Liberation

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an exhibition of dolls inspired by historical and contemporary liberators

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May 1 - 30, 2004

 

Reception: May 1, 2004  7 - 9 p.m.

 

 

Donna Abbate, Edith Abeyta, Christa Cassano,

Heather Cushman-Dowdee, Eleanor Diehl, Kimberley Edwards,

Kimberly Fortier, Rosaelia Gomez, Celia Hicklin, Heather Hoggan, Ursula Kammer-Fox, Deborah Krall, Pam Lethbridge, Elizabeth Lundberg, Walter Lutz, Kyna Morgan, Merry-Beth Noble, Suzanne Siegel, and Laura Silagi

 

Flor Y Canto

3706 N. Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA 90065

(323) 276.1148   www.florycanto.org

 

 

Liberation Doll Parade Entry Form

 

Open call to all to submit dolls, stuffed figures, or action figures for the Liberation Doll Parade at Flor Y Canto, a community center in Los Angeles. http://www.florycanto.org

Mediums and working methods are open but dolls/ figures should be ready to hang.  Some possible suggestions are contemporary or historical revolutionary figures, musicians, Zapatistas, hippies, Black Panthers, regular folk, French philosophers, artists, feminists, and so on.

The Liberation Doll Parade was conceived as an exhibition to celebrate radical, revolutionary, anti-authoritarian individuals, rebels, movements, moments, ideas, theories, imaginations, fantasies, utopias, and more through dolls made by artists and others who do not define themselves as such.  The dolls will be installed on the walls around the space in a parade like formation. Additional props such as banners, signs, and floats can also be submitted.

Flor Y Canto was chosen as the site for the first exhibition because of its role in the community.  It is a warm, comfortable, welcoming space where one can go, hang out, and be in a social setting without having to consume.  It is a space where people have ideas that lead to action in attempts to make our world a more hospitable place.  It is also a great place to play foosball, see films, read radical books, and get really cheap Internet access.

Please complete the information below for each piece you are submitting.

All work must be ready to hang.

 

Name:                     ___________________________________________________________

 

Address:                                ___________________________________________________________

 

                                ___________________________________________________________

 

Telephone:                ___________________________________________________________

 

Email:                      ___________________________________________________________

 

Website:                                ___________________________________________________________

 

Optional:

Enclosed:                 Bio:                _____________                Resume    _____________                Other   ________

 

Title:                       ___________________________________________________________

 

Medium:                ___________________________________________________________

 

Dimensions:                ___________________________________________________________

 

Year:                       ___________________________________________________________

 

Provide a brief description of your doll.  Who is s/he?  What is her/ his story?  And so on.

 

 

 

 

 

Is your doll available for exhibitions in other spaces?

 

_____    Yes.  Keep my doll on the move and provide notification and documentation of each venue it travels to.          

 

_____    No. My doll needs to get back home.  Contact me when the show is over and I will pick it up.

  

_____    No. My doll needs to get back home.  I have enclosed return postage for it to be mailed back to me.

 

DROP OFF DATES:

Sunday, April 18, 2004: 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 20; Wednesday, April 21, and Friday, April 23: 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 24, 2004: 2:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 25: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

 

DROP OFF LOCATION:

 

Flor Y Canto

3706 N. Figueroa

Los Angeles, CA 90065

(323) 276-8350

 

SHIPPING ADDRESS: Important the shipping address is different than the drop-off location. 

If shipping your doll it must arrive by Friday April 23, 2004.

 

Edith Abeyta

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RECEPTION: Saturday, May 1, 2004: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

 

EXHIBITION DATES: May 1, 2004 until it gets replaced with other art or gets sent to another space. 

The installation will be up at least six weeks.

 

DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION:

Please sign-up for the Liberation Doll Parade Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/liberationdollparade

to receive additional information and announcements concerning the show.

 

Questions and concerns can be emailed to:

 

Flor Y Canto does not assume responsibility for artwork.  Edith Abeyta is an independent curator and will take the utmost care while handling and displaying your work. 

 

 

Doll Making Workshop

 

A free all ages two-part workshop is being offered to those who would like to interject themselves into the parade.  The first section will be held on Sunday April 18, 2004 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Participants will be photographed and given inkjet prints of themselves along with acrylic medium to take home to coat the print.  On Sunday, April 25, 2004 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., participants will trim, sew, and stuff their dolls.  All materials will be provided with the exception of a paintbrush that will be needed to apply the medium to the inkjet print.  The dolls will be left at Flor Y Canto to be installed the following Sunday.