Tony Luna Creative- Update- 8-24-2022
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ENROLL NOW!
Registration for the ACX Fall term is ongoing. Don’t miss this opportunity to find out what it will take for you to finally create your own career path by taking CRAFTING A MEANINGFUL CAREER and any of the other life enhancing classes offered through Art Center Extension.
What are you waiting for? The time has never been better for you to move your career to the next level by attending classes that will enhance your skill sets and help you define a purpose filled future!
ACX classes for the Fall Term start September 10 and run for fourteen weeks. Check out the Course Descriptions and find the classes that will augment your life, and possibly your livelihood. Sharpen your skills, learn new technologies, or take that class you always wanted to take by looking at the catalogue of intriguing classes. Expand your world and your creativity at: https://www.artcenter.edu/acn/coursedescriptions.jsp
Then follow up by contacting Art Center Extension, 626-396-2319 and talk to one of the informative counselors.
The general link to ACX is https://www.artcenter.edu/acx/
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And while you are at it, if you are wondering if you are on the right career path, consider taking Crafting a Meaningful Career, a truly unique class for those wanting to take their careers to the next level. If you have any questions about the course contact the instructor directly by emailing tony@tonylunacreative.com. It can change your life for the better.
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…AND HERE ARE THE REST OF THE STORIES…
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- Libero DiZinno, Artist, Educator, Adventurer-
Ken Merfeld (c) 2022
“Mr. Luna, I've only just recently returned from trekking with a small cohort of five mates in the spectacular Dolomites in the Italian Alps where on the last day of our trip we got to try (for the first time in my life) the via Ferrata style of climbing! The purpose of the trip was to test our idea as a working prototype for a new business model of mine: THE MASTERCLASS PHOTO DESTINATION
This is the perfect overlap of my three vocations:
+TEACHING
+EXPLORING
+VISUAL STORYTELLING
The BIG idea now is to offer these photo safaris to everyone for Spring / Fall of 2023 as adventure destinations to the far corners of the world *(Patagonia, Namibia, New Zealand, Greenland, etc.,). This wonderful overlap of passions and profession is the result of my long term personal project around the Japanese idea of 'ikegai', or perhaps better known as my reason for being!
Any and all interested parties feel free to DM me at my INSTA:
https://www.instagram.com/dizinno/
Thank you kind sir!”
TDZ
“I forgot to add this link for people to get a sneak peek of the drone video I was able to capture on the first trip ... see the instagram below that I shared with our guide Alberto who put it up on his account!”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfXJfczjqlt/
Respectfully,
TDZ
Libero Antonio Di Zinno
MSMU adjunct FA 2022
Film, Media & Communication
Mount Saint Mary's University
Graduate and Undergraduate programs
teaching Photo Journalism and Social Justice
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dizinno/
instagram: @dizinno
dizinno@mac.com
(310) 435-7435
Hey LinkedIn! If you’re new to following me, I talk about #filmmaking, #documentary, #innovation, #designthinking, and #educators. Let me know if you have any suggestions on what to share!
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- Carmel O’Mara-Horwitz, Artist, Illustrator
“Hello Tony, As I promised, I want to share my good news with you! I am part of a team at the newly established Fredman Foundation in San Diego. The foundation is partly in memory of the Artist Faiya Fredman, whom my mother Allwyn O’Mara and I worked with closely at the end of her life. In the last two years, Allwyn, Sara Stewart - Faiya’s Granddaughter - and I have put together a book showcasing her many decades of art, titled Faiya Fredman. It will be here just in time for an intimate retrospective of her work at the Athenaeum in La Jolla.
I would like to invite you & anyone interested to see the show, Continuum: The Art of Faiya Fredman, as well as the many activities planned around the show.
Continuum is opening on the evening of September 9th, 6:30 to 8:30.
Here is the link to the show:
https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2022-fredman
Those who come to the opening will have the treat of another show opening simultaneously titled Artists’ Books Collection by Erika Torri, just retired director of the La Jolla Athenaeum.
Erika purchased many of Faiya’s works for the Athenaeum, including many Artists’ Books Allwyn and I worked on with her. I am proud to be included in the library's permanent collection.
We will have our artists’ books for sale along with products I helped to design. One new exciting piece for purchase will be a small lenticular ready to be framed.
These are some of the artists' books we made.
Here is the link to Erika’s show: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/artists-book-collection
Additionally on the evening of October 22nd the author of the introduction to Faiya’s book, art critic Robert Pincus Ph.D., will be speaking on a panel moderated by Suda House, professor at Grossmont College. Also on the panel of speakers will be Alfred Pagano & Allwyn O’Mara, who worked closely with Faiya throughout her career.
We will be selling and signing our new book, Faiya Fredman, at the event. Several educational activities will be offered in conjunction with the show.
Suda House will be teaching a class for adults on utilizing your scanner as a camera.
She will have guest speakers. I am happy to be teaching the lenticular night. Allwyn and Alfred Pagano will share their knowledge on other nights.
I will have to share the details in another email.On Saturday, September 24th, in conjunction with San Diego Design week, we will offer art activities for children and adults on the patio of the La Jolla Athenaeum.
It would be lovely to see you so I can share with you what I have been doing at the Fredman Foundation.
Best wishes to all,”
Carmel
Details on the show and activities can be found below:
https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2022-fredman
CONTINUUM: THE ART OF FAIYA FREDMAN
Continuum presents an intimate view into the life's work of Faiya Fredman (1925-2020), whose seventy-year art career produced an ambitious and eclectic body of work driven by experimentation with unusual formats and unconventional materials. Her large and varied works include paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, installations, and artist’s books. A graduate of UCLA, Fredman juggled marriage and raising a family with the rigors of developing cutting-edge art. Her final bodies of work combine goddess imagery, vintage puppets, narrative forays into surreal worlds, and hybrid works combining graffiti with botanical imagery.
Fredman’s works can be found in many public and private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and numerous others.
The exhibition can be viewed in the Joseph Clayes III Gallery at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037) during open hours, Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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VIJAT MOHINDRA, Celebrity Photographer
New Photography Work with Katy Perry by Vijat Mohindra for Just Eat UK
To View More Work, Please Visit
Just Eat is an online food order and delivery brand of Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway.com, and a former food delivery company.
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- Barbara Kosoff, Artist/Illustrator
Barbara Kosoff / for the times
- A whimsical illustration by Barbara Kosoff about a woman's search for love as she navigates the dating landscape. You can read the article in August 14th LA Affairs.
Hope you enjoy :)
This illustration by Barbara Kosoff accompanied a Los Angeles Times article titled “L.A. Affairs: I went on dates with L.A. losers. Could an Orange County man bring me joy?” written by Carrie Pyle Lawrence
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"Mastering the Business of Photography: What the Pros Do When They Are Not Taking Incredible Photos" Skyhorse/Allworth Press
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