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 The CoCA gallery is located in the Tashiro Kaplan Building in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square as of September 2016. | |
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| Established | 1980 |
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| Location | 114 3rd Ave S, Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′05″N 122°19′48″W / 47.601350°N 122.330047°W |
| Type | Non-profit art gallery |
| Executive director | Nichole DeMent |
| Public transit access |  Pioneer Square station |
| Website | www.cocaseattle.org |
The Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) is a non-profit, contemporary art gallery located in Seattle, Washington. CoCA has provided continuous programming that presents work by both established and emerging artists since 1980. Such artists include R. Crumb and Peter Bagge in Misfit Lit: Contemporary Comic Art, collectives such as Neue Slowenische Kunst, authors such as William S. Burroughs, and performers such as Karen Finley. Today, CoCA " serves the Pacific Northwest as a catalyst and forum for the advancement, development, and understanding of Contemporary Art", a mission achieved through exhibitions, artist residencies, publications, and discussions.[1]
History[edit]
CoCA was founded in 1980 by a group of artists, art patrons, and arts activists. In 1982, CoCA held its inaugural exhibition, James Turrell's "Four Light Installations", at the Lippy Building in Pioneer Square. [2] CoCA has gone on to host almost 3,000 artists in over 200 major exhibitions plus hundreds of smaller exhibitions and events over the past 35 years. [3] CoCA launched their Archives Project in 2013 as a way to preserve, catalog and share the printed materials, slides, video and other materials gathered over the organization's history.
Facilities[edit]
CoCA originally existed without a permanent gallery space but ran through pop-ups all over Seattle. The main gallery's most recent location, as of September 2016, is the Tashiro Kaplan Building in historic Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle.[4] The CoCA Archives are housed in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle. Starting in 2016, the Archives began digitizing its contents and has an online presence as of July 2017. CoCA still maintains pop-ups across Seattle.
Operations[edit]
CoCA is a tax-exempt non-profit arts organization run by an Executive Director and a working Board of Directors with thirteen elected members. The current Executive Director, Nichole DeMent, was hired in 2015 after being on the Board of Directors for 3 years. CoCA and its archives are maintained by the support of the Board of Directors, volunteers, interns, members, and donors. Board members, interns, and volunteers all take part in the committees within CoCA that help to maintain the infrastructure of the organization. Such committees include curatorial, development, technology, finance, governance, and a committee for CoCA's Annual 24-Hour Marathon and Auction.
Membership[edit]
CoCA has a growing membership base consisting of artists, students, donors, collectors, and art enthusiasts. Members have access to certain perks, including admittance to member-only events, access or discounts to calls for artists, and promotional opportunities. Membership dues, along with grants, donors, and CoCA's Annual Marathon and Auction, help provide funding for the organization.
Annual Programs[edit]
24-Hour Painting Marathon[edit]
Originally titled "They Shoot Painters Don't They?", CoCA's 24-Hour Art Marathon and Auction has been an annual fundraising tradition since 1993. CoCA invites artists to create work in one 24-hour period, which is then sold during a live auction. The event also includes a silent auction and a dessert dash, where patrons bid on various desserts for their table. All artists get a 50% commission on any of their artwork that is sold.
Annual Members' Show[edit]
CoCA's Annual Members' Show is a juried exhibition of artwork created by CoCA Members. Past jurors include David Francis, Joseph C. Roberts, and Deborah Paine.
Northwest Annual[edit]
The Northwest Annual[5] was originally operated under the Seattle Art Museum until CoCA took over the program in 1989. The group exhibition showcased current work by local artists of various mediums selected by a juror. Past Northwest Annual jurors include visual artists Leon Golub and Nancy Spero in 1989,[6] painter and sculptor Kerry James Marshall in 1999,[7] and Canadian visual artist Ken Lum in 2004.[8]
Heaven & Earth[edit]
CoCA also founded and produced Heaven & Earth, a group show of outdoor, temporary installations in Carkeek Park inaugurated in 2009 until the exhibit went independent in 2015.[9]
Exhibitions[edit]
CoCA estimates that it has exhibited over 2,000 artists in approximately 200 major exhibitions (with hundreds of smaller exhibits and events). Description of how exhibitions are done
| Year | Exhibition | Curator | Artist(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Performance by Laurie Anderson | -- | Laurie Anderson | CoCA was located at 81 South Washington Seattle WA during this time. |
| 1982 | Lecture series | -- | Speakers: Robert Irwin, Germano Celant, Kathy Halbreich and Jo-Anne Birnie-Danzker[10] | CoCA was located at 81 South Washington Seattle WA during this time. |
| Four Light Installations | -- | James Turrell | This was CoCA's innagural exhibiton and ran from January 29 through June 29, 1982 in the Lippy Building at 108 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA. | |
| CoCA presents: A Saturday afternoon of something like nothing you've ever seen before | -- | Sponsored by Anne Gould Hauberg, Linda Farris, Anne Gerber, Cathy Hillenbrand and Chuck Rynd | -- | |
| 1983 | Molissa Fenley: Eureka, Voyager,[11] | -- | Molissa Fenley | This performance featured two pieces, Eureka and Voyager, both coregraphed by Fenley. The performance was held at the Dome Room in the Arctic Building in Seattle on April 8-9. Music composed by Peter Gordon accompanied part of the performance and costumes were designed by Yonson Pak. [12] |
| Public Comments | -- | Terry Allen, Lauren Ewing, Edward Kienholz, Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Komar and Melamid, Tad Savinar, Peter Shelton and Krzysztof Wodiczko[13] | The exhibition took place in a donated warehouse at 2216 Western Ave, Seattle, WA. The show ran from December 3, 1983 to January 28, 1984. A panel discussion and a lecture, both containing some of the show's artists, were a part of the overall exhibition. [14] | |
| 1984 | Performance by Jim Pomeroy | -- | Jim Pomeroy[15] | None |
| Lecture series | -- | Speakers John Torreano, Martha Schwartz, Susan Larsen Stelarc and Howard Fox[16] | None | |
| Four Windows: A Peekshow | Barbara Noah | Linda Beaumont, C.T. Chew, Alan Lande, Artofficials[17] | Barbara Noah, this exhibit's curator, was one of CoCA's founding artists. The show was co-presented by the Seattle Art Museum (SAM).[18] | |
| 1985 | CoCAFolio | -- | William T. Wiley, Richard Posner, Nancy Spero and Elaine Reicheck[19] | I need to come back and figure out how to enter this exhibit (cocafolio is umbrella exhibition with smaller exhibitions and events within it, including Neo York) |
| Neo York/Seattle[20] | -- | -- | I need to come back and figure out how to enter this exhibit (cocafolio is umbrella exhibition with smaller exhibitions and events within it, including Neo York) | |
| 1986 | Feminists & Misogynists Together At Last | Robert Costa | Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin[21] | The exhibition took place in the CoCA which was located at 1516 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA at the time. [22] |
| Porn in the U.S.A. | Robert Costa | Panel discussion with moderator Robert Costa and panelists Lydia Lunch, Linda Jordan, Cathy Hillenbrand, Ena Swansea, Selma Waldman, John Copoulos[21] | Panel discussion part of the Feminists & Misogynists Together At Last exhibition. [22] | |
| Underground Seattle | -- | Artists include Lauren Grossman[23], Gayle Bard[24], Ingrid Lahti[25], and Ed Wicklander[26] | -- | |
| Survival Research Laboratories | -- | Mark Pauline, Matt Heckhert, and Eric Werner with assitance from Neal Pauline, Monte Cazazza, and Mike Dingle[27] | The show took place on 14th St, between Cherry St and Jefferson St, in downtown Seattle. The show was enacted by robots, special effects devices, and machines created by the artists.[27] | |
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-- | Perfomance/installation by The Girl Artists (Char Breshgold, Kathy Clark, Christina DeGennaro, Susan Martin, Lisa Siegel) | The performance took place at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. It was sponsored by CoCA and On the Boards. Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
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| CoCA Season Celebration: Einsturzende Neubauten Performance | -- | Einsturzende Neubauten | This free concert was held at Myrtle Edwards Park as a celebration of CoCA's 1986 season. |
References[edit]
- ^ "About CoCA". cocaseattle.org. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Millin, Laura J.; Turrell, James (1982). James Turrell Four Light Installations. Seattle, WA: The Real Comet Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-941104-02-8.
- ^ CoCA Digital Archive Center on Contemporary Art, 26 August 2017
- ^ Graves, Jen (13 July 2016). "Couch-Surfing Center on Contemporary Art Gets a Center". SLOG. the Stranger. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Seattleites are standouts in otherwise flat CoCA Annual". 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Fluxmotiv. "Harriet Sanderson - résumé". www.harrietsanderson.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Shiffler, Meg. "Visual Arts Listings". The Stranger. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Lectures and Events, Nov. 10-16, 2004". Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Heaven & Earth". cocaseattle.org. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Seattle Daily Times (Published as The Seattle Times)". November 7, 1982. Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via News Bank, inc.
- ^ "Works". Molissa Fenley and Company. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Molissa Fenley Performance Program. Seattle, WA: Center on Contemporary Art. 1982.
- ^ "Seattle Daily Times (Published as The Seattle Times)". November 25, 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via NewsBank, inc.
- ^ Public Comments Announcement. Seattle, WA: Center on Contemporary Art. 1983.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|firt=(help) - ^ Berger, David (December 14, 1984). "Seattle Daily Times (Published as The Seattle Times)". Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via NewsBank, inc.
- ^ "Seattle Daily Times (Published as The Seattle Times)". June 15, 1984. Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via NewsBank, inc.
- ^ "Seattle Daily Times (Published as The Seattle Times)". March 9, 1984. Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via NewsBank, inc.
- ^ "1984 - Four Windows: A Peekshow". CoCA Digital Archives. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ COCA Folio [Neo York/Seattle; Steal Witness for the Time Being - William T. Wiley; Richard Posner; Nancy Spero & Elaine Reichek; Art & Advertising]. Seattle, Washington: Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle. 1985.
- ^ Wiley, William T.; Posner, Richard; Spero, Nancy; Reichek, Elaine (1985). COCA Folio. Seattle, WA: Center on Contemporary Art.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b Tarzan, Deloris (March 7, 1986). "Seattle Times, The (WA) (Published as THE SEATTLE TIMES)". Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via NewsBank, inc.
- ^ a b CoCA (1986), Feminists & Misogynists Together At Last Post Announcement, CoCA
- ^ Grossman, Lauren. "Lauren Grossman Resume" (PDF). Lauren Grossman. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Bard, Gayle. "Gayle Bard Bio". Linda Hodges Gallery. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Lahti, Ingrid. "Ingrid Lahti Resume". Ingrid Lahti. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Wicklander, Ed. "Ed Wicklander Resume". Greg Kucera Gallery, INC. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Failure to Discriminate". www.srl.org. Retrieved 8 August 2016.