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COMMUNITY BUILDING + ART PROMOTING
2008 - present Founder / Director/ Volunter
artSPACE@16 ONLINE Art Resources www.artSPACEat16.com
Continue to serve the arts community on these virtual platforms:
artSPACE@16 ONLINE Art Resources -visit site to learn more
MAKING THE ART SEEN - a non-commercial virtual gallery featuring artist interviews. Created by artSPACE@16 ONLINE in April 2009, the primary goal of this new initiative is to provide an artistic web presence within the virtual community. Responsibilities: Blog site designing, building, entry composing, artist outreach/interviewing, research, editing, proof materials, archiving and database maintenance. Databases including project database and project photo database.
EYE ON THE ARTS: Contemporary Malaysia - The primary goal of this art initiative is to compile and share information of the Malaysian contemporary art scene. Responsibilities:- Blogsite designing, building, entry composing, research, editing, proof materials, archiving and database maintenance. Databases including project database and project photo database.
artMATTERS::compiled by artSPACEat16.com - artSPACE@16 continues to function as a networking hub in the world-wide-web, distributing information regarding artist studio space, art openings and exhibition opportunities through postings on art-related list-services, e-mailing lists and its website. Send your art related announcement (in plain old text only) to artMATTERS [dot] NOW [at] verizon [dot] net to be considered for its ARTS-BLAST.
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1998 – 2008
Founder / Director / Independent Curator / Community Organizer / Volunteer
* artSPACE@16 in Malden, Massachusetts (Previously known as ST gallery located in Fort Point Channel in Boston)
Operation of a non-commercial gallery on a voluntary basis (Oct 1998 – May 2008). Presented ongoing contemporary art exhibitions, art initiatives, and collaborates in related events within the community. Through ongoing voluntary art activism and contemporary art exhibitions, artSPACE@16 seeked to promote a professional artistic presence to benefit Malden and the larger community through collaboration, education, and involvement.
Gallery projects involved: developing and producing exhibitions, grant / project proposal writing, budget planning, identify artists and themes, conducting studio visits, exhibition design and installation, publication design, website design and maintenance, community outreach, media publicity/PR, and hosting gallery receptions.
PLEASE NOTE: After nearly a decade of operation, artSPACE@16 has closed its physical gallery space for good as of June 1st, 2008. Sand T , director of artSPACE@16 continues to advocate for the arts community on the WWW.
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2007 Provided gallery space design and art consultations to 13Forest Gallery in Arlington, MA
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2007 Volunteer / Community Outreach / Juror / Participating artist – Window ARTS Malden 2007, Malden, MA
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2007 Volunteer / Art Consultant
Provided voluntary consultation on grant writing and community outreach to the Art Committee of The Asperger’s Association of New England (AANE) in planning an art exhibit series by 15-20 adults with Asperger (AS) held in 2007._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2006 Volunteer / Moderator / List owner
Established a NEW list-serv for artSPACE@16 called artMATTERS
This FREE list-serv distributes information about artSPACE@16’s exhibitions, gallery talks, receptions, and call for entries. Subscribers will also receive notices of calls for proposals, residency/curatorial/ workshop/grant/art related job opportunities, visiting artists/lecture series, artist live/work studio space and more._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2006 Volunteer / Art Consultant / Exhibition Curator / Participating artist
Participating Grant Recipient of the Malden / Massachusetts Cultural Council 2006 Grant to design and establish the newest and largest exhibition space in Malden called Gallery at Elm Street, First Parish in Malden, Universalist, Malden, MA. Curated its premier exhibit entitled MALDEN Contemporary featured 22 Malden artists_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2006 Volunteer / Community Outreach / Publicist / Juror / Participating artist – Window ARTS Malden 2006, Malden, MA
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2006 Volunteer
Provided consultation on community outreach, media publicity, exhibition design and installation to PIGMENTIA |13FOREST GALLERY in Medford, MA
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2006 Guest Speaker for Montserrat Senior Seminar class, Beverly, MA.
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2006 Guest Juror - DeCordova Museum School Student Exhibit "What Were You Thinking?", Lincoln. MA
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2005 Volunteer / Moderator / List owner
Started a list serve called [CommunityArtsNetworkMalden] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MaldenArtsNet/ dedicated to building connections within the Malden Artists’ Community and beyond. Postings will include announcements of the City of Malden's venture in creating artist live/work studio space, as well as events and opportunities concerning arts and culture in Malden and beyond.
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2005 - 2007 Volunteer / Committee member / contributor
Invited to be one of the seven committee members for the City's venture in creating artists' live/work space in Malden - identified potential members, provide community outreach support, contribute input on the conversion of Sacred Heart Church convent to artists live/work building._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2005 - 2006 Volunteer / Motivator / Supporter
Provide voluntary consultation to MaldenMuse.com, Malden’s very first online arts and cultural journal when needed._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2005 Contributor / Endorser
Invited to participate in "The State of The Scene - a Roundatable Discussion with Some of Boston's Local Arts Luminaries" - Moderated by Rachel Gepner, organized by the Weekly Dig Newspaper to promote a dialogue between the art communities. This discussion was held at the Mills Gallery BCA, reported in the Boston's Weekly Dig (4.13.05 - 4.20.05 issue) along with its "2005 Gallery Guide" which had included listings of Malden arts venues._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2004 Volunteer / Initiator / Exhibition Installer / Participating Artist
West End Café Gallery, Malden, MassachusettsMotivated and supported Sylvie Morretto, owner of West End Cafe Gallery to continue hosting art events at her Malden Café. Designed and had the gallery's sign made, wrote a call for artists and distributed it on behalf of the Café Gallery, outreach to musicians for opening reception, handed out listings of arts and cultural venues in Malden for attendees. Put the Café Gallery on artSPACE@16's website, spread the word about this art venue, encouraged others to do so in support of the Café Gallery. Click to read more...._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2004 Volunteer / Survey Initiator / Writer / Conductor
AN INITIAL SURVEY FOR ARTIST STUDIO SPACE IN MALDEN.
This survey was initiated, written and conducted independently from the City of Malden. Participation in this survey was strictly voluntary and results were compiled and shared with the arts community and the relevant authorities in the City of Malden (The Mayor's Office, Malden Redevelopment Authority, local councilors, etc.). By compiling the results of this survey, I hoped to consolidate the voices of artists concerning their unmet spatial needs of live/work and just work studio spaces in Malden. Voluntary Involvement included but not limited to art space study and reaching, put together questionnaire, organizing, planning, identify artists, web page design, community outreach, conduct the survey, write report. Financed, designed the production of this report. (See copy of this REPORT located at http://www.artSPACEat16.com/report.htm
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2003 - present Volunteer / Initiator
LISTINGS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL VENUES IN MALDEN
A ongoing self-initiative effort in putting "Malden Art" on the map. Compile listings of arts and cultural venues in Malden, make suggestion to local arts and cultural organizations to consider creating a page with the listings on their websites or publication. Doing so to serve as a bridge to increase community connectivity and to promote the ARTS in Malden as a whole. . Suggested listings to Malden Observer newspaper, City' of Malden, city officers, IDEAS 5 Artists' Studios, Cyber Café @ Malden Square's, MATV Gallery, MaldenHomePage, affordable galarie, MaldenMuse, MaldenArts, Malden Public Library, Malden Sketch Group, and more to come.... Continue this ongoing voluntary effort in updating and suggesting the LISTINGS to potential listers. Making the hard copy be availabled to artists, gallery visitors and collaborators._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2003 Initiator / Curator / Participating Artist / Exhibition Installer
Gallery at the Mayor's Office, Malden, MassachusettsApproached The Mayor's Office to create "The Mayor's Gallery" holding ongoing exhibition programs to featuring local artists. Commissioned to curate and install its premier show entitled MALDEN ARTISTS - NEW WORKS featured 17 Malden artists Oct-Nov 2003. Involvement included but not limited to organizing and planning, identify artists and theme, conducting studio visits, exhibition design and installation, invitation design, web page design, community outreach; support public affairs/PR, and reception.
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2003 Volunteer / Initiator / Co-organizer
REVITALIZING MALDEN SQUARE THROUGH THE ARTS 2/26/2003An open discussion sponsored by: The Office of Mayor Richard C. Howard, Malden Redevelopment Authority, The City Council's Downtown Committee and artSPACE@16, Malden. Discussion was held at the Malden City Hall on 2/26/2003. The discussion was designed to reaching out to all artists to get their ideas on how they can be part of the revitalization process, creating artists live/work space and art related business opportunities in the Malden Square area. Involvement included but not limited to organizing and planning, identify artists, coordinated guest speakers for this discuss, web page design, community outreach; support public affairs/PR. Click to read more..._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2003 Juror
…INSPIRED BY LOVE…juried exhib in all media - LynnArts, Lynn, MA_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2002 Panelist
Been invited to share ideas on "GETTING YOUR WORK INTO ART SPACES" - Arts & the Media, at a Panel Discussion organized by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2002 Guest Speaker
Been invited to share ideas at a panel discussion "ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN THEIR COMMUNITY" at University of Massachusetts in Boston_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2002: Independent Curator / Exhibition Installer / Participating Artist
Malden Access TV Art Gallery, Malden, Massachusetts - Received a Malden Cultural Council / Massachusetts Cultural Council 2002 Grant to curate a premier exhibit entitled AMBIANCE featuring 9 artists at MATV Art Gallery. Involvement included but not limited to organizing and planning, identify artists and theme, conducting studio visits, exhibition design and installation, invitation design, web page design, community outreach; support public affairs/PR, reception, and co-coordinated video interviews of 9 artists. Click to read more.._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2001 Volunteer / Collaborator / Curator / Event & Exhibition Installer
Asian American Artists Roundtable Series, Malden, Massachusetts.Awarded a Malden Cultural Council / Massachusetts Cultural Council 2001 Grant to curate exhibitions and co-organize the Asian American Artist Roundtable Series with the Great Wall Center, Inc., MAPAC, and ASIAN SPECTRUM TV Series, Malden, Massachusetts. This project involved conceptualizing processes to accomplish goals including: project proposal writing, program writing, event planning/organizing, budget managing, identify artists, art curatorial, exhibition design and installation, publication design, public affairs/PR, conducting interviews, co-host forums and gallery receptions, and report writing upon completion of all projects.
The Asian American Roundtable Series program included seven events, which were all successfully implemented.
* Teamed up with Asian Spectrum to conduct Asian Artists features Interviews for the CreAsian: A Pan Asian Arts Festival at the Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts. Conducted presentation to recruit artists and made announcement of the Asian American Roundtable Series in Malden.
* Co-Organized - ARTISTS' RESOURCE TABLE - an Artists' Slides Presentation and Talk, artSPACE@16, Malden, MA.
* Co-Organized - a Forum on GENDER/EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT, Awarded Recognition Award from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the Boston area, for supporting the Commission's mission in eradicating employment discrimination. Click to read more...
* Co-organized - COMMUNITY INPUT AND PLANNING FORUM.
* Curated art exhibits: IDENTItea at artSPACE@16, Malden, MA click to read more...
* Traditional Chinese Tea Art Presentation. click to read more...
* Curated art exhibit: ALL NATURAL at artSPACE@16, Malden, MA click to read more..._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2000 Guest Speaker
Been invited to share ideas at a panel discussion on "THE ROLE OF CONTEMPORARY ASIAN AMERICAN WOMAN" at University of Massachusetts in Boston._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2000: Volunteer / Advisor / Curator / Exhibition Installer / Participating Artist
Asian American Resource Workshop, and the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Served as an advisor on the Advisory Board of Cre-Asian: Pan Asian Art Festival. Co-curated a large scale art event "Out of Bounds: Work of Artists with Ties to Asia." Involvement included: reviewing artists' slides and proposals submitted, coordinated and provided outreach to participating artists, planned, designed and installed exhibition, conducted artist interviews for Asian Spectrum TV Series (MATV); arranged publicity with the Chinese media. This large scale Pan-Asian Arts Festival featured more than 100 Asian American visual artists, musicians and performers._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2000: Independent Consultant
Pprovided consultation service to the Great Wall Center, Inc., Malden, MA. Provided consultation services: Implemented a community art project entitled "Asian Cultural Access". Consultation services included outreach to Malden Cultural Council award recipients, conduct studio visits, coordinate artist interviews for Asian Spectrum TV Series (MATV). This art project was awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council/Malden Cultural Council 2000 Grant._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2000: Volunteer / Co-Organizer / Curator
Co-organized and curated ART IS FOOD, FOOD IS ART arts event with the Asian American Resource Workshop at artSPACE@16, Malden, MA._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2000 - 2002: Independent Translation and Interpreteration Consultant, Environmental Health Education Workshop Instructor, Outreach, Photographer, Graphic Designer.
Campaign to Protect Chinatown, Boston, Massachusetts.
Accurately translated Environmental Health Education Curriculum from English to Chinese written by Professor Douglas Brugge at Tufts University. Involvement included but not limited to design workshop brochures; photography, facilitate printing production with printer, provide community outreach, workshop proposal writing, scheduling and conducted 4 pilot workshops in English/Mandarin/Cantonese focus on Chinatown residents and Asian community at large. Continue to conduct workshop as request_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2000 - 2002: Independent Interpretation and Translation Consultant / Outreach Coordinator / Youth ROOTS: Community Service Learning Program Co-Instructor.
Asian Community Development Corporation, Boston, MA.
Included direct service, outreach, bilingual workshops, presentations, and interpretation / translation to the Asian gardeners and Garden community at large. Co-Designed Youth ROOTS: Community Service Learning Program curriculum and conducted program sessions. This workshop is for trilingual English/ Mandarin/Cantonese high school youth who wanted to complete Community Service learning. Youth students meet elderly Chinese gardeners and help several communities work together on a neighborhood resources, media to explain the garden's role in people live, develop a presentation to share the Chinese cultural heritage unique present at the Berkeley Street Community Garden_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1999 Art Installer / Ideas Contributor / Interpreter / Translator.
The Garden Party: A large-scale installation and Public Art Project by Christina Bechstein, at the Cyclorama, Boston Center for the art and the Berkeley Street Community Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.
Worked with installation artist Christina Bechstein, Boston Center for the Arts, South End Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust, and Asian gardeners from the Berkeley Street Community Garden on this awarded community art project. Provided direct service in oral and written translations in English / Mandarin / Cantonese / Toisanese, outreach, photographing and documenting the Garden, Garden presentations, conducted bilingual Garden workshops, contributed ideas on design, installed Christina Bechstein's large scale art installation at the Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1998: Volunteer / Interpreter.
The Boston - Tainan Art and Urban Design Cultural Exchange Program: "The Essence of Place" in Boston.
Interpreted with English to Chinese: Mandarin, Fujianese or Taiwanese, and vice versa among the participating artists for this Art and Culture Exchange program. The Exchange program was supported and sponsored by the City of Tainan and the City of Boston, administrated by The Space, a non-profit arts organization for all media in Boston, the New Phase Arts Space, and the Tainan 21st Century Urban Development Association in Tainan, Taiwan.
