Artpace recently announced the opening of the Summer 2017 International Artist-in-Residence Exhibitions. These residencies feature artists Christie Blizard from San Antonio, Texas, Rolando López from Aguascalientes, Mexico and Kang Seung Lee from Los Angeles, California. The opening reception is set for Thursday July 13 from 6p.m. to 9p.m. and will include talks between the artists and curator Yoshua Okón beginning at 7p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibitions will be on display from Thursday July 13 through Sunday September 3, 2017. (Artpace, 2017)

Christie Blizard – she works with a variety of media that merge painting, poetry and performance. Recent venues include the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX, the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY and the Lawndale Art Center in Houston, TX.

Rolando Lopez – his work generates relevant questions about the meaning of modernity and capitalism. He is interested in the relationships that occur between the economic field and the culture, particularly in the socio-cultural strategies that have developed throughout history for the development of what is considered art.

Kang Seung Lee – he is a multidisciplinary artist who was born in South Korea and now lives and works in Los Angeles. He has had solo exhibitions at Commonwealth and Council in Los Angeles, CA, Centro Cultural Border in Mexico City and group exhibitions at LAXART in Los Angeles, CA.

Texas Open Call is Artpace’s primary resource for identifying artists who are interested and eligible for participation in Artpace’s artist programs including the International Artist-in-Residence program, Hudson Showroom, Main Space, special projects, Chalk It Up and more. It will be live from July 1 through August 31 and the fee to apply is $15 or free for Artpace members.

Artpace is a contemporary art space located in downtown San Antonio created to support artists with residences, exhibitions and educational programs to foster the creative process. Since it opened in 1995 Artpace has housed more than 200 artists through the International Artist-in-Residence program. Every year the program hosts three residencies that include a Texas-based artist, one national artist and one international artist who are each chosen by a guest curator. After an eight-week residency, the artists have their exhibits on site for two months. The purpose of these residencies is to give artists every opportunity to grow by giving them the resources they need.

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