{"id":7486,"date":"2016-04-01T15:19:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T22:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2016-04-01T12:22:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T19:22:04","slug":"stone-soup-at-arts-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7486","title":{"rendered":"Stone Soup at Arts Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"StoneSoup11x17poster\"Most people have heard the story of Stone Soup<\/a>, where\u00a0“weary travelers enter town with nothing in their pockets and hunger in their bellies, but their pleas to local residents for food are rejected. Undeterred, they fill their pot\u00a0with water and submerge a purported \u201cmagic\u201d stone into it to attract the attention of the residents. The curious townsfolk are allowed to join the feast, but must contribute ingredients to supplement the dish. Before long, as residents bring food from their stores, a hearty soup has been created, and all are well fed and nourished.”<\/p>\n

This age-old folk tale involves creative thinking, a con job and community sharing with disparate items brought together to create something for all to enjoy. The same is true of The Can(n)on Art Studios<\/a> and the five\u00a0studio mates\u2014 Elizabeth Folk<\/a>, Rafael Gaete<\/a>, Kimberly Hahn<\/a>, Marco Pinter<\/a> and James Van Arsdale<\/a>\u2014who created the work on view in\u00a0this exhibition.<\/p>\n

Established in 2010, The Can(n)on Art Studios<\/a> in Goleta provides an affordable, open-floor-plan studios for local artists\u00a0and\u00a0a community-minded workspace. Periodically, the Can(n)on showcases guest artists, lectures, and open studios. Though there is this collective aspect to The Can(n)on, each artist produces unique work in diverse media, styles and conceptual frameworks that engage in the contemporary art dialogue. The show will include Folk\u2019s video and sculptural work, Gaete\u2019s abstract oil painting, Hahn\u2019s photographic and Pinter\u2019s interactive installations, and Van Arsdale\u2019s mixed-media works and opening night sound\/music performance. This exhibition features the work of active artists involved in the Santa Barbara contemporary art scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A public reception will be held at the Arts Fund Gallery<\/a> (205-C Santa Barbara St.) on Friday, April 1\u00a0from 5-8\u00a0p.m. during the Funk Zone Art Walk, with a special performance by Heavy Cosmic Kinetic<\/a>. The exhibition will be on view until May 21. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday from noon-5 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine<\/em><\/a> on March 29, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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