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23nov7:30 pm9:00 pmSongs without Borders Canciones sin FronterasConcert in the Gallery
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Summary
Nathalie Peña-Comas
Latin Grammy-Nominee rising star soprano and actress Nathalie Peña-Comas was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Nathalie was invited to the inauguration of the first Vienna Opera Sommer Festival in Belvedere Palace.
She has performed, a. o. with the Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Vienna Concert – Verein Orchestra, the Strauss Festival Orchestra, the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Târgu Mures, the Academic Musical Theater Orchestra of Minsk, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Belarus and the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic; a. o. with Maestros Eugene Kohn, Valery Polyansky, Ernst Kovacic, Joji Hattori, Ola Rudner, Ferenc Gábor, Harald Krumpöck, José Antonio Molina and many others, and alongside Andrea Bocelli, Gregory Kunde, Stephen Costello, Morris Robinson, KS Ramón Vargas, Tuomas Katajala, and pop artists Johnny Ventura, Danny Rivera, Plácido Domingo Jr. and many others.
She won the 1st Prize at the Ebe Stignani Opera International Competition 2022, the 2nd Prize at the Montecatini Opera Festival Singing Competition 2022, and has been awarded several prizes for “Classical Singer of the Year” at Soberano Awards (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 – Dom. Rep.). She was also finalist at the 14th Osaka International Music Competition (2013) and won the special prize for the “Most Promising Soprano” and for the ”Best Interpretation of a Polish Composition” at the 14th Ada Sari International Competition of Vocal Art (2011).
Since 2019 Nathalie serves as Cultural Ambassador for the Dominican Republic.
Armen Guzelimian
Armen Guzelimian is celebrated for his versatility as a top-notch collaborative artist, a brilliant soloist and first-rate chamber musician not only in Southern California, but all over the world. He has received national and international critical acclaim for his appearances in many of the major concert halls in the U.S.A and Europe.
He has appeared as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, California Chamber Symphony, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Symphony, the Pasadena Symphony/Pops Orchestra among others, with such conductors as Neville Marriner, Stuart Challenger, Mehli Mehta, Bruce Ferden and Michael Feinstein.
As a recording artist, Mr. Guzelimian’s performances are represented on the EMI, Angel, Teldec, Nonesuch, Delos and Crystal labels. He appears on the documentary film “Shadows in Paradise”, as well as on Classical Arts Showcase, PBS and throughout Europe on Arte.
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
2222 Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo, CA 93010
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Concerts in the GalleryConcerts in the Gallery is an exceptional program of performances by outstanding singers and musicians. The concerts take place within the main gallery at Studio Channel Islands, creating a unique and intimate setting for sumptuous musical performances. The series is programmed by composer/conductor Don Harper and concert pianist Armen Guzelimian; drawing upon their extensive connections with international performers, each concert is a celebration of the rich variety of music making from around the world.
03dec(dec 3)12:00 pm06(dec 6)2:00 pmCreative Community GatheringsFree Art Events
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As our community continues to recover from the Mountain Fire, we want to provide a space and more opportunities to get some temporary reprieve through art and creation. In the days
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As our community continues to recover from the Mountain Fire, we want to provide a space and more opportunities to get some temporary reprieve through art and creation.
In the days leading up to our Holiday Art Market, we will be hosting free-to-attend events in the gallery, including activities within the fields of music, visual art and literature.
This programming is kindly being put together with the help of world-class artists who wish to support the community and respond to adversity through their various forms of creativity. Everyone is invited to join us in the gallery, as these events have been designed for a general audience with no prior experience necessary. Come along to learn, explore your own creativity or just hang out with like-minded members of the community.
If you would like to show appreciation for these programs and help support Mountain Fire relief efforts, please consider making a donation to the VCCF Ventura County Wildfire Relief & Recovery Fund.
Schedule
Dec. 3
12:00 pm Lunchtime recital
1:00 pm Creative gathering
Dec. 4
12:00 pm Lunchtime recital
1:00 pm Special Edition of Poetry in the Gallery featuring open mic and invited guests, hosted by Sean Colletti
Dec. 5
12:00 pm Lunchtime recital
1:00 pm SCIART25 Artist Talk with Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend & Carol Shaw Sutton
Dec. 6
12:00 pm Lunchtime recital
1:00 pm Creative gathering
Time
3 (Tuesday) 12:00 pm - 6 (Friday) 2:00 pm
Location
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
2222 Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo, CA 93010
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Free event presented as part of the Creative Community Gatherings series. Free for all to attend. No registration required.
Event Details
Free event presented as part of the Creative Community Gatherings series.
Free for all to attend. No registration required.
Time
(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
2222 Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo, CA 93010
04dec6:00 pm8:00 pmA Gathering of WritersCommunity connection through the written word
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Join us on Wednesday, December 4th for a gathering of writers! Studio Channel Islands—a longtime community leader in supporting and growing the visual arts in Southern California—is in the process of
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Join us on Wednesday, December 4th for a gathering of writers!
Studio Channel Islands—a longtime community leader in supporting and growing the visual arts in Southern California—is in the process of strengthening its ties to the local literary arts. The organization is now home to the Ventura County Poetry Festival and Camarillo’s only recurring open reading, and we are looking to establish more opportunities for writers working in other genres, such as fiction and non-fiction.
This meeting will give all local writers an opportunity to connect, and we will be holding space for a discussion to get a sense of what sorts of events might be useful for our wider writing community. If you have ideas for workshops, generative and/or feedback groups, readings, publications or anything else writing-related, we want to hear about them! And if you are an educator or expert in your field and would like to help establish and run a part of a burgeoning literary program, please come by and let us know how we can assist with providing the resources you might need.
Whatever your interest in writing, Studio Channel Islands is aiming to accommodate your needs, and we hope this meeting will give us an idea of how we can contribute to our writing community in whatever ways we can.
If you know of any other local writers who might be interested in this event, please invite them along. We’re looking forward to seeing and hearing from you!
At the beginning of this event, there will be a short reading in response to the recent fires. If you would like to read a poem or short piece of prose as part of this, please bring it along. No advanced sign-ups are necessary.
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
2222 Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo, CA 93010
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Pictured: Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend, Grid Poem (Where) (left) & Carol Shaw Sutton, Heart Open (right) Free artist talk presented as part of the Creative Community Gatherings series. Two exceptional artists
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Pictured: Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend, Grid Poem (Where) (left) & Carol Shaw Sutton, Heart Open (right)
Free artist talk presented as part of the Creative Community Gatherings series.
Two exceptional artists with diverse practices in conversation regarding their work and the unusual methods they utilize to make art. Carol Shaw Sutton is a fiber sculpture artist and Susan Stinemuehlen-Amend a glass artist, both have internationally reputations for their creative vision and mastery of diverse materials. Carol gathers natural materials to transform into sculptural work, she weaves and composes with fiber, wood, feathers and other natural forms while Susan utilizes glass to reveal and make invisible the compositions that she creates with light and ink.
Carol Shaw Sutton‘s work often consists of poetically narrative objects and installations utilizing both ancient and modern processes that require a labor-intensive commitment with the goal of simultaneously valuing and transcending the concept of time. These address the deep human concern for harmony and release through our bodies into nature and the mysterious beyond.
“I’ve been working with fiber since the age of five in a family where there was very little textile tradition, therefore no oversight or rules. This gave me immense freedom to find my own way, as I learned from everything I saw, including our gardener as he, magically tied the loose cut vines with nothing but themselves! Since art school where I learned the usual array of mediums, I greedily took every course in what was then pejoratively called primitive or non-western art history. I saw indigenous cultures from all over the world use EVERYTHING growing around them to make wildly beautiful, mythic and evocative works. To this day, fiber with all its processes, materials and history has filled me with a deeply humble respect and has provided me a language to embody a coherent self as part of nature. My current work, shown here, is loosely titled Staying Alive, referring to my own personal and our collective challenges during this time in America, in the world and in our aging bodies. I’ve found solace and meaning in the simple act of stitching, wrapping, looping, or weaving with materials that have a life span, as do we. While doing this work, I watch my brain struggle, investigate, negotiate and then loosen while working towards moments of discovery and joy.” – Carol Shaw Sutton
Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend was trained as a painter, she approach glass through that lens. Conceptually, she think as a surrealist, combining unlikely images to create a new narrative.
No matter how many permutations her work has taken, there are still elements of the 12th Century techniques of stained glass. After completing countless commissions she pulled away from “good design” and let the wash of the unconscious lead her choices of glass and imagery.
Time
(Thursday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
2222 Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo, CA 93010
november, 2024