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Karen B. Guerin
From: Sonja Marcus [sonja @vegan.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 5:55 PM
To: Orrin Mahoney
Subject: Funding for Deer Hollow Farm
Hi Orren,
I have been a teaching docent at Deer Hollow Farm for over 17 years. During that time I have
had the pleasure of teaching many children from the Cupertino School District. Our other
events, at the farm, are also attended by many families from Cupertino. I hope we will have
your vote to continue funding Deer Hollow Farm, and its many programs, enjoyed by so many
people in Cupertino.
Sincerely,
Sonja Marcus
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Mike Hammes [mike15.hammes @sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 9:15 PM
To: Orrin Mahoney
Subject: Please continue the$5k support for Deer Hollow Farm
Dear Vice Mayor Mahoney
I've learned that the Cupertino City Council will be voting on whether to continue the $5,000 support
the city provides to
Deer Hollow Farm. I hope the council will vote to continue this support.
It appears city staff has recommended not continuing the support. I don't know the details of their
decision, but I'm guessing it involves the feeling that what Deer Hollow Farm provides is duplicated by
what McClellan Ranch offers. I've been volunteering as a weekend docent at Deer Hollow Farm for
33 years. I also volunteered at McClellan Ranch in the mid-90s,
occasionally visit the park, and see the list of the classes in the recreation dept schedule; so I have a
feel for what both programs have to offer.
While the summer camp and field trip programs are roughly equivalent, Deer Hollow Farm gets many
more casual visitors than McClellan Ranch. By casual visitors, I mean those who aren't part of
classes, field trips or tours. Due to the funding of Deer Hollow Farm program , an indirect benefit is
that people can visit the farm on their own.
Does Cupertino have volunteer t-shirts? Right now I wear a DHF t-shirt when I volunteer. But since
I've lived in Cupertino for 25 years, I can see some PR benefit if I wear a Cupertino t-shirt. When I talk
to the public as a docent, the t-shirt may catch the attention of the Cupertino residents (and maybe
others too).
Thanks
Mike Hammes
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Dorothy Schafer[dorothy.schafer @mindspring.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 8:11 PM
To: Mark Santoro
Subject: Deer Hollow Farm
June 4, 2012
Dear Mayor Santoro,
I am writing this letter to encourage you to continue your financial support of Deer Hollow
Farm and its programs. As the former president of the Friends of Deer Hollow Farm, a former
high school social studies teacher and a teaching docent at Deer Hollow Farm, I have seen
first hand what a positive effect the educational programs at Deer Hollow Farm have had on
children from Cupertino and the surrounding communities. As a teaching docent, I have
noticed the particular enthusiasm and desire to ].earn shown by Cupertino students. Over 500
students from Cupertino schools come to classes at Deer Hollow every school year and over
17,000 residents of Cupertino visit the Farm yearly. In addition, many Cupertino students
attend summer camp and later serve as interns.
The cooperative support shown between the communities of Mountain View, Cupertino and Los
Altos Hills is a model for other communities that are hoping to keep their facilities and
programs operating in difficult financial times. Last year the city of Mountain View, who
manages the Farm, contributed about $50,000 after fee/cost recovery, Los Altos Hills
contributed $10,000, Cupertino contributed $5,000 , the County of Santa Clara contributed
$50,000 and Mid-Peninsula Open Space District contributed $140,000. All of the teaching
is done by trained volunteer docents, and much of the farm upkeep and labor is provided by
volunteers as well. The summer camp provides volunteer leadership opportunities for
teenagers. As you can see, Cuperinto's return on its investment is greatly amplified by the
contribution of volunteers and the other funding partners.
By spreading the cost of maintaining the operations at Deer Hollow Farm among the surrounding
communities, we can ensure its continued existence for our families.
Thank you for your support.
Dorothy Schafer,
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Silicon Valley Reads 2012 Offers Many Ways
to Explore a Wide-ranging Topic
By Heather Zimmerman
hzimmerman@community-newspapers.com
Posted: 01/23/2012 07:32:36 PM PST
Updated: 01/24/2012 08:42:19 AM PST
As a community-wide reading program, Silicon Valley Reads has, by its nature, always
focused on encouraging the widest participation possible. That's why the event, in just a
decade, has grown from discussions of one selected book to a wide array of events and
activities inspired by a selected book--or in this year's case, books--as well as providing
additional book selections for all ages, even those too young to read.
The theme for Silicon Valley Reads 2012 is built around two authors' books, Sumbul Ali-
Karamali's The Muslim Next Door and J. Willow Wilson's The Butterfly Mosque. Both
books offer different perspectives on the theme "Muslim and American."
Silicon Valley Reads also features four companion selections for youth and children: for
pre-kindergarteners, Todd Parr's It's OK to Be Different; for children in grades K-2, Eve
Bunting's One Green Apple; Asma Mobin-Uddin's My Name Is Bilal for readers in
grades 2-6; and Sheba Karim's Skunk Girl for teens in grades 7 and above.
Silicon Valley Reads is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its most expansive schedule
of programming yet. The 2012 edition of the event offers a variety of ways to explore this
year's broad and complex topic, taking the theme of"Muslim and American" from the
page to the gallery and silver screen, as well as to local libraries and online.
From January through April, residents throughout the valley can read books, attend panel
discussions and lectures, share their thoughts in an essay contest and in numerous
discussion groups, both in person and online, and gain additional insights through art
exhibitions and films. Activities--and there are, all told, more than 100 individual events-
-are offered at libraries and many other venues in communities throughout Santa Clara
County.
"What we discovered as we looked back at the years that were most successful, it seemed
to be the ones in which the books had themes ghat were provocative in some way, that
really engaged the community in debate, in dialogue in sharing different perspectives,"
says Silicon Valley Reads coordinator Diane McNutt.
Though books are at the heart of the program, a broader range of activities, not
necessarily focused on Ali-Karamali and Wilson's books but on the larger themes they
address, aims to invite broader participation.
"People are drawn to different types of events," says McNutt. "Not everybody likes the
same things, and we're having a variety of different types of events, some with authors,
some panel discussions. In the past we've had craft programs for children or teens, films,
just anything that relates to the theme of the year, which is based on the book and just
kind of slices and dices the topic in a different way."
McNutt says art is adding a new and different dimension to this year's discussion. De
Anza College's Euphrat Museum of Art is presenting an art exhibition affiliated with
Silicon Valley Reads. "Invoking Peace" Islamic art exhibit shows Feb. 3 through March
17 at the Euphrat, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. A reception
featuring calligraphy demonstrations by Zubair Simab takes place Feb. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
"Invoking Peace" builds upon a traveling show called "Legacy of the Koran: Messages of
Peace" that asked Bay Area Muslim artists to create pieces in response to four particular
verses from the Koran.
"Their artwork has been traveling all around the Bay Area, mostly in libraries. That was
the nucleus of the show, and we brought in some additional artists," says Diana
Argabrite, "Invoking Peace" curator and director of De Anza College's Arts and Schools
Program. "I brought in five well-known artists who had more of a secular perspective.
They all happened to be from five different Middle Eastern countries originally and in
their work, they deal with issues related to where you've come from. And that's how the
show grew."
In part, "Invoking Peace" highlights the fact that the term "Islamic art" can refer to both
religious and secular works.
"I think people will gain a greater understanding of Islamic culture and traditions, and
also expand their understanding of what Islamic art is, because it is both religious and
secular art," Argabrite says. "It's a term that is often debated in the art history world, so
that was definitely a thought."
In addition to highlighting a selection of pieces from the "Legacy of the Koran" traveling
show, "Invoking Peace" features some works created especially for the exhibit, including
site-specific installations, such as Taraneh Hemami's Transcendence, a large-scale prayer
rug that is actually a mosaic created from shattered safety glass and ash. The piece
addresses issues of war and conflict in the Middle East.
"It's quite beautiful. It has mylar underneath it and then we've placed it near the window
so it's going to reflect light around the space," Argabrite says. "It's quite a powerful piece
and this is being created specifically for this show, though she has done one or two other
versions, but this is being done specifically for here."
Another installation, created by Doris Bittar, draws on words and script from Chinese,
Aztec and Middle Eastern languages, and invites viewers to interact by changing the
words, which are displayed in a pattern on the wall. Bittar worked with different poets to
come up with the words for the piece. Since Bittar is based in San Diego and unable to be
in town to install her work, De Anza College students from a gallery design class will be
installing the piece for the artist.
Not only will students have the learning experience of working on a professional gallery
show, they will also be contributing to "Invoking Peace." "There's a collaborative mural
that's being done by a color and design class here at De Anza that will be the title wall,"
Argabrite says.
The performing arts also play a role in Silicon Valley Reads 2012, with screenings of
eight films that highlight different aspects of the history, as well as everyday life, of
American Muslims. Unity Productions Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to increase
understanding between different faiths, produced these films, which include Muhammad:
Legacy of a Prophet, a biography of Muhammad told through the lives of contemporary
American Muslims and Allah Made Me Funny, a concert film showcasing American
Muslim comedians.
Music, dance and film all come together in the documentary Sound of the Soul by Bay
Area-based director Stephen Olsson. The film tells of the Fez World Music Festival,
which brings together musicians of Muslim, Christian and Jewish faiths each year in
Morocco.
"I found a five-minute clip, fell in love with it and said, We have to do this,' and then
discovered that the producer director in Bay Area, and contacted him," coordinator
McNutt says.
Sound of the Soul will show March 11 at De Anza College's Visual and Performing Arts
Center, with director Olsson on hand to discuss the film and answer questions.
Such multi-disciplinary programming offers many different opportunities for participants
to learn about this year's theme, notes Reshma Hyder, a former board member of the
West Valley Muslim Association who has been working with the organization to help
coordinate programs and volunteers for Silicon Valley Reads. She is also a speaker for
Silicon Valley Reads, as one of the presenters of"Getting to Know American Muslims
and Their Faith," a series talks at local libraries that outline the history and cultural
traditions of American Muslims. Hyder will present the first talk Feb. 4 at the Saratoga
Library.
She says that it's helpful to have other events cn the schedule that can serve as further
resources for those who might want to know more.
"There is such a broad spectrum of variety. There are discussion groups happening and at
the same time, online book club, people who are reading the book and meeting afterwards
just to get more feedback. At the same time there are films that are funny and there are
documentaries," Hyder says.
"It's interesting that I would be speaking to the audience about these things, and I can
actually tell them to visit the other locations to increase upon their knowledge. There are
a variety of opportunities to go and learn."
The film Prince of Slaves, which screens during February and March, dovetails with
some of the history that Hyder is covering in her talk. The film tells of an African Muslim
prince who was captured and sold into slavery in the American South.
Hyder also says that as someone who also serves on a local PTA, it's nice to see an anti-
bulllying message included in the companion books for youth and children.
"These books add variety to the mix and especially for the school programs, antibullying,
how to be appreciative of somebody else's culture,how to be friends with them--all of
these things being talked about and thought about are great to build bridges between
various cultures," Hyder says.
Another unique opportunity, Hyder points out, is the chance to visit a mosque with author
Wilson. The author will be on hand Jan. 27 at the Muslim Community Association, a
large mosque in Santa Clara.
Although Silicon Valley Reads 2012 looks likely to be the source of a lot of important
and insightful dialogue, it's clear that that the more than 100 individual events, readings
and discussions already reflect the diversity of the South Bay community and a desire to
learn more about each other. The large array of programming for Silicon Valley Reads
2012 evolved out of word of mouth and widespread interest, and McNutt says that she
herself was surprised at how many ideas for events were taken up by individuals and
organizations, and brought to fruition.
McNutt recalls that as she was discussing Sound of the Soul with director Olsson, he
mentioned another project of his, One Through Love, which explores the work of 13-
century mystic poet Rumi, whose poetry has found tremendous popularity in the U.S.
"Then I contacted [Los Gatos poet laureate] Parthenia Hicks, who had just completed a
program on Rumi poetry and she contacted other poets laureate, and that took off on its
own," McNutt says. The result is a screening of One Through Love accompanied by
readings of three local poets laureate. The program takes place March 31 at De Anza
College.
McNutt also sought to address potentially thornier subject matter, Islamophobia and its
ilk, and found that numerous local organizations, from Addison-Penzak Jewish
Community Center to the League of Women Voters to Asian Americans for Community
Involvement, were quick to pitch in to help build the panel discussion "Paranoid Politics:
Islamophobia, McCarthyism and the Yellow Peril," April 3 at the Jewish Community
Center. The event will be panel will feature playwright and attorney Wajahat Ali,
Congressman Mike Honda and SJSU professor emeritus Larry Gerston.
McNutt says she hopes that participants' experiences throughout the event have two
benefits.
"There's the obvious one of learning more about a growing segment of our community
that we might not know a lot about, and overcoming some of the assumption or
prejudices or stereotypes we might have, and then going back to the mission and vision of
Silicon Valley Reads,just reinforcing the value of books in educating and opening our
eyes and our minds to different perspectives," she says.
Adds Hyder, "It's really humbling, and we're very grateful that although it's Silicon
Valley Reads' 10th anniversary, it's courageous of them to select a topic that is no doubt
in the news everywhere; it really takes a level of understanding...to help contribute
toward better understanding of diverse cultures and the community that Muslims
represent."
CupertinoPatch.
SILICON VALLEY READS 2012
By Jeremy Barousse
February 3, 2012
Arts, The Neighborhood Files, Local Connections
Islamic Art Exhibit Comes to Euphrat Museum
Silicon Valley Reads art exhibition from modern Muslim artists show diverse culture,
current social issues.
The county-wide celebration of Islamic art, tradition and culture for the 10th
anniversary of Silicon Valley Reads continues Friday with the opening of an Islamic Art
Exhibition at the Euphrat Museum of Art at De Anza College.
The exhibit titled, Invoking Peace, will feature art that combines Islamic tradition,
innovation, faith and activism and will feature work from several Muslim artists from
around the world, according to Diana Argabrite, the museum's Director of Arts and
Schools Program. Some of those artists include Seyed Alavi, Doris Bittar, Ala Ebtekar,
Taraneh Hemami and Saira Wasim.
According to Argabrite, the exhibition will feature diverse modern art that will educate
viewers of the issues facing Muslims all over the world.
"I think the community will enjoy the diversity of the art if they aren't familiar with
Islamic Cultures," she said. "They will gain a deeper understanding of the religious and
secular differences. There are Muslims from many different countries that express
different issues."
Invoking Peace artwork created by artists from all over the world and includes a variety
of genre such as sculpture and ceramics, digital art, site-specific installations,
classical and experimental calligraphy and paintings to product designs for cultural
needs. It will also include artists from the successful traveling art show Legacy of
Qu'ran: Messages of Peace, responds to select verses from the Qur'an. These members
of the Bay Area Muslim artist community include engineers and calligraphy masters,
graphic and product designers, community activists and leaders.
Members of the De Anza student body have also stepped in to participate in the
celebration, students from the college's Gallery Exhibition Design course, a class in
which Argabrite also teaches, have helped with the design of the exhibition and
painted a mural at the gallery entrance.
Argabrite expects the art show to educate the community of Islamic culture and people
of all ages will benefit from its resources.
"I would call it a shared call for peace," she said. "The show is really going to be well-
visited and used by the community, and we're really going to be squeezing every bit of
educational value out of it as we can."
Invoking Peace will be open Feb. 3 to March 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 3 with a community art
station.
For more information on the exhibit and to make a tour group appointment, please
call the Euphrat Museum at 408-864-5464.
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January 30, 2012
Media Contact: Diana Argabrite
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 95014
http://www.deanza.edu/euphrat
408-864-5464
For Immediate Release
EVENTS:
Winter Art Exhibition: Invoking Peace
February 3 - March 17, 2012
Hours: 10-3, M-Th
Open Saturday March 3, 10:00 am— 1:00 pm, Community Art Station
Open Sunday March 11, 12:00—2:00 pm before film, Sounds of the Soul
Open to tours by appointment
Reception: Thursday, February 9, 5:30 - 7:00 pm with calligraphy demonstrations by
Zubair Simab
For additional events, check the Euphrat Museum of Art website
http://www.deanza.edu/euphrat
WHERE: Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard,
Cupertino, CA 95014
Invoking Peace interweaves tradition, innovation, faith, and activism. Traditional and
hybrid calligraphy is combined with site-specific installations, animation, graphic design,
a collaborative mural, and more. This shared call for peace brings together artists from
around the globe and throughout the Bay Area.
Artists include: Seyed Alavi, Doris Bittar, Ala Ebtekar, Taraneh Hemami, and Saira
Wasim with Legacy of Qur'an: Messages of Peace artists Um Amina, Salma Arastu,
Davi Barker, Bassamat Bahnasy, Manli Chao, Haji Noor Deen, Azeem Khaliq, Ali Khan,
Asma Khan, Fatima Ozgun, Mark Piercy, David Platford,Nabeela Raza Sajjad, Ayesha
Samdani, Lubna Shaikh, Arash Shirinibab, and Zubair Simab.
A collaborative mural, Occupy Everywhere, by Color and Design students with De Anza
College art professor Eugene Rodriguez.
Artists Seyed Alavi, Doris Bittar, Ala Ebtekar. Taraneh Hemami, and Saira Wasim have
all exhibited their work widely in art museums throughout the United States, Europe, and
the Middle East.
Doris Bittar's Tec Sayings is a large-scale phrase-making interactive installation focused
on identity and multicultural issues. She worked with poets Diane Gage, Fathi Juda, and
Ken Chen to choose words and lines. The overall design morphs several cultures
including Arabic, Indo-European, Mexican, and Chinese. The larger shape and golden
color was inspired by the pyramids of the Aztecs and the Mayans. The pattern creates
five-pointed stars out of squares, a synthesized design culled from Middle Eastern,
Byzantine, and Chinese art. Viewers are invited to create new phrases and stories which
will be recorded and shared during the exhibition.
Ala Ebtekar's exhibits works from his Morning Breeze series, intricate drawings layered
over text from an antique Arabic prayer book. In this selection we see scenes of epic
battles from the past mirroring the present, a mix of sorrow and prayer. Ebteckar is
influenced by Persian epics, hip hop, graffiti, and comic books as well as Iranian
coffeehouse painting. The tools and materials he uses, ink, brush, and watercolor, root in
the Persian miniature painting tradition. He describes his work as, "A crossroad where
the present day events meet mythology." "The illustrations both illuminate and provide
ironic contrast with the text's purpose and meaning." The full Morning Breeze series
features two armies facing off at a fold of the book, "as though fighting over two
interpretations of the same text."
Taraneh Hemami's Transcendence installation is a response to war and conflict in the
Middle East. It includes a large-scale prayer rug, facing east, that is actually a mosaic of
shattered safety glass and ash. The rug's tree of life designs and patterns are shades of
blue and reflect light around the space. Hemami is an interdisciplinary visual artist based
in San Francisco. Born in Tehran, Iran, her works explore the complex cultural politics
of exile through personal and collaborative projects and installations.
Painter Saira Wasim draws from Mughal, Renaissance, and contemporary political
sources to create epic miniatures. She stages a cast of heroic and petty characters
engaged in always dramatic and sometimes tragic acts. In The Crucible, we see a figure
drawn from a Mughal miniature painting shouldering a globe-sized cell phone juxtaposed
with a floating figure from Michelangelo's Sistine chapel ceiling mural. Wasim's
gouache miniatures blend Eastern technique with contemporary content.
Seyed Alavi's painting from his "Homeless" series features a 12' tall figure stripped bare
of everything; without clothes or place. The posture suggests introspection and
detachment from the outside world. It utilizes the immigrant's feeling of homelessness as
an analogy and invitation to explore metaphysical concepts drawn from Persian mystical
poetry. He writes, "Perhaps in this sense we are all immigrants, strangers in a strange
land."
Artwork from the Islamic Art Exhibit's Legacy of Qur'an: Messages of Peace traveling
show responds to select verses from the Qur'an. These members of the Bay Area Muslim
artist community include engineers and calligraphy masters, graphic and product
designers, community activists and leaders.
Graphic designer Davi Barker's digital collages and posters celebrate Islamic and
Muslim culture and offer sharp political commentary. Arash Shirinibab creates both
Arabic calligraphy in the Thulth style and has designed products for traditional and
cultural needs. For example, the TahDig Pan is a new pot-plate for cooking and serving a
popular traditional Iranian dish. Haji Noor Deen is a renowned master of Arabic
calligraphy. Born in Shangdong province, China, he has created a new calligraphic style
that brings together Chinese and Arabic calligraphic traditions. Several painters
including Nabeela Sajjad, Salma Arastu, Ayesha Samdani, Lubna Sheikh, Azeem
Khaliq, Manli Chao, Bassamat Bahnasy, and Asma Khan present poetic
interpretations of verses from the Qur'an combining contemporary painting styles with
Arabic calligraphy.
Presented in conjunction with Silicon Valley Reads 2012 and the Islamic Art Exhibit.
The Euphrat Museum of Art is funded in part by the De Anza Associated Student Body,
City of Cupertino,City of Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Donor's
Circle, and Friends of the Euphrat.
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By Matt Wilson
mwilson @community-newspapers.com
Posted: 03/22/2012 08:04:03 PM PDT
Vibrant life continues to spill out of the De Anza College Euphrat Museum of Art
two art shows after its executive director retired due to budget constraints. With
two exhibitions in the books, the museum is looking ahead to forging a future
without Janet Rindfleisch, its executive director of 30 years.
Rindfleisch had no choice but to retire in July 2011 after funding was cut for her
position. Until then, she had up the museum since 1978, helping to build the
museum from the ground up. Over the years, the museum has hosted dozens
of thought-provoking shows.
"I have deepest appreciation for our passionate dedication to education and
artistic innovation, the struggles and triumphs we shared, and the wonderful
friendships we have made through the years," Rindfleisch wrote in a November
letter to the art community.
Without Rindfleisch, the art department is working on the task of managing the
popular museum.
"My goal personally is to help carry on her legacy," said Diana Argabrite, a 23-
year veteran and current director of the Arts and Schools program.
Rindfleisch's vision for the museum was one of respecting history and merging
disciplines, diverse organizations and groups around art.
"History is alive and needs addressing now and continues to be addressing,"
she told the Courier in a December interview. "We tried our best to work with
the college and community together. It wasn't always about one area of the
college; it was one of the whole college."
Argabrite hopes to continue Rindfleisch's vision of merging disciplines in the
name of art. "We have tried to make sure that of the two [most recent] shows,
that they both crossed subject matter that would cross over into other
disciplines,"Argabrite said. "We had hope that interest would be sparked and
other classes would use the exhibition within their curriculum. The intention is
to continue a legacy of shows that represent diverse heritage of the area and
touch on historical, social and political issues as well as aesthetics."
The museum is working to find enough staff to carry out all the duties of an
executive director, such as research artists both locally and across the nation.
The school now has exhibition design classes in which students learn the
skills needed to put on an art show. The museum also still runs its successful
Arts and Schools program with local elementary schools.
Meanwhile, the museum wrapped up its most recent exhibition in mid-March.
"Invoking Peace" interwove tradition, innovation, faith and activism, with a focus
placed on the wide array of Islamic art to coincide with this year's Silicon Valley
Reads theme.
Other recent exhibits include "Bridging Generations" in the fall, a look at art and
globalization. The exhibition featured awarding-winning art by De Anza College
students from 1971 to 2011 as well as a selection of contemporary art, photos
and textiles from West Africa.
The next show, opening on May 8, will be the annual De Anza student show.
The exhibition will run through most of June.
The Euphrat Museum of Art is located on the De Anza College campus, 2125.0
Stevens Creek Blvd., in the visual and performing arts center. The museum is
open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3. p.m. during exhibits. For
more information, visit www.deanza.edu/euphrat.
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'Bridging Generations: De Anza Collects' showcases globalization through art. The
show runs until Dec. 8.
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The Euphrat Museum of Art at De Anza College has opened Bridging Generations: De Anza
Collects, an art exhibit that displays artwork centered around the theme of globalization
The exhibit looks to bridge different cultures and generations by showing ways people celebrate
life and death, youth and elders, and how they live their daily lives in an increasingly globalized
world.
"We wanted to show the common threads amongst all people," said Diana Argabrite, Director of
Arts and Schools, of the De Anza student art and West African art.
Argabrite also teaches Gallery Exhibition Design and Internships in Art.
The exhibit showcases artwork from De Anza students from 1971 to 2011 with contemporary
paintings, photos and textiles from West Africa. Art collectors such as Dr. Al and Phyllis Rutner
allowed the exhibit to pick out pieces from their home collection.
Some of the artwork responds to events that occurred in our globalized world, such as Lorna
Outcalt's "Almighty Dollar" triptych. The triptych, which is a work of art that is divided into
three sections that can be folded shut, shows the evolution of the iconography of the American
dollar through time over the three panels.
"I am so excited to be a part of this show," said Outcalt, a De Anza student 2D design student.
"Each of my classmates' pieces depict an American icon of some sort,and quite often the
distortion between the generally accepted meaning of that image and reality. They range from
really very clever to truly beautiful."
The De Anza student body has shown tremendous support in the exhibit. Two Dia de los
Muertos (Day of the Dead) installations were created specifically for the exhibit and are in the
special projects gallery.
The first installation, Honoring, features poems by Puente students honoring family, friends and
musicians who have passed on. Small offerings such as candles and sugar skulls were added by
students, faculty and staff.
The second installation, Buy Buy, is a collaborative effort between the Gallery Exhibition
Design class and an Arts 8 Design class that examines the deathly effects of consumerism and
globalization.
"There were students involved every step of the way," Argabrite said. "With really good support
from the student body."
The exhibit is open until December 8; Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A
special community outreach program is paired with the show, which will include hands-on
activities related to the exhibit. The outreach program will be on December 3.
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Duracell Battery Fantasy Coffin,Nii Anuum, 1994 (Ghana, West Africa)
Fall Art Exhibition at Euphrat Museum of Art
Bridging Generations: De Anza Collects
October 24, 2011
Media Contact: Diana Argabrite
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 95014, http://www.deanza.edu/euphrat/
(408) 864-5464, argabritediana @fhda.edu
For Immediate Release:
CUPERTINO—The fall exhibition,Bridging Generations:De Anza Collects is a re-
visioning of the college's Art on Campus collection with a look at art and globalization.
The exhibition features award-winning works by De Anza students 1971 to 2011 with a
selection of contemporary paintings, sculpture, photographs, and textiles from West
Africa. In the special projects gallery two colJ.aborative Dia de los Muertos (Day of the
Dead) installations.
Fall Art Exhibition: Bridging Generations: De Anza Collects
October 24—December 8, 2011
Hours: 10-3, M-Th
Open Saturdays November 5 and December 3, 10-1 with Family Art Station
and Art on Campus tours
Open additional hours to tours by appointment
WHERE: Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd.,
Cupertino, CA 95014
Bridging Generations:De Anza Collects Art Exhibition:
Artists include Nii Anum, Carmen Arjona-Ariza, So Hee Bae, Bamana Women's
Cooperative, Ibrahim Barry, Anne Biesswig, Robey Bobocar, K. Brou, Nathan Byrne, J.
Bravanit, Dr. Catie Cadge-Moore, Jim H. Choy, D 'Tomo Artist Cooperative, Dorit
Elisha, Yelimane Fall, Kyoko Fischer, Mor Gueye, Serigne Gueye, Andrea Henrick,
Benjamin Andrew Henderson, Robin Kaneshiro, Janet Leong Malan, Li Li,Nan Li, Inez
Liu, Dr. Marcus Lorenzo Penn, Oumou Mariner, Dr. Cesare Reyneri, Elwood Reynolds,
Joseph Rodriguez, Dr. Al Rutner, Maxine Solomon,Naomi Zapanta, and Bing Zhang
Collectors include Dr. Al and Phyllis Rutner, Dr. Catie Cadge-Moore, the Flax Family,
and the Presidents Innovation Fund.
Participating De Anza College classes include Gallery Exhibition Design, 2D Design,
Puente, and Internships in Art.
Bridging Generations:De Anza Collects reflects an increasingly globalized world as
seen through the eyes of different generations. It shows ways we celebrate life and death,
youth and elders, the everyday and the devastation of war. This expression of humanity
is what distinguishes us and makes us unique, and it is also what bridges different
cultures and generations.
Andrea Henrick's 1971 Conquest of the Moon serigraphy triptych responds to the
international race to plant flags on the moon. Four decades later Carmen Aranjo-
Aruna's Identity uses different language newspapers to form large-scale fingerprints - a
close-up look at the immigrant experience in a globalized world. Memories of home and
explorations of cultural identity inspire several works. Dorit Elisha's 1998 mixed media
Ancestors remembers family who immigrated to Israel and around the world. Inez Liu's
12 Spices refers to Chinese and Greek art history and her own childhood in China. Li
Li's A Tibetan Lama speaks to the struggles of the Tibetan people whom she has
documented on her frequent travels.
Maxine Solomon's Valley of Hearts Delight, 1994, depicts a Silicon Valley commuter
alone within a mass of traffic. K. Brou paints a picture of city traffic in Abidjan, Ivory
Coast. Here people commute together on busses and by foot. Selections from Marcus
Lorenzo Penn, MD's Faces of Ghana series feature people engaged in community life; a
father holding his infant daughter as they cross a city street, men returning from a funeral,
a child's direct gaze.
Photographs by Dr. Catie Cadge-Moore show the artistic processes of Dogon weaver
Daude Karambe and painter Serigne Gueye. Other photographs feature a small boy
holding his qur'an lesson boards and a fence on Goree Island with art from recycled
materials by Wolof artist Daouda. On loan from her collections are sous verre (reverse
glass paintings) by internationally renowned Senegalese artist Mor Gueye and his son
Serigne Gueye. They reflect Mouride history and culture. A Qur'an-based painting by
Yelimane Fall serves as a contemporary prayer flag.
We see the global practice of using repurposed materials for art production. Figures by
Robey Bobocar from Mali, West Africa utilize transistors, car key chains, and flattened
tin. The recycled metal sculpture titled, Raymond Carver, by De Anza student Nathan
Byrne incorporates an old metal Pepsi sign found in San Jose.
The globalized art market has influenced what we see. Nii Anum's 7 foot long Duracell
Battery "fantasy coffin" from Ghana looks like a Pop icon and functions as both coffin
and an art commodity sought by global museums and collectors. Some of the textiles on
display are no longer available because the world art market has steered demand towards
mass-produced works. For example, the brilliantly colored strip-woven textile from the
village of Gao in Mali is not made anymore. Contemporary fashion designers from
around the world incorporate West African textiles into their collections as seen in the
modern vest made with authentic Kente cloth.
Honoring, a Dia de los Muertos installation features poems by 2012 Puente students
honoring family, friends, and musicians who have passed on. Students, faculty, staff, and
community added small offerings from candles and marigolds to favorite foods and sugar
skulls. The second Dia de los Muertos installation, Buy Buy, examines the deathly
effects of consumerism and globalization. The collage triptychs central to this
installation are "American Icons: Positive and Negative," an Arts 8 Design class project.
Professor Eugene Rodriguez asked students to explore the connections between art,
aesthetics, politics, and consumerism. Students from the Arts 71 Gallery Exhibition
Design class created the papel picado (cut paper), altar, and floor art in response. These
collaborative Dia de los Muertos installations combine traditional and contemporary
elements of Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico, Latin America, and the United
States. This migration and transformation of a cultural tradition is itself a product of
globalization.
Dr. Cesare Reyneri's 1972 painting of the Flint Center shows the changing face of De
Anza College. At that time the globe-shaped light fixtures lit a major pedestrian path that
thousands of college and community members walked on their way to and from
performances at the Flint and art exhibitions at the Euphrat Gallery. In 2009 the Visual
and Performing Arts Center with the new Euphrat Museum of Art opened its doors.
Art and textiles from West Africa and other countries can be seen inside many De Anza
buildings and hallways thanks to Dr. Al and Phyllis Rutner who have traveled throughout
West Africa and the world. They also opened up their home collection and loaned
additional works including Oaxocan carved Calaveras (skeleton figures), Mexican La
Catrina figures, paintings of city life in Abidjan, garments, and more.
Dr. Cadge-Moore's photographs and other loaned works were sponsored through a 2009
Fulbright-Hays Summer Abroad Program in West Africa.
Exhibition curated by Diana Argabrite with the Arts 71 Gallery Exhibition Design class,
Dr. Catie Cadge-Moore, Eugene Rodriguez, Dr. Nancy Canter, and Al and Phyllis
Rutner. Other participants include Paula Silva, Alicia Cortez, Puente class of 2012, Tony
McCann, Chia Wen, and Euphrat Museum student interns Rachel Luo, Vivi Wei, Mariam
Tawasil, Israel Sanchez De Leon, and Alex Henricks.
The Euphrat is funded in part by De Anza College, De Anza Associated Student Body,
City of Cupertino, City of Sunnyvale, and Friends of the Euphrat Museum.
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skillfully sculpted onto the displays. "Transcendence," consists
floor, the sculptures and "My purpose with the of piles of broken glass ' :'
paintings in the Invoking organization and with the forming a prayer rug fac-
Peace Islamic Art exhib- exhibits we host is to edu- ing the Qibla, the direc-
it at De Anza College's cate people more about tion of daily prayer. in
Euphrat Museum aim to Islamic Art, and through Islam.
AILYA NAQVI,MANAGING EDITOR I LA VOZ WEEKLY interweave "tradition, that about Muslims." said i ■ HOLY PAINTING-A chapter from the holy Quran
"Homeless"-Seyed Alavi's boo,4.0. 000 explores innovation, faith and Sajjad. "I want people to Contact AIWA NAQVI at painted using acrylic on canvas by Nabeela Sajjad.
the notion of home and oursetTS ng ng Iavoz @fhda.edu Founder Qf Islamic Art Exhibit.
in the world as well as the imfT ranf feeling of activisim." according to know that there is not just
homelessness. organizers. one kind of art... much '&
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{ � t;.; on Feb. 9 was promoted is from Syria, Pakistan,
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Reads 2012, an annual Throughout the event,
„ . book reading communi- artist ZubE it Simab
ty that this year features attracted a crowd at the
' . two books about Muslim- entrance of the exhibit, ,. " ;
Americans. where he painted guests'
_ Among the many varlet- names in Arabic calligra- ',
ies of artistic calligraphy, phy, while teaching them Altik
one artist whose Arabic the logistics that go into n
and Persian calligraphy creating such skillful
particularly stood out was art as body postures and
Arash Shirinbab. "It's all. angels.
about beauty." Shirinbab "I am demonstrating
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explained. "Verses from Arabic and Farsi callig- "TEC SAYINGS" A phase-making installation by Doris Bittar,that focuses on identity
the "Quran that convey raphy," he said. "This 'is and multicultural issues.
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AILYA NAQVI,MANAGING EDITOR I LA VOZ WEEKLY
"God"-A three-dimensional sculpture spells out Really important for me do in my free time. I am
'God"in Arabic. to convey that in this trying to build a between
exhibition." the Western and Islamic
De Anza president Brian culture; there are a lot of
Murphy welcomed the negativities in the media
-'...,-,0=, crowd with a few intro- about Islam and I aim to
ductory words about the eradicate them by bridg-
event and Silicon Valley ing the gap between these
Reads 2012. "This show cultures to preserve back-
symbolizes the remark- grounds."
able diversity of the col- Biology major Maheem
lege," he said. Khan, 19, critiqued the
Director of Arts and artwork as she visited --- -- _
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"Transcendence"-Taraneh Hemami's broken glass Schools program Diana the exhibition in between WRITING NAMES IN ARABIC-Artist Zubair Simab demonstrated Islamic calligraphy by
art work creates a prayer rug facing the Qibla,with Argabrite thanked the classes. writing names of the guests in Arabic.
a reference to the passageway to paradise.
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