Eight diverse Los Angeles artists from the Arroyo Arts Collective showed their work and met their neighbors at “Intersection,” an art exhibit that coincided with the 12th annual Corn Festival at Arroyo Seco Park in Highland Park.
 
•  Reception and festival: 2-7 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2003
 
•  Exhibit dates: June 29 – August 9, 2003
 
•  Closing reception, featured a live musical performance by Flanders Johnson, an electro-lounge duet: 7 – 10 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2003
 
•  Place: Arroyo Seco Park, 5568 Via Marisol, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Pamela Mower-Conner

•  Artists: Kris Barker, Acton Chin, Michael Gullberg, Leo Limon, Manuel Martinez, Pamela Mower-Conner, Jennifer Murphy, and Karen Neubert
 
The exhibit was held in a funky 1930s country clubhouse located within Arroyo Seco Park. In this historical setting and festive atmosphere, artists and local families could mingle—intersect—to learn about and gain greater appreciation for each other. Festival goers had an opportunity to see a broad range of styles, including Barker’s bold figurative paintings, Chin’s richly textured works inspired by music, Gullberg’s vibrant “internal landscapes,” Limon’s symbolic paintings, Martinez’s striking polaroid images, Mower-Conner’s lush surreal scenes, Murphy’s intricate conceptual work, and Neubert’s beautiful monoprints.

On Saturday, August 9, Art in the Park presented the closing event and concert.

Musicians, artists, and community had an opportunity to “intersect” and share an enchanting evening in a beautiful setting. The event kicked off with students from the Lalo Guerrero School of Music who played classic songs from Guerrero’s repertoire as well as spirited renditions of “La Bamba” and “Angel Baby.” The J. Vega Trio: J. Vega on guitar, Ron Javorcky on bass and John Baccarella on drums played an eccletic mix of jazz and blues that got the audience’s toes tapping, especially to “The Girl From Ipanema.” The trio regularly plays at Buster’s in South Pasadena. Flanders Johnson, a duo that includes Paul Rudolph and Gabe Moffat, wrapped up the evening with an exploration of sound mutation using a surprising range of instruments, including a saw and empty kerosene drum.

Thanks to Arroyo Arts Collective artists, Berta Sosa and the Art in the Park staff, and the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, for making Intersection a success.

(Editor’s note: The Collective is very grateful to Jennifer Rowland who did a superb job curating the exhibit, designing the card and organizing the closing musical event.)

The show was sponsored by Art in the Park and the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department.