August Artist of the Month
Annie Mack
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August Artist Reception:
Saturday August 13th 4pm - 6pm
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From the Artist:
Welcome to “Badass Pix with a Cheap-Ass Camera,” the road show!
What to expect: a range of genres, aesthetics, and philosophies way outside traditional photography. I identify as an “Art Photographer.” I like messing with lots of subjects and techniques, so the works won’t be identified immediately as “Annie Macks.” Boooring! I avoid a signature style or subject matter. So, I guess the common denominator is just me and my camera, wandering the world in serendipity and escaping near-disasters.
My current passions are found abstracts, and electronic collage.
These abstracts are mostly captures of non-representational images, to encourage the viewers to focus their own lenses and respond from personal sensibilities and life experiences. I try for general or ambiguous titles to allow the audience freedom to appreciate without my interference. But occasionally a little framing is helpful (i.e., an entire catalog of “Untitled” would be hard to keep track of).
The collages are computer-generated, thus without the hands-on texture of a rip/chop/and glue piece, but faithful to the principles of intentional deconstruction and disruptions of context. My messages are sometimes pulled from the headlines or inspired by humorous/original treatment of tropes or classic stories. Like physical collage, these specimens develop organically and sometimes run away or become quite demanding as I scramble to catch up.
All of it is great fun. May you find enjoyment therein.
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Gallery Hours
Thursday 12-4pm
Friday 12-4pm
Saturday 12-2pm
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"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit."
- John Steinbeck
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"Many among the Stockton Art League and arts community knew Raoul Mora as an artist, teacher, and friend. Raoul Mora has been a member of the Stockton Art League since at least 1969 and he continued to offer his time and attention to every willing student regardless of age. His legacy and guidance will live on through his family, his students, his founding organization the Mexican Heritage Center & Gallery to uplift the voices of Chicano artists, and through his works of art. He will be deeply missed and his discerning eye and wit will not be forgotten. "
- Jessica Fong, Director
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Raoul Mora, a Stockton artist, co-founder of the Mexican Heritage Center, and a teacher who inspired generations of inner-city students, died July 27 of cancer. He was 83.
A memorial service for Raoul Mora will be held Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Zapata Funeral Home, 445 N. American St., Stockton. His funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12 at Cathedral of the Annunciation, 400 W. Rose St., Stockton.
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From the Mexican American Hall of Fame
Raoul E. Mora was born on June 5, 1939 in French Camp, California and attended local Stockton area schools. Upon graduating from Edison High School in 1957, Raoul was awarded a full scholarship to the San Francisco Art Institute where he received a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts. He has been employed by Stockton Unified School District and San Joaquin Delta College since 1963.
Raoul’s parents, Jesus and Amada, migrated to California during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. His father left Jalisco when he was seventeen years old and his mother left Michoacan at the age of ten. His knowledge of Mexico’s history and its culture came from his parent’s teaching. Both parents survived the repatriation of the 1930’s and had seen what had happened to the Japanese in the forties. So, like many other Mexican parents during that period, they felt that his brother Jess Jr., his sister Emma and Raoul should know about Mexican heritage and maintain the Spanish language, in the event that the family would someday return to Mexico. He felt that it was this pride in his culture that made him strong growing up in a Pre-Civil Rights Stockton.
His interest in art was also inspired by his family. On the days when they could not work, his uncles would play their guitars and mandolin or draw the comics that they saw in the newspaper. Raoul’s mother would remark that his uncle’s love for art came from Raoul’s grandfather. She explained that his grandfather had been a santero and artesano on the hacienda where she was born. This sparked an interest in art for Raoul. By the eighth grade, Raoul’s interest in art had blossomed. It was at that time that he met one of his first role models, Mr. August C. Day. He went by the name of Ben Day. Like Ben Day, Raoul decided that he too would be an art teacher. This great teacher saw the potential that Raoul possessed, and had confidence in him and his abilities. Mr. Day was quite an inspiration for Raoul, which caused a major directional change for him and his life. This teacher and friend made it possible for him to secure a scholarship to attend college.
Mr. Mora and his wife Linda are avid collectors of Mexican Folk-Art. He uses their collection to teach Latinos and non-Hispanics about the artistic and creative heritage of the Mexican people. Raoul feels it is extremely important for Latinos to learn about the great achievements of their people. Their art collection has been on loan to numerous museums, galleries, schools and public libraries in hopes of making Chicanos aware of their potential to create great and beautiful art.
Since 1970 Raoul has held various summer sessions and mini courses for children through the University of the Pacific and the Stockton Arts Commission, where he is a charter member. He has been an instructor for art classes held at the Alan Short Gallery for elementary school children. He has been an active artist and recipient of numerous awards in art, including a Purchase Award at a National Drawing and Print competition held at the Haggin Museum. Mr. Mora has exhibited and sold his art for the past ten years at the Collector’s Gallery at the Oakland Museum. The San Francisco Mexican Museum has purchased eight of his graphics and one painting for their collection. Mr. Mora is a member of the Stockton Art League and has been involved with promoting and helping in art related local activities, Unitarian Art Annual, Arts Commission, Children’s Art Program, Robert McKee Children’s Art Annual and U.O.P.’s Children’s Art Program.
Raoul was selected to be part of the ethnic Hispanic U.S. Traveling Exhibit. Franklin High School asked Raoul to present the Cultural “Cinco De Mayo” to staff and students, serving as a “Mentor Teacher” for the students. He is especially proud that he was invited by the Crocker Art Museum to participate in the “Ofrendas” display for “Dia De Los Muertos”. This Ofrenda was part of his major exhibit entitled, “Tesoros De La Raza”, Treasures of Mexican Art.
His interest in Mexican art and culture also created an interest in Mexican history and the history of the Mexican American in California and the United States. Over the past twenty-five years he has been able to assemble a collection of books and cultural materials on this subject, many of which are now out of print or no longer produced. Raoul has traveled extensively in Mexico and New Mexico, and has traveled much of the “Camino Real” in California.
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Class in session with Raoul Mora, Elsie May Goodwin Gallery / Stockton Art League (May 2018)
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Pick up and Delivery
Thursday and Friday September 1 & 2
12-4pm
Saturday September 3
12-2pm
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Open Studio Days at the Gallery
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Open Studio Days at the Goodwin Gallery Thursdays 10am-1pm
This activity was formerly on Tuesdays will now move to Thursdays. Artists are welcome to work in all media and are responsible for respecting the workspace rules.
FREE and Open to the Public.
For more information, please email [email protected]
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Looking for a map of Public Art Works around the World?
Check out the Public Art Archive
The Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) assists state arts agencies, arts organizations, and artists in their quest to serve diverse audiences, enrich the lives of local communities, and provide access to the arts and arts education for all. Through innovative programming, advocacy, research, technology, and grantmaking, WESTAF encourages the creative advancement and preservation of the arts regionally and through a national network of customers and alliances.
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Free Days at the Art Museums
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(continuing to be updated)
Haggin Museum - Stockton, CA
ALL VISITORS ARE ADMITTED FREE OF CHARGE ON THE 1ST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Crocker Museum - Sacramento, CA
Pay What You Wish Sunday - SPONSORED BY WESTERN HEALTH ADVANTAGE / FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION)
THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH
Legion of Honor - San Francisco, CA
General admission is free the first Tuesday of every month. (Admission is partnered with deYoung Art Museum - See both in the same day)
deYoung Art Museum - San Francisco, CA
General admission is free the first Tuesday of every month. (Admission is partnered with Legion of Honor - See both in the same day)
Asian Art Museum - San Francisco, CA
Free First Sundays
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If you are due for a renewal, SAL will send an email or letter. Thank you for your patience.
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