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Happy Friday! Week 23 of FREESTATE Fridays goes over the Constitution’s Limitations on basic rights and liberties clause: Restrictions must also be accompanied by adequate remedies. Such temporary encroachments on basic rights and liberties that are compatible with California's mission, goals, and international human rights obligations and that are deemed necessary in the case of an armed attack against California or in the event of other situations of emergency which pose a ...serious threat to the nation may be provided by Act or by Decree to be issued on the basis of authorization given by Act for a special reason and subject to a precisely circumscribed scope of application. There are times in which a right needs to be restrained for the greater good, for example, requiring automotive drivers’ licenses or wearing masks during a pandemic. Article 2, Section 14 limits these restraints to what preserves the overall portfolio of rights most effectively. It also sets a high bar for the authorities to overcome in order to encroach on the rights of an individual. Coupling this with the other protections of Article 2 preserves freedom and liberty from government intrusion while guaranteeing the preservation of a just society. @thefreerepublicofcalifornia #thefreerepublicofcalifornia #FREESTATEatESMoA

April is Arts Month! Take part in local and national advocacy art actions all month long. Arts for LA has created a full action calendar with links. https://www.artsforla.org/action_alerts_home

Calling all undergraduate students!Are you interested in learning what it's like to work for an art nonprofit? Would you like to know more about career opportunities in the arts?Apply for one of two paid positions at ESMoA for Summer 2021. Internships are 10-weeks from June 7 until August 6, 2021. The deadline to submit applications is Saturday, April 24 at 5 PM PST. To learn more about the opportunities and how to apply, click on the link in our Linktree. #gettymarrow #i...nternatesmoa #paidinternships Image description: Former Getty Marrow Digital and Communications Interns, Danny Gonzalez and Michel Manalese, pose in front of an installation for ESMoA Experience 41: OZ.

USC Pacific Asia Museum Teen Ambassadors are seeking submissions for an online zine that addresses the recent rise in Anti-Asian racism and promotes cultivation of joy within the AAPI youth community. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScjxSiDOnLc6tiQlI/viewform

Artist Cole Sternberg's solo exhibition FREESTATE, which virtually opened on October 8, 2020 and, for the first time, will be open for in-person viewing through September 18, 2021. This exhibition is one component of Sternberg’s ongoing project The Free Republic of California, a conceptual, agitprop artistic movement. Wide-reaching in its applicationsincluding its own political documents, clothing, and artistic manifestationsthis exhibition encompasses sculpture, text, poli...tical signage, and photography to convey the fundamental core of the project through the lens of visual art. The works serve as a theoretical and artistic gesture for a more enlightened nation through the guise of Californian secession, exploring issues such as human rights, ecological collapse, democracy, and freedom. This exhibition is curated by Dr. Bernhard Zünkeler. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI19IXchH98

Celebrating Trans Visibility Today and Every Day. Repost from @cutiesla Today & every day. Repost via @kimsaira, slides by @pinkmantaray #tdov

Recorded on Wednesday, October 1, 2020, remotely in Los Angeles, CA and Hamburg, DE, this conversation with Artist Cole Sternberg, ESMoA Scholar Álvaro D. Márquez, and ESMoA Curator Dr. Bernhard Zuenkeler explores the provocative and fantastical installation of FREESTATE presented by Artist Cole Sternberg that includes an in-gallery Experience, dedicated website, and propaganda factory that conjures into conceptual existence The Free Republic of California. FREESTATE prolific...ally details and addresses concepts of human rights, the environment, and democracy through a multi-media and publicly activated artistic journey, one that recalls Joseph Beuys’ 7000 Oaks (which precipitated the founding of Germany’s Green Party in 1980). Cole Sternberg employs sculpture in its three-dimensional totality: physical, performative, and social to turn a mirror onto American society’s past moral choices and previously unconsidered future. See more

This week’s FREESTATE Friday goes over the Constitution’s General Clause: The Free Republic of California (‘California’) is a sovereign republic. The Constitution of California (‘Constitution’) shall guarantee the inviolability of human dignity and the freedom and rights of the individual and promote justice in society. The Constitution is a living document, insofar as it should adapt in implementation with the progression of society and technology towards a more enlightened... community. Directly proclaiming that the Constitution is a living document is critical in order for it to organically grow unburdened by constructionist or textualist theories of judicial interpretation. @thefreerepublicofcalifornia #thefreerepublicofcalifornia #FREESTATEatESMoA

If you are eligible to vote, but not registered, it's not too late, you can still VOTE on Election Day! California has same-day voter registration, so you can still vote in the 2020 Election. Find your nearest voting center, request a provisional ballot, and make sure your voice is heard. Find your nearest polling location at https://bit.ly/2TNyb0j. ... Art by Veronica Velazquez.

Open Call for Curators working in Performance: "The Emerging Curator Program is designed to discover curatorial talent in Los Angeles and provides opportunities for emerging curators to partner with Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. For the program’s seventh installment one project will be selected for presentation in spring 2022. This year, the program is accepting curatorial proposals centered on performance, rather than exhibition. Emerging Curators are encouraged to ...propose projects that can function as a live performance as well as be presented virtually. Proposals may be geared toward a single performance or a series of performances (keeping budget in mind.) Note: this call is specifically for curators and not artists submitting performance proposals of their own work." Click on the link to learn more: https://welcometolace.org/emerging-curators-program/

The artist and floral designer of the altar For Our Siblings, Mario Sandoval, shared a story about the influence and significance of Día de los Muertos in his life: "We are going to prepare the altar," my grandmother Lupe said with great joy. Cempasúchil, that sun-colored flower, they will know how to look for the light back." I can't forget that very indescribable aroma that you could smell them from far away. The scent of home. Moles, breads, fresh fruits, sweets, an in...finity of food that made you want to enjoy it. "Don't even think about it!" My grandmother screamed. "That food is for your grandfather Felix who will come to visit us tonight." About Mario: Mario Sandoval was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and is one of 12 brothers and sisters. He has worked with flowers since he was five years old thanks to their Abuelita Lupe. Mario loves to read and write and is currently working on a biography of their family. Mario has been a florist at Natural Simplicity in El Segundo for 13 years and a resident of Silver Lake for over 20 years. When he's not working, Mario enjoys cooking and watching foreign films. #diadelosmuertos #altar #mexicantradition

Join us from home for another Just Draw this Friday, December 11th, to make More Holiday Cards! No need to buy any art supplies; just use what you have at hand. Recommended materials: any kind of scrap paper, soft pencils, markers of any kind, scissor, glue stick, an old magazine or newspaper and any materials you always wanted to try out. All skill levels welcome. Come every Friday or just drop-in, FREE admission!... Join us on Fridays at 10 AM via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/632542879 (or click the link on our bio to find the zoom link) Tag @esmoaorg in your photos of your work-in-progress or completed artwork using hashtag #JUSTDRAWatESMoA.

Congratulations to all the winners and filmmakers who took part in the 2020 Video Art + Film Festival: RISEUP! Thank you to our jury who selected the 33 finalists and to our guests who cast their vote for the Audience Favorite Award. The winners of the #ESMoAVAFF2020 are: Animation: Landkaufprojekt Amazonas by Marcus Grysczok (Germany); 2nd place: Have a Nice Day! by Jeremy Krause (United Kingdom); 3rd place: Acceptance by Sahil Yadav (India)... Film: Why I March by Tyson Lindo (United States); 2nd place: Mrs. Mother by Fábio Tanaka (Brazil); 3rd place: Bark Cero by Rodrigo Sosa (Mexico) Video Art: Stacy by Efim Bakaev (Russian Federation); 2nd place: How to Water a Sunflower by Joaquín Cariño (Mexico); 3rd place: BUTTERFLY BIRTH BED by Virginia Lee Montgomery (United States) Audience Favorite: Acceptance by Sahil Yadav (India); Popular in Film: Go On by Majid Asghari (Islamic Republic of Iran); Popular in Video Art: COCOON by Arezou Zibaei (Islamic Republic of Iran) . . . #RISEUPatESMoA #OnlineFilmFest #FilmFestival #ESMoAatHome

The 2020 Día de los Muertos altar For Our Siblings is dedicated to the 33 known transgender and gender non-conforming people who have been fatally shot or killed by other violent means, the majority of which were Black and Latinx transgender women. We honor their memories and celebrate their lives. For Our Siblings is dedicated to: Dustin Parker, Neulisa Luciano Ruiz, Yampi Mêndez Arocho, Monika Diamon, Lexi, Johanna Metzger, Serena Angelique Veláquez Ramos, Layla Pelaez ...Sánchez, Pénelope Díaz Ramírez, Nina Pop, Helle Jae O’Regan, Tony McDade, Dominique Rem’mie Fells, Riah Milton, Jayne Thompson, Selena Reyes-Hernandez, Brian Egypt Powers, Brayla Stone, Merci Mack, Shaki Peters, Bree Black, Summer Taylor, Marilyn Cazares, Dior H Ova, Queasha D Hardy, Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears, Kee Sam, Aerrion Burnett, Mia Green, Michelle Michellyn Ramos Vargas, Felycya Harris, Brooklyn Deshuna, Sara Blackwood, The unknown victims of gender-based violence. The altar was designed and built by artist and floral designer Mario Sandoval. This will be on view at ESMoA until Thursday. #diadelosmuertos #transgenderawareness #altar

Happy Halloween from ESMoA to you!!!

This week for FREESTATE Friday we are going over the Constitution’s Voting Clause: If a constitution is ‘by the people’ and ‘for the people’ should it not strive for the peoples’ literacy and participation? This clause is a rarity in constitutional language, in that it demands governmental proactivity towards the goal of a literate and voting populous. This language specifically articulates manners in which to dramatically improve accessibility for eligible voters. The hope ...is for the act of voting to be inclusive, positive and easy, not a burden on individuals.If you’re a citizen or permanent resident, former criminal or preschool teacher, everyone that has a personal and physical stake in the community deserves the right to vote. This clause ends with a distinct commitment to said universal suffrage. @thefreerepublicofcalifornia #thefreerepublicofcalifornia #FREESTATEatESMoA #vote2020

Join @aysymphony this Sunday, November 1st at 4:00pm PST! Their Fall Concert will be a FREE virtual evening with the orchestra. They will be playing four pieces which were recorded last week at Royce Hall, CalPercLA, and the homes of AYS musicians. You can learn more about the Fall Concert on their website: https://www.aysymphony.org/fallconcert/ A live stream will be recorded for FREE on the American Youth Symphony YouTube Channel.

Come and draw with us online tomorrow from 10AM - 11AM! In this informal club, we’ll start with warm-up drawing exercises and then just draw, taking inspiration from the featured artworks. This week we will look together at an artwork by Cole Sternberg called for zoe leonard a reinterpretation of Zoe Leonards’s sentinel work I Want a President rewritten as a wish for a nation. We will then use our own words as drawing prompts. All skill levels welcome and Come every Frid...ay, or just drop-in. No need to buy any art supplies; just use what you have at hand. Recommended Materials: any kind of scrap paper, soft pencils, markers of any kind, scissor, glue stick, an old magazine or newspaper and any materials you always wanted to try out. Tag @esmoaorg in your photos of your work-in-progress or completed artwork using hashtag #JUSTDRAWatESMoA. #FREESTATEatESMoA

Last call to submit a 60 second short film with this years theme, RISE UP! As of today we have received 458 submissions that have been sent from 65 different nations around the world! You can still submit today until the deadline for submissions on October 31, 2020 at 5pm PST. To learn more about submission requirements, click on the link in our bio. The RISE UP poster and marketing materials have been created by Veronica Velazquez (@artbyvern)... #ESMoAatHome

For artists in Los Ángeles, two funded opportunities through the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Deadline is 10/30.

This week for FREESTATE Friday we are going over the Constitution’s Environment Clause: Protection of the environment, nature and biodiversity is a basic human right and is the responsibility of all government officials, agencies and the populous itself. To that end, California shall be carbon neutral and fossil fuel independent within ten years of the ratification of this Constitution. Additional protectionary measures shall be determined by Act. No nation in the world has... set forth this kind of environmental goal, but it is achievable and necessary. It is time to treat climate change as a world war, a five-alarm fire, a weapon of mass destruction. It is the greatest threat humankind has faced and there is no time left to placate deniers. The earth is also not flat. By specifically including this language in the Constitution, it leaves the government with no choice but to comply. This clause is supported by a significant budgetary commitment in The Free Republic of California, Year One, General Budget Overview. @thefreerepublicofcalifornia #thefreerepublicofcalifornia #FREESTATEatESMoA #sustainability

For #JUSTDRAWatESMoA tomorrow we’ll start with warm-up drawing exercises and then our just draw activity, taking inspiration from the featured artworks. This Friday morning from 10AM-11PM we will look at different maps in Experience 47: FREESTATE. All skill levels welcome. Come every Friday or just drop-in. No need to buy any art supplies; just use what you have at hand. Recommended materials: any kind of scrap paper, soft pencils, markers of any kind, scissor, glue stick, ...an old magazine or newspaper and any materials you always wanted to try out. Click on the link in bio for zoom access. Artwork details: Cole Sternberg Untied Ink and acrylic on paper, 2020, 13x19 #ESMoAatHome #FREESTATEatESMoA