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New Contemporaries VI

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SD Art PRIZE: Recognition of Excellence in the Visual Art

Every year the SD Art Prize Art Notes writers and previous SD Art Prize recipients along with the SD Art Prize committee nominates emerging artists as possible suggestions for the SD Art Prize established artists to mentor. These artists are all featured in the New Contemporaries exhibitions held at local sales galleries.

2013 New Contemporaries VI
Catalog VI

New Contemporaries VI at Sparks Gallery
Opening Reception Sat. June 8, 7 to 10 pm
RSVP/Facebook required
Sat. June 1 to Sun. June 30th, 2013
Closing reception Sunday, June 30, 10 am -1 pm. Open 10 to 6 pm. No RSVP needed

Jennifer Anderson, Irene de Watteville, Michelle Kurtis Cole,
Franco Mendez Calvillo,
James Enos, Brennan Hubbell, Sonia López-Chávez,
Marie Najera, Timothy Earl Neill, Griselda Rosas, Ilanit Shalev , Anna Stump

Alternative Materials Panel Discussion
with James Hubbell and Debby and Larry Kline (SD Art Prize recipients 2013)
and selected NCVI artists Earl Neil, James Enos and Brennan Hubbell with moderator Jim Gabriel: ARCHITECTS Hanna Gabriel Wells
Thursday June 20 at 6 to 8:30 pm Tickets $20. SEATS ARE LIMITED for this exclusive event, so register early!


530 Sixth Avenue, San Diego 92101
More info: Sonya Sparks

Jennifer Anderson nominated by Arline Fisch, Artist
Irene de Watteville nominated by Jeffery Laudenslager, Artist
Michelle Kurtis Cole nominated by Patricia Frischer, San Diego Visual Arts Network
Franco Mendez Calvillo nominated by Debra Poteet, Collector, SD Art Prize committee
James Enos nominated by Ann Berchtold, Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair
Brennan Hubbell
nominated by James Hubbell, artist
Sonia López-Chávez nominated by Sonya Sparks, Sparks Gallery
Marie Najera nominated by Deanne Sabeck, Artist
Timothy Earl Neill nominated by Catherine Gleason, Associate Director, SDSU Downtown Gallery
Griselda Rosas Nominated by Vincent Robles, Artist
Ilanit Shalev Nominated by Betsy Lane, Betsy Lane Art
Anna Stump Nominated by Erika Torri, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

Press for New Contemporaries VI
Announcing 2013 New Contemporaries Artists at Sparks Galleryt, May, 2013
SD City Beat, New Art Venue Aletr Sparks Gallery and the NCVI by Alex Zaragoza, May 22, 2013
SD City Beat, 2 Young Blood, June 7, 2013
Urbanist, New Contemporaries + Sparks Gallery by Dayna Crozier, June 8, 2013
San Diego Artists Award; Sparks Art Gallery
by Richard Hayes, June 8, 2013
Talk of San Diego Show with Susanna Pereda, June 9, 2013

  • All Nominators will be writing about their nominee who is a local Avant Guarde artist i.e. one who is current and important in our day. We see these nominators as Champions of the artists they nominate.
  • Nominators have never nominated an artist before for the SD Art Prize or New Contemporaries show
  • All nominated artists will be included if they accept our invitation

Emerging artist definition: artist who are emerging with new, fresh ideas. This is not about the age of the artists or the exposure they have had, but what art they are creating now and in the past three to five years. We think of these artists as emerging from the darkness into the light of the public view.

SD Art Prize Mission: Fusing Energy for San Diego Visual Arts: Mentorship, Education, Recognition, Collaboration

If you believe in our mission, we are happy to accept your donations to support the San Diego ART PRIZE online or send any amount with checks made out to SDVAN to 2487 Montgomery Avenue, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007. Please mark them for SD ART PRIZE. Visit the Support page of SDVAN to donate online.

To find out how these artist were chosen and lots of other information about the SD Art Prize read SD Art Prize Frequently Asked Questions