Saturday, January 27, 2007

San Francisco California Notes I

[below are notes on programs of three artist-centered cornerstones of the City's vibrant arts scene. We'll follow up soon with an additional sampling. And note that our January 11 post featured Small Press Traffic's Poets Theater Jamboree]



Southern Exposure
2901 Mission Street @25th St.

Workshop: Make Your Own Pocket Transmitter
January 27, 2007 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM


"Using the simple designs of Tetsuo Kogawa, Japanese engineer famous for "party radio" and "polymorphous radio,” Neighborhood Public Radio will spread the gospel of micro-transmission in a 3-hour build your own pocket micro-transmitter workshop. Bring your soldering iron (if you have one) and an Altoids tin... and Neighborhood Public Radio will provide the rest. (Several soldering irons will be provided for those that need them.) Learn how to use parts that you can find in most electronics stores to create your own low wattage transmitter. These transmitters operate using a 9 volt battery and can be carried around in your pocket. Bring your mp3 player and leave as a walking radio station."

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The LAB

Call For Entries: emerging and experimental curators



"The LAB is currently seeking proposals from emerging and experimental curators for group visual art exhibitions and/or performance series in 2007. A curator's own work should not be included in the project proposal. Deadline to submit: March 23, 2007. See the gallery floor plan at: http://www.thelab.org/docs/thelab-floorplan2004.pdf. For more on The LAB's submission guidelines, visit: http://www.thelab.org/submit.htm."

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SF Camerawork
traces of life on the thin film of longing


through February 24, 2007

"Traces of life on the thin film of longing
is an exhibition of work by Jem Cohen [Chain], Jenni Olson [The Joy of Life], and Natalie Zimmerman [Islands] that considers the photographic in relation to film and video. Each piece, though differing in subject matter and narrative technique, is composed entirely of lengthy still shots; rendering an approach reminiscent of the photo essay."

[images from Southern Exposure and SF Camerawork Web sites]

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