Tierra Del Sol presents The Rainbow Girls, the first solo exhibition by Marlena Arthur. The 27 year old artist who came to Tierra’s art studio program in 2016 is focused on sharing her vision of a community of powerful female characters who join together to save the world.
Arthur has been making art since she was in middle school when she started watching the animated television series My Little Pony and Equestrian Girls. She began by learning to draw the characters, then as her skills and imagination grew, she created her own stories that include character color wheel charts, storyboard-like imagery, and ceramics that expand the narrative into three dimensions.
Choosing seven color tones that Arthur considers beautiful, she combines colored pencils, markers, and acrylic paint to create a world where the magic happens when her seven characters and the dog Mikey work together for the greater good. Each Rainbow Girl has a narrative arc that continues to evolve as Marlena herself becomes a powerful Black woman artist.
Reminiscent of the female-centered paintings of Varnette Honeywood, Arthur’s Rainbow Girls are an inspiring collection of stories and images from an emerging contemporary artist who has an active relationship with the public sphere and social media. And yet, her creative impulse – particularly her color wheel kaleidoscopes of eyes, shoes and cutie marks – has the mystic resonance of early Betye Saar leather paintings.
For Marlena Arthur, making artwork makes her feel both proud and happy. Tierra Del Sol shares these joyful ideas with our community at a time when we could use unity and some magic to save the world. The Rainbow Girls will be on view from September 11 through October 30, 2021.
Tierra Del Sol Gallery
945 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, Ca 90012
www.tierradelsol.org – 213-625-0935
Wednesday – Saturday 12 – 6pm and by appointment
For further inquiries contact: Paige Wery – pwery@tierradelsol.org – cell: 323-243-0658
Upon learning this, two local McDonald’s franchisees have decided to team up for restaurant fundraisers in Karen’s honor to support Tierra!
FRIDAY, OCT. 8th | 12 – 7pm
McDonald’s, 7950 Foothill Blvd, Sunland, CA 91040
McDonald’s Owner/Operator: Richard Bechguenturian Jr.
Join Tierra on Saturday, October 9th as we celebrate 50 years of inclusion and value for all individuals with developmental disabilities! Click here to register today!
DISABILITY IS DIVERSITY!
Greetings Filmgoers please join us for ReelAbilities Film Festival Los Angeles 2021!
Promote disabled filmmakers, actors, and stories by attending ReelAbilities Film Festival Los Angeles 2021. View screenings and participate in panels that spotlight the lives, narratives, and artistic expressions of people with different abilities.
Far too often, disabled creators and narratives are dismissed, ignored, or misrepresented to cater to inspirational tropes or one-dimensional stereotypes. Over the course of three days, witness how disabled creators are empowering a movement in the film and entertainment industry by producing the fantastic works the festival is screening. Question panelists on how they are shaking up Hollywood by embodying the call that Disability is Diversity!
Help pave the way! Get tickets now! Share this email! Then boost the festival on social media by posting about the films, portrayal of disabled characters, narratives, and panels.
EQUITY THROUGH ACCESS
We will again be hosting the screenings and panels virtually. All films are presented with full audio descriptions and closed captioning. Sign Language and Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) will also be provided throughout the screenings and panels.
ReelAbilities is committed to ensuring access to all communities; to that end, if the ticket price is a barrier, every ticket has a PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN feature from complimentary tickets to the additional donation at higher amounts listed below.
All films, panels, and events this year are based on donation admittance. Simply select the movie or pass you would like, donate the suggested amount: $8.00 for a single movie, $20.00 for a Saturday or Sunday Day Pass, or $40.00 for the Total Festival Pass.
After you purchase tickets, you will receive an email from Eventive with instructions and links for viewing your selection.
For a complete film schedule and event information, visit ReelAbilities Virtual Film Festival Los Angeles 2021.
October 15-17, 2021
GET TICKETS HERE! https://watch.eventive.org/reelabilitiesla
Our Holiday Visions—the third show in Tierra’s TDS Studio Call online exhibition series—presents the work of seventy-nine artists and reveals their eclectic holiday-inspired visions.
Online access Friday, October 22nd – Friday, December 24th, 2021:
https://www.artworkarchive.com/rooms/tierra-del-sol-studios/d89a80
Join us Thursday, November 4th at 10AM for a Reception and Celebration for the Artists on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86118177850
A series of online Artist Talks will be announced. Check the Our Holiday Visions description in the online gallery and Tierra’s online E-Learning calendar for times and links.
Join us Thursday, November 4th at 10AM for a Reception and Celebration for Tierra’s Artists on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86118177850
To check out Our Holiday Vision virtual exhibition, check out https://www.artworkarchive.com/rooms/tierra-del-sol-studios/d89a80.
Tierra del Sol Gallery presents our first ever zine show, Zines del Sol. Join us for the collaborative exhibition and festivities celebrating word and image by artists working with the Studios of Tierra del Sol, which is a not-for-profit founded in 1971. We champion inclusion and value for all individuals with disabilities through creative pathways to employment, education, and the arts.
Open from November 6th to December 23rd, 2021, this is the perfect destination for uniquely crafted holiday gifts. This includes the debut of our exciting new Tierra del Sol book publication of collaborative poetry featuring original poems and artwork dreamed into reality from Tierra’s online poetry workshops over the past year. Also, Wendy Yao, owner of Ooga Booga in Los Angeles, is juror of our t-shirt and tote bag contest so you can leave the gallery wearing one of the award-winning designs created by Tierra artists.
We invite you to join us both virtually and in-person as we festively re-emerge and reconnect:
Nov 6, 6-9pm, Opening Celebration with book signings, live portraits and DJs
Dec 4, 2-4pm Live & Streaming Poetry Reading
Dec 11, 11-4pm Holiday Bazaar & Zine Making Workshop
Come visit Tierra at Canoga Park’s 21st Annual Dia de los Muertos booths on Sunday, November 7th, 10 am – 5 pm! For more information on this event, check out: https://www.facebook.com/DiadelosMuertosFestivalCanogaPark/
After over a year of creating from home studios and working in new online communities, Tierra artists have come forth with an explosion of passion and an invigorated zest for making art. By delving deeper into their own interior landscapes, original writings and words are woven into poetry, characters stitched into dolls, images conjured for divination, and intergalactic friendships forged. Whether on paper, thread, paint, or clay, these artists have accessed new dimensions of their creative practices and brought imaginative ideas into fruition.
