GCAC
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
ALICIA ROJAS
Continued Research and Development

Artist Alicia Rojas is examining the synchronicities between honeybees and a migration journey, leaving Colombia for the US — reclaiming place, traditions and triumphant hardships through visual art, performance, social practice, and video. Through the support of GCAC and an additional grants from the California Art Council, the artist traveled to Colombia for three-months of research and inspiration.  Travels took the artist to the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, Huila, Mano Gigante, and San Agustin.  In Bogotá, she was able to visit and reconnect with her child school La Presentación de Sans Facon - connecting dots and re-claiming roots after being undocumented in the US for a large period of her life. The knowledge, materials, and relationships made will assist the artist in developing a series of social engagements and a solo exhibitions at GCAC in 2023. 

A first engagement the artist is developing is titled CHOCOLATON. The project is envisioned as a series of community engaged hot chocolate pop-ups at GCAC, city parks, and Downtown parklets. The artist is developing the project in partnership with local merchant AltaBaja Market and a Southern California cholate producer, with additional financial support provided by an individual artist grant from the City of Santa Ana Arts and Culture Commission.

Through her residency, the artist was introduced to fellow GCAC artist-in-residence Gregory Sale. Through this connection, Sale invited Rojas to be one of the members of the Art and Justice Leadership Cohort (ARA 591) seminar design program this past fall semester with community members and MFA students at Arizona State University School of Art - co-developed with ASU Art Museum curator and artist Julio Cesar Morales. The program was created in collaboration with ASU Art Museum’s 2021 exhibition Undoing Time: Art and the Histories of Incarceration, that focused on the foundational roots of confinement from philosophical, sociological, theological, and art historical perspectives.


LEXA WALSH
Continued Research and Development

After some pandemic related delays, artist Lexa Walsh returns next week in residence at Grand Central Art Center, where the artist will continue her research into the legacy of progressive nuns in California for the project Sisters Infoshop. 

GREGORY SALE
Continued Research and Development

Artist Gregory Sale has just concluded a second residency visit in research and development toward a new project, meet with a diverse range of individuals throughout the region over his one-moth stay. During this most recent visit, the artist hosted a gathering at GCAC of the Art & Justice Leadership Cohort members and guests (pictured above from left to right) Dr. Luis Garcia, Grace Jo, Kirn Kim, Johnny Perez, Phillip “Rock” Lester, Gregory Sale, Danny Murillo, Emiliano Lopez, Lily Gonzalez, and Alyssa Ruiz.  They came together to reflect, share, listen dynamically, and discuss future opportunities, which focused on possible ways to improve how they are organized as a group.

JASMINE MARA LOPEZ
Continued Research and Development

Jasmin Mara Lopez continues research and development of her project Papi, based on the life of current CSUF student Anthony Romero.  

On Friday, August 5th, her documentary film Silent Beauty will make its US premiere at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia, PA.  BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global Indigenous communities, showcasing films by Black, Brown, and indigenous artists from around the world.

Silent Beauty made its European premiere on July 7th at the Galway Film Fleadh in Galway, Ireland.


MARIANGELES SOTO-DIAZ
Next Phase

Mariangeles Soto-Diaz begins the next phase of her socially engaged activities as she shifts from our Storefront Gallery space into the larger Project Gallery. Beginning the evening of Saturday, September 3 from 7-10pm during the Downtown Santa Ana Art Walk, the artist will build direct relationships with communities through her artistic practice.



THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
Multi-Year Program Support
for Grand Central Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program

GCAC artist-in-residence program is currently supported in-part by a generous two-year grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.


WORLD RECORD
AWAITING OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
JOEY CASTANON
Guinness Book World Record Attempt - Awaiting Cerification
in association with Yumi Janairo Roth: Spin (After Sol LeWitt)

On Saturday, July 2, Los Angeles-based sign spinner Joey Castanon attempted to set a Guinness Book World Record - number of times in one minute, completing a trick in the spinning world referred to as a “water wheel.” Joey was able to complete 213 water wheels in the one-minute time.  The paperwork and documentation have been submitted, so we await official certification of this new world record!  

GCAC wishes to thank Max Durovic and Mike Kenny of AArrow Sign Spinners for helping to officiate the evening and Brandon Walters and Renee Wierz at Gemini Timing & Events for ensuring the accurate timekeeping of this world record setting attempt.

Spin (after Sol LeWitt) was developed through Yumi Janairo Roth’s multi-year artist-in-residence at GCAC.  Support for this exhibition was provided by AArrow Sign Spinners and a generous grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in support of the Grand Central Art Center Artist-in-Residence program.


HIPCOOKS @ GCAC
SOFT RE-OPENING
HIPCOOKS ORANGE COUNTY
@ Grand Central Art Center

In-Person Soft Re-Opening


Hipcooks Orange County @ Grand Central Art Center has announced its soft re-opening for in-person. They are currently taking bookings for private groups. Hipcooks OC accommodates up to 14, with instruction and eating inside only. Public classes will soon be announced! Please stay tuned and Hipcooks thanks you so much for your patience. It's been hard, and they're really looking forward to seeing you all. 


JAZZ @ GCAC
TONIGHT
JAZZ
@ Grand Central Art Center
Wednesday, July 27 @ 7pm

Presented by Cal State University Fullerton (CSUF) Jazz Department


The Cal State University Fullerton (CSUF) Jazz Department invites all to a free grand production of "Jazz At Grand Central." This will be an immersive Jazz experience featuring trained musicians sharing their love and passion for jazz music.

A free musical event for all ages (+ pay what you can give).
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
LARISSA ROGERS

We've Always Been Here, Like Hydrogen, Like Oxygen 

Opening Reception
Saturday, September 3 from 7-10pm
MARIANGELES SOTO-DIAZ

Next Phase

Opening Reception
Saturday, September 3 from 7-10pm
FOX MAXY

Maat

Opening Reception
Saturday, September 3 from 7-10pm
A LOOK BACK
2012
ADAM MOSER
THE CUT-OFF MEN

As Major League Baseball (MLB) begins the second-half of its season, we thought it would be a great time to look back at Adam Moser's GCAC artist-in-residence project The Cut-Off Men.

Adam Moser’s GCAC project involved the opportunity to realize his lifelong dream of playing in the big leagues by trying out for Major League Baseball. Recognizing he was not alone in this dream, Moser placed an “open call” to the GCAC community for individuals to form a nine-member tryout team. Team members had to be in good physical shape, available to attend multiple events and available the complete day of tryouts. Team members were also required to be at least twenty-five years or older. The call was a success, finding nine diverse community team members who became The Cut-Off Men. 

Thank you to former GCAC resident Mickey Fisher for the creation of this short documentary film.


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