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Fallen Tree ​​Exhibitions

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fine art photograph of fallen tree in the forest with supporting text

“If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?"

The “fallen Tree” is a reference to this question in quantum theory and philosophy. With a special interest in the experiential, the intimacy, and the quality of provisional nature in art. The human experience, that out weighs any of our expectations, assumptions, or methods of questioning.
Those things that can only be discovered not predicted. Like an electron with probabilities for appearing ‘here’ or ‘there’. Things are what they are. Yet, ‘things-as-they-are’, are only ‘things-as-they-appear’. An illusion and a physical phenomenon. The fallen tree in the forest makes a noise whether we are there or not.

The same can be said in making art. The viewer is rarely present in this process. They can only discern and experience what might have happened. Maybe learn and take pleasure in the narrative. Re-live it, and imagine the sound of the tree falling in the forest. Regardless, of an audience or any human observations. When a tree falls it does make a noise. The artist makes art and it is what it is.   
Those moments of chance, of discovery, of awakening, are the makings of a meaningful life. The unexpected, the unmeasurable, and the profound subtleties that liberate and heighten our human experience. The gold that we incessantly seek is the tree that fell in the forest.


Resources for Los Angeles artists affected by the fires
• The LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund: Individuals may apply only once for up to $10,000. Funds are unrestricted and can be used in any way that alleviates financial hardship. The LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund (the “Fund”) is a pooled fund led by the J. Paul Getty Trust with support from a coalition of major arts organizations and philanthropists. Deadline: 02/18/2025

• LA County Department of Arts and Culture – Info & Resources

• Americans for the Arts – Statement & Resources for California Wildfires

• Creative Capital – List of Wild Life Relief Resources For Artists

• Shoebox Arts – List of LA fire resources

Fallen Tree Exhibitions Combined List of Artists Opportunities for March, 2024, by various credible sources. This month I’ve included additional opportunities. Good luck! #artistopportunites #callforartists #artopportunities #artgrants #artistresidencies #artjobs
New Resources page that includes our combined list of artist opportunities with upcoming deadlines, by various credible sources. This includes our own curated list of artist calls, residencies, grants, and more. Good luck!
In the near future this page will be the launching point for a comprehensive and efficient reference data base. This will include, resources for artists, art students, art educators, and art organizations.




Facebook Group Contemporary Art California
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CAC bridges the Californias, from the Southern tip of Baja, to the northern reaches of Yreka, and as far east as Death Valley.

Enjoy FEATURES with current contemporary art and education in California, but will also include national and international art news, opportunities, and some seemingly random, and yet mesmeric, contemporary art related posts.

Contact us if you would like to be a moderator representing your region in CA!


St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School students Alyssa Chopito, Francesca Maionchi, and Jo Jo Silva
Marianne's students at St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School made the news! Alyssa Chopito, Francesca Maionchi, and Jo Jo Silva!
Inspire Vallejo is sponsored by City of Vallejo, California, Hewlett Foundation, Solano County Fairgrounds & Event Center, Center for Cultural Innovation, Three Palms Group, Vallejo Arts Fund, House of Acts, EM Mobile, and BRIDGEGOOD.
“The three young artists who won the billboard design competition “Inspire Vallejo” and shared what in this city makes them feel happy and hopeful.”

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The Prop 28 AMS Planning Toolkit
New resource to help California schools use Prop 28 funds to expand arts programs for their students was recently released by WestEd and Create CA, will help local education agencies (LEAs) strategically invest new funding in arts education in schools.
The Prop 28 AMS Planning Toolkit, developed in consultation with arts education field leaders, will help Local Education Agency (LEA) administrators, school site staff, and their allies collaborate to effectively plan for Prop 28 AMS and strategize to build or further develop a comprehensive arts program in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts in every school and grade level.


 Building Blocks Project
Building Blocks is an ongoing experiment in collective problem solving by artists Eric Wong and Marianne Goyette.

Video: Eastlake High School demonstration and installation 2008
Building Blocks Project

September 30, 2023 – January 7, 2024
New work by Eric Wong #472  in the DeYoung Open 2023! This was his first exhibition in the Bay Area after relocating from Southern California during the heart of the pandemic. His most recent painting “Redwood Tree 2: Our roots are interlocked”, 36” X 48”, Acrylic on canvas, is his most recent painting in a series he is developing. To inquire about this painting or questions about the series contact Eric Wong.
883 Bay Area artists in the de Young Open 2023
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Juried by Bay Area artists and Fine Arts Museums’ curators, The de Young Open is the only exhibition of its kind at a major American museum.
SAN FRANCISCO – Building on the enormous success of the inaugural iteration in 2020, The de Young Open returns this year as a newly established triennial, once again celebrating the diverse talents of the Bay Area arts community at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The de Young Open is the only exhibition of its kind at a major American museum, inviting submissions from local artists via open call for review by a jury composed of both Bay Area artists and Fine Arts Museums’ curators. All artworks are juried anonymously and exclusively from digital images, without artist-identifying information, and selected for inclusion in the de Young’s largest exhibition on the basis of merit alone.

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Hotels/Motels: An unofficial art fair with no exhibitors fees! 
Artists and curators from all over San Diego and Los Angeles transformed hotel rooms into contemporary art galleries, theatrical stages, and creative project spaces! Fair goers engaged the charming architectural corridors of the Lafayette Hotel and explored the many enigmatic, contemporary art spaces. Hotels/Motels guests left with more than they came with and many with new art for their collections! A big thanks to the hundreds of fair goers that joined us in celebrating the 4th edition of Hotels/Motels at the Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows!



Sensorium
(2018)
A project we curated and developed for Vanguard Culture's "Sensorium” at IDEA1.

Fifteen empty lofts transfigured into experiential exhibition spaces with over eighty visual and performing artists. The exhibition was aired on National Geographic's four-part miniseries on San Diego (episode 3: City of Creativity).

Fallen Tree Exhibitions
  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • Hotel/Motels 2018 >
      • 2018 Exhibitors
    • Hotels/Motels-2017
    • Sensorium
    • Hotels/Motels-00-03
    • The LAB
    • Rythm, Verse, & Composition
    • The Blurred Line Between Art & Life
    • Life Stage LA, SD. MX
    • Wheels of Steel
    • Student Aspirations
  • Resources
  • About
    • Eric Wong
    • Marianne Goyette
    • Contact
  • Building Blocks Project