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Berkeley,
California (Wednesday, December 5, 2007) - The
public is invited to view and celebrate the installation of this
year's Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Art Exhibition. The
program will include welcoming remarks by the Honorable Mayor Tom
Bates, City Councilmembers, and City Manager Phil Kamlarz.
WHAT: Celebration
of this year's Civic Art Exhibit
WHEN: December
10, 2007
3:30-5:00
p.m.
WHERE: Sequoia Conference Room, Sixth (6) Floor
MLK, Jr.
Civic Center
2180 Milvia
Street, Berkeley
Please
join us to meet the artists, enjoy a special performances by the
Young People’s Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, and receive a
guided tour of the new artwork in the public areas of City Hall. Refreshments
provided!
The
artworks were selected through a juried process. Over 500 images
were viewed by a preliminary panel consisting of Archana Horsting,
Executive Director of Kala Institute; Jill Berk Jiminez, Executive
Director of the Berkeley Art Center; and Mary Ann Merker, Civic Arts
Coordinator.
That
group narrowed the initial 500
images to a group of about 100 images that were presented to an
in-house advisory panel representing the City Manager’s Office,
Mayor’s Office, City Attorney’s Office, City Architect, the
Curator for the Addison Street Window Exhibits, and the Civic Arts
Commission. The panel selected 38 artworks of artists who either
live or work in Berkeley. The mediums for the artworks range from
works on paper to mixed media and sculpture. To support the
individual artists efforts, a cash per-diem was awarded to each
selected artist.
The
Berkeley Civic Center Art Exhibition 2007-2008 is a public art
project of the Berkeley Civic Arts Commission in collaboration with
Berkeley Art Center and the Kala Art Institute. The Civic Center Art
Exhibition 2007-2008 celebrates the diversity and richness of the
visual arts within Berkeley. For
more information about this exhibition, please contact Mary
Ann Merker, Civic Arts
Coordinator at (510) 981-7533 or mmerker@ci.berkeley.ca.us.
This
exhibition is wheelchair accessible and open to the public during
normal business hours.
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