Red, White & Glitter Opening Reception A Dazzling Success!!!
The opening reception was super rad! Thanks to all the people that came out to support sparkly art. If you missed the reception, don’t be sad!!! Photos of the event are available for viewing on our flickr. If you would like to see the show in person, please do not hesitate to set up an appointment!!!
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Red, White & Glitter is a group show featuring the sparkling works of Charlotte Exantus, Melissa MacAlpin & Natalie Zaro. Guests are encouraged to wear something sparkly. Let’s make this a costume thing!!!
A word from Mariah
(adapted from the Glitter Soundtrack) –
I, I enjoy glitter. This glitter is starting now!
I, I enjoy glitter. This glitter is starting now!
I WANT glitter!
I NEED glitter!
I LOVE glitter!
GLITTER…
Just good advice:
So when you feel like hope is gone,
look inside you and be strong,
and you’ll finally see the truth
that the glitter lies in you
LUNAFEST® Newark 2011: Short Films By, For, About Women®
LUNAFEST®, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, will be hosted by_gaia and Hell’s Kitchen Lounge, at Hell’s Kitchen Lounge in Newark, on Sunday, June 26, 2011.
This unique film festival highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through ten short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers.
All proceeds from LUNAFEST will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund and_gaia. For more information visit www.gaiastudio.org or www.hellskitchenlounge.com.
5:00 PM Pre-Screening Trailer of local film “The Rink” by Sarah Friedland and Ryan Joseph, www.therinkfilm.com
5:15 PM Showing of LUNAFEST Films
TICKETS: $10.00
Tickets available at door
WHEN:
Sunday, June 26, 2011
WHERE:
Hell’s Kitchen Lounge
peek-a-boo: photography by Nancy Amirati Ghani
The June show is up at the _gaia gallery! New photography works by Nancy Amirati Ghani: peek-a-boo…a collection of moments caught on camera that are unexpected and un-posed.
Opening reception Friday, June 3rd 6-9pm
Join us for a glass of wine!
JUNE 11TH @ 4PM….GET YOUR GALILEO ON!!!
Press Contact: Lillian Ribeiro 973-769-1997 performing@gaiastudio.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
_gaia Presents Galileo the Musical in an evening of one-acts as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity June 1st-26th Gene Frankel Theatre and The Robert Moss Theater
For the first time, _gaia will be participating in the 2nd annual Planet Connections Festivity in an evening of one-acts presenting Galileo the Musical, book written by Marisol Tirelli Rivera, composed by James Behr, directed by Jenny Fersch, musical direction by Esther Ji Hye Choi and produced by Lillian Ribeiro. The Festivity will take place June 1st through the 26th at Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street), and The Robert Moss Theater at 440 Studios (440 Lafayette Street) in New York City.
This one-act embarks on a soulful journey to the past in the life of Galileo Galilei in his quest to save the environment and preserve intellectual freedom. The production features Paul Fraccalvieri, Tatum Kenney, Nathan Lugo, Ben Prayz, Jason Pumarada, Gloria Rice, Trish Szymanski and Ellen Weiss.
Galileo the Musical plays the following schedule at The Robert Moss Theater as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity: Wednesday, June 8 at 8:30 PM, * Saturday, June 11 at 4:00 PM, Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 PM, Sunday June 19 3:30 PM, Thursday June 21 at 8:00 PM and Friday June 24 at 6:30 PM.
Location: The Robert Moss Theater, 440 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
The theater is located between Astor Place and 4th St. and across the street from The Public Theater. Conveniently located near the N, R, W, and 6 trains.
Tickets are $18 and can be purchased in advance at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/27385
or http://planetconnections.org/ or by calling 1-866-811-4111.
*A special benefit show on June 11 will feature a talk back from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM with artist and author, C Bangs and space scientist and author Dr. Greg Matloff (authors of Paradise Regained: The Greening of the Earth. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the East Coast Maine Coon Rescue an organization dedicated to rescuing cats and placing them in homes.
_gaia is a collective of women artists and activists creating art, events and opportunities in the visual and media arts, performance and design. Its members actively promote and support the work of local women artists while developing programs that encourage collaboration and create community to help emerging artists in need of studio space, facilities and resources. In pursuit of raising awareness _gaia concentrates on activism, from issues in the local community and the art world to global issues affecting the lives of women.
The Planet Connections Theatre Festivity is New York’s premiere eco-friendly theatre festival. Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances, the festival seeks to inspire artists and audiences both creatively and fundamentally, in a festive atmosphere. At the heart of the festivity are like-minded individuals striving to create professional, meaningful theatre, while supporting organizations, which give back to the community at large.
New News is Old News exhibition opening was tremendous!!
Congratulations NNION Wonder Women for an amazing show and a tremendous turn out for the opening! It was a great night and the work looks impeccable. 
See our entire flickr set here.
_gaia gallery featuring new works by Agnieszka Wszolkowska on view now!
READ BETWEEN THE CELLS
Agnieszka Wszolkowska has pushed Braille beyond its original purpose as a written language for the blind. She has explored it as a visual code. Her paintings are bold expressions of color, with the subtle contrast of embroidery thread. The dramatic images are appealing on both a conceptual and emotional level.
In this exhibit Agnieszka Wszolkowska brings us the entire alphabet in representations of individual Braille cells. The paintings stand alone, but together they pulsate against each other and create a charged, exciting experience.
Congratulations Agnes on a successful opening! Agnes has also recently launched a new website! http://www.agnieszka-wszolkowska.com/
To see the show or purchase works please contact us! info@gaiastudio.org!
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You may have missed:
Join us on May 6th from 6-9pm at the _gaia gallery to celebrate the opening of Agnieszka Wszolkowska’s solo show. Come raise a glass to her and her work!
For Immediate Release: NNION exhibition at Gallery Aferro May 7th
Join _gaia as we present the 6th annual Wonder Women Residency exhibition at Gallery Aferro.
See details in our press release below and attached here as a pdf.
PRESS CONTACT:
Doris Cacoilo
201-386-0486
info@gaiastudio.org
Kickstarter Fundraiser:
http://kck.st/hP6GK2
Wonder Women blog:
http://www.gaiastudio.org/wonderwomen
WW6: NEW NEWS IS OLD NEWS
EXHIBITION AND KICKSTARTER FUNDRAISER
A Wonder Women project presented by _gaia and hosted by Gallery Aferro
May 7th, 2011 – June 3, 2011
73 Market Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 7th, 2011 6-9pm
Gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday from 12-6 and by appointment
To find out more about the project and to donate to the artists, the exhibition and a continuation of the project in Nicosia, Cyprus! visit our Kickstarter fundraiser. Deadline: Saturday, May 14th, 2011 http://kck.st/hP6GK2
Artists: Christine DaCruz, Mairikke Dau, Sharon de la Cruz, Melissa MacAlpin, Escobar-Morales, Lindsey
Muscato, Larysa Myers, Cristine Posner, Sharone Vendriger, Nicole Wilson
Curators: Doris Caçoilo and Maya Joseph-Goteiner
_gaia is pleased to present the culminating exhibition of the Wonder Women Residency Project WW6: New News is Old News (NNION.) The curators invited ten artists from the New York/New Jersey area to participate in an eight week program addressing the questions: Who mediates the news? How is social media changing your foundation of news? Can technology keep up with history? When was the last time you read the paper? is journalism dead? NNION artists explore personal and cultural understanding and experience of media; the different perspectives of journalism online vs. print; the future of news.
Newspaper stories no longer fit the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of news as “a report of recent events: previously unknown information.” In many respects, we have created an endless source of updated information online and while few people have the time to read the entire newspaper, even fewer can keep up with the minute-to-minute updates via Twitter, blogs, online publications, and RSS feeds.
Projects address the changing voice of news, its’ outlets and content.
thread on newspaper, New York Times Obituaries © Christine DaCruz 2011
Christine DaCruz embroiders life into obituaries published in the newspaper. Utilizing a craft traditionally dominated by women, Christine builds a scenic narrative atop the obituary.
"blowouts," Spills on The New York Times, #6 © Lindsey Muscato, graphite on paper, 22 x 24 inches, 2011
Lindsey Muscato considers the physical experience of reading a broadsheet illuminating details from
NY Times articles in her drawings. The subject is curated through controlled coffee spills.
Crooked Images, Auntie J Perfume © Sharon de la Cruz 2011
Sharon de la Cruz explores racism in celebrity contemporary media through her Aunt Jemima news mokumentay called “Crooked Images”.
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Sponsor for our reception at Gallery Aferro:
and Afterparty at:
Many Many Thanks!!
Mobile Phone Photo Scavenger Hunt!!! MAY 7th 1-4pm
Article about _gaia in New Magazine! Now online.
From the New Magazine article at Jersey City Independent
Wonder Women: _gaia Aims to Fix the Art World’s ‘Problem with Women’ … One Woman at a Time
By Brendan Carroll • Apr 25th, 2011 • Category: Arts, Lead Story
The women of _gaia’s most recent Wonder Women residency (All photos: Steve Gold)
This story also appears in the Spring 2011 issue of NEW magazine.
More than half of artists working today in the United States are women. Despite these large numbers, many female artists live on the fringe, eking out an existence in relative obscurity. The hallmarks of art world booty – museum retrospectives, solo exhibitions in blue-chip galleries, private and public commissions – go mostly to men, not women.
Just how bad is it for women in the art world?
According to an encyclopedic demographic and employment study released in 2008 by the National Endowment of the Arts:
* 5 percent of works in museums are by women.
* 17 percent of works in galleries are by women.
* 30 percent of Guggenheim grants go to women.
* 33 percent of art-faculty members are women.
* Women artists’ income is 30 percent that of the income of men.
This does not sit well with Newark native and Downtown Jersey City resident Doris Caçoilo (seen standing at right). So in 2002, she and longtime friend Amie Figueiredo brought together a group of women to begin organizing around women’s issues, activism and art. They named their organization _gaia, after the Greek goddess of Earth.
“The art world has a problem with women,” Caçoilo says. “We need to fix this.”
©Melissa MacAlpin, ...and all of this is metaphor, Love stories from the NYTimes
_gaia works to fix this through a number of avenues. It operates as a collective of member artists and activists who “actively promote and support the work of local women artists,” as the group’s statement reads. _gaia also puts together intensive artist residencies each year, runs a studio space for its members, hosts monthly art openings, and partners with other local groups for shows and projects.
Read the entire article here!
DONATE to the Wonder Women Residency on KICKSTARTER!
For the first time, _gaia is fundraising: to cover the organization and the artists’ overhead…AND the big news, to take the residency to Cyprus! We have been invited to host an intensive 2-week residency in Nicosia.
We have posted the project on Kickstarter! Visit our Kickstarter page (link below) to learn more about the project and to DONATE! Unless we reach our goal of $8,000 we will not get a cent. Please consider supporting this innovative group!
http://kck.st/hP6GK2
