General information:

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TURNING TIDES: Gender in Oceania Art, will run at the University of California San Diego Graduate Gallery, Feb. 7-10,  2006.  This exhibition is curated by San Diego based Samoan artist, professor of Studio Arts, Jewel Castro with Dr. Pamela Rosi of Bridgewater University and Samoan artist, Dan Taulapapa McMullin.

This is the first exhibition of its kind on the United States mainland.  This exhibition is organized by Oceania people, highlighting Oceania artists.  The artists are expressing a contemporary identity that links indigenous Oceania gender roles, with the history of traditional art forms, the influence of personal location, experience, and the desire for authentic representation.

Artists representing Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Hawaii and New Zealand, based on island, in the United States, and England, will be featured.

Movement of the exhibition to other venues after UCSD is being planned.
 

The Artists are:
Dr. Richard S. Cooper, Tupito Gadalla, PhineasHartson-Matautia, Keala Kelly, Shigeyuki Kihara, Fonofale McCarthy, Dan Taulapapa McMullin, Regina Antoinette Meredith, Julie Mota, the Otufelenite Tongan Community Group, Rosanna Raymond, Larry Santana, Filipe Tohi, Daniel Waswas, Jane Wena; and Jewel Castro.
 

Exhibition info:
Dates:  Feb. 7-10, 2006
Gallery Hours:  Tues-Fri, Feb. 7-10, open 10:00a.m.-6:30p.m.

A reception and Artists' Expo will be held at the gallery Friday, Feb. 10 from  6:00- 7:30p.m. followed by performances in the UCSD Visual Arts Performance Space live by Phineas Hartson, and Dan Taulapapa McMullin, and video performances by Shigeyuki Kihara, and Rosanna Raymond.
 

Location:
University of California San Diego
Visual Arts Department
Graduate Gallery and Performance Space
Russell Lane
La Jolla, CA
 

Directions to Gallery:

From Points North:
Take Interstate 5 South to the LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR. exit.
TURN RIGHT onto LA JOLLA VILLAGE DRIVE.
Turn right at first traffic light, VILLA LA JOLLA DRIVE.  Get in left lane.
This feeds you onto campus. Travel up the hill and through 2 traffic lights (= 2 short blocks) and straight into parking structure.  Park in the metered parking.  Meters cost 25 cents for every 15 minutes with a maximum of 2 hours.  Parking structure is on the corner of GILMAN DRIVE and RUSSELL LANE.
Exit parking structure on South side onto RUSSELL LANE.  TURN RIGHT as you exit parking structure.  The VISUAL ARTS facilities are the second set of buildings from the parking structure, a short half block down on your right.  As soon as you pass the first set of buildings (Pepper Canyon Hall), turn to your RIGHT.  Take the first open walkway into the Visual Arts facilities that comes up on your LEFT.  The GRADUATE GALLERY is the first doorway on the right at that entrance.  The PERFORMANCE SPACE is located directly across from the gallery.

 
From Points South and East:
Take INTERSTATE 8 WEST to INTERSTATE 5 NORTH to the LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR. exit.
TURN LEFT onto LA JOLLA VILLAGE DRIVE.  Get in right lane!
Travel over overpass and TURN RIGHT onto VILLA LA JOLLA DRIVE (the first true street on your right after you cross over the freeway.)
After making the turn, get in left lane.  This feeds you onto campus.  Travel up the hill and through 2 traffic lights (= 2 short blocks) and straight into parking structure.  Park in the metered parking. Meters cost 25 cents for every 15 minutes with a maximum of 2 hours.  Parking structure is on the corner of GILMAN DRIVE and RUSSELL LANE.  Exit parking structure on South side onto RUSSELL LANE.  Turn to your RIGHT as you exit parking structure.  The VISUAL ARTS facilities are the second set of buildings from the parking structure, a short half block down on your right.  As soon as you pass the first set of buildings (Pepper Canyon Hall), turn to your RIGHT.  Take the first open walkway into the VISUAL ARTS facilities that comes up on your left.  The GRADUATE GALLERY is the first doorway on the right at that entrance.  The PERFORMANCE SPACE is located directly across from the gallery.

For more information:
please email:  jcastro@ucsd.edu
Or call: (619) 388-2767 ext. 5480 

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