LIGHTON INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS EXCHANGE PROGRAM PANEL
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011
11am to 1pm
This is an opportunity for artists and art enthusiasts to learn about international residencies and working abroad.The panel will host Stephen Kent, Anne Lindberg, Mark Southerland and Beau Bledsoe. All four artists have recently participated in international residencies with aid from the Lighton Fund.
STEPHEN KENT - At the beginning of 2011 Kent participated in the Project Network residency program at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark. While residing at the residency Kent had the opportunity to work in a shared studio space with fifteen other international ceramic artists, as well as, help to curate a group show of each person's work.
ANNE LINDBERG - Local and nationally acclaimed artist, Anne Lindberg, spent two weeks at the Kunstnerhuset i Lofoten residency in Svolvaer, Norway this year. During her time in Svolvaer, Lindberg created more than 30 drawings and took over 2,000 photographs, working alongside six other artists. While in Norway she also spent time in Oslo where she installed the show "Extended Drawing" with nine international artists.
MARK SOUTHERLAND & BEAU BLEDSOE - The two Kansas City natives spent their summer traveling across the south of Spain. During their travels Southerland and Bledsoe studied and performed Flamenco music in the home and birthplace of the art form. Their trip allowed for a cultural exchange between the locals and the ensemble.
From top to bottom: Stephen Kent, Blue Hill Fair Chandelier; Anne Lindberg, Motion Drawings 01-06; and Mark Southerland and Beau Bledsoe
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011
11am to 1pm
The Kansas City Artists Coalition will be hosting the Lighton International Artists Exchange Program (LIAEP) Panel Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 11am to 1pm. This is an opportunity for artists and art enthusiasts to learn about international residencies and working abroad. The panel will host Saul Becker, Miguel Rivera and, Lighton founder, Linda Lighton. Both Becker and Rivera have recently participated in international residencies with aid from the Lighton Fund. Lighton herself has also returned from a residency and will be discussing her work abroad as well as the Lighton International Exchange Program.
SAUL BECKER - As an artists-in-residence, Becker interacted with 17 other international artists on a 125' sailboat en route to the Arctic Circle. During the his travels, Becker and the others were able to foster an incredible exchange of ideas and interests in relation to what was occurring around them. Becker created a body of paintings, drawing and large-scale watercolors from photographs and sketches that he produced during the expedition.
MIGUEL RIVERA - Participating in the acclaimed PROYECTO'ACE program in Buenos Aires, Argentina this summer, Rivera had a remarkable opportunity to compare the art practices in another Latin American country with a different cultural experience than his native home, Mexico. At ACE, Rivera also had the fortune to forge a relationship with Argentinean artist and ACE founder Alicia Candiani. Through this connection, Rivera was instrumental in arranging Candiani's residency here at KCAC.
LINDA LIGHTON - LIAEP founder and international acclaimed ceramic artists will be joining the above artists to discuss her most recent residency in Turkey. Lighton attended the Andadalu University in Eskisihir, Turkey for an International China Painting symposium. She will answer questions about working abroad as well as the Lighton International Exchange Program.
See the world through artists eyes
Artists who have traveled to Hungary, Japan, Germany, South Africa, Pakistan and Armenia will present a series of short slide lectures and discussions.
November 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 6:30-8:30pm
George Timock - Visited the world renowned International Ceramic Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary and explored new materials, creating a large body of ceramic vessels.
Susan White - Traveled to Tokyo, Japan continuing her exploration of the concept of sanctuary in this unique culture.
Peggy Noland - Expanded her fashion sensibilities by creating and presenting her wearable art in Germany during Berlin Fashion Week.
Thursday, November 18, 6:30-8:30pm
Shane Evans - Traveled to Lesotho, South Africa to work with children and youth while researching his book that will shed light on HIV and its impact in high risk communities.
Asheer Akram - Went first to Pakistan and when unable to work as planned, shifted gears and traveled to Yerevan, Armenia where he created a site specific work of art while exploring the culture.
Kansas City Premier! Asheer will show a video about his experiences, “Moving a Mountain,” produced by award winning filmaker Gor Baghdasaryn.
L.I.A.E.P. PANEL DISCUSSIONS ARCHIVE
Hugh Merrill will present "Kenya Project 2009"
Thursday, October 15, 6-8pm
at the LEEDY-VOULKOS ART CENTER
2012 Baltimore, KCMO 64108
Artists who have traveled to China, Czech Republic, Tanzania, Hungary, Denmark, Holland and the USA from Latvia as part of the Lighton International Artists Exchange Program will present a series of short slide lectures.
A CULTURAL CONVERGENCE
The Lighton International Artists Exchange Program
Five Year Anniversary and Symposium
June 27 - 28, 2008
All events will be held at the
KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
4420 Warwick Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri
Free and open to the public. Join us.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2—5pm
Grant Miller, Cité Internationale des Arts Residency, Paris, France, 2008
Steve Mayse, Bubec Sculpture Studio, Czech Republic, 2007
Jane Ingram Allen, Warm Heart Art Tanzania, Moshi, Tanzania, 2008
Panel discussion with artists and sponsors.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 10am—2pm
Paul Mathieu, San Bao International Ceramics Institute, Jingdezhen, China, 2005
Meredith Morten, Nemzetközi Kerámia Stúdió, Kecskemét, Hungary, 2007
Donna Cole & Donna Rozman, Nemzetközi Kerámia Stúdió, Kecskemét, Hungary, 2006
Hiro Tashima, Nemzetközi Kerámia Stúdió, Kecskemét, Hungary & Ceramic Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark, 2007
Ilona Romule, Latvia, 2007
Carol Koffel, ekwc - the European Ceramics Center, Den Bosch, Holland, 2007
December 12, 2007 7pm
Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries
Jaimie Warren
Bede Clark
Keith Ekstam
(above top: LIAEP grant recipients
Michael David Wickerson, Laura Berman, and Michael Krueger sit with Linda Lighton. bottom: Michael Krueger shows his prints made during his trip to Belgium at the panel discussion.)
November 14, 2007 7pm
Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries
Michael Krueger
Michael David Wickerson
Laura Berman
July 2, 2007 7pm
Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries
Today it is like this: Eric Robertson participated in Georgia Here We Come! (coordinated by Enough Room for Space, Rotterdam and Geo Air, Tbilisi) in Tbilisi, Georgia. For three weeks seven artists developed public art works in relation to urban conditions, social encounters, and also as a form of orientation.
May 19, 2007 7pm
Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries
Aqabat Jaber Architectural Design Project: A presentation by University of Kansas Professor of Architecture Philippe Barriére with William Bourne and Cassie Waddell with explanation and discussion of the design of a refugee camp.
January 3, 2007 7pm
Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries
l.i.a.e.p. grantees Megan Lynch (Spain), Andrea Yates (Denmark), and Julie Hudspeth (Czech Republic) will talk about their experiences.
October 18, 2006 7pm
Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries
l.i.a.e.p. grantees Craig Subler (Mali West Africa), Lynn Manos Page (Greece), and Jesse Small (China) will talk about their experiences.
June 7, 2006 7pm
Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries
l.i.a.e.p. grantees Raechell Smith (Italy, Slovenia & Germany), Eric Nichols (Hungary), James Woodfill (Rocket Gallery: London, England and Paragraph Gallery: Kansas City, Missouri Exchange), Brendan Meara, (Italy), and Ben Radatz (Ukraine) will talk about their experiences.
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