in one place) belly dancing moves
Lunchtime Movie
Activity host – Laurel Beckman, beckman@arts.ucsb.edu
Open
Noon-1:30
In this documentary director Agnes Varda deals with the issue of wealth and poverty in modern day France by exploring the world of gleaners and pickers.
Photo Classroom, rm Arts #1237
Natural History Small Object Making
FULL
Chinese Brush Painting Workshop
FULL
Activity host- Yumiko Glover, yumikohglover@gmail.com
Open to 25 participants
Session 1: 3:45-5pm
Session 2: 5:15-6:30pm
foundation room Arts #1345
Traditional Chinese brush painting with rice paper and Sumi ink
The Great Mic + Chinatown
Activity host- Kip Fulbeck, fulbeck@arts.ucsb.edu
Open
7pm at the Great Company (downtown LA) for the Open Mic
1917 Bay Street, LA
Leave SB well in time to arrive (suggest early afternoon), contact Kip for a car space, Chinatown eats time and address info.
Open Mic Spoken Word Forum hosted by Beau Sia and Arianna Basco
They have a lottery for poets at 7:00 if anyone wants to perform
Kip can take 3 people in his car, he’s leaving UCSB at 3:30 and head to L.A Chinatown where you’ll eat first. Can see some galleries there is we have time as well. Possible JANM backstage tour.
THURSDAY, April 14
Sew Yourself a New Wallet
FULL
Activity Hosts- Edgar Ballesteros and Jennifer Vanderpool, jennifervanderpool@gmail.com
Open
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Room 1344
Participants may bring their own fabric. Scissors, sewing machine, and fabric provided by the hosts.
Foraging Materials Workshop
Activity hosts- Stephanie Washburn & Scotty Wagner, washburnsp@gmail.com
Open to 15 participants
11am-1pm
Meet in the courtyard of the Art Department
Mix paint from the good earth of Goodland and forage for found materials. Work as a group on responding to these materials- what do they evoke? Pair them up with a friend’s and/or take them on a field trip- how does this change their meaning? Wear something that can get dirty. And bring a collection bag and two found materials to add to our foraged findings- one that you love and one that you really don’t.
Belly Dancing
Activity host- Carol Talley, ctalley@hfa.ucsb.edu
Open to 30 participants
1-2pm
Arts Atrium ‘clean room’
Learn non-traveling (that means you stay in one place) belly dancing moves
Argentine Tango Workshop
Activity host- Marcos Christodoulou, marcos00@umail.ucsb.edu
Open to 20 participants
2-4pm
Atrium ‘clean room’
This traditional urban people’s dance is unique in that it is purely led and followed, and entirely improvisational. There are no steps, dancing is determined by the couple interpreting and responding to the music. During this workshop you will understand some of the necessary background, learn the fundamentals, and dance! Wear closed shoes (anything that doesn’t wrap/strap around the ankle will fly off).
Swimming Lessons with Kip and members of the UCSB Swim Team
Activity host- Kip Fulbeck, fulbeck@arts.ucsb.edu
Open
2:00 pm
Campus pool (next to bike shop)
Want to improve your swimming? It doesn’t matter what your level, 15 minutes with us and we will improve you dramatically! Bring a swimsuit, towel and goggles & cap if you have them. We will have some extras if you don’t. Swimmers/Art students there to help.
1C Colloquium- Lewis DeSoto
Open, though limited seating
5-6:30pm
Embarcadero Hall
FRIDAY, April 15
Marine Sciences REEF/Collecting Tanks and Low Tide walk
Activity host- Trela Cowan, tcowan@hfa.ucsb.edu
FULL
10:45am-1pm
Meet in courtyard outside of Arts 1316 at 10:45 am (REEF 11am-noon, walk noon-1pm)
See what local marine life looks like, what is collected for SBCC and UCSB labs to study, then take a walk down around Campus Point during low tide to see what’s there in an ever changing environment. Wear comfortable shoes, hat, sunglasses.
Silk Scarf Dyeing
FULL
Activity host – Carol Talley, ctalley@hfa.ucsb.edu
1 hour sessions offered from 9am-noon, 1-5pm, 2 or more people each session
foundation room Arts #1345
Create a dyed silk scarf using permanent fabric dye. Cool effects come from using rock salt and spray bottles of water. All supplies will be provided, including undyed scarves. Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dye on, or bring an apron. If you don’t want to dye a scarf, you can bring a t-shirt or tote bag; clean and mostly cotton.
Activity host- Ava Selbach, aselbach@umail.ucsb.edu
Open
2pm-4pm, maybe longer
2pm meet at the Indigo Hotel -121 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
you can park at the train station nearby
Let’s become more aware of the scene in the local ‘funk zone’, including art spaces and eateries. Map here- https://funkzone.net/map-of-the-zone/
Tennis Lessons
Activity Host – Sunny Samuel, sunnysamuel3@gmail.com
2-3pm: Beginners: learn the basics! Up to 8 participants
3-4:00pm: Intermediate to Advanced. Up to 8 participants
Tennis courts near Harder Stadium
Let your inner [insert tennis superstar here] out and join us for a lesson on the courts (by Harder Stadium), followed by fun hitting/games. I will provide the tennis balls, and I have a few extra racquets if you need one. Bring water, athletic shoes, and your best fist pump!
SATURDAY, April 16
Getty Center Museum
Activity host- Helen Taschian, taschian@arts.ucsb.edu
Open
noon-3, or longer
parking is $15. per car (suggest carpooling)
Meet at noon at the top area where the tram drops you off.
https://www.getty.edu/visit/center/plan/hours.html#map_canvas
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
SUNDAY APRIL 17
Introduction to Lap Loom Weaving
FULL
Activity host- Hannah Rose Vainstein, hannah@hannahvainstein.com
Open to 6 participants- must sign up before 5pm on April 6
Lower Lodge Studio in SB, address sent to participants
In this four hour class (including a lunch break) we will be covering the basics of lap loom weaving. You will learn how to warp the loom and for the weft you will be using thick wool yarn. This beautiful wool will allow us to weave a little faster and cover more ground. You will learn some basic weaving patterns including how to add tassels.
Please bring: Pen and paper, a lunch