Contemporary Art of Joshua Tree Fall 2021

Schedule

Sun Nov 14 2021 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

Location

Joshua Tree Community Center | Joshua Tree, CA

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Joshua Tree and environs are well known for the burgeoning artist community that has been drawn here.
About this Event

Joshua Tree and environs are well known for the burgeoning artist community that has been drawn here. The local contemporary art scene is vibrant and a healthy companion to the music community that has flourished in the area. Bernard Leibov, Director of BoxoPROJECTS, takes us though his highlights of the local cultural scene. After an introduction and orientation in the classroom, Bernard will take us on the road to visit several of the interesting art sites in the area.

  • Introduction
  • a special docent-led tour of Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum (see docent bio below)
  • A visit to the public sculptures at A-Z West, the experiment in living by Andrea Zittel
  • Lunch and a tour at BoxoPROJECTS, home to a residency program as well as the Joshua Treenial
  • A visit to the Rachel Whiteread “Ghost Cabins”
  • A visit to High Desert Test Sites Gamma Gulch
  • Artist studio visit tbd
  • Cap the day off with a stop at Art Queen

Please download the course outline: Contemporary Art of Joshua Tree Fall 2021

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Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel, notify us at least seven days prior to the start of the course and we will process your request minus a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds, transfers, or credits will be granted if cancellation occurs within the seven day period. Please note that we cannot make any exceptions to this refund policy for any reason, including but not limited to medical reasons, illness, travel delays, personal situations, emergencies, or weather. This program depends on registration for its funding. While inconvenient, please understand that this policy enables us to sustain our programs even with last minute cancellations.\

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BERNARD LEIBOV is the Founder and Director of BoxoPROJECTS, a residency and programming initiative based in Joshua Tree, CA. He is also co-founder and co-curator of the Joshua Treenial. Prior to moving to California, Bernard was Deputy Director of Judd Foundation in New York and Marfa. He also operated a non-traditional gallery space in New York City which featured artists from Joshua Tree and other non-urban areas.


Maria Myrick recently joined the Noah Purifoy Foundation as its Project Coordinator. Working in close proximity with Sue Welsh, Co-Founder of the Foundation, Ms. Myrick helped create an online visual curriculum for the NPF Urban Arts Initiative, which included a teacher guidebook, a student handbook and a comprehensive biography of Noah’s life. Using this curriculum as a device to continue bringing the Joshua Tree Outdoor Museum to public school students in South LA, Maria worked with teachers and artists throughout the 2020-21 school year to provide an exceptional educational arts experience. Under Welsh’s tutelage, Ms. Myrick has studied texts of Purifoy historians and has a comprehensive understanding of both his assemblage work and his artistic responses to the politics of his time. Maria has fortified her knowledge of Noah’s creative process and educational endeavors through first-hand accounts supplied by Los Angeles artists and teachers Purifoy once worked with.

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Where is it happening?

Joshua Tree Community Center, 6171 Sunburst St, Joshua Tree, United States

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Tickets

USD 130.00 to USD 140.00

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