More Letters to Ms. Augustine Greane

Here is another touching letter written by one of you to Ms.  Augustine Greane.

“My name is Kaylee Renee Patton

I live in a world where imagination is

Dead. My heart aches for those without

The mind to see the wonders of the world

Ad I see them.  But they can’t and so

They live there unaware of what

They are missing.  But I know. And I

Live.  And I see”

                        -Kaylee Renee Patton

And another one …

Fantastic Forts - Fantastic Fun

Those that attended Fantastic Forts this past Saturday explored Wes Burce’s installation, Ms. Augustine Greane, discussed the imagination of fort building with Wes and built what became a brightly colored fort constructed of flags, blankets, sheets, pillows, rope, yarn, and paper behind the Museum in our very own Grape Day Park.  I would like to thank Brian, Wes and his friends, Max, Emi and Jason who made this event possible!  Since the event sold out and because it was such a fantastic day we have decided to open a second Fantastic Forts date!Second Fantastic Forts Date When: December 4, 2010, Noon-3:00 p.m.Where: Center Museum Call (760) 839-4120 to purchase your tickets now. See below for a handful of pictures of the event.

Off the Wall - Saturday October 30, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Off the Wall - Saturday October 30, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Jump into action with artists Doris Bittar, Diane Gage and Jonathan Glasier as they explore Arabic, Aztec and Chinese culture through the art of pattern, poetry, music and dance.  Also performing will be Zaytouna Dance Troupe, Muevete Dance Studio and Silk Road Dancers.

$7 Members, $10 non-members

As part of the Center’s Student Ticket Initiative, we are offering 5 FREE tickets to any college students that want to attend Almost Edible Art.  These tickets are first come first serve.

To reserve tickets call (760) 893-4100

Dream up, design and create your fantasy fort with artist, Wes Bruce.

Fantastic Forts - Saturday October 9, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Recommended for ages 5-10                                                                     This special event gives kids and young at heart adults the chance to work alongside artist Wes Bruce to build their very own fort.  It will be a day of imagination, scavenger hunts, story telling and fort building.  Guests should bring a bag lunch.

$10 Members, $15, non-members

Prices include the admission for one child and one parent

Each additional adult or child without parent is $7/ Members and $10/ non-members

As part of the Center’s Student Ticket Initiative, we are offering 5 FREE tickets to any college students that want to attend Almost Edible Art.  These tickets are first come first serve.

To reserve tickets call (760) 893-4100

Feedback

Stephanie Weaver, Experienceology

It is not often that our Museum staff has the pleasure of discussing our exhibitions and receiving feedback on them from other Museum professionals and artists.  Thanks to SDEEG , a lovely group of people who took time out of their busy day and weathered horrid traffic to come to us, we got to do this yesterday.  Sometimes one gets so close to something that it becomes hard to see it.  My painting teachers always told me ‘Make a few marks and then take a step back to observe what those colors and strokes did to the rest of the painting.’ Curating is not so different from this method.  Yesterday Olivia and I were given a chance to step back and look at what the Museum has created and how it appears to the public.

We received amazing feedback on the strengths of the show and on things that could be improved upon in the future.  Since this meeting my mind has not stopped spinning around all the aspects and ideas we can update in the exhibition as well as points I will keep in mind when approaching our next interactive exhibition which will open in August of 2011 [that is not as far away as it seems at first glance].  This has also inspired me to tackle some of the things I would like to change about this blog.  Until now setting up a section for reader comments and questions has proven a technical issue [as I am slowly becoming technically savvy].  With this said I am now on a mission to figure out how to let you comment and leave your mark on the blog.  For now if you have any questions or feedback please email me at tsmith@ci.escondido.ca.us and I will post all appropriate questions and write responses to you.

‘Touched, unsettled, and awash in troubling/sweet nostalgia after visiting the Wes Bruce installation at California Center for the Arts in Escondido. Experience it before Dec. 31. BEAUTIFUL.’ - Erica Kelly

On A Mission

In concentrating on the success and needs of each day: getting up, showering, feeding yourself, getting to work on time, brewing coffee, checking your emails, getting your tasks done and sometimes just keeping your sanity while you trudge through all of the above, we can loose sight of the big picture.  - Who are we?  What do we want to be?  What do we want to achieve in this life?   This morning the Museum staff, headed and prompted by our Director, Olivia Luther, sat down and brain stormed about where the Museum is today and where it can be in the future.  What do we want the Museum we work for to achieve!  It was an extremely successful morning of big ideas, energy and forward thinking.  Here are some images of us brainstorming...

If it Moves… It May Eventually Break

Well, I may have cursed myself when I said, ‘Luckily so far nothing major or drastic has happened’.  Much to our chagrin, the tricycle from The Green Century is temporarily off Museum grounds being repaired.  Many of you who have visited over the past month rode your hearts out and put the tricycle into the bike hospital!  The good news is, this means you are coming in, interacting and giving it your all.  The down side is, it will take a few days for Ingram to mend the tricycle, but it will be back this weekend, at the latest Tuesday.  Until then, the shopping cart is still working so come by and give us all you’ve got. 

Thus far your paintings in The Green Century have been spectacular.  The closer we get to Artist in Residence Week [November 9 – 14^th 2010] the more I’m looking forward to what Ingram and the other three artists are going to do in response to your many Leveled actions.  See below for some great images of Ingram and the Center team welding the tricycle.