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2023 Alameda County Arts Leadership Awards
We are excited to announce that Ellen Lake, Kalaʻs Executive Director/Co-Director is the recipient of a 2023 Alameda County Arts Leadership award! Ellen shares this recognition with Kalaʻs Artistic Director/Co-Director…
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California Humanities Awards $180k to 14 Projects to Support Civics Learning in Middle Grades
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ellen Lake, ellen@kala.org, 510-520-6438, https://calhum.org/california-humanities-awards-180k-to-14-civics-projects/ Kala Art Institute receives a $5,000 planning grant for a new pilot program grant to support civics and humanities education for…
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West Berkeley Community Print Festival Debuts April 15, 2023
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/04/14/west-berkeley-community-print-festival-kala-art-institute
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NEA Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ellen Lake, ellen@kala.org , 510-520-6438, https://www.kala.org/residencies/kalas-media- arts-artist-residence-exhibition-award/ Kala Art Institute to receive a $20,000 Media Arts/Grants for Arts Project award from the National Endowment for the…
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NEA Press Release – May 12, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mayumi Hamanaka, mayumi@kala.org, 510-841-7000 Date: May 12, 2021 Kala Art Institute receives a $20,000 Media Arts/Grants for Arts Project award from the National Endowment for the…
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Kala Receives $100,000 Grant From The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mayumi Hamanaka, mayumi@kala.org, 510-841-7000 x201, https://www.kala.org Date: January 15, 2021 Kala Art Institute Receives $100,000 Grant From The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Berkeley,…
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Kala and Commons Archive receive a $50,000 grant from The San Francisco Foundation
October 15, 2020 Contact: Mayumi Hamanaka, Kala Art Institute, Artistic Director, mayumi@kala.org, (510) 841-7000 x201, https://www.kala.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkeley, CA – Kala Art Institute and Commons Archive receive a…
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Change is Afoot at Kala – Announcing the appointment of new Co-Directors
Archana Horsting, Executive Director and Yuzo Nakano. Artistic Director, Emeritus, founded Kala Art Institute 46 years ago. Due to their hard work, vision, inspiration, and dedication and an exceptional staff…
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NEA Our Town Press Release – July 10, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ellen Lake, ellen@kala.org, 510-841-7000 x. 204, https://www.kala.org Date: July 10, 2020 Kala Art Institute to Receive $75,000 Our Town Grant From the National Endowment for the…
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Listen and learn, Step up and Act & Accountability and Change
In the earlier “In Solidarity” statement that Kala released, we acknowledged historic inequities that are still apparent today in society; we rejected systemic racism and recognized the tremendous amount of…
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In solidarity
Kala Art Institute is an international artist community rooted in the local community. Today we stand in solidarity with the artists and activists, near and far, working for change. We…
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Resources for Bay Area artists, educators, freelancers, cultural workers, and parents
Here is a list of local and national resources for Bay Area artists, educators, freelancers, cultural workers, and parents impacted by COVID-19. Put together by Gisela Insuaste, Kala’s Education Programs…
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Coronavirus: Update at Kala
Dear Kala Community, As we all adjust to the Shelter in Place mandate, Kala’s exhibitions, residencies, and education programs are closed until the shelter in place and stay at home…
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“Print Public presents: Hello Stranger — May 30.” Exhibition preview by R. Todd Kerr in the Berkeley Times.
Date: May 23, 2019 Thanks to R. Todd Kerr for the review of Kala’s Print Public show, featuring new work by 2018-2019 Print Public Residency artists: Christy Chan, Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh, Grace Rosario Perkins, Sergio…
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NEA Media Arts Press Release, May 15th 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ellen Lake, Kala Art Institute, Development Director, ellen@kala.org Date: May 15th, 2019 Kala Art Institute to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts…
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“M. Louise Stanley’s very contemporary history paintings” Review by Charles Desmarais on Datebook The San Francisco Chronicle
Date: May 9, 2019 Thanks to Charles Desmarais for the review of Kala’s show “Ovid Redux: M. Louise Stanley Paints the Classics” Read more here
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“Ovid Redux: M. Louise Stanley Paints the Classics” Review by DeWitt Cheng on East Bay Express
Date: May 9, 2019 Thanks to DeWitt Cheng for the review of Kala’s show “Ovid Redux: M. Louise Stanley Paints the Classics” Read more here
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“M. Louise Stanley @ KALA” Review by Maria Porges on Squarecylinder
Date: May 9, 2019 Thanks to Maria Porges for the review of Kala’s show “Ovid Redux: M. Louise Stanley Paints the Classics” Read more here
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“Both Directions at Once” Review by Barbara Morris on Squarecylinder
Date: August 10, 2018 Thanks to Barbara Morris for the review of Kala’s Fellowship Show “Both Directions at Once” Read more here
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Kala Art Institute Receives Grant Award From California Humanities
Date: June 25, 2018 Contact: Ellen Lake, Kala Art Institute, Development Director, ellen@kala.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kala Art Institute Receives Grant Award From California Humanities Berkeley, CA — California Humanities…
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Kala Art Institute to Receive $22,500 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, June 12th 2018
Date: May 9, 2018 Contact: Ellen Lake, Kala Art Institute, Development Director, ellen@kala.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kala Art Institute to Receive $22,500 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts…
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Kala Art Institute Awarded California Arts Council “Veterans in the Arts” Grant, June 12 2018
Date: June 12, 2018 Contact: Ellen Lake, Kala Art Institute, Development Director, ellen@kala.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kala Art Institute Awarded California Arts Council “Veterans in the Arts” Grant State funds…
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Kala Art Institute Awarded California Arts Council Creative California Communities Grant, June 12th 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ellen Lake, ellen@kala.org, 510-841-7000, https://www.kala.org/print_public/ Date: June 15, 2017 Kala Art Institute Awarded California Arts Council Creative California Communities Grant State funds will leverage local arts…
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NEA Media Arts Press Release, June 15th 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ellen Lake, ellen@kala.org, 510-841-7000, click here to apply for Media Arts Residency Award Date: June 15, 2017 More Than $82 Million Awarded for Arts Projects Nationwide…
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Archana Horsting – Wheeler Award 2015 from Kala Art Institute on Vimeo.
Archana Horsting – Wheeler Award 2015 from Kala Art Institute on Vimeo.
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New Etchings by Enrique Chagoya
ENRIQUE CHAGOYA: Los Disparates Series A gifted caricaturist and mimic, he grapples with the conflicts of his own hybrid inheritance, giving expression to an irreverent, wildly pluralistic imagination. — George…
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Berkeley Community Fund Honors Archana Horsting, director and co-founder of Kala Art Institute
Berkeley, CA – Archana Horsting, director and co-founder of Kala Art Institute has joined the ranks of Alice Waters, Wavy Gravy and other community leaders and activists as the latest…
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