Beacon Arts' 'Ghost Stories' Art Exhibition October 19, 2010

Beacon Arts, a brand-new “arts laboratory” featuring innovative exhibitions in Inglewood, CA, kicks things off with its inaugural exhibition, 'Ghost Stories : Happenings, Hauntings, & Curiosities,' running thru November 7, 2010. Curated by art writer Shana Nys Dambrot, 'Ghost Stories: Happenings, Hauntings, & Curiosities' is an interdisciplinary exhibition that was inspired by the imminent Halloween / Dia de los Muertos holiday, with all the pagan overtones, confectionary indulgence, flirtation with the spectral and frightening, and permission for adults to gender-bend and explore fantasy which that entails. The gallery exhibition features photography, sculpture, painting, video, mixed and multi-media contributed by the core of visual and performance artists who are participating in one or more of the special events, workshops, and performances. The Reverend Ethan Acres, whose ministry is dedicated to the expression of religious ecstasy through irrational and absurdist behavior, has signed on as resident “spirit advisor” for the gallery’s first exhibition.

Participating artists include Rev. Ethan Acres, Juan Martin del Campo, Laura Mae deLeon, Dino Dinco, Mark Dugally, Martin Durazo, A. McLean Emenegger, Rich Ferguson, Ashley Gibbons, Amy Kaps, League of Steam, Jessamyn Lynn, Milo Martin, Maggie Simpson, Jill Tracy, Gustavo Venegas, Ivo Vergara, Dorian Wood, plus a few more surprises.

Additional Ghost Stories-related events are planned including an interdisciplinary Halloween extravaganza on the evening of Friday, October 29th and a daytime Pagan Arts Camp (for adults) on Saturday October 30th, with a closing reception/panel discussion on Sunday, November 7, 2010. Please check site for details. Gallery hours: Tue. – Sat. 11:00am – 6:00pm.

Official Website: http://beaconartsbuilding.com/?page_id=43