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IN THIS EDITION: We hope you were able to attend our 25th Anniversary Celebration April 25 & 26. More than 100,000 people filled the streets of Little Italy and basked in the gorgeous spring weather, while taking in the sights and sounds throughout the neighborhood. This event brings together all of the arts in San Diego, both visual and performing. It’s a year-long celebration of creativity that culminates in April each year. Not only was it the milestone 25th year for the festival, it was the first year of our partnership with Mission Federal Credit Union. Not only is Mission Federal a wonderful partner with us as our title sponsor…they support so many terrific organizations in San Diego. We are extremely grateful that we have such amazing sponsors that allow us to continue offering this event free to the public. Thanks once again to ALL of the sponsors who continue to support the arts even in this tough economic climate.
2009 Official Sponsors:
A Message From ArtWalk Title Sponsor: Mission Federal Credit Union Help us reach new educational heights by joining Mission Fed’s “Mission 4 ArtReach”* campaign. During May, stop by any of Mission Federal’s 23 locations -- mention ArtWalk or ArtReach, and if you join Mission Federal, you’ll receive $25 into your account, and Mission Fed will make a matching $25 donation to ArtReach, ArtWalk’s nonprofit partner, dedicated to reaching back into our local schools to provide vital hands-on arts education for students in grades K through 6. Mission Fed invites you to visit them online today at www.missionfcu.org or call 800.500.6328 *Restrictions apply, please see www.missionfederal.org for complete details. Revisit Mission Federal ArtWalk Click here to view a “music video” of the 2009 festival, featuring "Fool to Fall" by performer Jasmine Commerce. This video is also available on the event home page at www.missionfederalartwalk.org. Thank you to Kristie Heinze, our Art Director, for creating this fun piece. If you’ve been in Little Italy any time since March, you must have noticed our beautiful new street banners that adorn the lightposts throughout the neighborhood. What makes them so special is that 2009 Featured Artist Alejandro Martínez-Peña allowed us to incorporate three of his pieces into the banner artwork. Thank you, Alejandro, for the artistic contribution to the Mission Federal ArtWalk marketing program! Cymer, Inc. ArtWalk’s Premiere Sponsor
For more information visit www.cymer.com or call 858.385.7300 Vote for Your Favorite with the Union Tribune
ArtReach Soars to New Heights For more information and to learn how to bring ArtReach to your children’s school, visit www.artreachsandiego.org or call 619.615.1090 Business of Art Scholarship Applications are now being accepted for our Fall event, ArtWalk on the Bay. Mark your calendar now to attend this spectacular bayfront event. Check out www.artwalkonthebay.org for registration and information. Taste of Little Italy Returns May 27 For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.tasteoflittleitalysd.com San Diego Magazine’s Second Annual Your Song Contest Top three finalists will battle it out at the Best of San Diego Party in August. Visit www.sandiegomagazine.com/sing for more details. Submission deadline in June 30, 2009. NTC Promenade Space Availability Now Leasing Studio and Retail Space for San Diego’s Creative Community - June 2009 Occupancy – NTC Barracks #19. Barracks #19 is the 7th of 26 Buildings to be renovated at NTC Promenade (Liberty Station), San Diego’s center for creative industries. This space is ideal for arts/design studio (individual or shared), exhibition, classroom, workshop … plus related retail, services and nonprofit offices. These historic buildings belong to the City of San Diego. NTC Promenade is managed by the nonprofit NTC Foundation dedicated to developing a 26-acre campus for artists, artisans, and designers working in a wide variety of creative sectors such as: visual and performing arts, graphic design and media arts, fashion, culinary arts, interior design and decorative arts, architecture and landscape design, ethnic arts and culture. We are seeking a dynamic mix of nonprofit and for profit enterprises. Complete leasing info, including rates and floor plans, is available at NTC Promenade website: www.ntcpromenade.com. Find your Favorite Artists on the ArtWalk Websites www.missionfederalartwalk.org and www.artwalkonthebay.org feature searchable databases of artists and their work. The addition of this feature on the ArtWalk event web sites helps event attendees find their favorite artists before and long after each of the ArtWalk events. Check it out and see how easy it is to find the art and artists you want to connect with. You can search by medium, artist name or event location. To go directly to the page: visit http://www.missionfederalartwalk.org/artists for the April 2009 event and http://www.artwalkonthebay.org/artists for the September 2008 event. Introducing the WestEnd Gallery at San Diego International Airport Inaugural exhibit features Mission Federal ArtWalk Featured Artists Ribbon cutting at the WestEnd Gallery: Sandi Cottrell, Mission Federal ArtWalk; Neville Billimoria, Mission FederalCredit Union, Thella Bowens, CEO, San Diego International Airport; Consul General of Mexico, Remedios Gomez Arnau Call for Photography Entries
Open Call for Exhibits: The Cultural Exhibits Program is a component of the San Diego International Airport Art Program. Established in 1999, this program is free and available to local, regional, and international cultural organizations, individual artists and collectors who have art and artifacts of public interest with artistic merit, cultural significance or educational value. The purpose of this program is to showcase the diversity of art and culture in the San Diego Region and to provide a venue for international exhibitions.
Blacksheep Glass Open Studio Artist Scott Kempton and Blacksheep Glass invites you to attend a rare opportunity to watch him and other artists demonstrate the fine art of glass blowing at an open studio and sale on Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM both days. The Blacksheep Glass studio is located at 1004 S. Hale Ave, Escondido CA 92029. For more information, visit www.blacksheepglass.com Artist Brenda York will be exhibiting at the 2009 North Park Festival of the Arts on Sunday, May 17 from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM as one of the juried artists. For more information, visit www.brendayork.com
David Gordon showing in Downtown Locations Artist David Gordon is currently showing his works at both the Michael J. Wolf art gallery on Fifth Ave and at the Market Street Veterinary Clinic on Market Street, both in downtown San Diego. His work will be at both locations through the summer. For more information, visit www.davidgordon.ws Josue Castro at Jett Gallery Artist Josue Castro is showing his photographic works at Jett Gallery with an opening on Friday, May 8 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Jett Gallery is located at 989 W. Kalmia St. (on the corner of Kettner Blvd) in Little Italy. For more information, contact josuecastro@sbcglobal.net Artist Concetta Antico, member of the Salon of Art, is having a show entitled Precious on Saturday, May 9 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Petit Salon & Galerie located at 1918 Fort Stockton Dr. For more information, visit www.anticofineart.com Ansley Pye at Wired Cafe Artist Ansley Pye, member of the San Diego Fine Art Society, presents Little Pieces of Me at Wired Café Le Bistro through the month of May. For more information, visit www.daemonstudio.com New Classes at Red Door Studio Artist Elizabeth Washburn’s Red Door Studios offers a variety of art classes through June. Classes range from Painting Techniques/Collage to Abstract, Mixed Media Drawing and Painting with Color and Light. For more information, contact ewash777@cox.net or call 619.297.6474. Every Saturday, year-round, 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM the Little Italy Mercato is the city market for downtown San Diego residents and visitors with more than 70 booths lining Date Street from Kettner to Union offering farm fresh produce, artisan foods and specialty items. Select from fruits and vegetables, herbs, plants and flowers, eggs, fresh fish and meats, assorted breads and pastas, cheeses and more. While you’re shopping, enjoy live music at the Mercato. At the top of the market from State Street to Union, check out the MercARTo for crafts and specialty gifts . For more information, visit www.littleitalymercato.com Clay Walker Retrospective at Perry L. Meyer Fine Art For more information, visit www.plmeyerfineart.com Pre-Existing Condition Art Show Pre-Existing Condition, a traveling art show benefitting Type One Diabetes research, is currently showing at the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute in La Jolla through May 22. This group art exhibition, featuring more than 20 artists, may be seen Monday through Friday between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. The show includes several artists’ perspectives of the disease known Type One Diabetes with all of the artists affected by diabetes one way or another. A portion of the proceeds from sales will be donated to Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute’s Clinical Research Center. For more information, call 858.626.4779 or email riley.linda@scrippshealth.org Distinction Gallery Presents Drawing Attention University of San Diego Business Art Program This month the University of San Diego’s Division of Continuing Education will launch a new art certificate program. The program “Business for the Arts and Nonprofit Art Organizations” (BANAO) is designed to meet the needs of the art professional and foster creative alliances, so he or she can confidently overcome the challenges of today’s art market. A free Informational Session will be held at the University of San Diego, Douglas F. Manchester Executive Conference Center on Thursday, May 7 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM for potential students to meet instructors and learn about the program. For more information, visit www.sandiego.edu/businessforarts San Diego Museum of Art For more information on SDMA, visit www.sdmart.org or call 619.232.7931 Mingei International Museum For more information, visit www.mingei.org San Diego Visual Arts Network For more information, visit www.sdvisualarts.net Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego – presents Jasper Johns: Light Bulb through May 10. This exhibit focuses on Jasper Johns’ first sculpture, Light Bulb I (1958), a recent gift to MCASD. The exhibition brings together for the first time Johns’ light bulb sculptures and related drawings and prints, including several drawings and modified prints from the artist’s collection that have never been exhibited before. For more information, visit www.mcasd.org The Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) in Balboa Park is pleased to present Ansel Adams: A Life’s Work. The exhibition includes over 80 photographs by the 20th Century master, and celebrates Adams as an artist and conservationist. A Life's Work will be on view May 23 through October 4, and features an overview of Adam's work from his early years in the Sierra Nevada's and Yosemite Valley to his work in the Japanese Internment Camp at Manzanar, as well as his well-known masterpieces. For more information, visit www.mopa.org San Diego Art Institute For more information and reservations, please call 619.236.0011 or visit www.sandiego-art.org Drawn In at Noel Baza Fine Art Gallery Noel Baza Fine Art Gallery presents Drawn In which celebrates the immediacy and intimacy of drawing - a medium that gives an artist the freedom to express raw ideas and spontaneous thoughts. Whether working in graphite, watercolor, gouache, or pen and ink, contemporary artists have gravitated to this classic medium because of its adaptability and the diversity it provides. Drawn In is showing through May 26th. The works presented in this exhibition demonstrate a wide variety of methods and approaches, from the intricate and highly personal compositions of Marianela de la Hoz to the heavily worked and patterned mixed media drawings of Helene Wilder and Roman Miranda's thoughtful reflections on death and relationships. For more information, visit www.noel-bazafineart.com The Old Globe For more information, visit www.theoldglobe.org or call 619.23.GLOBE (619.234.5623) San Diego Performing Arts League For more information, and to buy tickets, visit www.sandiegoperforms.com Art Around Adams The 6th annual Art Around Adams will be a two-part creative arts celebration happening all day Saturday, June 6th in Normal Heights. Honoring AAA (Art Around Adams) tradition, the first part is a free art walk merging local artists with the over 65 galleries, boutiques, and other establishments on The Avenue. A trolley will escort guests along the route. The second part is the addition of a Coachella-style festival, happening in the 7,500-person capacity Adams Recreation Center. The AAA Festival will feature three stages spotlighting the best in San Diego performance, from music to stand-up comedy to blacklight theatre. The Festival is a fundraiser to maintain the activity programs at the Adams Recreation Center. For more information, visit www.artaroundadams.org San Diego Art Department One-Day Workshops The San Diego Art Department offers several one-day workshops throughout the month from watercolor to stained glass, abstract painting to faux finish. Visit their website and click on the calendar of events for a full listing of classes and times. For more information, visit www.sandiegoartdepartment.com Viva-city Viva-city fostering a vibrant, welcoming community; where residents greet neighbors as friends! Visit www.viva-city.info. Marketplace Partner of the Month: Footwear Etc. Hours: 1680 India St FEEDBACK NOTIFY A FRIEND NOTE TO ARTISTS If you have any questions please contact our office at 619.615.1090 or info@missionfederalartwalk.org
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We are the proud title sponsors of Mission Federal ArtWalk 2009, and we’re on a mission to help promote arts awareness and education throughout San Diego. 
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Are you the best undiscovered music artist in San Diego? Submit your original songs about San Diego for your chance to own the spotlight! Sophie Radio 103.7, along with Golden Track Studios and Traa Daniels from P.O.D., are partnering with San Diego Magazine to promote and produce the winners single. 
On April 8, a new gallery space opened to the public in the airport’s Terminal 2 West. WestEnd Gallery will feature rotating exhibits, with the first installation in recognition of Mission Federal ArtWalk’s 25th anniversary. Artists of the Artes de Mexico group will have their work on display in this new gallery through September. The gallery is located upstairs in Terminal 2 at the far west end of the building... you can visit it without passing security screening. We invite you to enjoy this fantastic new space. 
The Art of Photography Show
Brenda York Showing in North Park 
Precious Show with Concetta Antico 
Eat, Shop and Enjoy at Little Italy Mercato
Due to overwhelming response, Perry L. Meyer Fine Art is pleased to extend Clay Walker: a Retrospective an exhibition consisting primarily of prints complimented by oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and sculptures through June 27. A reception is scheduled for Friday, May 8 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Perry L. Meyer Fine Art is located at 2400 Kettner Blvd, Ste 104. 
The San Diego Museum of Art presents Oceanic Art: A Celebration of Form featuring 97 three-dimensional works, primarily from Melanesia and Polynesia, but the exhibition also includes objects from Micronesia and Taiwan. The exhibition includes a variety of three-dimensional objects, including sculptures, traditional adornments, weapons, and objects used in everyday life. Many of these are encoded with cultural and social meanings, some of which still function within certain Oceanic cultures today. Oceanic Art highlights an exceptional gathering of diverse works, including a rare life-size sculpture from Nuku‘oro in the Caroline Islands (Micronesia), elaborate hand-carved sculptures, exquisite architectural elements, and several striking figures from New Ireland, Admiralty and Manus Islands, and a rare Easter Island (Rapa Nui) carved figure is also on view. Oceanic Art is on display through January 3, 2010. 
SDVAN is pleased to announce the emerging artist recipients for the 2009 season of the SD Art Prize. This year’s recipient is Tom Driscoll. The announcement was made at the opening reception at the 
The San Diego Art Institute: Museum of the Living Artist is proud to present the 50th International Juried Awards Exhibition through May 10. The San Diego Art Institute is located in Balboa Park, House of Charm at 439 El Prado. 
The Old Globe’s acclaimed “Classics Up Close” series continues with The Price, a stunning and moving drama by one of our greatest American playwrights, Arthur Miller (All My Sons, Death of a Salesman). A protective wife watches as her husband, a policeman nearing retirement, and his brother, a successful brain surgeon, face the truth about themselves when they meet to sell their late father’s possessions. Surrounded by the remnants of their childhood and goaded by an eccentric antiques dealer, each man is forced to examine the life he has chosen. To survive in a family battered by loss and misfortune, who has paid the greater price? The Price plays May 9 through June 14. 
The San Diego Performing Arts League is a not-for-profit umbrella organization serving more than 150 theatre, music, and dance companies and their audiences throughout San Diego County. The League develops cost-effective, collaborative programs that bring new audiences to the arts and strengthen San Diego's performing arts with new sources of earned income and management support.
This month’s Marketplace Partner is Footwear Etc which opened in October 2008. Providing comfort and dress shoes for men and women, Little Italy was chosen for the newest location (8 stores throughout California) because of the neighborhood feel Footwear Etc looks for, they like to settle in and take care of their customers. Whether looking for a new pair of walking shoes to tour Little Italy or shoes for a black tie affair, Footwear Etc offers the worlds best 20 brands including Dansko, Ecco, Clarks and Merrell. Visit their newest location where the staff cares and takes the time to find the best fitting shoes for your needs. Walk your world in their shoes.