Something new is coming + 20% off + everything we offer at Shoebox
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Hey everyone,
Before anything else: use code summer20 for 20% off any Shoebox membership and code library20 for 20% off the Collected Wisdom Library. Both codes are active now.
THIS SUNDAY: Indi Carlton at Shoebox Projects
Come see us this Sunday July 26th from 2 to 5pm at Shoebox Projects, 660 South Avenue 21 #3, Los Angeles CA 90031.
Indi Carlton's solo show Portals to Elsewhere: Dream Creatures and the Art of Remembering opens this weekend. Intuitive painting, sculptural creatures, assemblage, and immersive installation. Work that pulls you in and doesn't quite let you go.
We'd love to see you there.
COMING SOON: Art History Conversations
This is the thing I'm most excited about right now.
I have degrees in art history and studio art. I taught art history and I loved it. And somewhere along the way I stopped teaching the thing I was actually trained to teach. That's changing.
I'm building art history conversations on Zoom through Shoebox. Not the survey version you took in school. The through lines version. How specific artists gave permission to everything that came after them and how you can trace that directly into what's being made today and into your own studio practice.
Some of the conversations I'm building:
The Legacy of Marcel Duchamp — not just the urinal. Everything that followed. Conceptual art, institutional critique, performance, the idea that the idea is the art. All of it traces back to one gesture.
Ana Mendieta: The Body, Land, and Belonging — her earth-body works, the Silueta series, her explorations of displacement and identity. She gave permission to an entire generation of artists and her work is more relevant now than ever.
Cindy Sherman and the Performance of Identity — how she turned the camera around on a whole history of how women have been represented in art, in film, in advertising.
Feminist Art: History and Now — from Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro to the artists working right now. What they fought for, what they built, who was left out, and how that fight continues.
Artists Who Were Rediscovered Late — Lee Bontecou, Lynda Benglis, and so many others. Why does this happen? What does it tell us about who gets to make art history? And who are we missing right now?
Art and Mass Media — how images work, how media constructs reality, how advertising and fine art and politics are all using the same visual language. This one will rewire how you see everything.
Conversations will be on Zoom with occasional field trips. More details on pricing and dates coming soon.
To be the first to know when registration opens follow us on Instagram @shoeboxarts.la or stay on this mailing list. We'll announce it here first.
EVERYTHING SHOEBOX OFFERS RIGHT NOW
While you're waiting for the art history conversations, here's everything available to you right now. I don't talk about all of this enough.
Monday Masterclass
Four weeks on one focused topic every month. July is the studio visit. August is pricing your work. September is how to get invited to shows. October is building confidence. Join as a member or sign up for just one month at $75. Use code summer20 for 20% off.shoeboxarts.com/membership
Tuesday Community Conversations — Back August 4th
Free and open to everyone. Tuesdays at 11am PST. No agenda, no pressure, just artists talking honestly about what they're working on and what they need. Drop in when you can. Find the Zoom link at shoeboxarts.com/free-programs
Collected Wisdom Library
53 professional development guides covering everything from writing your artist statement to pricing your work to applying for grants to understanding contracts. $55 for the complete library. Use code library20 for 20% off.shoeboxarts.com/thelibrary
Portfolio Reviews
30 minutes on Zoom, we look at your work together, I send you a written report after. $75. Thursdays available. Email shoeboxartsla at gmail dot com to schedule.
Writing Services
Artist statements, bios, catalog essays, press releases, grant applications, website copy, wall text. I'm an artist and an art historian. I know how hard it is to put the work into words and I know how to help. $1 per word.
PR Services
Press releases, media outreach, event calendar submissions, promotion to our network of writers, curators, and arts organizations in LA and beyond. If you have a show coming up and want people to actually know about it, let's talk.
Curation Services
Curatorial support for artists preparing exhibitions. Concept development, installation planning, wall text editing, documentation. I've been curating shows for over a decade and I love this work.
Studio Visit Exchange
We pair Shoebox artists for peer studio visits, virtual or in person. You visit theirs, they visit yours, you both leave with something you didn't have before. Free for members.
See everything at shoeboxarts.com/services
That's a lot. I know. You don't have to do all of it. But I want you to know it's there.
If any of this feels right for where you are right now, email shoeboxartsla@gmail.com and we'll figure out the best place to start together.
