"KAPWA: Communal Spirit" Opening Reception

131 North Avenue 50,Los Angeles CA 90042

30 April, 2022

Description

Please join us at Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park for this community building event in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month in May. ASIA PHOTO REVIEW x MATA ART GALLERY are proud to present KAPWA: COMMUNAL SPIRIT, a visual art exhibition in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio. Please join us for this community building event and opening reception to kick off AAPI Heritage Month in May! Opening reception activities: Music by DRQLASpoken Word Poetry by Naomi KurashigeLive Painting by Jarrad MendozaVinyl Record DJ Zaku.86About the Exhibition: The creative world today walks a careful tightrope with the ego— it is the source of both vulnerable inspiration as well as toxic self-inflation. We believe there is an alternative path away from this cruel dichotomy through building empathy with our collective self. Our belief is expressed through kapwa, an Indigenous value of the so-called Philippines. Kapwa represents the communal spirit – a shared identity and interconnectedness with our fellow beings. This demonstrates the opposite of Western colonial values of individualism and competition, values that many of us are working towards healing and unlearning together. In observance of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, a community of creatives unite to express what it means to possess a communal spirit. As we band together during tough times, we consider how much we can accomplish as a community. Kapwa encourages our artists to express what it means for us to dissolve our ego wholeheartedly into the collective. Artworks by: Philip Arneill, John DeCastro, Eutalia De la Paz, Hon Hoang, Miko Javiniar, Philip Košćak, Matt Manalo, Daniele Martire, Carol Anne McChrystal, Aaron Mendoza, Katherine Leung, Tim Russell, Sej Saraiya, Sunset Suh, Taylor Terewai Tiave, Aziz Yonuss Admission is free. Wearing a face mask is required for entry regardless of vaccination status. Entry inside of the galleries will be limited capacity.Free parking on-site is available, but limited. We recommend you take public transit (the gallery is located off the Metro Gold Line, Metro & Dash busses), ride share, or carpool. There is also free street parking, but limited as well. Accessibility: Driveway & backyard are unpaved dirt, bathrooms are not wheelchair accessible & some doorways are not wide enough for wheelchairs. 2 entrances to the building are wheelchair accessible. Exhibition Dates: April 30-July 2, 2022Gallery Hours: 2-5PM (closed Fridays)Contact:Avenue 50 Studio | 131 N. Avenue 50 | Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042 | Phone: 323 258 1435 | Email: [email protected]