Pharmaka is proud to announce “New Mythologies”

January 8^th – February 28^th 2009

Artist’s reception, January 8^th from 6 to 9 PM

Pharmaka 101 West 5^th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90013

Exhibiting artists - Marina Fortsmann Day, Cheryl Ekstrom, Suzanna Schulten

Margaret Lazzari, Michelle Weinstein , Suzan Woodruff

Curated by Shane Guffogg

Pharmaka is proud to announce the opening of “New Mythologies”, curated by LA artists Shane Guffogg. This exhibition examines how six LA based women artists are creating a new visual mythology. These artists, all independent of each other, create personal and universal images that delve into how the world works from a spiritual, psychological and a scientific view with all levels existing simultaneously. Animal forms find their way into many images. One artist uses the manifestation of human emotions to form into animals, while another combines found animal parts to fabricate humanoid forms. In still another’s work, animals are depicted realistically but exist as a part of a combined reality. The invisible energies that create the natural world are brought into our world through complex lines on paper or pigment on canvas. These six artists give us different views of the world we live in, adding a deeper understanding of the natural while furthering the mythology of the supernatural.

Considering that General JEff and Issues and Solutions have qualified and been nominated for a Town Crier  Ambassador of Goodwill award for 2008 , it is only fitting that we present the list that was mailed by Issues and Solutions of the Accomplishements  of those entities.

ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

                                                        Year In Review- 2008

          We at ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS have finally completed a full calendar year of work in the Skid Row area. Since we started in September of 2007 there, we determined that a Year In Review was not appropriate then. Now, we take pride in our collective effort to not only bring awareness to various issues in Skid Row, but also creating viable solutions that continue to help the community to this day. Here is a look back at some of our most memorable accomplishments over the past year. (please keep in mind that this is not a complete listing, just an abbreviated one).