october, 2021
02oct(oct 2)12:00 am20nov(nov 20)11:59 pmThe Next Big Thing 2021Juror: Peter Mays
Event Details
Pictured: UPCYCLE by David Isakson, First Place in The Next Big Thing 2021 Artists are continuously challenging their boundaries and excavating their unique discoveries to create new and bold work. Studio
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Event Details
Pictured: UPCYCLE by David Isakson, First Place in The Next Big Thing 2021
Artists are continuously challenging their boundaries and excavating their unique discoveries to create new and bold work. Studio Channel Islands invites you to enter your most recent break-through pieces, the ones that have led you to the horizon of your work’s next evolution! All media and styles are welcome.
Juror: Peter Mays
Peter Mays is the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) and its premiere La Cienega exhibition space Gallery 825. Since joining LAAA in June 2005, Peter has implemented cultural exchanges with Switzerland (Basel), Korea, Germany and China, initiated collaborative programming with institutions like Harvard, MoCA and Otis College of Art. Beyond his commitments at LAAA, Mays has curated exhibitions throughout Southern California.
As past chairperson of the West Hollywood Arts and Culture Commission’s Art on the Outside public art effort, Peter led the city’s nationally regarded outdoor public art programming which has been praised in Art Forum, Vanity Fair and the New York Times. Peter helped to launch the region-wide LA Arts Month effort from 2009-2011 where he served on Planning Committee and the Program Committee. He also served on LAUSD’s National Study Group which was charged with informing the nation’s second largest district as it planned the next 10 years of K-12 Arts Education. Peter has co-chaired the Education Committee for the Board of Directors for the MOCA Contemporaries, served on the Board of the Fellows of Contemporary Art and was an active member the Executive Arts Leaders Forum.
Time
October 2 (Saturday) 12:00 am - November 20 (Saturday) 11:59 pm
Location
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
2222 Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo, CA 93010